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6-1887 
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REYNOLDS   HISTORICAL 
GEM'^'^i  0"Y   ^Ol  LECTION 


3  1833  01205  2228 


The  Historical  Record 

A  MONTHLY    PUBLICATION 


DI'VOTKD    I'KINCIPAI.I.V    TO 


tlbc  }£avl\^  mstOJY  of  M\>oinina  Wmct 

AND  CONTIGU(  'US  TERRITORY 

WITH 

NOTKS    AND    QUERIES 

lilOGKAPIllCAL,    AnTIOUAKIAX,    Gi-.NEALOGICAL 

o 

EDITLD  BY  F.  C.  JOHNSON,  M.  D. 


Vol.    I — Skpiembkr    iS86   to   August   1887. 


WlLKKS-r.  VRRK,  FA. 


1702599 
INDEX. 


Alwriniii.il  Stont-  IiuiiK'i 
Ai':ia>-inv,  Old,    Apprul 


A    Itcll.-ii     !■...-  1     i':iv3.. 

AUiertoii.  Mi^.  S.  !■:.  Ucad. 

Aiitoijr.ii.h  Louer  of  AVasli 

B:i?solt  >\.iuiU-  Reunion... 

llm-iHini  ('liailC'sT.doad... 

Bartlett,  0.  D.  dead 

Bcaiiiiiout,  Andrew  AVar  tfo 

Beaver  Janie.-<  A.  C^nonm,-. 

BeeliO,  (Jrilla  Waller  d.a.l  . 

Beck,  llarrv  Skeuh  ..!.  .  . . 

Rcnnett,  Mr.-L  Serah  .-^.    ... 

lleruiek  Ceiite 


Berw;:k.  'A  hen  FuMuded 

lI'Twiek.  Iiiroof  Foundiiiir  Questiuned. 

lV,t.  Win    .i._a.l ; 

Bed  .lames.  Hero  of  Lake   Krie 

Bii-kbeck.  Kli/abetli  Johnson,  deavl    .  . 

Bosert,  Joseph  K.  dead 

Boundary    betueen    Uv/vvuc   and    Lael 

•,vauna  se'.tled 

BewMi.an.  Klizalietli  dead 

Kown.au  Faniilv,  Tliou.a^ 

i'.rant  Joseph.  .Monument  rneeil.M  .... 
Biick.-i,    Hi.u-    -Made    in    Wilkes-U.ine 

Years  A:,'0  and  Xow 

Brown.  Joseph  dead 

Brown,  Mrs.  Jidia  A.  dead 


Bross,  Hon.  \V 

1.  Wriiih  ' 

a    X. 

'.     Pi 

111- 

syUaniaXov 

e! 

'1'! 

lirule   Stei.hen. 

Fiisi    \V, 

ite    Ma 

to 

■le. 

scend  tlie  .^i 

--.|"ehaniK 

.  .  .   --'0 

IJurviii-  On.iM 

d  at  Whit 

Haven 

,-,0 

BiUlrr,  Al.i  .-^1., 
Knati    .... 

•ma   .l.^ad 

...inl 
.  ..lt;n 

Ju'.l.r,  Mr;.  Conu 


Bntler,  Win.  Mill S,", 

Canton,  Coiiii.,  Loeal  History  of S3 

Carevtown  Road,  Xamed  Chan'.;e.l I'JI 

(.'enliny  of  Le.ttal  Life ". 'Jl  1 

(/'handler  Ocnealog-y li3U 

('le\ eland-Folsoni    Genealogy IS 

Coal,  Priee  of  in  1822....'." .St; 

Price  of  in  IS:;.") OH 

\  e-clable  Origin  of 4 

Formation  of :, 

Col.  yam.  Hunter  on  the  .Situation 72 

Cold  .Sunnner  of  ISir, iu7 

(Viimuemnratini; Wvouiin-  Massaerc.  .Hi:!,  l.'n; 

Coni.eetieut  Tii'le  lU-fended  in  isiil 22 

(Conrad,  Christian  dead Ill; 

Coon  S,ui^a-e  Uiiuier .-.2 

C.«.i.er.  Rev.  Charles  D.  Remims.-enees .  .  .    W 

Corvell.  Martin  dead 7i 

Cornerstone  lavinu'  of    Fir.-,t   Pre-bvlerian 

Church....:,.'. ■ li;.-< 

County    Clommissioncr.s   and    their  Clerks 

t'roiu  no.')  201 

Cmckett.  James  Surveyor M 

1'  •  'ill  Wilkcs-Barrc,  M  vears 

-'..      ;  ..    .       I ". 147 

IM'    ^     \',  ■     ''.■:'.:} 118 

1 '    . .       \V     I      I.    :,i.  !   iiii-i  iovernor j:! 

I'.i     -  .a    1  :     I   i    !;,  .,  '.:  i-aere  Sm-vivor.  .   i;.7 

h.  .   .  -    'i-      .i  140 

I'll  -ill    \[  •  -:-..■■  i:i,aM.,s  Anniversary.  Us. 
Me-tendeut-^of  Wiho-s-llarre  I!usines.s  M.mi 

of  ISIS  (W.  Johnson) II:; 

Piary  of  I'eaeon  Jnhn   Hurlbnt 2  1:: 

PiekVm.  Rev.  H.  S.  ilead 22n 

Pillev.  B.  F 201 

linnanee,  Col.  Charles  S2d  Birtliday S2 

I'.nvlin-.K.  F.  dead IS.; 

Pownin-.  Mrs.  Laura  dead Is:: 

Urnnkeiniess  Now  and  Then ID.". 

I'anians  Island,  History  ol I'.n; 

Ka^lcShot '. -M 

Kariv  liavs  in  Wavne  Coimtv 72 

Karlv  r.aekawanna  (Hollister) 102 

IvulV  Xa^i-atiou   en   Su>.iuehanaa.  (C.  K. 

Wrijhtl II!' 

Kaiiy  S.i,i,uehanna  Manuscripts      217 

K.i-tun  in    n.7'2...' " !....II0 

K_-le.  Pr.  W.  H.  Sketeh  of 100 


Ailidurfln 
KliniKi  Local 
lOlv  rosfs  l.ii 
Kinnions,  "I^ 
En-elko,  Hei 
Ei.ti  rliiic,  I'.dw.ird  .Ilm 
Knti-iliui-.  Mrs.  J.  U.  (I 
FcdLial  Cun.stilutioii.  V 
Foil,  Mrs.  II.  A.  drail. 
FiiLoli  Fai.iilv  Kf-iuii.. 
Fii-st  r.Hirt  ill  l.uzenie 
First  Furtv  v(  Kiii-sio: 


17, 

IS- 

('.  •-'•: 

27.  7 

J,  ?.] 

III  ....... 

Mv"  II..'  \' 

v\:.  .ii'.ui. 

.,;;: 

1,'Fi', 

,;.n,;a 

.1.'..'; 

llosNlfl 

Hull,  A 

Ilnninc 

Mr,-.  Kai 
.   (i.  (l.-;..| 
;'■>  Crr.-k, 

li  0.  rl.-a.I 

.'..'.'.A^l 

Hodgij,  Rev.  Dr.  A.  A.  dnad 

Uulcoiiibc  Rc-uiiion 

Hollenback  CeiiietL-rv  Kulap^'i 
nolltiilwck  House  iiciiiulisia 
UollKstcr.  Dr.  H.  Article:'  by 
4.'>,'l 
Hooprr.  Rebecca  if.  dead.., 
Hortoii,  Dr.  Geo.  F.  dead.  . . 


Fiif'lir  IV.jiii  Wvoii.iiip.  (Wik-nx) LSli 

liefiiid.  rnen,  on,  bv  i  >.  !,.;«, 

i;'i 

Flour,  Trioe  oflrom  178.7  to  1S2,'-; :)( 

hull  AMsr-.-diii  Kirn.'h  an. 

Indi.mW.ar   .72 

Footi,riiil3  of  Indians  in  Lackaw.'.mia  Val- 

J:ii-oliv,  J.-jc.]li  drad 

lev.  (Holli'^ter) 1  i;i 

.lefTnrds.  A.  M.  dc.id 

1  s7 

FiOv-fifth  Wedding  Aniiivcrsarv  of  Charles 

Jenkins  Family  of  Uho.lc  M.n 

Morgan    122 

Jenkins,  .^^tciibcn  Arliehs  bv 

Foster,  C.  W.  Poem  bv,  -The  Fcnn,<vlvan- 

22.  33,  i;9,  1  2 

1,  1S2.  197.  21S 

ian's    Lament" ,S  1 

Johnson,  "Wesley  Articles  bv 

FnurihofJulvin  1.S27 162 

11.  4S,  8:i,  11 

?..  120.  177,21.7 

Franklin,  Jehu  incident.^  ill  the  life  of  ...  .   «7 

Jones  Fannlv  ori!<'lli!elieni.  R 

■■union....  lol 

Inriieted  in  17s7 170 

J.uirnalsofSnllivan'sE.\[.edit 

in,  Disen-- 

»,oirnllial,  Kdcad 1  in 

ions    fonerrnin-    . 

21.S 

Fneudlv  Indians  at  Wvimiin--  in  1777 [I'J 

Jnlv,  l':Mivnic  lle.at  of 

170 

Vries,  Capt.  John  of  Buck-'  ConiiU-.  .  12;i,    1,S2 

Kin^'stoii,  (iri-inal  Snrvci-.  .. 

FiiKiiive-'  finnifhe  Mass:,erc.- tV,.    ISii 

I.uckaw'iia  ln-tii;iie  m' ili-mr'- 

ind  Science  10:j 

Genu,,;.:. v., V  !;„-„  ,,r :,„ 

Latilnd.,.;  v.-  i:        I:..  ,     ,-  i;, 

Girl-    N       .         '             V  A-o l:.i:7 

17.7.7  iM   1  -          .          :           :  .| 

121 

Glci ",  :   ::.  .vsnapers.n  Hll..      ] 

I.eCleiv,  i                       .■    Wiui 

lin? i:j 

Good.  .\,  :;  ,L.     :.     ■•   21) 

I.ehi^'li     V  -.r'.'  •     ■    .    1  .ii.  .  ;ii)i 

of    Indian 

Goriu.'in.   Mrs.  I>r.  ui-,[d ,S:; 

Relies    

Grave  of  Capf.  Pavis  and  Li,nu.  .Iniu-s.  .  .  .    i;.s 

Levari,  .1,  W.  dead 

112 

tirc-orv.  tleo.  dead 1 12 

Liar,  of  the  Last  Centnrv,  A. 

Hakes   Gohealo-y ,s7 

LiUn-,-tnne.  .Mr-    Is.uic  de,-.d  . 

Lnrd  T.ixr.,  .70  Years  A.-o.  . 

17.S                    ! 

Harris,  Rev.  M.  AV.  dead 2i;i 

L0..0,  W    1;.  Lii.'and  Death  . 

Harinian,  Mrs.  M.  L.  T.  Hisn.rv  of  Hnnt- 

LovcLand  (;.-n.-.d,,.-y 

1  2 1                      i 

inrtoii  Valley   .%  12.   i;7 

LowenlMnc,  David  dead    

1.77                      1 

Hay   f'harles  dead  .                    .                    lu:i 

Ln/ernc  l_'hevalier  do  la 

Havden,  Rev.  U.  K.  on   Indian   Medals...      1 

Luzerne  Coiiniy,  Centennial  0 

•servanco  of                            j 

Hawlev.  R'v,  Lo-iwick.  Kcu.ini^cences.  . .    2S 

Freeiiun,  2<;,  .'!  1  ;   Assessnie 

It.  171:  ex-                          1 

llaz'er-:.     r,  :   ,  ■■  ,; 7.-; 

peuM.-,  170. 
I  viiei]     b.hn 

Hill  1,1,:,   ',    !:            i li;:> 

M..ddrii.  .lohnS.  dead 

117,  l.;n 

'     "          .'                       I 

lll-l.:;      :              1        ,::                            - 171 

M.,r--h.dr--,  KMi.,n.irl,.<n.vdv  .\ 

,,,...,■           .,J                       i 

.\tiniT,  Ci.,ir1cs  ?ki'tcli  of U:\.1\2 

Miiirr,  Win.  I'.  Arlicles  by l."i.   HS 

Miiiisink  .\la,-,--aLTi' riS 

.Moininu'Mt  luriild  Micbiu-l 171 

M(,i. !...■,  Will  S.  Wvorniii-  Puulrv HIS 

Mur.u-u.b.-i  in  W  vu.niiiK  Valloy ir,l 

Mntl,  Ki-v.  W.  K.  r^koteli  of HI) 

Miiii^.m.  Mi-ri.  Kliziibotli  (lead 1  i:! 

Mvrrs  H.ni<r  H.irmMl ITS 

Ml'Al|iiia-,  AllMTt  .Irn.l SI! 

Mi'(';Lria-lifT,  -Mrs.  Iv  dfa;! 2^) 

Mi'<'artln-,  Mrs.  K?t!i.r  iK'u.l II.-, 

Mci;int.v;  J.  J.  necontof .M> 

Mi.'liroa'itv.  Mrs.  IIiipli i:;s 

Mci-.ioarty,  John  S.  llcviuu-  of  liia  I'l.niy 

of  \Vy omiug  Valley     '.'1 

jVamicoke  1're.sliytc-rian  Churcli   lUstuiy..   51 

Now  York  Cwrrc-iicv  in  17."iJ.  (Pluinli) HH) 

Kaw  York  State  Koiiurt  of  Sullivan  l-:x|,c- 

dition .' 14-1 

Now.si«iiier  Cli|ipiii-.-;  of  .".u  Yfar.s  Au'" «iJ 

Newspiiper.s  in  •\\"ilkes-Darre,  Karlv 

1.  l.i.  27,  12J,  212 

No  Fortunes  Awaitinji  Claimants 52 

Norri.s,  A.  Wil.<on,  Auditor  General,  Skcteli 

of. r.4 

Olijections  A^-ain^t  Railroad.s  in  1825  . .  .  .17.5 

(iMrst  Printer  in  the  Oiitcd  States lltl 

01.1  llui'.uinas  Disappcarhi? 122 

Old  Mi.l  u'l ■; 173 

(,l:i.!l,..-  M  ■-.;;!.■  IN'Cord 112 

Old-',    ■    M  ■     l:.--nnaont :,2 

Oi..!-  ,-.    1     -..     l.-,-ud  of 17S 

Orljin  I,)  til-  tiii^.n  Lea-uo 120 

OsK.jrne,  (jen.  K.  S 54 

O-.t.rh.jur.  lllizabetli  Lee,  deatli  and  will .  .  141 

O.l.-':o,:  F:vo  l.ilirarv 03 

f.M  -    ,.■  ■  -  !]■  ;■:.  :■  I'll.ers  Koiuid 92 

r.i.  :,-..-  .   :         :Vaead 83 

Taik.',  llev,  X;  <;.  Arumer:-'arV^.'rniiiu'  !  ilM) 

Parke.  K.-v.  X.  1 1.  Addiv-<  i,v V,:, 

Par^uI■,^,  Cahiu   <  iMlJoii  Weddin- 1S7 

P.ner,  Pc.ir: 125,  175 

Penu.^\  Ivania  Germans 05 

Perrv,  Mrs.  Ann  dead 137 

PetielH.ne,  Payne   (iolden  -VWHldin'.; 203 

Pettebone,  S.  Pveminiseence  ol' 135 

Philadelphia  L'^'hjfr,  First  Issue  .it 210 

Pioneer  Clmrcli  of  Laekawanna 153 

PiniM:,T  Pl'.ysi,-i:u,^  of  \Vyomi!i- 07 

1'""'    '    '  W  '"■     '   .''.'.['..[''.'.'.'.'.'.['.'.'.'.'.^k 

P>-  -.        '.    .1.        ^;,e(j!^mtv;'.''.';.!"!'.'35 
l'o=t;..-e  l[iiU:<  50  Years  A,-o 130 


Plumb  Kamilv  m  America 24 

Plumb.  11.11.  Aitielrsbv  70.131. 137. lMi21  1.213 

Plumb.  O.  11.  l;.  Arti.jrs  bv 2  1.    I'l.   01 

Plnnkett'.-^  K.viHMliii...n  Apiiust  Wv..iiu.;..,  .    si 

PrehUlorir  IJurial  Ground .'in 

Prolnbiii.,11  Anaai-  the  Indian,^  ui  175.;  ..130 
Prop.j.sc.|  K.\...ius  from  Wvomim;  in    1 7 s3  .    27 

Prvor.  .Mrs.  Kliza  dea.1 1  S5 

Public  liuiuaiu.  How  We  Ae.,iiire.t  li.  .  .  .    10 

Paul..  Mrs.  M.,ri..li  dea.l 13 

Hare  llist..rv  of  Pennsvlvania IS2 

Kecalliu.^  a  Cliurch  liuiMiiiK  Aerideni .  1  55,  I  02 

i;ed.-mpii..r,isi>,  The 2  1 

Relic  of  l'i..ueer  Life  rm-overed 103 

Ueli.;so(  Sullivan's  March 152 

P.eiuarkable  Swarm  of  Kli.'s 203 

Kemeinberiii-  AVvomhin's  Slain 150 

Re-niiion  oi  1  J3d"  Rent.  P.  \' 1 1>3 

Re-union  of  53d  RoL't.  P.  V 2(i2 

Rice.  Jaeol)  Golden  Weddiu- 170 

Riee,  Rev.  .J.  P.,  dead,  a-cd  81 2 

Kinier.  Geo.  AV 20  4 

Riot  .A.niou',' Canal  Constructionists  in  1  sjs  l :^,3 

Ripple,  Isaac  .fca.l 4:^ 

Robins.   Klia-i  dea.l 130 

RoIhusou.  lir.  Silas  R.  (llollist.rl 50 

Robins..!',  T.  W.  dead 170 

Roderick,  .Mrs.  Man^'arel  dead 113 

l!o=3,  James  .lead 1  !.■* 

Rout  of  the  Si-'c  Xations 141 

Ratter.  Mi=-^  Ellen  C.  dea.l 1 10 

Sel.o.'ls  in  Whkes-Barre  50  vears  a^'o 01 

Sea  0-.al 177 

.Searcli,  H.  W.  Sheriff 55 

S  .■-       >;•=     \MM.  dead 120 

-'  .  ■  ::  ■  d,  Reiuim,.'.'!!.-.'  -.r  1S27  ..131 
^       ,    :    .  i;    d.-ad 124 

.-■'    ■    ,    ■■  '■    M-i'  .:,,id 5'.. 

^1 :,,  ■;  '      .,,  ,   i;  i\-  '■  ,  .Ira.l 150 

.-mallcst  Man  in  IViin-vlv.ama 153 

Snowilen.  Rev.  E.  H,  Reinini.-c.-.i.-.<   of  .  .  100 

.Snowden,  R.  R.  dead 50 

Solomon,  Jojeph  a  frontier  hero 00 

Stella  of  Lackawanna's  Piicnis 150 

Stewart.  La.'.arns   Geneal.itrv 17 

Stewart.  Lee  W.  .lead 15 

Stewart.  T):omas  J.  Seeret.arv  ..f  luiernal 

Affairs 54 

Straw,  Cvnis  Sketch  of 203 

Stroud,  Rev.  Geo.  D.  dea.l 107 

Sturdevant.  Cliarles  dead 137 

Stur.levant.  L.  H.  d.;ul 57 

Sub.irata  ..:  Wv..minLr  C.-..I  M.m-ui.-.  .  .  ,2o5 
Snlii^all  K.\!..:Vu"tion  at   Wyoimir.-.  M-'Ken- 

dry's  Journal 37 


S\illiT.in  Ro.-ul 

Simiuchanna  f...inH-    Con 

SllSljUellaillla,    l:t\l;i:'.ln.jv  o 

SnptilifsKiiia;,!.;..!  s,,l,li,.r- 
Tavcn,>  in  i  i|,|  Tnnr-. 
Thayoiala,„-a,  not  at  Wvr 

Tlic  Loc;il  llinoi-iaii '.  . 

Tlieophilus,  Mrs.  Kai'hel  .  . 
Thomas,  ^r|■s.  Ell.n,  lic-inii 


"   -  ■  •  .   '.  (Si)0\vilen).lf(9 

\''^'    '      '  .  ;)ion....l70,  200. 

\Vni-..  ^   l:   •,.   .   I  I,    .:■   i: „,;os 80 

Wright-s,  C.  K.  N,,„-  l;.,.,k  -am  tl.c-Lacka- 

wanii.a" (ji 

Wriolits.  C.  K.  L.itest  Xovl. . . .'. .  .'.'.'.'.'AGi 

^V"    '  >    '<  -    M'anoriaVVoUuiic....'.   67 


llis  nysier.suu.l  Be 


War  Pn-.-  a.C--..^:.  i.„:y Km  Wnl;...    .  ,„,,  „,^  >, 

Was Bene.lictArnuld  interested inWvoniintrilio  W'imIm    .1:,1mi  .lead 

^'^ll''^,¥'■-^■-.^•  •'^- '^^'^'^ '.....^Kx;  wukk sa.ai. tiore' dead ".■.■..■;.■;.■  ;.■.■■;■■  u 

AVell-;,  Wm.  P.  Golden  Wedding i:;i  M-,,u,iu,:i.l   .Jnlm  K  dead                               ]«-, 

W.'-  H-raV  I,:,nal  History lOP,  i;.5        W.,nall,  Ceo.  dead '.'.'.'.'.'.'. 1S4 

^'  ■:        ':,:■  ,  '  ■;";f  l'-"'  "'-'"Wd no       Wyomin-  Biues,  Karlv   lioster  of 79,  n2 

,,    ;  ,    ■     "     •  ■    ^''''^^■5 189  W^-oniin-'  llistnrieal  and  Uculoaical  Societv 

\\  ,M  ,a    I.    „.,i.eenee 132  Meetin-s 2a,  71.  Oi,  Uf>,  15J:  ICG 

Wiilj  01   l:.!len  C.  Rutter  and   Mrs.   Sarah  Wyominu    Monun.enl,  I'oem   bv   Mrs.  .^i-. 

Bennett 171  nninrv                                   "              '^l-^O 

Wilsoa,  H.  C.  Keiiiinisce.nces 47  Wvoniin-  Pioneers  in  Ein^rhaint™.';  i!' " 'h"' 

W  ilson.  Col.  W  P.  dead r,       ^\-y, ...in-  \-allej  Poetrx-,  (Mo.iroe) I ni 

Wihanis  Mrs.  Annrata  dead 157  Yarington,  Dillon  LcttJr   ....,S4,.S7.  107.  lilO 

"  iliiiot.  1  [on.  I lavid  R 10  Yarington,  D.  Olde.st  SuUseriljer  to  Wiikcs- 

Barre  Papers 210 


CORRF.CTION  OF  ERRORS. 

Page  97.  The  Average  Price  of  Flotir  in  Phil.idelphia  rroiii  17S5  to  I:.^2S  is 
given  at  $17.42  per  liundred  pounds.      The  ligiiics  sliould  be  S7.42. 

Page  213.  Second  column,  line  iS  for  barked,  read  backed.  Line  22,  b.iik 
lands  should  be  back  lands. 

Page  214.  First  column,  third  line,  Wednesd.iy,  May  20,  should  be  26,  Frid.iy 
below,  should  be  2Sth ;  line  24  should  re.ad  Decker's.      In  Une  44  read  569  equals  GS6. 

Page  218.  Second  column,  line  14,  should  read  Mr.  Conover's  volume,  instead 
of  Mr.   Corwin's. 


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1.  Gleanings  from  Old  New.spapers  Published  in 

Wilkes-Karre,  1S11-1S17 James    W.  Chapm.w-. 

2.  Colonial  or  Provincial Dr.  W.   H.   Egle 

Death  of  Rev.  J.  P.  Rice 

Medals  Given  to  the  Indians,  a  brief  descrip- 
tion of  them Rev.  II.  E.   Havden. 

3.  Early  Doctors  of  Huntington  Valley  ....  Mrs.M.L.T.IlAKT.MAN 

4.  The  Vegetable  Origin  of  Coal Prof  L.  Lesouekeu.x. 

5.  The  Formation  of  Coal M.  Grand'  PIurv. 

6.  Death  of  Col.  vVillia:n  P.  Wilson 

Indian  Relics  Found 

The  Berwick  Centennial,  Data  relating  to  the 

Town's  Settlement,  Celebration  of  the  event 

"Proviso"  W'ilmot 

Brick  Making  Si.\ty  Years  Ago  and  To-day  Wesley  Johnson. 

Historical  Notes:  The  Holcombe  P''ainily  Re- 
Union,  Bucks  County  Historical  Society,  etc. 

13.  Historical  Poem  on  Wyoming Edw'd  E.  Le  Clerc, 

14.  Alleged  Relics  of  Frances  Slocum 

15.  Early  Newspapers  in  Wilkes-Barre William  P.  Miner 

Death  of  L.  W.  Stewart 

16.  How  Ira  Tripp  Became  Colonel 

Marriages  and  Deaths 


Ubc  f3istoi1ca[  1Recou& 


SEPTEMJ3ER,   iSS6. 


No. 


Ilidioiis  of  James  AV.  ChainuMU. 

lo)itiu!:o  J'l'jnihlican  hns  hu  arliclt 
!.,  which  f  lands  for  J.  W.  Chnrm.iu, 
f  Mr-.  S.  L.  Brown,  of  \\  ilkesBarro, 
1  Ihe  writer  quotes  fi-om  a  recent  is- 
le  Kkcuiid  and  adds  some  interest- 
iiiunts  of  his  own.  Mr.  Chapman 
iiccls   an   inadverteuCB  which   crept 

article: 

illcc— liarre  Kkcobd  has  been  pub- 

fuiue  extracts  from  the  (Ih'niiei; 
■.■,-)Jarre  paper  published  in  1811. 
itiuduction  to  tlie  article  says, 
■d    by    A=lier    .Miner    and    Steuben 

but  1  tliiuk  it  must  have  been 
Miner    and     Butler,    as    I    know 


arriud 

iQOTiiO 

Won- 

I thoso 


'•April    10.    Thomas    Parke    fCoI.  129th 

efriinent    Pennsylvania     .Militia)    calls    a 

,.,.*;,,,.  ,,f   ,,,  .  commissioned  and  stafTolU- 

:     '       li  .    -,■  of   Joseiih  Chapman,  Jr., 

I  .  armed  and  in   uniform,  as 


tho 


po^sil.ly 

Mr 

li-sliint; 

a  P 

I.r-.rrne 

Ff 

Olmaer. 

"Man 

rh   • 

Willkea-Bar 

hc'ttory 

hav 

holders 

of 

l,ord  rja 

once  a  year  tor  ; 
ally  at  my  father 
now  Brooklyn. 

".^pril  2li.  A  complete  workman  is  en- 
gaged to  finish  the  vessel  now  on  the  stocks 
in  this   port.     If    is    contemplated   to  have 


7 UK  iiisj-(i/;/(:M.  j;ij 


rllur 


SlOOli 


"OH"  I  'I  ■•  '    M'friineiit  to  the  owu- 

orn,  n;    1  il  ;:,'        ,    ,  :  ^  wrecked  bclore   ovor 

iiitlusoraiij  (..til.  I  -.tatoiDentof  eiirlj  tveiils. 
1  hoiie  60UJC1  u)jtiqu,in;m  of  carliei-  years  or 
bolter  posted  than  I  am  may  vol-jutec-r  to 
correct  ine.  c. 

Montrose,  July  11.  '86. 

Coluni.lI  or  rioviiici;il.. 
Many  of  our  writers,  espeoiall}  LLW,>pa|,er 
historians,  use  tlie  term  coloniaflu  the  events 
in  reunsylvanin  under  the  provricuiry  tjov- 
erument.  Trior  to  (lie  imrchi~e  bv  William 
Fenn,  it  was  the  Vutonu  un  n,r  fh'hiirar,; 
afterwards  the  Pruviiice  uf  }■•■„, isi/hunia. 
New  Jersey,  Maryland  and  Peiin'^^ylvauia 
were  provinces,  wliile  Mai?acliii-etts,  New 
Yorli,  Virginia  and  others  were  ahvaj.- 
colonies  until  tliey  declared  tl.eir  iudeien- 
dence.  The  yn .  ■;  i,!.'  i..  ,  .■,,.,;■,  ■.,  .-\|,_ 
pointed  by  tlr.   Ci    ■.        k  !    /        ,, 

by  the  propri.  ;  -  ., .       I 

this  term  colum::!  ■  im  I,  ■  :  -  !■,■!,  .i  ,  ,■ 
from  the  fact  thai  Mr.  iia,',.ri!.  \wio  tjiteii 
them,  misnamed  our  Pru\ineial  Records. 
Colonial  Records.  He  onr;ht  to  liave  known 
bettor.— />,■.  11'.  //.Ay/,'  in  Harri.-Luru  Til,-- 
ijraph. 

An   Aged  Picacliers  liurial. 

The  funeral  of  Rev.  J.  P.  Rice  was  held 
nt  Trucksvillo  July  30.  at  2  pm..  tlje  re- 
mains arriving  at  Kingston  from  Hnnlock's 
Creek  on  the  12:4U  pm.  D.,  L.  ,t  'W  .  train. 
Rev.  A.  Gritlin,  of  the  Kin-slon  .M.  K. 
Church  ofiiciatcd.  and  preached  a  sermon 
from  the  words  found  in  Job  ."j,  'Jt.; :  "  Thuu 
ehalt  come  to  thy  grave  in  a  full  aj^-e,  like  a* 
a  shock  of  corn  conieth  in  in  his  season.  ' 
There  was  a  very  larce  attendance  of  rela- 
tives and  frieiii'^    of  t':.^    ,i.„.,,_,.,i       \nin:-:,- 

Ihe  relatives  bii --,■•;         .:,,,..,.' 

Rev.    C.  L.  l;io        i     .  ,  ,,:.' 

ference,    and  •,  ,  .  :;■.,::. 

Binghamton  Ih  :  ■  i  !>  •:  ■  .  ■.,',  »  fc 
(Mrs.  Rogers  la  nu;  a  ^i^ter.  of  Huiitsvlflc; 
his  three  sons,  Levi  Riee.  of  Lehman, 
William,  of  Harvey's  Lake  and  Ly- 
man, of  Dalla.,  ;  also,  a  -lep-daughter, 
Mrs.  Harrison  Steele,  of  Shelby,  Ohio,  and  a 
stepson,  Jacob  Riee,  with  his  wife,  from 
Hanlock's  Creek,  with  whom  Mr.  Rico  and 
his  wife  wore  living  at  the  time  of  his  death. 
Mrs.  George  Cook,  of  Three  Rivers,  .Mich., 
a  daughter  of  the  deceased,  was  not  arile  to 
be  present.  Judge  James  Phoenix  and  wife, 
of  Beaumont,  were  also  present.  .Mrs. 
Phoenix  is  a  sister  of  the  deceased.  Inter- 
ment was  made  iu  the  cemetery  at  Truck- 
ville. 

Mr.  Ricow.as  born  in  Kuowlton  Township, 
N.  J.,  Aug.  2'i,  ieor>.  He  was  the  sou  of  Rev. 


Church.  He  was  po  ,  -,-I.m  ,,  :n.,  M.  r 
ciualitiesand  leave-  Ih  Imul  hiin  a  -i>.nl  u; 
which  "is  rather  to  bo  chosen  than  g 
riches." 

SIKUALS  CilVKN  TO  TUK  INDIAN 


At  the  fall  meeting  Of  the  Wyoming  His- 
torical and  (icological  Society,  Rev.  Horace 
Edwin  Hayden.  of  th^s  city,  read  a  pai.er 
on  the  various  silver  and  copper  medals 
presented  to    the    \-..i..ir,u     I  i,.:;;u!s  by  the 

from  moo  to   l^' i,  /     .     ;    ,  .j.,     of   jj^J 

such     inedd-.      ,.l       ■   •■      I  ,    of      Great 

1  ■' '!  'o,.  I  ■,.'.   ,!i    [::     1    .       - -KJii  of  the  Wyom- 
i  ■  '       ,  '    '  I      ,o.:ieal   Society   and 

:'  .        I   ,         II,.   now   appears    in 

I'oop!,- i  ■  i,i,,  .:  ■  I  Ic  second  volume  of 
thep'.dili     :'  ..   ■      ,M    ■-    .,r    tl,e    society. 

Xhe  i.ap.  :   :      >    ,  .;,  ,  tracing 

brictlyth.  :      ■  :,!  the  sub- 

sequent 1.  ,./:;.      ■      ,,r  the  abo- 

'"■'"''  •' '  i      ';     :  and  other 

Pi'      :.  !  o     ,  :    ,,uh  vied 

■•'■''''      '       '    ■  '  ■         -to    attacli- 

lliMiloMhr     led;     '1-,  W,.     ]■■:.■    -pace    for 

only  a  portion  of  Ih,-  d(-enption  of  the 
W  yomiiig  medals.  For  a  more  satisfactory 
idea  of  the  subject  the  reader  is  referred  to 
.Mr.  Haj. leu's  vahiable  pamphlet.     Wo  quote 


stalk  and  (Juta. 
one-half  an  hou 
10,   1771,     a.d 


•:  .-..  lo  thep.- 
o    1.,--  .  1  ■..:■■  i:.o,,,.,-.  Kaeti 

!  wmeii  1  here  present  for 
a,  contains  on  the  obverse 
-•e  I.,   and  on   the   reverse, 

Indian   hunting   the   deer. 

i  ds  have  a  historic  connec- 

l.clong  to  my  own  eab- 
V  red  about  IShS,  in  the 
'  Kiver,  at  Point  Pleasant, 
the  spot  where  the  bloody 
•tie  of  I'oint  Pleasant  was 
'  tweou   the   colonists,  uu- 

!"-.     :ii!.o  :      I. .van.    Corn- 


THE  lllsroniCAL  l!KCO/:i>. 


11,1  (;i,,v,r  Slm«,  01  I'oait  IMiM^ai.t. 
,  !:•  .  V,  -V  1  ■.■!■.  colleftioii  of  pri-bi>to;ic 
li    :     ':  Mii5.     in    de.sfi-iljiiirr    tliese 

;     ;  I    v,  ,11   ljt-L:iu  with  that  ouf  be- 

M  ,  .,,,.,  ',!,J;.l— Obverse,  inilifar>l.;i.-t 
,.,iri:i  1.  Le^jend  "  Ueortre  Kiiir;  of 
it  lliiliiiii."  Kfcvcr.if,  uiuU-r  a  tieeto 
1,11  -lanJi^  n  deer  ou  a  hiU.  To  the 
I.  lit  thu  foot  of  the  hilh  i-t.-iucli?  an  lu- 
,  with  a  bow  drawn,  and  in  the  act  of 
tint,'  the  Jeer  ;  over  all.  the  ?un  witli 
:iys.  Size,  'ia-ie. 
is  medal  was  inoltukd  ii:  the  Ciiainbe.  = 


)fiiudi'!o=tIybythe 

o^  )■'!,■■••.  •,  r,iuli.s 
'■:■        !!■      !,,;cnd. 


„,.„lrdtothes,„ 

now  owned    bv 

"ouoof  tl..    n  , 

totliecln.  ! 

there  was  ,;,. 

nnyof  th,:  c,:,  : 

tiual.  It  may  have  been  rre-euted  at  the 
conference  of  the  Governor  of  New  York 
nud  the  Six  Nations  in  171.'i  or  171T.  but  in 
the  very  full  account  of  those  confers !ice? 
no  reference  whatever  is  made  t,:i  thi-  or 
any  otiier  medal.  Where  Mr.  C.  rrocured 
this  medal  and  wh  it  it,  locU  hi-iory.  1  can- 
not ascertaiii ;  but  t!,,  ;■•].■'■.•  .  •.■,.\;ut  of  it 
dispn^rs   of  the   V-  :  ,■         ■  -,  .^jmehow 

has  pr^-vaiKd,  i!i  ,;    r    v  :     :  .  referred 

to  bj  .Mr.  .Min.i.  ,,,  ,  ,.;  :,-..  ;,,-civedby 
thi-.  s,)L',ity  from  i,,l  ll..iui.oii  .Society  of 
l'(  ansjhauia. 

:.'.  I',.iut  Pleasant  Medal— Obverse,  mili- 
tarj  bi!-t  of  George  !.,  draped  and  laureated. 
facing  ri(;ht,  and '.^-Iti  lar-er  tliin  th,^  he-i,l 
of  No.    1.      Letjend    the      ■    :  ,  ^,,.     I. 

"George  Kins  of  Great  Br  ■     ' 
?ame  as  No.  1.  excent  that    :,  ,  ,  .  r, 

the  tree  shorter  and  the  I:. ■'■■•'.,  .  ■_,_r. 
Brass.    Size  "it;. 

3.  I'oint  Pleasant  Medal— Obverse,  mili- 
tary bust  of  George  I,,  facing  left,  and 
laareated.  Leu-end  "Geor^jius.— Mac,  Br. 
I'ra.  et  Hit.  Hex."  Reverse.  i:nder  a  tre»  to 
the  ri-ht,  which  follows  l.'ie  cirvt-  of  tlie 
planchet,  an  Indian  is  standin,-  iii  the  po-- 
t-ire  o.  one  about  to  run.  H,-  Kol.is  iu  his 
hand  a  bow  from  v,!;,,,;,  •!.,■  --mva  '; as  been 
discharK-d.  T,,u..  ::.  •,,  ■:,-ondtree 
which  tiilhjws  till-  I-  ;■  ,'  ,  .  .-  ■  :  lanchet, 
isadeerriHiuni.-  ,•  :     ;    :  -  -v.enthe 

Indian  and  tli,-,:.,  --■    :  -  ,-.  ,•,..  f,-,nt 

of  which  li,  -    V  :   ,■      -  -     :  ,    ,  ■,    .; 

deer.     I'l,,  :,-  :     ,    ,  ,,:.  )      ,, _ 


■MasttT  Denison  Stearns. 

r>.  Jenkins  .Medal.— Obverse,  military  bust 
of  George  I.    The  hair  does  not  fall  over  the 


at 


Copp.-i.  \  ,  :,  )',,,  '..  >  ,  -  ■;i.  i;  ,-  Mi^dal, 
now  in  the  po.-si --ion  ot  Hon.  Steuben  Jen- 
kins of  Wyoming,  Pa.,  was  found  ou  the 
bauk.s  of  the  Siisqnohanua  at  Sunbury,  by 
Mr.  .T.  II.  .Icnkhi-. 

.\  .■-:-:.  ,f  N',,   ■'  :    '...-  .u,  l-.bein  the  His- 

:,  .:    ■'  :  :    r  :      ,;-,    ^a.    It  is  de- 

I  ■'       :  ■ '     ■     .     ,  ;    \\  yominff.   p. 

:.  ,  :i  i,i  :  -     ,  ;■  .  ■  ■  !•,      an   eu;,Tav- 

iurf.  ,Jl  v_.!:  i-.  a  duplicate  of 

.;, 'count   of  its 

,  Illation  of  the 


discovery:  .\t 
remains  of  ai 
mini:  Valley. 


hcati,,;,  II.  ,,,ii.:.    ,  :    ■,,:i-    i;  ,     ,  .,     -:,;    chief 
Justice  Gib-ou  and   Jiicob   Cist,    Ks,-,.    The 
vhole  hue,  although  it  had   been   plou','hed 
for  more  than  thirty    years,    wa.s    then' dis- 
tinctly tiaciable  by   the  tye.     Fortune    was 
nneM-f,-',  -i',    p,  ,|  i';,-;  -    •,-.   i,,.:-   -...ic'i,  for 
we  f,,   I   :  ■   :  '         ■   ■         ,  -  1.-   the 

imprt-    ,;'.:-    i.        .-.     .  i  ;    -      , luted 

1714  ,ti.,    ;.     I      ,    ,..,;.  :      ....   :  ,  ........  :,,.,on 

theoth.i  ;,a  li.u.,iiil  i,.a.  j-  v,ai-  ..raided 
to  Mr.  Ci.-t,  as  the  most  curious  and  careful 
in  such  matters,  and  by  him  was  deposited 
with  the  Philadelphia  Historical  Society." 
Mr.  Miner  adds,  ni  a  note.  -Should  it  not  be 
I'l  --<  --'1  V-,  ;■  M  ;;,,■  I,,  r  Mi  : .  .,,  ,  in  a  uiusenm  to 
■■■,!:■    ''  ■  '  1  courteously 

■■:■■■'.-'■  ■  ,   1  he  Historical 

^''-  ■'  '.-,'■  ,  I  ■      .  ■      '    ■  .ak  Mr.  Miner 

must  h,   r    •        -        ;  ■   .  .,i   none  ap- 

pear>  ,,•-,..  ;     ,  ;    ;  ,,_-   uiedal,  and 

none  .i  -  ,  -,     :  ,  -ir  medals  just 

descni.,  ;.  II-.,,  ;-,,,,  i,  -  ,,r  :m-  medal  have 
been  di-c-ivt-rct  III  tlie  state  ot  Pennsylva- 
nia, but  I  have  had  no  time  to  ascertain  their 
present  whereabouts. 


Kaily  IJo.tniB  of  Huntington  Valley. 

Dr.  Charles  E.  Gaylord  was  probably  the 
first  iiermanently  settled  j.iijsician  iu  Hunt- 
ington Valley.  His  family -vere  amontr  the 
^r.t  -.-.til..,--  ,,!-■  th..  S"-.,,!..l,ia:na  Co.  His 
r  •:  ■  I  ,1.  ;  III  •:  ■  '.:  '...'  :,-  ..-\-  War  and  his 
'  ■    ■        .1  '.      :     ,',    fell   in    the 

■   •'  :  1,7,-tor  settled 

•'•'.   i-  I  •::.-  ■■■'■  ■,    .  '■■■■    ■■    ■■   f,-,-sati,-n    of 

Iiidi.m  hn-tilitits.  Hi-  only  clnM  was  Hender- 
son Gaylord,  who  afterwards  wa-  made  weal- 
thy by  the  coal  deposits  on  his  limd. 

The  next  physician  was  Ur.   Crystal,  who 


TliK  iilnTunii'Ai.  i:acii/:i> 


wife  was 


came  soon  after  1800. 
Stookey,  of  Snloin. 

Ur.  Gnswoidaflcrwards  located  utaj-'J'owi 
Hill,  and  rra.licv  J,  ul.oul  :2i)  nvh.-^.   Dr.  .lol,: 

Wt-flOll    piir,;,-,     1    -IV'    ;!■•   :.       li ■,  -■    ...    o 

Dr.  0;:,>1.  •  '  !-.  •  -.'  i  :■•  ^  ^:  '^  ..:  :■- 
\o&.  V,  '      I      '.-,':-.■  • 

Ttu-".-,,l^    i  •  ■   -U-,  .,-■    V,.',.      -,:-■.,.  .1,,|    n 
Dr^.  I'lrk.r.Hi;,  Jul,.-.  J),nfl,lio.l,  r,,osl..,> 

Haydoii  and  uthoi.-^,  wliu  eucli  resided  ii 
HinitinKton  some  years,  then  souRht  looa 
tioiis  el-cwhere^ 

Ur.  Sidn..v  II.  \V:,nnr  lo.':,t,d  in  ll.iiiHir' 

ton  i)i  1  -;::■■,  ,■..■■  .,-,■,  >  :  i:  ,  ,  . 
tury.     I  ■    .  .       ! 

ton   !:■■■  ■  ■ '■■■    I  ■ 

Jotm>.'  ■  ■•:■  ..,■•.■  1  ■  •  ■  ,.  •>;.  -.:■  : 
in    Ull  ■.        •  :.     ■      :ir,.    i/orlith 

Mach,  1  '  ,  •  '  ;■  ,       I ,K  i.ui-  liei-lioni 

witli  t'      :   ■  '■■  iM.o.-lhter.dl 

t«ood  h'    ■■  ,  •     ,  ■    :    .n    r  liio    follower: 

pl.yMr-:  •;'>. 


\Vi 


rHcti<-ed  at  Camtjra  a 
lly  from  Getty^burs, 
,fter  the  l.attle  and 
;  care  of  the  sick  and 


he  haMeind  liui 
bravely  a>-i~ted 
wounded. 

Dr.  Mason  Crary  was  one  of  the  early 
settlers  and  the  iirst  physician  of  Salem 
Township.  He  was  a  native  of  Stoninaton, 
Conn. 

In  18-10  Dr.  L.  C.  White  located  in  Shick- 
shinny  and  practiced  several  years.  The  fol- 
lowins;  year  ho  was  joined  by  his 
brother-in-law,  Dr.  Charh-s  Parker. 
The  latter  practiced  here  until  his  death,  at 
the  age  of  about  80,  Dr.  ^Vtiite  removing  to 
Mississippi. 

Dr.  William  D.  Hamilton  has  practiced  in 
Shickshinny  more  than  "Jo  years.  Later 
comers  are  Dr«.  Kamerlv,  Uod.-on.  Chapiii, 
Rogers,  H'vi-on,  Ki-v-'v:;,  Hetterly,  Siit 
liff.  S:-  '..  ■:  •■■,  ■  i:  ■  ■  :.  Ii:,eui.,  Hire, 
Bo*!...,,   I  ,,■    ,       ■      :  ,     :      ,       ,  .... 

Fo.-.:  ■,  ;  I  I  ■  :-  ,  [rivd  to  Mrs. 
M.L.  11  II!;,.  ::.  i:i-i  •i.cd  ..rtieal  m  the 
Shiok.-iiinny   Kclut  of  .Julj    ■-'-,    l^s-o,    from 


of  coal 
.lie  sees 
lly  more 


;,;  IN. a,-::,  l  ..ilj 

beds  of  cannel, 
.t,'mentsof  plants 
r._-es,  branches  of 
'  ds,    spores     (the 

.■les    01     coal    in 


which  these  facts  are  taken. 

.sulphide  of  iroi.    ... 

The  VtKetal.le  OriKi"  of    f.ial. 

layeroi  lessth.'.:..':  ■ 

Out  slid  coal,  wl..-ref 

Prof.   Leo.    Lesquerenx,    Fossil    Botanist 

species  of    plants  h 

of    the       Geological      Survey     of      Penn- 

de.scribed. 

sylvania,       and      well-known    in      Wilkes- 

f)bj...-cli,jn     coiitim 

Barre.        bv          :.■  .-on         of         his        vi-it 

to    tb.-    ,:.•■■    r    the     Wyoming   Hi.. 

(■;,",     ■■',.;,. 

tone..!     •      .    ,               ..  S.iciety,    is    writm-  a 

serit- .-;;.;,,.  ,      .;    : n.;  to  favor  the  oriyiii  uf 

I'.'i     ■ 

anthr:i..:l^   ..■  ■  ,:,      il.;  Likes  up  several  objec- 

\',   ■,  ■'  ■       ■      '       ,      .'■  ' 

tions  to  II, 1-  the.iry  :.ik1  then  answers   them. 

.'■,,,      , 

Wo  quote: 

11, f  .   ::  ■,■!   ".    ,,   ■ 

First  Objection.— The   veijetablo    remains 

b  ■    ' , .  ■       ,:,■,.■      .  : 

found  in  and  ui.on  the  shah-  of  coal  beds   d,. 

not  jiroTC  that  the  coal  itself  is  a  compound 

durili'-  the    pror..,--  . 

been  obtained  and 


TlIK'  muTOniCAL  HECOlili. 

ril)ii',L-d    in  niiy       pofiilivt-ly   l.o 


niMOuiit   ot    hitiiiiii-n  such  —  ■      -       .i,:;,   i. 

l.:it;c--orthu.e 

sii.  .'  ,:,  i  ..     ■      ■     ,  1  .    >  ,    -    •      ,    .■    :  :  ,11C0,  by 

— 

K.r.     .■..:■         :^    '        ,                 -,„.    Car- 

TI.e 

riHlh  r,  W,  •!;,  •-.,!;   iM    Si.  .■,.  ',.■,,!,   \,y  Fruli: 

The  Rkcoiu. 

in    iNorth    America,    l.y    Da«-o:i.     Ail    have 

arguments  of 

arrived  at    the  same    conclnsion.  thnt    tho 

botanist  of    1' 

coal  is  entirely   composed  of  veyeuible  re- 

theory  that  a".' 

ori-in.     A  Frc 

t  only 
d  and 
psting 


re  rarely 
[lores  or  | 
fll?,  etc. 


•;   :      '    ic  irbou    are    pro- 
!  }   ■■'  ■    ■'■'      inposiiion  of  the 

■  and  l)y   coiniire>:= 

but    s;enerally    mixed 

B  of  cellular    tissue,    isolated 


They 


posed  eittior  by  the  want  of  w- 
yen.  A  sort  of  vegetable  jelly 
been  foiincd  winch,  gr.ujn.il 
humi<lit\  .  I.-  ii.    I'm  ;i,.  .1  I'     ,■  ,!  ■ 


er  or  of  pxy- 
■ill  thus  have 
V  lo-iini;  its 
'11  into  nlmic 


eU  to  the  idea  that 
produced  coal,  and 
!  theory   it  i-  stated 


1   •:      -.   nf  that 

that  till.   1- 

;  .;;'.p  ■;.■■  .  :,  ,| 

.■■  A  ,    ..ilivcly 

•   iiiccd  i.j  powiler 

thin  circle  of 

UM,.d   mimI  ;i  l,ir;T 

.|ii,inlityc.f  a 

. 

.softer    .--iilista 

nee.     Broi'iiiait 

and    Kho    do 

-!!-tii;ientsof  the 

Beaumont  uit 

ribute  the  found:' 

ilion    of    coal 

k'.'s  that  they  must 

to  the  transli). 

rmatioiiof  thecln 

ise  herbaceous 

Tiih:  iiisroiticAL  i:i-:i 


vegetation    which    smroiinaetl     the     l.u.vr 
forem  trees    ,ui,l   pi;,,,!-.     Simihir   upiiii.Tm 

Kia'rds  i'l' 
and  sail 

■"  '■'■'-A'-,  v.liilc  M. 

ih'i    G(in,anne    re- 

have  been   e!ci,r..-.-,.Ll    l)y    M.   IV.nchet   ami 

■■     i-l  ;'.■  !;■■  ■.,    :  V  ! 

'!:    ;i:'','e  ■,'  I  i'  .iMieii 

other  smu.is.  so   (hat  S\.    Grand'    i'lirj    has 

furthci  ' 

'    '■•'■■: ii  :         III 

iii-irc    or    les^    i..,iin...nl    anthorili.-;    Un  his 

stiiteiiiont,  (hal  a  falcniifi,',    i,f    ■.(aaiinnla 

with  »h 

speakin; 

to  liyiiit 

A    I-, 

tioii  oi  trws  It-  .   II. ■,            ,'  ;  ,    ■■''.     ,.,,„ver' 
sioii  into  ev,i,      •.:,,  ,,,■,,'       ;,.,,,    ^,,,1 

:,' be  railed  'coil, 
es,  etc. 

:  reternug  .specially 

Its  residue  i;a::,     ,.,     ,         ,,,,,„;.  i..,,^^'\- 
nil  evideml.N  .  ,                 .■■.■::  ..,    -leailv  i=; 

n-nici    -WiUos-ll 

ariean's  IJeath. 

'..     :-Miie,-lyof    thii 

V6get>d.i;  ma^' !    ,,   V          '   aion  of'the'l'ro^ 

\"a.,  asliort 

cess  of  coal  1..  ,     ,,                                        ' 

M.  Grand'  i:  i,j    !„  :.   •,    ,   .  1   ,(  ,.,-,;d  wi^  ot 

•'        .ll~I||.      cell. 

one   time   liquid,  and             ,    ;,.,     .  -  ,,,,,   1 

'    "■■.    :.        Col. 

solid  shape.     He   c..,,                    :    ,          ,,    ;. 

1  .       '    '    ' 

'     '      .     :    .              Ill 

were  formerly  beds  v: ,. 

s  .      :;       1;      r,  M. 

oua  petroleum,  prod::.     :   ,                     ,,,  ,  ,, 

■,'|,^       ,  J  , 

1 "''/'  "  '       '   1   ' 

'   ^''''''i  =":"  ■;!    in 

tiou   of  iufeii,-.    ;.  ;                         .  ,,,     „',,,),'r 

theintiueiiCf..;    i  .  ';         ^    ,           ,      .'      v"  ' 

proof   of  th;-,    ila-'fact 

that  the  por.H,    ,.  ,,       ,                     .    ,     .    ,  „, 

c'.'r'm!; 

ter  of  .\1 

l/.ger,     Col.    U  il 
Ian   il.    Dickson 

lately    vacated    by 

son's  wife   is  a  sis- 

Ks.p     He  was   an 

toni   of  coal    1  ,                                    ■   ,',            " 

1"  ,'"  '  " 

■"■  Haiic.iel.  s  ^t 

air  dnriiif;  the  war, 

pores  with  i:;,  •    ,,                     .          '      ;         ' 

'' \,'  '"'  ' 

iucntly.     Col.    Wil- 

immediately  u,  :,,   ,   ,             :,,;.-;' 

'    ,  " 

au   honorable  bus- 

therefore  ar"'i.   '  '         ■                              1 

havf  liif-n  ai.-.,         1   .       ,     •  ■■      •      /  '•  '  ' 

,    '  '  ■'     ' 

liomKulp'sFamil- 

coal  U-nr-A-','..       \:    .      ■       ■            ."'.■"   ',••"• 

■     ■' 

this  ti...              ,,  ,  : 

>    . '  '     ,        ''•■■'! 

four  children,  the 

of  p.  •■;.:,  ,                   ,    .  ,      ,     /     . 

1  JJick-son,  Ksfp,  of 

spnii,:  ,   \w.;'i,    ':      ■  ,    ,"  -     ■  ■     .',,,      ;,;  \  ■ 

■' 

'  '.      '  '    ■    ■    ' 

ill  n.    who  married 

nud  even  at  ti..   ;     ,          ,  : 

'*'  ■  '     "•'ili   ,    (  ■    lare 

in  further  di  '    .    ,     .-■                            ,.  n,... 

;  ■'      ' 

■■     •.          ■  ..f 

coal  w.as  once    r     -    ;-        .     •           ,       '.,,  .    1 

,,'    ■      '    i' 

■     ■'    ■:■■:-      ■    :.■!-. 

thatcaimelcn,!  :    •  /     .  .                ;  ,  '      , Z 

;■■"■■           ■,■''" 

rasin,  and  cm  ii    , 

beau.    Auolhf  r    ,        ■•                  ■    ,  ,    ■  ■    .      , 

lighter  suhslai.         •                     :  '       ,         '       ,. 

.'  ,'.      '          '     , 

'■'■■■      ^'l     1!    •      '..■■IIM 

on  the  top.     \-,..,a.  ,•  1  :..    ;-     ■,  ,■  ;  ■' '    -  .";  I.v 

.     , 

'  /  ■■   •-■   r       .   .i-lj 

the  absence  oi  s,„„i,i,'|,y  hetwetu    tNt-  ashe's 

:>■<.[        .       r  ■-. 

of  wood  and   coal,  ihat  the   two  substances 

',"'.'      ■     ' 

are    not    so  closely   connected    a.s  has  been 

;''■'■/■       '■    .■'■^' 

thought  to  bp  the  case. 

1..I.'.  ... 

,.  ', ',    ,"  ',  ■■  ■  ■;  ';- 

trunks,, I  tr, 
are  not  coal,  | 
certain  propo 
which  there  - 
contained  (lu 
time)  carboia 
and  alum, 
."salts  in  certai 
These  inter, 
Noel  arc  J,,-,  -1 
any  e,.       :,    ,■ 


lud  retain 
waters  in 
substances 


aiii  saudj  earth  which 


1  •   l>. 

•■on  ta-  li.ds  was  an  lu- 
■nd.  \  German  farmer 
-iia's  farm,  told  me  yester- 

ariail  u( 
r  of  relic 

-  airo,  when  plowint,'  for 
1  seven  Indi.an  -knils,  a  lot 
1.  arrow  tips  and  a  curious 
a,  of  \Vilk,-s-Uirre,  «  ho  is 
:s,  K.iveir'u  tor  the  pipe. 

TiiK  uisioi;ii\\L  HKcnnn. 


i-illo 


of  the  1 

I'o 

rou«h   of  a. 

•r- 

■|'l:.'      1- 

|.lf 

tliL-ie  s 

:iy 

Ion. 

Sttnl, 
ir.     Wli 

ilu 

• '  ^'\[' 

I'L-ni 

iVs3.''» 

lid 

''oM'u 

~, 

mVv 

lu   D:..} 

ib- 

U   lit  in 

ir 

k  /,' 

,lri„',,dl 

■Ht 

}li^toiif.ilC'olle 
li-htdin  IS IX. 

ofJul>  1-4,  18715,  >till  HiJL.tlitr  d  ,1.- i- 
it  beina  stated  that  Berwick 
founded  iu  ITSii  by  Evan 
whose  mime  would  iudionte  \\  el: 
i;\u,  who  camo  from  t'hiladeli'hin 
a  Durham  boat.  Hv  built  a  haiiiiati 
laid  out  a  town,  v.hicli  he  "ailed  Owe 
Hofub.i.iutntly  named   the  town   B 


site  now  occ:'i  '  '-'■'•■    i  ■  ■  .- ■  f ■  !',.-.!, 

The  settler-  \  '.■'  •  ■ 

Itobertand  1.  ':■    ■      .    ■      i         . 

oel    Jackson,    ;■     h,  ,■■  ]:,  ; n  ,    ..     ,,(     '.••■:. 

James  Kvan  =  .  a  n.ilKvri-ht;   Henry    Tra.i-h, 

a    tanner;   John    Smith,  a   shoemaker,  and 

John  Jones. 

Jolm  Brown  opened  the  first  hotel,  and  it 
was  the  fp.vorite  slopping  place  for  travelers 
between  W  ilkes-Barrc  and  Northumberland. 
This  hotel  stood  where  the  Y.  M.  C.  .•\..build- 
iufr  now  stands. 

The  next  hotel  was  bnilt  by  John  Jones,  at 
corner  of  Market  and  Front  Streets,  and 
was  kei't  by  him. 

Abrahan'  Klotz  kept  the  Jones  Hotel  stand 


Hall 


Hendley,   McNair   A-,   Co.,    Fo 

bach,  J.  A,  J.  Bowman,  who  were  succeeded 

byC.  li.  liowman,  Geor-o    ],ane,    father   of 

the  late  Charles  A.  ].ai,e,  of  this  cily,  who 

was  also  a  .Methodist  preacher  and  for  a  Ion- 

time  identified  with  tiio  Book  Concern,  Now 

VorK. 

The  first  farmer  was  Sebastian  Soybort, 
who  had  also  a  store  and  blacksmith  shop. 
His  farm  was  at  the  Swamji,  iu  Salem  '1  own- 
shiii,  two  miles  above  Berwick. 

.Vmoiif!  the  early  comers  were  .Mr.  Daven- 
port, the  Midloys,  Samuel  Herriu,  William 
Cox,      I'aul       'J'hompson,       iwho       was      a 


weaver.  Jolly  AiuUeii;  lir-t  cabinet  n,  i  ker, 
Samuel  Herrin;  lirst  .saddle  and  harness- 
maker.  Col.  John  Snyder:  first  lime  burner, 
John  Jones. 

Win.  Hr|.  n  i-f  I'*  (he  (ir-t  ferrv.  The  tir.-t 
~!  I  l.i  I  :  ...dure  Burr, 
1  ,  ,■  ',.    i.-t    •-•1    years 


Keys. 

bridire  w:.-.  i 

brick 

it  bel(lL-r,:     , 

later.     1;    :.,/ 

ill.  Its 

dent:    .b.-iii 

.     Af- 

Silas   Eugle. 

Con- 

ton,  Jr.     Aftt 

.rrell, 

bnilt,    thi.    S 

iis  the  old  Hcadley  house,   t 
deuce  of  H.  R.  Bower. 

.\  mark,  t  house   was   ere( 


were  J.  .^-  A.  Miller.  J.  A-  E. 
Leidy,  Thomas  Kicli  irrUou,  Matthew 
McDowell,  Wright  A;   Slocnm,   Robert   Mc- 


lice  duiin- 111,  life,  t  ithti.- who  hil|,cd  the 
enterprise  throj^h  were  S.  F.  lleadley,  J.  T. 
Beach,  Dr.  A.  B.  Wilson,  Robert  Smith  and 
Judge  Mack. 


THE  fiisioj;. 


lo    Mfi:,  ■!,     .•■■',    ■■  I 

first      -t.::-'      l;.,.        I.     [;■,-■:     \M"  !l.,|M   ::;   ., 

Hiothcrs,  aim  it  aiitodiiteil  the  above  a  Hum- 
bur  of  years. 

Eviin  (Iwcn  was  squire  nnCl  settled  all  dis- 
putes. Kvery  bi'ar  killed  was  brouylit  ^v 
him  and  lie  divided  it  equally  among  tlie  eiti- 
zeus.   Ho  wa.s  bueceeded  as  squire  by  Sauuul 

Columbia  County  was  taken  from  Nor- 
tliumberlaiul  in  ltfl4:  Berwick  -ttas  incor- 
porated a  borijutjh  in  181t*. 


as    at  Cr.ta; 


The    neares 
miles  distant,     Lr^ter  the  l.'UknliMii-i.' mill,  a 
mile  or  two  b,.;-  >  a  ;  r.  i;,  ,  :    i  f,     1  -.    ■ 
at  Evansvilli',  i.  i   ,       i  ■       ;   ' 

a  railialou^'  t!  ■ 

n  failii;     .■. '  :: 

'i'lii  ;  ■..  :  .  the  (Quakers, 

olo^'  |.  i^:-  ■  ■  :  .  ,  ;,-  re  the  brick 
churc.'i  ]r-..  ■:,:.,  .,  ,::■  -.  t,.  ,!-  tht  lir.st  de- 
noujiuauo.i  Ui  h.i.u  ,-.  eiiuivli,  the  second  was 
the  Meihoai.-.t>.  tiieir  unnuial  churcli  btii'.f; 
the  .second  brick  structure  built  in  the  town: 
it  was  abandoned  to  dwclliiitr  i'nrposf>s,  iind 
a  now  church  was  constrm-teil  in  1.-^  1.".;  i  his 
was  dl-  \.<..'r.  ,;  i:,  l-:u  1,,.  ;,  11  ,.  ,.  ::.,„,.  ;  :, 
edific-,  r  .•   '  ■,,    v.,  -'••■( 

Bai'ti-'     ::■■;■■       .    ■  ;     .    .   ,  .■•,    '.■    -.  .     \' 
byten.;:     n    1-  '  ..  v  •    .     ,■  ,;  ,-;,    ■■.■;    ;      i       . 
ing  wor-hii.i.ed  for  many  j  ears  in  thcMt-lho- 
dist  building. 

■Water  was  first  supplied  from  i'oundry- 
ville,  and  conducted  through  log  pipes  a 
distance  of  two  miles.  The  present  water 
works  were  built  in  18i8,  the  water  being 
raised  a  heiglit  of  about  100  feet  to  a  reser- 
voir by  means  of  a  steam  pump  from  a  large 
sprinj;  in  the  Susquehanna.  Rev.  J.  li. 
Young,  Dr.  A.  B.  \Vilson,  Jesse  Bowman  and 
S.  F.  Headley  were  the  prominent  movers  in 
this  enterprise. 

The  mails  were  carried  by  post  (on  horse- 
back) and  in  1800  .Jon.ithan  Hancock  rode 
post  from  Wilkes. Parre  to  Berwick.  Tue 
mail  was  carried  once  a  wttk  vi.T  N.auticolce, 
Newport  and  Ni--ci.pcrl:  to  tlt-rwick,  retuni- 


-■nts  did  their  w.-isliingat  the  rivor 
ir  kettles  along   the   shore   the 


children 

•1,,   childn 

born 

-  ■  y 

I   were  John   and 
^  Robert.       Annie 

lownian.    She  was 
lUrwick. 
Hu-burg   HK.    was 

was  organized 
as    president   a 

IKl 

1  '. ';;,.,' 

obtained  in   lH': 
\oodin    works 

iu 

cannon,  but  little  if   any 
in  or  heard  of  it  since   tlie 

DU  th-  return  of  the  .Me\i- 

•:  '   -     ■!:  ^  ;.',  ;;ri.uredis- 


-■r  Horion  and  \. 
in  the  several  at- 


n    18: 

10    b\ 

s.Tcnd  -steamboat, the  Siw.iuehanna 

.,  built 

at 

;he    n: 

larlctl 

Hihimore,  ,and  drawing  U  inches. 

ho 

■<1    M-, 

■s.     A 

next  attempt.     It    reached  the  i!i  r^ 

,v..;k  f,: 

ilN 

''    ■'     ,'■' 

ul    its 
-Meet 

May;id.  l>-2>i.     Rich    p.ii,;    ■An,„l   . 
under  Ihe  boiler,  a  full  hca.!  .-!     ■. 

.    1 

l-oiiie 

and  Ih-^   i-tTort  made  to   a-.-  ;.'!    !i 

I-. 

further  o;.;    .M.i.-.a    .--iicri.        ll,i>    change 
took  place  in  If'.IJ. 

Shad  wer,'  .-eined  by  the  wagon    load  and 
fi  load  could  bo  obtained  for  a  barrel  of  salt, 


Berwick     Graveyard,      and     .most 
twenty  who  remained  ou  the  boat 


riiK  lus'ronicAL  i;i:ri>i;i>. 


i:i:ituit  us 


M.-irk  in  Js;)-,  ,).  'i'.  ]).^^is  in  l-.'.l,  tlifi: 
Wilbur  &  Joslyn,  then  Tate  .t  Gnnuewfr, 
thou  U.  F.  Giliiiore,  theu  U.  C.  Kitcheuj 
then  Ppiircc  A  Siiydur,  \]ii-n  J.  M.  Siivderi 
lhciiaVti.-A  Ii\,:::,  1  i  :  .'..][.  Hibbs/tnuL 
A.  a  Tate,  ti,    u  .K  .     ^        ,    ■ -. 

M.  W.  Jac-  ^         ..    M:,ck  built  f 


fou 


Jry 


'J'ho 


run  b} 


hor 


■niuiirLd  to  McCurdy  A 
jHcksou.  tlam  tu  M.  \V.  Jiickfou  find  iu  184! 
to  Jackson  &  Woodiii.  Iu  1S72  it  became 
tliti  Jaok^oii  A-,  Woodiii    Manufactiv.ius  ('o., 

and  (hw    yr:,r    »l-o  thf-  v<-\\h^.j  imM  :...!,liti.,Ti 

dcmi";  ''  '.-.'"    "■":.    ■'  .'v'  ',,  .  ^'':'-    '    '^ 


Beuwick,  Au!,'.  lO.-Wlvon  K\ 
came  up  from  rhiladelphia  and  fc 
town  of  Bcn-wiok  a  Imiulnnl  yi'a 
1  rubably  had  no  ,■.,,;,■.  in,,,  ,.;    II, 

UHli  da\  of  All  •,:  '  :  •  v  ■  ,,| 
16dH.  To-day  i-  :■.  :•,!  ■  m  .■  ;■], 
ancit-nt  and  Wfll-pre-tTYtd  boiM 
residences  vied  with  bnsiiies 
iu  the  elaborateness  of  theii 
tious.        riac^        and      stroaiii'M 


Mir 

Lord 

tor 

this 

iwti. 

and 

Lime  bnildini; 
I  is  a  prosper- 
L-mbership. 


revolution, 


ire  buried  in 
revolution,  3 
•ar  of  Mexico, 


ous  or.;:,!,:     ;',,..:■. 

James  J';,:i: ,..,::, 
was  one  of  th-  ■    ■  1 .  ;        ■ 

Thoolde  1    t  .:    :     ■ 
hears  the  dati'    i  -  'i.      i  . 
the  cemetery  2  suiuitrs  oi 
of  the  war  of  1812,  2  of  t 
11  of  the  Rebellion. 

The  tirst  cornet  baud  was  organized  in 
1841  by  G.  S.  Tutton  and  led  by  J.  M. 
Snyder. 

The  telegraph  was  extended  into  the  town 
in  18,-i0. 

The  above  contains  the  main  data  com- 
prising Berwick's  earlier  history.  No  effort 
has  been  made  to  briu?  the  record  down  to 
the  pre.sent,  which  is  raanifeitly  needless 
when  simply  the  earlier  events  are 
intended  to  be  dealt  with.  Xo  preten- 
sion to  absolute  correctness  is  assumed,  as 
after  the  lap-e  of  so  many  years  it  is  ex- 
tremely dillici;It  to  li\  ditrs,  name>  and 
events  .-'  I',  ;  .  \  r,  t'l.i..-  of  the  almost 
'.     '  .1  ut  in   chrouo- 

••■  :  ,  ;   ure   with  such 

maii:,  !,i  .  :..:...  ,,  i  ;..,•  brief  time  that 
could  \j.:  ..::,-,Li.i  uj  i:.^-  -„i.j,  o[.  In  view  of 
the  cenleuuri!  cclebratiun  which  takes  place 
on  the  10th  instant  there  will  doubtless  be  at 
least  some  degree  of  interest  attached  to  its 
perusal. 

Ill  180.1  the  first  animal  show,  an  tlegliant 
exhibited  in  Wilkes-Barre,  F,ver\  bodv  went 
to  see  the  -Jumbo"  of  the  time. 

In  180;J  the  first  organ  in  the  county  was 
placed  in  St.  Stephen's  church.  Wilkes-Barre. 
and  the  first  tune  played  was  Yankee  Doodle. 


loKi 


bef-arcd    tlie  ai  list  was    not  versed    in   the 
aiuinuity  of  hi,;  town. 

The  crowds  beoan  pouring  in  at  an  early 
hour,  sneci.il  excursion  train.s  being  run  on 
L.  .t  B.  and  the  Pennsylvania,  by 
the  G.  A.  R.  posts  of  Wilkes-Barre, 
Soranton  and  other  points.  Tiie  Wilkes- 
Barre  and  Pittston  train  consisted 
of  16  crowded  coaches.  'Tlie  Scranton  ex- 
cursion, over  the  L.  A"  S.  and  th..  1  Vnnsylva- 
nia  was  belated  by  a  cave-in  near  .Mnosio 
and  did  not  reach  Herwiok  iiutil  tlie  parade 
was  over.  The\-  w.-e  b.:..|...l  bv  Hauer's 
band  and  had  a  '. :  ■■•■  "  '..■,'■  i.arade  of 
their    own,   cumir,  j  '  miIIiu    Post, 


credit  are '1:-  II  .  ,!  -.,■  ■  ..  r  iw..  Counties 
Veteran    .'>  ■    i.  -,        ;  :..,  i;i.d    out  in 

full  fore,  I  :  :,  I  ,  :(,,:,.  nia!  obser- 
vance w:;-  ■  :;.  '  ■  '  t  '...'ii:.-.  'I  here  seems 
to  have  been  an  utter  lack  of  organization. 
The  crowd  was  here,  five  tliousatid  visitors, 
but  there  was  nothing  outside  of  the  vete- 
rans' display  to  entertain  them— not  even  a 
speech. 

The  parade  was  quite  a  creditable  one  and 
was  mad'i  up  of  veterans.  Sons  of  Veteraus, 
Sons  of  America,  tire  compaiii-.s  and  a  band 


il,.--^ 


'/■///■;  msTDi! 


dc.ocml- 

Hrief 

lulJr.-^.e.-^ 

were     maiK 

■     bv 

.Mayor 

McKn 

])e      Lncy, 

Cap 

!.     Gor- 

l^uii  Nor- 

lion 

»iul    Cliaphi 

i',     Stall.       ■ 

ri>e  % 

eteraiiH 

,tl,.T  car- 

were  i 

uo>U>  Iron. 

(he    I'ir^lAi 

•iiiv  r 

orp^,  )n 

.l..l,i,  }i. 

wl.ieli 

CI.   Nor,. 

1   1  .    ;i  :,,  c 

Levi-  1'.;  -.ir    .1  M  .  :.,.  ,    ,    1  ■,   1  M  ;  ,  iul  Jveith 
]'OHt,          ol           Willv. ■■,-!;, .lie,           \,ele           in 

the  l-i:!.k      A  v.a  .    ,              :,i     ,......!.      i     ..■la-p- 

tl..;:  V.:-     -iv.  ,1  (   •        .  >   i-.i.c  at    1.1.  e;.tri,i;;e. 

strout;       foree       aeeumi'aaied         by         tbo 

v.ta.-     ■.         '  .  ■■     ;         iial-e.-'   btraid,  by  hi> 

excoUeul           inveiiilo           drum           corp.s. 

.   .  '.                                   -.    -al  other  corps  were 

There  was  also  ('apt.  Asher  Gaylord  Post,  ol 

,....;;       1        next  anmial  meeting 

Plj  monlli,  Lape  I'osl,  ot  Nanticoko  and  rep- 

re>eutatives    from    ottior  posts.    There  was 

The  ad.Vie^,,-sw,ae  much  interfered    with 

also    a    numerous    company    of    .survivors 

by  a   game   of    ball  a   fewyard.s   awa>.  con- 

of     Southern      prisons.        The      expected 

tested  by  the  Berwick  and Hazleton  clubs. 

9th,  IrM  and  liitli  i;ef:iMieiit~.  N.  G.  P.,  did 

not  come.     Si.  ai-.l  ,".  1 1  •.■■,.  v  •;  ;•   ■.n.l  IJor- 

•J'JtOVISd'  WII.MOT. 

wickwere  r.  i        •     :       l,           :      ■■,    ^■.i:.s  of 

.\    •iirAii-^vi-  Stumbles    Over    His   .-Mother's 

Veterans,    N  ,    •                                   :    ..llo  U 
Sons  of  Anil  r.   .,    ,^                            ^  '    .i  Fel- 
lows.    Pauvillr,    b! :     l:..rwicl; 

>\.rt,-ott.n   <;n.v«^.*Icetc1.  of  the    .Vuti- 
.siaveiy  Uoinotrat  Wlio  .Studied  Law  iu 

Wilke.s-Iiarre. 

s'hiekshimij  -i  n'l  a  i' r            '  '  ■        ■  "  I'liVln- 

A  grave-tone  has  been   set  up  over  a  long- 

dians,"  whotouk  a  )i,,     ■  .  ■.    :         ..J    him 

forgolteu  grave  in  the  old  Bethany   burying 

and  held  up  his  reekr.  :          ^,          .  ihelior- 

ground,  in    \\a\  !..■  ('..imty.     The    rxistenco 

rilied  multitude.     \\..:          .     >:        ■.■.!  could 

of  the  ■•    .■>•■...    ....-.'..'.    i  ".a  ,    till.-  afro 

be  restored  oijl>  upoi;  :       ;.      •         ■.    ;!.e  In- 

by a    r,   :•   •.  i-    ..        v  .;  ;,.,:    ;•,    ■     ■••    ihe 

dians    were    ojdv    ir    ,      i      ,    .     .    l    it    the 

brier-. 'a.'       .    '.  i           '      -.■-     r        •    -  k  his 

"prisoner"  was  .-i  '.,:,]  i      ■  ■    .i  l.   -.  that  the 

foot   a-..;..  1    — ').   Oilij    111    ti  .■  ■..  i  .  .'-.   aud 

scalp  was  on:\  ,  i-.  :  •.       '         <  li.e  lieniorrhaye 

on    inve-li^-.itiiiL;    fouml  a    wealh.T--taiiicd 

came    from        :  1              -     blood  under  the 

headstone    lying    Hat    on    the  ground.     He 

wiR.     Thfi    Ml       :                  !i    not  really    so 

raised  it  up  aud,  scraping  o£f  the  moss  that 

bloodthirstj  ,.  n     ,          i,    i. 

had  grown   upon   it,  he   deciphered  the  fol- 

The para.).'  •.:",..    ■  ■    ■   i  ar  ..-rouud.-, 
where    the    \ .        ,     ■                     ,       v.  ■  re   re- 
galed with  bi,      :    ...               .    '       .    :^  ■.e.  of 

lowing  inscription. 

sandwiches  a...    ■   '    .     ,        .      .     ,.;     ,  .i.-.d 

:                     In  Memory  of                     : 

from    the    -.  .  -      ,    i      .  ,  :            i               ,:,  i~ 

MAKY,                          : 

:          W  ife  of  Randall   Wilmot,          : 

wary,  and   !.■      '  -           : 

:               Died  Nov.  IS,  18-20.              - 

way  into  tia   ;    ■                                         ,;,.-. 

:                   Aged   ■J.S   Years.                   : 

By  this  timr  .  i         :    •     ■  '                      ^  ... .,!,,■ 

hot,  and  th.'  ....  ;    ■                      .      ■  ,.  cover 

of    the    gran  ;          :            ■    '            :      .  :•   .>ther 
shadecould  .       i  .  .■                   ;        .:   <■;_■    w.  re 

Randall  Wilmot  was  the  fatlier  and   .Mary 

Wihnot  the  mother    of    David    Wilmot,   of 

disappointivl  .1'  i;  .1    :     ,   .     -        '       .  .  i.-esses. 

"Wilmot  I'rovis.j"    fame.     RaiidaU    \\ilmol 

Neither  Gen.  n,!,.,r,.      ;,,,,,           ,,  ns  were 

keptal.^.     1,  :.    i;.  ■      .a.   .1.    Ml.  al    ^   1  >  .vui 

brought  out,  as  both    '.    ■                   n-s,  and 

Wllmu!'                   ■    :      '              ■       '    •   ::                  '.    •    of 

there    were    no  Den                ■  ,   ,,.     t   them. 

that    \.    ■        :         ■         11        ■..       -      aing. 

R.,th  ilou.  Charles  li.  1:,.       :    ..    ..:  1   Col.  K. 

Sand..:!  ■....■  ,.■    ■     ..   '  n..i      V.,.-    a   \-A-. 

B.      Ricketts      had        be.u      iuvited,      but 

after  11,  ,       ;     •            -          ■:          1'.-  :m.i   his 

were      not      present,       so      (Isborne      and 

secou.!-.,     .        .     1     •      ,     ,  .    1       ikiDd,  Ohio, 

Norris  were  not  called  from   their   carriu!,'e. 

David  \'.           1  ;                          '      .  iiida.    Brad- 

The  Veterans'  Association    held   its  annual 

ford  c.aa.ii-      '   :■■.     n-  -:    k.i'i  iii>    have    re- 

meetin.'  in   the   jud-.  s"   stand  and    elected 

placed  lia- old  l...Pih-.l.. lie  aline  head   of    his 

ollicers.      For    pnsi.lent,    Capt.    Harry    .M. 

mother's      loug-uukuoAn    grave,    aud    will 

Gor<l.)n.   of   I'haiiuuth,    w.is    succeeded    by 

build   an  enclosure   around     li.—Hunc^dalc 

James  H.  Khrei,  of   I'ld    (.jn:   Dr.  C.  H.  Wil- 

J,„l,'i..-„.U'nl. 

son,  of   Hym..ath,  ;.-    ---t ry,    '.v    Col.  C. 

••Dave"  Wilmot  .■.•!, ..v.d  a  national   repn- 

K.  Campb.-ll.of  IM,   ■  -     -    i   '    '  ■■  \'.  ^Vreu, 

talion    bv    reas,,ii   ,a    ;i-    \...'.\'-   tor    human 

of  I-lym.aitli.a- tr.     -      .       :        i         :    i- Eng- 

rights, aiid    the  .1                          -a   -rew  of  it. 

lish,  of  I'ltt-ton,      1  i>                .       i  ;    -ideuts 

the   famous    "W;        ■     .         ,    .,  ■       Wilmot 

elected   were  Major    1.;,  i.    j!    s.-.-k-hiuny, 

Btudieu  law  iu  W  .::.   -  Ik  i  r-  .  ,.nd   at  the  age 

■niK  nisToi;icA[.  in.Tonn 


I.    i:;.>ifr    Th^y    ii  re    M.i 


.m^'  time,  oount- 
lul  yot  wlu'U  we 
nt    iniulc    in     nil 


tareth'    ; 

1  1    ,  ,,,,'■  .:       ,  :  ■  '    >    '    ;,, 

■ :     ,  ' ,      ■',,,■  1 

defe.ii  f.i:K.      M: 

.  \\  .;.,,, ,;    .:'    , ,;  ,  ,   ,,■'.-■  ,^   !■, 

at  ti„-  ti,i,i,  111  II, e 

give  v.-iiy  to  any 

pel-son  who  wonl'i  repre-ent 

1-       ' 

1,'         !,:,    i:   ,  ,  .1,,; 

the      princii-le 

for    which    he    wa<    con- 

-1 1  .      ■■• , 

,  ,     .  , .     ■,,  ,     :  ',■■> 

tencliug.      Hou. 

Galusha     A.     Grow    was 

V,  ,  ■     ,  .  .  ; 

,':        r          '     ■  :"(i 

named    l.v     Mr 

.     Wilniot     a>      an     accept- 

able     ,MiHi^-.;,. 

:,"     ::•'     \  '.  '.   ], 

eleclul,  ■•       - 

'.,1   ,;.■ 

j.Klcr.        ■ 

',,■,!:.'■■     :  ,  ,     ■,      i  ■     ,  !     ■,, 

isr.T.    II,',     ■ 

■,     ■     ■      I    ■  ',  ,      >  '    "  .  ■-•,,1 

1. ,,  ,,,  ,, 

.     II:      11,        1   , ,  1  11  ■      ,  , 1 

:'.,  1,  u;    1 ,  ,  ,.>  i.in, 

his  ,..,•     ; 

thelH.;'    , 

eo-ily  a 

material. 

brac-J  ;  .    , 

'    ^  ,      ■    ,     ,.pi,o^itio:i   and 

Tl,e  a. 

•t  of  brick-makiuy 

in    this   country 

beer..     • 

,     ,  ,       1,    ,  ,  ■nhe    wa^'dr- 

has    adv 

'T-on"nf,.nr'''K 

rially    within    the 

featt.l  i  ,   V  ; 

.    ,     ,     .  :.     II     «,■!■=  claimed. 

i,    ■;;;  ; , 

,,,,,,, it,,  1  ,••!  1,:.  .1  ;• 

.,11,, ,|  .'    ,;  .,    liiH 

thro'./::  ' 

:       Ku'nvNothins?. 

t,. 

.     .  a  I  •  ,  !■:  - 

Uowa     ,•■■,.•■„ 

,  ,    i„  ■■'■:,  ;,v  appointment 

,:.  - 

!,,.,,,     ',  I 

find;:  ■    ;;   i  .     . 

1     l-',l  hewa-  elect- 

i  1.     ,  , 

•i  ,,,  :,  ,  '      ,    .  ,    , 

,',i     a  ■.,;  .,1    up 

edto  ■:  .,    1  .  .  , 

.1    s     ■,       -    ;. -.te    to    till    a 

;i  ,, 

vafaurj  <■!.    ',  ,: 

1,      ii,„    ~.l,riion    of    Gen. 

c;,,,,-;  it  w,is 

Simon  >'  ,.;i,,    ■,:; 

1,   ,■-,-.,.■■  ,.r,,  Mt  War  under 

t  ,  .  ,  :        ■; 

,  •,,,    depth  of 

Presidrntl.ii.r  , 

'•:,     li.     ,  .....1  two  years  in 

1    Ml.'    two    or 

the    Senate    ;"■• 

1     ,v  ,,                ,,.l.-d    by    Hon. 

t ' ,  ■     ■ 

Charles   K.    ';  , 

,,'    ;,          i  ,,    ;  lent    Lincoln 

[,  , 

,  -  m  a  circus  rini^, 

appointed  liiini 

1     1  •,      ,  ;■      i',,nrt  of  Claims 

i,.i  the  proper  con- 

which  office  I,. 

,',:.,     lime    of    hi^ 

., 

,     moidiliiis   in    a 

death.  :.t  T,i-    .■ 

..    ,■                   1  -''■^. 

At,  ,     I,    •■    !; 
I'enn-,    .       , 

;■,  ■'.'■  ■;  ■'  ■■  ;'"■;'  •;y^'y'' 

> 

,  ,,   1  ,   ,a..-.  and  to 
a, ,,[1,1111.-  ot 

ly'.^   11.    . 

'        .,   .       1 

.:  .    ■    ;;,,,     laick- 

bj      t!,.,        .,. 

' ,    , ,  ',,''.      1  ■ .   ■ 

,    ..   San  on  North 

earlj  l,i.,tury  ol 

thesettl,  mer.t  mkI    -ketch,  s 

iijsau'o,  wo  could 

of  the  eminent 

mea  who  iiave  resided  there. 

•,a-ry  much  to   the 

1,, 

In   the  Shick 

^hhinv    Krin,  for    A,::;.    1.3  is 

■.V  tlie  clay  may  be 

concluded  the  ,- 

,,ri,  -  ,.f   :      ;,iii  ■  ,'     .iM'lesou 

VI-V.O-IM 

,•     -U    it;     liL-d  wher 

■I-    it   has    lain    for 

Huutimrtoi;   L, 

1,   ;,,,      1       ,  ,:  .   1-  ,  .  ,,^   Mrs. 

coiintle 

s?  ages,  in  sheets  1 

ike  the  leaves  of  a 

M.  L.  T.  Hr.rii 

1'  .                      ,    ',f  the 

book. 

Two    stout  Huns 

spade  it   out   and 

author  to  ei,!.-. 

•     ,  •:  ;    ,                            '".l^^" 

sh,)vel 

after  which    it    is 

pain-t.a.i::^.,,a.U....a 
a  monument  to  her 
than  marble. 


THE  lIlSTOniCAh  1;K( 


loriiicd 


bj 


lUA"  ;    ,,    .  :   r      :.,  ,,a  ,1   track. 
li'i!.    i    I     i  I  o;t'   and  dumped  upon  !\ 

s:iriil'- !  ;i.":  t'j  dry.  It  requires 
tlio  work  of  two  laborers  to  carry 
away  the  work  or"  one  moulder.  By  this 
process  20,000  bricks  are  mouldi-d  ouch 
dny  when  thi- ^f.ith.-r  will  -.r-,e  tor  drying; 
andthotini.    i.    i;;      ;  -.  :      ;  •  ■  i,.-Uve9n 


the  cl; 


above 
iricks, 
■o  over 
)n  our 
fairly 


be-<idp^  tnosc  who 
sections  of  i'-.  , 
coinbi>s  jiiid  ill,  I 
ford  thej  arc.  m   .! 

a  son  of  J'lli,  who 
1785,  at  the  nai-  of 
cut  his  way  thrnut; 
and  his  l:ro'.li(  r  toi 
laud  nil  I-  '•  V  ]:  :'  I 


whcrrtlK-  pion-er  si-.t; 
Holcoinbi.  jiaine  in  Brri 
Tho  U.iylestown  /ii'. 
contains  a  paper  on  th( 
in  Durham  and  Vicii.i 
Rntli  at  the  Jnlv  meeiii 
tj  Historical  Society, 
acronut  i^;  j.-ivi  n  of  tlic- 
tion  is  I     "\   lif    ,.::      n 


1  diflrrr-nt 
300  liol- 
lu  Hrad- 


Fmally  there 
and  they  had 
!  time.   =o  that 


fr.jm 


plettd,  nail   n-    -     - 
kiln  and  looL     / 
saw  tho  who:,   ., 
pretty  nearly  re   J,     :  ■! 
tiuguished.     It  rc-i   . 
coal  to  burn    such:.:;.    . 
sider  the  price  of  c,  i 

than  S2,  the  cost  p'.'i  ;,■  -  :  ,. 
great.  The  senior  m..-mi.rr  c 
old  time  bricklayer,  who  u 
handled  the  trowel  here  in 
and  he  takes  pride  in  showini; 
over  the  yard  whenever  tliey 
give  him  a  call. 

Uistorical  Note 


'    '    tire  ex 

der  of  . 

:      .,!    Xo.'S 

coaii.Ti 

'  v.e  oon- 

pluuin; 

-       :te-    less 

wedge. 

1  ■■■'  I'l.l  is  not 

JohtT-o 

t  t;ie  f.rm  is  an 

K.  Hil;. 

fty    >ears    ago 

viUe. 

VVilkeS-Barre, 

The  M, 

his  old  friends 

Coofi-; 

may  clioose  to 

two  daufht. 
fo.-d.   with 
settled    in 
There  were 


lOld 

of  local  ::uv.-.-   ^.:, 

eratioii. 

The  Doylestow: 

■  •■  i 

contains  thepape 

•1  •"' 

read    before    l:;i- 

tiie 

Society     .i;    .1 

lUl- 

John  r.  i 

jecti^-i       ■: 

with 

a  mo-t  ->•  ,--i       . 

and 

iuslocaiiy  to  jv 

rad- 

In   170'.)  Anthr 

ork. 

used  by  (  H.i.li.ili  ( 
In  17.-.-Mhere« 

.nty. 

intheWyomin-J 

•licer  for  Ann 
rican  Arcria-o 
'.y.uuy    Histo 


anply- 
ssfully 
: cabin 


Tllh.   lIlSTOI:lCAl.  HKCiJlUi 


I.DWAKI) 


ard  K.  Le  Cleic  was  the  eldest  son  of 
r.  Le  Clerc,  whose  family  retsidtuce 
thv    northeast    curucr  of    Uuiou   and 


Call'  ■; 

-   fiuota 

for  the 

COIJi 

■  li.-.  Th, 

eWilkes- 

B>iri'. 

-  I  •  ;o 

liana 

at   once 

Oflirc 

il  11 

~  remc 

■i-  aU' 

l.e  Clerc 

war,  a 

iisii 

m~   to 

join 

t 

•  r  Uen. 

Scott. 

IIM 

d    belli 

r. 

i      ! 

■.:r,n    of 

lieute 

nan 

t  ID  a  ' 

eonii 

i-ied  iu 

Cohi.i 

itji. 

1  County,  ei 

Ite 

red 

t'i.e'  :-eri 

rice   and 

rartic 

li.Hl 

;ed    m 

nea 

rly 

ev. 

■ry   eiit;; 

i:.'ement 

from 

the 

takini: 

of   \ 

a   Ci 

he  tiual 

H55aul 

It  ou  Chaj.i 

tiltapc-c 

at  til 

e  National  Capi- 

tal.  He  returned  with  the  soldiers  when  the 
war  was  over,  but  broken  in  health,  and  pos- 
eeesing  but  a  delicate  constitution,  did  not 
long  survive  the  many  hardships  he  had  en- 
dured while  in  the  service.  Ue  pos.-essed  the 
true  noetic  geuais  and  had  he  lived  tomatnrer 
vearo  might  ha\e  shone  more  brightly  in  the 
galaxy  of  the  true  poets  of  WyoQjin^'  Valley. 
As  none  save  our  older  citizens  ever  saw 
the  poem  iu  print  we  take  pleasure  in  repro- 
ducing it: 


A  M, 


By  conscience  or  by  k 

.^iid  cantiously,  i.assei 
Which  Heemed  fur  scp 
blcio.]. 


of  horror  formed  and 


rin-:  iiisro/.-irAi.  1:1:1 


Falling,' ; 
Sjv.rc  hi. 
k'«„   f,„ 


Ptii,  w- 
Hisni 
Breath 


Mor^  I. 
Oh  hoi 
To  PH,' 

Thl'  s:n' 

Th.--.-.: 

Turn' 
Of  H- 
Call.- 
•T*iU 

■Tn;.-  I 


earth 
ithou-l, 


K.ai.s  of  KiamesSloruin. 

Aiiniiiber  of  very  curious  Indian  relic-: 
have  jnst  been  uiienrtlieil  in  Wiiba-h  Couuty, 
Iiid.  They  have  been  in  po^se-^siou  of  iiieiii- 
bc-r?  of  the  Miauii  tribe  of  Indians,  to  wlioui 
alone  their  existence  wa-  known.  Anuiu^ 
them  is  the  cross  worn  by  Fi-tnees  Slocuin. 
the      f,iiaon^      female    captive,    who.   with 


a  very 

few     Olh'jr 

whites. 

escaped 

.-.live 

in    the 

Wjon.in-: 

uiMssae 

e.      The 

cross 

is      ele% 

.,ne-hKll 

ii-.cbes 

loin' 

nnd    ,— \ 

■  ■:■      iili'lie- 

wide,    a 

ul    i~    of 

solid 

■  otfl 

r   of    srjiiij  hii 

-  been 

■dal. 

Another  mei 

al.cir- 

and  one-halt 

inche> 

0'  he 

111    by    a   Mia 

ni.     A 

wk.w 

ith  the  words 

■Peace 

A.    • 

;u:Usou,      I'ri 

sident. 

on 

one    side,  wh 

lo  two 

an-.e 

it   the   rever.-i 

.     The 

-real  vener-it 

on  by 

,e.i    ."iriositj 

by  the 

i.i.h.ce  the  re 

a  men 

i;:.,H   N,  ,,.,.   i..'-  ill  ^Vilk,■.^-l;.rl■.■.  14,  l^V\.  wlmi  '-C'^"  imck-,  Ijauc   A.  I'hai.- 

^\, ,.,,;,,    ;;    ,        l:ta)i:u   iiKule  up   from  m:in.  IwMiiie   proiirittor.     On   retiriiii;,  Mr. 

(1,,.  w       .      ;,       ,     .  .  .i.i.'r  of  l^U  elicitc'Juii  Miner  tlius    wrote    to    the    pntioiis  of    the 

n.t.i.      ,        I     :       ;   .MQ  Jiuk'e   Chsipmon.  of  C.7.".'»,>r.- 

Mi.nli..     ■.!,..:::.    1  in  the    I  ml.-p,'.ul.-itl  l:,'-  '•  I  !;,■  h.-u-iniiiuu- of    li,.-w..,-k   1   ,li-,".- .1  ..f  t|.,. 

I,,./,',.  ....  :mi,1  r.:pi.a  into  the  riKcoliu.      Win.  ......     i  l.  ^    '    . .  I    -    I  1.  . .  .■    'A  i^k.    -;■,•. f... 

P.  Jlme.-,  i;-i-.  of   \Vilkf^-B,-\rro,    tht-n    iul-  |"            i'      "          "                 ■■  "              ']:'■- 

dre^M-iUh.-  fdll.nvin- letter  to  the /«.'..;...«<'-  ';           '      '       ,'          ,^     ■,                ,,     ,     '       '        ;', 

p'rodue'iii-:  ''■''■-  \-  :'':;■     ,',.,:,":  :„;i;„,:,:' ,,, ',:i.'.;-...'-.v,.!i 

1. i',',/i'r..<i.  of  .liil\- •.'11.  on  "Note:!  Irom  ail  Old  '  ,:    ":,r..ii   .,'iHl'"r..M^.'...|    I'-un  '-.■.i -C-.il 

Kewspnpir!-,-'  that    .\-her    Miner   established  ;.;,.,.\.,,nii.,m.  Uonnd   t.,   v,,,,  til'l  l'l,^  h'.:i.i  is'u's 

the  V.I  r..,  ..i-CV.e,i^/    F,;l,  i-,i!,^'  ou   the    first  rol.l  «>  the  eh»ls  of  the  Viilley. 

Moiidrtj    i.i    .Fami.irv.     LS'il.       lu    Number  Chaki.ks  Minhk. 

Xl.lV..  i.f   thr  ( letobrr   f.iP..  v. Id-.:,  the  word  June  ti,  1S17,  Pitliiek  Heplniru  joined  .Mr. 


il    •-'«.       CI 


.Mr.  Miner,  not  .^latistied  with  life  in  the 
ty.  left  tlje  7'/'i'p.-l/-it')(>-«(,i.  mid  decliniu!; 
uolfer  from  Mr.  Bron.-oii,  of  an  iuter-.^t  iu 


:  i.,    V    '..-r  Mi!,cr  in  I-mU.'-  v-e-l  frnin    J'hilade!| 

../-'  =nceeeded  th=  W  ilUe-^  Harre  f,7/„y,.  U.x-ortl.  whi- 

med    by   Thomas    Wright,   and  full^-  alone  until  18'2 

y   his  second  son,    Jo-iah.  wlio  lowing  notice  appeal 


fa%u.  ..'    :    .    t-    '...'..■  ■■     ■■!;  :.    -";,..,  ^ 

h':':";'..'..:'  "■  -Vil^^-al^d^tileu^Vi 
ou  -  1   .     .   .  .  :  '  ■ 

Ih  ■     ■     1.  tv.eeD    the    Wriclits  a 

the.M.'..-  I  !■-;  1.  ,,.  been  amicablv  seltli 
a?  .^-her  Miner  married  Miiry.  th"  oi 
danaht.  r  of  Thomas  Wriuht.  the  piopriet 
and  Chailes  married  Letuia.  oul.\  Ai.w^li 
of  Jo-iah.  publisher  of  ih.-  (.••':.''^■.  and 


uiaiiiee 

1    sole    proprietor   of  the    /"..>(V,  io'.>/ 

.     ,     .     ,.  'i..         'V    conliihiice     well    Maeed. 

until  F 

ruiay.  May    Vi.  l>^l)0.  wrien    it  passed 

^,:  ,                      ......   /,■.■...„•</   is  still   pn'..lisl..ed 

into  the  charpe  ot  Sidney  Tracy  and  .Steuben 
Butler.     Mr.  Miner  V.  rote: 

;  ■,  ;    ;  :                •  under  the   inana:,'emtiit  of 

tia    -..:.-.;i   :.::■.  l%vans.                                   M. 

yo'i::  .    ■ 

t           -     11      -■'.^•.^   and  applieatk.n  i.r  the 
...    -u-^-i-.d  111-,  arp  a  pi..,l..v. 

Wili.cs-lJarre,  Xug.  o.  18Sli. 

..^  pan-rwill   be   in.pn.v.i 

nn.i.  : 

Death  of  L.  M'.  stewitrt. 

.M  :  . 

i     ,.       '■■■■'■  s,pr,2,  1^10,  .\I.-.  Butler 

'Daily  i{..ei.nl.  .\iiu'i,,-t -Jo.  | 

rel.'i'  ■ 

.    ■  ^..             ;...    :..  ■:  H.vrweek-. 

.\bout    ."j-fiU  ptn..     Aii:.'ii-t     I'.i.     I.ee    W  . 

l>t. 

'■.:'..;.          -  -.va^  published 

Stewart  died  at  his  re^iihiu-e  in  Sh;r-k-l,inny, 

for   ,. 

;..      .;     i  .      ;.            ..     :...!    Th,-  i:l.tr,in- 

a-ed  about  05  ye.irs.     Ke   uas  a  -on  n:  I.a,:- 

a.  ..'  / 

.     '        .'         ■      .  ..ivfa^  pul.ii.hed 

arus  Stewart,    a  -reat-i;raiid-oii    .,i  l.az.i.-us 

by  W 

'     ■;.  ..      -    .  .      .;,  ':-•.  ..!..-.uhad 

Stewart,  a  nati\e   of  Sootluid  who  caiii?  tu 

be.li 

■       -       •'  ■                     ■       ...f,  and 

this  country  and  settled  in  l„iiioa-ter  county 

th.  ;■     . 

■       > .    ..      ■    .'  1    ....    '-  ui   the 

in    1720.      Capt.      i.azarus    Stewart.     Lee's 

fM..i;\ 

..r      1 :-.    .\i  ;i;.  • .      i'.  i  '. .     n    !i  ■.   master 

yrand-faiher,    lived   on  the  flats  just  below 

and  th. 

■  bi.;.s  t!it-r,-  had  been  coiitiat-nce  and 

Wilkfs-iiurre  in  a  bl.ick  house  and  waskiUvd 

re=;..  et 

,.  irciprocal  and  sincere,  whit^h  la^ted 

atlhe  head  of  liis  company  in  tlie  Wyou'in.' 

thruuj,- 

h  life. 

massacre.      f.ee    Stewart    liv.-d   in    Wilkes- 

■I.an. 

•:.'.  1S13.  Mr.  Hatlrr  retired,  and  Mr. 

Barre  up  to  within  about  -Jn  years  as-o  wiien 

Miner 

euutiuuedthe  ri'l'licatiou  nutilJnne 

lie  moved  down  to  Shickshinny.     He  s;:l..-e- 

■J hi:  nisTonicAi.  uki/oi;. 


-Williams.— In  Piltstou,  Sept. 
2.  by  R<-v.  D.  C.  (lliiisleaJ,  Thomas  Benocliot 
and  .Mi-i  \mi;'.  J,.  W  illiiin?.  botliof  Pittston. 
Ciij-,;:  .11-.  \:  ^  .  ..  —  111  Biuyhamton, 
Auf,'.  :.l.  i  .  1  -  '  '■•  Quounell,  J.  E. 
C'heiiil'.  ,  ",  1  I  I  u.  and  Mi?s  Jennie 
ka-Mu-.  .  ■       ■   -         :      .  N.  Y. 


to   L'L-   ii;:!du  m  U;mover 


>!<.«•    Ill    T.ii.p    «iiK  ^■a.le  Colonel. 

A  l',..M'l.  nr ;  .i.l-nt  of  the  Scran- 
ton  /;  .  ,  ,  ..  ,!-ly  Dr.  HoUis- 
t'-T,  I  ;  . ,       1  i>ant  reininis- 

ctiiC!    ,n  \\  !■  1-     .■   .1    ■,  :  ■.   ■-':!  : 

Ju,~t  totly  ytnr-  :ii;o  lr,i  lr:iip  was  made 
colonel.  At  this  time  Lewis  S.  Watres,  a 
large  lumber  dealer  and  a  jaslice  of  the 
peace,  lived  in  the  sunny  nook  on  the  Lack- 
awanna, kiio'.vn  "  A'  •■■•.n-  N'craou  then,  but 
now  called  W:'  ■,  .  i  :,!.ir  and  thrifty 
citizen,   a   ;:•   .  '     of   hospitality 

and  fun,  ii'i.l  i  "  •  ,.,  :  ■  .iics.  For  many 
years  li>^;:,  •     ■,  . -ton  the  moun- 

tain ,'!  .1    -      .   :  ;  .  ::-  into   lumber 

wIirIi        -•    I  1 ;.'i-'  company  of 

Kew  "'    ■      !■  '.I   thousand. now 

won'i^'  i.  I;  ■-,■,^^:  -d  a  single  house 
besicii-  his  own  made  up  tiit  placf. 

In  the  spring  of  tliat  year  Mr.  Watres  re- 
ceived from  Harrisburs  a  commission  as 
colonel  for  Ira  Tripp.  At  this  time  the  only 
colonel  livini;  in  the  upper  end  of  l.uzerne 
was  Colonel  Darte  of  Carbondale.  Tlie  coin- 
mission  was  sent  to  Watres  as  he  was  the  only 
pi-oniinent  man  in  Bh^kely  township,  and 
bc-siil;  t'.i-  ■:;  -.t:  ;  ■■*  'li  -  --■■j.TL-tion  that  the 
titli  V    -    ;,,,  I        :    .         Misdrove  down 

til.'  ^  'i  ,  ■  '  1  ,  ■  .  '  i  !■  the  document, 
in  r,  ii  •     :  ,    ■  ;n    the  spriiic;of 


;n  the  county 
.ibondale,  con- 
vu    but   by  fe  v. 


A  hand.some  memorial  volnme 
published  at  Harrisbura,  bearing 
niK  Ii..\*M\N    l->^;n,v.     A    H;-t,.ricHl 

I,;,iri-.l  \.,V-~.       V-  '•■■.-     1-.  S.r,.  Ho 


Dora  K. 

Klixi  ■ 
2,  Geo,.- 
Kmina  ^ 

KOAJ- 

Rev.  A.  ( 

Tyrrell  h 

Stbovs 


■hillipsburg,    N.  J., 


•  r    distribution 
and  comprises 


■  Thomas— Ellis— In  Wilkes-Barre,  Sept.  3, 
by  Alderman  Wesley  Johnson,  Daniel 
Thomas  and  ;uiss  Jane  Ellis  both  of  Kings- 
ton. 

Trvmbowki!— RicHAKT— In  ■\^■est  Pittston, 
Sept.  8,  by  Kev.  D.  Stroud,  Charles  Trum- 
bower  and  Miss  Jessie  Richarl  both  of  West 

Pittston.      

KKATHS 

Cole. — In  Shiekshiny,  -\ug.  09,  Samuel 
Cole,  aged  84  years. 

DuiFV.— In  Pittston,  .^ul'.  31,  Patrick 
Duffy,  aced  tU  years. 

GiLLKsi-it— In  Port  Griffith,  Sept.  6, 
Patrick  (iilh-spie,  aced  4«  years. 

Hakvkv.— In  Bear  Creik,  Amanda  Laninjj, 
wife  of  V,"il!iai;i  .!.  ilnrvey. 

Lli.uhin.  i:  1  ,!i-ton,  Sept.  3,  John 
R.  Llev,  ,, -        !-,..,rs. 

McD .       1         loD,    Sept.   2,   John 

MeDov....i:,  :-■■:[  r.  ..,.rs. 

McCoy.- At  liriitoii,  Aug.  123,  Daniel  Mc- 
Coy, aged  abont  70  years. 

.Mor;AN.-At  Freeland,  Sept.  1,  Thomas, 
sonof  J'.l.j  M,H,,i,.  ;:,-<d  11  years. 

(  lA  ;■,-.-  li;  ;■'  ;:-.:).  Se'.>t.t3,  Uannorah, 
V.   ■.    .  t  .-  .  .  ,     ^    ,.    :       :;,.ur,3  years. 

I'l    ;  s  ill.  .Vug. 'J'j,  John   W. 

'  l;i.i  ,  ui^,,.-;— lu  iiotajoy  Brook,  Sept.  6, 
Mrs.  Ann  Kobirt^ou,  aged  77  years. 

Shales.— In  Wilkes-Barre.  Sept.  ;>,  Nathan, 
son  of  I,ewis  S.  Shales,  aged  8  years  and  7 
months. 

Shivelv.— In  Scranton,  Sept.  4,  Sylvester 
Shively,  formerly  of  Wilkes-Barre,  aged  51 
years. 

WiTMiN.— In  Hauovt-r  Township,  Sept.  4, 
Mrs.S.ii.  ..1  >.  ;■■     .1  ,  ri:-eat;3  years. 

Wan  i      I  til,  Aug.    25,  Wesley 

G.  Wsi-  :.,.■■;;'     .  .,;s. 

Wilii-:  .  '.-'1  ;<.c,  Aug.  30,  Margaret 
wife  of  Joni:  D.  W  ulu.uis,  aged  4t;  years. 


rhe  Historical  Piecord 

A  MONTI ILY    PUIUJCATION 

DEVOTKU    }'liINXir.\Lr.V    TO 

:)e  Barl^  Ibistor^  of  lim^^OfuiuG  li^aUc^ 

AND  CONTIGUOUS  TICRRITORY 
wirii 

NOTES  AND  QUERIES 

B I OG ;;  A  !'l  U  C  A  L,    A  N  T I U  r.\  K 1 A  X .    G  !.N-  KAI.OG  1 C  A  I, 


EDITED  15V  F.  C.  JOHNSON,  M.  D. 


Vol.     l]  OCTOL'LK     ]8C6  [No.    2 


Wn.KFS-RARRn.  PA. 
MUCCCI.XXWI 


The   Historical  Record  ) 

CuiupUcd  from  the   Wilkes-Barre  Record  \ 

; _^. % 

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Address  all  Commv.uications  to  I 

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V\n  LK  ES-l^  A  R  R  E,PA 
Vol.  I.  0CT0J5ER.  1SS6.  No. 


ij 

r.„e                                         Contents  % 

17  The  Fr.milv  of  Capt.  Lazarus  Stovp.rt W.  H.  Yy.^\.  M.D.                     | 

iS  Clcveland-Folsom  Genca!o^.'^■ ^V.  H,  L.;i  r,  M.D.                   | 

1 S  De.ith  of  Mrs.  Antlri;v.-  R,aub X 

19  Uenlh  of  Thomas  W.  Robir.5on I 

20  Stephen  I'.ru!.- '>\'  H.  i,.;l  t,  ..!.n.  | 

21  Poctiyof  Wyoming  V.iUey -i 

22  Pennsylvania  vs    Connecticut .Hon.  blKVr.LN   |i.Nki.,~.  .. 

23  Basset't  Familv  Kc- U n ion I 

23  The  Redemptioners '-'•  II-  i^-  I'l.l  .Mr,.  | 

24  Indian  Paint  Stones s 

24  Tlie  Piumb  FainiK- | 

25  Proceedings  \Vyo:ain-  Historical  S^.ciety | 

26  Luzerne  Countv  Cenlenni.il J 

28  Remini.scencesof   WilUcs-Parre    Rkv.  Bc^Tvacr;  H.UV!  KV  ^ 

29  A  Historic  Apple  Tree \ 

29  1  Jeath  of  Anthonv  Cood | 

30  Frf.nccs  Skcum's  Relics | 

31  Tc.\t-Books  of  the  Old  Acn.deinv J 

32  Meaning-  of  Susquehanna 1 

32  SheepRaisin- --  \ 

32  An  Old  War  Son- % 

33  Sam  \V right..... ^._ | 

34  Certennial  of  I.'.uerpe  iJo,.i,:y | 

35  Lii;;crne  Countv  Post  Oirites - | 

36  A  Supposed  Meteorite % 

^6  An  H^itoric  Lo^;  Chap^i 3 

37  Another  Snlli\  an  Expedition  Io:;;nai 1 

\v,  When  j;cnvic:<  was  Founded Hux.  S rturrx  Jenkim-  \ 

39  The  Old  Holienback  House -  ■  ■  •  \ 

39  The  Old  Wiikes-narre   Acaaei.!> J 

40  Rev.  Dr.  Chas.  D.  Cooper \ 

40  ISookXoticcs \ 


■'■  Sc-oTCM,  Ii:isu  AND  Oeiiman,  ^^  COCXTy.I'A., 


)jv  \v;li..;a>'  hyvahy  r.Gu;.  n.  i).,  \i.  a.. 

llr.rritibtiiL;,  Ijmui.-  ii.  H!>rt,  PriuU-r  tnct  Ilimler 

IStW.    Pp.  '■•iO  Oct.iv". 
li.dcxed  in  tli.'t,-iil.    Tlio  resmlt  of  15  yuarb  con- 


seientiou-v  iiiul  luborious  reswircli. 
Pru-e  S5,  ..■lotli  l)0HD<1,  k'iU  top,  unnut  edgp. 
apipe  L-rin  hu  l..'i.l  of  thu  author.  )jj  ETiilLY  C.  RI,.\.CKM»  S. 


rr  JSrOUY  uf  I'.ASOVEH  rOWNSlUV,  Ci.axto,-,-,  ISM.MsvN  /!ii>  HArni.Fi;(aEK, 

LUZERNK  COUNTY,  PKN.N'A.,  Phikaolphia.  Ifi73. 

TlioKgh  ont  t)t  print  a  tow  copies  of  this  taIh. 

able  work,  v.li!oli  the  RrcoRi)  does  not  he.itate 

to  proiiount-e  OQO  of  tho  moot  vdlnablo  contri- 

butioijt  to  tha  \,W...n  of  "OM  WjOmJDg,"  ar* 

IIE.NF.Y  BLACKMAN  PLUMll,  Btill  obtainub).?  ot  tne  aathor,  at   hrt  homo  in 

nob..  B..,.,  p'X'J^^e.^^.ro,  P«.,  I..5.         ^^^ '  ^"^ 

Octavo,  Pp.  fiOO.    Price  «,.'iO,  Pvacf  J3  ia  c'.oth.  84  iiillcather. 


HISTOKY  OF  WVOM)N(i  V  ^L!  .EY, 


yUE     MAGAZIXE     OF     AMEIilCAX         TJ  ISrOPdCAL  ilAGAZIXK  blXDEKY. 
■^  JIl^rORY.  J'^ 

MOXTnLY,  n  LVSTTl.VTKD,    fIVE  BOI.LAKS  A  YF.lK.  OLD  HISXOiilCAL  M.A&AZINF.8. 

KDITED  BY  MRB.  MAP.THA  J.  LA.MB,  KECOUDS. 

.fO  LAyAY.:TTE  ^I^^J;-    ^^^  KOKEIGN  AND  AJiERlCAN  PCELJCATIONd, 

ItdOAlswith   ('.■■IJ    ll.'M.  :.i    }■"     \  ,     ri    .ai  ilif.  BOO'D  IN  A  MAS.NER  EflT.UBi-E    fOK  TSLY. 

tory,  from  ;)•:  :  -    ■ 'r  •:•,.]  '.  •  '.'•■ 

ItBContribnm  J  •         .   ■:     ri 


;    ,■    ■  -  ..  ■;,,,,.•  siME,  v.TTH  rh'ctr  Er.ots  i.n- 

!       ,  !    r-'.'i,';."i  fALP,  IJUS.SiA.  IMORROCCO  A.SD  IJBSAKY. 

n^'rM^'^f  n.l  '  .'-1    ri'     t'i  I        1,^  ■■!..-'    !•    an'U'-r't  witli  £ui5h  to  corrtPt-onil.  with 

giith.rLa  i...io  iK.uar-,;m..!y  bouua"v,',i,;mcj,  form  GILT    EDGES    OB     GILT     TOPS,     MAR.BLE 
?h;:coi^m;;^^  ""^""^  """'''  '"  "■'"  '"'""■'  *"  XOPS.  KED  TOi'S,  SPKI^KLED  ioP«. 

" All  pa„...^  eiaciinert  caroftilly. 

TTlSiOKY    Oy    ■:!E  LACKA  WAXXA  ,-„,.f„i  ^^^^.tion  ^iren  to  th.  rt^toring  of  old 
-^  "*                               lvlL/,£V.  EDcradni:-;.  llai-.   Drr.'ts  end  Pft!;«i  of 


Uv  H.  nOLiaSTEH,  M.  O., 

WTTH  r;0  ILLLSIBATIO.S.S.— 


EapraTint;';,  jlaj',   Drr.fts  End  Pftgrti  of 
rce.di::g  ii;:.f,e.-  v.ia',h  may  huvo 

become  torn. 
licationa  of  the  pret>eiit  daj  neatly  and 


l-'ift>i  Editiou,  P.tn'ifii'd  aad  EclariTid.  tabht.>ntially  boacd. 

PB'NT«'D  BY  General  lilaok  Btx>!:  Manof.ic;r.r£T. 

Binder  f.,r  Wyoinin:?  HiftoricaJ  S.x^ief 
J.  B.  LIPPi-.NC-OXT  CO.MPA.N'Y,  Ccrro-.poDaence  8o!:cited. 

PHlLAD.KLVajA,    Ibo.j. 


l'a;:es  .".4S,   Oct.ivo,     P.-ic.->  $- 


J.  H".  liAEDEIi, 
INI-  ti  .MAKKE-r  ^fBEET, 


pf-riotl    proceeding   its    betllen;eot  to            \ 

:  times.    Includiiiij  thu  aoiisda  and  | 

OBHiphy    of     eiich     township,  ? 

with  maps  and  iimr:eroii3  .[ 

illnetrations.  1 


5thor  ot  Scr.utoD,  Pa.  WlLK>.s-BiIi 


Ubc  Ibistorical  Wccovb 


Vol.  I. 


0C0TI51-:R,   1 886. 


No.  2. 


Tho  !■  iimily  of  Capt.  Lazarus  .>■ 
rCoiiti  ibntod  b.v  Dr.  W.  II.  Efile.  Ha 
111  tlie  lUx'onu's  notice  of  ihe  cl. 


W.  Stewart,  > 
"ho  WHS  a  .■< 
;;riniJson  of 
liind,  who  o  I 

illL.-.IU-      ^1,! 

"C;i|.;.    i 

flLthM.-  ,     . 

thMi:  -    .. 


us:    removed    witii  liis    broihcr  to 

t  itl;  m.  and  removed  to  Norlli  Car- 

Slfwart,  pU1c.=;t  son  of  Lazarus 
d.  April  8,  1777,  iu  UanoverTown- 
kvi'^Ut   Co.,  nged  about  Oo    jears. 

,  I'nince? ,  d.  November  10, 

li.ir  elilidreu  were  as  follows: 

-.11,  u.^:  iji,  Dorcas  Hopkins. 


toprr:ii.  .  ii._' coutnbuuoii.-: 

La.' ■  ,         -  .  the    first    emigrant, 

caiiMv.  :  ,   from  the  north  of  Ire- 

he  setlled'on'a  t:v..';l  ol"  I.:.  !  ''■•-'■■."[.■  V.,, 
Swahatawro  Creek,"  in    ;•.  .     ■  .  .i 

Township,  Lancaster  i  ...  iv,;;,  :  ..  ii  ,  •■[ 
two  Kedemptioners.  \w  ;      -    " 

paid  by  him,  he  built   v,  ■ 
two    years    foUowinu'    :.    '    ■     ■  '       i  . 

cleared  twenty  odd  acr. 

planted  an  orchard.  H  .;;i  .i  -;.-■;  1  ,  i  i. 
His  farm  was  a  lone  time  in  Ui>iHilt-.  u\wij„' 
to  the  fact  that  tlie  warrant  never  having; 
been  issued,  his  sou  Lazarus  took  out  a  war- 
rant for  the  same  laud.  .After  tho  death  of 
the  first  I,i7:irn~'  wif.-,   n  -mt    wa.s  brought 


by    Williii!,    ,s:.  ..■,i 

'.  ■  !'    ■    -nu'of    Jo"hn 

Stew.ir;.  :              ; 

.      .     .:•  share  iu  his 

graudi 

■      tnbution    was 

made  ir;    r.  -..,             .1 

,.     this  that  we 

have    the    f.j;;i, -    ■ 

■    .     ■:••   record   here 

Kiven.      Mr.    \\         ■ 

il.i'.t    the    first 

LazarKS   Steu  ,m    ., 

;       ri>,   i:ol„-r(  and 

Al,:.„n,Jrr.  C.u:     1     .   : 

son  of  the  former.    Ace 

■ordii,  •toinyamhori- 

ty,  which  is  the  ori^'inal   records   iu  the  set- 

th^meut  of  the  estate. 

his  children  were  as 

follows: 

^■'>  :  i^.     Ml      -M,  3d    and    Cth    as 

t  daughter  of  Laz- 

:.-.::■'■.;<   ;i :  led  James  Stewart, 
■r,    a    co;i-iii    or    second   cousin. 
Iren  were: 
.'-■.■  b.  about  173;3;  m.  and  left  i.ssue. 

us:  b.  about  17^4;  the  "Paxtang 
-'apt.  Laz-arus  Stewart:  m.  .Martha 

.'.«.•  b.   about  1737;    m.    PrisciUa 


tie  utormation 
1  tro.u  Hon. 
!l,e  ••.\nn.-ils  of 
3r  to  his  death, 

I  know  about 
~.  Ke.-^oeeiinc- 
■ue."    The  date 


Ir.-ti  were  Mo 


County  about  the 


L!l.      f.'llU 

.:.,•...     My  fa 
c,  u.urried  Jai 


.l/'MV,    who 

;v.   Manna- 
art's  widow 


■/■///•;  ///s'v. 


Hannah,  tin 
know. 

"Maky  Si- 
Mr.  Gray  \vk 


UMi'diiieiuhuLorof 

fCCll 

dcd  fl 

ul. 

'{'•i), 

BOll  ol 

n:.'inicd  AIcxaiuliT 

iwtre  iri7/.',/,»,  wiio 

man 

r'ic!l  '''^ 

V.wl.od.  miiiiarrica; 

froii 

1   l.ni.. 

Ji.    \Vilson:    /.7(,('- 

'■arc 

t  lli:. 

is  .Mac'artuoy;  Mar- 

Tli.a 

.,arnf<l. 

111.  A 

.nut;  N 

■.;.rc-y   Ch>ii...K-in, 

isr^lK 

'..ilk  at   Jill   L^ily 

l'.  . 

,l)M,.'  . 

-     to   tnioo   him 

//. 

i:.r. 

.1.  .,,    ono    iKimo.l 

Hi 

.  M,n 

inc  other   I  do  not 

v' 

iUrl,. 

Uv.    Andrew  Gray. 
\nn.ty    Down,    ]ro- 

Y.," 

Frar 

M.n'.' 

u-.   in,    1-;;;..    Ho 

daiit 

mil. 

..    ;..  ■■'.  ■    ■!    lii^'.nnd 

,   Wlin, 

1.      He 

i-i'.' 

M.,:    . 

.    ..,    U'e^t- 

vii 

:  ].,„  , 

'id  was 
-  Jack; 
Kobert 


'.ra3-_   Gillespie. 
Ji>->j|ih     Avery 


V.  Ere 
'vViUi.' 


as  P.  Hastings. 
.\ni.e  Thomas. 
Ill  ]■:.  Ilojt. 


Yeoman. 

iV.  iiVs,'  FJiutbrth:  b.  June 
unmarried. 

Both  the  President  and  his  w 
scendants  of  a  long  line  of  clertjy 
Presbyterian  faith. 


11.  Nerval  B.  Bacon. 

led  withoDt  issne. 

u.  Hon.    Lucien    T. 


A  Gie:it-<lreat  Graiidniotlier  Dead. 

Nearly  a  century  ago,  or  to  he  more  exact, 
on  the  li"»th  daj  of  May,  ITLil,  there  was 
born  in  Greenwich.  N.  .1.,  .Moriah  Arnold. 
The  child  crew  to  womanhood,  married  An- 


Thp  rievela 

lu  Dr.  E-le's 
Harrishurt;  T,-!,., 
of  President  Ch:-. 
his  spouse.    It  is 


;  te'JfJU,  who  ui. 
re  are  ^eTer■.ll  desceud- 
-    and   DiUeis-resuimg 

ley. 

.  -tern  New  York  papers 
;  ■  i-tina  the  Grays.  Rath- 
>'.iwart.  Thei  all  have 
there  now.  but  I  could 
itr  about  .Josiah  Stewait'.s 

alrc.-.dy  too  lentlthy  cora- 
;  I  shall    be  very  u'''id  lo  ve- 
il relatim,'   to  this  family  of 
\Vit.i.iiii  H.  Eonii. 


I  this 


dinyh'er,  .Mrs.  Aoii 
Boronch. 

"Aunt    Moriah" 


aad  pi.  II 
UyominL: 
John    rtlii 


..  ..'...  -■  i::"ed  from 
i:,'.  !■<  at  the  home  of  her 
-on  Church,  in  Luzerne 


\  in  Itfli;  to 
"father    of 

visit 
the 

Ins   1 

tllend, 
Jacob 

as  aNo  from  the  same  .Jersev 
\     Mr.  Saubwaswouttotell 
r  afterwards  about  that  vi^it, 
i;  the  C(,M  summer  of  IbltJ  — 
■ry  mo-iti  liul    its  fru-t.     He 

rmc  iii.sTonicAf.  RKixntn. 


nt.\s()N-s  nK.ATii. 


trusted 

to 

n. 

I'.dirt 

their    g 

fiiu.llv 

can 

I'e 

thp 

tiokis  w. 

'Mni 

ihcii 

Kotui 

t|.-! 

■•7' 

Mr.  K„i 

tl.is  1.. 

thof.n!. 

Kii.i..-l,. 

■;       1 

his- 

inl«r' 

Raul-' 

the-ii:: 

(O  thf    1 

Chur.;, 

l'' 

theiuir 

Raub  h 

M'd 

I . ,  1 

who  lovingly  ;i'    i  i      . 

every   want.     A    ;      ■  ■    ,     •      .: 

made  a  mi?  -i-  ;    •,      i 

bedroom   flo. >!       '    . 

the  hip.  as  a  r    -    :■      ■  • 

bed  and  ucvir  I    : :  ;: 

rapid.      A.=!    hi-r    '.      .';ly    I  .     .,  ;  ;■■,'. 

her   mind   \t><    ii-    v..:.:      >  ,i    !.:i;'i    i      >. 

The      fun«hiiie       gave      way       to      nieinal 

torpor     and     the      once      active      mem- 

orj'  became         almost         ;i         blank. 

Thus  she   sank    peacefully    and    pamlc:-.?ly 

into  her  iast  sleep  of  earth.     During  life  .=he 

was  warmly   attached   to    the    Pie.-liyterian 

Charch,  of  which  she   was   a    ccimmniiicaut. 

and  in  the  coijsolatinii   of   it-,    doctrine    slie 

pa.ssed  from  e   ^fh  v,i''  ■  -;  i  nir.nniir. 

Her  survivi-  .•     'I'l'  Nancy,   wife 

of  James  .A.th.  I  ■  ■  ,  '  '  ■'  ,  I'l.;  .Mr.s.  Siir- 
renda  Matlur-,  1.  .  .  .'wi.irew  Raub, 
Dallas;  Samuel  K;.:.:-.  I,;.,-  ::u-:  -Mrs.  Martha 
Bonham,  Luzerne:  Mr,^.  .Mary  Honbam.  Klk- 
land,  Tioga  County;  Mrs.  .\ddison  Chnrch, 
Luzerne. 

Mrs.  Andrew  Raub,  was  buried  on 
Friday  afternoon  from  the  residence  of 
her  grandson,  Addison  Church,  in  Lu7.;-ru6 
Boroutih.  Services  were  held  at  the  house 
at3pm.,T!£v..  11.  H.  \\(l\sr,„d  K.  H  i;- ud 
Snowil.  Ii     -        ;.;:'-.      A  ;;    .::■.■-■■•    :  ■  i:  ;i 


The    t;:---   ■    -  ■.       :■:-.■       ■ 

verv  l,>r/.  ,  ;  i    i   ;    '-j   •■    r,.--,    ■,      ,   •    r  .rr.      ■.  ^ 

followrd    ll..-     ,>ln:..n.^     U,   .i-,..,r    i.,-1    r.-I.l..' 

tiie     i 

place  in    Forty    K.irt   Cemetery.     Brief  ser- 

Wilke 

vices  were  al-o  held  at   ttie  grave.     The  fol- 

ond   • 

lowing,   all   of   whom    are  grandsons  of   the 

daugl 

deceased,  ai-ttd  as  r^all  bearers:    J.  W.  Bon- 

his M- 

ham,    W.    S.      Bonham,      fJdgar    K.    Raul), 

H.'  ■, 

Thomas   R.    Atherton,  Andrew   R.    Matliers 

I" 

and  Andrew  G.  Raub. 

In    1707  tliTTr'st"  d^rT-hTeU   rang  in   a 

V''  '' ' 

Moravian  cliurch  at  Wyali;^:.,-. 

,,,'■" 

In  1770  the  first  hmise  built  in  I'itl-'ton.  a 

'og  budding,  w;is  erected  by  ZebiUon  Marcy. 

aiM!  i: 

ile 

aw:.":  Vr„ 

in 

ol,l 

,,.;,; 

I)iarl.>rn 

ten 

tered  at  G 

overnu 

lent  pi 

-ice,  Sl.2.5 

:' 

Wl 

.di: 

''' 

Civer. 

where  he 

20 


to  (lie  SrluiylkiU  nt  Kcaain<;.  and  tlicnce 
down  to  l'liiladel|ihi:i.  Tliec-t  Union  boats 
were  only  of  iilioul  twenty  or  twenty-ilve 
tons  capacity,  imd  tlip  coal  was  delivered  to 
Jordan  i:  Urull,er,  alter  u liieti  llie  boat 
broiifxtit  ;■  ritiirn  fiei;-lit  of  groceries  to   »tir. 

U0llel;hi<  ■.     -    -\..,.  . 

AlLi  :  ,,!,,.    .,         ^njoiirn  liere  lie  asjain 
left   tiM    1',:     \.i  -nnit;   this  time   to  St. 

],oui-,  I'll  • ,  lorn  d  to  return  on  ae- 


ry//;,' jusTomcAL  imronn. 

STl.l'Il  I 
Tlie  lirsl  Wliiti-    .11 


In  liis  department  of  \otPs  an,r  Q, 


and  uj  ;i../u...;u.  A.  o..i  i.i.ic  : 
placaof  cutertainmeut  on  ihe  -jutt 
of  Public  Square,  wliich  was  a  fa 
sort  and  lieadquarter.^  of  the  far:;, 
cletonian  Society,  coir.j. &-'.-.!  "i  v  i 
of  that  day  of  ftstive  ..i..';  '  ! 

For    Ine    last    ten    ,•:    , 


served  as  tipstalf  in  t 

III     ,  1    .■  -i'   ,  1.    ■•■ 

niso  as  tyivr  ar.d  kti 

oftheten-.i.lefori:.e 

\:ii  .             '         :..i-  . 

Of  this  latter  duty  ht 

of  yearsairoby  leas., 

but.   th.o    loa^'i.    kiuui 

\     .•,".:    .     :     ■  -- 

Hi.  .such  while   ai.ii:  , 

He  was  one  of  f  .   -: 

F.  and  A.M.     \lr^..: 

Holy   Royal    A;.    ,    . 

Veutr.i,,--.....;   -■  ,  ■ 

\..  1-,,  >■:  ;.;i;^..; 

plar,  ;■■  il  ■  III!.             : 

.  in'cre^t  i'l  tl.e  7, 

Frevn.       -1  ..    >     • 

,1,  the  blue  lodge 

then^..;                         !. 

iwtherhood   with 

hev:  ■          -    .    .  . 

Thi    IN,;       ;     ■         1- 

;  1  \  .■.-■.;■  1 .    1 .  ,  ■  » 

it  old 
.tiiins 
i.-iing 


that  section. 

"Stephen  llrule,  whose  eulogy  of  the  coan- 
try  of  the  Neutrals,  led  Father  de  la  Koche 
DaiUou,  to  xisit  them,  had,  we  nnist  inf._r, 
already  been  in  that  part  of  the  eoiuitry, 
and  been  struck  by  its  advantayes. 
He  came  over  at  a  very  early  "age 
and  was  employed  by  Chauiplain  from 
about  1010  and  perhaps  earlier.  He 
was  one  of  the  tirst  explorers,  i.roceedini,'  to 
the  Ihu-ou  euui.try     i,d  ae.,n„,:u'    their  lan- 


coufederacy  known  later  as  the  Andastes, 
(lb.  p.  S.'i)  to  secure  their  co-operation 
against  the  enemy. 

HeCrOS.     il   !;,il,,     I      ;k,.    1   I;,-;    ;;,,      ;,;.,     ..,    :,,|y 

to  the     S\:-',',i  ■.:',,...■.    .-I    ;  '  •      ,|    i;,,- 

quoispari',  '     :.■■       ,  :    .    .         ■,  ,  .    ^.,< 


in  hi    .   ||   ::      •,    .    I  -      :  ::.  .- 

son  t!i:.t  v.ol  .■•;.;!  n.':-  :■■;■.:::  i  .^  -  ■4. 
within  that  graii.l  h.-av.  I;,  ;.-nn.:-.  ii...'  iaiiM- 
ed  by  mortal  hand.  Besides  the  so'i  and 
daughter  of  his  tirst  wife  he  leaves  four 
sons  and  one  daii£;liter,  wife  of  Marcus  Smith 
of  this  city.  His  second  squ,  Georu'e  S. 
Robinson,  is  a  distim;uished  member  of  the 
theatrical  professioji. 

In  1S20  coal  to  the  amount  of  800  tons 
was  mined  in  tlie  Wjominj  Valley. 

In  1822  St.  Stephen's  Kpiscopal  church, 
Wilkes-Barre,  was  comideted. 


the  body.  He  was  far  from  being  an 
exemplary  cliaracier,  but  wore  an  Agnu,^ 
Dei,  and  'Alien  the  Indians  went  to  tear  this 

fi.;':';    :.'■■'•    ill-  threatened  them    with   the 


Tin:  lusronicM.  i:i:ri)i!i>. 


iiud  MnliK.    :      :,  :-    •,     -■:  1  .1,.    :<  .:■  1    , 

ei.licn-V  ('!.,, ii;|. I.U.I  I'.Jl'.  pj..  i:w  im,  i.;i;, 
p.  Lir.:  Sudani,  lli-tum-  dn  C.-.!..,i!:i  [..  -iir,.) 
Hofouua  Cliaiiip'.iin  in  Ids.  aud  1:1... 1,- 
his  repoit  to  l.im.  ]t  \va«  aM'.ii-,  i.tl\  i^i.  Il,i~ 
relurii  uiHrcli  timt  tie  p:i-.-i-d  throii^'ri  ili,. 
territory  of  the  Neuter-,  as  it  woiild  l^e  In- 
eafesi  course.  We  fii;d  him  in  yuebee  in 
lOaj,  when  he  v.a-^  -oiii    lu    riuet  rind  hriiiL; 

down  tl..;T, ;.,.;:.    ,■,,■:    ::..-     t,.  1:   ,d^.       He    re 

turned  ^  ;::,    :•      .,     :  . .  ry  di-.-ohUe 

life    an,..,    :    i;  ,      ',.    .  .^  ijard  euin- 

plained  ..   !...,,.  I     .  ;  I.  in    lij:Ji.  p. 

81.  Ul„-nUn.k  I...;,  ijii.-b.  .  1,.-  v.-ent  over 
to  the  Eiit:li.-li,  ami  v.. I-  .-lilt  lip  t<i  the 
Hurous  ill  their  intere-t  m  li'''.'-'.  n.-twiih- 
Btandinc  the  bitter  repro.aelie-  01  Chainpl.-.iii. 
(lb.  1032,  p.  -Ml.)  Sa-arJ,  writ- 
ing ill  lOoG,  state-  that  provoked 
at  his  couduet  the  Ilurons  put  him 
to  death  and  devoured  him.  Sa^'aid, 
Histoiredn  Canada,  p.  -lijr,.  J.,  jenne  Kela- 
tion  1633,  p.  34.  The  laf.  i-  i  ..  ■  .  ;i.  :  i.en- 
tioned  by  the  Jesuit's,  i,  •  :  ;  i.  of 
Father  Brebeuf  (lielac-i.  1  ,  ;  ■  -  ..  it 
would  seem  tliat  he  met  l.i  .If  ii  .i  ::.  v.^ry 
town,  Toanehain,  wheiife  tatiier  de  la 
Koehe  wrote.  It  was  about  a  mile  trom 
Thunder  Hay.  —  (Laverdiere's  Chamiilaiii 
1619,  p.;37. ) 

Such  w:^  t!'  f:iti'  "f  the  man  who  whs  the 
first  tor:..      ;  I      .•    Dntarioto  Ihe  Sus- 

qnehai"     ,     :    ^  ■  ii  the  villages  of  the 

Iroijuo'..  !,;_.:  .  Mtral  territory  to  the 
shores  of  J-,  :.^  iiu:"!:." 

Poetry  <.t  Wyolniill;   Viill^y. 

John  S.  McGroarty.  of  this  city,  has  re- 
cently published  a  haud-ome  little  vohime  of 
118  pages  on  The  Poet>  and  I'oetry  ot  W  yo- 
uiing  Valley.  It  is  dedicated  to  the  eom- 
piler's  colleaene  on  the  Suiulrt,/  J.Piulcr. 
Mr.  C.  P.eli.   .loiin^on.     .\  ■  th.-  pr.-f.uV  -  .;-. 

thoboni.  i-   ii  ,'  '■.  .  .■  .:;■  ti.i,.^'-  -  ,!!; '. .  .-.r 

tho    pi,  t.      '    \  ;        ...       ■    •\  .    ..    ■     .         .:.  .. 


u.l-irh  to  .k  pi;!'-.-  . 
.\  i'i.i.k.e    So:,.-  ■ 

.nly  seven  years 
n.who    ,n  181--;, 
the  Doctor;  of 
'.1  wrote  an    Ad 
liarles  .\loweiy, 
in    l.siu.     .More 

■tlufUi-ned  ^ide  ol 

,.-.1  d   e-lit.r,-;-!-- 

;  i. rave  sons  ai.d" 
i.ih  W  ri-l.t  who 

i : .  •    \  I  ;  ■ .  .     1 ;  "  . 

■...   ...'.    from 

:  i.Mianof 
!    .      i:u  re  ;■•«/- 

,  '"..■    '.'  '•,.■'    -.'; 

!    :.:'.  blind 

rhu- 


Miner,  became  the  liiitoiiD  of  TiiKTiMKSof 
to-day.  (.)f  the  writers  recently  deceased  are 
Dr.  Harrison  \Vrif,'nt,  Lizzie  Gordon, 
(daughter  of  the  lato  historical  writer. 
James  A.  Gordon,  Esq  ,)  and  Mrs.  Harriet 
Gertrude       Watres,       (Stella,       of      Laeka- 


of 


ted 


.11-  lo  Its  otltr  to  Kose 
K.  A.  iNiven  and  "Tom 
tiie  L^,nh-r:  -Timothy 
-uelt-r:  Claude  G.Whet- 
'■  !  1  I  7V„.e.s.-  .Mrs.  Mary 
'  ;  the  Lake  Witiola 
1  and    Clar-nre  P. 


hysi 


tied  wi 
that  t!i. 
Aiiothe 


edition  much  more  valuable,  w 
be  its  enrichment  by  fijotnotes. 
ticularly  in  the  case-=  of  siu-h 
the  writers  a--  have  pass.-d 
to  the  silent  ni.ijoritv.  for  exampl 
would  be  interestiiii;  for  the  ^-ei.eral  re 
to  know  soii.eiiiu);;  ot  TrLiii  'IVrry.  wl 
early    as    ITtio,    poetized    the    flauyhte 


;  -  v  1.;,    Homer 

-.:  I,.  ,    1  i  "   ,"    -  tli.ii    made 
yD::n-hur!,oai-e;iiid  What 
Lover  Said. 

ome  of  the  poetrj  is  crudity  itself  and  is 
y   interesfiuu'    as   pr.'^eiitive  a  variety  of 


My  Lover  Said 

Sc  "    ■ 

only 


our   beautiful 


iK-..re  t;.  H.  linmd,.-.-.  i'. 
Clay,  1'.  i'.  Durkan,  S.  H. 


riiE  jii.sToi: 


lulor 


n.o  lu'li  ti.e 
lU-  ll:l-tf  III  it^ 

I'lace   on  t.'ie 


preii:tr;itic>ii.  j.t  it  is  ii  nu 

diu-tion    ami    will    worth; 

library  rhelf  of  every  oiie  ^ 

pride  in   the  history  and   traditions    of    tlio 

Valley  of  Wyoming— made   fanjuus   ahfady 

in  verse  by  Caiiiiil.cU.  Fitz-Greene   Haliifk, 

Mrs.  Sigouruey  and  Coppp. 

PENNSYLVANIA    Vs.  tO>  NKCTICIIT. 

Accmilit  of  a  iMp.-tiiiK  of  Lu/erue  Land 
(Mviifis  IX  V.ar.  vfl.i-  tlip  JUeriee  of 
Ti.nl in   Uhiih    1  licy    Mill    JJefi-nd 


or  j;ivt.-  ic  111  eviuenoe  upon  tiic^ 
trial:  and  if  he  informs  that 
he  iioes  claim  under  such  prant,  the  party 
clainiins  under  the  grant  tirst  mentioned, 
may  then  on  motion,  remove  the  cause  for 
trial  to  the  next  Circuit  Court,  to  be  holdeii 
in  such  district,  etc. 

.\nd  whereas.    We    have   settled   on    lands 


H..U.  bl.-uben.Jeukine.l 

nnder  a  title  derivpd  from  the  Slitte  of  Con- 

coiiiit of  a  ineetin-,'  of  the 

necticut,    antrciMic  III    111    III''    ■■■■'. Ml     of 

rsinlMd  l,;.7,ri;p.  sfut  inc 

thi-  jini~'ilictii.]i  1"  '  '  •        ■    .    •'          ..i    1  .  Mi- 

fie,    of    Il,.ri-.-l,nrr-.  i-  of 

p\lva7ii,i  im.l  C'Hii  ■    ■              •,.■,■■      .u 

1  ti.r  l::.-t     .;,;:!  it  was  held 

a  riu'lil  or  title  U>  tin    ]    i         ;  .!.  i    i  .;;  m'  -In- 

.    ■    .'    :     i.,  o■eeofTren- 

rived  from  the  Stale  of  Connecticut:   there- 

:     ■             .  Iter  the  pass- 

fore 

■.li. on,  with  its 

1.  Resolved,  That  we  will   in   every    legal 

1  .  "I    ■-    r  -ii-puted  towns 

and  con-titufiii[iiil  manner,    niaiiitain.    sup- 

.  Hicre  i:"iniirdcoi.~idera- 

P-i:    ■:    ;  .'.  '   -:  '  •:  -    TM   :■-.       Tiind.asde- 

>;e    oi    Peter  Stevens,  al- 

ir      '  -■-                    ,:■■..■  .Mt,    in    all 

more  lii     i 

ton,  :i'i 

age  c.t       ■ 

supplni  I  ii: 

to  the  M-uii 

tion.     'Ihe 

though  at  the  time  in  the   then   township  of 

SuriiiL-tield,  «ooii    after   was    in   Wvalusing. 

Old  Si.rliu.fi.l.l.  on  til.-  P-...  MilPof  the  river, 

was  c;i!l. -!  U  >  ■;'      :i,  ■,■,',  ml-     U-ai  portion  of 

itontli--  ■•     :"■!  V. -IS  made  into 

Terr.v,   ■  -       ,  .     .:lj  divided  and 

apart  i-r  It  -■  ,i:.  -:  \'.  -.•-•  --■-. 

The  m-etiii-  tells  i;s  ,,un  <tory,  and  shows 
how  ^troIlgly  the  settlers  believed  in  the 
right  and  justice  of  their  claim,  and  how 
bold  and  determined  they  were  iu  defending 
it  against  every  encroachment. 


At 

a  Meetin. 

I'D 

f  Delcgi 

ates  frc 

im  a  nuni 

iber 

of    T 

'own-hip- 

r  ii 

1    the  Ci 

,f     Ln.'ei 

held 

at     tli- 

I--- 

1'   '-'r 

:i. 

Sprn 

1 1.'  -  - 1  1  - 1 ,  ■  - : 

con-i 

legal 

alnl  1  '  .:- 

:  .-,    I>.  :- 

agaii. 

here-liter 

;i:,ll  ,.I 

i  r.iJ.n.j,. 

may 

'iij 

bruugl 

it   ag:u 

n.-t   aiiv 

set- 

tiers 

under    tl 

le 

Conuec 

ticui  T 

itle.     l3a: 

luel 

Kinn 

0  chosen 

chairman 

and  S, 

amnel   B: 

lld- 

-lerk. 

\VI, 

,.  r,    .-.    11 

1-   ' 

::--::  of 

the   rni 

ited 

Stall 

-    1  -  "  '■  •   ■ 

>  author! 

ties 

shall 

e  -  .-   ,i.:     I- 

zens 

i.flie       -1 

lands  un 

der 

grant 

,s  of    d.lTe 

re, 

it  St.iti- 

-:'  and" 

pointed  to  apjiea 
to   sujiport    and 

Laiai-,  In,  Id  an  i 


ill   each   of  us   ad- 

irtion  in  money  ac- 

in    the    aforesaid 

i"M-  in  the  hand- of 


TUF.  iiisruincAL  i;i:ci>i;i>. 


I'TlONIJItS. 


FOlvc-S  il.( 

.0  ctlVct. 

5,   Kc-^t 

>lvr(l,  Ami 

represent 

ed  to  t!:i- 

DlCUt  of  1 

Hon>,  E- 

q.,   tl,        \ 

Act  of  th 

n     (  .  i   ' 

pas-.-.l  ih 

ryiua    lliu  foriiaoi. 


l-a»»<<l  AHiiy-llinv  h  I.u/c 
lauiily  of  tli.-»o  l"..oi.lo 
Away  I.y  si  riuel  Fatiilily. 


agrtrv.   .     1    ■     ;       ■     !■      ■  ■    ;•■         .     ^,^     •    -■ 

AKelit.     :.!.•     (li-M  I       11,,,  ,!,  r    ;  li    ..,■>   ,■.•::,- 
promisf. 

Therefore,  Resolved  that  oiir  agents  be 
aua  they  are  hereby  directed  to  receive  any 
proposals  (hat  may  be  made  by  the  Peiiiisjl- 
vaiiia  Landholders  or  their  Ayenls  le^'ally 
authorized  rispectiim  an  amicable  com- 
promise of  the  land  iu  controversy  and  re- 
port such  proposals  to  the  settlers  aforesaid. 

C,  Resohed,  Thit  the  forefono  Resolu- 
tions be  i-i-Led  by  the  C!i:;i,-n.an  and  Clerk,  , 
and  that  the  s.uiu-  be  pnbli-hed  in  the  public 
Papers  [,riuted  at  Wilkes-Barre. 

Signed,         Danii'l  Kisnk,  Chairman. 
SAMUtL  Baxdwin,  Clerk. 


Kass 

A  re-union  pic 
Luther  Ba=sett  ' 
near  Dinvijle.  oi 


Fai 


Irish. 
,lood. 


Th. 


Hi, 


are  living  hve  ciuldreu,  b2  gr.-uid-chilaren, 
44  great  prand  children,  and  five  t'reat- 
great-grand-children.  Among  tho.-o  present 
weroUr.  \V.  G.  Weaver,  of  W  ilkes-Harre:  I. 
C.  Kline,  of  Kline's  Grove,  form-rly  a 
teacher  in  the  Wilkes-Barre  public  scliools: 
Mrs.  Margaret  .Morgan  and  three  children  of 
Kingston.  Elliot  R.  Morgan,  of  Kingston, 
is  also  a  relative. 


The  Doylestown   lulrUi 


of  Ai 


21. 


County  Hisi,,ri,Ml    '-■,■:-  i '.    .1 

D.K.Turn.  .,,•,. 

The  same  i-n:,;     ,      ■ ,  ,  .  ■  ,i:i 

John  and  Jaeu;,  H  ,...;:.:,,  .  t 

nieelingof  the    UunterJon 

Uistorical  Society  and  the  \i-^L^-^.^.y^  .. 

reunion,    on    .\ng.   11,  by  Ur.   George 

a  tube  Larison. 


,)re  the  Bucks 
Illy  27.  by  Rev. 
of  Xeshaminy. 
-  the  paper  on 
I  .\d  at  the  joint 
Aumty  (N.  .J.,) 
ibe  family 
Uol- 


voy; 


came  to  America  was  ei 
sterling,  and  it  took  five 
1672  to  repay  this  obli, 
little  variety  in  work  h 
agricultural  or  mere  lalj, 
cant  that,  while  the  vain 
in  such  circumstances  v,: 
of  a  negro  was  twenty-(l\ 
had  been  enslaved  in  ,\ 
other,  from  time  immei 
first  taken  to  Europe  by 
14-13,  and  tn  .-^-i,-].--  ■■' 
by     the     I'    •  ■■      ri     '    ■- 


of 


field   of  Uuubar 
servitude  in  Nen 
prisoners    of  tin 
whom  the  nam<- 
the  leader.s  in  tie 
were  sent  to   Ani 
servitude  was  in- 
tintesthem  from 
The  Redempti'.i 
transferred,  bm 
of  an    ord.narv 
fi-e.jneiit    ,.■■,■■ 
of  Ihee..: 
tion.     H,,., 
America  cia  u<-. 


Luzorno    Cdi 
KnoRli,    Urn 
life      is     vo 
typica]      in 
He  >VHsl,n,„ 


;oiiraa 

(■iu)Uf,'li  to  fon.l  Um 

whono 

iiilo  r;i]itnrcs. 

:.b,'ibly 

"Tl.is"  said  Ml- 

Jtlit-rs. 

nm.'izpmeiit,  '"is  m 

.1,   like 

was  ftniiul  ill  (liisi 

:il,.;ul 

ably  line.  siHTi.iHHi 

1     Willi 

ciisioiiu'd   to   tic 

liultsby  lueMiisof 

.     Tlie 

tlifi.i  to  battle.      '1 

.1,  ,uk1 

iiitrtluMnv.-.L.qiiit. 

ITtfl, 

huiitfi-l  111'  .-i>riii!> 

Khz.brtll    K 


'      ■      :    '            ■      'i            ]    ■.■d     not 

faee«i! 

•       .,  siivt-a 

vessel    > 

■       naiK  Lu- 

Whciit! 

;-;r     !...,,     |.,^a-=wull 

of  Vkil. 

nddfd   1 

had  by 'tin-  lime  f,Taci'cl 

molded 

all  t'rew   to  ruan  and 

chaiact. 

.■d:>n;.-ht.rinarric-dai.d 

Jndi.u,> 

.'    '—     1    ■    ;    d    one 

doui-.l 

•  ■  IMliur 

Tin, 

.!ul   tlie 

I'aint    ■ 

■■'■''-  '"■•    ' .-■  ^wept 

of    irui 

>:..;(,. .J.I.      Jlarei^not 

rpgioii  ■. 

ihe  property   dt-.-cciid- 

to    111^.  H 

ul- nieces   in  Gern.any.  . 

tiriuht  . 

"itoth^Geiiuan   Cou- 

which  _• 

.10  liid  bfc-n  appointed 

tint.     ■■■ 

■    '    :.   ...:;il  who ru^igned 

could    _ 

■■   proi.erty.     Hi- 

They  « 

.-,  ''U  tho  coal  wriich 

thi.^si,,: 

:■:.    .  iMve  Conrad  and 

their-;. 

G.  H.   n.   I'LVMB. 

on  (he-  - 

which  1 

■ft  t 


.       •■M.l.lONCd      iu 

■liiutt'iy  known, 
lyhborhood  of 
ir  the  aiuonnt 
dcd,     and     tl.is 


.  :  1  1;  td  in  niakmt,'  tlie 
paiut-^Pl.  .  .  \.  I'l  i.r  r  he  known,  but  the 
princiilo  ut  :ill  tlif  coloring  matter  is  the 
o.\idu  of  iron.  Thi.s  jiaintseuni  can  often 
be  seen  on  the  springs  and  streams  in  thi.s 
yicinity  now." 


Uu-l,.  -   .   ■          ,          ;  1     ;iui-    Uj    ,i!i    ci,--    UKe  a 

stui...    (     !               !;   :,  citr^iijfli     he. .•.•>■    and 

The  Pliiiiib  Fa... 

ily  ill  Ai..eri 

lo.)l.-  :     .                  :,    piece   of    iioli-hed  iron 

G.  H.  U.  Plumb,  E.=(i 

.,  of  this  city, 

«hi  -.  :   :     1              :r..aed.  or    like  a  piece  of 

father,    Hon.    11.    V,.  V 

p..'.      ,     :         :     .       .     .V  h.ile  drilled    throUi,'h 

lished  ■'.  V  .'r.  M.    l|i  •.. 

'■'"nn^---''r-^ 

th..    1,       ;    .    :          -   .t    iilace   for  a  ?triii>;  or 

thoT!.;.;    :   .              \  liv  which  it  waF:  attached 

logical''          ■    ' 

Pluuil.  t..  1  1        ■.     '. 

tl.i-  h  ;-  :  .  :  i:  .  i    i.tV-'I   a.^kedMr. 'Hope, 

on   hi-   .1              ..::..   iL   1     1 

pickiii,:  up   oT.e  of    the  i.aiut   stone.=.     •■Do 

more  ilrii.  half  ol    the 

yoM    c-.ll    that    a    ha.tch-f.-"    he    rciaarked: 

and   he  expects   to  the 

i    ■■      1.,.,'    '       ' 

-look  here  a  minute  an^i  i  will  .^how  you." 

'i'he  fiimilv  uamei-var 

He  picked  mi  a  .-m,:;!  -..-.c-r  made   oi.t  of 

Phinibe  am!   niini.  an. 

1    :'■     ;■'.    ..: 

granite  and  n:. Ilk,   h. -'.:    ::.  d  on  the    iirinci- 

sentatives   hav..  1    .   .; 

ple  of   an    Ii,.;i  .  m  !        .  ,     r.     }le  tUied  tne 

iiess,    tlieol0L'>.   -■ 

hollow   of    th.     -,   ,.,       ,,     ::  water  .and  then 

line  arts.     Lau;..      i 

rubbed   the  ••1.;.' .I:,  f    it:  i:  r  .  he  would  have 

to  liis  mass  ot  ii.l.'. 

done  a  cakeof  uaiei-i  u.u    punt.     In  a  few 

lers  to  all    of   llie  lam: 

Ily  ii;in,e    ..t  \ 

niiiiuli.=  he    had   a    te.i-po  .!:Uil   of   brilliant 

can  learu. 

the  back  .)f  his  hand  in    siri;.es  it    prove, 
bo    a    brilliant    vermilion    tle«h  dye.  br 


In  1800  the  iiopulation  of  th. 
only  12,s30. 


AI.  SOriKTV. 


■orici'.l  nnd  Gfolojica! 
I  rly  mt-etintj  Stpt."  li.i. 
was  in   ihe  e.'iair.     A. 

read  and  a  vote  of 
...iiors.    The  indivi.Hial 

J.  Hill,  M.  J.  Gr.lUu, 
112,  Hon.  J.  A.    Scrau- 

.    [■.    ]>ou;,';,.rf..    Hoa, 


[ici]  out  of  I  hoii- factor 


Ri_-I  Hoc.  Um.  1).  Avtiill,  Or.  \\ .  h.  i:_-;,  .L. 
H.  Low,  A.  K  Kuiikle,  .v.  H.  \\i.-llt:^  H.  C. 
WiLson,  E.  B.  Yordy,  W".  P.  ilorgaD,  Dr  W. 
H.  Sliarpe,  S.  Ileyuolds,  KtcoiiD,  Xfics- 
Jhalrr,  A.  K.  Foote,  U.  S.  Commi?fioncr  of 
I'atoiits. 

'1  ho   societies   contribating  were   Natural 
Hwlory  S(,CR-ty  of  NVw   Bruuswiok.  HiMori- 

CUI     I-UCiLtlfS      of      Viri'ilii!.       in.|i,M.         T,VA!, 


Dcc- 

;e,  of 
;.  of 
laiik.s 


eoroloiii^t,    of    whK-li    the     following    is    a 

'L'he  averntre  leinvierature  for  .August  was 
B.S  i-lo  df^-rit;?,  a.s  conipari-d  with  Ut>3.V  in 
18S.'>:  70  in  18SJ:  (IG  iu  \iiS:i. 

Average  temperature  for  .July  wa'^  67,  as 
compared  with  TS  in  188.j,  71  Ji  in  ItitH,  73 
in  1---3. 

;;  i:u  fall  in  Au2ii.st  wa«  3.12  inches,  as 
■  ■  I  ■"!  with  7.77  in  188.".,  3.-11  iu  1884, 
:■  ■  I  '■.  i-ys. 

I;  .!:■  lall  in  Julv  was  3.U2.  a'i  compared 
wit'i  -.iVJ  in  1885, 4..">9  iu  1881  i;.-U  in 
1883. 

Kainfallin   June,  1880,  was  2.81,  tj  44  iu 


ain  f:i 


Benevoknt  li 

jioii,  i.  .1       ■  '  '  1       ■      ■   ■    ■ 

;  .v' 

ten  presented  a  p 

History  ai'.d  8i 

•IL-Liof.  1  '  .          ■■    1     .    ■  ;  .     ; 

r 

1    found    on    the 

torical      So.  it 

l;..     A:.  •  -  .      '         1:.:..       .■  :  ;  -  1 

1 .^t        .jf      n.-MI>.p 

Slri.-1-,,    ■,■ 

.     !.   \:    .  .      -.ill  Soeiirtv.lVa- 

, 

bodi      ' 

rru^l-.,  .. 

.                        V.  AI.    L.    A.. 

-  -tj,  BrooKviUe 

Socit;',  ..:  N    ' 

.   1!.  ;...,.  -./.-, iCf.Cauaaian 

Institute,  l.il.; 

■u-.v  i:oi:iria..y  ofPhilaa.-lphia. 

'f 

Yale     (JoUege, 

,     Luited     State-:     ti^olo.-ical 

low 

incv... 

Survey,  Old   f. 

;ei5idents'  Historical   A^socia- 

LL. 

D.,  .,;  !■. 

lion. 

pac 

ker.  of  J 

.•:;'..    ,   1  1,  .   1  '.  1  i. 

Genr.:-  y..  T 

.-:;i/  i'  -.  :.!.%1  =ome  relics   of 

of  1 

he  Ac;.de 

my 

of'    S.-.t-ac  s.  l'i,i 

tlip  M-  - -. 

:■  Wyaiusiujf  in 

Col. 

.  -J.  A.  i'nce  f 

md  NV.  A.  VVil'oo.ic, 

the  1.1          ;. 

.        '    .          :,       ■■    ud.    To    sped- 

and 

corre^;>o! 

:idi! 

lit."  secretary  re-p. 

Hie-,-       ,1 

11.    C.    WiUon. 

the 

l.::Ckawai 

lllU'. 

.   In.-tn,;!e    of  H, 

.Ml.       \.r;.i,.,. 

u,       1:.j.:l,i       relics:        G 

S-' 

!! 

I  !.<s,  L'.ca 

receipt  Ot 
lur  wliom 
Estate  of 

lotograph 
island    of 


drills 


rfo: 


ashes,  leiieiit  used  lu  yraves,  two  ax 
7  c-l's,  ^nd  '2io  spear  or  arrow  doiu 
■Mr.  Wilsi.u  l.tlieves  that  he  call  (ra-  i 
development  ot  arrow-inakinjiu  the  -pe 
mens  whicii  he  has  collected— several  thoi 
and  in  number— ;ind  lin  believes  the  '  ririe 
variety  to  be  tlie  porfection  of  the  !o-t  a 
It  has  a  rilled  ..,-  b,.Vcled  eds;e.  which  en 
it  a  spiriU  moiioii  when  v.i  tlu'lit.  .Ve..rlv 
the    speciiu_-ii-    ne    .sends    are    from     ICn 


c;i.)lo^:-t,  read  a  uiu^t  ii 
scholarly  paper  on  n.tteors 
reference  to  a  supiiosed  iiuU' 
fa-m  of  .J.  Cr.ickeit,  in   lio.-s 

v.'j.K    .1,    ;..,-.  ..ion  of  thesoc 


ty. 


N   ■] 

found  in 
r..  11  feet 

f  ou 

1  a  irrave 

>.,  h 

y  himself 

bni 

■lit  bones 

two  skeletons. 

.Mori;aii,  Bros,    i    Co.    presented  the    tirst 
factory-made    shoo    ever  made    iu   Wilkes- 


'!  ::  '■  :  :  •  -i-,  which  is  Hh.iu;  the -ize  of 
a:  I    '.      !.  i.'.i  of  nureonc  origin.     Dr. 

Ia_'  ■;'  '  :.  ^■  .  It  to  he  anorihit.-,  l.iouK'ht 
h.reinli.e  drill  |,eriod  fio:n  the  St.  Law- 
rence or  the  Groat  L.ake  rttrion. 

.ludtie  Da.na  broii;;ht  up  the  subject  of 
observint;  the  Criitenary  of  the  erection  of 
I.TZerne  County  and  staled  that  he  iiail  lieen 
pr  miised  the  co-nperalinn  ..f  ))r.  \V.  IL 
Ei,'!e,  Col.  Frank  Stew.,rt,  Ki-v.  David  Craft, 
Hon.   i\   M.    Usterhout,    Dr.  H.   Hollister, 


1  iiF.  liisioincAL  i; 


Rev.   S.  S     K.iiii^  ly.    IX    M.    .Toii.-s    I':-']., 

de.il-;.      Jo-eph    Sprau-ne   wa^;    made    court 

Hoii.(\    E    l;ir,.  11.,.,.     St  ii,l,.j    \\,MH|„:ira, 

c.i.T.     r..,i-.l    i;i,th:|.,  the   li.-t    sh,  .ilfof  the 

Hun.  a.  1!.  i'iuu,b,  w.  1'.  i;vii,ii[.  i:-iq..  .uui 

county,  u.Kiimlructed  to  l-iko  measures  lor 

Hon.    a.    .M.    Ho.v  .     Thi-   .1  ,!h   I, ills   upon 

the  erecti.Mi  of  a  j.dl. 

Sept.  'j:,,  uiul  it  wa-    orJLrcci  tli.it  :i  iiicrliii;,' 

Judi:e  \'.'ood\vaid  exhiiiited    tho    coniiiiis- 

of  Ihe  s.icuHy  1>l'  li,rld  on  tl,;it  iia.\  mI  l-i  .iin., 

sion  ol  .Sh.riir    Hiitkr,  who   was    a    grand- 

to lit^ten  10  histoi-i  :il  :nl.lr.v.<es.     'I'lic  ^•|,.■-lr 

father  ol  tilt  .Iialyo's  wile.     U  bears  (he  si','- 

wan   eui|'0*t'rocl    to   appoint   liiu   ui  c-i--.s  iry 

nalui-o    of    H,-.,j,inin    i'Varklin.     Tho  h-^-al 

coaiiniLtLo-.'.s. 

practitioners  v.  ho  w.re  sworn  in  were  Ebeii- 
ezcr    i!o».„a,i,    l',;t..,.in      Cti;.,,    Ito^ewell 

LUZKIiNK'S  riKST  CfcMXllV. 

Welles   :n,  i    W.-,    -■■  -'■,.'-.     Tl,.   q, -.:--•  es- 

The  Occasion  CoiniueuioiaUil  Ijy    a    Pub- 

hibitfi 1             •    '     :       -     ■                        ,  -    pt. 

Term,  1.     .,               1   "■    ,      ,        il.:    .      l:..r- 

lic  Meeting   I  n<lei-  the  .^irspiecs  of  the 

Wyoiuiiiff    Hi-torical    uud    Geological 

Society. 

sa.Tie       teuitory      'h.-t-             :             :       '.      of 

It  was  ou  the  2oth  of    September,    1780, 

nearly  half  a  million.     Hi-,.           Ibis 

that  Luzerue  County  was   erected    and    the 

hasty  retrospect  Judt^f.    \         :       ,          ,  ;    be 

centennial  of  that  iviiit  \va>  conjincruorated 

would  come  do^^  a    f.„.,.    Iv    b.    .,'':  ■  ;:.l  biru 

withinteri-!;:.,-   •   ■  ■■  i  •  -.     Ihe  ceh^bration 

over  tb..    1.      .       -    :  .    .:,    pioper  cu,lodian. 

was  very  i>)'i:                          i:if    court  liouse, 

thelli-1  .             ..■..  :,, 

Jodgo  VVou.l..    ■                  ::■!_;   court    at     10 

Jud.u-r  ;                      ,.  :,t  of  the  society,  took 

o'clocl<,  oul  ••''   .                    /    1.,    tho  hi-tonc 

tho   el:  [.       1    i      few  aiipropriate  re- 

.)!■..'-  1-              ■         i'    , .  i  .  : !,      '.vCl  .Snowdeu, 

than  thrt-.-  .    :  ■                              ■•:!,, 

1    .    ..-'      :,..,'.            '          ,      any,  to    oprli 

la72,  m  h..n,  -,    ■                 -    ,       ,.      .,      ..- 

1".                                                       ,  ibe  throueof 

Barreiin  1-7. ',  ::            •      :    ■   ;.,.    :.    ^,  ;,-.,. 

uT:a  ..  i,.|  l,i.;.,i:.  .;..    |...ib    r!\    .....ipted  to  tho 

nl  Centenniil,     ■    i  ,      '-,-,■■     i"  m    anni- 

oc(a,-ioii. 

versary    oi    t  ..     '■   :•-.■■     .     i     :     -  -,iciD      of 

.Mr.  C.  B»n.  Johnson  read  letters  of  regret 

Wyoinint,'.      1   .                 ■.            .       .     pre.-c-nt 

from  Gov.  raiti.sou,   the  lit.    Rev.   William 

centennial  1  :<■       .    ,  ■    ,                     '  ,.  Ity  and 

B.icon    Stevens.    Mr      '.'oppte,    of    Lehigh 

wa.s  iiermitt-   '  :  '  ■                           ,.     ..lupaud 

ni,iverM':;'V.-.'--.r    I'v'l'   y    Si-tr   l,:b^- 

cifcnmstanc-..  n    ,         ■.      .  :    i  :  :  .  ^  ,-1,   occa- 

sions.   TIr  \'  ,                 1                  ■   .'  i-ty  de- 

Geu,-',il ..;-,''       '     b       ■       ;:.   b     .',n. 

termined  tu  :.  1                  "                _,    try   un- 

the N,.v.       .           :        ,            ;               ,;.,    C. 

observed  anJ  :.  :,•■  .  i;::,:    .,  .-      .   :  ,,,-ed  for, 

Black..,   .        ,■              .              ...         ■,,.,... 

Gen.  E.  T,.  Dana  bcm-  thu   ohiut    mover  in 

hanna  (  .                i  ■  , ,    i     ,  b  ■         ;        ■ ,    iiie 

the  matter. 

hi.stoi'i.'.ii                          •             ;:       .         .-nt 

The  hour  .set  was  10  o'clock,  at  which  time 

Judge  Woodward  «a*  ^till  on  tin-  bench.  He 

sionof   .b  ..     .,  ,M    1  b.-.i     .       i;    ;    >'  .■'.:!    of 

stated  that  I']  ■>.•■.  .  ,    ;i,-   ,;.^."i  h- i  Vfnt,  so 

Westmorebihd,     dated    Hartford,    Nov.  '-IS, 

important  ;■>  ;                 ,                 ,  :     li.id  ad- 

177»i.                                                                          ' 

journed  tlir  c    .  i      ,..;               '      :  ,"t  to  be 

Jadge    Dana    read  a  brief    but   valuable 

spread  upon  i:      .'  .;,   -■::•.  -      -    -  p^rpet- 

paper— by  Dr.  llulli-;ter,  of  Trovid.  nee.  who 

nnl  record.     1  St  .i -i^i.;,-  tncu  wtut  ou  to  give 

was    Ulabb     ..,    a-,  ■  ,i     , ,..      b  .    "bi .  ■  a     of 

some  historical  data.     He  p.-oceeded  to  read 

Luzern.   .    .    :  '      "    !a  ,     ■    /       a'...    ■,  .       .ale 

from  the    statute    for    enruug    the  connty, 

to  the  a';             ...     .                   ,.,...      .1  on 

wliich  was  an  .\ct  of  S,>pt.  -J.").  17.-^0.     It  pro- 

vided that  Luzerne  Cuunts  be    Set  otf  Irom 

Hthan      \  ,       -                ■_    .  •             .   ai-    i  neu 

the  northern    portion    of    Northumberland 

Mount, ai,  b  ,.    ■                .  a    ,            ..hauinde- 

County.     He  exhibited  the  tirst  continuance 

docket  or  rainate  book  ot  the  county  or<,'an- 

Uon.  S'     a  ■  ,.  a,  .;,        .  ;:,,    ,    a-rauWyoin- 

izeduuder  the   statute.  froiM    \vi,i,-h    it   ap- 

lUghi.-b.:,.i:!.    .       .;.;;,        ....ti^-    of 

peared  th.-it  tr,-  :.   -■  -1  -  ~!r.  ,  ,,i  .  ,rir '.  ..va-  held 

MayliO.  17-7,  ::,    ■,                  .  :    -■     .::,ui  But- 

erection (,f  Lu.'r  : .        ..    ,',.    ,      b:     ......b-al 

ler.    Thelir-;  i    ,   .  ,.          M/r.    Ur. 

with  the  IVu.irtr.  :-.  -    aa     ...     -a.     :  .  .- .  ..d. 

WilliamHu,/     :  -  ,        ,  ,       .       ,.,.    ,. ..enter, 

as.Iudge  Wovd-    a    :     ,,                                .          a.a,!l 

James  Ne-!>ii-,   ;..•:.!.      ■  t    •,  '  .i.adiah 

i'leas.     Th,.  t.a...:  :.,.,:           a          a       i, 

Gore,  iNatha.,  :,.:               .       .'     •.      -  Hollen- 

as  also  the  loc.i  •:.       ■     '                                ;a  w 

back  were  >-..  ■  .::,..              -;   li.e  [,eace. 

regime,  wnich  pi       .;      ,:   . ,      .             .       . ao- 

Timothy  I'lc  :,■-;.,.,          ,  -     ,  .•  ,•    h  . .  e  .-erved 

fit"  in   'the    han.b    ,a     ,.    a.  a'  ■    a    b,,.i'..il. 

as  a  prototype  tor  (.Hi, en  ,v    Sullivan's   I'co 

Timothy  Pickering,    .uid  he    ,i    IV  i.ii  i...ite. 

Bah  in  the  ".Mikado" — was  made   prothono- 

The   jiaiier  was    a  v.ilu.tble  contribution  to 

tary,  clerk  of  the  Peace  and  of  the  Orphans' 

local  history. 

Court,   register   of   wills   and   recorder  of 

Mr.  C.  I.  A.  Chapman  took  exceptions  to 

rilK  lIlSToniCAL  )lEC01!n. 


'        ,        ^1  rlKlIIKH  of  Ol..! 

.     .  !i.  -i  :i  ch.iii<,'e  of 

;1.  il  liL  w;is  aware  of  the 
l.f  conld  uotchautre  the 

ml  pcholtirly  ipapor  was 
;.  J  J.  Dana  on  the  Che- 
f rouj  w  Iiom  the  county 
Josl  of  the  sabjet-t  inat- 
hMvintr  been  oiitained 
ti  oil;  ihe    uiii'ublished 

:    I  "le    are    aware 

I         ,:;:_■    wi'.s  to    the 

.    I         i^ractical    aid 

ai    cause.     \ot 


for  many    years 


inthr  .•■i;.  V      .       i'l  .    ■     ■  ,•,.,■•■       .,  .     . 

extei:-,-.r  I.;-;.-.-'  ;  v  i-,  :  :r  -h  '  '  .,  ■•  ..!•- 
wealtli  and  the  lli~toruv.l  ^jocit-tN  w:!S  fortu 
nate  in  securing  his  presence.  Kis  address 
was  warmly  received  and  generou.^ly  ap- 
plauded. 

At  this  janctnre  the  meetint:  adjourned 
nntil  2  pni.,  when  the  regular  order  was 
again  taken  up,  the  first  exercise  being  an 
oiigiiial  poem  by  Attorney  David  M.  Jones, 


which 


was  rci'd  in  part  by  the  rhan-mau. 

.\iiother  of  the  old  town4di,--P, 
was  written  tip  by  P.  M.  I  ).-terhout, 
Tankhaunock,  who  w.is  pre-eut  a 
his  paper.  It  gave  an  amount  of  ■ 
data. 

i'.  0.  Johnson  save  a  synopsis  of 


I  of  the 


C.  I.  A.   C'hapma 


was  called  upon  and 
•ore  remarks  on  the 
,11  ks.f  justice  whicli  he 


the 


aiidhi,recalle.-tio,,.  v  r.  i,  ■  '..,.  of  sf^ 
Knfus  Bennett,  the  la^f  -urvivor  of  the  \ 
oniinK  niasacre  in  jail  for  a  paltry  debt 
few  doMars.  Mr.  Chapman  exhibited  a  dr 
ing  of  the  old   public  square,  nuido   by  I 


THE  iiiHroi;n 


l.out  ls40."Tlie 

thoiii.'h'    -.        V  .           ,:      ',    ■'    \,   as  it    tlicn 

;.-t. 

w«^<-l"       :   .'    .                    ■          ;  M-int;,    from 

exienii'ore    re- 

tt'e  Niil;-,           :    '    <                             l.'vl-c  on  tho 

'I'lr.    Dr.   .\n- 

nortl,    ;>.                   :  ,      .     .     :■     il,    ,.,,  tiio 

^   IjL'in  a 

south,     .                      ■  .      ■     .      .     1    1    1     1  .  iiii< 

'.    ,;■,]>  of  (« 

WiDit    I.   ,   ,  .      ■;:.       ;',     ,./,,,     ,     v,.,,f 

,       :  :;i..r    of   a 

tho  Si.    .,   ,    ^      ,.         ,      :   ',,   ,,..;..      .      ,1  o-ty 

.     .    l<r.    Harry 

Forty    ]  ..■;  ,.,>  .  ,,■  ,,•!,.  r^     W  ,'  ,      i;.:,,   v.uh 

ic  !i\  J.^hiii-oii. 

tlieji  n  bcauliful  vilhi.Ti,  ami  \\y..P.iiiL:  Ma~  a 

K.  K.  Hayduii. 

rural  gf  111.   The  whole  reu'iou  was  uiil.roki'ii 

,   of      Norwalk, 

and  uiiiiiarrtJ    by   coalui"    operationt;  and 

by      raih-oads,       except      tho       Baltimore' 

li"'.'  i.v'"'  Tho 

iniue      iiuar    at      hand.        Jacob'?    J'laius, 

lioiu   iu 

where        I        preached       once       in       two 

:,i~oalled 

weeks,  was  a  beautiful  rogiou  of  farms   aud 

farm    hon^p-.       In  tho    little  white  church, 

■  '  •  ■         n'".i  ,   :; 

n..W    (!!-|,l,,.-,.,l    by   :,!■;..., T  ,-,T:r.    W"  •    .-■^  t !  K' Tcd 

.I.LUIIU^aU 

■|  i,'      1  -;. 

popular,   w: 

.e're  largely 

'  You  w'il'l  I 

wi-re  \\.  a! 

ed  me  whei 

.   y.Tunk- 

Y.,   and  th 

:    !,•:    Kev. 

me. 

H.  n.  U-.ll-       ..:  ,    il        ,      i'luuib, 

ship.'"  r,.:.  ,,  ..,  ,,.1,.  ot  'Ua-h!ui:ton,  the 
M''   ''■  "I  ^'  :    •■,  ho   carried  the  ADicrican 

llaj'iiii..  .  .  -!i  Chorubusco:  Rev.  J.  K. 
!'"■;,,  pi,  ,,,-,  i;..l  author:  ^VlU  .S.  .Monroe, 
a  di-c.iK,,.„,  .,i  .loh.i  Franklin  and  Capt. 
Hansom;  .Miss  Geraldine  Culver,  sifter  of  tho 
writers. 

Prior  to  adjournraent  at  4:30  .Judge  Dana 
annonnced  that  the  several  papers  woold  be 
pablishfd  by  the  society. 


he  had  theuco  on  kept  track  of 

T.hc  large,  intelligent  and  wealthy  congre- 
gation that  then  worshiped  iu  the  old,  his- 
toric and  tall-steepled  white  church  on  iho 
Square,  included  many  whose  nunios  and 
features  live  pleasantly  in  my  memory; 
among  them  are  your  honored  parents  and 
their  then  unbroken  f:innly;  Fierce  and 
Lord  Butler,  my  nejt-door  neighbors,  the 
Hon.  Andrew  Beaumont  and  family,  the 
Hollenback=.  Judge   Conyngham,  Gen.  Ross 


and   fa 


portr.aits  adorn  the  walU  of  rn 
family  of  the  Hon.  Charles  ^ 
torian,  to  whose  volume  J>r.  Pi 


n. 


(.1  .  .1'  !    - ,    .  ■      ,     •     i      ,  ■.     '   -    i  -if-emed 

hav-  I..,..,,;.-  ,       ,  .  ,    ■  ,  ,        ..,■■■,  oV\Vy- 

on, !,).■,  \,  ::■■,  :  ■.  ■  .;  ,  .  ■  :  ■  irend,  the 
li,-v.  iW'.n'j,-  Pe.-k,  1>.  II.,  .ind  will,  derp  in- 
tere^l.  Though  more  than  forty  jears  have 
p:b,-ed  since  I  became  tho  i.,:.,tor  of  the 
First  .Methodist  tpi^copal  Church,  .and  a 
resident  of  Wilkcs-Barre,  tlus  re-ruadiug  of 


^  My  residence  at  Wyoming,  then  Ne 
Troy,  was  more  quiet  and  every  way  agre 
able.  The  n,.wly  formed  cl  ..-/  was  by  u 
organi?.  !   i-it'.  ;  .■!  ■    ,■'.:   t'  ..   ,,:  1,    ■,. ,    :!,, 


THE  iiinrorJCAL  nicvoni). 


"HKTr.KAT,  Jnne  ;:r,,  IsIV.-Kkv.  B.  Haw- 
of  luy  lieiirl  w.i- to  ?;iy    "yes"    to    your  lliit- 


Kifl  of   mj    I.    .  il;. .     '    :,:,      >,         I  .     . 

limes  hiivi-l  n..:l.1  ii:jt    ji.„;u;;,    u..    ,  .auc, 
l.iit  yn-Htly  clK.n-fa. 

1  lie  iwo  clinpters  of  the  Tolunie,  the  rend- 
in^' of  whicli  occsrious  this  eouiinuuiciitiou, 
and  whicii  iiio^t  iiiti-ie~teil  me.  are  those 
tluit  con  till  mil  lii  :.  I :  it:  .1  -  of  the  orittiiutl 
Mytrs  fHuu:-.  :      :       .     :  -  Slocnm.  yonr 

freiit  aunt,  t'.     ;         :     ■         ne.  borne  away 
liy   the    J>.  V    .  ■...:,  I    I    kLow   her 


l-..uof  h!>U,ltlt;llterjtu  the  ft 
;■  lost  aiiJ  fonnd  cue,  thrilli 
to  me  because  of  the  chars 
=s  of  ttie  parties.  I  uovr  s( 
1  the  Indian-like  i  ortrait  of  ' 
IS  it    forty  years  a,,'o  liun-  oi 


^'ru,,nu-  .a,d  ..j.  uuim-l.c  elicle  uai,    allurd. 
\erj  /e-i.ectfuUy  jourfneud, 

C'lIAULKS    MiNKK." 

With  pleasant  recollectioun  of  the  long 
past,  and  with  kind  regards  to  all  who  re- 
call nie.  i  am  very  truly  yours, 

BosTwicK  Hawlky. 

Saratoga  Springs,  N.  \'.,  Sept.  lo,  ly«tj. 


the: 


ilor 


■.e    hi 


family    of  to-day    i-    i.   '.    :    •  -    ;.  • 

Bennet  family  of   Kevc:    :;   ^  1  li.- 

gcntlemau  to  whom  thi- if  ■.' :  ;~  j:.;ri--.'l 
cumes  from  pioneer  fiuck  uu  m-  ui.jtiier  » 
side  only.— Ed.  J  .\s  tlie  aetd  and  good 
womau  died  so  late  as  18o3,  1  am  almost 
sure  that  I  had  the  pleasure  of 
her  ac.in'iiii.inpf  and  visited  her 
honif.  1:1  i  :uii  trespassing.  My 
apol...  ;:         :,t  remmisoences  evoked 

fro  I]  I  1        '         1  indaksothat  I  have  re- 

tainer! ■,!■  ;  ;i\  :.e;'.rs,  with  other  papers 
and  letur-.  one  written  to  me  i)y  the  Hon. 
(Jharles  Miner,  which  I  .-end  to  you  for 
preservation.  It  is  a  response  to  an  invita- 
tion that  he  speak  at  a  Sur.day  school  anni- 
versary, when  your  honored  father  w:is  the 
superiuiendent,  and  your    mother  and  aunts 


were    actively 

en- 

B-hool.     Irecn 

ill  tl 

chancel,  the  b- 

Iilatform     au 

scholars.     V.  ■ 

anion-    th.-    / 

render    the  lU 

;.m 

sponded   in   tl 

NMitlen  h'tter 

'i  1 

H  part  of   this 

con; 

uii;  is  the  letie 

r  re 

thirty-nine  ye: 

ars. 

bd   as 

Iitforn 


luih  . 


m  the 
er  the 


■i    the    be.iutifuUy 

1    Send    to    you  as 

,tion.     The  follow- 

retiiined  as  a  keepsake  these 


ver,  by  a  band  ot  white 
irred  on  March  8.  17s:j. 
ill  :;.n>d  beaiiii<'  coiidi- 


sleep   '>(  1  •    •     •  .  I       .    ■    ;  ..r  li    by  their 

own     h  iLi.-.  .,,.,-  11.,    the    trees 

which  Welt  i.l....ttU  :.j  t,,.  ill  u.i.1  a  liuudred 
years  ago.  The  tite  reaiaius  also  as  a  sad 
reminder  of  the  treachery  of  those  white 
settlers  who  commited  the  massacre. 


The  Hobble  Ou-l  says  that  .Vuthony  Good, 
one  of  the  pioneers  of  Hollenback  Valley, 
died  at  his  late  tiome  ne:ir  Hobbie  on  Sun- 
day. For  several  weeks  he  failed  very 
rapidlj,  and  his  death  was  the  re-iiil  of  the 
wearing  out  of  the  vital  forces.  Anthony 
fiood  ^^as  born  in  Whitehall  Township, 
J  .:  ;.  i,    .    .,:,■,.,     I'a.,     .March,    it' m.       His 


b!e-,Bd 


I  in:  iiisiiii: 

OCTM'S  Klil  ICS. 


«y. 


rtftutly  ri'priuted  frmii  ;i 
u  esierii  iiaper  .in  item  to  the  etTcol  tluit 
Rome  rulu'.-i  onn>  beluusiny  lu  FriUiccs  Slo- 
cuui,  tho  J.ost  Si-tor.  wlioe  romaiilic  lii-i- 
tory  IS  known  IIh-  world  over,  had  ren-ntly 
been  found  in  Waha.-li  Coiinlv,  Indiana. 
The   itfiu    was  sn  l,rul    and    iiiL-ali-lactory 


f.U,  l:l:cnl:n. 

George  Shicuni  Bei'nctt,  whose  erpnt-ani" 
she  was. 

ruUowint'  is  the  intore^tint;  letter  reeeived 
I'loni  Mr.  (ieoTLTc  C.  Hacou,  editor  of  the 
Walia.h  ri.n.:  Dml.-r: 

'•\\.u;isji.  1x1.,,  Si-i'l.  ii,  IMSO.  —  Kniroi: 
lir.iMitn:  ^uur  uu|niry  nnd  copy  of  the 
Kriouij  at  hand,  concerning  the  relies  of 
Frances  Slocnni,  the  "While  Captive,"  or 
■'.Mah-co  nes-i|uah,"  iis  she  was  known 
arnoni,'  the  Indians  here.  In  reply  will  say 
that  it   is   incorrect  to  say  that  these  relics 


kept    c 


use  tney 

her  death  h\ 


'.  tjee 


,e|)L    caieiuii>    e\ei    since    IKI     iieaiii  u\     iii 

lead    man  of   the    Irihe,    Galiriel    Godfroj 


Most  of  the  articles  referred  to  are 
owned  hy  Gat, rid  (Jodfroy,  of  Peru, 
Ind.,  who  married  a  -vand-dnushter 
of  Frances  Slociim,  w^  '-,  v.i-r.ni 
they wcie  entrustoM  .*  i  ,  •  >"iy 
of  the  Republic  for;;         i  i  -.- 

hibition    held    .\ii  ;  ;   ,      .    .  h. 

Ind., and  iu  whose  ell!  -i  '  -  .i  I'  „re 
(kindlj  scut  us  by  the  edilur  of  the 
U'libiKli   Courier),  they  are  duly  en- 


t of  such  of 


\oui 


few  nionllis  af 
Wyoming  her 
among  the  fut 
back  into  the  \\ 


r^ 


■    •     Vriiii  Indi- 

;    Alierbrutli 

■-.   ■  ,  ' 

-  .'r ,      I  he    inter- 

''  "~- 

i,,,^_  u:^::- 

— \ 

•  .       :  4   one.  the 

\ 

.          ..llde^ery 

.    ■    -.  ■     tlie    l.i-t 

Fl; 

l.vr/;.s  slji 

ir.u 

,•.;...    sh.'    pic 

erred 

lie.-ide-  IhE 

relic- 

,u.,_-   11.,  children 

of  the 

theclii.  1  h 

,..., trait-   of    he. 

were 

of  ••M 

Winters  one  Of  wl 

ich  is 

and  -1  1   • 

1  of    .Mrs.    .\bi    S 

silvel   ,. 

\. ho   IS  livinir  in  \\ 

ilkes- 

siiU  s,-  .,:. 

:    1 1 .  ■  . 

lu    the    i-osses-i 

blanket  on 

aiim 

l^l£a(S!5-i!'** 


77//;  ii/sToi: 


>f  iii( 


seutcd  aliuut  lis  la 
11  also  out  of  all 
.lint;.-..    The  ^tovv 
'•An  oia  man    foiii 


foitiiue  to  '^.e    I'ller   P.uiiciy  iu 

day— nu  Indian  wlio  married  one  of  l-'ra 

Sloonm's   dan-htu--.— and  r^lill    live?  or 


ty.     1  liad  t'lie  sjood       'Ihc-  old   inau   lliui   threw    turf    and  '.:■■ 
ity  to-       at    hini,    whieh    only    made    the   yoiir.,- 
rancc-       lanfjii  at  him,   whereujion   llie    old  it!--„ 
died:      'As    liiiid    word-    ami    turf    d.o 

■uc 1.  I  y>-,li  fv  vi-.t    ^i:■'•:,.    It,.. re    :- 


chief 
four   I 


married  Cai.t.  Johu  B.  Brouielletle:  "()  z  di 
wah-shiug-qnah"'  whose  tir?l  hu-band  was 
Tah-co-iia.  Afterward  sh.e  married  Wah- 
pah-pe  tail  il'eler  Jhindy'.  I  have  no  record 
of  her  sous.  There  are  yet  living  many 
neoplewho  knew  Frances  Slociiiii,  who  died 
in  March.  IS\7.  llfr  olde-t  daughter  died 
iutlu,-""..  ■■. .  1'.  v:.'  ;'-..  her  husband, 
Capt,  l:  '.■•:■:  .   :    •■  ;.\vifoof  Buu- 

dy,di.u      .     ...       I  .  '     -  dyis   a   most 

excel;.  ..I  ,  ;  :  I     ,,  .■      :     ;i.,,ii  and  has  a 

sou  whui^  .1  i..-t..v..iL:  ;ii  i:.L  .M.  ]'.  Church." 
Gt.o.  C.  Bacon. 
The  catalogue  referred  to  has  ainoie^  the 
Indian  relics  the  "wardrobe  of  Frances  .Slo- 
cum,  ihe  white  captive.  Loaned  by  Gabriel 
Godfroy,  Pern,  Ind.:  iilanket,  three  shawls. 
two  ornamented  slnrls.  pair  of  leL,'j;ins,  silver 
cross  won.  by  I'"jaiices  Slocum  at  the  time 
of  her  death."  besides  medals  presented  by 
Presidents  Washiiiiiton  and  -Jackson  to 
chiefs  of  .Miami  Indians. 


TKXT  nOOKS 


ii>i:h\. 

1     Them 


lii>yh.)i.(l    l)a.\..  ol   Half 

Editok  Hkcokd:  It  would 

compare  the  a.lvance  in  tlr 


The  next  in  order,  a.s  we  recall  from  r.-.eui- 
ory,  was  a  picture  of  a  milkmaid  with  :-.  :  ^.il 
ui>on  her  head.  (Ill  her  way  to  market  -:;h 
ecys.  and  tlie  sioiy  ^oes,  she  t,'ot  to  r-.c-.'-n- 
int:  what  the  cl'l'-  would  bnnc  in  i:.">r.ey 
and  how  miicii  m.iterial  she  oonid  buy  -i;:!!! 
thes.ime  for  a  new  dnss.  She  bec.)i.'.e-  so 
engrossed  Willi  111.  -;;!.;•■.  I  i!  i  ^:,r  (...-_■■  !s 
the  balancinc  ni  il,.  ;  :!.  m(  i  ■'  i  i!,  ;o  '.tie 
ground  and  destn.;,  ,     'r;,,..    ,        |,,     ,. ■.•..;;- 


I  r- 


■idy  gorcfcd  and 
mid  suck  every 


leader,  of  the  same  general  ch.araeter  as  the 


■ade 


c.-tmalO  th.     ■.     ..     ,.  :;    .     ,      ,.       ;_•■  .    I      to   a-lst 

ilum    of  1-  ■  •.  .  -     ,1      .::•:    :•  ..|.riely    and 

study  in  our  >chools.     In  the   nld    Academy,  m.;  ■  .:i  i  -eiitim-.  i.t 

primary     departmen',     about        !S>.i.       we  t'j  ::     jl.ii     '.i,.    :.....  i    :..  |Hjrtaiit    prii 

had     the    so  called    John      Ko.^'ers     p.-imer,  of  piety  aii.l    wrlue."      The    work    w;i 

pncceeded      by      Webster's    speilii't;     book.  ranged    with    select    sentences    and 

The    latter    contained    spelling    and    read-  graidis.    narrative    pieces,    didactic   i 

ing.  Most     of     the    article^     for     read-  arL»iiiiuiit,iti\e     pieia-s.    di.scriptive     \ 

ing  were  accompanied  with  wood  cuts  of  the  p.i-m      i-         .  .n,'       :--,  public  .pe 

rudest    descniiticn.    some  of  which  were  re-  pi  :  -    .        .vtract-were 

produced    a    tew  \ ears    since    in    llii,i,f,\  ii.  :  iiie. .1011:1-1)11, 

Miiiin-in.-.   to  show  111- gre.it  improvements  A.I    .     ,:.    <..._■    i-,.    1  .  .:  i-inith,     Horn 

iu  engraving,  particularly  on  wo.)d.    We  -.i  ell  You 

cuts,  each  of  which  c:)'iit,'iiiied  a  morHf     T  he  mol 
first  one  was  a  picture  of  a  small  farm  house, 


cero,  AC.  ic.  allot  a  religi. 
noral  tendency.  The  poetry  was 
.'ope,  Thomson,  Cunningham,  Young 


rm:  iiisroincM  vkcouik 


Jio    seiitfiuent    ur  11. 
i  pci-Kdioliirs.  i,„lh.: 
nnvofonrscliDi.U  i"  <    i    ' 

i:     ■.     -i.l    to  Ihn 

The  cifinimarslluif  in  u- 
nnd    MnrrajV.  boll,  of  v.U 
dii^t    to    tlio  PliuUiit,  the 

i  \vi  re  lurkhiim'fl 
laltf-r  lunne  tilled 

tier,!.:;,    ,.1-,    .,...-,    .      :     ,    ,' 

i,i-!i  made  it  par- 
-,.     ,   duuhtful 

th(-r       Im  '(.    :      ..■    ■, 
Alia-,      \id,''>        Ih-ii   \ 

'J'lifso  wtr.'  til,.   1 :  ,    11 

rud    by 
'   ■  '    •:  .,.ln'     and 
oi      I  IK.     L-iiited 

:!'  Ui'e  Knglish  de- 

CU.:u.''n..   ,.  '  ■  ,■'■  /'■'' 

.mi    li'wer  rooms. 

n. ,-..,:  ^v:.<  named 

.1   ,;■..!  faith- 

.Mc 


Bchool  wlifi-.'  ;.■'...:  •  ■  ■  ■       ■  ;     -  >  '.  lo' 

college.  Kiul  \  :    '  ;  ,..:•: 

fall,  said    :       , 

towu  with  liini  ■  :,  li  i  .-  n  ;v  r.  ::,;m-- 
conce  will  ha  liif  nifaii-  oi  c-aliiiii;  out  cjiiiur- 
of  the  .ilumui  of  tiie  I  llJ  Acadeaij  it  would 
be  very  pleasing  to  the  Wkitek. 


The  word  Susqnehannn  having  been  a 
puzzle  to  etymologists  from  the  days  of 
Heckewelder  to  the  ine~ent,  it  is  worthy  to 
note  that  Prof.  .\.  1..  Guss,  of  Washiogion 
City,  has  carefully  analyzed  the  name  and 
determined  its  .'■imiilicatiou  to  the  satisfac- 
tion of  himself,  at  knst.  He  says  it  is  of 
Tockwock  origin,  and  sianifies  the  Brook- 
Ptream,  or  the  .Siiring-water-stream.  The 
earliest  use  of  it  is  found  in  the  works  of 
Captain  John  Smitli  of  Pocahontas  fame. 

Sheep  i:Ml>iiig  in  this   Kegiou. 

The  following  item  is  taken  from  a  Ailkes- 
Barre  paper  of  I-r..'): 

"We  und'T-I  .:.'!  .m-  ( -r  ■  :i  i  ; -iml.'  fellow 
citizen,  Dr.  1.    :  .;    '     .  :,;,lift:in- 

nina  to  dir,  .■:     .-  .      .(.ji.ct  of 

raising  slut  I'  II  !■■-■'  .  ',■  '■  -  - mu  a.-i  the 
Doctor  mnkes  th'-  fxi-enimut  wx  hope  he 
will  give  the  public  the  result  of  his  eiperi- 
euce." 

It  is  a  pleasure  to  know  that  Dr.  Bedford 
still  lives  in  Al<in;.'tou,  honored  in  his  later 
years  as  in  early  life,  and  in  the  enjoyment 
of  health  and  competence.  Has  his  experi- 
ence in  sheep  rinsing  been  recorded? 


can  War,  m  IrtlU,  of  the  -WjoMiing  Artil- 
lerist.s,'  under  command  of  Caniam  E.  I,. 
Dana.     'Ila.   od.-  v.as    rendered  at  a  meeting 

held  on  t.  ,    ......  .....    ,,,    li,,     ,.'.■;    -,;  .,!,.„li-t 

Church  ,„,  !■■.  ■:,■  -  ,  I  :.  ;■  ■•  :  .  :;:iii., 
which  u.,     ..  '.,:  .:  I,'.    I'   .    i  I    .   .  •'■      '.liner. 

The    |.,„  ,i,    I,:. Ml..:     I ■,,;  ,,,1    K  1  ,    lliu 

Wilkes-nnrre  /..■„,„,.  l.ieia..(  ,,i.  jO.  H. 
Beaumont,  of  Iho  4th  U.  S.  Cavalry,  ad- 
dressed a  note  to  that  papier  from  Port 
Bowie,  Ari/omi,  in  wliich  he  stated  that  the 
poem   wa-    ■.v,itt«.T.    t.i.     I,i-    f>,ih,.r,    the    late 

Hon.     \,|.''.   .    ■'■      : 1     M.   •    ,t  wa..  pi,l,. 

lished  111  .  :  ,  ',.  -iJ,  J847. 

and  c,;.:,   '  '   .    ■  ■  •  -     ;  . .'       i i,  inurndic 

Hcruhl.     'ii  .    i..,..;    %.  I    a-  i,,i;.e.^,: 

Aiii--"77i,'  iiU,,-^pnu<jh:l  l:„nnr,:" 
Oh  say,  did  you  hear  the  loud  clarion  of  war 

Send  its  siujinioningblast o'er ourhillsaiid 

niirvalUv'  [ijpear. 

An  I  '>',....::),'  I- ;,  liiict,  his  buckler    and 

I  .  :,  .        ,  :  "The  Star  Spsngled 


See  our  -ons  rush  to  arms- 
While   the   pas.sion   for   glory    each    gallant 
heart  warms:  [boast. 

And  the  sons  of  AVyoming  shall  hence  be  otir 
Bo  the  theme  of  our  soul'  and  the  soul  of  our 

toast. 
Behold  where  the  fane  of  religion  ascends. 
Those  youth  clad  in  arms  round   the   altar 
of  freedom. 
And  pi, 'due,  in  the  presence  of  kindred    and 
IneiuU. 
Their  lilui.dand  their  lives,  if  their  country 
should  need  them, 

Then  the  pa'au  rose  high, 
And  the  shout  rent  the  sky. 
While  the  patriot  tear  stole  from  each  geiier- 
ouseye:  j  boast. 

And  the  sons  of  Wyoming  shall  e'er   be   our 
Be  the  theme  of  our  song  and  the  soul  of  our 
toast.  ( Clare 

.\nd  ne'er  shall  the  page  of   our  hist'ry   de- 
That  the  youth  of  Wyoming  are  wanting  lu 
duty: 
Beloved  as  comnanion.s— undanntcd  in    war. 
And  the  smiles  of  the  fair  are  their  "Ijooty 
and  beauty." 

For  the  same  ardor  fires. 
The  same  spirit  in<i.ire<. 
That  guided  in  battle  their  patriot  sirrs: 
.\nd  the  sons  of  Wyoming  shall   long   lie  our 

boast. 
Bo  the  theme  of  our  .-ong  .iiid  the  soul  of  our 
.    toast. 


riiE  iiisToincAi.  HKconn. 
;•"■'■.  ill- 1, ,•,„„„.(,„■. 


ihI  ,■!    (Jrvul 

■iv<-  I  li,.:iri 


Uhowa~S.m\Vrif;ht?          ' 

'     '       • 

Wl,-,t  it  question.      A.^   if    pv,.r- 

iho.l,  diihi't 

know  tlioouly  mau  who  .■i^in    ! 

oysters.  A  nr.m  of  pur;;;.      ..      ; 

.   "■    '   •",;  i.Xfd 

shade  of  cok.r,  who   i.t..;     -.M 

tlio  iiiveutor,  or   di-fo\.  ■.  i  .i    i 

:■■    "t'.;<l"vj,i 

Kuverar.',  (  a  l.v-t  ai  1 1  u.Ml.rwl,, 

tious  Con-^tiHitional  Prohibitiou 

1  wasneiiher 

needed  uur  ttioiiflit  of. 

No.     I  :im  1.1)  Kii.    Xin    Win!; 

le:   but   this 

VillMt^C   1::   ,1'.,;,.!    ■■•-:'■.■. .-\\:;1 

Cham-  .,       V  ■     ,    >      '■■■■, 

■l.utatidu    if 

nobiiil ;       .■•     :         .        -jii 

Jua'l -     1  .      ,.     .     1     ";,. 

xxiUbereo. 

I.l«  a.-,l.u,^-    ■  V,  !.,_,    ^,„-     i,.i„iio 

Kobinson." 

whosp  .small  bet  r  was   fjual  to  i 

tr.u  Imperial 

Bevera-e. 

Ask   Dr.    Iii^-ham.   Capt.   Dt-ii 

ni?  or   Gen. 

Dana,  not  that  either   can  be  ex| 

lected  to  re- 

Dieinber  so  far   back   as    half  a 

cent'iry.  bm 

the  story  must  have    been    -til!  t 

early    youth:     how    one    traiuii 

li,'     day     the 

courteous  mv.ntor  of   tl.i  •■Inij., 

"The     comi.lin:..,!^      ,ir     -m:,:i',' 

1    Un:;ht    to 

Cai.t.  H.B.    \\r  .•■  : 

Ihe  [ileasiiie 

of  his    Co,,,,     :;,       :          ..       -:.. 

lid   on  \\  e-t 

Side  of  the   i'l;'  ...     -                      i 

tired  and    thir-t  .    ,  ., 

'/'■,      ,;'''',,,      .p^*" 

miss  his    OOlill.  i';\,   r   ,... 

...•l.'."!! 

boy  tvertiot  at  ,i 
memory  of  ,Sani 

T.J  clr,, 

\\iil:Ii1 

A   Lbu~o 

The  Kloomsbn 
has  (li=e..vered  in 
from  which  it  \vi. 

nlld  ai'i 

As  w.-ll„-.,lri(..lh,-,.far„ii.-,...,l  ■l■.•.-.• 
\Vill«•s-Karl....^,.v. -Jd.  Is.il. 
Can  you  reject  this? 

Nno.vii.^  F,u.i.s.  N  .  Y..l<e[it.  -S',, 
■•'■noli  Hi.r..i;i,:  I  re.id  m  j...; 
Ins  week  a-kint;.  who  is  Sam  W; 
einember  him  well  as  a  popular  at 


pylvaiiia  climate  and  cuunirv   w.m-   i,nt 

V  ■  r  \ 

attractive  to   the    red-coated    hiVrlii',- 

wh,i 

came  ovtr  to  assist   in    cnishin.';    ilh" 

patriots  of  the  American  colonic .-.      11,, 

■  !■  1 

t-ri--    d.ded    January     ifS,     n-;^.    :;,:l 

written  by  a  Ue.ssiau    oliicer   in     Ihe   il; 

I  lU-li 

Army.     (Jf  the    jieneral    character    ol 

the 

country  he  writes: 

"If   tiie   Ilonoiable    Count    I'enn    ^l 

amid 

surrender  to  n,u  the  whole  coimtrv,  on 

ditioii  that  I  should  live  here  dur,ii_'  mj 

•  1  i  1  e 

I -houM   scarcely    accei.t    it.       Amoii" 

.  „„J, 

hundred  persons,  not   merely    in     I'hil 

alel- 

phia,  iiiit  also  throuL-hout   the   whuli-  i, 

borhood.  not  one  tins   a    healthy    cohir. 

the 

caiL-e  01  which  is  the  unliealthy  air  and 

bad 

w.iter."       Thi.-.    is     caused,    he    says, 

"by 

the     woods,      morassi.s      and      mount 

which          p:irtlj           confine          the 

'  air! 

and         partly       [loi-on       it.      inakiiij,' 

country  unhealthy.     Nothim:  i.-    n.ure  , 

inon  here,"  heconlinues.  "tliaii  a  lev,  r 

",,,.,.,. 

a  year,  then  eniptioiw.  itch,  n,-."     '1  hi- 

dire 

[)ictiire  reaches  a  clia:a.v  I..1,  r    ,mwl„-, 

■•■   he 

declares:     "Nowhere    ii.ave    1    -,  ei,  -,j  i 

mad  people  as  here.     .     .     .     I'r,  ,,».ntl 

\  t  he 

peoi.lc  are  cur.vl,  but  almost  all  h.iv,-  a  , 

■„,,., 

m  idn.-s.,    a    dcran'rement  of    mind    « 

pruc.  ed-    from    ^luu'-ish,   not   aclive   b: 

loud. 

ik  IS 

n,.i  li  df .-,)  rich,  the  bread  'yives  link,  n 

In     ret;;ird    to    climatic     iii;h:,.i,c, -. 

thi- 

ver.iciou-  chronicler  writes.       ••  1  l„.  il,i, 

i,d,r 

ail- in  si,riii„' and  autumn    are    iin,'i,di,r. 

;il'.|'," 

In  -iimmer  misls  fall    ami    w.-t    ev,  r\  tl 

andta.n  in  the  :ifteriio,.n  th-iv  i,  a  11, ii 

1  der 

slorm.      In  winter  When  ih,- tr, .- .,r,.  fr. 

.-led 

lU  tliemornina,  it  niius  in  the  afleiimui 

riiK  iiisroincM  i;i:rt)i;i>. 


llii^wntii  -  (1(   . 

riptive   al.ililj    r 

llio  clean. -,1  lu-ti 

T        He   iTPfacf 

»ithlh,  nnnl-t, 

t.'iiic-ut    th;it  "T 

Binrcitj  of    1    1 

<.     'I'hf   fvcat    li 

h.    1 

'  .  -  r    ■,  ;■.     :-  "Inn  1 

qui  1 

'.  ■      .:.ti  '.'ii 

wou  1  . 

■:•  '  ■  ■          ■  :'t;y. 

'1 1.*  r. 

l.ll  tl     u 

■,'.  i  ! 

twchi.  tuM^ 

Clanoe      A  i 

n  rplai\e  iii  i 

hadt'onelii  r  i 

Btill,  mimcJ  , 

reHchtattu  1 

stiutl  iiiolu    1 

Bod  dltd         \    1  1 

BUKkc,  nhltll  V.  1 

;  PfrchtJ  m  a  In, 

Ceuttnnlal  of  Luzerne 
These  days  in  which  wf   li 
with  coiitenrial  ob^ervn:       -, 
churlish  to  say  that   i:  .  : 
thoin.Theyserveag,,,.  i  ; 
— iu  the  ah>enr«  oC  i-i:. 
featnrf-^— c,-,;np-ir;iin.  '■,    • 


111.,  T,a-li:i« 
■id  Wyumiti 

;  abuiii  :i. 

lal.ilarils.  J 

h:i-     ^W.,11,. 


ipoii  a  comity  which  was  to 
.vcallhy  aud  |joiniloiis.  De 
.  an  oflicer  in  tlie  French 
in    the    Seven    Years'  War. 


great  ;,,!:', 

Whd  V..M    :■,       :   ■„,•, 

Jiorts  11,  tl  .     I'.'     1    ;     ;  r-  -    .''  >    ; 

strvance,  and  wlieii  the  d.  t  ::U.'.  ; 

are  published— n~  they  will  be— h 

torical   Society   the   vohmie    wil 

away  as  a  valuable  contribution  t 

of  local  history.     Most  peojile  wx 

their  dose  of  historical   research 

whenever,  however,  and   wherevt 

without    expeudin.,-    the    en.;rt:j     ute.--ary 

npon  attendaiir-T    ,t     i  r  "' '  ''  i  ;■    ••'.•,  \  •  r\ 

muchon  the  pni    ■■        ■  ■     •      ■  !    :,..     ' 

days  have  at.:  -  :    -    i>    :.  . 

pulpit  of  their    I  ,  .i   ,  .  .■     ;  .     .:,.:    l  i,  i 

hear  his    serinu:..-    .\;i:i:juL   ita...i^    lu  ^u  lo 

church. 

But  seriously,  an  event  such  as  was  cele- 
brated on  Saturday  is  no  mean  one  and  there 
are  broui^ht  together  a  vast  deal  of  historic-.! 
data  that  miL-ht  otherwi-e  be  lost.  It  is  not 
very  electrifyiui,' work  for  the  man  of  auti- 
qnariiin  tables  to  rumniaije  among  tlie  ''(iead 

tive  like  a  c-ii.t.  i  i,>  ,;    <       .ruj-in   to   drive 
him   to   its   |.!i  I  :..),;ibly    nearly 

every  one  of  til.         .     -  Mruten   under 

just  such  pr.--;...  :,  :;  ::i!  neiit  to  write 
on  H  certain  tuple-  ;i  i  uk  .n  luiie  in  which 
to  do  it  and  e.ju-t-iiuently  a  ru-h  in  the  few 
remainius;  hours  to  cor;.pUte  the  task  as- 
signed. Hut  when  d.-.!!.-  the  work  remains. 
■ — it  may  bt' of  i.'rt..*  v.t!ii-'  tri  cf.rninij  irene- 
rations.it  ina\  lii  .;  ..-  .  "  !••  or  no"  vtilue. 
What  init.'i,ij  .       :  .  ....ne  over  this 

county    in    ih.     *'  'i     -i    ■       .i"    a   century! 
Made    up    ori:,-ii,,.i!j    ..i    lii,    territory   now 


the    His-- 

by       order 

of 

be  stored 

addressed 

a 

1   our  fund 

valier      de 

la 

It   to   take 

hi-  ;  I  (■  .    ri 

;.  .;! 

id  libitum, 

1 1  ...''•- .  • :  ■ 

■  wanted— 

1 1 :  ■. .      .  '  •        '    •■ 

rjwledint; 

•\u.  The 
H  in  his 
.r.-athiuir 


and  countj  a    century  hencel 

of  "Stella  of  Lackawanna," 
(icrtrude  Uatres,  of  Scran- 
ire   111   the  hands  of  a  larije 


rse  of 


vhereScrantou  i 


1702599 


rzi'.jtM:  CULM  V  losroi  i  k  k 


TitE  JllsTni:icAf.  i!k-COh;l>. 

I'MSr  Ori-K-K. 


\  I  fonnorly  Mill  Hollow,) Kimifilon 

ill" ll.izio 

Mill:- I'lMins 


.UlackCivrk 

Wright 

Union 

..  ,  llaiiov.r 


PU-ii-ant  \ 
uamed  hs 
Valley  in 
i'lensniit  \i 
ly    c:>l!ed  Ma 


■'.  .  r: -Id  not  bf  ?o 
;l.v  H  riea>ant 
CoufequcGtIy 
•  .'■■  i~  Avoca  I  receut- 
.if  IS  a  Pleasant  Hill 
ill  Itoss  Township  but  it  coi'ld  not  be  so 
called  as  there  is  such  an  oftice  in  Lawrence 
County.  It  IS  therefore  named  Sweet 
Valley. 

PosrOmcE.                                  TowNsHii'. 
AMc-u .NVnv,.ort 


Hea.li  Hav 
Ke.-ir  1  reek 
lWh..nd  .. 
Uhok  Kidi 


Dorrance 
•Driflor  . 

T)rmn'8.. 


Kin;;~ton 

lis .Jack~.il, 

n Sae.irh.af 

Dalla- 

Dorran.-.- 

Ih.ulr 

Huilpr 

Man-v 

H.ldM 

K..s;.>r 

^.■::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::''i::^ 

springs Fairni.  .unt 

Kini.-t..n 

Foster 

int   _....\V|i-lit 

n.-i  ;.■.•.•.•;.■;.•.■;  ■.■.v;;.'.;:;;.^.  nymomh 

H.mlook 

}-\iXr-T 

Ha?.le 

■•  nuntini;ion 

■k Fn,,er 

Hazle 

lloll-nhaok 


Hi.ntsvillH 

•)"-a\"wile. 

'Kincston 

KMi'.kie"'.;. 

Kjtili' 

.■>k,s  ,»t  H 


Mills 


.Hllutincton 

.Jack~oQ 

Jcnkin. 

Hazlu 

Hazle 

..  .KincMon 
....Franklin 
Dallas 


u,.n.;v.;:--.;;-.v.-.v.-.v.;v.v.-.v..v.^'V,a::i;;:;: 
•i'!!:l',Mv;.'.v.v;.".';.v;;;;;.:.v.';.v.v.'.v.'.v.;.i'ialns 

p..  !>,    .Warrior   Knn) Hanovrr 

I':;- ■- I  r-'k l,..|mian 

;  ;i--io" PittKton 

i'iai'r:'.^wii;.;  vl;  v!  nii;  siaiionn !!:;:;:::;  j'lalnii 

Jl'lyn,..nth.. Plyni.M.lh 

li'-Y  l^.ck^';'.'^  ;■.;;;:  ;;;:':'.::;;';';:;i,^,ir,',',','^,;"? 

l;---'-r JIniiti„.4lon 

i;..;'ki'rien.'.''.'...V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.'.'.V.Viiack"i'r'".k 

•i'l.i.'k-hinii'y  ■.■.'.■.  '.■.■.'.■.■.■.'.■.■.■.■.■.■.■.SfilV.n  and  Lnlon 

Silkw..rtli l,,l,inau 

M'""m Sloiiim 


Town  Hill.. 

TnT.-ksvilTc 
l].I..Tl...|>i(; 


.   lla/lo 

.liutlcr 

.  Ruck 

Kiitler 

Sni-a 

r  .\oti-li 

Sii 

^•arlo.if 

Hnn 

Union 

..K 

Wmi.. 
\Vi..iai 

-Harr. 
Ihu.'n. 

ulle 

Wilkrs-liar 

Fosi 

Otiic. 
otKc.'^. 

■s    wifll 

,  an 

asterisk,  ( •  i 

A   r.nrire  lOagle  Shot. 

[Pittston  Gazette.) 
-\  splendid  specimen  of  the  bald  efslo  was 
shot  yesterday  in  tlie  vicinity  of  Kansoni  by 
t  rt  d  HotTurr.  in  company  with  Fr.ank  and 
H  :  ;■  I'  V, ,  ,  .,.  who  were  out  for  a  day'a 
ti     ■        '  i  ;:)••  country.   The  ea^jle  drop- 

1'  '  ,   1        i     :i  wing  and  a  bullet  throut;h 

it-'  l>  I  I.'  Iiiid  measured  six  feet  and 
euTit  mriies  across  the  wint,'s  and  three  feet 
from  beak  to  tail. 


i.iki",  lat  Harvey '6  U-ike)  Iji-iinrin 

Lark,vill6,  I  formerly  lilindtowiiV, '.'.'.  r.i'l>niuu'll, 


^  In  IslO  the  Luzerne  f'ount>  .^ttriculturnl 
Society  was  first  organized. 


Ilppl 


ii'ted  (IfT^eriiition  of  '. 


sn).!K)-i(Hl  iiii-f.'orit'Mii  tliv  cuikH'tioii  of  tlio 
Wyoming  lii-tdncal  .•uiil(ifolo;,'K'.il  Society, 
from  a  irifiTifi-i-iitly  rtaU  IjBfoi-p  ttii'SociHy 
by  Ur.  I  luirh-s  F.  1h-Ikiii]. 

Tlii.-- iiiiis-of  immral  WHS  left  in  dinrge 
of  thi.^ -^ocii'tv  l.v  Mr.  .T.  Cr..o1<it,  of  Ko^s 
To«ii-lii|..     l„ix.'i^.     r,,.:;  -v,    V.'  ,  '■<■   he  ob- 


yiv,.„    of   in^t.-rii...     Al.   1 

of    ihe   Innilule    of    .\lmi-s   .-uid    Inspector 

Gtuenil    of    tlio    mine.-;    of    Fniiioe,    in  an 


1^-11.     He 
.-  ii^  that 
>•    to    nn 

.Int^UOt 

niv.rsally 
.  meinbor 

theOiil'   ■..,'!' 
from    c.|:,    1'.    !■ 
Ptronfji'^^t  liilioid' 
stones  of  tho   -i 
.iinonntof  the  J'o 
bein«    iit    tho    1, 

niVfl     w 

itsthii.i  .- 

r.lCO     of 

formation.  anJ 

hcinL'  t 

tlie    iios^    Town>hip    stone    is  totally 
lit  it  and  has  no  other  indication  of  its 
•I  brrn  hfatfd. 
ondly,  and   of  iireat   import,  I  find  the 

■  nlj-  tiiil't!,  whereas  tno  specUic- yravity 

to  '-  iitjd]  an  average  lieini;  rf-M.  The 
li  ^peeinitn  h  is  a  i;ravity  of  i^.CU'.i.  and 
tron^'lv  attraeiabi.-  bv  the  inasnet:  yet 
.s  no  maijuetic  I'oiver,  and  hence  no 
ity  inhe.ent.  'Ihe  Ko^s  'lownship 
in-n     !;;ves    no    evidence    whatever  of 


broat;iit  th(-  J'.it-dam  sand-tune  t)Ds,  the 
no  more  dillicult  task,  that  of  having 
lirouyht  the  specimen  toKoss  Towu^liip. 

An    llisl..rie  Lo-  Chapel. 

'I'hoM.tlii   Ai,n'iir,in   recently  contained 

rh:;[.el  al  Ni  s'-.amui^'  in  Huclcs  County.  " 
It  \va-  the  pioneer  seminary  for  a-pirant--  to 
the  Presbyterian  ministry  a  centnry  and  a 
half  a<jo.  It  was  six  miles  south  of  Doj  les- 
town,  twenty  miles  ont  of  i'iiilaJelphia. 
When  in  America  in  17.3;i  the  celebrated 
Bvan>relist,  Uhitliold,  preacfied  here  Io;;ib  O 
people.     The    deed    for  the    LTounJ.    dated 

cimsiu,  '  Kev.    \V:Mi:  -i  '  T  ::-;-:-W:i     lri,h 


•  been  lh«- Indu 


led 


iccrd    with  my  an- 

south  of 

which  I  -et  but  the 

could  be 

■    presence  of   iron. 

The    1. 

.     1  frund  tho  mass 

Tennr.ut 

na.  lime,  maynesia. 

■wa-  emii 

ited,  a  faint  trace  of 

tions   th 

th. 

many  ii. 

iken    in   connection 

scent.     1 

,1    -J.i;!-,:}.  we  have  a 

ters.  iiri 

he   mineral      Anor 

vity     bein^'     -J.Taii. 

durln_-  ; 

he   section   of    feld- 

loa.d  ..:  1 

..•v,    if   the  m.-i^s  In 

disccA,  I. 

;eonte.  and  did  not 

Fianklii; 

■/■//;;  in\i(n:/cAL  !:}■:< 


for( 


of  MuuinDiiih. 

The  Jicv.  Oliailfs  ]i.-utt.v,  an  trisli  Preshy- 
tcriau.  wlio  w.-if.  cliiii.laiii  wilii  L)r.  Knmkliu 
i:i  llio  iiriiiy  on  tho  l-ehi^'ti,  in  IT.'ti,  was 
oducatetl  lipre.  He  was  an  cn-iyraiit  with  a 
I'Ood  classical  education,  Inil  c-Diiii'f Hid  to 
make  a  liviu«  by  poddliiiK.  Hiliu.t:  out- 
day  at  T.ni;  nollpiif,  ho  accD.-tcd  lli-  pruli-^- 
sor  tan.ihiih  ii.  ria.isical  J.alin.  Atler 
SOUK-  i>.  .,'  1.-,  Ill  wliich  the  pt-ddler 
cvideiH'    i      !    ■,  .,.,1.  Mr.   T<;-in.nt-:aid. 

"Cioai;.'  '       I'lii-of    ycair  iK'.ck  and 

retain  u:  n  .  ■  ',.  ■■•  d  ^tudy  wild  nit.  It 
will  be  a  >iii  lo  continue  a  peddler,  wlicn 
you  can  be  so  much  more  useful  iu  another 
profession.''  Beatty  became  an  eminent 
preacher.  He  was  present  at  the  coronation 
of  George  HI. 

While  chai.lain  with  Dr.  Franklin's  army 
on  the  Lehiuh,  dnrint;  the  French 
and  Indian  ^^■ar,  an  incident  is  related 
worlln'fifri  '-"d,  Th,'  ^. .!■!:■■■  -.-:■- 1'. iv,  .-i 
a  gill  ••\ ..,!,■;,;       ]  ,.■:,,.,  :..  ■:     ... 


John  Wilson  and 
ist  of  32  publish- 


ed  and  nii) 

iiililished  diaries,  journals  or  iiar- 
hc   Sullivan    expedition,     tliou^'h 

liie  one  m 
before  beei 

the  presi-iil  pamphlet  has  never 
11  published.  It  IS  stated  that  the 
Heorse  (irant  has  been  printed  ill 

/,;;,    'Wilk.-Uarre.     !  :.'i.nl,lic,ni. 

m  ul  liun.  .SU 
rof  (hisT.arlif 


jbcu   Jenkins,    of 
.liar  journal,  Will- 

I  '.  :i  r    during 


at  Cherry  Valley  at  the 
■re.  Ho  was  with  Clinton's 
I's   expidition.      He   con- 

\\-'r     ■  '!  \-.'.-  :  ■    t!:)L'infor- 


Uu  iJr.   I  .    -    ■  .1  .■    ■  ,  I..   I      .!:.. 

lin,  r,f  ;       -,,.-.,',  ■.■i.-tii:d  i!i  /.t- 

tendiii''  •  ;.  -tea,  "It  is. 

perha,.  ,   -         ,     ;'  •.     ■--    yuiir    pro- 

fession i  .  .  ^  :  -  ,1  -••  '.  .  A  -t  111'/  rum,  but 
if  you  well  lo  di-lri'T.t"  it  outonly  ju:lafler 
prayers,  j  on  w  ould  have  them  all  about  you." 
Mr.  Beaity  protitcd  by  the  advice  and  in 
future  haci  no  reason  to  complain  of  non- 
attendance.  A  few  hands  mea>uri-d  out  the 
liquor  after  prayers  reyulaily.  He  died  at 
Harbadoe.=,  whither  he  "had  gone  to  collect 
money  for  the  Xew  Jersey  Colkse  in  1771. 
Scarcely  a  vestige  of  those  old  college 
times  now  remains  about  there— save  a  tire 
crane,  said  to  have  been  used  by  Mr.  Ten- 
nent  iu  hi'  own  house,  and  a  part  of  the  old 
wall,  a  loot  and  a  half  thiek,  in  the  end  of  a. 
kitchen  attached  to  an  old  house  there. 
Some  old  coins  bearing  the  date  1710  were 
discovered  there  years  ago.  Not  a  vestige 
remains  of  the  temple  whose  roof  echoed 
often  ilie  loud,  earnest   preaithings  of  tiuth. 

We  liave  received  from  .Mr.  Justin  Uiusor, 
corresponding  secretary  of  the  Ma.ssaehnsetts 
Historical  Society,  a  valuable  pamphlet  of 
■I"' pages,  of  which  the  following  is  the  title 
page  iiKcriptif-n: 

Salli.^--  ]■-  _    1^-:     :   \.   11,  -I  the  Indians 


Vldtru  and  14  men.  Took  Col. 
ner,  also  Lieut.  Col.  Holdeii  and 
lied  of  je  inhabitants,  ;i"  persons: 


So.  of  (h-ad  bodii-s. 
iigh  ilitcheirs  wife 
iilpt,  with  a    No.    of 


to  the  passing  of  the 
■ouL'h  Wyoming  on  its 
r7il,  IS  inltnMing.    but 


lie  Jl 


jf  Willi: 


Tin:  iiisroiucM,  j;, 


!_•    11    II  Clock 

:.rd    till-  boats. 

InTlorin: 

attle.  aud  take 

••KuKI 

■Jid  down  the 

of  the  'I'o 

..■!oNv   Wylucce 

Ulld  lak. 

•  :-   ■■:>:     pa^sd 

Owen.  \', 

.     ■     ■    -MO*  is 

nnder-i  ■ 

-     -1  •    other 

COIlipl  ii: 

■    ■'  ■      '■   IllOUU- 

knowU^l. 

<;anif--'l  miles 

the    i.u|., 

Oct.  4th.  'J'hi:inioniin-  the  Aii„v  Marchd. 
fttid  left  I'ort  Snllivaii  nt  H  ()  Clock  for  Wy- 
oming—came over  pcTUij  land  thi-  dai — 
>V.=s.1.  a  deliU.  on  the  brink  of  tlie  river 
where  a  narrow  patli  on  the  steei.  side  of  a 
laige  niijiiiit'iin  nbo'it  'ii " i  feet  perpendicn- 
lar  which  made  U  very  d:ingerous  to  pass; 
and  v.as  a  -ollid  r.ick  il.rn-  horses  with  their 
loads  fell    oil    and    da-lnd    to  pitces   m  the 

point  of  the  river— Sum.'  riiu  t'..\<  r.:x  ;,nd 
very  liard  this  ni;'lif- -CaM..- -J.".  ii^ilrMi.'i- day 
— I'art  of  the  lro..p.  ca.ne  m  t'..-  :,.v;s. 

Uctoher   r.th      'I  I  .^    ... 
the  troops  all  <  k  I,      '  >: 
eiceptinga  N,     i  .  .;   ,. 
down  the  p  ■.'  I    t  .-    ,      !■ 
river  and  enc   ;■  i  i    ',    ;:  -, 
the  boats  came  on  %-  ■ : 
some  bad  rapids— Til i 
very  raonntauy  and   ..; 
side  6ome  ?mall  tiatt---  ^. 
tains  'MO  feet  perpendicu! 
this  day. 

October  Gth.  This  mornins  the  troops 
movd  on  at  tiO  Clock  proceeded  down  this 
river  and  encarapt  west  side  of  the  same  on 
a  piece  of  land  that  was  cleared  by  girdlnc 
the  trees  and  was  covtrd  with  Enslish  grass 
—Came  30 -Miles. 

October  7th.  This  mornin?  the  .\rray 
movd  on  and  arrivd  at  Wyoming  I'i.O' 
Clock  .\.  .\I.  and  encampt  on  a  pine  i.lain— 
the_t.;oo[.8  drew  half  a  pint  of  \\  hiskey  each 
—This  river  is  very  mountacy.  on  the  sides 
of  it  and  opposite  these  mountains  on  the 
other  side,  some  small  liats  which  are  very 
rich  and  good  laud,  those  riaits  from  Tioga 
to  Wyoming  have  all  I. ten  icii  ruvj  and 
clear'd  by  gir.iiii, ,.,  l.-,:  •  .  :,•-  .  :.r.  all 
hnrnt    by    ll:.     1  .  -      ■-.,-..'> 

pleasantly    s:        •     l     '         :  ,    .   ,,;     tl  • 

river  and  the  1   ..i  ■,    .:  i.  ■     -  ■. .    .,     -.h,,! 

—Came  lo  miles,  inai;!H:.-  u;  la-  -.mi..!,-;'! 
miles  from  1  ioga  to  this  i  lace  i.\  water. 

October  iDth  I  Sand  i>  .  The  Arun  iiiarclid 
aud  left  the  ground  y.i'i'clook  ]'.  M.'  for  Kas- 
ton— Came  over  a  large  ni.j.intam  very 
rocky  and  some  muddy  slonghs  .\rrivd.  at 
Bullocks-f'arm  at  a  long  meadow  ll.(  Vcloek 
at  iii;;ht  where  the  troops  encam|)t— Came7 
miles  this  day. 

Oetober  ir)th.  Arrivd  at  Easton  1. O'clock 


i\  iii:n  iti:i!\M(  i<  w  vs 

Kviiloiie..  1  cniiiiVK  tiTislKrw  11 


■  Ahead  of  Tl 


In  17S0  the  great  "Pumpkin  FIoo.V  inun- 
dated the  entire  Valley  and  did  much  damage. 
In  ly'-i)  the  population  of  the  county  was 

In  IH'iuthe  coal  trade  increased  rapidly, 
aud  the  Baltimore  Coal  Company  was  or.-an- 
ized. 

lu  I8:l9  the  first  county  bank,  the  -W  vom- 
ing  Hank,"  at    Wilkes-Barre,    commenced 


ler  date: 
—  A  part 
t-act  of 


perceived.  A  part  of  lliis  tract  and  of  the 
town  of  lierwick  is  included  in  the 
Town  of  Salem.  General   Sleek,  .Mr.  Wilson 


..f  .May.  I-;.-*?,  t 
I'.ssed  on  the  27 
It  appeared  lo  t 


the  l.uidand-etle    ,   u,    „.,.i.m;    •.,;    ;     i.-.e-- 
deiii  title.  i  noMAs  (.  o.,iiu.' 

This  letter  will  be  found  reeoided  at  largo 
in  tlie  oiiice  of  the  Secretary  of  Internal 
AlTaus  at  Harrisburg.  in  volume  I,  relating 
to  Uyoinmg  land,-,  p.  l.Vi.  It  would  .seem 
to  be  salisfaclory  evidence  of  the  time  when 
the  Town  of  Berw  ick  v;as  laid  out. 

Kteuue.n  Jkskins. 

Wyoming.  Sept.  17,  ItsiU. 

In  17!)!:  a  ftital  form  of  typhu-^  fever  r.aged 
along  the  Sus.iuehtmna.  Whole  families  fell 
victims  to  it. 

In  1'7:5  the  first  marriage  in  W  ilkes-Barre 
(while  1  oceiired  this  year  in  the  Deiiison  fa- 
mily, and  the  lir-t  birth  followed  it. 

In  isl-i  the  tir~t  ehuich  erected  and  com- 
plel<  d  in  the  I'liblic  .S.pjare,  U  ilkes-Harre. 


run  iiisri 


of  tliti  olclc-u  time,  Uiti  qiiai 
cnrly  pediiKOguc-:,  the  forue 
niid  im-tliods  of  teiicliiiii;.  a 
oils  scliolurs,  some  of  wiion 


Isa 


it   builduii;^,  tlu 


i>-uiie  of 


viho  n  ■      ■!.:., 
ciciit.  ;.:    i  I  ■.  ; 

At  the  li'i  .    i  .■,:. ;,  •. 

in  !l  dlhipldaieil  (■■Uinuicii 
age  and  had  u^atjc  by  thi 
whom  had  made  two  or  throe  unsuccess- 
ful attemiits  to  end,  its  existenee  by 
conflagration.  The  stnictuve  was  one  of 
four  jiuljlic  buildint;s  which  then  occuiued 
the  square,  viz;  Thecouri  house,  •'tire-proof' 
(inwliichthe  county  otlioes  were  located) 
the  M.  K.  Cli.neh  and  the  acidi-my.  IJun- 
uiny  t!ii  ■  ',[■•1  t'  —  in  '  .  ./,  '  ■  ■;  '.  ;  I  ■'.,  ..-,.,  ■, 
Mom  ;:•    I    •:       .■      .     ,,  ^.    .,  ,    V  .    "     ■  . 

Ion;;  :::'■:. 
by  ,.!1    ,    .    ...      ,..:     .     : 
hou-t .      ',  II    ;    I    .•.•■.,,,■■■■.,.,.  . 
of  arrhi'    :•:   ..,    ;,.,!,■    |..    ;         !  . 
Duleh  !  -.,i;-  ..:'::     ■   , 


cell.; 
hoar  I 
thor. 
scho> 


ity.     His  niol^  -;    ;  ■':■■-'.',;■:  ;    •...^-  .;',-  v,-v. 

hide,  a  plentif  m       '  ■  :      .: 

kept  at  .Mr.  Ai  :,--,. 

of  the  square,     i:    -.■}■....     ........  ..,.ii 

coins  to  the  -tore  ror  one  wiMea  ..i  r.  U.ina 
nsed  to  cnasti.-B  the  late  Judsjo  U  aiier. 
Anion"  the  names  of  those  who  were  attend- 
iny  the  academy  are  .J.  Butler  Cunynijiian, 
Frank  Butler,  Charles  Collins,  C.  V.  Waller, 
Cieorsje  G.  Waller.  Sam  .McCarra- 
cher,  S.  H.  Lynch.  Tom  Smith, 
«ob  Wri-ht,  Kd  ButhT,  Chiirlev  Chafman. 
W.  I..  Conyngham  and.IonaU.au  Bulkeley. 
Ihel.ittrr  had  an  t\|'eri.r.ce  at  one  time 
Willi  thcdacon'-  ri'whule  wiiii-h  resulted  in 
th.  iMdu  liuent  of  the  t.a.l,..r.  A  number 
ot  the  scholars  were  sununoned  as  witnesses 


fni 

lly  prepar- 

;     i....;-..ali 

I   w 

■alls.     The 

,  I    canuo 

•ecall.    es- 

,eon   Syh 

i-es 

ter   Dana, 

,     and     a 

most     ex- 

)lh  great 

ki: 

nduess    of 

u-nce.   he 

IS  yet  very 

1  he  disc 

il.l'i 

.rd.:.    and 


>■      .     ..  _.,;,.',;.     ,<,  lr,;,|,    and 

According  to  my  recollection  the  old 
buildint:  was  demolished  in  18;i!i,  and  for 
two  or  three  years  the  school  was  kepi  in  « 
Iiartof  ttie  old  Morgan  Hotel,  on  River 
Street.  A  brick  building  ot  more  modern 
pretensions  and  appointments  was  ero-;ted 
<ni  the  ohUite.  and  that  gave  place  with  tlie 
other  buildings  on  the  square  to  the  present 
court  honsc.  C.  K.  L. 

Carboudale,  Oct.  lo,  18S6. 


k  H 

OUJif. 

mce 

of    1 

Ihe    old 

klin 

and 

North- 

tha 

■  t  a  few  facts 

1  hi: 

^tory 

of  the 

eres 

Thor- 

•d   t 

bnild 

:eal  the 
^■rof  it. 

•  down  this  summer,  and  its 
i-'ii,  vouch  for  the  skill  and 
.  of  its  builder,  whoever  he 
I  ■  last  home  of  (ienr^-e  M. 
'  was  .so  long  identified  with 


The  Elmira  .-l<7rc;'/.scr  has  been  publish- 
ing a  series  of  historical  reminiscences  under 
the  title  of  "Letters  of  Uncle  Jonas 
Lawrence."  The  author  is  John  L.  Sextan, 
Ks.i..  of  Rlossburg,  Tioga  Co..  i'a..  who 
deals  with  many  of  the  towns  and  villages 
on  both  sides  the  line  between  .Sew  Vork  and 
Pennsylvania.  The  letters  h.ive  just  been 
issued  in  book  form  by  the  Ailei-ili\fi: 

In  I'-'l  1  the  first  nail  factory  was  erected 
in  Wilkes-Barre. 


'/•///;  nisrm: 

ilk.-s-l!.il 

-1.'    I'Hst.ir  in  rown. 

inu  \\.-(ln 

f-<lay  \y,\A  n  cimver- 

V\oinin.' 

\iillcy  Hold  with  nil 

a'  w,n-i'^ 

c-cTvc(l      L'entl.-mun 

livcil  ill  Wilkos-iiun-e 

iH'iS.  'ui.- 

iiaini:-    i-;    Kov.    Dr. 

oi..;-,  :ukI 

1,,'    1^    rortnr  of  tlie 

1.    I'hilruU'lpliia.     Dr. 

jiiliTrMiii:;    rfiiiiuis- 

.l-.'ialVr, 

h.-l.-K in- spent  i.nrt 

17  ,1,  r.'Ct 

■n    ot    St.  Stophfij's. 

.did     li-,- 

i:.v.    Dr.  Cl.-ixtoi,,  of 

'rii'.']-:: 


M.  1).,  ,svo..  ,..  ;i,.7. 

Tln,^=  is  the  title  nf  ,i  volimu-  t;i^  iui;  a  ei 
plele  reeoal  ol  theeelebnitiou  IriM  ji  iir,  j 
imred  niider  the  auspices  of  the  Daupi 
Comity  Historical  Soci.ty.  'rhevoluuiet 
tains  a  fuh  aeeount  not  only  of  the  iT.-liri 
ary    ineelinu's  and    adilres,es,  but    eoinii 


people  scar 
down  villa 
tliat  tinic. 


«as  at 
1  e  lipre 
ielph-a 


of  tlie  I i    ,  :.    ;-  -  ,  t.,    -.    laial    for   tlie  es- 

tablishnunt  of  a  pi.l.iic  lihr.uy. 

A  I'tiiladel]ihia  tirui  are   making  arrauge- 
nients  for  the    pni.licntion  of    a    lii^tory 'of 


iliiHiniaiice.-,  inc.aUi;,.;  u.i  <..;ii  .JuUiie 
Woodward's  family.  U  hile  he  was  ni<  st 
favorably  impressed  with  the  pe.M'le 
lie         was        not  so        similarly         Im- 

pressed with  the  town.  It  seeiu- 
ed  in  .0.  -il  '■  t  .  r,  ilroads.  had  no  percepti- 
ble r.  ,  :,tsaw  uothingiu  the  fn- 
tni.  1  -  ,1.  li  :  •  a  young  man  and  a 
str.ui.-      I  .  .      :    ,,;.    lot    hire.     Accordumly 


that  hi 
by  the 
upon  t 


Iphl; 


1,1>  10  the. 
bnt  by  the 

remarkable 

^iJerillL'St. 

■---:-:::^ 

•   in-hesiu 
Ml.     He 
now,  the 

a  lady  friend, 
quiet  liut  now 
•n  made  known 


Rev.  U.  \\ .  Condii  is  the  author  of  a  his- 
tory of  Kastori,  wliich  is  beiiit!  printed  in 
parts  at  ."jO  cents  each.  I'art  .">  is  devoted 
mainly  to  the  l.athtraii  Church  history  of 
the  town.  .V  bio-raphy  of  Hon.  (ieor^e 
Tajloi  i-alsouiven.  The  ilhistrations  are: 
St.  Taul's  Church.  St.  Peter's  Cliurch,  the 
-rut  Kock  and  Eddy"  and  a  prolilo  of 
Geur;,-o  Taylor. 


faction  a'li  i    :  il.     M  i    -    I'l    al, :  ,  a,  -    i"-'.ory 

should  be  patronized  before  the  people 
throw  their  money  int')  liie  corlersof  pu  out- 
side party.  We  believe  in  protection  to  hon.e 
industr;  to  the  fullest  evtent.  It  is  anncumced 
in  the  .Montrose  /»ria,,c,if/a„Mhat '-a  number 
of  leading:  citizs'iis  of'tlu'  county  will  assist 
in  the  preparation,''  and  the  ciiapter  on  the 
medical  ju-ofe-'siou  will  he  written  by  Dr. 
Calvin  C.  Hawley.  of  Montrose. 

We  learn  from  the  Doylestown  /,i/e;/!- 
:/.'i.crr  that  Rucks  is  to  have  its  history  pre- 
pared by  an  ( Ihio  firm.  If  their  experience 
is  anytliitit;  like  that  in  Jjuzerne  the  Bucks 
County  people  will  tvish  they  had  let  •■patent" 
histories  .-done. 

'nw  Miii.iLiur  ul  .\,u,-i-irrra  H!sh„-<i  for 
acptendier  is  both  a  surp.ri-e  and  a  delii'ht. 
With  the  lirst  oin-ninir  of  it-  biMUtiiul  i  ijes 
one  is  ushend  into  an  nuniue  |^oil:ai;  gal- 
lery, and  ii;:;k>.s  or  renews  aci|nainlaii(  e  with 
a  loiifr  line  of  brilliant  [,ublic  charai'ler~  .V 
more  entertainiiir:  ciiiuribuiiou  to  iija_'a/.ine 
literature  than  Mrs.  Lamb's  •■Iliu-lrated 
Chapter  of  i;.--iniiin-s"  it  would  be  iiard  to 
tind.  It  is  the  history  of  an  old  ;ii.-t...ric  iii- 
-titution  importaiil  to  the  wliole  country, 
and  contains  ju-l  precisely  i\w  information 
wanted  by  thou-aml-   of    mtelh-eiil  readers 

andliisloVic'al  .-k^i<-h  nev.  r  bitore  pre-,nitd 
so  conci.~ily  and  etlectivtlj. 

Dr.  K^rl-'s  .V.d'v   ,i,.^l  M,„.,  „■,  in  the  Har- 


article  on  "I'l 
Currency,"  " 
siory  ot  a  l-o' 


.f    the  landers  M, 


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-J :!!        ■  moiiy.  ilirpct   and   ciicniu^tanlial,  it  ]=■  haz- 

i:..veili.,;r    His    Mouu.upni    :.i    l-.r:,„ii,„,l,       "rclini;  but  very   little  to  asset  that  Joseph 

Onia.U-NVw  Facts  i..   tlu-  l.ilc    ,.f    II,,.        J^™'"       «'"-^       of       th,*       noblest       descent 

I'ajiH.iis   fi.ii-f- i)p,,i.,i  ti,;.f   i,H   „■„   ill        ainoiiL' lii.s  iintioii.'"     It  would  apj.ear  from 

■li.    >\  >..-,, M,,_  11:, s*a<T..or.)„l,:t    n:s         fJence    presented     tl.at     Ttiayendanega's 

'1  I  .       i.'ier  the   Mohiu-k   fln„r'       f:it''er  was   a   disliiisnished  warrior;    .=onie- 

1*'  "^  '-ttl.   of   ^^i  ; mh,c     ' ,:       ''.'."r^    ^'i"^"  Aro,-hyada>,ha  and   at    other., 

>'-.--  .■.a.o   th.  .<ai"act  on        i>."-<"\^>-'"'^-^-^'0    been,,;,- .,.,■)„,„  of   the 

ot       ■       ^,       ,       '.      ,  ,,;        M„st    1   -<n,.,'.„  Mohawks    un  the  death  cfKi.    •  I ',  :,.  i ;  p  k  iu 

—  —  ■  :■   ""hlr^^l^eri:       ^^;;i|i  h^^"!~!r'^r.''^  ^    '  -    ^''^ 

!',';;',        .'   ■   ^  ■.     ■'    '^   '■^(""^^'  claim-       !,;<., „u.  tU    liidian    u"..        •     ^.  i':''^; 

,.",,,'   'V    "     -   '"    'I"?    contrary.        J„h,isr,n    thenllMi,  t ,     .  r 

^:^' ■-';:; '^  r"'^^-^-"-'^ti,,, Sort  to  V,.     Vu.s^'i;-^  \.:     C      :      .:         ' '. 

im  .la.n.-.      iN-iuu.-y    from    it-^    lornier        thai  Th-iVfMd  .■" ,  •  r,t 

I  ui"  lied  ''uu  "''''•         '^  '"0™«"t.  Ijten    relin-        kroVlc'd^-e    o!    i'.      ..■  ;  '   i,     ■     /m": 

his't.!  '■  '•;'||  '''7"|";-^''    "  ■  ^  -;  ■.v;:./J    in        ..,,.„  ,,,    „  „f  j,,,]^^,,^  ,;„,,,;;,^^..  ..nd  Mar^i^dl 
noa:  ,     ■,..',        -■■>•■■  I'l  his    ••Denonville    E.\peditioii,"  that 

m  t!,       ■   w  /-'   ,  "'"I"    -'oppiiiu-    near    the    present    villat-e 

A',;.     ..:..,  ',    -       ,.    i.'      :„'"',<  •'    ^'''tor.    y.  \.,   n),ont    17ri7.    the    noted 

•  lot.  11.  -u.  .  ..-.,■  i.^riril    -I  Mt,.|  •yohiwkohu-itain  informed  several   persou.s 

ofthe  f.nn.M,^    :,     ,  :., '  u  uu    and    we  "'^*  ^h  grandfather  raided  the  French  army 

take  pleas,,,,,  u,  I    .  r.    •  ;!  i  ,  Me  our  readers  ^"'^"  I-'Mionvdle-that destroyed  the  Seneca 

Mr.  K,  S.  1 )■..:,:  •    ;  nd  y   tav/ied   us  f°'"'  ","  ^ouchtou  Hill  „,an>  years  before- 

wtth  a  copy  Of  :h.pap.r  referred  to:  &  ^r^v^:;:!' Z!  ^    "■''^''^'Tr^il^e 

„  '■  Seneeas      amb-i-  :-       ■■•iHe        -mrl 

BiuNTFORD,    Ont..   Oct.    13.-Yonr  corre-  pointed  out   th.    ;.     ,i   ,,     .,  fact's    th  n 

.spondcnt  arrived  ,..t  th,- place  >e-lerda>  and  nnknown  to  Ih-'.l.u..!.-    !.,,:    :,:,,_•    afterward 

UMiiui^i:-  ii.  ,.:,!,,  :      •,,;,  ,  :;  ,  ;   ,,  ,.,  ; ,  ^  }  fo  ui  con  li  r  11,  fid  bv  t  h  H  r  t  ^eurcl.  e.^  o  f  O.  il .  .M  arsh  sll 

,       '   "  '  "  ■        ■   '"e   at-  and  the  ori^'inal  accounts  of  iJenouville  and 

"^■''Y  V    '  '  ■  •       inouu  his  ollicers. 

Illoli' ,';',!  ,  ..        ,    ".  >'■>.■  the  There  are  no  d^-tiiiiter,,^,.r„ints  of  the  early 

■J-,  ,"•         '      :  ■     ■  'Untry.  youth  of  Thavei,!  ,■,•.!,■;;  i  r,,„,  ;<i|  t,,  u  is 

v,\\['    ■,/  ■    ''-"    ""■'  known  he  nu)-t  ;     ,  ..;,.:    ,.f    nneom- 

"'-■■^'    •   '■    -  ■'.'  ■,..    .n^-,',  ■"Ji.^rl;  hlf  "^"Vll"'"'    '"  '  "'  ^     ■    :   'i.^Ts  of  a^e 

;:;!,':;:   '  ■/     ,    ,      '     '■'  '••-  ''-'•^'»  Mam  \V,!u!urj,'hi;.on;;„;d  ree:.,vedMsi;ap[,^mil 

o ''   ,  ;  ^-^cr   re.-eivedjQsticeat  tire  at  the  hartle  „f  Lake  (ieor-e    where   the 

\,,:      .■.'  'ioMfhe,..,   ,      t    ,   vr  l;n'.ve  Kin- H-ndriek  was  killed.      This   was 

haU  -■;■.:,       "  ■>,thecelebrated  .\Io-  dun,,^.    the    n!d     Fr.nel,   a,,d  Ind,:,,,  w  .r  of 

name   «■.,    !:  ,  ,    ,.   .,  _.„.,.,„„,„,  ,,,3  -le  betw,- -  : '  '   ''■■"',':■/"  '  ■   i    :,:   .Z'    ;,; 


■      ■      ,    at    111 
.M 


other   returned  there  «.h,;e.J„se?l         1;     ?.'.'"   „-i",     "    „..,;    '^     °.L._^""=°- 


ents  n  :;ardin!,-  hi~  father  and  the 


idenceinhis-Lileof  H 


i  produces  considerable 


oramenced. 

Nations        on 

O.-'t    -nd 


is    sub] 


that   •'from  si  cli   a   body  of  testi 


■1'3 

Till-:  nisroin 

iM,  i:i:( 

(iin). 

^c^   of    incur.ii 

ins  by  (lie  Fn-iirh  h.ilI    thri, 

l,;ivioi.> 

1   l!n'  Imli'ii--  of  \vl,.,in    Urant  ua 

li.Jiaii  Hill,.., 

'1  lu    SL-ueca.s  coiistitulid  \\m 

(UU — 111 

til.-  iipi-n  tWld    intMi/rli.tnl    nl   Juh 

griMt  i...;;l  '■■.  - 

■..  II.   l-.irrier  of    tlm    Jroqnoi.s 

:.'Uii,  wli 

COU:.'l'  : 

■    1       i  lii-=,  IromUMiiioit,  Uou- 

DWubif 

y     .■^inU-rcl     a     .'li-                  '    .i-  ''/!l 

c.' .c .       ' :  .   ' . 

'          !'.rl:^'     Hay,     Niairara. 

Uraiitrc, 

ivivedan  fji-h-l.  ,  ■  1    -   ,:    ■'.  i'      ,  ■:;1 

ButT  .■!!-,     1'.- 

th.;lil..r 

■  ility  of  Sir    Willi, u;,    .!-■  i;  ■■:,,   v,  i:. 

ports  va-r,.  ..]■ 

.:...!:-      1  .       ;:!  i.'   ■    ;',.     c  .i 

d  l.mi  it.  l.llblle^lU-ll]L^..  lor  6r,-,-.n 

slant  prc^i  n. 

1  ■  ■       .  :         . ;  1         :  !       ■:.■.,■.' 

1   contributed  to   lii.<    advauceme" 

the  fito  of    11" 

.  !,.      !.   i     ■..           '   ..1     .1             !L,      li.. 

ln-,;ain«    a    leading    man    of    tin 

CHtion     of    11,- 

Irails    coiM.  ..- 

!      •iiir:'',  -  .-.;■  )!  1    r.^v.'lnfinn-i-v  -.rri 

K:n":- ';".':. 

.      .■      ,    '■   ■•     ..1  Ihu   Ui.lu^.cc. 

I'!,..-         C 

.,•■■■,      1'      :'     '■    1  ,■  "     .■'     '  ',.    .     .■    ':    ■    .. 

::,,.■   war?  Iiulian 

scout-    .'       , 

n-ttiitly  inov- 

t     .     '       .      .'. 

jni.'  tli:.'         :■ 

.,-=from   Lake 

,,        .     ,' 

Cl.a.r-         -■ 

.  ::    ,      ,  ')Uu>.  andllie 

.•A  the 


lowii.,- I  -.  ;         ,     ihe  tirivate  journal    of 

Sir    Win-     '..:  ,:  ■■t-.-,7,  Nov.     1     Caiia- 

diorlia,  ali;i-  N  r  .,  -  )'■  ■■:'  -  .!',  M  i.o  s>  ,, 
in  quest  alii-i   1 1   '  i    ■         i  ',,•;.  ., 

came      hern       1  ••■-<.      .!>.■.:  ,:,  :      -  ,1 

he  inquir.  J  .. :  .i  :,-  „  w  .  .  :ii  i  in,: 
among  the  OuciJa,-.  i  u.l  ul  li,..  s.^cb-juir- 
told  him  ....  about  the  ireuch 
intending  to  5top  the  powder 
from  the  Six  Nations— building  a  fort  near 
Cheunesfio— etc.,  that  it  made  a  :;reat  noise 
among  the  nations  and  gave  them  uneasi- 
ness; wherefore,  thoy  were  a^sfinliled  often 
at  Chennessio  and  keening  great  councils 
among   tlu-msdves  how    to  ,ic-l   in  tins  artair 


we  ki 
endai 
trai!- 
of  H.. 
Gen. 
pecon 
arm> 
pedii: 
of  ti, 
Frei.. 
heu'.^ 
for  a 


night  ?  I 
second  ; 
dock's  I 

Pri..l.  -. 


said   to    havo   aoiiiiltrd 
tinguished  bravery"  duri 
Kspecial  mention  i«  mad. 


aiiJ.~elt  ttUh  "dis- 

ig   the   campaign. 

of  the  good  be- 


with      every      affair       in      which      Indians 
were  engaged— often   unjustly— and  became 


THE  uisruinrM.  i:i:roi!i>. 


'\  lu   1'. 


J.0 


iliticni~\'      .  I   ^'       ;■   1 
UyU   I.        ;        :    .     , 

llOSeU   I'l.'l    I:   '  r     '    ., 

jol.aii..    ,a    tl.-    tiuu- 
JJraut  iiujvud  to  I'.ut  b 

iiiKi  forincil  a  cousitlcTabk- vilUi:;i.-  ;Uon<;  the 
Kidfc'O  ou  the  present  road  between 
tlio  old  acndemy  bDildiiig  and  the 
mountiiiu  road  leadint;  up  lDdi:iu  hill 
lo  the  Tnscurorji  refervatiou.  liraut'f  re.-i- 
dence  was  a  block  house  that  Ptood  uear 
"Kraut'ri  spring"  ou  tlie  lorruer  Isaac  Cook 
farm.  Ou  their  removal  the  Mohawks  car- 
ried with  them  a  bell  taken  from  the  el.urch 
at  (;anajoharie.  Tliey  bnilt  a  log  thnrch  at 
Ijewiston  and  hung  the  bell  ou  a  pole  sus- 
pended from  the  crotch  of  a  tree.  Fort 
Niagara  was  then  the  headquarters  of  the 
British,  and  there,  and  at  Brant's  Mohawk 
village,  were  concocted  many  of  the 
sclienips  of  rapine  and  carnage  that  devas- 
tated the  distant  borders  of  American  civili- 
zation. 

Durir-K-,t!l'-.(-^r-:ro  ii;.Tnrf.  177-^,  ^,1, 

Butler  \.   '—         I       ■    i    .■    ■ ;  :     •     ;    ■  -  • 

mem  ul         '       ,   '  >         . 

marcli.'J  u  .,:.  i  i  :,.  .:  .  ,•  ;..  :;,  -,  ,, 
castle  ;it  l:ie  cwliI^.^lcl'  u:  ii.-  (.■  j.i -•  .  i^M  ;- 
and  Can-i  ^era-;i  Creek,  wdere  th-.-y  '.^ere 
joined  by  TjOO  Indians  under  Gi-en-^wah-toh 
(He-who-goes-iu-the  smoke)  a  prominent 
Seneca  chief.  The  expedition  moved  up  the 
Canaseraga  Valley,  down  theConhocton  and 
Chemung  to  Tio^-a  Point,  embarked  upou  the 
Sns(iuehanna  and  landed  about  twenty  miles 
above  Wyomiu- whu-h  pl^^ee  was  attacked 
and  de-Ui'\  i  ;  ■/;!'!  I  :  1  '.  ;  r.^'hter.  The 
route   I  I  :        .     -        'i-dition   was 

the  on.  ,         :    —    iJritish  and 

their  s,i>  ■         '  i!'  1,  ■'!.•  fora.\snpoti 

Kast.  r;i       ■   '    ,,     ■  .  i.,i    ...11    their    return, 

with  e  I  •  uer,   to  the  Genesee 

and    Ni     ■  ■>■       i  .rally    the     northeri 

trails  \,  :  ;-  ;  .•.•u  Cana^erag-i  Creek 
and  J,:iti  .  .  :  ,-,  ..  ,  i  war  parties  not  un- 
frequ.:.:        <  •  ,,•    site   of  Rochester. 

Huthr'      ,,  I  :.  A      ,     at  Ironderjuoit  Bay 

several  ;:;    .  ;;    tinai   exit   from  the 

lower    '  .    :  ,.    ~     ;',r..i:i:h     the     present 

boun.l  .  ;   :  ■  !  >  ,",'il;  the   revo- 

Intioij,'  '.  ,  :,,then  resid- 

ed at  1!,.   .     :  .  ,  i,..nse  was  the 

home  d;  '     •,.,:,,      .  ■  -  ,T,t.  wn.iiever 

they  <'ii     .  ,,■,-.;•,:,,  ■  ,  ,  ,,., 

ns    til.  ,      ;        .];.'■;■       ,1      ■■•■..:,;. 


The  atrocities  conimittea  al  Wjomini' 
Cherry  Valley  an.i  ..  !,  :  ;,,.,,.,,,.;■  M-llle- 
meiif.,,  induced   ci:;  /.         '        ■      -  .:  t  iho  de- 


march 
ntered 
under 


esus  1 
town 
cd.    ( 


hearing  the  lir; 
had  ouUlnnked  I 
Boyd  had  by  ^or 


■  •  >•   ^:    '.      ■■   -:.  .  ^  ;    li ,  and  iu 

;::.  .  u-''.:^L  :  '.  ■-.,  :  ._;.  .,  ..lu  l;.jid  that 
h,5  lite  wnuSd  be  .-i.:iied.  ij.aut,  however, 
being  called  ou  to  [lerform  some  service 
which  required  a  few  hoiir>'  absence,  left 
the  prisoners  iu  Iht-  olir.rge  of  Col.  But- 
ler, v.ii..  -.;;  .1,  t'  ,r  ".  M  :ii  fj  answer  his 
'\\i>    •■  ..  .  .      ;    over  to   the  In- 


tho 


enemy     lied    preeiiilately.      Kraut,  wiln  his 

warriors  and   the  liriti-h  regulars,  took  the 

Mo.=oow  trail      for     _iiulT...:o      cnvk     and 

Nii'i'!':!,  whi'..     ftie     'I'roy     Kangers    went 

to      t'..  r,     ,:,,i,M     springs,      l.'roiu     that 

pi   .  ■                   the        noted        British 

>;  ;.  ■    ■      I  ..'t    .Niagara  with   instruc- 


■  ...  .;..,n::.ii.eetly 
:  -treet  route:  tho 
..I  to  iroiideqnoit 
e  eountry  to  tho 
ere  the  boats  from 


TiiK  )nsToi!ii-M.  i:F.r()i;ii. 


tho  S"iit(\cs  otfona  tiu  in  :i  triii't  . 
the  Genesee  Vidky.  but  ilie  Mo 
uot  wish  to  rfi-iJy  «itiiin  tlie  liou 
the  United  St(ite>,  niui  uventuiilly 
theGr.-.ua  Hiver.  iu  C^iuadii.  whi 
Laki-  line  about  forty  inili.-  abovf 
of  >.\a;:;ua.  Here  ttjey  received 
grant  ol  ?ix  miles  breadlli  Iroui  ei 
the  river,  be-iiiiiiiif,'  ;it  Lake  Eri< 
teDdinK  in  tliat  iiroportioii  to  th( 
the  river,  about  jiroportion  to  tlie 
river,  iibout  loi)  inilf-.  This  araut 
was  douMI'  -  Handed  solely 

for       the       .Nm.'    •,;  ini      other      lu- 

dtnns  of  tlif  >  '  ■  ,  rrlTidiDtr  some 
«hoh,idb..iii.      :    :  '     .  i'>el!ritish  ai.d 

Mohawks,  ^ii'l'  ll  :-.  i  :.v-  ereat  et.'Uiicil 
fireof  thelroquoiK  coiittUeraey,  wl.ieli  had 
been  kept  buruing  fit  ()nondaL;a  troni  time 
immemorial,  was  declared  extinguished  ill 
1777  by  the  ( lueidas  mid  (  Uioiida_-a-.     liraiit 


chief    of    the 
after  the  Moha 
council  I" re  Wii- 


l.a«ks  did 

\va\'    tr(.:ii    llurlni  -Ion    \,  .\   '  ,  i'    '      '  ;     '  ■  ,  . 

idaries  of 

>la\  ill;'  ai  llM'd  in'a  hnal  Im    :       :        ■  '    !      ^'  .u 

el  tied    ou 

riuuur.  to  CaiiauiUi-iii  I-)   ;,.  -    .  ,,,  .1  \>,\~ 

WaitiiiL'  their    return.     Uu  aecrpt.d  an  invi- 

the  falls 

tation  and  came  up  with  us  to  my  brother's. 

H   crown 

His  familiar  conversation  and  yentlenianly 

ich  side  of 

manners  soon  convinced  us  that  he  was  not 

and   ex- 

the    savaL'C    we    had    conceived  him   to  be, 

ll.-lKl     of 

from     accounts    we    had  heard    and    read 

■deracy.  and  >ome  years 
settled    in    Canada;  the 

person  Jo-rpli  liraul  i.ore  a  clo  <•  resem- 
blance to  General  Brady  of  the  United 
Slates  .\rmy." 

artd    rekindled  and    re- 
:i;,-avillnKO  on  the  Grand 

lou    Brant    devoted  his 

To  return  to  the  day  and  the  occasion 
which  brings  me  here,  I  r  .>i  ii  '!  •  .  ,,  -av 
that  t  his  is  the  most  no:  ,  :.  i":  •  n"i 
the  8ix  Nations  since  thf   i.,   .;  ;       ,         i  a,  le 

.  intf:\-t- of  lus  people. 

are  here  fion,  Canada  an.'  :        1               -•    •,.. 

n    Indian    dress,  and  l.•^t■.lU^; 

liarles      i  an     Indi.iu     aercnn- 

■heri    to    paint    him    like    an 

,     1.,.    preferred  to  m.et  the 


Sel\'  - 

m  h 

is  remi 

cell 

ce- 

■  lu 

•'l-'i  1 :,  - 

.V-la 

ircha.-.; 

r-1 

'io. 

reUl.>  ,1 

incidf 

Ti 

all" 

ea 

Hj 

day,"  he 

-aj>.     -I 

was 

stopi  1 

"U. 

Wl 

Ih 

my 

brothe-. 

()raiit!e  •• 

The  1 

alter  ll 

%ec 

iM 

,"'' 

■  lie 

Rock  am 
ton  villa 

dTree-   Ka 
-e.     ■■('!. au 

-t  AV( 

Hxde' 

"an 

d    1 

'  ^■ 

L'h- 
..•If 

huntuii,'    ' 

cattle. 

We  - 

aw 

a  ? 

>ke 

ri*in-  at 

the  Irondi 

.■luoit 

,    laT.di 

Hi.' 

[  w 

ellt 

down    to 

it.     We    t 

ouiid 

that  It 

;  !■ 

roc 

eei 

led 

from  an 

Indian    cai 

mp;  a: 

-  »e   a| 

,.pl 

o  le 

lit 

two  Indi 

ans  rose  up 

.    IroT 

11    a    ci 

•  11" 

of 

whom    e 

specially    i 

led    oui 

Itel 

IIlK 

i.n. 

His   can 

jp    e.iuipa: 

SJO      ft 

e      thoi 

li-il 

It     1 

■all 

Iier 

the      Burtord 

Cavalry,     Gen- 

T.      Muldleton. 

presuleut      of 

he  major,  coun- 

.    and    county   c. 

Duncil.      At    the 

er  was  offered    t) 

i\    ihe    Kev.    Mr. 

Xosccliounf  roun 
10  ?tiuliiil  of  aiTl 
ji  In.-^liiiK  luidlnbo 


When  the  white*  tirsl  entereJ  the  sohtudo 
of  the  Wyoming  aud  LHoknwaiiii:.  wildc-r- 
iipss  in  search  of  homes  in  I'li^J  they 
found  the  occnpants  represoutins;  the 
true  stone  age.  No  iron,  sttei  or  brass 
utensils  were  liere;  few  bone  and  fewer  cop- 
per implements  had  found  their  way  into 
the  hands  of,  the  self  reliant  and  ingenious 
iiborieines,  V.'liether  the  Indian  drifted 
Blons  the  Susijuehauna  in  his  canoe  or 
sought  the  wigwam  he  had  planned  upon  its 
banks  for  repose,  he  looked  to  his  tlint- 
pointed  arrow  and  spear  point,  his  sling- 
stone  and  his  sturdy  stone  tomahawk  for 
the  snstenauee.  indepeuuence  and  supre- 
macy he  enjoyed.  They  served  his  purpose 
well.  The  forest  swarmed  with  game  as  yet 
unstartled  by  the  sound  of  the  gun  or  the 
hound,  and  the  streams,  unvexed  with  the 
subtlety  ol  seines,  abounded  with  shad  and 
trout. 

Along  the  Upper  Lackawanna  four  Indian 
villages  stood  one  hundred  and  twenty-four 
years  ago;  the  two  principal  ones  were 
Capoose  at  Sr;  iM-i;  li  \  -■  rutrhnpy  at  the 
forks  of    t!;.     I  ■■.,'" 


haiina  at  I'l'' 
this  point  m- 
side  no  evid- 
the  tritKil  r 
reached,  i-h 
fortress  wii 
probably  bin 
prior  to  the 
by  the  red  rn, 
and  on  the 
stands  as  wrl 
the  wigwan 
their  smok^'  . 
ed  Wyoniiiv 
white  nr.ii.V 

of  tl;-    i  ,-,M 


itli  tile  fiDSque- 
M  N'ai.ticoke  to 
:i  the  I'ittston 
the  presence  of 
t  Klanchard  is 
ilii's  an  ancient 
■.  which  was 
>  some  people 
)f  tlie  country 
'  Shawnee  tlats 
ilkes-lMne  now 
..tM---'-    lands. 


forest  ii    ,, 

.\ronnu  ;,, 

>  11... .-,  -    a 

vast  aii.u,.:.;  <■: 

found,  after    i:u 

nr't'.'diiring 

the  last  half  cei;i 

kins,     of      W.Noi; 

i.om     there 

is     no      greater 

'''',:i  1    v.ithin    the 

State  -  whosa 

iceiit          collection 

of      Indian       rel 

ics  "is 

only      surpassed 

by  my  own  of  ovi 

IT  twent 

y  thousand   pieces. 

has  gather.a  Iron 

^t  hank  of   th,-  Sns. 

queh'aiiiiri  .  ■, .  r. 

:uidev.ii 

■,.,,.,,■                    ,'■                .;,j 

tisedbj  It, 

:      ■■   ■     .1   .      ■    ::       'Ml 

ml  hero  m  great 
tint  stone  with  an 
:•  a  thoiig    of    deer 


bits,  ph.:  -    ■  :    ,  -,.r 

made  U"  ii";  ■■  h;  •  ■  n.  n  i-m-  i  ,  ,i  i  -.f;^  '.i^j 
the  result  was  tint  all  wild  aniiiv.ls  were 
comparatively  tame,  because  they  were  un- 
conscious of  fear.  The  weight  of  these  stone 
was  from  an  ounce  to  three  pounds. 

The  n.-row ijnnii  was  the  principal  weapon 
of  offense  and  defeiicf.  (it  these  a  hundred 
or  more  varieties,  and  some  of  the  most  ex- 
quisite  and    rare    workinan^liip.    Irne  been 

condition.     The.-..  ,  .■  ii,- 

ftructed  from  t'l.  :              ;    -t  ,- 

banks  of  oi-.rr.v,'-     ,  ,  ■  ■  ,   ;    ,      ,    ,,t 

of  tlie  ai-r,,v,  -.1    >  :•  ,  ,  ,     .          ,    ;„ 

length,  ^..  M   .•     •  ,.■.■  ^  ,,|,j 

iiseda-uii;  ,:   :     ■    '          ■  ■  l     .          :      1,    ;    ,,r 


1 

mh.ibited  the  r.a-hr-ha- 

skilltuUyno 

ni   \ 

■.  •  Xaiiticokev.  the  Shaw- 

traded  and 

n 

■     1'   i   V.  .  ,.-,  with  ■Jetdjtiscung  as 

g.ringdeatl 

•  111 
ii   I    "f 

I'li.ili.  r   elans    [latroUed   Wyoming. 
ril..  s   all  b-longed  to  the  cnnfederH- 
1  e  Six  .Nations  formed  b^  the  union 

K'     r    iv,;:.  ■ 

-Mohawk-,      Senecas.      Onondagas. 

Onuli 

,  Caj  ugas  and  the  Tuscaroras.  whose 

council 

tire-    illumed    the    great    lakes  of 

\(w  \o 

rk.  and    whose    stone    contrivances 

were  of 

H   similar  character  to  those  found 

j  ,  ,,     ■.,,,. 

here 

11  IK  II  I.sTuh'IC. 
.-.(■a  for    killii.i; 


deer.     Smaller   one? 
IjirdR. 

A  jarcliii,  or  InrifO  ppear  point,  i 
inchpH  in  IciUTth  niui  livo  inches  m  widtli 
red  fli'it,  w;is  found  in  Capooj^e  Mouii 
Scraiil  II.  Ii  !.  !  :>  .  ii  iisfd  and  lliii  lip 
brolir:i  '■'  ■    'u-t.     Its   immcnsB 

woulii  ,  .  ~        t  as  its  po.=sfc*sor  at 

tinu.  I.'    1-     !.i  ■     ' 


p.  withe  haiidlr,      -.mi  •.'  ■. 

every  exicci.r. .      I     ■  ;      ;  •    i    i    . 

corn,  hoed  tin   i  •:,  ,.  r. .  ,     .•,,■.',,.> 

all  manual  l:\l'.     \  .k,  i  i     i.  ■     :  ,i  .      , .     .\ 

Hat  ptoUC  /l'"',  VUil     IL.-.  MUI--  li.'l'  aru   l.ir  tla- 

handle,  conld  bo  used  ni  tije  i-audy  soil  ui 
the  river  banks  to  great  advantaae,  A  pick 
ten  inches  in  length  was  employed  in  dig- 
ging and  planting  deeper  in  the  grorud.  It 
was  ft  strong  tool  and  it  had  great  power  of  ■ 
resiBtance.  Its  weight  was  about  tive  pounds. 

Ouo  great  source  of  -iiuusenient  of  the 
brave  was  the  pitching  of  i/itoif.^.  It  not  only 
afCorded  him  amusement,  bat  by  long,  .steady 
habit,  made  him  proficient  in  throwing  the 
sling  stone  and  the  tomahawk. 

Their  four  weapons  of  warfare  were  the 
arrow,  the  battle  ax.  the  death  maul  and  the 
tomahawk.  A  single  and  a  double  edged 
tomahawk  with  the  wooden  handle  was 
fastened  iu  the  deep  groove  with  deer  skin.  In 
the  strong  hands  of  the  Indian  they  were  a  for 
midable  i...FtrumeDt  to  defend  tjieir  wis?waius 
or  to  meet  a  foe.  'I'hey  fought  from  face  to 
face  and  the  victory  was  a  matter  of  the 
Btrongfst  hl.iws. 

sin£;Ii  '■        ;-.'■.  I  ..•       .,■:.,'-:!.; 

in  all  !:■  :,     ,  ;..  ,.■-,■•.■,■■: 

ning  1  '■;■'-■  -.  ■  i  '  .  ■.'  ■  •  :  , ;  '  :  n- 
ground  down  to  an  rd'^t}  ^iiarp  .'is  a  iaiite.  1 
have  several  hundred  in  nn  collection. 

Tvio  death  tfiauls,  cunstnictf  d  with  singu- 
lar ingenuity  and  labor,  weighing  tiftcen 
pounds,  with  a  deep  depression  entirely 
around  Ihern  for  the  receT'tiou  of  the  handle, 
nsed  for  killing  their  captives,  were  found  at 
Pittston  in  lSr,7, 

An  Indian  «  '>  n.  .- '.t  mill,  for  grind- 
ing corn  iiit.i  ,  •  -:'mp.  wasthe 
primitive  moil'  -;  ,  .  nc  corn.  This 
mortar  has  a  ...  >  ,-,  ..uat  two  quarts 
and  weighs  al-iM-,.:  -iiii  i  ,  .rjs.  .\  f^w  miles 
east  of  Scrantoii  on  Ha!U  .Mount  are  several 
holes  in  the  projecting  rock,  holding  two  or 
three  quarts,  which  were  once  used  by  the 
Indiau.s  for  grinding  corn. 


..  >:  I-,.    ;  !  ;i  I     I     r  . ,  ' ,,  .1   Upon   the   person 

"I   ■'■•      .i'.;ri         Ml     lli.'^e    corn    pounders, 

'         '     :    :r.l  in  number,  exhibit    great 

1  I  from  dark  seamless  stones, 

;,',i    '     ,    •  inches  in  length,   generally 

V..''  ;  ...lugh   them    were    worn  by 

r'  1        j.'  rsonal  ornament,   and  an 

iM:  '  ii'  rity,   and  toward   off  dis- 

i  ;         .11  ;te   the   gods   to    send    the 

I'll  '        !..     '1  he  holes  were  made   for 

tr.  '.    ,  '     ;  'll'poses. 

.    1)  constructed  that  it  could 
1'    I  .  ',    1  .'•  owner,  neatly  carved  from 

u'l  ';.  '  '1  •  .  \  IS  found  at  Throop,  above 
Seiaiitoii.  It  was  worn  like  the  amulet  by 
the  virgin  daughters  of  the  chiefs  as  evi- 
dence of  royalty,  and  for  the  purpose  of 
charming  away  danger  and  insuring  good 
crops  of  corn  and  tofiacco.  It  is  about  four 
inches  in  length. 

A  string  of  mrnipun  and  beads  were  ex- 
hnmed  ifom  Capoose  Mound  some  years 
arn.  T'n  y  ■'.  r  ;-e  manufactured  from  bone 
ai,  I  '    :'  .     Jn  Connecticut,   iu  llilJT, 

a  1      '    ,     :     '        1    of  blue  ani   black  beads 
for  a  penny.    In 


"tied 


rh«t. 


tlag  ! 


mam  1,'e.  as  \vt- carry  the  American 

part  ol  the  ceremony. 

.■<tot.r    )'/a./.v    with    a    small     hole    drilled 

thron^'h  the  upper   jiortion,  weighing  about 

an   ounce,  were   also   worn   as   decorations 

suspended  by  the  neck  or  trom  the  car. 

No  article   of   luxury,    however,  was  con- 
struotid    with    more    care,    clierishad    with 


\L  i;Ecol;n. 


th. 


i}   ji' 


olliers,  iUid  it  fives  llie  Indiiiu's  iilcfi  of  a-- 
troiiomy. 

A  liirpe  number  of  ?touo  relics  are  iu  iiiy 
hands  whose  name  and  nsG  I  know  notliiug 
about. 

The  collcetioii  of  Mr.  Jenkins  is  far 
superior  to  miue  in  i'ii>es  and  potlery. 

t'pon  every  cheik  t'lat  ever  bloomed  and 
smiled  beauty  will  faiip,  but  these  memen- 
toes of  another  day  and  another  rafe, 
neglected  by  many  and  treasured  by  but 
few,  w  ill  ever  remain  in  the  hands  of  the 
archa'oloRist  perfect  iu  their  simplicity  and 
beautiful  iu  their  silence.      H.  Hollistku. 


Valuable  Arehneoloficil  Colloeliiui. 

LBithlehei.1  Times.  1 

The  ]jehigh  Univer.-ity  ha-  been  priscnted 

with     a  valuable    arch;eoloaical     collection 

of  from   l,.")i"M..  •-i.iiiio  sr-cimens   bv   Chas. 

H.Cll::,,;.W'.:-.  ui     y,  n-'.  (    I,.,:,.,         l.if    col- 


31  r.   Wjlsou'si  UocoUeeti. 

Ml.    VuitNON,    ()..   Oct.      I.     l-<- 
Kecoud:  I  was  much  inttr.    ;     ! 
other  hi^to^ical  matter,  in  t:  >    ■ 


said  to  have  been  wa-!'.: 
in  the  {.Meat  pumpkin  1,- 
down  on  the  Hat  near  tla  r. 
Fish  (the  situ  of  \V.  L.  Tor. 
di-ncei    and    was    afterward 


where 
really 


Sir 


bee 


i^tead  ot 


specimens  from  a  - 
complete  collection 
and  its  hows 
and  local  peculiarit: 
locality.  The  coller 
7.")  perfect  S[i.Tmi. 
grooved         ar.l 


stone 


ikmgi.'Ots,  etc. 


Duran 

de 

Ul.s. 

Ih.'re 

found 

in 

a  mound  nca 

which 

we 

re  tree 

s  liaviii 

which 

ind 

icates 

tha.t  t' 

years  , 

nld. 

The 

hundr 

ed 

very 

tin- 

spear 

he 

ads.     ; 

and    :i 

.      .Mr 

.     ('.!•■ 

collect 

;ion 

from 

Dr.  .■^; 

lui  cut 

hus 

lia^t  O! 

1  the  - 

the  gathe 

ring  o 

f  thi-  . 

The 

doet.,. 

lid,  whure 
1.     Rut    I 


15>1 


forget  It.  It  did  ii-;  •  :- 
old  man  wa.s  the  fritud  ii 
some  -f  the  toniest  bo.\  -  \\. 
it  a  great  favor  to  go  and 
man.  The  next  house  ii^h  t 
I  '  I-  -tone  house,  and  the 
■  ■'■•  ■■-n.iw  store;  and  there 
i  -I  Indian  pot  I  ever  s: 
;.■,.•    .-    !l,e^ti,If  -villi  a    In 


shop,  ai'.l  :,l  M.\  r  I  ,.  -  .:•  !1  :. '  -■  v,.i_'uu  -hop 
and  tire  pattern-^.  So  jou  see  that  Kiver 
Street  wa-.  the  business  street  of  the  town 
many  years  ago.  li.  C.  Wilson. 


entsry  and  more 


or  tii|.fiil     Mailer, 

il  Sullivjin. 

;iuii    Juuior  Wiirdc 


As  au  advuuco  dotnchi-ieut  of  (ioiuT:il 
Snllivun's  army  was  Hi>iiroailiiii{; 
tlie  Valley  of  Wyomiu-  iu  April, 
1779,  it  was  Sred  on  liy  a  sri.all 
baud  of  Iiidiaus  lying  in  ambush  at  a  iioiiit 
near  where  (ieiifral  Olivir'.-;  irowder  mill.^ 
uow  are  Oil  L;\ur'!  K'lii.  .-inl  r,ipi;iin  ■}:>  •  ph 
Davi^ai    !    1.-    .!.  V,  ,•:•    .      I.  ■,.,,,;:  W,  : 


two  and  two. 
;  tlie  Army, 
driuus  niuilUtd  and  lifes 


of  the   iii\adiii-  arnii  .  n           '     i 

,,,       ,                   ','.,,            :,.        ■,           :',,",                   ,;,              ,           "        .,.,                          .,',,, 

lish    its  nnsMoQ    of    P.'                       •      .    ;  .    , 

■■'•'.•                         1    '        ■     .                    ■,    •    -                                                 ■    ,              1  1 

power  of  the  onct-  mp;!       - 

'     ■    '          i  :,•      ;■• J 

State  of   New  Voil,-.  i      ;                       ,1  ,., 

following,    tl,.-    "1      !■  -                                          ■.  ; 

1                  ■)■-..■                        ;     :',j  "cul. 

reburied  Witt,  n    i           ■   ^        ■    .■    -•■,,,.-  i-, 

II'.':..                                                :.   'ii'ir<e  of 

brother  Mason-   '  -  1    :               .  i',    ,,•  ,  .  .     s,, 

P"  :  1'     '•'!.'   ■       :  ■-  .  ■   :        .....J.    The 

far  as  is  kuoun.  Sy    m''    ,    '    1  •,-.  i,  ;,p. 

I'l.  !  '!'.  1  "I;.      -'  •  '.'.     V.,'-     i',uil.i..i    N'.ith   the 

tiou,   it  was  on  this   oixm-p.u   that   Wiv  lii-t 

usual  .l(co!iuii  ,-i i,g-t    the    biethren   and 

lodge  of  Free  Mason*  ever  met  on  this  side 

satisfaction  to  all   the  bystanders.     .\   stone 

of  the   Blue  Moimtains,  was  opened   in  due 

being  preii:ired  bv  our  brethren    Forest  and 

and    ancient    form     in    Colond     Proctor's 

Story  ■..  rih  -luPible  n,-e,,piiun,  was  tixed  at 

marqnee,    which      was     nrobalily      pitched 

the  :      '.1  '      :;e    ■  _■ '  ;'.'    ,■' 

somewhere    on    what      is'    now    the"  Com- 

1 '                                   :     .       on  the  top  of  the 

mon       on       the      river       front       of       our 

Wii'        ;              :  .      ;     ;:.  i.,ar  where  Charles 

city,  the   object   bein- to  arr:.n«..  a    luneral 

l':n    :  i         ..■.  '■    ■           '    .   ,;owi,.     The  one 

service  for  the  re-ipter::.'-  •  -•  '^    -  t- ,  •!  i    : 

glaiuon    the    mounta-i:  i       ■  ■            :    ■    ,,.     ' 

M'e  have  no  means  of    ^:                               '     , 

'.,■:■.'...       ..:...'        :.■■'■.■                     .    !       '1 

service    took    i'!-\f-    n   i                    .    .       r-, 

lodge  roomat  !!■   t  n  :■   .           ,:            i  .  a,     ■ 

1"    '    '.    '.   ■     .•::!,,.    ;       .  ..  ..I   :  ,,"  ■  ',     .    ...  .    - '.' t 

not,  but  the  ioV.-^:.:    ■    r       ,■  ■               -  ,,:., 

l.v     ■    ,    :             ,.,.'.      ','.,:      !  ,     ,      .:     1           ..,'■,;- 

ingceremony  m:,     '                              i  ,.  ,; 

the    grave  is    c;\  •'   i    ■'■>r     v  .    i  •- :■  :,.■  . 

Rhode  Island,  C.-, -../',  .,i  -.  pt.  1-.  IT:;'; 

ol   Ihe  bolle-  of  Ui-  P'rePithefS  of  the  li.-unlet 

"WvoMiNG,    July  31.    17T'.i— iiii   'I'ar^dMv 

Were  ruthlessly  shoveled  up  by  the  unsympa- 

last,  the  :;>'lh  inst..  a-rteaMe  to  prtviou~  du 

thiziug   ftrauger   workmen  not  inanj    years 

termination, the  bodit-sot  ^t  i:  Prrirtr.  n.  i  'apt. 

ago.       and       some       of        them       removed 

Joseph  DavisandLie.ii.  \\:,li,:,i  .:.•..  who 

to  the  new  cemetery,  the  remains  of  these 

were  massacred  by  s  iv  :  ■           r  t -i  un 

two   victims  of   sav.ige  warfare   were  again 

the  Sid  of  April  la'-t,  w,             :.•.      .;       1  tiis 

dug   UI)    and    removed    to    the    HoUeiiback 

mark  of    respect  we    ll;.      ;   ;    i—        •>lor 

Cemetery,    and    again    interred    with    high 

the  foUowin,,'  reasons:  n  ■-..,:u-  .•:(prr--ivi-  of 

Ma.-uiue  ceremonies  conducted  by  old  Lodi.-e 

our  esteem  and  their  not  beiuij  burn-d  in  thu 

Ul,  wilh  Hendnek    B.  W  riglit  as  worshiptul 

proper  grave-yard.     The  form  of  procession 

master:  where  it  is  tioped    they  maj  be  per- 

being fixed  upon    at    lodge    No.    11',  was  as 

mitted    to   re~l  in   uiuli^turbed   repose  until 

follows: 

the    l;,-t    iMi-ip"'     -l'-!l    -.:".■:■]    •••:.l     hid    the 

1.  Twenty-four  Musketeers  witli   re\crs.-d 

<ie".l   ;,'.,    .',..   :   .     :   r..,     ,     I-,          .,..,   ..,,,,         „-.  j. 

2.  Two  Tjlers  bearing  their  sword-. 

eu;:":,.  \':: ' r: ,:./::::. :r^:'::ri 

3.  A  band  of  music. 

n.p.,....,t  l.y  1)..  i:...,,  ,.  r    t,,..i  i,..eopied    it 

4.  Two  Ucicoiis  with  wands. 

from    an    !-  uio  of   the  p,u.er    meutDned.  in 

5.  Three  brethren  bearing  the  orders. 

the  po-,-ssion  of    I'ulaski    Carter,  of  I'rovi- 

0.  The  Holy  I3iL.le  and  fiook   of   Constitu- 

deiiee,   Ta.     The  Cii:,'!!,-   was    published  at 

tions. 

I'rovulence.  It.  !..  \'\  .loim  Carter,  [.robably 

7.  Two  Reverend  brothers. 

au  ancestor  of  I'lihi^^ki  Carter.— Kii.j 

>l:!c.\L  l:i:rnl:l,. 


Wi 


Tlie  I-nblic  D.-uviin  of  U,.-  I  t:iuj  State- 
are  hind,  in  wliiclitiR  fei.en.lCMVc-n.uitfnt 
bas  exc-Ui-ivo  proi'tTly,  wlitUit-r  they  bn 
situfitut  iu  the  State,-  or  'iVrritoru  -.  'J'hey 
nre  tho.-c  of  whicli  Henry  Clay,  when  he 
)ir>l  ran  lor  Pre-ideut  iu  le;«,  -aid  "no  .Mib- 
ject  which  has  presented  it-elf  lo  tlie  pres- 
ent, or  perhaps  any  iret-.  iliu^;  (oijeress, 
was  of  greater  macMt;.:  til  ;  ::  >.;  of  the 
public  hinds.     Loii„'    .,    ■         •  '  . .  ase  to 

be  agitated  by    olln  :•    i   .'  ;i  .n-  now 

befi^re  us    ll'.f-    [lutjli  i  .main  a 


delecates  in  17 


The  Hntish  subjects  who  came  to  this  couu^ 
try  Wen-  obh^^ed  to  comi)ly  wittuhree  condi 
tioiis  before,  as  individuals,  or  colonies, 
they  acquired  full  title  to  the  land:  First, 
A  graut  from  the  Crown  of  Great  Britain; 
Second,  Kxtinyuishmen;  from  the  Indian 
title,  and  Third,  Possession.  (Jf  the  Indian 
titles,  it  is  suUicient  to  say  that,  sham 
philauthropy  to  the  contrary  uotwithstand- 
inp,  no  set  of  people  on  earth  were  ever 
treated  with  the  coii-ideraliun  ou-  Indians 
have   ofteb   i.   ■■  :.-  !,     ■,;.  -:  -;  <  .  - 

constantly  tl..  ;  :        ,  ,  :  : 

ing  with  thr: 

occurred  tii  a  .,.■  .i  i  . ,  ■  .  ;:  .  ,:■  j  , 
treacherous  and  iltcciir.e  tiiuu^'i.  ii.tj  ihea,- 
Bclves  are. 

By  treaty  of  17S3,  the  result  of  ihe  Revo- 
lutionary war,  the  Vnited  States  was  recoy- 
uized  a-  exteiiJiUi;  from  the  .\tlanti_'  ocean 
to  tti.  M:^  1  ;  ;ii  Kiver,  and  from  the 
(in  .'  I       .  tiulf  of  Mexico,  compris- 

ing:   '  ^        -e    miles.     Most    of    the 

lanJ  1  >       ■  :l.e  Allegheny  Mountains, 

vi/..:   I  ,     ..->  iLiiles.  known  as  "Crow 

L-.ij.:.     !.  ;     • -ubject  of   a  protracted 

stru.;  :  i  •  -.  -:,.i>  between  the  colonies, 
win:,  '       -        >: '■  oct— ouirij  to  the  in- 

del:i ::.  :      '    •    =:-.: -h  Crown.     These 

ser:.!         ;        ■  ■     -,      .. ..rted.  however, 

abo   :  :  ,  ail  ceding  their 

lanil^  ii.>:i-  :     '    ■    ,      ■  ril  Government. 

The    j...r;    ,,       •    :      :  if   River   (ihio. 

known   as   f.  '       ■    :    Territory,"  was 

claimed  by  l  '  -      '  ii   a  part,  some 

all;      nam.i:,,     '  ;■-.   Connecticut, 

New  York    :  ■  ,  i    ihe  south   the 

Can.';:     -    .:   :    i  ■        .     ried    extensions 

\u    >  .  i  ,      .    '     "Jer  to  cive  in- 

ceuti.i  :  )  :  .  -  ■:  :  -.  '  ■  _--ess  resolved  to 
don:ite  bo;;uly  l:iiid-  for  military  services. 
But  tlie  general  Government  had  no  lamis  to 
give.  They  were  claimed  exclusively  by  a 
few  of  the  colonies,  and  of  the  others  it  is 
surprising  that  only  one   s:-,w  how  she  wuuld 


once  I 
of  the 
in  ow 


eleven 
includ 
cents 


I  i..ru, 
ot  Sp:. 
dollar 


it,'ii  [.ower 
itj  as  the 
lie  luited 
iitleredfor 


r.  Mourue 
tr  in  ISo; 
l.ouisiani 


Ihe  French 
i  thus  ac- 
1  and  tifty- 


valuahl-  ;  .    ;     . 

sia,    thr.     .  :     ^      .       .  ',      ■•     '  -■ 

seven  ii.;,  ..  ■:  ■ .  ,  • 

and  th'i-  :■:,■■ 
acres  u.  i ,  ,  .  1  ■'..!■■  :  .  ,.-.:.,  ,,i!, 
Therem:ii[id,  r  of  the  i.i:l.li.'  .;.,Niaii 
been  acquired  as  the  rt--ult  of  ei)iM| 
Mexico,  by  treaty  of  Cordova.  hL-e:iine  i 
pendent  of  .Spain  in  l-'Jl.  'lexa*.  b-lo:i 
then  to  Mexico,  but   settled  mo-tly  by 


THE  iiisrii]:it 


'llu-  first  ot  a  scries  of  luticlos  bean 
Imjvl.  lillf  apiio.-ireil  in  llio  November 
tT<.r  rh,-Ui.,n,li„„.  a  .■::ontl.ly  nil! 
r  tlic  l;ffori.,fcl('liurcli.  Tlie  b.-ipr  r 
libnliil  by  lliiltev.  .Ml-.  Kitn'er,   of  J 


,=lrivery.     Bui  the  Soiitb  was    viclorioiis   in 

Sullix.U,          .    ■           M       ,                       ;              !■            W 

18l:j   ana   elected   I'olk   PicsiJent   on   that 

Indi:\lj-,   ■.    i...  ,       ,:..:■! :      , 

issue,    linked   t-   a   i.n.ii.i-.,.   ol     liiu'li    tariff. 

lone;  ami  ,i    i,   ■■:>.,!     :,  ,,    .■;;   ii-  lii,-    -,.  ,- 

Texas  was  li,.  :,   ,.,:nv:..!    .-^    .    ,s'  „,.  iu  tlii? 

Theattenlion..!  ibe.s,:,,,-  Ih-tuMeal  S, 

Union,  an.l  v    :  •,  .  .,  '.                       ir„.  re-ull. 

Philadeli.ihia,  iiavinL'  1"  en   (-ailed    to 

Texas   was    b    :                            •         ,         i>nblic 

articles,      the      librarian     has     writti 

lauds  we  -u'    •■   ,    .  -      ,     ,                  ,    ;  ,n  dol- 

the editor  of  the  t.ini:  ,lni,i  i,  .|iie-i  in;,' 

lars  of  her  d>  ,.;-    V,.,,     :;.,,'        ■     .      ^    .-:;,y. 

But  thiswa-  V  .•.'    \:     ■,    1     :,  ■  .-    .  1     ;■  .   ,■■  J. 

oolleetiijli-'."-"!'    ■         .'             ,'■:■    :'-    ' 

for  the  MeM.    .::        ::     :.                                   >      :.     . 

formnli.,-,  ilrM  ;;      ;  '.        i         ■■•■,■    i 

tODsNew   y,,':U'...  :^.'    1    |   ;..  ,    1     .I,:-   :;,.  .   :.,; 

tjon  ••il.  II'-  I..'                                 1  ■      . 

fifteen   miUu.n  .d.jii,.i.,   ;o.;,  ;!..i    u;;,.    i!k- 

the  -CO'  ■■     '.    .                                       ■  ■ 

Gadsden  i)ur<lia.^e.  alsoo:  .Mtxicu.  ol  a  :rr,et 

Stok.  ■.  ,,:■•■.,     

as   large  as  Pennsylvania,    for  ten  unllions 

Tllisei,.         ,         ;        r                 ■!..;■ 

more. 

cut  i:i!  .  :,  •        :,.:   ,       ^.1    ■■;    ;:;,     ■, .  :,  .„ 

And  this  comprises  all  the  public  domain. 

treOLiU  t-.::;.\..!.'     l:.  ,:-:.  .,v.,.;,    up  lu  11 

The   aggregate    is    n.rt    .  i-    '   .  n    h.indred 

couo  re^'ioii  by  sortie    uiil.nu',!U    hand 

million   acres.     It   i-      ,'  .    ■              ,<eat  va- 

after   having:    been    removed    some 

riety  of  acts,  by  vuti.                  ,    :    1  '.s  been 

years  ago.  all  trace  of  it  was  lost,  no  oi 

latoi.s     sVi,;;      ;■ 

the     Kieal.-i 
world,  and    i 
alarm   wh  .;    ;  ; 
and  wealtlii.-  i  ;.  .!;  i 

tant  day.      

The    r.uryiii),'  Gn 

On  Saturday,    No' 

I-aurel  Cemetery  A-- 


11.  H.  brumi    ■  ,. 

;      .  ,     ,       i                      .                     ,      :     ■,;(„     r;Iij- 

Kev.  G    }1.  1' 

1  :                       •     :'.;ij  li'ev.' 

d'EstaillL'  •!■      '    : 

-     -'  :       1       -      ■   '!.  (iaius 

I,.  Halsey.  1      ; 

;  .'.:   .  ■.  \:.''  :■■  ^:i!  -    t.istori- 

cal  sUeteh    of   llu 

■    enter-, n-.-,  ^^l.ieh    h.-.d    its 

i.,ce,,i,on  in  184-. 

;.  at  which  tune  the  Lehijh 

Coal  ,V  Navicatiu 

n  Co.  set  apart  a  tract  for  a 

[public  burjiii- t;i 

round   and   as   a  site  for  a 

placeor  places  of 

worship. 

In  IT'.Ci  till-  firs 

t  newspaper  in  tlie  comity 

'•The  Herald.. t  1 

.he  Times.,"  was  publi-hed 

in  Wilkes-liarre. 

intr  able  to  tell  what  hail  bi-e.ime  of  it.  It 
will  be  of  interest  to  sf. . I  .i.-n  :•  i.is  to 
know  that  it  is  where  i;  .  :  .   '         i;    the 

keepiEL,'    ot    the    Stat.,     ..  .         ■■  -.  i.  ly, 

1,300  Locust  Street,  1  l:ii,,.i.  1;  '.i  i.  /.'.n(..)i 
Frcf  i're.ss-. 

The  fJennantowu  Ti'li-gt-aph  for  Novem- 
ber 10  contains  an  historical  article  on 
".\ncient  Germantown,"  by  Kev.  S.  F. 
Hotchkin.  It  is  full  of  interesting  matter 
relating  to  the  Uevolmi -i':-;r;-  j .  •-in-'  and 
of  the  occupation  of  i.--:  ■  !■  ■  v  '•>  the 
Kritish.     In  the  cours.-  m;  i     :  ,    :      ;  ii   is 

related  how  one  of  tlu:   ;-       .,   .    :       .    .i.iuf; 


--...;.■  I -,--,-::,  ,-  ,.!_■   the   fjimily    silver 

'  .;  .    .   Mlver  wa".  buried  and 

i.,,i  b  ■  :  ;  :..i  .-  .:  :  \.-.irs.  "It  has  been 
-eeii.  the  wilt,  r  savs.  bv  .Martin  Coryell,  of 
i,ambertville,  N.  J.,  a  descendant,  but  was 
lost  in  l-s;«  bv  a  robberv.  .Mrs.  Coryell,  and 
her  sister,  Mrs.  .Tohn  .\nderson,  are  des- 
cendants also  of  Mr.  Day,  trom  whom  Day's 
Lane  takes  its  name."  .Mr.  and  Mrs, 
Corjell  were  formerly  residents  of  Uilkes- 
barre  and  have  a  host  of  Irieiids  here.  A 
previous  article  by  .Mr.  Hotchkin  was 
rlescriptive  of  "The  Chew  House  and  the 
Battle  of  (iermantown."  The  series  form  a 
valuable  contribution  to  lievolutiouary  his- 
tory. 


:anti(,<)ki: 

Is  ICarly  Ili^f 


an  {_;iii 
ne.-it  11 

ircli  is  fr. 
ItU-  p:ii)fi- 
G.    H.  I. 

.i;nu 

id 

in  their  po^^essj 
,    h:\c.k  n-    t;ir   :i 
..  cnll.Ml  the  Clu 

on  t 
,s  N,, 
ircli 

of 

.       , 

.     )i.: 

V 

hou-L,  ifLi!   .Ml .   iiii'     .      1  ■■•','' iiioers 

Chmcl/'i"n'\Vilke=-B:uvf'.  KiiUn-"  eUlf'rs 
were  chosen— Jotin  Sclileppy,  Auder.-on 
Dana,  Jr.,  and  Htury  Stayer.  .John 
Schleppy  v.  :i?  cho'-cn  deiiron.  'I  !»•  new 
oflicers  were  orJ:iii\ed  to  their  uiiiet.-..  IIih 
names  of  the  ntemhers  are  as  tollous; 

John  Sc'ldepp\,  Anderson  Dana,  -Jr  , 
Heiir>  Sk-  ,  l/i,  li.eth  Fairchiid.  Maryaret 
Fail.  .  1  ','.'  1  ,  ,  Marj  Liiedi  r.  Cllrl^tian 
Sch!.  i  :  ,  »  ".  ..  er.  .John  Sarber.  Solo- 
mon ;.;i:..  Ai:  I  '.  ■  Arnold.  Sarah  Seiileppy, 
Clara  baibci,  J..i/.aljeth  Whipple,  Loriuda 
DiUey. 

The  session  of  the  church  of  Hanover  and 
Newport    continued   to    meet  in  tne   school 


'J'ho  nhove  is  the  title  of  a  10  pafte  pamph- 
let by  lion.  Steuben  Jenkins,  of  Wjommii, 
reprinted  from  Uw  Xnrrai/mhsft  lUsloriciil 
J'lyistri:  The  author  finds  that  the  ^Jen- 
kins families  were  among  the  first  to  become 
Friends.  The  first  trace  lie  can  cet  of  hi.s 
branch  of  (he  faiiii!,-  '  .  i  Ih  ,1  laii  from  the 
records  of  the  S..  ,.  ..  ..  ,;  ^  ;\lei-tinh' 
of   Friends,  the    -  -         ,  ,      I  Mu-iety  o.' 

tho^se  [irople  in  An  .  nr,;  i  niiine  to  one 
John  Jenkins,  of  Sanduich.  'I'he  name 
John  seems  to  have  been  a  favorite  one,  it 
having  been  borne  by  one  generation  after 
another  (with  only  .a  smule  break  I 
down  to  the  a:;',iiMr'.  ::  i.-nC'.Uier,  who 
wasof  thesixth  .  ••  ,  .  ,  •  ,,,,,  John  of 
Sandwich.  Th.-  n  ,  ..  i  i  •  Mre.-.-oex- 
tensively  in  the  r-  ...  .  |..    (•oi,fi;.;e 


111  shillint;.-^  iv,  .ii.  i  ;,::  •>...,  :  ,  ,:,n-. 
He  had  a  son,  '/.'.•  r,  imj,.  i..  .  i,  I ' ., .  1 ,  ,l,id 
f72:il,  who  had  a  -U!.  .),„.„.  ,\.u::i  It.....  died 
174-Jj,  who  had  a  son  John,  I  born  17;.to,  died 
178ij,  who  had  a  son  John,  (born 
17.")1,  died  lb27).  The  latter  wa.s 
Col.  John  .J.iikm^.  nriiiidlather  of 
Hon.    Si.    ;i..  :■   .i.  I  : u:  1  !.     \   .,^     a     school 

teacher.  ■    ■  -  '-     .  .    .,.■,  r.     He  was 

one  of    1 1        ,     '  ,  ;:  l;  \\yoniing 


.Mill'i 


At  this  meetinu'  Mi--s  K-j^r.ua  F.iir,-hi!.l    wa- 
receivedinto the  church  upon  protes-ioii    ot 
faith. 
In  l>^;i4    Rev.  J.  Dorrance   moderated   the 

Se-.j.a.l.x    ,,...:.-•. 

ii,  \.        !•    .  \.  Mr.    Tor.-e  inodir.ated 

th..  K  .     :       ■         -      -•.-.II. 

In  .-  ;;.  I-...,  K.v.  .Mr.  E.  H  Snowd*  n 
pre.-uied. 

May  -Ji.  184:j,  the  following  entry  ap- 
pears: "The  Kev.  E.  H.  Snowdeii  clcsi-d  hi> 
connection  with  this  cluirch  atier  .-iipi'bing 


iardner's 

l,.-.k,' 

,  NfW  Eune 

17,")f,    (). 

S., 

and   died 

!7,    on    th 

(•    in- 

;toric  battl 

rried     Bel 

Harris. 

at  U 
le    gro 


He 
Cohlie-ter, 
Conn.,  in  Jenkins  Fori,  Wyoming,  only  a 
fortnight  before  tlie  bloody  mas- 
sacre of  Jnly  .3.  177^^.  They  had 
eight  cliildreii.  James  ( born  Fiiit;.  died 
1S73  I  being  the  author's  father.  He  was  a 
lieutenant  in  the  Revolutionary  army,  resid- 
ed in  Exeter  Township,  l.u/.erne  ruuiily,  I'a., 
where  he  died  in  l^'i'i.  James  Jenkins  mar- 
ried in  lf<l.'i,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Capt. 
Samuel  Hr.e/.-,  of  Hacking  Kulge,  N.  J. 
Hon.  Steuben  Jenkins  is  the  third    nf    their 


:  ■   :    ■■      ..    ;      :.•■    -      .:r.     ' -    It.e     WlU- 

A.  V,  i,,....  ■, u..a,,.  u    ,t   daughter    of 

lutlior,  wi-  are  unable  to  fay. 

17H7,  on  May  :27lh.  Justices  of  the  Court 


lid  '.\' 


I)     U    11    1 

■.  .-inthor  of 

"I'liuisvlvaniu 

eld( 

Ou      1   „ 

IV. -s        till' 

followuit;    ROOll 

Ho. 

Iv               1       \ 

'.■V    itil.l    1  Ij',' 

'/'■-■. I. p.irtnient 

An.j 

(f    tl       II          1 

n:    T'l, ',},;: 

pii.    advifc,  too, 

^  1.    1    1      ill 

lit    suuio    ii 

1.    \\ilk,.s-B,.nv; 

of  I 

tit      me      li  t 

reforred 

to    l.y    Dr.   Et'lc 

sti-i( 

iHviiU    reccntlj 

boon  advc 

Tti>ed  in  a  lociil 

ilj  i 

I      ICT 

the 

luod  for  (lie 
the  HodL'e 
i^  the  cook. 


nanii-s  of    i 

other  connt; 
Dixon,  Corl 
Bon.  My  ;'-) 
from  }i.hj',- 
Scotland  an 
about  my  a 
yon  if   it   w 


■  can 


■■    '         ■  ;ik'  from 

!:•  I  .:  -  .'i-  :■•'  :  i  l.-iv  -,)  niucll 
■vAoi^  1  Iho.urht  1  wnuKi  Hsk 
lid  be  any  u>*e  to  send  our 
names  as  claimants.  The  advcrti-ement 
says  that  Si4st.i.000,(X)0  lie  bnricd  in  the 
courts  of  rhancTj.  Bankof  Kiu'laiid,  etc., 
awaitiu<;clainiaiil-.  Ihe  date  ot  the  nows- 
paper  is  Clot. '.',  l~^>j.  I  know  that  my  prand 
mother  often  told  us  there  were  money 
and  property  for  ns  it  we  ROt  our  rights. 
)'leaseltt  me  know  what  you  think  of  this 
adv,  rti-emcut.  It  aNo  says,  «end  to  the 
Brili.^h  .\uierican  Claim  .Xirencs,  Stewart 
liiiiiaint;.  New  Vi  rk  City,  for  their  hook 
rctrister."  This  is  only  a  -I'.cuncii  of  ktters 
very  frequently  received  by  us.  Wu  can 
only  reiterate  what  we  have  heretofore  said 
upon  this  subject.  'I'h,.-  v,l  i.h-  lijiiig  is  a 
deception  of  the    b,i-.  -•    ;    •.    ,  ,    itTe  vil- 


lains 


vho  are 


defrand  theunwai 
There  is  no  mt 
claimants  and  t' 
send  out  such  adv 


to 


.  to  call 


Bel 


will  be  another  train  lai.  v  \  i    w,ll 

not  do.  1  must   be   in    1).        :■    ;  '1,5 

sharp."  He  made  the  lin  i  •  ,  f>i:.«\.  uicr 
pas.sentrer  train  was  wreck,  d  at  K..;al  I  lakT 
.ibout  8  miles  north  of  Detroit,  and"  n  nnm- 
bfir  killed  and  injured.  One  of  the  in.ist 
strikinc  traits  in  Mr.  Loop's  character  is  his 
promptness  and  this  determination  to  catch 
the  7:lo  train  probably  saved  his  life. 


O.NE  of  the  little  deceptions  which  pleased 
our  forefathers  was  a  piece  of  furniture, 
looking  like  a  liook.  tint  which  on  examina- 
tion proved  to  be  entirely  ot  wood,  the 
covers,  raised  bands,  edces,  etc.,  being  very 
fairly  simulated.  Thisin^trument— for  such 
It  was  in  reality -was  nothing  more  or  less 
than  a  pilchpipe  for  use  in  a  church  in  order 
that  the  (.recentor  might  not  start  too  high 
ortoohnv  .vlieii  the  i-ahii  w,i=  riv.'n  out. 
A  New  V.,r.  i.  .-,  ,-  :.,  l,  ,  ;  ,  ;  ..  .:.,.r\,{ 
one.     Ill  ■,-,  ...      :    '..    'ive 

and  a  h.i;'  !,  rst 

church   II!    ,  :     ..|       ...,■•       '  ;      .  .         ,,rini- 


left  forPontiae, 
friend  "Black  B 
known  ou  tlio  Kc 


Hecultjvat. 
out  of  Poiiii 
and  large  fai 
Mrs.   Susan 


luok-i 


IS  th. 


eptiou. 


TiiK  Doylestown /;<»ioc/ri/'.  Nov.  IG,  says 
that  M.  W.  Oliver,  of  Crawford  County  has 
donated  to  the  Bucks  County  Hi-tori.-al 
Society  a  tine  siiecimen  of  tiie  iron  axes 
which  are  trei|Ueutiy  plowed  up  m  the  lields 
of  Crawl. .i..i  C.iuuly.  the  axo  wh^  siiaped 
someili:.:-  f  li.i       h,;    H'l.    ■.,ii,.    .a   l.-irge  eye, 

»"J"  '  •    ■     '  •    :    .    -7.1111  abo.it 

a  four  I    ■    :  ,      .  ,        I  :    .        .         ,-,.    ,upi  o^ed 
t"  have  '  I    1.    I,.   1     ,:  ..  ,  ,     .,,J    u^ej    by 


sc'ccKssri'i.  f.\Miii>  vri:s. 

of  thf  SI.ii   u  ho  ».-re  i:ie((r.l  tii 
Ollicc  on  >(.v»-iiiljer  1. 

GOVKliNdK,  (EKP.) 
niRS  A,  l;,av,T.  vlio    lia-    so   liaud- 

,   '  I  ..  r       !    -.■,;.    I\       .       ■  ;j,l:c;(.    of 
•      .  :     ;     ■     ■■■...-     :■■    ■  ■     r-  old, 


-rl.ula.     at    tlie  village 

la\onte  on  the  play- 
[ifii  in  liis  17th  year, 
r-ou  Collese.  at  C3Uou>- 

Co.      Ill    ISoti  he  was 

iiij;li  iti  the  class. 

of  a!;e  Beaver  became 
:,.  u:;:ci-of  Hon.  H.  N. 

-•.:<■,    :\nJ    entered   the 

: '         :■   ids    course  of 

;  ;  iiii  .\ndrew  G. 

1  i  :■  :"iite  Fencibles," 
hi  111   the    orsanizatiou 


Uljoii  the  lield  in  an  amljulauce.  lu  the  en- 
f,'a(;reiaenl  which  followed  he  was  a;;aiu 
wounded  sevoroly,  losing;  his  lej;.  This 
closed  Heaver's  active  record  on  the  field,  a 
record   bnstliug    with    {rii""nl''l'  nutl   bullet 

Un  his  vcturu  home  G- i  .   T;  :l^.     n     Mucd 

theiiradieeof  law.     In  1        ',  ^           ■        ■  m- 

lier,  he    became    the  l:.;  ■  ■    -  .  :    ;,ile 

for    Governor,    niul    w;:      .     ■  :    I        the 


President  Lincoln's  call  for  75,000  men, 
at  the  outbreak  of  the  rebellion,  received  an 
immediate  answer  from  the  Fencibles,  who 
elected  oilicers,  Beaver  being  chosen  tirst 
lieuleiiant.  and  proceeded  at  once  to  Harris- 
bnrg.  .\iter  the  expiration  of  its  tliree 
months'  time,  however,  it  was  mustered  our. 
Beaver  then  entered,  heart  and  soul,  into 
the  effort  to  raise  a  res/iment,  the  45th  Penn- 


charact.  '■   ':  ■      \'  ..    ,    ,:.  ;    i.     :      in 

1^31,  in  \'.  '■■  .  h  ■,  I  r-  ,;'  .  |..-  V r.  Male 
when  two  jeai,-,  of  :i^i_-.  \r,~  lathi  r  hL-cumin^' 
a  farmer  in  \\arren,  }!radford  County. 
Livin!;  in  the  open  air,  used  to  hard  work, 
Davics  cveloped  into  a  lar;,'e  and  mu>cular 
lad  tit  for  any  amount  of  solid  labor.  In 
the  odd  hours  of  his  time  Davies  r^-ad  with 
avidity  all  the  books  liiat  he  conhi  lay  his 
hands  on  and  hi-  mind  jirew  wilh  his  body. 
He  euli-;.  1  l!i.  |r,M;>  school  late  and  be- 
came a  1.      ■.  ;   i  .  ;  ,     .     .--. 


sylvauia     Volunteers, 

and  'ft-a:,    n.ade    its 

Uavie-       ■.'     1     V- 

,     ..;t    th 

le    local   school 
5  sent  to  ()v,-ego 

(■■■■...  ■:    ,  a-;:!  lio 

lieutenant   colonel,     li 
regiment  pi.K->  ,  1.   !  v 
The  stre-<   <■: 

1    (ictoier.   l-jl,  the 
-       ■    -.      Lincoln's 

gave  .-111]  ■  ■ ,.  1  i  .   1 
Academj  ,■      - 

After  gr:v; 

further  call   ■:■■■  ■ 

l^enn- 

thepeil_:       , 

'          .'  ■'•") 

sylvania   ri-|    -.    ' 

v  i    liuvernor 

dent  ot  - '-    :•: 

Curtinapp'.:i  '     ;  '     '■. 

;.'.■';:,  d 

cy   of  a  re.^.  ■  -     •    -,. 

.v'.nt    direct?rto 

there  1..,   |.,,,   -, ,     ■ 

meet  Lee  in    >i     ,: 

.  i:.-  new  regiment 

under  ■b;  '    '    i    '» ■    ! 

.      .'.    i-L-d 

first  experiiii.i  ,1  ; :  .     - 

.'  ■.  'if    battle  at  .\n- 

at    the  •      .      . 

^   :  ..    :.  1  :■•  he 

tietam.     In    thn    bloo> 

Jy    engage"<eut   Col. 

-lai; 

Beaver's   younger    bro 

ther,    a   gallant  lieu- 

miueiit  i  1  ,  ■,  -  ■  '-     . 

,     l';J;l. 

" 

tenant,  fell  in  leadin- 

a  brave  charge  when 

Davu-  ;■,   -         ■ 

,  budding  nrac- 

at  the  very  work-  of  tht 

;■  enemy. 

tice  of  !:■■.          1  ■    .. 

n.  1!.  lUn  Keg. 

In    the   di-^:.   t:-:-   !•■ 

-;]■■    of  Chancellors- 

P.  v.,  a!  •!  1-  1  i.  '.    1- 

ville,  where  11 ■ 

•    ■:  :  ..rarily  incapa- 

.-  'i '   -.'l. 

citated,  and    u  ,         ■ 

,!   Jackson  met 

bavies  '•.-     -    '''.      :: 

•    .    :     r.'d 

his  death.  V.r..  : 

:■'■■•  i:  wounded  and 

l;.;- 

-txken  home  a-  .-u_.;.   . 

:..   cuuld   be  moved. 

roveriii  • '    ■• 

While  the    brave    c.; 

iluuel  was  recovering 

to     bo     a-      ;   ...     i;. 

.'    .'  ;   ■..rk. 

slowly  Lee  arrived  on 

tlie    soil  of    Teuusyl- 

against  t,      ■.  i:    >■ 

ed    the  advice  of   the 

result  ]'.-      .:.■.'    .     - 

'    tilS 

surgeons  and  hurried   • 

.-  un  u,  <}..■  ri,-ld.     In 

lifeatoncluac    .....,- 

1   L.;.      lu  May, 

several    battles    that     I 

-  ::   V-..  1    I'./.  Beaver 

1883,  he  was  honural 

jii  disch 

a.rgedfroinser- 

rtccived    di-tiiigui-!  . 

;     ■      •               'id    was 

vice. 

given  charge  ol    a    t  i  ,, 

r.  agal- 

In  ISbrj  Davies  wai 

s  elected 

district  altor- 

lant    part    in     manv 

'  ■.  -■  .  :•      '  :.'  -.    being 

ney  of  Brad  turd  Co. 

In  1-7. 

i  lie  w  a- elected 

womided  again   at     l\ 

tcr-'..,r_-    ^.nd  carried 

to  the    S'    :.     -      ,1 

from  the  field.  Whil-  at  the  hospit:d  Gen. 
Beaver  became  too  restless  for  the  surgeons, 
und  on  the   eve   of    a   decisive  battle,  rode 


Tllh:  IIISTOIUCAh  UKruun. 


of  the  l.oilv  i 
f-o^c-llkndwi 
Diivics  of  tlii^ 
vies  of  Niuiti 

I.      11 
^  city 
coke. 

idi  Lieut.-Ouv.    Davi.P   i 
10   i-   a   brolhtr  of  Dr.  K 
and   iin  uucle  of  Dr.  Da 

Col.  A.  Wil 

auditor  K^-n.. 
beMiburn  ii, 
leniin    ni'i:, 

of  tlic   ttl-.l,  ,■ 
h..  -M^,,!   J 

.,,,,% 

,,-.! 

l-NERAL,  (Uy.V.) 

■i-,  VM-n--vlN,niH's  la-v 

;'  .  .......  ;  -.i:-,,Ik,vui: 

received 
Onrtin  to  i 
iiie  tills  di 
Fortv-.,!!,! 


ssiou     from    Gi 


Fifth  Curph      III  th, 


tecretarj ;  m  th 
recorder  of  tli 
1873  wa«  aproii 
G.  .\.  l;..  h-nj 


ed  J -I. 
adier- 
condn 


othfcr  otlji- 1 
to  the  Stat. 
Hartrauft  ( 


hj 


i,ov.  H..V 

td  Col.  ; 

I,  and  he 


'.  Capt. 
!;ljlican 
rvod  in 
■  lected 
.f  Gov. 
ud  col- 
-  judge 


SI(U1TAI:-.     U!     l\ri;r.NAL    .IFtAIRS. 

Tlioni:i~  J.  ,S!tw;irt  v>  a~  born  in  1843  near 
};elfti>t,  Ir.  land,  and  i-  tl.r  youngest  man  of 
the  new  otheials  of  the  State.  When  less 
than  a  year  old  he  wa:;  brought  to  Norri?- 
towu  by  his  parents,  and  there  he  ha*  lived 
ever  since.  In  18(;4.  Stewart,  though  but 
10  years    old.  entered    the    artny.  wliere  he 


OHll 


H  clo.se 

1  com. 

indow 

been 


General  Osborne,  who  wa«  re-elected  Con- 
cre53raan-at-larf;e.  was  horn  in  Bethany, 
Pa.,  .iugu-t  7tli.  ISO'S,  and  was  educated  at 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  and  at 
the  New  Vork^  State  and  National  Law 
School,  qradoatfu^'  in  l-!^i;;i»  with  the  detjree 
of  LL.  B.     Sl-.ortly  afterwards,  on  the  break- 


Feder 
Super 
Upon 
prefer 


resifjiH 
home  1 
of  hi^ 


He  h 
never 
retun 
electi 


:iced  in  the  practice 


office  until  he  was 
iu;i  the  last  general 
ent  in  the  Grand 
,\in?  been  Depart- 
;i.  His  popularity 
)y  the  fact  th:it  he 
-s  than  were  pulled 
u  the    Presidential 


reccue'i       .  .    ■  p 

for    Hlau.e     -..u.,     , 

contest  of  fb&t. 

CciSr.RESS,  IDEM.) 

John  Lynch.  F.-q.,  of  the  I-u.-^'-rne  Ba 


rrih:  hjstoi:/cai.  i;i:voi:i). 


nftor    having-      '  iJi.  ! 

register  of  u  .1  ,  .  •. 
(|{(.p.>  Mr.  I,;,  , 
l:irt;o  frimi  l>:i  i..  l- 
dnriug  ld73  r.inl  l'-7i 
1879  by  Hon.  C. 
pre.-iident  jndi;o-sliip 
Mr.         l.Mifh  b,  i 


RicC'      for      llio 

-nzeriie    Coaiity, 

the  candi- 

'     -    party.     Mr. 

:  J   .\I,-iry   C,  a 

,  .  and  District 


ter  of  J  I) 
itud  oiu- 


>.voyer.     W  itti 

ton    Coll'  • 

.    it-Lfirge.  and 

ilightM..  ;:  • 

i;an,     Lnztrce 

with  man-   •- 

...  neijlecitd  in 

went  to  J.iavi 

.vor=. 

nus  Ayrrs  Ji 

John      1  ,:  .    ,      , 
Countv.  V.  ii.  i,u:  ;.i  1;..^: 
thedi5tiibu:]onof  I'eJf 

KEVKL.SK-MATIVK,  (I.t;M.  I 

J.  Kidgway  Wright,  elected  to  rei)rc?eDt 
[tie  First  diMrict,  i  City  of  Willies- Burre  ■,  in 
the  Legislature  is  3U  years  of  age  and  is  well 
and  favorably  known  in  thi-  cummuuiiy,  of 
which  he  is  a  native.  He  is  .i  son  of  the  hile 
Harrison  Wright,  one  of  the  most  able  prac- 
titioners at  the  Luzerne  Bar.  and  a  nephew 
of  the  late  Hon.  Hendrick  B.  Wricht.  who. 
after  a  distinguished  career  in  politics  and 
law,  died  in  1871.  .\lr.  Wright's  parental 
ancestors  came  from  Engla  d  in  lU^l  with 
William  Penu's  colony  of  Quaker  immi- 
grants, and  lonuded  the  village 
of  Wrightsville,  Burlington  County 
N.  J.  The  first  of  the  name,  John 
Wright,  held  a  commission  of  Justice  of  the 
Peace  and  captain  of  militia  under  the  seal 
royal  of  King  Charles  IL  Caleb  Wright,  a 
grandson  of  John,  removed  to  the  Susque- 
hanna country  in  17! C)  and  settled  near 
w;hat  is  now  Shickr-hinny,  but  returned  to 
Now  Jer  ey  in  1811,  leaving  here  a  son. 
Joseph,  grandfather  of  the  deceased.  Joseph 
Wright  was  for  many  years  a  prominent  and 
influential  citizen  of  Plymouth,  or,  as  that 
portion  of    tli3    valley  "was  formerly  called, 


!  veins  of  one 
ife  manifested 
e.l  degree. 
.  I'--  ol  Prince- 
i : :  i  L'raduat- 
.  i:i  common 
.-.:  -i-Mi.    and 


IhH       W, 


r.ty.  .. 
from  ti 
yoakir 
John  H- 


"rly 


the 


He  marrird  Kll-.-n.  diughterof 
-•k,  and  had  three  sons  born  of 
tne  union:  the  late  Hon.  Hendrick  B. 
\\  right  being  the  oldest,  with  Caleb  E.  and 
Harrison  as  v>.i._-.-  '  -  .-lurs,  consti- 
tuting a  ver\  d:  :i:  ..  ;  i.of  lawjers, 
Harrison  beii;_-  ,  .i  .  most  bril- 
liaTit  and  f!o. ;■:-•- ,  ■••  t'-.f  ever  prac- 
ticed at  the  l,iu.  i  im-  c.iK.lv  l...r.  He  was 
honored  by  his  fflluu  ciU/.tn-  with  a  seat  in 


ot  secrttary  of  thr 
and    established  i 
He  .afterwards    r, 
and  came  back  i" 
where  he  li  ^    : '  -:  ; 
death  of  1.1 
was  elect.:.!     .  : 
theWyoi,.  •       1 
taken  a  to. .     ■       ; 
musical  .-r. 
jutant  ol  tl:.   \  ; 


vemer 


;      ■':'.'-!  li:  :!iiatic  and 

I..--    IS   ad- 

-      .     ■     ' ,  -'.    1 1.  P.  i  and 

'    .!.>    other 

u,  a  I. J  au',,,n.  ,.■  t!.e  public 
welfare.  Ho  is  deservedly  popular  and  has 
hosts  of  friends. 

SUElilFF,    (IJKM.) 

Hendrick  Wright  Search  is  one  of  the 
rising — indeed,  risen— men  of  the  young 
Democracy.  He  was  born  iu  Shickshinuy 
in  1'-.'j4  and  is  a  son  of  (irorge  \\ .  Starch, 
one  oi  tl;e  most  prominent  citizens  of  the 
lower  end. 

He  was  educated  at  the  public  schools,  and 
after  graduating  therefrom  he  entered  the 
store  ot  i.ieoi  .,-e  \V.  ..    Lot  Search,  jvhere  he 

wa-   e..i:!ii,:,..i:-;; i  |..\rd  uuiil  the  ye.ar 

1--"'.    .  ..  1  :  ..:nred  clerk    to  the 

i-.i.,.:>       .:;:,-    ..:;-.       He    served    three 


It-.-. 


beca 


depatj  cK-rk  of  the  i  iiphans' Court,  which 
place  he  has  since  tilled  acceptably  to  the 
court  and  the  public.  K  year  ago  he  mar- 
ried Mi-s  Church,  a  charming  young  ladv 
livmL'  m  Ash  .u.d,  his  St  I'e.  .'.nd  uho  l.,is 
sii.ce  bec.ime  .a  va'u._u  access  on  to  Wilkes- 


THE  IllSTOniCM.  HKCOHIK 


Bai-re's  pooinl  cirolos.  NominaUa  liy  accl 
maliou,  wilhoiil  oiipo-itiou,  and  rcccivi: 
the  umiod  sniiport  of  Int;  party,  lie  i-  p'-ol 
biy  tlic  most  popni.-ir  man  who  ever  train 
with  the  Luzevui-  Ucruocraey. 

HKCOUDKH,   (DEM.) 

Joseph  J.  WcGinty,  of  Ebervale,  was  bo 
in  Burhani.  KiiRhind,  of  lri?h  pai enlace, 


the    year    ISr.o.     11,, 

ciuue' 

to    An. erica   23 

year.s  lu;..  ..r.,;  i,  ,      :, 

1     ;!    .■,!    I'.ber- 

vale.     1!.   1  ^  .     ■'     ■  , 

■.     '  ■..,,,  I.oy- 

hoodur.K.  '  . 

.    ;    ■  ■   iliem 

iiftocn  -,.     .           .,    ., 

-  ..  :■■■    made 

Joseph  fi  ■  !             •    :  ■ 

>.;  uu   la.uily. 

Hislo^.,    •-         :. 

...-ir    brothers 

I'rni   all,    and 

foroi.._  ■''...,',. 

^^l.ichhe  has 

gradual,  li  t.i  v,    r 

.    tl.ood. 

Mr.  McGiuty  li  i    h 

-  ;.  1  .. 

;::iod   with  the 

several  miuer^'  ,■ 

:  ,:u   have  from 

time  to  time  eM-:   >i  ,i 

..•n.n   and  has 

ocp.npied  pr  icti.  ;;;,,  i 

■  L-i;    p.. 

.-iuon   of  tru^t 

conferred  by  tliem.     1 

le    \v,';.- 

a   delegate   to 

tlie  State  Labor  Conve 

■ntion  i 

n   ISTfj   and  to 

the  labor  convention  a 

,t  Cleve 

■land  last  sum- 

iner. 

He  has  always  been  a  con-istent  and  hard 
working  Democrat.  He  has  held  and  ac- 
ceptably filled  local  otljce',  hut  this  is  the 
first  time  he  was  ever  a  candidate  for  a 
county  office. 

COBONEK,  (DKM.) 


Dr.  Joh 
most  n  111 
nig  art. 


,  one  of  Pittston's 
;ioners  ot    the  heal- 

17.  ls,-,o,  at  Lake 
nty.  The  first  four- 
were  spent  upon  a 
he  was   apprenticed 

to  the   carpenter's 


four 


lati 


pared  himself  by  niL'l.t  -'  .;l'. .  II.  tan. 'hi 
three  winter  terms  of    -  :     '     >■  "::  ;..  : 

County,  the  summer-  I  ,  _  ;  ;  la  v..i:iv 
iug  at  his  trade.     .\t   'Jl  ,  ■.  ;  '  .  .i  an.l  n. - 

ceived  the  a.'''.]!.;a.  •  -iS  priuciiial 
of    one     of     tl  .      I  .  :.il      schools, 

holding  the  ;, I.  :' a  ..  ■  .        I    consecutive 

years,    i.rep;.:i;    •    i  a  :    a  s.aine  time 

for.T,  (T.  .  ..!,  \-  ,  ■  .  ..-..,:,.  ,.  ,.  .:.,,_ 
ing    hi,    i,.  ,,  :     .       .  ,  ■  ■    ■     1    a     1    ;   ., 

gradiaa-    :    a   ;  .  -     i 

him-(at  1    ,.aa    a  .■■.!'.-:  ,■       ,;  a  -    111 

Pittstuli,  uhLleh.:.|ia-.,._a.la>aaal,..-vU,l,.lve 

practice.  .\t  the  cuumaipal  el.aHi.,.ii  la=t 
Bpring  he  was  reelected  a  member  ot  the 
School  Hoard  by  a  larj.-  na-.j  -nf,,  alrhou-h 
the  district  in  which  ho  le^ules  h  >truiialy 
Republican.  Dr.  Mahon  is  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Luzerne  ( V.unty  .Medical  So- 
ciety, and  probably  nearly  every  Kepnblican 
vote  of  that  organization  was  cast  for  him. 


citiiif,'  tnala  a,-,  iii(),-t  of  lh3  (.Juartei  rfessions 
courts  in  the  country.  Ilo  is  thoroughly 
honest  and  upright  and  well  liked. 

In  18'J4  the  first  river  boat  propelled  by 
horse-power,  arrived  in  \Vilkes-J3arre  from 
Nescojieck.     It  was  a  wonder. 


of  Rev.  Dr.  A. 
itnlogical  Semi- 
■'..      Dr.    Hodge 


llodi,'. 


11,    the  three 

.resent  at   his 

of  his  malady 

U   days  previous  to  his 


in  hi- ileal  tl  on 
broth,  IS  of  Dr 
bedsidi.,  as  the 
was  known  for 
death. 

Dr.  Archibald  Alexander  Hodge,  A.  M.. 
D,  D.,  LL.  D.,  was  born  at  Princeton,  N.  J.i 
July  l.'s,  18'J3,  and  was  therefore  midway  bo^ 
tween    tj3   and   til    v.-ir^   r.t    -laa.     Ha  v.i= 


lS-17,  an 
and  wen 
ary  midf 


■iiiK  iiisTdincAL  ui:c()i;u. 


died, 
hns    linlU 
I'olemic 


lllfd    p:i- 

.tor,  ^evt-r.iDy,  < 

>f  the   First 

of     VM- 

<l)nr^',    ;uid    of 

the   North 

if  All.-'l 

»'M,v  City. 

',  I'ro!.  1 

1  hi-  1 
\     !'.■     ; 
r..  : 

lrH!;:o%v^.-.c-,IK 

il  !'v  Prince- 

.-.l..  I'ro- 

:       ur=hip 

:.    U.v.   Dr. 

ii.     llodt'e 

-n.  %vho 

':  ■    .  :u'    and 

;  r,.    th.'lt 

fuii.r   !       ,  ,  V         .-il    l,o    hfkl    ou    Monday 

'11k  I  ,  •  1 ';.  Jlodse  does  not  break 
tfie  i'.>;  I  ;  :  .  Su'h  has  identified  the 
name  of  lloJ^-f  \\\i\\  Priiicetoa  Senjinary, 
Dr.  Charles  Hodye'f  eldest  .on.  Ca<p>-r  Wis- 
ter  Hrdge,  being  profe--or  of  New  Te.-ta- 
meut   J.iUriituu- :!iia    r.illuMl  Greet;  at  that 

instill' ,.       i  :  ;-  i      i: ,.  t  he  hn^  held  f-iuce 

l^i'i'.        '  I'    .•  ■■  '    ..:iiong   scholars 

as    i>vi.'   ;       1  i.;,^   I't  Ills  brother  in 

thdi'i'-.    '    -:    '   Ml'.       1  hfj    connection 
whi;  li    1      ;  :     ;  ;  up  with    Princeton  has 

sub.)  •     '  :       malricnlation    of    Dr. 


.1  .:  I.  >s  tlie  tender  sympathy 
ii  liiti.J.,  of  his  lamented  brother 
ty,  the  elder  pastor  beinrr  -^  great 
for   his    .kindly,  genial    nature  as 


of  tlic  u. 

in  thi> 
favorite, 
well  as  for  his  deep  lear 


STDliDlJV.iNT. 

;iS  Sturdevant.  one  of  the 
,nown  men  of  Wyoming 
i  ly,  Nov.   1"2   at   his   home 


Rtiit  and 
?ontribn- 
d  father, 


pn)~p,  rilj  of   which  he  ma 

ted.     11./    ,\as    a    kind    hus 

and  a  vali-.td  member  of  the  community  in 

which  he   lived,  and   particularly   noted   for 

the   virtues   of    hospitidilj    and   nei^-iiborly 

kindness.     Beloni;int;  to   a  pa-t  i:eniralion, 


hi,..     Il;-   .,.,:..    •  ..    ,  ,;,  ,:     ..u.  to   the  grave 

Jul;.  -Jl    ui  ;..-:   .M,.i. i-  7i;th  year,  the 

husband  bciut'  !"tr  senior  by  live  years.  He 
was  a  brother  of  the  laie  -M.ijor  John  Stur- 
devant and  Gen.  V..  \\.  Sturdevant,  of  this 
city,  and  his  survivin-  children  are  Col. 
Siimiel  H  .S-nlon,  K.  W..  h  D..  ni,d  Dun- 
Dini;  Sturdevant  :!iid  Mi-.  W.  F.  U.ifT,  of 
Wilkes. l!arr,.;Mr^.  F.  li.  .Vnu^.  Mrs.  Jerome 
Swarlwor,d.  of  .M,ho,.,.u,i.  and  Mr*.  .J.imes 
M.     Kobiuson,    of     Skinner's    IMdy.       Uis 


wife's  death,  as  noted  in  lheKi(oi;oat  the 
time,    was   the   first    to    bi.     '  ■      I  ir/e 

family   circle.     .'Vli    her    .,  •:       .  ,  .le 

married  and  have  famili      <      ;  •■....  )vi 

of  all  this  lai-KO  number  o.  :  ;,<i. ,  1,  ,  |,.,  cd 
to  the  countless  perils  which  threaten  ex- 
istence, and  coverint;  nearly  a  century  in 
time,  this  t;odly  mother  in  Israel  was  the 
lirst  to  be  called  henct'. 


How 


■'.I,  v,.|iose  de.ath 
t  tlie  home  of  her 
lau,  in  AUeutowD. 
sketch  is  from  the 


.Mr,. 
Jacob  I 
Weiss, 


hton.     She   h  ;  I 
ml/,  at  the  old  hoiii, 
lie  to  this  city   ou 
.  latter  part  of  July 


fulii  and  m  the  a.-..suiaiicu  of 

OERII.LA   WALI.KR    1 

(Montr.....  !;....ubli 
Orrill;.  W  ■  I!      1:     1  -  .!:■  .i 
of  her  .-..;:,'      \ .    \'  'I 

Sasnue;.  ,  '     .  .       ■ 

years  ;j;.!  . .  .,  .  ■  :  ■,  ,     ;     .    .. 
vivor  of    a    Iruve    faiuily  of 
fatlier,  Nathan  W  alter,  wa*  e 
settlers  in    Wyomiiii:    Valle 
lamily    there    shortly    aft.  r 
revolution,  althon-h    lit     !  :' 
there  before,   but    was   t.  ■ 
time.     He   had    three  br-.v 
in   the    Wyomin.jr    Ma--..  .■ 
Ileebe    w;.--    .>,..    5. .■,:..■.    • 
children,     lb  i    1    ■  '■  ■■    -  :■ 

df"wm.';'.'.i  ."'i  .  ■  .  '■  ^ 
diedsev,-  ,  ;,.  :,  ;  •:■  :.  L 
on  the  ri.;-iin.  h..ima  riv.r  w  I 
hands  of  his  oldest  <oii,  1 
father  of  Dr.  D.J  Waller,  t 
and  of  the  late  Ju.l-e  Walhr 
Georire.  of  llonesd'de.     I'he 


ano  aUjsiiiiiit:  lowii^. 

i,i;m  jiiuinuiciit 

lor    uialli 

J  ears  1.1  U  Mkes- 

I'ho    MilH.'.-t    of    this  sketch  WHS   boru  iu 

liarre.     In  l.-^'/H 

owin:;  to 

Ihe   death  of  Mr. 

4ViLl;fs-l!,n,.  m  April,  17i«.  und  livc.l  th.ie 

Lw,  tho     NalitK 

oke  bank 

etired  from  linsi- 

until  shu  was  sixti-cii  yuiirs  of  ni>e,  und  \Vf  ut 

ncssaud.Mr.  W 

to    Wilke^-l'.arre, 

from  there  to  Windsor  with  the   rest  of  the 

iucharce   of   hi 

.     ;  1 1 ;  1  ■  1     ! 

,  :.•     i     i;,    1-  -  1     lie 

f.imily.    'I'he   inovint:    took    from    Momhiy 

undertook    the 

|,.,.;m..i. 

i       i-       1.    ■    1     'i;     1  he 

momiiig  until  Satnrday  niyht.  and  the  route 

Wyomiiif,'  Natic 

1.     .     r     ■     i:      -.:,l]| 

was  from  Wilkis  r.:;Mr  to  i'ltl-ton.  lh,n   i.ii 

the     l.;irl  ,,■„:,,,:.  ,      1,.     :r     ..^:,.^,      .;;.i     t-.-.: 

de.ath  -ev,  red  li 

W  roth    1 

-aves'   a  wi'le   aiid 

thert   1  ,   ^,        ..)    ;>  1,                   ■.;.,: 

-y  nine  yi 

irs  of  nge.     Mrs. 

throw.-:.    !■■..:,     .         ,■.■.,..: 

.olicyof  SU.OUO 

settlers  of  tin-   :  :  .■  ■ 

The  family  a' :'.■    ;     •  ,  .  .-    

iu  Wiud?or  c-n    -  .,     ,.,...;,'• 

about  sixty   m.:  i  ..a.et  w.  lu  m 

moviugcon-i   ;■   ;    -  liur,-e  team-, 

and   two   sa<hi  -  ,.i  leh  the  girls, 

five  in  numbi  r,  '  :  ■  !.  .-vie  and  walked. 
Mrs.  Boebe  v.  :  ■  i  ■:  ■■  '  m  irriase  to  her 
late  husband,  Harry  1.  ,,  ..I,.!,  l•.iell^^. 
fouri'ears  of  atje.    ili'  !     :'     i:'  ^l.ii.- 

together  of  about  fifi;.  :l  .    I 

fannily  of  six  cliiklreu,  i  ■<.:■  -a;.,  .iiid  !  .>  o 
daucbters.  Her  hustiai^d  left  her  a  widow 
in  Juue,  1875. 

The  funeral  was  attended  by  a  large  con- 
grcgatiou  of  those  who  had  known  her  for 
more  than  half  a  century.  Her  remains 
were  lowered  to  their  last,  resting  place  in 
the  little  cemetery  at  f  rackliu  Forks,  by 
two  sous  and  four  grandsons  acting  as  pail 
bearers. 

JOHN   -WKOTH. 


An  incident,  none  the 
fact  that  it  had  been  expee 
Tuesday,  Nov.  li;,  r,f  .!..>. 
of  the  WviimiriL'  Nat:  •■ 

and  respected,  'lot  o'l    . 


ad  from  the 


in   a 


mer   home.     He  had  i  ■    n  ii'  ■. .  a   i  ■ 
cated  disease  for  mor-' I      :.   •'■■•■■_■ 
malady  had  been  of   a.  ■  :io  . 

agnosis  by  eminent  |. '....;,;;-  imI 
only  recently  that  hi*  -utreruiL'  was  to 
be  due  to  the  preseuce  of  a  tumor 
throat. 


Mr 

Sei.l. 
tend 
yoiitl 


horn 


iu  Cecil  ('onnty,  Md., 
d  therefore  just  en- 
ir  of  his  life.  His 
lood  were   passed   on 


White  Haven  < 
jst  widely  knov 
■ens    of  Ijuzer: 


uf    the    White  Ha 


Emi.ire  T, 
sitioii  he  w 
uess.     In 


TllK  IllHTUIUCM.  UFAonn. 


icJ  off  or 

dfM 

ojkI    Ijj  tho  1 

ril 

-h 

'"niollitM-' 

s  siJi 

d.-co!,.-edV    j- 

r.il 

d- 

^  Col.  j\a1 

hH,>    1 

)niiw)ii,  who>. 

III 

ir- 

7r,;i,  Willi 
.-u   ^\^■■  \ 

Kliz; 

h.-thSill.i.  hi. 
ui.tial    knot    1 

I'd 

ui 

■       \  ■■ll"V. 

■  From     this     i,in 

ri: 

t-'i-' 

\>v 

l)r.riu 

tather   of  tii 

1 

to 

11, 

iC-l., 

and    th.i    mil 

iti 

IS 

i.i,.|,     to 

loll. 

L.  D.  iShoema 

ir 

,1 

of     dfc-ci 

^fd. 

Mr.    Shoeiii, 

ki. 

r's 

urred  upo 

1  tlie 

■iHnin  fruitful 

ac 

fs 

bctin  HI  the  fai 

lily  for  .iiorot 

ha 

1  a 

liul    whirl 

c   l.aid  for,  not 

ly 

11 

V.  hut  with  tl 

e  1 

le 

,   i 

iiioestor. 

:       1 

rh.    12.    1812 

and 

J,0dgL 

stationed    in    W  lute   Haven.     He\v 
afttT    the    Ma.sQuic    ritual  by  Lanr 

KOBKKT  m'd.  SHOKMAKKIi. 

At 

Sliocn 
I'oit. 

1    piu.    Nov.    22,     Robert   McDowi 

laker    died    at  hi?  n -ndtnce  in  Imh- 

hood    fntcrtd 


maker,  ai^r..! 
day  and  gen. 
Henj.  Shoeii 
of  the  Delau 
Wyoming  in 
tleiuent  wa-  ■ 
year  he  retm  i 


i  ■    ..    ■        n     Ih.at 

L.  D.  s; 

.     i,,.   and 

■  ■  •■  i.t  de- 

Dr.  ive^ 

■.',,.      I'i          .  '     !      ,.■■      1.1      .     :.;-:..:    .'l.in 

with  JO. 

:.    ,'':    , .    .  ,,    I77tj. 

Mr.  Sho 

He  1.  ; 

.    ,.                   1  ert,    now    snperiu- 

K'.assa- 

tendeiit 

.        i.      ,,.  IRS  of   the  Lehiali 

'  ot  de- 

Valley  ( 

.          ,  '    ■        :  its  ou  North  Kiver 

Street,  1 

,  i;       .                  1-  .■^teemed    as    one 

of  the    1 

•    .           ;  :     i.iul    enert'etie    men 

'  ..'.uty. 

:.,|.any.      iho    funeral 

took   i-l' 

.    .11    i       ■  1,    at   2   pm.   from   the 

!,'    ;uv--  a    ,.1  ..a    ue- 
ikulp's  "Families  of 

late  reM 
Forty  F 

h-uee.  the  interment  beiun  made  in 
3rt  cemetery. 

pendency  of  the  dis- 

K.    K.    SNOWDKN. 

he  land  of  thi-  valley. 

The   n 

any    friends    of    Kev.     K.     Hazard 

,:  V,  i.iH,   ;      1,;,.!  pur- 

Snowdei 

,  ttie  oldest  Presbyterian  cleri.'yman 

'  :    '       ^    'lierot 

in  \V501 

ins:  Valley,  will   be    sorry    to    hear 

■    'inpre- 

that    h" 

um.-li  In 

fd    bratli.-r.    I'ol.     1;..!.,  it     Kalston 

:!,     ii.   ■: :•  d   Nov.  1), 

,  ■  ;-,      1,  -    ,     11,     ■'.'  :.  ;,  .'ity  la- had 

■     ■•          :,;,,:■--      f..r      III.- 

.alid  ot   palrlol-.    rind 

Ihe  V,  in 

>,u'..i  I.I,-  ..-.iui.i  ^i.-airomineiit 

V    and  her  l.al.i-  nere 

and  hoi. ( 

irdeiti/.rnoltheom-efe.ver-slriekcn 

nstaiices,  for    piaeli- 

nty  aloi 

L' the  .Mississippi,  thon-h   he    never 

leir  little   home  had 

flinched 

svhen  tlio  yellow  fever  was  decimal- 

77//;  insionK 


inglliofit 

.\'^  |,,,|„,l,ir,  . 

\\. 

,1   .,t|,  ,, 

r.'urrLd 

at    II.'    1 

'■,■..('! 

Hubert 

l!0/:il.! 

laiil  ..:  : 

:;d^;:; 

n  Ki^'i,.! 

In.,     of 

Ktv,  Y,.,U 

DeoLMs, 

'd  was  bora   at 

No 

w   Hartford,  N. 

v.,  r.nd  %i 

:^s  thii  eighth  child 

of  licv. 

.S.ilnll''l 

Fil.U'J    Si; 

..wdeli,  cituf  ^ 

■Vll.i 

-e  fainil? 

,     of    1(1 

cMKlr.  ;:, 

!!:i.-^rd 

Suov,.!.  -, 

Suuv.,;.  ■ 

(  'nnil., 

and.i  ,i: 

;iHr  ill 

Ark.-iu-:.-. 

i;i-    viu-    a„ 

,1  - 

,„,,,,    _[t, 

u.   ayo 

aud  ho  n 

fai\ivi;d  bvou; 

iy  ui 

lie  child, 

riod  dauf 

htur. 

'Jim  j'laiulfatherof  di  < 

•fa?ed,  Isaac  Snow- 

dl■n,^^,■,-.  ; 

till'  i;.  ... 

trta-M. 
I.l.l.'i.      !!. 

tllM'l. 

the  1      ■ 

■     ..lif.V  01 

during 

:;..    was 
:,i:adel- 
'  ,'   that 
e.us  to 

:  riiiia- 

dc!;.!. 

ily    wen 

9      COIU- 

l.elh.l  :.. 

i  ■   ■        .    1     '  ;,    1  '  ,   1 

.i.ntry. 

Hpwas 

filar, ;.■..■, 

.  :  .  !     ..I     ;  .    li     1- 

t  ii. 

■  111  the 

city  of 

Isaac  .Siiowden  had  five  .-oils,  all  of  whom 
verc  ;:radiiated  from  Princeton  College,  and 
four  of  v.-liom  were  mini -ter-- -R.-v.  Samuel 


■th  1.-. 
all  wlr 
town 


th  ncb  N.  4 
oak  stake:  tl 
mile  to   the 


-.     i.   -     ■    ■.  I     will 

'  Iphia,  itc— through 

Harre. 
S2.00 

4.00 

8.00 

..l.ply  to 
-I.  Phoenix  Hotel, 


(It  l;.v.    >  ;-         :    1      ■  ,,,,:-;  Jiiily, 

Mary  t'ox   m,    ;  ,.  -    1  ■    ;    i      .     ,,■  -, 

and wasthe  e.  >'      ,     ■  :      :  .     t 

Hayes,  an  eiiii;i.M  i  '. :,■/:'■ 

and  friend  or  >;■  ;  .  .       \    i  ' 
once  wor>;ted  ii      '     • 

Chicago  duriii-  .  . 

Comiironii.--'',  ti.  ;     ;    . 

iug  vote  su-;,iiii,:i.:  '.;..  ..  ■..  -'  ..i  i-  \:  ■•.-. 
to  the  revoeali.ju  oi  ih.C.....|.:.nj, ..-•..  1  .... 
other  children  of  Kev.  S.  i  .  SiKr.vdeu  Wero 
Samuel  Ureese.  E.  U.,  I  living  i,  Arthur 
Henry,  (living),  Susan  Breeze,  James 
Anderson,  John  Bayard.  Kobert  Ralston, 
(just  deceased),  Sydney  iirtesc  and  Kliza- 
both  Breese. 


Sur. 

icy 

f.> 

r    Kiu^-st.. 

[Fn.mM 

SS.c.ll 

.■,ti 

„ 

.f  11 

..n.t.l.-i 

-r.nk 

A  ro  I. 

1  laid  t 

.ut  bv  ! 

Sila 

s  Buigi 

i.un. 

^Vif 

Uuck,  .J. 

>hii  I'erkii 

'Jii 

liottiy 

Sinil 

Ih.    1 

ben  i),LV 

1-  and 

.Jo 

hn 

.Jei 

Ik  ns.  V 

vho  1 

ii-ere 

pointed 

:ee 

for 

th.ll  i.l 

ir|io.- 

;>.-.th   of 

.Ni.'.y 

,     1 

.\fter 

look: 

viewing 
hno  nbo 

ut  -JO  r 

ne  I 
ods 

e.a 

e*. 

•  begui 
f  Toby 

'.-   V\ 

eek, 

eaxafra.v 

;  stake 

on 

the   e; 

l.st    Sldl 

:    of 

a   r 

KUNAWAY  .\rPlUNTICE. 

In  the  \Vilkes-Barrti  papers    of    that    day 
ucli  adverti^.'Lneiil-  a-  the  followimx  avpear, 

.■■■    !■  '■...  •'•  \.\    I  I  ■':'.:■■   •■•:     I    liitle    fellow 
•.   ■  :        :     -    ■      ti.il  to  a  'Stick 

■.-''!',     ^  I       '     '    :  i  •       :.'',!   .wny  from 


orliid    harboriii 


COAI.   ril' TV 


llr 


iihli 


.\  (.'aed.— I  am  now  ready  to  delii 
>  th.-  ciii/.eiis  of  Wilkes. Barre  at  the 
ig|irices.  viz.:  .Vt  thi 
tiinp  coal,  per  ton  of  'i.tMO  lb- 

oken  coal  and  raked 

ine  coal  without  screening 

I.inie   burner's  coal 
ad  2.)  cents  per  ton  i 

Agent  for' 


.i.al  for  l.anlini 
IS  Symington, 


,ilKCs-r.iiiio    .Scli.Kils    I'ifty     Vtiirs    Ago. 

|('..iiiiil,ulcilliy(;.H.  It,  I'liimli.l 
'I'lio  foll()\viLi;;  reforfuods   to    early  rJiica- 


leCo 


ily 


iiiti  ri>.-.liuK,  not  only  to  the  okU-t  sjeniTii- 
tinii  now  living,  but  to  their  chiUlrtn,  lu 
wlioso  minus  thoexiieritnci-sfif  tlu-ir  jian-nts 
iu  tho^o  oinly  day--  wfnr  the  ylaiiior  of  inj.^. 
tical  lR-...i-i-.     11-.  ..i,i.„.  |>,..  M, ,:,,■-   1. ...,-,,- 

BhoU-       :•  -i      :-J      .    ■     n    .     .1      ,,;     ,        ..,.       ,,;       ].. 

geiivr.'A    ,.  .::■.,  ■..,',    i    ;■      r  .  . 

failtHl  1"      ; 

tfUt.  \-.r,  I,:,.  I.v  i;  V.  .  ,■•.:■.  .  1-.  [',.  ,  .  - 
cecd'nylj  haiU  tniiu^  loUowinu'  thi-  t'nianri>l 
policy  of  the  Gove-rnnjcnt,  anil  also  that 
emigration  to  the  Western  States  was  in 
everyI)odj '?  niinJ. 

Thf  !,.<  I  li,  ■'.  li,,  ;.  V,',  .1  f,'M:ile  seminary 
here  -u  :  ■  .  '  .illy    ki'owii 

Hmun  ;      ,  ,     ,       1    .  .       •■Wjomiug 

Semiiiui;,  ',..•.,".1  ,1  ■;■  ;.t.:i  for  female.^ 
couteiniurinuiiu,^  wiih  trie  lotnar,  WB.^  con- 
ducted by  tha  .Mis!-es  ferry,  also,  in  Wilke^- 
Barre,  having  courses  of  study  andexijeuses 
uot  quite  so  hij;h. 

Isit  no!  R  lil'li-  -i'v."!i'  r  th-it  the  enterprise 
which!.  .-.  I  ■'.:']-■.■•  I  .'  li  lie  such  insli- 
lutiuii-.    1,.    :  :-    -::aices    should 

liave    I  1'  „  '         ■  HT.-cded  by  an 

appar.  :.:  ,  .    ,      .        ■  ■,,.  .,i -uld  f.-,-y- 


of 


dustrial  school' 


"As  ti...-  ■.:  I  :,r.r:   ir.y  is  no  longer  fit   for 

the  question  forces  itself  upon  us— shall  we 
let  it  go?  .  .  .  We  might  [ioiut  with 
pride  to  numbers  of  men  in  active  life  at 
home  and  aboad,  who  adorn  the  professions 
iu  which  tlioy  are  engaged — at  the  sacred 
altar— iu  the  army— at  the  bar  and  in  other 
employments  \i-ho  owe  to  the  academv  hero 
the  best  part  of  the  f-bv  .!■•.!■  -'ii.-h  has 
rendered  them  useful,  -;.--!  ■  ,  i  .ii-tin- 
Bui^hed.     .     .     .     it  i-    •  i  that 

no  institution    of    tii.'  ...  -ute, 

during  a  number  of  yi    I     .  :.:;.>rin- 

ed  the  purposes  of    r-  '  ■       ■   ■      :.■ 

efTectively.     .     .     .     N..;  ■  .  :.     .      ; 

borough  or   vicinity  alo   .  ,   ■  ,     ..    • 

cerued  in  having  a  lir  ;  ■  '  i  ■  i  ;.  :i  ,  :■. 
Wilkes-Barre,  but  also  the  whole  county. 
;  .  .  Shall  it  be  said  that  the 
institution  which  our  fathers  reared 
wh.^n  the  county  was  yet  new  and  mone^y 
scarce,  and  with  which  so  many  honorable 
names    are  associated,    as    !!^cott,    Mallory, 


lugh.  IJver,  Denison,  Heaun.onl, 
,  and  .l.nl.Joiits  and  i  may  be  par.. 
HI  add  C.  Miner,  shall    be    neglected 


Me  that 
the  iu- 
vell    as 


The  Willies-l!. 
opened  duriu 
of  the  existeii 
was  on  "Hiv..r" 
changed  P.  • '  ; 
Theappeiui  ' 
publka,,  I 


of  the  academy.  It 
r.  .1.  oi.ly  shortly  before 
'  .    li.Mi.  ••i^nnk"  Strtet. 


..f   study   will 


week..,  each.     ..." 

The  course  will  endirace  the  following 
studies: 

PlilMtKY   I.L.\S<. 

1st  Term — Orthography,  reading,  writing, 
grammar,  geography,  arithmetic,  hi>-tory, 
comi)Osition.  etc.,  etc. 

2d  Term— Studies  of  the  preceding  term 
reviewed  and  continued;  outline  ol  history, 
natural  philosophy. 

.JUNIOR  CLASH. 

1st  Term— Grammar,  arithmetic,  history 
geography,  rhetoric  with  a  reference  to 
composition,  physiology. 

2d  Term— Grammar,  chemistry,  intellect- 
ual [ihilosophy,   geography  ot   the   heavens, 
algebra,  logic  and  composition. 
SE.Nio::  ci..\ss. 

l.^t  Term— Algebra  continued,  logic, 
i'.;:    :l.     .\  t     i.i::.i.if   on  .Moral  Feelings,   as- 


■rd  sc 


riiK  liisioincM.  /,■/■;. 


Wnsl.iiiK  per  ila/.cM    

For  tuition  in  Ficncli S-". 

"       "  Drawing aiidl'aiiiliii.;.   4 

U-ie  of  I'iano :_; 

I'lovi-ioii  will  be  iii»(le  for  iustrnclniTi 
Jjiitiii  ;iiid  DrL-tk  without  any  iidOitiu 
cl.ar^-e  lo  U,H  i.upil. 

'I'ne  dfiiariiii.nt  (if  I-Miipation  will 
under  the  i!;,,  ',  .  (  .,:;  ~  V.  M.  Wui 
worth.  Tl...  s,  ■liMully.-ifna 

ou  thubank  ..:  r      -  M:a. 

State  lli-l.  ,.     ,'   -  .'  i    w    l;. •,■,.,, lion 


Hi 


onThurr-Jay    Nov.  11.      I  '  i;  ,;:     .  ,. ,    1:1 

charge  of  a  roniinittet  of  tw.i,  ccm^i-iuii:  of 
Messr?.  F.  U.  Stone  and  F.  H.  William?. 
All  of  the  rare  historical  trE-a?ure?  of  the 
society  wen-  thro-AU  open  for  the  inspection 
of  llu>  \:  \'  -['.  i'\  ■■  reception  continued 
fio.u  .      '  Mil  twelve.     .\  luncheon 

was     ':,c   !       ■    ,     ,-|i;i-t   nine,     \moni;  the 


seasoi 
town  I 
New  \ 


plorer  1,  .S.  i_.  i.iui  .-^iiiilii,  ( ...  tj,  tr- .\1.  I  .jijar- 
roe.  Counsellor  John  I.  Clark.  U.S.  Morn-. 
Horatio  Gate?  Joue?,  James  B.  Sword  and 
oilierf. 

.AN  i;vi;>tfi:l  c.vr.KEit. 


ail  int.-.  i:;::  I:  .T^phical  sketch  of  our 
furni.  r  t  .    \  .  1;.  Loop,  whose  death 

l>y  .M'.  ..       Ii-.uiy    been  noted  in  the 

KteMi.i..  1!;.  r  ::-.■  r  was  so  eventful  that 
we  believe  onr  re.iders  will  be  glad  to  peru-e 
Ruch  portions  of  it  as  we  can  make  room 
for: 

At  St.  Loni^  at  the  breaking  out  of  the 
Mexican  Wir.  I..  .  ;!;;.•.  !  -  .a  private,  con- 
tinuing in  thi-  .r  ■  ■  :  '  •  nd  of  the  war. 
Hewa^in  It,.     ■    .  ,     li  r    Col.  Dono- 

phanwhititl      •  ■     ..vai  made  nn- 

derG.i:    K.        .  :     ■  -      1  ..,■.   •oS--;--: 


eru,  or  sla 
positions, 
more     for 


thri:-  V.  ..   :  ■   .  -      : 

of  MX  t..  I..:,  S....:  .:•- 
Loul-  he  enil.  irk-d  in  1 
no.?switha  Mr.  Brand  d 
Ile^s  wa-  conlinned  n 
about  1^--I'.i.  when  he 
brother  Kdward.     This 


IS    the    year    tliat 


THI-:  iiis'j'oincAf.  i:i:coiti>. 


out  of  pprvico  on  lliis  ooca 
h(i  rotunied  lo  Wilkes-Barre,  mid  iifle 
vnry  brief  iKiriocl    ho    (Mili-=tcd    iit.'uiu, 


iKiliIe  of  the 
ved  a  ballet 
lied    him     so 


1  within  one  diiy  of  nis 

An        exf-mpliiry 

1,    loving'   son.  brother 

ill  not   Foon    be  found 


)stlTll< 


COLONIAL     stCT.KTAUY     TliOMr^oN.  The  will  of  the    late    I<imc    S.    Osterhout, 

wh.j  pruvidcd  -o  M.unifu'enlly  for  tin;   est;ib- 

Th.-  s„|,,„,.sr<l   si,.-..lins  of    iiU    l-.ody    anil        \'-\.:    M"'       •'     '    ■''"      .■     i :.     V  '.:  I  ■      H  >.  r(.. 


del  phi  K 

Ar.'u/ii./ 

.,  n,,„ 

■    by  Ui 

;.   James 

1  ■  '   . 

.  ■     1 1  n  l; 

■:  ■■The 

Hurnton 

,,     i.iiie 

Mivate 

buryint' 
r    Kivius 
„lrd    the 

p:i     lM          ■>     : 

■,   \nrk, 
'..Ir.rubia 

,  ,.eo.    It 

CoUe--.    -    . 

r.    •        iHa'ri-m   ut    \ 

Vellesley 

lu    1719 

CoUetri-. 

:       .      Vmeriean 

Library 

1     .'  ' 

1    inmis- 

ASSOCKIII..-. 

,   I-:'....'  I'M.    Libnn-!/. 

!nurnal. 

i   come 

etc.,    etc.      1 

he    i.-io.ind    u-H  caret. 

)llv  t'ono 

D.-.nt;   to 

over  with  thi^ 

iyentleman  and  hisview 

-h.-id.  It 

ii,  pro- 

will  be    rem 

:embered   thai  an  arrai 

iii,'i-inent 

nior      •              :-■■,:                       ■    ■    :.     Siyu- 

course  of  coastni<- 

tiou  a  few  ,luor-  l.fhiw.  at 

bow.;^    ..              ■    :.,     >,ic^t    of 

the   corner  of  Fr, 

anklin   and    Northamiitou 

<r    -;.              „:    .    ,:,    .         ;  ,,      ;  ,.  ,  ■  ,^y.     •Jlio 

Streets. 

viit    :  ^ya     u:i  lu  ici.ac  ■.-r.:  :.:.  -.  -i-i-  came 

It  has  b.*n  ^XP. 

.,-«M,l    II, It    the   nl,l    church 

tobe  plai-.J  there.     Ju  l-Ji  w  a.-  huied  here 

would   b,    .i.   ii   ..    1-1 

.  ,1      ■!,.:     1   i:'.,  :i;  \    li;,:ldini; 

Charle-^lhompson.son  in-law  of  Harrison. 

erectt-d  o,   ■:       -■■ 

■  ■.   !      ■        1  1      ;  1    .■.     ,        ■;■.  i-es 

the    founder.       He     wa-^    an     Irnhman,     an 

HszaiH-t-,    ',  -    ,  ,■ 

Amiriran    patriot,     anil     beina,    wliat    wa.s 

His  sn-.:.      .■•:.    . 

■  ■,    •    1  ;,■      I-  ,  -•.  .  ,  ,111    as 

ran-  in  thn~e  early  day*,  a  short-hand  writer 

.  .1.    al.H    of    the  extent 

he  was  r-h,,-en   secretary   of   th-  St;imp  Act 

to  whirii       '1 

u,,nld  be  patronized 

Cin-re.-    in    New  York,  in    ITl!."..     He  whs 

andt'w.t      ,  .    :  .  i 

;  i..\e  to    be    little  de- 

nnaiiimously  elected  secretary  of    the  Conti- 

mand.  a:        :..    : 

■  '  :i'  r.    for  an   exnensivo 

ii'^nti'.l    Con-rres..;    throntjhont    iis    pvistenco 

hnildinu'   or    t'^r  :, 

,n    nnn,en-e  coll-ctir,n  of 

and    was    sr'ivtary    ot'llie  Ur-i  U. ..!-<■    ot 

books    would    be 

nndes,r4ble.     he    rrci.i- 

R,.pr^^"..totiv''.s.       It    V.-H    h«    wbr,    ,>l1ini-,ny 

ni";nls  that  tlie  inl 

■rri"-nf  tt,..  n'T-^h  cditico 

TIIJ-:  nisi(_)i:i( 


1.,-...  -     ■  ::v   1.  :   II:,    :    .     i     ,  i:    r.  t'  .■  Collec- 

tion uf  l!ir    Wjui'm.,;  1  1;- li-rio,li  Socirty  lUld 

I-'-      '  •!'.    l-i:! 

tliiMic  ot  ihr'ii. -.-lit  Suulay   5chool   room 

f,.r  ii.rftiu-.    ot    ll,r  -.ci.ty.     Mr.  Dewoy's 

Iiluii  would   not  :.i    oi!.-,/  mill    h   liaiiasoine 

btiildiii;;  to   oui-  city,  but  would   ultirantfly 

Ml      '■.,    .         ■       1 .  •• 

luiid  to  this  desired  result. 

Caleb  K.  WiiKht.  Dsq.'s  New    l!o.i)<. 

'i','"'  ,',■■!'■. 

Our     rt-adi-v^    will    I'li- '^"T'lljly    recall     a 

a'dJu     .Ld'l 

couploof  lii-toil:' '1   .,..,,•     iroru  tlie  pen  of 

cou,:u.,ndo 

inllxmc^;      t 

K-.p,  of  the  1/,       ..      '      ,     low    of    DonIcs' 

whisky  and 

to«n.       In     I--I     i:      .     ■         j.ubli^l.ed"  hi.s 

tneiii  to  nan 

"W  yoinine.  .\  1  al.-."  .iii  oct:ivo  iiamphlet  of 

.\noIdi>, 

IL'o  |ia^'C'.--.  and  ill  IS'mp  J.    li.   I.ippiiicott  .t 

prcM-ni.-L  ; 

C(..  i.nbli.^licd  tii^  ".Marc-US  lilair.      k    Story 

with  an.,: 

of    J'roviucial    Tiuic~.        Written     for    the 

Young.     With  lUu.-itretioiis,"    12  ino.,  pp. 

llic  1'     ■  .  .    , 

.\11  li     ....M,     V...:     : 

1     .     ..>:-..  labton. 
....    -.,'.,i    I-    t..e     dark 

for.  -;-.  V.  !,cre  tiout 

abuui.:!.    and    there  are 

num.  rou^  pen  pioti 

res  or  woods  life    which 

niu-t  h  ivc  been   ao 

u^.l    experiences  of   this 

hard\  li-hennun,  w 

lo   tven    yet    visit.s    the 

trout  streams  of  ol 

d    l.u/erne    a;  regularly 

as  the  sea-  ou.^.     Tli 

^  volume  comprises  SiM 

piifes  and,  as  its  title   implies,    has    for    its 

scene  the  Lackawanna-Wyoinini;  resion.     It 

is    a    talo    of    the 

troublous     time    when 

the      yiiukee       an 

d        I'cnnamite       con- 

test        for        the 

soil        of        Wyoming 

vexed  the  somIs  of 

)ur   ancestors   and   e%en 

spn-.l    ■:        !.";,■, 

a.id    .'■  ath     throughout 

thl    1.,     .    :    ■  ■•     : 

;■  ;        love  story— for 

..     :      i:less  one  weaves 

a  t.'u.-  <•;''.,. 

.         .     p.rhaps    about 

\~,-"K  t  ■.:■■■  \ .  \     ■ 

.,  ,v,th  a  thrilling 

foi,  ■'■.  :-•  ,<   ■:■ 

;;  -    of   tlie    Lacka- 

wani.  :  ■■    '■'■'■. 

•::,•  under  a  stone 

arc!'  !"  ■■  •'      t 

>■:  -afetyi  of  two 

fu-itr..  -,  -:     :i  .-  - 

■  '          ;  "•'h'^'--   -i  J"',"iK 

man  and  a  yoiin^-  w 

.,    :ii,    he   a    i'ennsylva 

nian,    she  a.  Vanke. 

x\ho  has  run  away  from 

her    Connecticut 

loine.      The    stone  arch 

brid-e,  at  sn  early 

a   day.  is   rather   a  bold 

crraiM.n  of  the  nov 

li-i.  hut  then  a  writer  of 

liction  niu-t  be  per 

,i;led  somethin-  by  way 

of  poetic    license. 

ri.ry   become   separated 

while  on  tlie  wax  to 

('apou>e    Meadows,  and 

she  loses  herself  al 

mt;  the  Nayaug.     .Vfter 

the  Sentinel  diuuk  and  ilien  ear-ily  re-cued 
the  prisoner,  'i  he  contests  between  the 
Yankees  ai.d  the  I'ennamitcs  wax  warmer, 
acfpiaintance  kindles  into  love  and 
the  reader  cannot  fail  to  become 
intensely  absoibed  by  Mr.  Wright's 
interestinj;         narrative-  Karnes         of 

familiar  pioneers  are  here  and  there  in- 
troduc  d.  not  for^-i  ttinjj  the  first  physi- 
cian of  the  Lackawanna  reaion,  i)r.  Joseph 
Sin-a:,'ne.     'I'he   author's    bent      of    muid    is 


timi 


ery 


lapter.     .lomo- 
■  of    the  glories  of 


■UUiJ 


i  a  Ha 


of  hi 


lecal  acumen,  and  still  aeaiii  it  is  a  touch  ot 
that  reli.-ious  fervor  which  has  always  made 
the  author  a  leader  in  tlio  church  of  his 
choice,  'i'he  spirit  and  purpose  of  the  book 
is  excellent.  It  is  a  valuable  contribution  to 
the  literature  of  the  re<,'inii  and  .Mr.  Wrmht 
may  well  entertain  a  just  pride  in  being  its 
author. 


The  Kiistorical  Record 

A  i\10.\Tni.Y    1'U15L1CAT10N 


DJ-.VCni:!)    I'KiXCU'Al.l.V     lO 

AXD  CONTlGrOUS  TllKRnOKA' 

WITH 

NOTES  AND  QUERIES 

Bin(;KAPinC.\:..    AXTIQUAKIAN.    Ci  ^AHALO.  ilCAI. 

o 

iCDiTKi)  ],Y  K.  •_:.  i;,)iixsox.  :.f.  d. 
Vol.   i]  DKCKMiw-;^   1^86  [No.  .|.. 


\\!i.Ki:s-:-.. 


:^=:C-:UTC  "ii■^ccol•^ 


The  Historical  Record. 


Fugitives  froti!   the   Masi.>crc 65 

Memori.-;l  Volume  of  Dr.  1  larrisoii  Wri-ht 67 

IntideiUs  ia  Life  of  Col.   John   Franklin 6/ 

Lieutenant  William  Jones 6S 

An  Old  Poem  on  Ireland 69 

When  Berwick  was    Fo'.ujded 69 

First  Forty  of  Kini;ston 69 

Historical  .Society,   ?roL-ccdin,;;s  of  December  Mceiin;.; 71 

Early  Days  in   Wayne  County 73 

Col.   Sam  Hunter  on  th.e  .SilL;ation 72 

Indian  Name  of  Hunlock's  Creol: 72 

The  Texas  Domam 7j 

Hozleton's  Centennial 7^, 

Recent  Deaths 7.). 

Sarah  Gore  Wood,    Martin   Coi/ell,    S;.r,il-.    i:.   :Ml.erton. 

Historical  Notes 76 

Paper  Printed   by  Indi.'.as 76 

Lehigh  Flood  of  1S41 -rc 


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in3e  Ibistoiical  IRccorb 


Vol.  I. 


DECEMBER, 


No.  4- 


I'UGITIVES    FliOSl    THK     .SL.VIO  m  Kl!. 

A    Narative    of    Pioneer    MillVriim.    .Never 

before  I'ubliO.p  I    Here.     ir:iir   llreacllh 

Tn  Wj-omiug  s  ceutcnnial  year  (1778j,  tlie 
gentlemen  having  in  charge  the  event  were 
tlio  recipients  of  numerous  interesting  his- 
torical communicatjfui?  from  i>ersous  in 
some  way  ideulilit-a  v.uh  tlie  valley,  but  not 
able  to  be  present  at  tlie  e>:erci~es.  All 
these  are  now  in  tlji- cu-todi  :<(  i!i,-  WyouiuiJ 

Commeuior  ;!   . '  .;    ; i   one    of 

thorn  lias  I,.        :  ,  -         .    ly  Wes- 

ley Jubusoii  I  i     I  .     '   ^,'1      :,  .  liKCOED. 

It  is  an  obitni-:.  Ml  -;  li,     1        Mvi-from 

the  slaughter. '.luU  wa;  arcoi:  ;     ■  .)\'r.  -n 

explanatory   letter  to  Hon.  S      :      .   .'.    , 
at  Wyoming,  from -John    L.    1 '    . ;     :  .  1     ,  , 
Iiort,    N.    v.,  a  giaiidsuu    ■■!     ,-  :  I 

says  her  maiden  namewas  Lli.ii  ill,  1  iii  :..  i. 
and  that  her  husband  was  John  D<ui-uu 
the  Pou  of  John.  The  John  D.  Davison 
mentioned  in  tlio  letter  was  tlie  father  of 
John  ],.  Uavi^ou.  the  fourth  bearing  the 
name  of  John.  Tlie  obituary  was  taken 
from  the  Theresa  Chroiticti',  Jefferson  Co., 
K.  Y.,  of  May  fi.  lti4S,  and  is  (somewhat 
condensed)  as  follows: 

DKAXn    or   .Mli^.    ELIZABETH    DAVISON. 

The  above  named  lady  departed  this  life 
on  the  evening  of  Tuesday,  the  2iid  instant, 
in  the  87lh  year  ol  ht  r  a_;e.  at  the  residence 
of  her  daut;;,!'  r  in  t:,.     ,  !!■  i  -c. 

Mrs.  1>:.^, 


to    I'.t, 
Kevolui 
time  of  the  ma 


of  Ponghkeep- 
ed  with  her  par- 
the  Period  of 
osided  at  the 
yoraiug  at  a  small 


settlement  about  .six  miles  from  that  ill  fated 


( )n  one  occasion  a  party  of   the 
returning    hungry,    ordered  the  c 


the 


iud  I 


spirit  of  extermiuatiun  aro 
agonized  breast,  she  procured 
onions,  a  vegetable  of  '.Unci, 
were  known  to  be  fond.  Slii 
mingled  with  them  a  qu.aiit 
and  took  her  way  to 
of  banqueting  to  '^  : 
fate  of  her  father,  or  .! 
But  their  supperwasfiri.    ! 


ers  gone  ousoUie  newi  \!  .  -:  ' , -  i  .  :  n  ,  i  liici. 
Where  the  girl  had  eNport,  a  to  iiud  the 
mangled  corpse  of  her  father,  no  tr.iee  of 
him  was  to  be  nut  with,  but  thiring  tiie  en- 
suing night  his  party  were  gliulJeiied  by  his 
return  free  from  harm.  Having  eluded  the 
savage  who  had  been  intent  on  haviug  his 
scalp,  he  kept  himself  secreted  till  their  de- 
parture. 


(Jn  another  i 
tressed  wife,  v. 
feared,  had  lal 


::idis- 


!' I  •  '  '  -•    1        •  !•     and   liuugi.T    lor    nine 

-    '      :    ■' :"red  by    a   p>,rt>  of    In 

I-  ■:  1  I-  -  .lid  recoiidii<-ted  to  their 
lull. II. d  hcjiiie-.  Hi-ro  tlieir  captois. 
J-e  bu.-iness  was  plunder,  a 
■itvd  the  most  c.juiuiodi.ni-  and  >um|.i 
re-ulence.  set  up  life  in  a  princely  st> 


iiug 


il  ollice.-  of 


THE  msroiacAL  recoi;d. 


live?  wiTp  •!}•-']  ,  -v],  {[  as  upou  the  breiitli  of  a 

"A  In  '.  1  ,  .  '  I :  :r  followiDR  morning,"  to 
u.-ul':.     .     ;  !  .i't;nni:;e  of  tho  deceived, 

-l^.tv.  T.^a:  >  i  MR.  for  wlio.e  pri  rtrva- 
lion  lii-4  will  hinl  po  fervioilly  prayed, 
the  only  survivor  of  a  >cout  of  sixty 
cboeen  men,  Fi~ceud  from  the  river  bauk 
in  hia  satiiratcu  aiiiiarel  and  ru?i\  to  the  em- 
brace of  his  joyful  coiaiiauion,  I  claimed  no 
further  evideuco  that  tlie  cterual  Jehovah 
took  cocui.^aiu'o  of  and  Buciermteuded  tho 
affairs  of  men." 

The  discovery  of  a  I.  >i  i  mT  i  ■■  i!  ,  which 
had   been  hidden   in  Ih  Id   of 

Vfheat  on  the  tligtit  i.f  -  i:.  h'd  to 

the  escape   of  tlm   i  \i    ,  .  ■-(.lutnt 

breaking  iipi'f  tli-  \<,  :  i  >;  .  'the 
iutosicatin;:     !  .  .    ;  -    ,  ..  ;riljnted 

among  the  ri>  .      :   u.r  ^hmi- 

beriu5   fKin!  ;      .  ;  :  .      \    plot 

was  forin.,1  ii,  •      ,  ,>       •     ,:    for  the 

ma-.;:.  :,.,    .        ■  i        .  '.:.    of  all 

the  ].-l  '  I  :  ■  ■:---,.■.  ■  ;'.l  hut  for 
tlie  \;  ;',  -.'..  -,  i  ■  i  ■  ,  ..  ■  i  ,\or  with 
the  (!,i.i  ,-,^.  1  ■■:■  ;..--ur,,,i.'.  -  ,:.  .tunes  to 
mingle  wiili  hi-  'I'ory  court,  the  v.hr.le  cap- 
tive party  must  have  shared  the  awful  fate 
of  their  neighbors  of  Wyoming.  Su-iectmg 
that  all  was  not  right,  the  heroic  gi:l,  taking 
advantage  of  the  friendship  of  a  young  In- 
dian girl,  won  the  important  secret;  and 
then,  acting  in  concert  with  the  yonng 
sqnaw,  locked  it  close  in  iier  own  breast 
till  the  captives  had  retired  with  their 
children  to  their  allotted  "caboose"  for 
the  night,  and  the  precise  time  bad 
arrived  when  the  frenzy  of  the 
savages  had  subsided  into  more 
helpless  intoxication,  she  informed  her 
party  of  their  danger,  who  noisele-sly  and 
Buccessfully  stole  from  their  drunken  L'uard, 
took  a  new  direction  through  the  forest,  and 
finally  eluded  their  pursuers.  Though  m 
momentary  apprehension  of  a  recapture,  or 
a  scarcely  more  dreaded  death  that  seemed 
inevitable  from  exposure  or  starvation,  the 
hopes  of  this  hunted  party  seemed  not  to  be 
broken  till  on  the  third  dav  of  their  second 
flight,  tho  arrival  of  Col.  I;utl-r.  witti  a  force 
of  37o  men,  to  their  inexpressible  relief, 
dispersed  the  brigands  and  garrisoned 
Fort  Wilkes- Barre  for  the  protection  of  the 
defenceless. 

The  father  of  Mrs,  Davison,  having  suf- 
fered so  severely  from  the  depredations  of 
the  Tories,  re^^olved  to  quit  so  iii-ecure  an 
abode,  .Accordingly,  he  set  out  innneiHately 
with  his  family,  consisting  of  eight  children, 
all  of  whom  were  under  sixteen  jears  of 
age,  to  return  to  Poughkeepsie,  whither  the 
mother  of  these  children  had  some  time 
r.recedpd  them.  They  had  now  a  distance 
of  some  two  hundred  mile-  to  traverse.  The 
cattle,   with   the   goods    secured    upon     the 


backs  of  the  oxen,  were  given  in  charge  of 
the  heroic  Elizabeth,  now  but  seventeen 
years  of  age,  who,    vcithout  shoes    ani  with 


for        1 

ler 

head 

hat, 

and 

hed 

with 

B 

r  charge. 

.  When   nr- 

.  :;beth  w 

ith  Ik 

■r  caU 

-ing  but  by  fording. 

■  om  her 

party 

,  who 

tomaliiiM     .ill 
rived    ai  i       1 
tie  had  i...  ;.  .    t 
and  being  at  a  di 

crossed  a  tew  miles  below  upon  fallen  tim- 
ber, was  thrown  niion  tlie  resources  of  her 
own  inveiiti<.n  foi  a  nioje  of  subduing  the 
diUicull..,.  l.ii..'i;  .  her  cattle  into  the 
stream.   '   '        ,    :  .         ■   her  own    langaage, 

"was    ;.     .  npany  of  soldiers," 

with  th..  .      .  1 .  1  li.e  heifer,    which    she 

claimed  h-  In  I  i.ii\.,ie  property,  this  animal 
she  retained  by  regaling  it  with  salt,  with 
which  her  pocket  was  furnished  for  the  nse 
of  her  little  herd,  she  watched  the  progress 
of  tho  others  till  they  were  safely  over,  and 
then  grasping  her  heifer  by  the  tail  with  her 
right  hand,  directing  the  animal  into  the 
stream,  holding  a  parcel  conttiining  her 
clothing  above  her  head  in  her  left  hand  re- 
solved, in  her  own  words,  "if  1  must  be 
drowned,  to  die  with  my  heifer."  But  tho 
ptrong  and  active  beast,  instinctively  carry- 
ing it-  head  above  the  -urf:'.re,  buffeted  the 
current  8trongl\.  i..!..  :'i,- '  .noiiig  the  bur- 
den of  its  strug^'.  :  ,  .'u!  both  were 
.soon  in  safely  on  I          :      .   ,:       '..re, 

Oooiieofthe  i  .;  ,;,  .:  i;er  journey 
Eli.^abeth  in  aUuUe.ii  i...  i.er  otlicr  charge, 
boro  her  little  brother  of  tuo  years  of  age 
sixteen  miles  upon  her  back. 

At  length  the  toihvorn  party  arrived  at 
their  destination  in  .August,  1778.  Refugees 
bereft  of  home  and  possessions,  the  evils  of 
destitution  and  want,  reared  their  formida- 
ble front  to  menace  the  happiness  of  this 
sorely  tried  family.  Yet,  Elizabeth  and  her 
sisters  p  ocured  employment  in  the 
families  of  their  more  wealthy  ne'ghbors, 
and  th.-reby  assisted  their  parent.s  with  the 
price  of  the  hU>or  of  their  hands,  to  retrieve 
thuir  fallen  fortunes.  It  was  while  thus  em- 
plojed  that  Elizabeth  met  her  future  hus- 
band in  the  person  of  a  continental  soldier, 
who  became  some  few  mouth-  later  her 
companion  for  tittj-two  years  of  wedded 
felicity. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  the  mother 
of  thirteen  children,  four  boys  and  nine 
girls,  mn.t  of  utM.ni  are  livi.ig.  !sh«  has 
lived  t ^....-    ■■.■:■.:.■    r        .-.i,;,.    st  .[ions 


in  the  .:■.  a  in    it-    in- 

fancy -■;  ae..  ;.nd  like 

eugrave.l  upon  th"  ineruorj  a-  a  inonoment 
of  female  patriotism  and  greatness.  It 
would  be  well  for  the  girls  of  the  present 
day  to  read  this  -ketch  and  jjrofit  by  the  ex- 
ample of  this  departed  relic  of   the    Revolu- 


THE  lIlSTOmC.AL  R]:CORI>. 


Jo'm  : 
iuttn 
Bhall  1 


TlIK  IlKUt 


>I     WYOMING. 


Also    to 


luo^ll)  11..:.'.  .  i  1  ,,  1  .  r.iLit-liiij;  skuLeli 
of  the  dec;.., -d. 

(The  unrrntive  is  iuleresiing,  but  cannot 
bo  relied  upon  for  historical  nccumcy,  ns 
is  to  be  expected  when  it  be  renieiubertd 
that  it  IS  the  recollection  of  her  childhood 
days  by  a  woman  in  the  extremity  ot  at:e 
and  who  had  never  afterward  lived  among 
the  scenes  and  people  of  her  early  fronlic-r 
home.  Ab  narrated  to  her  childrun  the  in- 
cidents would  naturally  be  majiuiiied  by 
those  who  transcribe  them,  from  "a  p:irilon- 
nble  desire  to  yraphio.illv  porir.iv  tin  d-'b 
cnlties  thror.^-h  whicl,  -1  ■ '>  i.i  ,  .-".  .!.  s':V', 
family  traditiiins  are  .'liM.  ■  .      .      ,  :     ; 

njust  be  taken  with  a  ,,'.  n  '.  '.  .  i.. 
For  example,  it  is  hi;;!  ;i  ..;.,.,,'.:  .,  .  . 
any  family  iu  tho?e  daj.,  i,.,J  ',1,-,  ,ji..,  uur 
is  it  likely  that  in  thu  pu'paration  f.;r'ili-:,t 
the  fagitivo  would  have  been  cool  enou'-irio 
carryasupnly  of  salt  for  the  pet  heifer 
which  was  to  save  her  life,  .\nother  difii- 
cnlty  presents  itself  as  to  the  names.  That 
of  Davison  does  not  appear  anywhere  in  our 
local  histories.  Nor  does  that  of  i'itchet. 
though  Fitch  is  a  familiar  name.  The  refer- 
ence to  Col.  Butler  as  returning  with  a  force 
of  men,  dispersing  the  Indians  and  garrison- 
ing Fort  U  ilkes-Barre,  is  also  a  confusion  of 
fact.  If  any  of  oar  readers  are  iu  [lossession 
of  information  that  wi:i  throw  li:;ht  on  the 
families  mentioned  thej  will  conf.rafavor 
by  addressing  the  Ki.coaD.— EDiion.j 


In  Memory  of  Harrison  WriKlit. 

_   Amost  in-ere=ting  volume   has   ju^t  been 
issued  by  the  Wyomiiit;   iiistorioal  and  Geo- 
logical Society,  the    third    lu    tlKj  ■•rr.i.ved- 
ings  and  Publication*"!. t  ;:i.i  ,,i  ■   ■,.,  inou. 
It  is  a  pamphlet    of    I'.'-  .    1-   a 

memorial  to  the   late   Ji;     tl  .       -ht, 

its  recording  secretary,'.-.  In,-.  ,'■.■■  !>....    ..r;...! 

last  year.     The  book   is   t;ivou  an  auilitu.nal 
value    by    the    insertion    ot    an   admirable 
phototype  of  Dr.  Wright,  which  j*  strikinglv 
life-like.     About  half  ot  the  c.*.uii.,ii...,l  tn.-i:'- 
ter  is  taken  np  with  a  bio-r  r  ';■;  •   !  -'  ,  •  ■'.  l.j 
George  B.KuId    Fsq.,  t'..       .  •    . 

Wright   family  and  th..   :.■;,.    ,         ,  ; 
Cist  and  Hollenback,     .\  •    ,, 

literary  work  of  dece.-i-...;!  1    j,:-.^.i'...  .-,,.. iuuu 

Reynolds,  who  was  proli.iL.iy  hi^  mo.^t  inti- 
mate confrere.  (Uher  contents  are  resolu- 
tions submitted  to  the  soi-iety  bv  C.  Ben 
Johnson,  a  pnem  hy  \) .  M.  .Junes.  Esq.,  pro- 
ceediu;,'s  of  the  Luzerne  County  li  ,r,  of  the 
Hsterh  ut  Free  Library  and  the  Historical 
Society  of  Pennsylvania.  The  volume  is 
from  the  press  of  R.  Baar  4  Son. 


r:;!„:'w,';:;;;:r"'" """  ''''"""■" 

At  the  lasi  meeting  of  the  Historical 
Kociely,  Mrs.  M.  L.  T.  Hartman,  of  IShick- 
shmiiy,  read  an  excellent  p.aper  on  the  early 

ll^tl.l.\  ot  low.  r  l,u/,(..riio  ('onrity.  the  same 
liiiV]ii„-  bull  pri|,irid  lor  pre  i-nt:!tion  at 
thi.  L'ii'.-nu- (  \  ii!.'iiiiial.  W  t-  ti.hf,  pleasure 
i"  Mi'.:,, mil.,.,.    |,ii,,f  ,-iynopsis.    Mrs.   Hart- 

'"    ''       ■    .i'tmR  the  events  that  tran- 

'■I"       ■     '  'i''vostern  part  of  the  county 

1    '    .  ',  .;i..,i  in   17istJ.    Mention  was 

1'  !':■      .'i-i    troubles    between    the 

'  •  .^  ina  i-'jvernmentand  the  Connecti- 
'   '■  M.TH.     Ihe    latter    had  become  dia 

'•'■  i  of  the  honesty  of  the  State 
'  -'•'lis  by  reason  of  having  been 
u;,:,,.  id       upon       hy       !•■.■,■  <■       ].,:-sod       by 

iDtented     and    nv ,:,..,   i„     the 

Assembly  and  w;.  .  ,  ,  ;  ,,  ,  .uforced 
by    tyrants.     The    1.  :  :  .(1  ..s    had 

possessed  and  cuIm,  .;  ,1  ij.,  .  ,i:j,  :i..,|uired 
by  purchase  from  it<  forimr  o-.vncrs,  the  Six 
Nations,  had  liuilt  homes  in  the  wilderness 
and  endured  toil  and  privation,  all  because 
they  had  full  faith  iu  tlie  ii,iht  of  the  Con- 
neciicat  charter  to  hold  possession  for  them. 
Pas.siug  over  the  early  troubles, 
arrests,  imprisonments,  persecutions, 
wrongs  and  revengeful  murders  per- 
petrated on  the  early  Yankee  settlers 
by  I'attersou,  Armstrong  and  others, 
under  pretext  of  Peuur-ylvania  justice, 
mercy  and  truth,  Mrs.  Ilartman  proceeded 
to  consider  John  I'ranUlin.  He  was  a  repre- 
sentative Conn.  (i...,t  i  i.nkee,  the  tirst  white 
man  to  s..iil.  m  il,.  ■  ,  .tli\vi>tern  part  of 
liuzerne  (..,.!.;;..  il._  I  ..-.dt-d  there  iu  the 
spriug  of  1.,...  i;l,j;:r.d  land,  built  a 
home  for  his  youug  wife  and  chil- 
dren. Others  soon  joined  him  as  neigh- 
bors. Samuel  Trescott  (Mrs.  Hartman's 
great  graiidt:illit  1  1  was  surveyor  of  the  land. 
Co!    I,..):,  I  :  ,,,:  i,!,'s  father, also  named.John 

'■'-        ' "1    llunliugton    appointed 

li;     '        -  '     :  11a  (^oinpany.     The  senior 

''''\    '  '  -•.■Uhiiir   iu   Huntington, 

''.'  '■:,,,:     ]'  ■  -         ■■'  '    1,1  -   uuhori^ed 


tin  occu- 

.  ■  1  ..■,.,  •  l-  1 

11  Shick- 

•  lliiiiiock 

,  Blanch- 

out  ttie  1 

uouth  of 

.     i.ipnlation  ol  the 

..    mill  was 

built  at 

\ii-lin,  who 

brought 

:)iii    Conncc 

ticut    on 

the   road- 

were  too 

to  be  traveled  with 

nt  trolly  iiiuij 
Kgle  relates. 
;  to  llie  rescue  i 


unteer;   for  lluu 

tiJi„'t..:i  ::iiil  S.ihsn.     Lieut. 

StoJdardl!owL!i, 

ot    Si'em,  :.re.--ed  on  with 

n  part  of    the  coi 

npatiy  and  arrived  nt  Forty 

Fort  in    tiTuo   to 

.  IKirtieiix.te  in    the   buttle. 

Hev.;i    ;-.il|.'  ',     . 

.    i;iias  and  David  Bi.xl.y 

(or  Hi      ^^  '.  1,'  . 

1  Mick,  and  .Job    .Marshall, 

""i'll'i  ;  1;-.  -     1   < 

.■:iii;i-iil     ariived  too   lote, 

exhaa^teti  by  Hi* 

ir     lcl>    ■     !■    \!'-::     -l:!    1,1-,-     ,jl 

sleep  and  rest.    ' 

ll.ej    :■.:     .                  '"■"''';■- 

sist    in    prep.irir 

Solon    Tresc-otl, 

"Mr"      M     :■■:■  . .:■-"'--!, ,]■ 

fathfr^  !.i^  ,::.- 

■■   !•■    ■'         ■     '-.•],•.  Ihomas 

Willi;, r.     ;,-:■! 

,:  ...timjLou   men, 

wort-  I".,        1 

..reparoled  by 

John     i:    ■-:.     .      ■ 

:,      ;:   :    ,1  _-t-neral  exodus 

of  th.'^l. ■;!.!..  t.... 

s  ivite  du-d  of   small  pox  in 

WiiKi-or,  Bni'^ks  Co..  I'a.,    in   .\o\ ember  fol- 

lowing.    After  ti 

ikine  his   motherless    chil. 

dren  lo  Coniu'Cticilt  he  returned  to  the  deso- 

lated valley  to  as 

sist  in   defending   those  in 

danger  and  to  pu 

nish  the  enemy. 

Huntington  is 

proud  to   claim  such  a  man 

as   the   pioneer, 

leader  .md    friend    of    hor 

people. 

Li.„t,lKl 

lilt   W  illiaii.  .Ii.ii.-s, 

The  iiroouiit  in 

th-Ri...M.  of  th<,  .Masonic 

iMlrj.d    of     (•;,.• 

i'  i.i~   and    I.ient.  W  jlliani 

Jon,--.  v,:.'i  „ 

::-   1    by   the  Indians  near 

Wyo,:  :-,  •,         ■', 

■-    ::.-    brought   out   some 

very    ii,i.-.    ":.• 

M,'..-;n-ition.     We   are  in- 

foritii-d  I.J  .\;i-- 

i.u.iiy  I.  .\k-.<indfr  Ihatthe 

;  1  .      :   ,   .      .'iiieer  was, 

I. ear  rela- 

■-  ■  :  ■  i  ■  ,'  ■'.  '■  I  li.llenback, 
-  ,  ,.;   M    ,:'  !l-.::.  :,'.   ■■,,  .,1  Wilkes- 

,  .i;id  wil.-.  of  .luliu  llollenbaek,  of 
lion,  near  Jonestown.  He  was  one  of 
liiccrs  in  -Major  I'owell'.s  detachment 
111  iu  advaiict  of  Sullivan's  army,  on 
'     '"  i'  '   .'       .'.■  1   '.una  in  the  mouth  of 

■     .  ■  "y.r    uf    several     men 

1       ..  ,:  .  ,     I   l,.aurel  Run.       The 

'  :  the  original  epi- 
iiii  ■    -  •  .  ii.jw    gone  into  de- 

it  I-..  ;.       .  '.  ,1    brown    stone  then 

in  I   .     I '  cemetery,    in    the 


otthe  lit 


Rei 


ages 


Lieut.  William  Jones 

who  were  massacred  by  the  sa 

on  their  in.irch  to  the  relief  ot 

the  distressed  inhabitants  of  Wyoming 

April  "23,  ITTlt. 

Kreclod  by  the   Brotherhood 

July  2.").  the  same  year. 

The    iusciii'tion    upon  tiic   original  stone 

has  been   copied    in  the  present  one,  except 

that  the  last  two  lines    are    rejilaced  by    the 

words  "Lrected  by  a  fri.'ii,!." 

You  will  obse. ■..■•',  .•  '.'■  ■     '  ,'.    _■!,.  i,  :;;  the 


id  th.at       of  Sept.  b- 


loolvH,; 
ftone  : 


///■;  iiisronn 


)iitii=ioii  as  to  llu 


Tim  prtsfiit  tombstoiKi  was  erpcted  by  tho 
liitcO.M.  HollfiilKick,  l->n.,wliei)The.in!jiiinl 
lm<l  b.--<-.,„,.  n,ii.-l,   ,lil,uii.l:iT,.,l.  'Ihr-  Inter  i~ 

said  to  M'!'."  i"  •  .1  !•.!;■.:  iii  ".'  •■  "  i"i  ;:. 
Holltiil-  ■..,■;  ,,  -.  ,.:■•;  i,  -■; 
Me";-;!--    I'    ■        .    i   I  ..  .      .  L     ^ 

dpBCn!'.  .1  i.;,    \  I. "  ~[    '■;  !    '  :  ,    '.'  .  -I . 

Brected  over  the  graves  of  those  two  intn,  m 
Hollenback  Cemeterj'':'  w. 

iNov.  20,  1SS6. 


An   Old  J'o 


[The  Easton  papers  pul)lish  the  followiiiEr 
lines,  written  at  Berwick  by  Kt-v.  Janus 
Lewers,    immediately  ,!tr.  r    ii   ■   i  ,,    n 

theyear  Ib'iy  of  the  Act  '  ,1         -       t 
eipation,"  and  now  at  ;:..    ;■  ;i    ■; 

of  Ireland's  history,  u[  !'•:;■  ■!  ;;'  i,  i  ■  i;:- 
ory  by  the  writer's  brothtr.  idxon  l,(.v.er<, 
formerly  of  Wilkes-Barre,  now  a  resident 
of  Easton:] 

When    frpudcim  came  down  from  the  skies  with 
a  smile. 

And    tl;-w    round  in    trinmpli  uufett>riiij:  the 

Ah,  sa""  o,uM  f-he  y:'---  by  the  KmeraM  1-  le 

And  beam  not  a  fiance  of  he,  , lark  desolathiu? 
The  lan.l  that   contains  oar  iinimetfs  remains 


"Oh,  land  of  the  west,"  cried  the  spirit  i.t  li-ht 
As  on  I  liter's  green  monntains  ai  la-t  i^lie  lie- 
seended,  ln.^l■t. 

'Have  1   left    thee  to    crnan    beneath  .-lavery's 
Th>    tears   >tiU    unnoticed,  thy    claims    unde- 


idase  to  weep  o'er  th. 


IS  are  that  Berwick  was  laid 
the  data  giveu  above.  'J  imo- 
in  a  letter  to  Gen.  -Muhk-n- 
!-   of  Phil.-.delphia,  April   ."J, 


lie  on  till*  prin- 


tbe 

shortest  aii'T"  :  ■  :  rii  wonid  be  the 
ntte-1  to  I  .  .  ,  ,11.,.  xecute  the  work. 
Mr,  M...    .  ;  ,    ;   ;iment  man  and    (1  tind 

;,  ;:    ,  I  '111  whom  the  public  may 

;  >nce.     He   owns    a   tract 

,;  ..■,.,,,.,.  i;.  ;•>.'  moutli  of  the  Xesco- 
i.t.,^,  ,i.'...u  .'K  has  laid  out  into  lots 
for  a  tov.c,  and  has  no  intermediate  in- 
terest.'' 

The  letter  is  too  long  to  produce  here,  bnt 
enoni;ci  hn-  been  uiven  to  show  that  Ber- 
wi,:,  .\  ;  i,  i  ..  ii  l-etore  April  o.  1787.  and 
ni. .;.  .  .     !!,ind  that  PiekeriDg   wrote 

ti,i-  ii  i,,  •:,  ,1.1,  it  is  fair  to  presume 
fr..:ii  i!"  :ri,";  the  town  having  reached 
there  as  early  as  April  o,  17S7,  that  it  must 
have  been  laid  oat  at  least  some  months 
before   that  date. 

C.    F.  Hill. 

Ha/.letom,  Pa.,  Dec.  13,  18S6. 

The  First  Forty  of  Iviiigrstoo. 

After  the  treaty  at  Fort  Stauwix,  in  ITtS, 
had  quieted  the  troubles  with  the  Six  Na- 
tions, the  Susquehanua  Company  decided, 
at  a  meeting  held  at  U.anford  Dec.  2?s. 
17a8,  to  settiB  the  iimcli  coveted  lauds  at 
\\  y,.iiLiti!'.  It  wa-  determined  to  lay  out 
ti\.,  i...,  M-:,;:  ,;..  I. e  settled  by  the  fir-t  of 
r.   .    ,  ■-•r,  the  tirst  to  have  4u  set- 

tl.  ■    ,  .  .,;hers   to   have   .Vj.     Each 

t..v.i;   ^  ,;     ,    -  ,  .  '  ■■    live    mile^  square.     The 


Or 

lha[' 

"l',','.!,"'' 

round  the   shore  that  the  ocean 

Fitl.-ton, 
order.     1 

I) 

(lent 

art  wlie 

n  the  Norse-man  lay  stretched  in 

■e  :  L 
1  a^k 

ihe|'r,"l 

Vw"rl(l'wh5't"ti'<.n'sho'nl(rVt  not 

I'.ll:.        ;. 

tirst    l-J  1 

TUK  HISTORICAL  RKCOHD. 


VRlley  nlrenily  occui'ifd  by  rtprf sfnthtivfS 
of  the  propriolnry  E;i->v>>rniiient  of  Tcunsyl 
vaaiu,  who  were  mitlioriztd  to  la>-  out  two 
inauora,  oub  on  either  side  of  tin;  Siisque- 
hannn,  the  Maimr  of  Stoke  ■•.'.•d  tl,f  Mni.or 
of  Suuhiiry.  'ri\i'y  w .  •  i-  i-"  .-n  l-n^c^  nn 
tracts   of   land,  were  f .    ,    ■  i     ,     !:    iIim- 

post  with  the    liidiai.-,  >    .  ;      :       • 

tion  Bnd  expi-l  intriu!'  '       •  ■   '         ,  i  t 

conrpp.  api'lviiiL'  t.i-.i-  ]■  •■•■  (  .^mi'M' 
cut.     \\!i.  '1  li..    .  ;    .     ■  '  ,-..a    tiii-y  louud 

tlie    Tr:.'     1 ;      :  '        ■        it    the   mouth 

of  Mill  I  i  /  :  ,  1  '  .  ii!'-'h   had   been 

eretti  li  -  )\  > '  M  -  II-  .  i  ;.  ilie  Conuecticut 
people  whoui  the  IhJmik  had  murdered 
or  expelled.  Finding  the  enemy  iu  pof?e.i?- 
niou  the  Coniipcticut  10.  who  arrived  in 
February,  17Hi),  coi).-<tructed  a  stockade 
across  the  river  and  named  it  for  their 
numher,  Forty  Fort.  A  little  later  it  was 
determined  to  expel  the  Peuuamites  and 
they  accordingly  surrounded  the  hlock  house 
and  demanded  a  surrender,  in  the  name  of 
Connecticut.  Their  demand  wa=  met  with  a 
request  for  a  confHreuoe,  and  the  Connecti- 
cut men.  unsuspicious  of  treachery  .-cut 
Messrs.  Tripp,  Elderkin  and  Follett  into  the 
blockhouse.  They  were  immediately  seized 
nud  taken  to  the  Kaston  jail,  their  37  asso- 
ciates accompauyiufr  of  their  own  accord. 
They  were  immediatelv  bailed  oat,  returned 
to  Wyoming  and  inaugurated  the  famous 
"Pennamite  and  Yankee  War,"  whicli  con- 
tinued for  thirty  years,  ir  terrupted  in  part 
only  by  ttie  Revolutionary  Wat.  Mr.  Jen- 
kins is  authority  for  the  stiittiiient  that  the 
Fennamites  nnduuhteiily  iii-tit;iited  tie  at- 
tack on  Wromins;  to  clean  out  the  tettlers 
and  get  possession  of  the  lauds. 

The  fnllowiuE  list  of  the  rirst  40  settlors  is 
from  the  .MSS.  collection  of  Hon.  Steuben 
Jenkins  of    Wyoming: 

A  list  of  the  Proprietors  or  first  Forty  of 
Kingston: 

Benjamin  Shnmaker,  Isaac  Tripp, 
Stephen  Gardner,         Benjamin  FoUet, 
John  Jenkins,  Zebulon  Butler, 

Vine  Klderkiu,  Thomas  Dyer. 

William  buck,  Nathaniel  Wales, 

taimniittee. 
Andrew  Metcalf,  Samuel  Gaylord, 

Simeon  Draper,  Joseph  Frink, 

Reuben  Diivis,  Stephen  Hardini;, 

Asahel  Atherton,  Stephen  JenkiD>, 

Joshua  Hall,  K/ra  liekiinsj, 

Richard  lirockway,       Uimothy  Smith, 
Timotliy  Fierce,  Tlioii.iis  lieunett, 

Jonathan  Dciin,  Elii'di  Shoemaker. 

John  Comstock,  Feter  Harris, 

Theophilns  Westover,  I'arshid  Terry, 
Silas  Biiicham,  Klijah  Buck, 

Oliver  Suiith,  Nathan  Deuison, 

Cyprian  Lathrop. 


Gn  Vine  Klderkiu's  riyhl,  accepted  Isaac 
Warner. 

On  Joshua  Hall's  right,  accepted  John 
Perkins. 

Gil    Peter   Harris'   right,  accepted    Elijah 

(>ii    Viithan    Walsworth's  rijrht,    accepted 


'•A  Alien  Wiglitman's  right,  accepted 
111.  I,-!  1-^  Woodworth. 

Gn  Cyprian  Lathrop's  right,  accepted 
Palmer  Jenkins. 

On  Stephen  Harding's  right,  accepted 
Israel  ,Tones. 

On  Henry  Dow  Tripp's. 

Timothy  Peirce,  occupied  by  John  Peirce. 

Asahel  .Vtherton,  accepted  James  Ather- 
ton. 

Samuel  Gaylord,  accepted  Timothy  Gay- 
lord. 

The  above  is  a  true  list  or  roll  of  the  Forty 
first  settlers  oa  the  Wert  Bide  of  theKaslern- 
mosl  Branch  of  Susquehanna  River  as  I  was 
ordered  By  the  Committee  to  Keturu  ye 
same  to  Maj.  Dorkee,  President  at  Wilkes- 
Barry.        Test. 

Andkew  Mftcalf,  clerk  to  said  forty. 

June  ye  28,  1770. 

[Note  by  S.  J.:  The  names  of  Nathan 
Walsworth,  Allen  Wightraan,  Elias  Roberts, 
/errubbable  Jerroms,  Henry  Dow  Tripp 
were  erased  by  two  lines  being  drawn  across 
them.  Their  names,  so  far  as  they  appear 
again,  arc  given  above.] 


Forty-five  years  ago  the  old  stage  driven 
by  Ale.x.  and  George  Kenner,  ran  up  one  day 
from  Wilkes-Barre  to  Carbondale  and  down 
the  next,  carrjing  at  no  time  more  than  half 
a  dozen  passengers.  Now  six  first-class 
passenger  trains  run  daily  between  Scranton 
and  Carbondale  well  tilled.  Ahat  a  change! 
— iS'c  fit  It  I  on  Rep  ui  I  ica  n. 

That  recalls  a  remark  made  by  Hon.  Victor 
E.  Piollct  in  a  speech  at  the  recent  opening 
of  the  Lfchigh  Valley  Rlt.  Co.'s  Vosburg 
Tunnel.  He  said  thai  when  Asa  Packer  was 
projectin:;  the  road  the  objection  was  made 
that  there  was  a  canal  which  was  snlBcient 
to  Ciirry  all  the  coal  from  the  Wyoming 
ViiUejaiida   ^!a_-e    liue    from   W  :lke^-I',arre 


)  say  nothing  of  the  freight 


In  178-2,  Mary  Pritchard  was  fined  five 
shillings  for  going  away  from  her  residence 
nuuecessarily  on  the  Sabbath  day. 


THE.  If/STOmCAr.  h'F.CORD. 


THE  HISTORICAL  SOCIK.TY 


ipaigu 


iHblr 


The  quartiily  meeting  of  tl*  Wjouiiug 
llislorical  and  GeologiCiU  Society,  %viis  held 
December  10,  Jadge  Danaprefiding,  and  llie 
following  ladies  and  geiitlemea,  aiuout; 
otherp,  being  in  attendance: 

Jodge  Loop,  C.  Par^ion's.  ().  A.  Par^ou~, 
S.  Reynold^,  1 1.  <'.  ll.ll-.rd.  Hon.  C.  D. 
BudMr,<.  Fo->.  \i  :  1  .  Uox^inder,  Miss 
McClintock,  •.:;:.  I  i     .   imd  .Mr>.  Ing- 

ham, G.    li.  !    .  !.    Loui.'.  Frank 

Pholps,  R.  J-li  ...  .  .  \«  .  ;-.  :.l..iirue.  Rev.  H. 
G.  Miller,  G.  K.  Bedford.  Hon.  J.  R.  Wright. 
John  Rcichard,  Edward  Welles,  Miss  Geral- 
dino  Culver,  J.  K.  Patterson,  C-  Morgan, 
Jr.,  W.  H.  and  Mrs.  Brown,  V.  C.  Johnson. 

Secretary  J.  Ridgnay  Wright  read  the 
minntes  as  also  from  the  Rkcoud  the  account 
of  thf.  adjoorned  meeting  of  the  society  held 
in  the  court  house  on  the  occasion  of  the 
celebration  of  the  centenoial  of  L'.izerne 
County. 

A  long  list  of  contributions  were  ac- 
knowledged, among  them  the  foUosiug: 

Cabinel— Indian  implements,  thong  dress- 
er, hammer  f.tone,  pitted  stone.  Sheldon 
Reynolds;  arrow  and  spear  points.  H.  C. 
Wilson,  Mt.  Vernon,  0.;  Trinidad  asphalt, 
Dr.  C.  F.  Ingham:  Brinton  Coie.  old  prints. 

Library — Rev.  C.  B.  Bradee,  Lyman  H. 
Lowe,  Hon.  J.  A.  Scranton,  Commissioners 
of  State  Survey,  American  Museum  of 
Natural  History,  C.  J.  Hoadley,  F.  C.  John- 
eon,  Col.  Reynolds,  Hon.  E.  L.  Dana.  Essex 
Institute,  American  Geographical  Society, 
New  Jersey  Hi-torical  Society,  Record  ex- 
changes containing  historical  articles,  John 
S.  McGroarty,  A.  E.  Foote.  Laurence 
Francis  Flick,  Ed.  Rnch,  H.  H.  Har- 
vey, Kansas  Historical  Society,  .Ameri- 
can flatholic  Historical  Society, 
Newport  Historical  Soi:iety.  Wm.  J.  Buck, 
Glasgow  Archaeological  Society,  .Australian 
Mn«eum,  E.  F.  Duren,  Santhsonian  Institu- 
tion, Canadian  Institute.  Hon.  Steuben  Jen- 
kins, G.  B.  Kulp,  Public  Opinion,  :>c>e>ice. 
Will  b.  Monroe,  Rhode  Island  Historical 
Society.  Library  Bureau,  W.  P.  Rjir.aii.  W. 
P.  Miner,  Royal  Academy  of  History  Belles 
Lettres  and  Antiquity,  Sweden,  and  the  sev- 
eral governo'ent  publications,  of  which  the 
society's  library  is  a  depository. 

Among  the  publications  of  interest  was  a 
catalogue  of  autographs  belonging  to  estate 
of  the  late  Lewis  J.  Cist.  Vol.  V.i  of  the 
Colonial  Records  of  Conn'^clicut.  pamphlet 
on  Indian  methods  of  arrow  release,  "Hu- 
guenots on  the  Uackensack,"  description  of 
the  Frances  Slocuni  relics,  Unck's  "Hist  iry 
of   the   Indian    Walk,"    Historical   HnorO, 


"Jenkins  Family  of  Rhode  Island,"  pam- 
phlet on  ranuibiilisiu  among  American  In- 
dians (by  Gen.  G.  W.  Darling,  Utica,  N.  Y.), 
a  newsparier  published  by  tho  Ujibway  In- 
diana. 

The  contributions  of  Brinton  Ooxe,  Esq., 
president  of  the  Historical  Society  of  Penu- 
^Uvani.i,    inclnd.-  thv  rull.jwiuc:     Facsimile 


;     ..    i,  IGril;  an  old    broadside  of 

I  iiins  by  the  committee  of  the 

.  ilir  utility  and  importance  of 

:i  1  o  rd  to  be  laid  open  in  Norlh- 

iil  I.u/.erne,"   from  the   papers  of 

,  one   of  the  Philadelphia  com- 


Tench    Cox 
mittee. 

Judge  Dana  spoke  of  a  brief  correspond- 
ence wiih  Gen.  duhnS.  Clarke,  of  Auburn, N. 
Y.,  relation  to  the  old  Suilivan  Road.  Gen. 
Chirk  informed  tho  society  of  some  inter- 
esting details  of  the  route  in  the  Wyoming 
region,  and  offered  to  furnish  a  copy  of  a 
paropldet  on  the  subject  at  a  sbght  expense. 
Gen.  Clarke  referred  also  to  the  death  of 
Jones  and  Davis  on  the  road  near  Laurel 
Run.  His  letter  was  accomiianied  by  a  fac 
simile  map  of  the  route  of  Gen.  Sullivan's 
army  from  Easton  to  a  point  20  miles  above 
Wilkes-Barre,  Buttermilk  Falls.  The 
map  WHS  made  by  one  of  Sullivan's 
otVicers ,  Lieut.  Lodge,  and  gives  considerable 
detail  as  to  streams,  mountains,  settlements, 
etc.  It  is  copied  from  the  archives  of  the 
New  Y'ork  Historical  Society  and  is  one  of 
a  series  of  five  maps  covering  the  entire 
route  of  the  Sullivan  expedition.  They  will 
be  reproduced  by  the  State  of  Now  York  and 


.5.000   copies     ,,r 

■inted 

to     accompany    the 

history  ul    ;h.S  , 

1  Liiipngn  now  being 

prepared  v.:    •  , 

,;  at  itie  expense   of 

the  Cow::, 

•..  ,v  V>rk. 

The  f.i:        ■    ■ 
l'''v,'   •'-■     ,'      ■     :," 

V.'  \\'. 
J.  A. 

i  .11  w.-re  elected  to 
A.  Jostph    D.   Coons. 

F.  Wat  kins,  Jr.  Cor- 
Price.    W.  A.    Wilcox. 

S-,      ■  ■    ■     1       ;  1 

G.  B 

rinton.    Win.  A.   Dar- 

bi.j;  i:  .  r   ;   ,i.l 

1-1. ia; 

Gen   <:.    W.  Darling, 

U'.ic,!,  N.  v.;  Dr. 

Walte 

ir  J.Hoffman.   Wash- 

ingi.m,  D.  C. 

At  tnis  point  M 

r.s.  Ha 

rtraan  read  an  admir- 

able  oaper  on  the 

iUunt 

mgton  Valley  portion 

of  Luzerne  Coun 

t  was   a  i.atriotic    tri- 

bute  to  John  Frai 

iklin. 

who    figured   so    pro- 

miiientlj  in  Wyo 

ming 

historj,  of  which  we 

give   a  -ynopsis 

on  pi! 

it,-i    I -,7    of    this   issue. 

Mrs.     Hartman 

•■.■..          Kui-      statis- 

tics  as   to   the    ;• 

sources  of  Hunt. 

.  '            •  -  s  iih  an  ex- 

celbut  poem  ol   1 

:nun.  Upon 

taking  her  sent  M 

rs.    ii 

■uu...i,    vii-.s    *armly 

applauded  and  a 

vote  of  thanks  passed. 

riih.  iiisi(ii:irAi.  !.■/..( 


loh..  p:,,MiI,aiu  llli.l  bl:.IJi:i^'  lor  tl;(.  Hi.s- 
toric%,I  S>H-i„tv.  ri'echiarapi.i.i.ilMl  Ciilviu 
]'a<^.-u<,  Kd«Brd  Wellos  and  Wiliiaui  P. 
Miii,-t. 

fuliij.  ■        '     i  ■  l-r  the  liist  lliree 

iiiu!  ;-  !i         ;        I  .        :,  '    ..vcr:iL-.t  tenifer- 

uUir,    ■•  I  ;     :■    i    v.lth  (iO  in     ISSo 

aiui   >       .    ,;,     ;  I  he  r.iiu    tall  wii>  4  48 

imlM  ..:;         Uvith  1.-J4  inches  in  1SS5 

an.l  I  ■       !.■  .    ,  1-^4. 

<i'i"!  ..  ^'i  :•■  ttmperatnre  52,  50  in 
18d."i  and  ;.:j.i  in  1SS4.  Itaiu  fall  2  00 
inches  lu  Ibbii,  4.45  in  18Sr.  and  3.44  iu 
1884. 

November,  average  teniiitialnre  35,  40  in 
1885  and  35! 3  in  1S84.  Kain  fall  5.64 
indies  iu  lb81i,  5.23  iu  1885  and  3.28  in 
1884. 

Tbe?e  figures  show  the  prc.=ent  year  {Sept., 
Oct.  and  Nov.)  to  have  been  much  wetter 
than  its  two  pretU-cc-sors,  the  iiKurcS  beins 
13.28  inches  in  1880, 10.01  iu  1&85  and  8.38 
in  1884. 

Adjournment  was  than  had  until  the  an- 
nual meeting  in  February.  Many  of  the 
visitors  remained  and  insptctf-d  the  map  of 
the  Sullivan  Road  and  the  .several  contribu- 
tions. 


Ill 


Karly  JUays  i.i  Wayne   County. 

A  new  history  of  ^^"ayDe  County  is  being 
pnblishf-d.  The  Honesdale  /frraUl  yives 
some  gleanings  therefrom,  a  few  of  which 
wo  copy  as  being  of  local  interest; 

Daniel  Skinnfr  and  others  were  the  pio- 
neer white  settlers  in  ^^■ayne  County, 
settling  at  Cochecton  in  1757. 

The  first  road  opened  throuch  Wayne 
County  was  cut  1702  by  the  Connecticut 
settlers  gtiiug  to  \\'yomiiit.'.  I'he  second  was 
the  old  Norih  and  South  road,  e.xleiuling 
through  our  we-teru  towiisl.ips  from  Mon- 
roe County  to  the  north  line  of  the  State. 
The  former  was  opened  in  1702  and  the  lat- 
ter iu  17^8. 


■Augusta    iSunhuryi     v,li  .  1      i     was 

jnslicu  of  the  pen-.  M' ;  '  ■'•  s  Mi;l.ly 
priorto  th*  K.ao:  .-.ur.  ■  ■■■■<.  ,,t  cu,  of 
the  NorthumlH  :;  <  ...■jated  bat- 

talions, and  c.i.i  '  i  'It  (luring  the 
trying  dajs  of  ti,-  ■  :_:l-  t.,;  independ- 
ence, llodied  in  17si.  1  he  letter  Ras  to 
■'.Mr.  Owen  liiddlu.  Merchant,  Philadel- 
phia."    w.  n.  K] 

I'ort  Augusta,  1011,  ilcfober  1775 
Sir:  .N-  I  r   I;.   ;m  I ,  ,!  ,      i.     I  was  inform- 
ed the  ■  ]•         .  '  .    U!  for   want 

of  Am-  '  ■!.::,  V  :,:  ':  ,,  ,•  ,1  ,  :,ply  to  the 
Comn;iii.  ..1  I  --  :  ,  ,  (  .  .-.iv  for  three 
Hundrei  w't  ot  (>iin  J'uwder  and  nine  Hun- 
dred wt  of  Lead,  and  so  far  prevail'd  on 
them  to  let  mo  hav  the  above  (Quantity,  by 
Giveing  them  an  Order  on  the  Committee  of 
Satetj  lor  the  Province,  to  allow  them  so 
much  out  of  the  t^uaiitity  alow'd  for  the 
County  Northuiiiboilaiid.  What  induued  me 
to  give  such  an  Order  was  what  yon  told  me 
that  evening  1  left  Town,  that  vni.  thought 
Our  C<"i     ',    -t M   "    •■         ':i  .      \'     '     ■::,rt:->u, 


should  unite  ai  one  in  the  General  cau^-e  of 
liberty. 

I  am  S'r 

your  most  (Jbed't  Humble  Serv't 
To  (Jwen  Biddle.  Sam'l  Huntkb 

The  Historical  Keeord. 

In  a  letter  from  Caleb  V..  Wright,  E^n., 
Doylestuwn,  formerly  of  Wiikos-Barre,  that 
gentleman  writes:  "I  like  >our  monthly. 
Such  a  puhliciliou  was  needed  and  should 
have  been  started  at  an  earlier  date.  Send 
me  all  the  numbers  as  I  desire  to  bind 
them." 

Mr.  C.  F.  Hill  writes  from  Hazleton: 
'•Send  me  Nos.  1  and  2,  a-;  I  Intend  to  pr.'- 
Ferve  and  bind  them,  an.i  1  v>  ;.,:  !lir  a, irk 
complete.  Ihopejouui!'  ■  ,  :  '  '  ., /- 
cat  y.VeiiiJ  your  best   a::i  ;       1,   n. 

There  is  a  world  ot  m  ;  1.  .-:  ;  ; -^c.  ,it 
the  RpvolntJoii.ary  fronh,  r  ,,t     i  ,  ,,n -v  i%  ,iina 


'JlIK  lIlsTOh'It 


Indian  Name  of  Itnulock's  Creek. 
The  following  recently  Jiscovered  scrnp  of 
history  which  has  come  into  my  hnnd-  iis 
Becrctiiry  ol  the  AVyomiut;  Coiiiuieniorativo 
Association,  is  thought  to  be  worihy  of  ii 
I)liico  in  the  Recokd: 

jiroprititors  ol  j  i-  s  •-•■  >  i.  ■  .":  I  v  ■•■.  ,-.-.'i,i~ 
been  here  witli  ;,  i  mi    ,  :  ,  -    -.     i      i 

Proprietor  in    >  >     :-,  i       ,        :,  1    .r*  i:  ,  .■, 

and  he  made  a  I  r    '.!••-  ;     ■■■'.i     .     ;;', 

place  called  by  ye  ii.'.me  of  .!/'/>."■  ,„',/,  liown 
ye  river,  abont  three  miles  from  .\ ii,i I icmiK- 
faicis,  down  ve  river,  acd  on  ve  we?t  side  of 
ye  East  Branch  of  ye  Su-iiioLainia,  etc." 

The  formal  p:ii  i  -  ..i  1 1  ,  ,:  i  :(  nt  docnment, 
dntea  Ajiril  ."■■.  l^,  '.  '.  .  :iiirm?  lhe?nid 

Jonathan  Hui J. i  >::  ''■  i  --<  .~-ion  of  hii 
"pitch,"  and  i-  m  ■,  ■]  i.,  .  coramittee  of 
settlers,  we  omii.  l-iom  liie  foregoing  it 
appears  that  the  ludian  name  of  the  stream 
now  called  Hnnlock's  Creek,  was  Mossacota. 
Thi.s  is  H  enphouious  and  pretty  name,  and 
its  restoration  as  the  name  of  that  whirlir.ff, 
leaping,  dashing  mountain  tributary  wocld 
be  approved  by  all  lovers  of  the  beantitul  m 
nomenclature  as  well  as  iu  more  solid  mat- 
ter, w,  J. 

Tlic  Tex.is  Domain. 

Kuiioit  RtcoRD:  History  to  be  of  any  real 
value  should  be  correct  iu  details.  I  have 
just  been  reading  an  article  in  No.  3  of  your 
intere.sting  collection  of  historical  matter, 
entitled  "How  'we  acquired  our  Domain." 
Among  other  things,  the  article  in  dealing 
with  the  subJHCt  of  the  Texas  domain,  says 
that  after  the  admis>ion  of  that  State  into 
the  Union,  "Tfxas  was  bankrupt,  and  for 
the  public  lands  we  got  from  her,  sixteen 
millions' dollars  of  her  debts  were  paid  by 
this  country." 

This  is  a  mistake.  The  United  States 
Government  did  not  acquire  one  acre  of 
land  by  way  of  dowry,  when  we  received 
the  young  "Jjone  Star"  Republic  into  the 
sisterhood  of  States.  The  sixteen  million 
dollars  incumbrance  was  assuired  by  the 
general  government,  but  Texas  still 
held  all  her  vast  domain  from 
the  rich  cotton  plantations  on  the  lower 
Brazos  and  Colorado  to  ihe  (to^s  Timbers 
and  Great  Buffalo  range  on  ti:-west  to  Kio 
Grande  del  Norte.  1  he  r'Ul'lie  lands  of 
TeXHS  were  all  sold  by  the  State  and  not  by 
the  United  States,  and  the  proceeds  of  such 
sales  went  into  the  .Slate  Treasurj.  what 
little  there  may  have  been  left  after  i>aying 
expenses  of  issuing  laud  scrip  wnich  was 
Bold  in  great  measure  to  speculators  and 
land-grabbers  as  low  as  twenty  cents  an 
acre. 


A/l.iriON'S  CKNTKNM/II 


The  Ha/letou  .S'.'a'i'iu-;  prints  the  following 


Meadow  Ifd  to  the  \\\.,;::in(: 
region.  The  fir.st  organized  ef- 
fort to  break  through  this  wiMer- 
n.-s    was  an    act  of   assembly  dat.d   .Mr.rch 

'-■<.   '".■'..  \- 'w'  !    rc-ulled  in  Opening  the  first 

I  ;  i     ■■    JCh    was   done    by    l^van 

;iv-       •    .  :  .    '    '.  :  of   theto;7n  of    J'.erwick. 


of  company  namtd: 


,ll.:'r,f  IhrSitprt-me 
Ihr  Coinin.mn-callh 
„l..l  fur  the  special 
I  tilifit  jutii.n-  roads 
In-  Otieiied,  etc.,    in 


May  it 
The  H 
you  tlie 
near  Le 
Valley.  : 


'    .;   '■  .ve    to   mention  to 
'  ,     ::n!_;  a  road  from  or 

!'  I  ■•  ;  ~  li.aise  in    Mahanoy 

the      road      directed     to     bn    oeei.ed 
by      an       Act      of      the     HoiioraM.'      the 

]>e::i-l.iluri,  pa-  .-.1   thr  -J-'li.!-     of   Mar,  h, 


Luzerne  in  parlieular,  Ijiit  to  tlie  State  in 
general,  many  of  whom  have  a  circuitous 
route  of  two  hundred  mile=,  who 
would  then  have  no  more  than  half 
that  dist".nce  to  bring  their  prodrict-  to 
this  market,  which  undoubtedly  would  ho 
uuituallv  ad  aut.-igeous  to  the  citv  and  sev- 
eral of  the  counties.  The  ^aid  road  would 
Secure  to  a  respi  ctable   part  of  thi' Stale  tlie 

conlideriblo  convenience.  Tlie  distance 
iieces>ary  to  In'  o['ened  would  be  about 
IS  or  "O  inilts.  and  at  pre-iiit  the  views 
of     the    Ugi.-laliirc  iu     the  opening  of  the 


THE  mSTOmCAL  }<F.rni;lK 


Nepcopeck  rond  must  be  frustrated  uulcr^f 
this  prayer  shonld  be  crauted.  and  was  de- 
signed to  Imve  been  carried  to  the  W'aler 
Navitjaticm  of  the  river  Lehi,  but  a-^  the 
cominiss-ioiier  wlio  \\a'^  aiipoiDted  in  jior- 
fiianee  of  tlie  said  Act  li.id  it  theu  not  iu 
his  power  to  open  it  to  the  .-aid  commiini- 
cnliou,  the  view.-  nf  the  1:  i^i-l.itiire  iu  ron- 
bequeuce  are  n  inl  -.  1  in  ioinc  me.-mB 
abortive,  or  nt   1.      •  . Minded  wilh 

advautatres    th.  i    '.,-,  This   addi- 

tion   thereto   >.;.i     ,.  •     ■      liiimtily  eou- 

COivO  would  Iiel  lvr{   II,      ;.   ^     '  M-  u  hu'h    the 

wisdom  of   the  liuui.ii    '  ,       :  i  .   nieaut 

to  carry  into  effeet.  \\  r  :  i  .  ii!  .ij  of 
mentioning  thai  there  i  ,     v:    . -l.ib- 

lishod  iu  this  phm  ikih  :  ..<■  I  I  '  .  I'hila- 
delphia  Company  for  Pnir[,.jtiii'::  Manufac- 
turers and  the  useful  Artsiu  the  I'own  of 
Berftick  upon  the  Susiiuehanna,"  the  view 
of  which  are  to  promote  the  inter- 
coo  rso  of  a  weighty  part  of 
the  State  which  thev  trust  will 
bo  advantageous  thereto  and  disadvautage- 
ona  to  none.  We  therefore  wish  that  yoa 
will  so  far  coincide  with  this  .statement  of 
the  imporlaut  subject  as  to  report  to  council 
the  propriety  of  oiienicLr  this  road,  and  your 
petitioners  as  in  duty  hound  will  pray,  etc. 

Signed  by  order  and  on  behalf  of  the 
aforesaid  company,  by 

Benj'n  S.U-,  rresideut. 

Philadelphia,  Dec.  4,  17&3. 

Timothy  Pickering,  in  a  letter  bearing  the 
date  Philadelphia,  .^pri!  o,  and  7.  I'I.^m,  to 
General  Muhlenburg,  strongly  advocates  the 
building  of  this  road  for   the    (.'l.'O   granted 

tcuili  il  !■■     !  '  -  :  ■■       ■  ■    •    :'     npou 

Batiinli;  ,::■'■,.  :,     .■.    1  here 

is  a  sli    .  .■   :      '  ■    ■    •  •■  the 

day,  atiJ    i  h      ••  •- .     ,      -  -    ;  .  ■■    in:aiy 

historical  p.'i'ti  ■  \  .  .   '      i  :    '  ■     [1. 

and  many  aneii  111  >'■  ■  ,••.  ■  iv  ...  ..: 
the  time  brouu'i'  ■  i.  .     -    : 

tral  point  on  the  iM  u'.  ;  'i::-  i--M.i'il  .! 
the  Lehigh  A- Su.-iafnatiia  Co.  -.viil  turuw 
open  their  gate  during  thi-  eniire  observance 
of  the  centennial.  It  is  high  lime  to  move 
in  the  matter,  k  large  ddt-gation  from 
Philadelphia  will  be  invitfJ  ss  well  as  from 
all  the  leading  towns  in  the  country.  The 
event  is  certainly  an  iiai  iirt:.rit  oue.  and  the 
time  a  very  opportane  oi;.-  to  look  back  over 
the  past  history  of  the  r.  giou.  and  compare 
it  with  the  present. 

NE.SrOFtCK. 

Hazleton,  Dec.  24,  l>-5(j. 


RKIICNT  DliATO.S. 


The  Germantowu  Tele'irnpli  forXov.  :it, 
contains  an  article  on  Kev.  Ptfer  Kejscr,  a 
pioneer  preacher  in  Germantown.  born 
17^.0.    The  article  is  by  Kev.  y.   F.   Hotch- 

ifiB. 


RAK.^IT  CIOKK    WOOD. 

This  estimable  lady,  the  widow  of  John 
B.  Wood,  died  in  \\  ilkes  Barre  Doc.  ■J.i, 
1830,  aged  81  years. 

Mrs.  Wood's  maiden  name  wa.s  Sarah 
Gure.  and  .-hr  wa-.  Il.i'  >c)iingest  of  tlvo  chil- 
d..  M  ,.r   '.,:,..  C,-,  .     n.  •  f,,tner  was   of  the 


ably  in  t! 
Gore  wn-; 


■■111  ::■■■■'  •      (if  :_'"(>  whi.h  came 

^i;:   i:.  :    :.  : .     His   n.ame  is   in- 

tiM.:.'  :}  ■  : -I  ■.  V  liu,  use  of  anthra- 
cite coal,  ]„■  r,ud  his  father,  (ibadiph,  u-ing 
it  for  blarksmiihiiig  in  Wilkes-Barre  as 
early  as  ITUO,  nearly  forty  years  before 
Jesse  Fell  discovered  that  it  could  be  used 
as  fuel  in  stoves. 

The  Gore  family  was  severely  stricken  by 
the  Wyoming  massacre.  Eight  members 
went  into  the  tight  and  whin  the  sun  went 
down  uijou  that  blo'  .Iv  »:.  11  ::•:,■  v. .  i ,  '.;•!;,  d 
and  oiif  was   wouii  '  I  '  •  •-     -. 

Asa  and  George  V.    •■         '■  .  '.    ■    ■■        '    .-- 

bands    of    two    of    i  ■  -  !  ;.      i  .■ .  r- 

liiMii'  ■:       'I,  _       ...I        ;-,,i!   tluoughout  the 

'I'l-  ■'•••  •>.:■  I  '.•<•.':..  I  father  of  the  late 
Mrs.  Woodi  was  only  14  y^ars  of  age  and 
was  among  the  tugitives  from  the  slaughter. 
Returning'.  i:e  settled  iu  Kingston  married 
F;iizab.  tl.,  iliuglit.r  of  Gen.  ^^  m.  Ross,  and 
Ci.  il  I'  I'..-  iii-.  i.i  -,s. 

'  '        I    '     '         .    as   justice   of   the    peace, 

'  '  ';.   in   17s»,  Matthias   Hol- 

ii  i.ii  -      I     :;■     Sarah  Hibbard.     He  wa.-i  R 


^.■wY<,rk.\--,. iiil.lv  lor  a  tr,ii-t  of 
eh  to  settle.  .Mr.  (iore  boie  ihe 
horeback   to  Albany,    succeeded 


Till-:  UIHTOKICAI.  RKCOniK 


IJrs.  Wood,  v.h.)  WHH  l.or.i  in  1^05  jiiu) 
diedDoo.  ;M,  lyyc,  miiriud  Jul.u  B.  Wood, 
and  a  Rioter  iiiHrned  .Mosus  Wood.  Slie  is 
pnrvived  hy  a  diiuj^hter,  .MHrthii,  wif«  of 
Alajor  .'chn  E-  i.v.  oi  S!.  l':'.'!l,  Mimi.;  Kh/a. 
beth,  %vife  of  Htv.  A.  J.  WiiCUft,  of  Nor- 
wich, N.  V.innd  AUiia  Jl,  wife  of  W.  Ij. 
Mitchell,  of  thi>)  city  and  by  two  fou:=,  John 
G.  nnd  George  B. 

MAIITIN   COKlKbL. 

A  telegram  to  the  Rkcoki)  from  Sylvanus 
Ayres,  Jr.,  brines  lh<)  brief  nnuounceuieut 
that  Martiu  Coryell  died  Tuesday,  Nov.  30, 
at  Lambertville,  N.  J. 

Mr.  Coryell  was  for  several  years  a  resi- 
dent of  this  city,  actively  engaged  in  devel- 
oping the  resunrct-  ot  Wjouiinu'  Valley,  and 
his  family  havf  a  i.^  ;  ,.:  i  m  i.ds  here  who 
will  be  pained  I'  :   mii-l-.     Death 


to 


termination  1  ;i.  :    •    i 

.   ;■  iit'U  by  hem- 

IM 

orrhages.     Dt . 

.  ;n  New  Hope, 

'\~.     .    • 

Bucks  Co.,  r...,  '.  1     ;. 

-,  :a,d   was   the 

sou  of  Lewi.f.  ..       ,      ,    '    -. 

Democrat   in    M    >.  >;,  ....u   i 

-v.irm  friend  of 

Li',!, 

Calhonu     and     oii.rr    i-ui.li. 

c    Luen    of    Na- 

.Ml 

tional  repatr.tiou.     Mr.   Cor 

>  ell   was  a  civil 

close 

and  mining  engineer  by  pro 

fe^ion  and  was 

in  hi 

ideutilJed  with   numerons  it 

MpurlauT  enter. 

the  c 

prises  in  tliat  line.     Hew",.,' 

r. in  It. -Ill  in  iiiB 

I'OS 

deliberations  of   the   Ainri, 

.'.     1  '■'  ■■■:'■■    .,1 

/•■I'l 

Mining  tnsmcers,  ot  v. 

luember.     He  was  a  rt  _•,.: - 

its   aunu,il   i.:.ithc  riu--^   ; 

Ofthl.r..,'   Il',    ■   ^.1     V    .       :     , 

•o     lis 

ho.-|i 

fnudot  ^                   ,;.,■. ■ 

,             '  .-iinie 

atle- 

to  Will. 

■■    .  t  'the 

war  h:,M;  .:;-■.        .    •  ■.  - 

:•  \'..   i-ro- 

fessio,:.  ■    ^        .       ,:     i' 

Tl 

rior  Rq> 

1  Mil 

ill 

■  g    Co. 

n  or 

I'll 

lUial 

n    still 

iu  existence 

W1 

Ith  Cal 

Har 

-Ol 

lis      H 

IS 

dent    ai 

,d    o 

riH 

rritfd 

bv 

A. 

J 

.  Da' 

,■,-  On. 

Sonet- 
from  ^.r 

\-<-r 

lied 
icr  tl 

'" 

hand- 

There  he  bought  a  c.ji  : 
the  ft  ter  works,  enl  ir.- 
same  have  continued  un  i. 
as  president,   and  that   ot 

Mr.  Corjell's  trainins 
naturally  broujiht  hiiii  in 
sobterraue-in  world  ai;d  !, 
as  a  skilled  and  learn.,!  . 
toi^ether  with  hisna'.r 
ters  of  an  antiqua.-mn  i  i, 
an   invaluable-    member 


I   luid    (;i-iilo;:ienl    Fociety.  of   this 

■:.:'h    :,      \i  :      I'll   active   member 

^   i    ,  mid  a  correspoud- 

::;.,,  I  I,  i-iant  engineer  in 
Mfii.,,  ,,t  ;",  li-lvidere  D..-la%vare 
.  Iiii-ii  an  eK-sii|)eiintciideut  is  J.  A. 
,  who  niarritd  a  .sister  of  Mrs. 
mid    lu'  was  iiilt-r  ested    jn    copper 

I      '    ;    '    "!  1  ■  I-  to  .\Iyra  Coryell, 

:     i  r.'.o  daughters  and 

-        i-s  mercliant,  Elie 

III'     lieiiig    in    Geneva, 

:    I       i    I  I'l  I   Jj  ,  married  Sylvanus 

,  ly  of   this  city,  now  doing 

'■■    .    "1  ork,  their  homo  being  in 

1    thatoflheson,  Torbert. 

brothers   and  two   sisters. 

..!  at   West  Point   and  died 

.-  for  some  years   in   bu.-i- 

:    ..      i  :.c  third   brother,  Inf;nam, 

.    'ister  Kebecca.     Another 

.         ■   twice   married,   first  to  a 

•    in  to  the  late  Dr.  Samuel 

1..:.-  .  .iville. 

i,,...  ill- of  a  retiring  dispositioD, 
rapped  up  iu  whatever  work  he  had 
but  a  mo.st  genial  companion  when 
of  business  were  ttirown  aside. 
ig  a  fund  ot  information  on  all 
ul'jects,  well  read  in  the  topics  of 
.Uwiys  bright  and  cheerful,  fontJ  of 
iijg  tamily  friends  the  Coo'ell 
s  ever  the  embodiment  of  genial 
;>,  as    many    Wilke.s-Barreans  can 


ARAH    E.    ATHFJlTON, 

lity   was   8hoi;ked    Nov.     30 

death   of   Mrs.     Sarah     E. 

;as   known   only  to  the  most 

-  of  Mrs.    Atherton  that  she 

:   1    I  •  .Iitu  and   her   death 

'   i  '  .  i  11  tiy  them. 

,v,is  born  tlctober 
_  :  •  :  John  Perkins,  a 
-;■;.  u;  .,1  Wyoming  whose 
Eunice  Miller,  and  whose 
!  a  not;d,lp  member  of  the 
of  177.S.     Mr.   Perkins   had 


AC 

.  of  K 

otS< 

ton,  ' 

.Mi-< 

i  Sai 

■ah  E 

wid. 

.  Apri 

id 

one  son. 
Eonr  of 
who   re- 
yoming, 
Mrs.  e: 

and 

Mr-.  Ki 

.he 

■rt  Black, 

is    E. 

Athert 

on 

married 

lis  in 

ISU,  I 

1.  Th. 

no 

children. 
liDg  and 
.■   IU   his 
aud  Lo- 
e-.        Ue 

e  E^O 

v.ner  01 

:    a 

country 

■/■///■;  U/STdincAI.  IlKCdUlK 


sloio  Id  Wyniniii/  :uu1  lis  on,-  of  lli.  tii  ( 
.stocklrol.il  r^^  of  tlio  1>.  J-.  A  \V.  lili.  w  lull 
lliat  line  wiir.  lirst  proji'cUU.  lie  \v!\,^  the 
fouiuliT  anil  lirsi  pio-idfUt  of  ttio  Spco;id 
Niuiiuinl  Hank,  aiKl  h  loimtU-rof  the  ViiUvui 
lro:i  \'.,.i;,...  a...  Iiaii  .MMrwIy  liiusln-d  hi- 
nuuisioi.  ou  WiM  Hr.vr  tMretl  when  (IcMlli 
renioveil  hini  in  ISMi.  Mr.  .Vtheiiin  \va.-^ 
Ihn  h.tif  lM„thiT(,t  Mr--..    Chr'rlr-    .A.    .\liuur. 


.Insor.h  lIi. 
callrio  win 
whethiT  c-o 


Our  donicslic-  fowl  sometimes  Imvo  piuRU- 
larly  voiacion.s  apiu-lites.  IV-arce's  "Aiinala 
of  l.u/.Liiu-  nK„u..„stliok;lli,iKnf   a   chick 

in  Will,.  -,  i;.  :.,  ,      !    -.:..  M..  ii.r.  •>•.-, 1-, Ml. 


will,  ym-^  to  hi.-  mn-c  and  lu  i.l.tw,  iii  Ihf 
ratio  of  01)0  porliou  to  the  former  nud  two 
to  the  Irtttar. 

nis(ori<;il    Notos. 

The  Dojieftown  M'.,(or,-a(of  Dec.  7,  1880, 
contaiiis  au  article  on  .New  Britain  Honio- 
stertd-,-<Md  D'.iulup  Farm.  Warrington— 
and  ■]■;..   1.   .-.■• 

\\.  i:.  I      1  ,      litorof  the  Doyic-town 

Di-n',..  ,     '.    .■  the    iiublic    asainst    a 

RO-c;ill.  .1  -111  '  .!  ,  Ml  Huck-(.;ounty,'' offered 
by  K.  W.iiiitr  ,1  Co..  he  claiming  it  to  be  an 
infrint'tniunt  ou  hii  copyright,  which  has  10 
year.^  to  run. 

The  pani|ihlft  written  not  ioiic;  ago  by  Dr. 
Jani.s  .1.  I.ivii-k,  lit  I'll'];  .li-lphia.  ou  the 
oarl>  i'.. -:m.  ;•  ..:  •,,,■,  ,■.■  lunt  with  a  mo.^t 
favor, .i  :       .  i:,c  country.     It 

ha-.   I I  :         I    ^  ..<j:ivd    by   many 

leadlli,'  ;..';:;,,,:-    ;:i  ■•   I    -.  .■.   .ii.^. 

Rev.  John  V,.t<aMl,ori:,  7:;.  of  .\Il.ion,  N. 
y.,  read  a  very  intere^tmtr  p.'.r"-r  t.L-fon- the 
Anthropological  section  of  ih.;  .\.  A.  .\.  .S. 
ou  the  "Iro'pioi-  I.i-.\.:iir."  ii-iii- l.ini-clf 
by  adoption  a  j:;' ;ii' I  I'l  ;'•  •  .-  :;■  .  i  .N.iiion 
and  a  chief  ai    .-.■:,■  ■'..  <    .  .    '     ,  n,.is  all 

the   more  vain    'i'^  •     ,  ,.    :    i-    .    in.ide 


valiia 


pnM'   '        :  ,  :,  :    !  lu   tne  Seneca  dialect. 

— '■     ■  '  i\i.-;eyan.i 

11  ■  '  ■  '  -  .'  of  Wide  Aurth\  i\). 
Loi-ii-  I    '  .i'lj  contained  an  clabo- 

rati  ;;.  :,'  ,  .  i  .uiicle  on  the  Prince.-s 
I'or.-,  ,1  .,    husband,  .John   Kolfe. 

An.!'!  ■     I     a  lull  page  portr.ait  of 

I'ocl.    :•  .      ;     !:i  I-    little    .-on,    Thoma.- 

WoMf.  11,11  ;uticle  niaintait.-  the  truth  of 
the  s.ivin^  of  Capt.  John  SmUh"s  life  by 
I'ocahout.i-.  The  article  is  made  valuable 
by  fac  smiiles  of  portraits  of  both  the-o  tii.s- 
toric  pertionages,  taken  during  their  liie 
time. 

llie  Montrose  linif''l"-nn  of  Dec.  0  has 
an  intere.stinu  hlter  de-criptive  of  a  lrr„ 
thniT^-',  t'l     \'  ,1      i',;  \'.,|lfy  and  the  hi-toric 


It  ii, 


killed  Ihele.  an,.,,.  •    ,  i,i  ■;      ,  .,   ,        l.ite 

Hint  -lone-;  and  pTb,  ,  ..     .  .  ,     iih.ne 

that  h.-ld  been  ,-M-h.'.Ua  la  1,  ::  ..;  ;.  l;.  ,,'k. 
The  shells  had  been  ll.ueh  V.  . ..  :.  In  ll.ecieliou 
of  ther;iy/.,ird  ni.on  then,  and  the  yreater 
portion  had  a  piece  of  Hint  in  them  where 
the  bullet    had    been    and    the  brass    partly 

had  under;;oiie.  and  from  tlieir  appeirance 
they  must  have  been  in  the  gizzard  for  some 
time.  The>  had  not  in  the  least  affected  the 
health  of  the  chicken. 

The  Great  I'lood  of  18  11. 

Ihe   Alltntowu  A'eic.s-   says:     "The   death 
rereiitb  at   Ibu-kport.  Tarbou  Co..  of  Adam 


■■:        !"'.M-     ".  :        :.    -  .  ...:-.d.        Mrs. 

l!e-rs    uiih    her    ,      .  -         ,.  :.    a   boy   of 

about  live,  monil .  .il-o  had  a 

narrow  e-cape  fii'  :  ,t.     In  cimi- 

ineinoratioii  of  ti  ,  i  .;. '  i  ,,  ■■i;!oas  e.-cape 
from  drowning  he  wa-  littinLdy  named 
Moses,    lie  is  now  a  practicing  physician, 


ery   pro 

r-tl 


in   his  profession,  in  New- 


i'leii  by  Indians. 

.  i~  in  receiptof  nearly 
'  Hi  idian  journal  pub- 
,  '  int.,  called  77i^  r,i- 
■  aborgines  of  Morth 
lly   to    the  Indians  of 

IS  Chief  Kah-ke  wa- 
:li-li   Dr.   P.   K.  .Jones. 


in    raids  to  the  north- 


The  Flistorical  Record 

A  MONTin.y  i'uMii.ir.vnoA' 


CVuJF.n    I'KIMIPAI.l.V    TO 


XLbc  }£ar[\^  tbiGtov\^  of  'OII\>ontino  X):\llc^ 

AND  CONTIGUOUS  TERRITORY 

WITil 

NOTKS    AND    QUERIES 

BlOGKAFfllCAL,    AnTI.'jUAKIAX,    GfAT.AF.Ol.ICAL 

o 

EDITED  Il\    F.  C.  JOliNSOX,  M.  D. 


Vol.     l]  jANUAUV-FFlikUARV    1S87  [NoS.    5-6. 


^^•!I.^C!■^^.';A■;Vl^.  pa. 

!Prc^5  of  Zbc  lUiii;cv-3G.ivi'c  ii^ocorJ> 


The  Uisforical  Record, 


Gor.tciUo  IV. 

Lydia  Hiirlbut  Tiffiiny's  NnrnitivLS  Hon.  M.  W.  I'iu.nb 76 

Sketch  of  l;isliop  Thomas  Bov.iiian's  fanilly 77 

Wvoinini;  !ihii.s.  cailv  dncumonts  conccii-in;,' 7S 

Wilkci-Uane's  Resources ' 7g 

Index  of  Govcriiinont  I'ub'.ications 79 

Pkinkott's  Exprdilion,  on,s;inaI  document  conccniir.^;,   I)r    \V.  H.  ]'V;lc So 

Paniplik-t  nlaliii;^  to  Canion  Centre,  Cor.n '. St 

Col.  Dorranne's  iisd  biith.dav Xi 

Valu.ible  Nc'.vspaper   Relic.'. S3 

Pennsylvania  Names,  po.ni  by   Charles  \V.  Foster S3 

Letter  from  1  ):lion  Varington '. S-; 

William  Mil!  Ihitler,  sket.  li  of S4 

Was  President  I'olk  in  Wi.kes  Harre _ 84 

Cannibahsm  among  the  Indians S5 

Price  of  Coal  in  1822 S5 

Paper  Currency  in  iS:: S3 

Business  Men  of  Wilkes-Harre  in  iSlS,  Diiton  Variii;.;ton S6 

The  Local  Historian f9 

Frnding  of  some  Butler  I'apers t;2 

Historical  Xo'/cl  by  Hon    Wni    Ilross 93 

Wyoming  Historical  and  Geoi;'q:;:al  SociCt>,  .\iinu:d  met  tir,;.; 94 

Pennsvlv.inla  C.ermans.  Treatise  on 115 

A  Frontier  Hero  (Cajjt.  Jo^cph  Sjlomon,)  Ch.irle.^  F.  Hdl 96 

Pioneer  Physicians  cf  Wyoir.in- 97 

Price  o'i  Flour  Ironi  17S5  to  1S2S 97 

The  Minisink  Mas>aere,  J oim  Torrcy 90 

Friendly  Indians  at  WyonMng  in  1777 99 

War  Prices  in  Confed'--r,ite  Stales 100 

Jaines  liird,  some  errors  cor  ected too 

NoTICS— 

Indian  Relics  in  Lurerne  Count}- 97 

Miss  Emily  C.  Pdackman  ijsue<  errata 99 

The  Underground  Railv.av  and  '"Pap"'  Jones 95 

J    F.  Mcginuess  to  reu  rite'  ■•Ot/machso:.'' S9 

(2uaflri -centennial  of  iJi-covery  of  .-\nierica 7S 

\)x.  Egle's  skt  tches  of  Penns\ ivania  (iovcrnors St 

Old  Sullivan   Road .' S2 

kcminiscense  of  the  late  lL:d'.;e  C.  T.  Barnum Si 

Lack  of  Historical  In'erest...^ 86 

Lancaster  Countv  Historii-il  Soc'.etv  nr-janized 90 

Deaths- 

Mrs.  Susan   F.reese  Packard S2 

Mrs    Dr.  James  T.  (iorma:; .S2 

Albert  .McAlpine S: 

Dr.  Geo    Finnan   Horteti So 

Joseph  K  Bogert 90 

D.  O.  Bartlet't 92 

Charles  T.   Barnum 79 


The  IVilkcs-^Barrc  Record, 

Pnil.liUKi.)  KVFRV   WkIK-Dav    M..>RNiN«. 

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'M,"UK.<T  Wiilclv  Cirn;hiu^(l  an.l  ):..~t  .\J',.Ti:-iii-  M-aiuu,  in  it,  field. 
UdcUvcrtd  K-iil.iiiviii  Akicn.  A^;.:..v,  l;.-.u:,  ilri'..ii.  U:!l,--:v.i.  llcrvvick, 
Dalla,,  Drifion,  KdwarJM  IHi-,  F;  ju  kv,  r,,i>-Fon,  I'r-.'-nd,  Gi-:. 
I.yoii,  Clcn  Siniu.iit,  llai'lctoi.,  llunioclc,  ilauNMllc.  Kin'<s!on,  Lark,- 
vilL-,  Laun-1  Run,  Liiz-nu-.  yimcvi'  .Mi!U.  Mocanaqiia,  Xanticokc, 
I'oiiolwcot,  Pittslon.  l'Iain>,  i'K-nioulli.  S.';;.  k.hinnv.  S.:;'r'.r  .\ot..li, 
Wapuallopcn,  \Var,.uiiio,  Whilo 'Haven.  Wyoining.  f'tc.  Subscripuun 
50  cciU?  per  inoiUh  by  cair.u'v,  f6  p;  r  year  b;   m.-ril'. 

77/^  Record  of  the  Tiines, 

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and  j;uar.int<vs  .dl  work  to  l)e  satishictory  to  tl-.e  custoir.er.  The  types 
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The  Rhcord. 

WILKES. EAF<F!E,   PEt>'N-A. 


Uhe  l&istorical  IRecorb 


Vol.  I. 


JANUARY- FEBRUARY,   1SS7. 


Nos.  5-6. 


'lONKliK  I'HIVAIIONS 


e    Uardhliips    of  a  Cuiitii  ctii  ut 

I-.-.inily 

\V)io  CiiuicioAVyoining:  in  1778. 

a-.  Told 

by  one  of  tlic  Sunirers-^itklic 

-s    aud 

Death  iu  Transit  Save  Tluin   Fr. 

uiii  the 

The  iiarrntivo  of  Mr.-.  Lydia  (Hnrltut) 
Tiffauy,  dsuyhter  of  (Deacon)  John  Uurl- 
but,  of  llaiiovtr,  L'.iZHrne  Cuuiity.  Jr'a.  It 
was  dictiitcclto  her  f;rf.U'i?on.  M>ron  Hurl- 
bnt,  of  .\rkiiort,  N.  Y.,  ia  Isij."),  fhe  bsiiig 
then  eiu'hty  ye  r-,  ol.l.  She  wa-  born  in  Gro- 
ton,  r.. .!,,.. -ii.-Tit.  .l.'i  lu,  17'.'',  ;>.n.a  came 
with  h.  .  I   ■■    ,■-  ,    ..  ■'     ,,,   ::    ,  .,..,r  in    the 


to  An-i-  :,  ■.  •:  :.■  ;  I  ■■■  1.  >  v  ^.;^^: 
"Jotm  llnrlhiii,  mi  21  .■.Quf  uher.  -L-nled  in 
Grotou,  Conneclicut.  My  grandmother"-* 
name  wa?  Stoddard.  I  thiuk  > he  wa-  livint; 
when  we  moved  from  Grotou  to  Wjominj. 
My  mother,  .Vbiijail  .-ivery.  \\;i^  horn  on  the 
1st  of  Afril  (old  ~;\Il)  1:.j.;,  ;ii.u  .,i,d  in 
Pitt.'stou  (tornierly  Oi'.Heii  L  ick,->.%vanna) 
Luzerne  Co^iiity.  !';•..,  Nov.  20.  Ib'J.O.  Father 
starlt  u  t"  ''  ;  >  .'  '■;cin  (Ttoion  to  ^\'yon3insJ 
ill  tt"  -;  :•  ,  '  '  ,  , -i,  probably  very  Is.ie  iu 
tlie  s|  . ,  -  II.  .Tune.      They    nio^ed 

.vith  t      •  ■  -    ,  .-.Tryin-  hor.=eho!,i   fnr- 

nit,;,,  .  .  .     :     !   .irawi,    b-    i,rr..  <    ■■-,] 

the..;:.,  i    ...■.,.,,    I  -     .  '  .  ■,.        i'^   ■.  •  -, 


tie,  ho-^al.i 

I       iV'i 

.  k    vr.,    c: 

:o-=-ed 

the  Hudson  1 

\    .  '  ..." 

.-.         JtlFt 

after 

crossinfT  the 

II.  Ir, 

..  i:: ,.  ,■ 

i.nherwi>  = 

with      the      1 

'II.  ■. 

ill. 

'P      di--:e 

n.per, 

and     there    i 

1  It  he 

r    .-1 

mil    mo 

It  her    rert 

i...ii.ed 

to  recruit,  wl, 

lie  tt 

.e  caravan 

nioved    ; 

-lowly 

forward  ondt 

r  tlie. 

dii 

[•(Ctioa 

of   my   b 

rorher 

John.       My 

!-;  =  t. 

!.ii;.iil  ■ 

Inken 

with    thr     -,   . 

.  r,   u  : 

id,  ^Ue  fu 

dar.d 

'11  !y  51 A 

old._   ;-,  .    .. 

l"'  ■." 

1.  •  .;  to   il 

it.=,  at 

nail  tiai  j.eneu.  fene 
■1  id  tell  v.nat  it  was 
tiud  a  .-seiison  of  pr.-yer 
-  was  pieiared  io  hear 
lid  with  couiiiosare. 


"These  misfortnncf; "saved  them  from  the 
creuter  misfortune  of  being  in  a  fituation  to 
be  mass-mred  at  Wyoming  on  the  3d  of  July, 
1778.  My  brother  Christopher  had  como 
(fiom  Wyoaiini;)  to  Lackawaxen  to  meet 
them,  aud  thus  he  also  was  providentially 
absent  from  the  iuas=acrp. 

"Fall  erturned  aside  i'.S'.  V  ir  •in.- in  the 
State  of  New  York,   wtu  r     i  .   ;     .ii   a 

farmf.irtwojears,  (proli     ...  :,  !  i;,en 

DJOved  to  Wj  opuiuir.       ii''  .     .    ii.;lit 


Cr-t  hous;<  ol  li.  ..ii  :  .  i.<  "  :  i  1.  ut  a 
creek,  oil  the  W-.     i         '.  i    '       ..pLr- 

haps  a  ijiiarttr  <j[  :i    ,.,i.i    L.  ...    t       .~  .  'luo- 

shortly  after  we  nioved  there,— wilhiu  one  or 
two  years.  \Vn  llnd  in  couscgucnce  Irom  oar 
dwellintr  and  the  liidi.ms  burned  it.  lirother 
John  built  a  lotr  house  on  the  sin  of  the  old 
one,  that,  I  think,  is  now  standins;.  What 
furniture  could  not  be  removed  wa?  con- 
cealed. The  larjje  mirror  and  the  pewter 
di.-iies  wer«  buried.     Fur  ;•-.   ■.'•  r   ■  ,f.  ly  viu 

h'ld  moved  np  to  the  Sti  1 .;     .the 

]ov>erendof  Careyl-ivu!.  '  ;  ..  :     vv  n  a 

blockhouse  and  some  fcl.;,.  '  .  I  i.  ..  l.i.her 
sickened  and  died.  As  tie;i  ...i^  uo  iiaijuis 
around  in  tlio  uei-hborht xd  l.i-  \-;..s.  at  his 
reqne=t,  Ijuried  on  his  own  farm.  The 
prave   has  since   1"  eti  plowed  over   and  it.s 


lOUS 


eh  of  land, 
.  "'here  the 
Hats    and 


the  c-i 


'•My  brother.  John  and  Christopher  were 
elders  in  the  church,  (probably  at  Wilkes- 
Barre.)"' 

At  tae  time  this  was  written,  I'^.'j."),  the 
house  built  by  her  brother  John  had  been 
torn  down  more  than  twenty  years,  ller 
litherhadboii:.dit  th»  farm  of  ,l.j:.ii  Ih.U.'U- 
tuekin  1777,  biuU  e.nd  ■•..:;.■,  1  :i,- house 
in  the  eirly  sprint;  of    IT:..,    .     i   .:.    mhI  of 


same   year 


;\!;;S.  The  ,\— nibly  met  twice  a  year,  and 
he  was  sent  t'lerc  fi>':r  times  before  his  death 
death  ill  Man-h.  17.^:i.  He  was  born  in 
1730.    The  parentheses  are  mine. 

H.   B.  Pi-rvn. 


THE  ii/sr(>i;icAL  ni 


A  FAMILY  OF  PKKACUKKS. 

A  Cll|>])IiiE    From   a   Western   Pnper  That. 

BraiKhorilu-  ^■.'.'.-     I  'u    1  ,?,.,i   .,  . 
tSh.nm  Si-ri;    -        :       .     .  i 

Mrs.  Snsau    B.   1'...  ■      -..f  Mrs. 

McMicli"'-!,  huiii!  ,J,  of  ■:..■  :-■  -  ,:•  Sj.riugs 
IJot'I,-':'  i  ., !.,  .~  now  lu  tii.r  .^'r^th  year, 
mil)  i  •    f.jr  a  u-onian  of    her  nge. 

llir  i  .:  I  ,  I  .1,  Dodson,  fettled  near 
Sliii;  i,i:i....  1  ,  .  mo  Connty,  )'a.,  about 
12(J  icai.- a-u,  ui  tl..'  then  howliu?  wilrier- 
jioss  and  among  wild  Buimali  and  snvaffe 
Indians.  Her  Krandraothc-r  was  carried  off 
by  the  Indians  and  was  Kept  by  them  some 
foar  yearn  alon^  tlie  Delaware  and  Snsqno- 
hanna  rivers.  Her  folks  fonnd  ont  where 
she  was,  and  with  a  lar[;e  posse  of  armed 
men,  one  dark  ui),-lit,  stole  in  amonc  the 
wigwams  and  ci'tiin  d  hfr  alter  son-.e  se- 
vere fiahtii;^:.  '  .,■  !  >!  1  'ii  ,■.:_■  the  In- 
dians so  lull, •  ;  .  I- :-tom- 
ed  to  their  v,  ...  ,  ..  i!:,,  bow 
and  arrow  witli  ■  j  ■;..  .■:. :  r  :  ..;,  :  ,  r  return 
homo  was  overjoved  to  be  on  the  little 
side-hill  farm,  instead  of  the  small  wig- 
wam among  the  bloody  savages.  Slie  r.aid 
she  never  expected  to  see  her  parents 
again.  Mrs.  Bowman's  father's  honso  in 
Luzerne  County,  Pa.,  was  burned  twice  by 
the  Indians  in  mid-day.  'ihey  saw  the 
Indians  coming,  and  heard  the  sounds  of 
their  war  whoops,  and  lied,  her  mother  car- 
rying her  in  her  arm?  many  miles.  .Mrs. 
Bowman  has  all  of  her  faculties  except  being 
a  little  hard  of  hearing,  but  she  reads  every 
day  without  glasses.  She  has  boen  a  true, 
consistent  member  of  the  M.  E.  Church  for 
more  than  70  jtars,  and  is  an  aunt  to  Bishop 
Bowman,  of  St.  I.oais,  .Mo.  Mrs.  Bowman 
is  the  mother  of  ii::je  c^.Lldrfn  ard  has  out- 
lived all  of  ll.  :.  '  ■  :  .,  1-  ■  1  ('harles 
M.  Bowma.i],  >■  ..  1  :  :  ..  ,:ud  Mrs. 
McMichael,  u:  -          ,    ,. 

[The  lady  i    .:r,.  i;-     a  ,  -  ;.;  ;uUod- 

son,  of  Tow,,  i,.,l,  J. „..,:„,.■  Lo.,  ia..and 
her  husband  (wliijse  death  occurred  at  Rock 
Island,  111.,  in  ie<l)  was  G^-orge  Bowman. 
The  latter  was  one  of  10  children 
of  Kev.  Thomas  Bowman.  The 
latter  was  born  in  1760.  in 
Bnoka  County,  Fa.  Married  Mary  Freas, 
1782  Moved  to  Bri.ar Creek,  Columbia  Co., 
in  1703.  Ue  was  a  local  preacher  in  the  M. 
E.  Church,  and  in  1.■^M7,  tnjcther  with  his 
brother  Christopher,  was  ordained  a  deacon 
by  Bishop  .\sbury  at  Fo-ty  Fort.  He  was  a 
powerful  preacher  and  traveled  on  horse- 
back up  snd  down  the  Suscinr-hanua  lor 
many  years.  He  died  in  1^23  at  Briar 
Creek.     Thomas  Bowman  had  10  children: 

Christopher.  Jr.,  b.  17S:i,  d.  1650. 

Henry,  b.  17^.-),  d.  l>?0.j. 

John,  b.  176(3,  d.  1S13. 


Jeesc,  b.  178t?,  d.  1880. 

Sarah,  b.  17110,  m.  Samuel  Millard,  d. 
about  18;!0. 

We-^loy,  b.  171)3. 

Gei.rgo,  b.  17:C>,  d.  1871. 

Sophia,  b.  1707,  m.  Judge  Uearhart,  d. 
1880. 

Susan,  b.  1700,  ni.  Rev.  Sbadrach  B.  Lay- 
cock,  d.  1«7,".. 

Thoina,,  li.  1603,  d.  1808. 

Of  these,  John,  wlio  died  near  Berwick  in 
1813,  was  the  father  of  iiov.  Thomas  Bow- 
man, who  rose  lo  di.sttnction  in  the  Metho- 
dist Church,  being  made  a  bishop  in  1872,  a 
relation  which  he  still  holds. 

Jesse  WHS  the  father  of  our  former 
townsman,  Caleb  Franklin  Bowman, 
Esq.,  whosti  dcatli  oc'curred  in 
Wilkes-Barre  in  1S73.  The  hitter's  widow, 
boruI-abellaTallman,isstillare>identofour 
city.  Caleb's  brother.  Gen.  Samuel. Millard 
Bowman,  attained  distinction  in  the  United 
Stales  Army,  aiidditd  of  a  p.aralytic  affec- 
tion in  June,  ISdo,  in  Kansas  City,  at  the 
age  of  70. 

Wilhiml'  ]  I  i,  ■,,  A..;  ^t!;--iTr,e  affection 
which  lii,  (:■,,'  ,  ,,  .  ,  •  Samuel  M. 
Bown:  ■.:!:..  I   ,  ;  .  ,  ,,  ..   prostrated 


uothi 


at 


his  home  ,,.  A  ,i,iM  ,,ke.  ,,,>  i  lyiit  jide  being 
paraly/.cd.  .Mr.  Bowman  is  the  ninth  child 
and  the  seventh  son  of  Jesse  Bowman.  He 
was  born  in  18'i.j  and  by  vocation 
is  a  farmer.  In  1872  he  married 
Mary  Victoria  nuL;hes,  of  Tamaqua. 

For  most  of  th<i  data  nsed  above  we  are 
under  obligation  to  the  handsome  volume 
entitled  '-'l  he  IJowmau  Familv.  a  Hi-toncal 
und.M.a.  '.  ■  ,1  -..Mi:,.,  I ■:  ^  ,;.-l;.-t  tra- 

18=0  ..t.i      ■  ,  ■  .      :..:',-".     u.lf. 

Itisiroc,  ■    .        ■..,.,.,,,:      ■    i,,w',.M-k 

DePa'u'..'  1  ■  ,■      ,     ,■  'i    i;c\Vje*se 

Bowman    .'     '     ,  .  ..  .  a    •.     It  is  a  v,;!- 

ume  ut  ■-.  ;  ■.,.-.  ..■:..-:.!  ly  illustrated 
witn  [.!,■, 1,1;,  i-.,.  .\i„..i,-  i,,e  portraits  are 
those  of  the  late  C.  F.  Bowman  and  liis 
widow.  It  is  a  valuabla  contribution  to  local 
history  and  to  the  history  of  Methodism. — 
Editou.] 


At  its  last  annu.al  meeting  the  American 
Historical  Society  adopted  a  recommenda- 
tion in  favor  i<\  a  due  i j!,-erv,aiiee  in  1602  of 
the  four  ii  :i;  ::■  ;r.  ■■i,.r  ;.iy  of  the  dis- 
covery o:-, I       .       ■     irColumba.'. 

Th(dr  r  '  ■    '     .  I      ^  ■'        :<>    a    comiiiit- 

tee  fC."  ^a  ■  .  ,.;  i^  ',  a  -  r.  :  ..rt.-d  in  fa\or 
of  the  c.1,1  rii.  rnoratmii  of  ti,e  event  by  an 
international  evhibitioii  of  the  industries 
and  pioihiels  of  all  na.tions.  The  report  of 
the  cooimiitee  n^commends  a  joint  com- 
mittee of  the  Senate  and  House  to  prepare 
and  report  a  suitable  bill. 


Tin:  nisToi:icM.  1:1:^ 


THE  WYO.11t.NG    l!Ll  l.S. 
Souic-  ol  the  i'.iilc;  of  timt  .\noici-t  Mililiiiv 

Oriic.  IS. 
Olio    of    \Vilke«-Tlnr:-.--   .-1-.    .     v^^]v,■.<-, 
coujiuiuitis  was   tlio\'.  >■  ,i*        i 

juBt  wheu    it  was    or;;:  1^  ;  : 

Jnines  A.  Gordon  ?a>  ~  I;  .  .  i  '  .■ 
pnuizntiou  iir>  early  in   r,      .      1  ,.    :    :    I 

existed  ascp.rly  ns  It'i-i  ,      .. 

weRthc-r-beaten  docuii;.  I      :;  ,        ■      ;    .■ 

o£  the  KhcoRO,  it  1^..  ..  ,  ,i  i  ■■.  .i.  ,. 
iilledin  Witt!  apeu.    ]i  .,,...    ..;  io;:...,-,. 

lULITIA   KLECriON. 

Nolicy  is  pivpu  to  the  Volnntcpr  Companv 
called  tlip  Wyomiut:  Hlnes.  iittnclied  lo  tlie 
Becoiid  li,iitiili..n  111  tliM  aoth  fleaiinent,  com- 
munt'- J  1  ;.  1  :•  i.:,  (  1.  i;::n5om.  thnt  aa  election 
foriii  :..  I  :-;    aud    Knsisn  will    be 

held  lit  I  .1      ^nuce   Myers,    EsqV.  in 

thef.vi  -:  i.i  -  ■  .11,  ..u  Thursday,  thpjfith 
daycf.l:  ,1  ',1  .l.ft  WWII  the  hours  of  JO 
in  the  fonuofii  ninl  bIi  in  trie  aftornoou.  wherf 
thoee  couf'riiod  are  rcoaested  to  alu-Dd.  to 
elect  by  ballot,  the  said  ctlicers. 


Wilkes-Barre,  Jnne  loth   IsOO. 

The  old  paper  is  handed  ns  by  George  H. 
Butler,  Ksq.,  and  is  one  of  the  batch  fonuda 
conple  of  years  ago  among  the  effects  of 
Zebulon  Bntler,  son  of  Col.  Z.  Butler. 

There  i.re  also  a  coaplo  of  sheet-  of  paper 
piuued  with  the  same  [linthat  fastened  them 
together  bO  years  ago,  givmg  what  appears 
to  be  the  original  organization  ot  the 
Wyoming  Blues,  their  rnlcs,  nniform  and 
first  roster.  It  is  so  torn  and  soiled  that 
Borne  parts  cannot  he  rfi  ciphered.  We  ap- 
pend it,  thon.:h  iv^t  '.:-"-■: m:  tor  the  correct- 
ness of  the  sitrii  ■-'  )■  r  ,  '.-•;■ 

Thonuder.-u:i.'    :,  :        :  •  to    the    Wjo- 

ming   Blues,    ['    :        .  ...,    to    couiply 

with  the  foUo-.viL.;  :^:.-,  '..■„::; 

That  we  will  furiu-li  our^r'lves  with  such 
uniforms,  etc.,  as  shall  be  agreed  on  by  the 
company  by  the day  of 

That  anyone  w'jo  in  tne  least  does  not 
equip  and  attend  H„'reeably  to  the  rules  of 
the  company 


Zeb.   Butler, 
George  Chahoon, 
W.  M.  Robisou. 
Samuel  Brown, 
Calvin  Edwards. 
Edwin -1  racy 
Josiah  Bennet, 
Elijah  .\daiiis, 

.     .     .     Nutton, 
John  J.  W.ird, 
Godfrey  Vetry, 


Charles  Miner, 
Isaac  .\.  Chapmaii 


llu;;h  ii.  Anderson, 
uember  shall  have  leave 
jy  consent  of  the  com- 
>  require-  it  sooner  than 


The  uniform  shall  be, 

1,  A  crowned  bnuiLiied  black  hat  .  .  . 
blf.cl;  bear  skin,  with  a  white  .  .  .  and 
red  l:ip. 

"2,  Def'p  blue  coateo,  faced  aud  trimmed 
with  red. 

3,  White  or  baff  vest. 

■1,  Deep  blue  pantaloons  circled  »ith  red. 

5,  Either  boots  or  black  shoe  and  black 
gaitcra.     Passed. 

Death  of  tx-Judpo  IJarnmn. 
About  11  o'clock  am.,  Tuesday,  Jan.  11, 
ClitirlesT.  BarnuLu,  tifortuer  associate jndge 
of  this  county,  died  at  his  residence,  on  the 
short  s  of  Harv.-y's  LiUo,  after  a  brief  illne.s.^ 
of  I  ,  I  M  i!  -■  of  the  bowels.  For  many 
;,  •  ,  '.  :  ;  .d  lived  a  quiet,  retired  life 
;'L  '        :■         ■'.(•   home  on  the  i.ake.     He 

v.,  I.:.;,  ■  :  •on.Ian.S,  1813,  audwiia 
therelor'  H  ■.  :  ■- -  f  .  t  71  jetiis  old.  In 
his  early  I.:  ;    1      '     il:  an  active  part  in 

public  atiii  ;       '       !  i:-.     He  served  one 

term   as  (■  r  .  loiier  and   was  for 

some  tin !:    i'  ■   n    inissiouors' clerk. 

He  WHS   .  :  '  '  judge  :ind  sat  on 

the  bfii'-Ii  ■    '  .   '    ■  liiilgu  Coiiyngham. 

He  v,:,^  v.;        .  :  .-o-jghout   this  and 

!..i  :!  '-:.,:  ...  .  ■\  was  held  in  high 
c    t      I  :    :  i  .V    hii.1.     Ho  was  a 


and  will  be 


at  tiiuL.:..  ■  •  i"   i'-n.,  after  which  the 

remains '.\  i!.  i  ;  lo  the  home  of  hi» 

son.  Belli,     i:     ;     ;  .m,  on  South  Welles 

Street,  Iri  i.  .. :  ■  !  •■  nterment  will  be 
made  on  Thtir-d.iy  alteriioonat  2  o'clock. 
.\uother  sou  who  survives  is  l*rof.  James 
Biirnum.— O/-)//;/ /.Vcoiv/,  Jaiin.nrit  7?. 

G.  H.  K.""lMuTin^  E-M.,  left  recently  to 
ui  ike  ,>.oine  h'lsty  researches  throughout 
New  Kiighiud  and  the  South  in  matters  cou- 
cernieg  Ids  ■'History  of  the  I'lumb  Family  in 
America." 


eo 


Tin:  iiisroniCAL  ni:~ 


Tiii,K I :s-i(,\ i; i; i:'s  r. i  vou i;c i,.s. 

FactB  Taken  Jiom  tiiii  Tenth  Census 
Us|ir<    of  l-<.piil.iti.in. 

of  II,.'  -  ..  :  ,i     :    ■     ■        .:,.:,,;        I  .-i 


and  diiccta.i.  of  New  \orl:,  PlulwU-li.; 
Harri-t)cri_-.  Pitt>l,nri,'  uua  Bnffalo.  ancl  1. 
ma[i  of  \\  il!,(. -;-):, .iTr. 


hii.t> 


lai'tji-  |i!    ,     :  1'.    I  .  .  :     .     ,  ,    !  .rn-'ition 

COI'i-'i  I  :;  ■  I.  r-:,  !Jr~:i|  CLilulilioil  of 
tlie  c;. ■^ .    I     ;      ;  , ,  r,  due  to  Mr.  RfvuoldR 

tor-.-ji'.  .'  I  ,-.  r- Willi  vliioh  the  re- 
port .-.loMn,!  ,,■...,;  his,  but  thp  re.-alt  of 
bad  tyi'fs'jiiiii:.  ,1  :.■■•-■■  riroot  reiidins. 
None  of  tlie  i',,i   :  i!;-   :uilhor.     For 

iustauce,  on.  i  <-  ..  i  ;  :  , '■iiciit  extnic- 
lion  pliould  10'  (I  1  •  .1,  ,  ;.  v.irh  Mr.  Kcv- 
noUU  l.fri.ii^.i  :>.-,;- iti-.t  Wyoniiii:; 

wafl'ii-l  --;!  '         ■   i'.i.-.'lA  ,!    i,:,rt\    of   m.-n 


Ke    !•; 


.sfco)'c(  atltir.pt  ii  mr-HUt.  The  com- 
idetion  of  the  Xorlh  Branch  Canal 
in  1S13  18,  of  cocv?e,  a  mi~;i:int  for  ISaO. 
The  river  common,  itiMead  of  liavmrr  a 
masimom  width  of  S.r.dO  ft-it.  hr.^only  350, 
and  tlie  river  lir.s  not  wa^fnfd  tne  rtst  away, 
either,  iu  f  tiite  of  oue  or  f^o  Icc-il  alaniiir;!^. 
The  lat.Io  of  [•opiiI  .tin.;  \.x  d.-o;df<  is 
badly  nil::-.'.  Ti,,  :'  ■  :-,  -  -'  M  |..  :.,!- 
low^:      1  -'".:.",    I  ■  '   ■.  '■'>.:/,'-, 


lt!  = 


type  tetters  Bi.-uia'.ii-  to  kiiuv. more  alioui 
cramuiar  than  th-3  artiior. 

The  latitude  i*  -11  disref?.  14  mhnitcs 
nortn:  loDt:itudc  T.";  d.-t;rers  and  ."ti  niinntcs 
west  from  Groeiiwicti:  altitude  oil  to  731 
feet. 

Total  valuation,  S3. 13-1. 16'"';  P't  cai.ita, 
8134.     Net  uiiL-htLdrc^s,  .t:.".  i!.7;  per  cap- 


=11  fr 


form    a    i;,,..,l    v;,!;i    -!. .^  i:t     for    Ihn 

iio:irdof  Ir.ul.  l>,  i..,.u  jc  „;.  .        I  lay  convey 

able  to  be  looked  up  within   a   public    docu- 
ment. 

The  vobinie  is  compiled  by  Col.  C4eorye  E. 
Waring'.  .)r.,  of  Newport  U.  I. 

Index  ol  Governnient   I'ulilimtion.s. 

A  most  valuable  publication  has  lately 
been  issued  from  the  Government  printinff 
oiljcc,  a  copy  of  which  reaches  theEECoriD 
throuj;h  the  courtesy  of  Coijfiressmau  0*- 
borne.  It  is  a  dtsciintive  citalotruo  of  all 
the  Government  puI'luMlious  of  th.-lnibd 
Slates  from  1774  to  lt.-<l,  a  period  of  M7 
yearii.  it  is  a  voliin,..  of  iirarlv  1  -!i;()  pii-es, 
lixlU'ii,,-h.-,,  a:..',  i     .   .     1  :I     '   I.',    the  well 

known      \V  .-Ion  - ,      .  ',  ul.     Ben: 

J-erley  rooio,  .'l^  i   o-i  ::: Kords. 


to    refer 
Miry    for 


iie  Hr 


those   that 


them  now  in    tLtoO 


the  .survivors  and  to  the  I 
are  dead, 

Kesolutions  rel  ilivo  to  claims  of  WyominE; 
.=nfrerers.  I'a.  Leni-lature,  Atir.  IG,  HSM. 
Kx.  Docs.  No.  3.5S,  'J.'itli  Congress,  L'd  ses- 
sion, Vol.  10.  In  favor  of  the  p  'ssase  of  a 
law  ^•r-'nlim;  coiiipensatinn  to  the  snfferer.s 
by  the  \\  yo'niuK  massacre  durinu  the  Kevo- 

iici  on  on  petition  of  heirs  of  the  Wyo- 
r.:ini,' victims. liiiy  2.  l53S.  lleports  of  cotn- 
ni-.ttees.  No.  lOli'J,  ;;r>ih  Coni/rtss.  'Jd  ses- 
sion, \'ol.  4.  2  pp..  octavo.  House  Revolu- 
tionary Cl.;;iiis  (.'oiiiiiiittee  reports  adversely 
to  .-illoftance  of  coinp' nsatiou  for  Ic.s=essn.s- 
tained. 

I'etiiion  relalivo  to  Indian  depredations. 
Citizens   of  \Vyomin;;,   Feb.  18,  1639.     Ex- 


THE  insToincM.  nix-oRi). 


81 


lur  Nation's  liistorj  can  he 


Docs.  No.    2'i;_i,   'SaU   (loiitjrosr,  3(1   cession, 

forlci-  -  .  ,1  ,  ''  :i.-s  oC'-iTisiouecl  by  tin- 
iittiK-k  ..I  t:  .  1:  I  .  -;  (.11  the  to-.vu  of  Wyu- 
ui!:ii; '1    ■ '■    : ''      !       "Ii.tion.'irj  \\  iir". 

lUidcr  (liilu  of  March;::.,  l.-Ji;.  reference 
is  made  to  tho  rfCDiiiuunda'.ion  by  tlie 
Uoiise  Kevululiouary  Uhuics  Conimititp  ot 
allowauje  to  lu-irs  ut  iJr.  Wni.  lljoktr 
Smilli,  olWilkes-lIarrr,  iM  i;^  -r:\Kt',  us 
HCtintj  stirycon  dnnii;.-  H  ■  ■  •.  ,i;,:Mrj 
War.  Tills  pelitiou  \ia  i  ,  ,.  i  .  >  .  .•.'hy- 
ton  by  Dr.  Andrew  Ji.ui.i.:.  .  n. .:■■,.  1-  ine 
lapse  of  50  years,  is  alue  ai.ii  \»eii  at  his 
lioine  ill  Wuverly. 

The  measures  takuu  m  re^riird  to  Frances 
Slorum,  "the  lost  sister  of  \\yomuifc,"  are 

dupfcd  'by   our  .several     Kotucsenlatives    m 
CouijretjS. 
Kvery  c 
trai-ed  .-:• 
publl.'      i;  ,     ■  :  ;  ■  .    .     iiia;;,v     ot 

«>^.^:l^:', ,./:';.:',;:,.. ,,,:o::;caisocMy': 

which  1-  i.t  1  .u.l:  u.:i  i;:  m-  ollicial  de- 
positories ot  i.ll  the  (joveiaTDtul  [itiblica- 
lions.  The  index  alone  attords  interesting 
readiiit;.     Under   such    llead^  as    "Jefferson 

"Geori;.'  <  -i  ";;...."  "TaritX,''  "Pubric 
LauJ,'      :        ,  of    otiiur   topics  one 

can  run:        i,  ;  .  ii.ttrestas   he  could  by 

CODMlltlliL-  ,■   .-.,,  I..;  r.Ua. 

The  work  of  |'te(.ariii!j  the  volume  occu- 
pied two  years  and  was  penornritcl  bv  .Mr. 
Pooro  and  14  a^^istants.  They  found  and 
cataiojiued    I'^t.i  it;.;.    buoUs.     i.^imiihlets    and 


for    reference 


C^l.  l-hiMk.uV   JCm l(l„n. 

Ur.  W.  n.  Kyic.  of  >lairi,.br.rc;,  sends  tiie 
Kkcoku  an  interestin;;  docamcut  pertaining 
to  the  Plunkett  invasion  of  Wyoming  Valley 
in  177.5.  The  doctor  proiuises  a  sketch  of 
J'lnr.kelt  for  a  subs  quent  issue.  We  may 
prenii.so  the  old  document  by  remarking'  that 
Plunkett  was  sent  lu  1775  to  Wyoniiefj  by 
llie  Pennsylvania  Assembly  lo  effect  the 
arresi  of  certain  of  the  Connecticut  clai- 
mants wh..  were  cha.r?ed   with    illegal    prac- 


l>ay. 
fd     do 


object.      Plunkett    is 

.erhaps  a  praclioner  of 
lo   this.    J)r.  Ks-le  will 

in  his  promised  sketcli. 

mi-jlv.'nia 
.:u:-(;askin         Dr, 


peditioii 

ket  relnr 

To  Sis 


111  111.-  l;;x- 

u'^.ost' 
myself  at 


I'lSOO 


Tn  12   Days    Strrvice 
lis  Od  per  day    2  5  0 

To  12  Days  Service  of  two  boatmen 
at  2s  C.d  per  day 3  0  0 

To  liuding  ruyselt  and   hands   pro- 
visions        215 

December,   17  75  €28  5  0 


No 
On 

rthu 

the 

mbei. 
2!Uh 

h'l 
d- 

id  Com 
,y   of  .N 

f   tt 

.  Ik't 
le  .) 

ore  11 
ud^-e- 

,"; 

•John  S 
.f   the 

and  the  ^ludetit-  oi  ..iK-iion-  V>  which  tney 
relate.  Mr.  Puoro  is  to  be  contjratulated 
cpon  the  fidelity  .?nd  tliyrou.,-hce=s  with 
which  his  work  has  been  doae. 


On  the  occasion  of  the  inancuration  of 
Gov.  Beaver,  th(.  Harn.-buri;  T--I^.,rnj,h  pub- 
li-^hed  a  serie-  of  biot;rapinc;.l  anieles  of 
all  the  Governor-  of  lVnn->  Ivama.  from  the 
fertile  Pcii  of  Dr.  U.  H.  K^-le.  By  the  w  u . 
Dr.  E-le  has  b.-eu  Im-ily  e;-ai;eu  rea.ln.- 
thf  proof  sheet-i  of  volume  13  ot  the  Penu- 
61  Ivania  Archives. 


i,.i.  liioJi.\s  Gas 

in  and    subscribed    the  day   an 
i'd.  Before   mc,   witne.-3  my  hai 

J.  SiMrso.N.         ■   SE, 


[The  foregoing  is  eiidorseJ,  '■Tliorans 
Gaskins'  account  against  the  Province  of 
Penii-.\lvania"  and  also  "Kec-ived  aCVrtiti- 
c.t..  No,  10.71t)  for  tve"ty-ei-ht  pi.up.l-  live 
r-hillii,--,  W.  Wil^o'i.-'    C^:  \W!li.m  \\iis.n. 


ameiaberof  of  IheS 
jril  from  Norlhr.mb 
Thomas  Ca.ikius  ?] 


ad  County. 


Tlir.  JlISTOmCAL  HKCORD. 


A  Ciiiiii.ctic-ut  Lo.iil  ni»t.>rj. 
A  9(.i-iiaH0  piimplilot  receutly  received  by 
the  Kkcojiu  beiirs  the  followiujj  title:  "His- 
loiiclii  Skclch  uf  Uju  C.jii(;r<K'.aiuu.a  CliUi'ch 
nad  I'nnsli  of  •Canloii  ('  .;i!  :,  (  -  p-..,  forra- 
orlj  We-'t  Siiii';bur,\,  .,•.:  h  .  li",  i  Com- 
pilod    by    iicv.    Fri.i.    ,^    ,   \  ,.ini    Miss 

Ira  K.  (irulley.  liaitior  i,  1-  -  ,  '  I!  opens 
with  11  hi~torio!il  seiaiou  [wi-irlii  d  liy  Kev. 
Jairas  {;;irt  in  1S31,  the  only  cniinc-ltd  his- 
tory of  the  church  np  to  thnttiine.  The 
settlcUK-ut  of    Simsbury  bi-iiii  lu  K;;?.  uud 


iM. 


Vri-h  biurlii.  K.v.  .1'  ,-  1  .  ,  :  .  ;;,  1  ic-o 
to    lyjil     A      curiM  I      ,     ,  ,.    ^;iven, 

relative  to  the  pn.-.t..i  i.liusigu- 

ing  a  paper  .i;-,h  ,,.,,;  the  so- 
ciety from  any  li.ii.ii,;.,  ..^  to  his 
BaUiry,  and  "I  ye  said  Mr.  Moriwiii  do  ixv.- 
quit  and  discharge  the  society  from  all  de- 
aiHuds  from  the  beginning  of  the  world  to 
this  day  and  forever  after.  Received  in  fall 
— I  eay  received  per  me— as  witness  my 
hand."  The  parnphlot  trace- the  church  and 
the  parish  down  to  the  prtsent  ana  Hives 
brief  siicli'lii's  of  fucli  ciiizms  a^  become 
rr.Mi,:i:.  1/  ;;•,  !■  ,    ;::•     ^  ..i  m  the  Tirofe-sions. 


Ida 


triOnlioa  to  (.'onu»criCiU  lociil  aniiriU  and  is 
of  interest  as  well  to  students  of  NNyoniing 
history,  some  of  our  pioneers  having  come 
from  the  region  described. 

KiRhtv-Two  Tears  Old 

[Uaili  Ktcord,  Jan.  l.| 
The  host  of  Col.  Charles  Dorrance's 
friends,  should  they  meet  him  to-day.  would 
be  glad  to  extend  him  their  hearty  cou^ratn- 
lations  at  having  reached  the  ripe  age  of  8"i 
years.  The  event  will  be  quietly  celebrated 
by  a  family  gathering.  Col.  Dorrance  is 
hale  and  he,irty  and  shows  hirdlv  a  trace  of 
the    paralyti-    n't-.-!-    rv!i-M    ."■.,..;.,!     htt.i 


nl.i'  I  ■  I  -  '  1  •  ■  '-  ;  ,  ■ ,  .  . ,  ilov  and 
win.  \  '  .  ■  ■  ■'  ■■■  ■  -■■•  ■  ■  ■■  ir.pnnd 
th.f  -•  1.  I..  .  .  .■.-•■:„  ,u  •::■■  ;  ',i  couUlct 
for  title  lit  un-t  the  power  ..f  what  was  be- 
lieved to  be  oppression  on  tne  p-rt  of  the 
State  government.  Col.  Dorrance  is  presi- 
dent of  th«  association  which  rieets  an- 
nually at  the  foot  of  the  monameut  tocom- 


meniorate  the  bloody  Cyht  of  J77?,  and  in 
which  his  grandfather,  Lt.  Col.  Geo.  Uor- 
ranco,  was  so  badly  wounded  that  ho  waa 
on  tho  following  day  killed  by  his  savage 
captors. 

Col.    <■;.      I,        1 •:..       la     lats    his   title 

froii.  1,  ^         •  '    .  :.    ,  ■   ,1^  I'leold  Wyo- 


Valley  an,l  to,  I:.  ,.-,■,  v  i.'-i  rj.  At 
theiidof  Julj    :  .     '    ,  .bie-s 

of  making  t!r  ■,,    ;  -   i  : . '   :     ;    ■    liile, 

and  ahvajs  iu-.i  t~  .-  '  ■<  .■  i"  0  ■■  miiUtil 
dinner  as  his  yu.-t-  ih.m-. ■],•.!  ci,  i  i,'.wijeu 
who  may  be  pre-eni,  and  nut  only  ^o.  but  he 
does  the  newspaper  men  tho  compliment  of 
including  tlium  in  the  same  select  circle  of 
gnesls. 

Col.  Dorrance  is  a  son  of  Henjaiiiin  Dor- 
rance and  a  brother  ot  the  late  lameMted  and 
beloved  Rev.  John  Dorrance,  ol  Itjcal  fame 
in  I'rcsb.Nterian  ciri-li  s.  He  was  born  Jan. 
4,  lyuo,  and  ha.  .  n.  ;  ,;■.,  It.mI  in  the  an- 
cestral hanie.  ■,, :  -  i  luodcl  farm 
and  where  he  i-  '  .  1  y  everjthing 
that  wealth  and  a  .h  aia  ,:.  -u't'  taste  can 
supply..  In  his  aova-.oir-  m-e  he  is  not 
alone,  bnt  his  good  wife,  whom  he 
married  in  ISio,  is  sj^ired  to  enjoy 
his  corniiauy.  Their  home  is  vi.-iteii  almost 
daily  by  some  one  or  other  of  their  children 
or  grandchildren.  His  son,  B.  F.  Dorrance, 
V.-q..  lives  with  his  I'.imily  near  lii-  paternal 
home  and  his  tiaughter  Annie  Huckuigiuua. 
wife  of  S:a  Uloii  l.'rviiolds,  E.q.,  hves  in 
Wilkt-  1;^  M'.  ill  iii^  other  sons,  J.  Ford 
Dorraii.  ,-  law  in  Meadville, 
John  1  ;  ;  ,-^ijuri  and  Charles, Jr., 
is  a  cl.  r!,  i:i  (  "h'   .'/a. 

Col.  Dairaiicr  lias  been  nrominently 
identified  with  local  alTai-s.  He  was,  among 
many  other  trusts,  a  leader  in  the  Ijnzerne 
County  Attiiiaillia-al  .-^ooi' ty.  a  jail  commis- 


Wyon, 

father 

Col. 


)1<1  : 


:;Uea    by  his 

l.a  LOW.  with  ins 
mth  a  well-earned 
and  integrity  he 
hi-  S'Jd  birthday 
;  pleasure. 

an  Koail. 


The  second  of  a  series  of  articles  running 
in  the  Gvniilinii,  a  heform.'d  Churcli  pnb- 
lication  printed  in  Ptiiladelphia,  appears  m 
the  December  issue  of  that  jonrnal.  The 
editor-Uev.  H  M.  Kirffer.  A.  M  -relntf  s 
the  story  ot  the  iii»--acres  at  Wyoming  and 
Cherry  Vr.lley  m  177.-,  and  the  determina- 
tion of  Wa-hingtou  to  avenge  the^e  atroci- 
ties, the  ai  tide  ch,-ing  with  a  brief  sk(  tch  of 
Geu.  Sullivan,  who  was  releoted  to  chastise 
the  Ravages. 


THE  lllSTOmCAL  UKroiW. 


Uulf  nCcnliiry  lu  Olil  I.HJ 


A  Princctou  Liidj-  Dead.  **«..  <^^.7..i...j  lu  w...  »t.^u...i.. 

I'loui  n  leceut   uuuibur  of   the  Priuceton  Albert  McAlpiiio,  wlio.^n  doath   occ.uiod  lit 

(N.  J.)  r,r^.^  we  Inarn  of   llie  doiilh  of  Mr?.  I'lciis'iiit  Vilify  on  Jan.   li),^W!i-  for  -cvcral 

Sii~.'iM  l:,t  .    ■■   r   I  i -.ril,  wife  of    I'rof.  I'uck-  '  |, 'i' ~  *  '^'    ',  '  '  '  "     ,  ','    i',,    ,,  '^"'   ,  '.'" '7,i",'''- 

nni,  ..:    i  1   J       I     .   .  iilu-ge,  aud  H  cousin  of  ],    .',/,■         i,   '  ;.  r 

llfs.  i:-  H       ;  .1  ■,.    >„M,:u,  of  tl.is  valley.    Ucr  (,./i'.   -      '.v,     ':    .    ,     >/';  ."     i    ,     ;;.i 


lovci  to  hoi:or.  Ilt-r  lito  luior  to  her  m:ir- 
rifigo  had  been  spent  niniiilj  at  Orange  and 
lUooiufield,  N.  J.,  the  .'scenfr;  nf   the  former 


from  Itial  time.  She  wili  bd  lovincly  rt- 
membered  by  =  uch  of  the  students  as  knew 
her. 

A    IMonec^r  ThysielKu's  Widow    Dead. 

GoHM\N-ln  Prcniderice,  Jan.  2;!.  ISST,  Mis. 
Loiii^i  Heirlior  GormaD,  relict  of  tlie  Uai- 
.lunu-s  T.  Gorman,  M.  U.,  aged  92  years  aud  G 
months. 

Mrs.  Gorman  was  the  relict  of  the  late 
James  T.  Gorman,  M.  D.,  one  of  the  pioneer 
physicians  of  Kortheaslern  Pennsylvania. 
She  was  born  in  Litchliekl  County,  Conn., 
July  29,  1794,  of  sturdy  New  England  stock, 
her  cliildhood  was  passed  in  hi-r  native 
county,  amid  sutrontidiut's  and  intlueiiccs 
that  icuded  to  the  oevtioimienc  of  '.-leep, 
stroll- and  ab:diL;T  virtues.  In  IJ^IO  she 
was  ui.il.d  in  maniaL-e  lo  James  1'.  Gor- 
niaii,  M.  l>  .  .;dJ  in  1  •>;>!;  removed  to  Abinsr- 


toii 


las  coiitemporane- 
and  warm-hearted 
rahle  and  much  es- 


liM  caiiduc-lLi  r-ULTu^stully  until  his  laL-tory 
was  destroyed  by  tire,  in  which  he  sustained 
a  heavy  loss. 

He  was  thrice  married;  hn  first  wife 
being  Mary  ,Vn  11  W  ■  i  ■',;,  ~\  ■■.  ;  ■■■  <  i.l  .1-  i.ah 
Wright,    a    well  i  ■        '  :,—,,,. 

IJarre.     No  i-,n- ^  .    ■    :.     '         ;        ,;    ._•... 

but  he  leaves  a  l.n.,,!;,  .  ;  .:  '  I  <;  .  i,  r> 
all  grown  to    man    ■m.l     i. . .  ;    -.  e 

sons  of  the  seoonii  wife.  1,1  >:  ;  ■<  <;  ;  iir-. 
and  1)110  son  by    his   survr,  ::  I  :.,■ 

deceased  was  au  honest,  c-. .  i  n  !,i ,. .  < m- 
zen,  uprit'lit  and  jiist  to  ail:  uini  ulm,  alter 
more  th.iu  halt  a  century  V  roideuce  and 
business  career  amouL'st  us,  has  left  to  his 
children  as  their  chiefest  inheritance  an  nu- 
sullied  reputation. 

In  speakini;  of  the  death  of  Albert  McAl- 
pine  reeeiitly  CHi)t.  Calvin  I'arsons  re- 
marked that  in  IfUc*  the  former's  brother, 
Hiram,  came  to  Wyomiiii;  Valley  on  a  busi- 
ness trip  and  sold  .Mr.  Parsons'  father  a 
shing'e  machine,  the  trip  resulting  not  only 
iu  the  -ale  but  in  .Mr.  M.'s  fahinj,'  m  love 
witti  his  customer's  dau;;hter,  whom  he 
married  three  years  later.     In     If^.i^    Calvin 


froci 


■s.liarre  to  Con 


,d  e. 


vith 


iuf;,  and  wuh  .an  em  Ti'v  that  never  tlairged 
nor  faltered,  her  active  hie  abounded  iu 
good  deeds.  >he  wa-(  the  mother  of  the  late 
Cha-.  (iorman,  M.  V..  of  Fitt-too:  Mrs.  I.  V. 
Ijyuch,  of  Waverly,  i-.nd  .Mrs.  D.  C.  Stanton, 
of  .\bingtou. — Scranlon  Krpnblkan. 


y    ■  \     ■  .   -.  '  ■•,;        '.'■■      r.  •-.i.s    speaks 

;■!  I'  ..     ,  •    -■       ..;  .:      ■  :    ,aid    ..fates 

t^..     ^' ^      ^:    -■   ■     '      ■■  ■  .  '■■'■■'    early  day 

ft...  i,ew;-.l.:..a..a  1.-.  ;.  :e  j;..eut  by  tii^j 
l.ipsing  years  and  that  lu  his  death  the 
community  lost  au  npright  and  useful  citi- 
zen. 

The  funeral  of  Mr.  .McAlpine  took  place  at 
the  rre-bylenan  Church,  Ple.isant  Valley, 
January      21,      and      a      large    concourse 


THE  HIsroniCAL  RF.COIili. 


itlf.i.lpd.     TIk' 


Dr.  I'arke 
I  all  tlio  peo- 
vfcd    h-iviiii; 


of  i,r-npl(. 
dufUat  liy 
rc.-iil^'iil  I 
mailo  H  ti. 

becu  lii'icl 
of  peopU 
was  ill  tl 
cimrcli. 


Dr.  Throop,  of  Scranton,  is  the  owner  of 
a  vaUialile  relic  of  i'euiisj  Ivatiia  ioiiriiali?m 
in  the  shape  of  a  lile  of  the  famous  I'oicn- 
pine's  Gaselh,  wliich.  for  a  time,  the  great 
hi.storian  and  ^jrammariati,  Willinrn  Cobhett, 
made   famous.     This   tW,-    '   ■■      fr  >i!   .Iiii'« 


(let. 


well  I 


by     W 

'llliani      C..I.1. 

•It 

o|[".^ii 

c"    Christ's 

Church."     TliC  iilws 

Mil. 

li^hed  in 

tho  papers 

alluded  to,  consists r! 

IllCll 

)  ot  the  p 

rocMdiuKS 

of  Ijoti 

Kiess,  rvhioh  a 

1 11,; 

it  tlU.'f    ll 

eld  ils  ..^es- 

Pious  i 

U  I'hilnd.  Iphi; 

I.  an 

d  Itti.-  r- 

lioii.  aft^^- 

Europ: 

etui    c.ipUals. 

.\m 

on:;    thi- 

ad^ertise- 

nieuts 

is  otiH  si-iic; 

1   li\ 

i^h.-r  OIT^T- 

iBga  1 

■(■ward   of    ^.".1 

V,   f,J 

T    the  .!. 

teuliou    of 

"ati>  1 

!•  (.u 

ty"  who 

tampered 

with  ii 

!     It 

oiiif  to  its 

SUb-i  ; 

-rk 

set  ujs  !(j 

i  have  been 

preN:.;. 

i  ■■    1..    .'■.-.    > 

1  ijs. 

,  and   .M 

r.   Cobhett 

stiyu.:. 

,li.:c,-    IL    ,.,,    "i 

l.^s-:^ 

irdlj-    aui 

.1  as-assin- 

like."- 

■lUpublicjii. 

Letter  from 

.Mr. 

Varin.,'1 

Ol,. 

Ina 

letter  to  the 

Kf-r 

■oKI>   under  date  of 

CarbonUalc,  Jan.   !;>,  Mr.  Dilton    Yariugtou 
enys: 

Enclosed  you  will  find  starii!-  sufRcient  to 
pay  for  two  of  yonr  alm.-uiMcs.  I  an;  just 
gettiufT  up  trom  a  severe  coin  and  attack  of 
rheauiatism,  that  has  confined  me  to  the 
house  more  than  n  month.  T  improve  slow- 
ly indeM. 


of .],,  1 
Hanni: 
called  t 
BarHUi 


iMany  of  our  reiderh  will  reniomber  Char- 
les W.  I'uslcr,  who  about  1S72  or  1873  came 
hero  from  ,\buich  Chunk  and  kept  a  musiu 
store  on  Market  Kireetii.Chahoon  Hall  bmld- 
iuff.  Mr.  Foster,  who  is  a  brother  of  Mrs. 
Thomas  \\.  Hrown,  of  this  city,    soon    after 

njiorter  on  the  /•,v.sv.    1.,   •    ■  ■\u\. 


.f  the  Ki 


nial  K 


Canada 
says,  to 
as   tired 


The  latest  we  have  seen  from  his  pen  is  tho 
nllowintr,    eutilled    "Iho    I'ennsylvauian's 


'owjiinoiiom— aiioliier,    in>t    spelled    the   same 
1  lov'-'  yon,  I  :;r,-.-'t  yon.  sweet  sounds  of  PA. 


,k   (M.M'kchn.ik  so 


Illinois  has  a  citizen  named  Gotobed.     He 
i  in  L.O  danger  of  buing  a  nijjht  editor. 


'iny.  HisTdnicAi.  UKConTi. 


WILLIAM  MILL  nUTLi;U. 


The  Rochester  correspondent  of  tlic  l?nff- 
n\o  Express- ,  gives  the  following  Bketch  of 
William  Mill  Butlor,  a  former  well-knowu 
jonrnali'it  of  this  city: 

Few  men  nro  belter  known  in  this  city  and 
few  journiiU^ts   in   this  State  than  William 
Mill  Batler.  who  h:i^  h:id  a  career  allotted  to 
him  the  like  of  which   i.robably  no  one  in 
hi.s  profesfion  has  ever  experienced.     Very 
little  of  his  life   (,n-.   >  vcr  |i,  t-u  made  pnblic, 
althouab  the.''     ■       "  '  1       'indoneor  two 
ntticles  about  !  I     ,  i,-;.  farlyaseMr. 

Butler  becaim::  i  with  the  hard 

lot  in  life  av,.-iu.;,.' :  ,i.,.     j...   ...ii.j  bat  little 

o\er  eight  ycarr^citi  \>n-  uin-  wa~  sent  to  work 
in  a  coal  brcikcr.  At  sii  he  had  already 
been  tanpht  by  his  mother  to  read  (Jemian 
and  English.  At  twelve  he  went  to  work  in 
the  mines.  For  two  years  he  lived  an  under- 
ground life,  gaining  an  experience  which  I 
uuderetand  will  be  found  portrayed  in  a 
novel  which  he  has  nearly  completed.  \i 
fourteen,  in  January,  lS7i2,  he  met  the  fate 
of  BO  many  of  the  workers  in  tne  mines, 
being  run  over  and  crushed  by  a  loaded  car. 
After  some  weeks  ho  recovered  and  returned 
to  work  in  the  mines  but  in  a  few  days 
broke  down.  A  relative  took  hirn  to  Canada, 
where  he  was  sent  to  school.  He  was  clerk, 
bookkeeper  and  cashier  for  a  time,  and  be- 
gan verse-writinj.  His  contributions 
brought  him  to  the  notice  of  Mr.  B.  H.  I'ratt. 
then  city  editor  of  the  Scranton  Lhuly  Times. 
The  result  was  thit  he  entered  the  employ 
of  that  paper.  He  conducted  the 
\yilkes-BaTro  department  of  the  Scrantou 
2'im«  forover  six  months.  He  became  city 
editor  of  the  vVilkes-Barre  JJaihi  Record,  bat 
overworked  hiinselt  ana  asjaiu  broke  down. 
In  .March,  IhTT,  he  became  local  editor  of 
the  Gait.  Ont.,  i.'./oim^r,  acting '-s  corres- 
pondent for  the  Hamilton,  Hint.)  Jt.tin/ 
i';<.'ctator,  and  contributing  humorous  arti- 
cles and  verses  to  Grip,  the  Canadian 
Fuck.  Returning  to  Pennsylvania  in 
June,  187S,  ho  was  pla'ed  in  charge 
of  the  Berwick  Indepeyidcit.  In  1879 
he  btga3  the  satire  I'nntaleda,  the 
anthorship  of  which  has  nevt-r  before  been 
divulged.  In  that  year  he  became  a  member 
of  the  staff  of  the  Krnin'j  E.epress  in  this 
city.  He  has  .-iiice  held  various  positions 
on  the  Rochester  press.  He  wrote  a  hoax 
concerning  an  alleged  case  in  court, 
in  which  the  details  were  given  of 
the  trial  and  conviction  of  H  young 
lady  for  wearing  a  hii;h  hat  at  the 
the'ttre  and  obstructing  the  view  of  a 
spectator.  So  circumstantial  whs  thesketch 
that  it   deceived  hundreds    of    people  who 


flocked  to  the  conrl  house  next  day  to  hear 
Mii.s  Viola  Wealherwax  sentenced.  ItcauRed 
a  sensation  throughout  the  country.  Even 
as  experiunced  a  linunKlist  as  .James  I'oster 
Coalis,  ol  Knw  York,  t('lc;,'f.i|ilied  for  parti- 
culars. Andav.  ay  out  in  Kansas  City  two 
iawyirs  got  into  u  cli-|.iitii  over  the  facts  in 
the  case,  V.  •  .  ■  •  .  ;.  v  ;  •!  a  wager,  which 
wasduly^u,  ;  ■  l<fr  of  the  Roches- 

ter bar,  V  d':  i     ;;     1  III  in  writing.     For 

somemoi.ci  :..  ■.  .i.,:i  liis  time  mainly 
tolilerar.\  u.uk.  ilu  i:- i-uiiiiiiling  a  drama- 
tic diclionarj,  publishes  the /';///i mil  A'iii;;/i(, 
and  is  writing  a  play  and  a  novel. 


Was  ITeiil.lcnt  I'olk  in  W  illie»-l!arre  ? 

The  New  York  Sun  has  an  article  on  an 
old  centlemau,  Klias  Polk,  who  lately  died 
in  Nashville  at  the  age  of  fO,  and  whose 
claim  to  distinction  rested  upon  the  fa"! 
that  he  was  a  slave  in  the  Polk  family  and 
was  body  servant  to  President  Polk.  We 
clip  a  portion,  though  remarking  that  the 
older  inhabitants  do  not  recall  any  such 
visit  of  President  Polk  to  the  Wyominn 
Valley: 

VV  hen  Ellas  was  about  12  years  old  he  was 
given  as  a  valet  to  James  K.  Polk,  then  a 
young  man  in  college,  and  from  that  time 
till  tlie  Pre-^ident  ilied   the  two  wer.>  hardly 


whin  James  j;.  P.HK  -.w,.;  -I.  ct.  d  member  of 
Congress.  I  in  oun  of  these  trips,  alter  the 
Tennessean  had  become  Pre-ioent.  a  night 
was  spent  in  Wilkcs-Barre,  I'a.  The  next 
morning,  wtiile  Elias  WHS  in  the  stable  get- 
ting his  lior,~es  rtady,  several  white  men  ap- 
proached hiui  and  asked  hiin  if  he  didn't 
know  he  was  free. 

They  told  him  that  hewas  in  a  State  where 
a  man  could  not  hold  slave-*,  and  all  he  iiad 
to  do  was  to  leave  and  his  master  couldn't 
do  a  thing. 

"Do  you  think  I  would  go  back  on  de 
President  dat  way?  No,  sir.  You  don't 
know  me.     I'd  sooner  die  tlian  run  off." 

The  President  happt-ued  to  be  near  and 
heard  this.  He  was  gri-ally  pleased,  and  the 
next  day  surprisrd  his  f.uthful  valet  by 
speaking  of  it.  and  told  him  whenever  he 
wanted  his  freedom  he  could  have  it.  When 
his  master  died  Eiias  remained  with  the 
family  until  after  the  w:ir. 

At  the  Januiirv  meeting  of  the  (")uei<!a,  N. 
Y.,  Historical  Society  that  organization  did 
onr  townsuiHii,  Hun.  E.  L.  Dana,  the  honor 
of  electing  him  to  corresponding  lueiuber- 
ehip. 


Tin:  uisroiucAi:  i:i:roi:n. 


Tht)  IUtohu  is  in  receipt  from  Charles  W. 
i.irlin;;.  cono-iioiuliui;  s.-cretnry  of  tlie 
noiila  )list()ric«l  Soeioly,  Vticii,  N.  Y.,  of 
.1  int,-i<-  tiiiu  -i?  pasc  pamplilct  on  "Au- 
irop^M'!- :i-:,\,ni~ioru-..i..l  I'n  lii-iorio."  Gen. 


linov.-,  .!    :■  ,    ,  ,  ,  ,     ,;,  ^Inp- 

wrrcl       -■    1 ■.   .-  •    '.....  lu    life 

coul'l  !■•  :i  t  .,._J  :;,  1.  .  .  :,.,  ;  \.,.'.y,  find 
nmont;  (lie  fava-e^  nf  Hit  Alruau  continent. 
The  author  ?tatf-s  that  tlio  North  Anrrericau 
ludiaiif  frequently  lianqueled  on  human 
flch.  The  AljjocqTjiiiJ  ••vi-rt-  wont  to  teed  ou 
the  dead  hodie-  ..1  tt,.  ir  i  i,.-n,ie'=,  in  the  be- 
lief th(t  !.y  .ii  voirii.:  t:,-  :1  -hand  blood  of 
fnllen  fo.-sthc.it.  r^  h,  ,  ,i;:,-  poricr^scd  of 
their  b.  ;v,ri.      11    r-  „; ni^  to    be   evi- 


Je'iiw-    '.  :.  '  I  I  i-.ins  Were  wont  to   feed 

on  ((■■   :        ■     ,     .      '^of  their  prisoners,  the 

infori,,.' :.....:     from     17tli    centnry 

Je,-ujt  f.t.i, :-    v.l.j   wore   eye    witnesses    of 
these  pr;H-tioes. 

Gen.  Darling  promises  another  paper,  ou 
I'rehisioric  .Man,  in  which  tie  will  present 
many  facts  heretofore  unpublished.  It  also 
will  be  privately  printed. 


The  Germantown  Tflraraih  has  a  corre- 
spondent. '-Iron  .Mask."  who  writes  thus 
forcibly  of  a  lack  of  interest  in  historical 
matters  'n  c:g  Bucks  Co'inty.  and  a*  the 
remarks  are  e'lnally  applicable  in  old  Lu- 
zerne we  reprint  tliern: 

The  se-- ion  of  the  Historical  Society  was 
very  slim  I  j  attended.  A  man  must  become 
n  little  mu-ty  before  he  takes  any  interest  in 
local  history.  It  is  soniethiuc  iike  local 
geopraiihy.  .\11  school  chiluren  know  more 
about  'linibuctfo  and  niany  ccmnlries  of  un- 
pronouLcable  names  than  they  do  of  the 
country  they  live  in.  .\iiy  ■[nf-stuiu  of  local 
eooararihy  is  a  i  ii-^er  to  nrchirs.  If  vou 
want  to  strike  a  pub.lic  s.-hool  dumb,  ask  it 
to  find  th"  township  th-  -chool  is  situated  in, 
or  to  name  any  cim.-i'ltrable  niimbtrr  of 
town-hip-  or  tiie  county.  I  do  not  know 
that  it  1-  of  tha  last  importance  that  child- 
ren sliouhi  know  thc=e  ihiiifs,  tiorno  I  deem 
it  fatal  to  the  child  if  ho  fails  to  tell  an  px- 
aminint,' committee  how  hiyh  Mount  Shasta 
is,  or  how  far  Pckin  is  from  Hoiiolnlu.  So 
it  is  with  local  history.      Few  people  of  any 


locality  know  or  caro  much  about  it.  Younc 
people  do  not  pay  the  slightest  attention  to 
it.  Hence  it  will  be  noticed  that  the  per- 
sons who  take  any  aolivo  interest  in  snoh 
matters  are  old  fellows,  or  youna  fellows 
with  almormal  oUl  iasn  s.  It  cannot  be  ex- 
pected that  a  local  Historical  Society  will 
attract  a  larije  crowd  until  the  younger 
strata  of  society  begin  to  manifest  a  human 
interest  in  it. 


Coal  .Sixty-1-onr  Years  Ago. 

IKxtract  from  HarrisburK  Cl.ronicle,  Dec.2,lS22.1 
'•67oiip  Coal.  It  is  stated  in  the  Philadel- 
phia papers  that  a  large  quantity  of  Lehigh 
coal  lately  arrived  at  that  city  which  was 
selling  at  t:S  40  per  ton.  The  Now  York 
papers  in  uoticini;  this,  preface  it  with  Cfiern) 
/i^;.  and  so  it  is.  But  at  Harrisb^irtT  it  n 
much  rhrajin;  and  on  the  completion  of  the 
Union  Canal  it  will  be  much  cheajier  at 
Philadelphia  likewise.  The  late  freshet 
},'ave  an  opportunity  to  onr  fellow  citizens  of 
L';,  r:  r:i:- County  to  bring  down  the  Susque- 
I:  i  ;.  ■.  r,,al,  of  which  they  have  inexhansti- 
1  '■'  i.  of  the  same  description  with  the 
l.iii.'h  coal— It  sold  out  of  the  arks  at  less 
ili;ui  >4  per  ton,  and  is  rt  tailed  at  S4.2,"j. 
Water  communication  ihrouah  to  Philadel- 
phia beint;  established,  would  reduce  the 
price  there  at  least  2.o  per  cent." 


I-ajxr  Currency  of  0.5  Years  .*gb. 

Following  is  the  sort  of  ''paper  money"  we 
had  in  Itill'l  and  for  the  benelit  of  their  snb- 
scribern  the  newspapers  published  ever? 
week  the  amount  of  di^conntor  depreciation 
in  the  exchangeable  value  of  the  banks'  bills. 
Th»>  otli.  r  St  iti  s  made  a  worse  show  than 
o;  !  1;  '  -••'-■-  1  11  and  New  York.  The  nest 
:•  :    -e  to   17.  Centre.  Greensburg 

:;      :■  rose    to  H  each.     Yon  will 

■    ■     ;    -la   banks  ui    the  Nev.-  York 
li-         >  ■       :■.;■■      -■      t       ,1.   ;:..;,,  i:  .    1  :,,la- 

!,■  •  -         '    -  '  I     I     '■'"'/'  '   ,    '        '     V    '  '    ''^' 

an.t  ^^arren.  >.,:  Albany,  1  ro'y. '.Mol:awk\and 
Lansiiii4bnr<r.  1  cent  discount:  Newburc, 
Catskill.  Middle  District,  Aubnru,  Utica, 
Geneva,  Col.  at  Hudson,  Orange  County, 
Ontario  at  Ulica,  one  and  a  half  cents  dis- 
count:  PI  ittsburg,  3  cents:  Canada  and 
Montreal,  .">  cents. 

Penns^lvanla  bants- Philadelphia,  Har- 
risburg,  Reading,  Farmer's  Laur.  Easton, 
Northampton,  Germantown,  .'VIontgomery 
Coantv,  Delaware  County,  Bucks  County, 
Chester  County,  Lr.ncaster,  New  Hope 
Bridge  Co.,  1:  Carlisle,  York  and  Chambers- 
burg,  each,  I'-j;  Gettjsburg  and  Pittsburg, 
each.  2:  Milton.  2U;  Centre,  30;  Greensburg, 
8;  Browusville,  8.  n.  b.  p. 


THE  iiiaroniCA  l  nKconit. 


ItDSlNICSS  MKN  OI- 


nrtale,      Olvlujr 


Stophtn  Bowlf «,  bookkeeper. 
JoiiMliiiiii  "iulkclcy,  pliBnl'r. 
Eliplu-ilet    A.    Bulli 


lork   nnd    book- 


-oy. 


E^q.,  of  Curboudftlo, 
II  ill  liis  younu'er  i1h>>', 
iiiccd  iu  year.-;  Iiu  is  foud 

;l    ii'jri    of    pulling  his 


ouly  rtccntly  btt;ii  i:,\""  i  ■  I'li  .iii.ttliing 
from  his  peu.     Ncnil;,  '    '  >  ■     •:.-  wrote 

for  the  Recokd,  aiui  --^i    '         ,  ;  .  lu  re- 

priating  somo  of  thi'  iiav,  :  ;;.:-ii  hud  at 
thHttime,  for  the  reiisoii  lh;u  u  any  of  our 
renders  hove  never  seen  it  and  for  another 
reason,  that  very  few  have  access  to  tilts, 
even  the  KtcOKi)  o.'Uen  liaving  no  complete 
file.  The  l.it.  -  v  ,  i,  n  ;■  t  .  i,  dated  Carbon- 
dale,  Dec.  n,  '  1  iiR'iitiiit;  ou  the 
listof  busiu'  '  •"  '  !--,  he  omits  him- 
self. Win.  S.  :.  ,  i.r,  ,Ir  ,  Charles 
Tracy,  \Va-i.:i  •  i  ,  '  ■  .1  I'. 'i'eetor, 
Chester  A.  (  -  :  i  l  i  . ,  ■  i  ■!■>■■,  :.^  beiui; 
mere  yonth-:  '.^  .  ■.  i  .U^  hua 
Green,  as  LL.I  r,  ,  .,  i-  •  .■  ..,':,..  i^.irre  in 
ISia;  Rev.  Aio,  liv.,t,  l,>.  I„i..:i=.  t:...;ie  as  a 
missionary  amouij  the  ludiaus  lu  IbiT.  In 
his  list  he  includes  Abram  Pike,  "the  Indian 
slayer,"  who  thoutfb  not  strictly  a  business 
man  in  1813,  was  yet  a  very  important  busi- 
ness man  for  his  country  in  the  time  of  her 
greatest  need.  ">io  man  then  living  had 
rendered  greater  services  to  his  country 
during  the  Indian  wars  than  he.  His  name  is 
familiar  to  all  who  have  read  Miuer's  "His- 
tory of  Wyoming.'" 

COUET   IN    1818. 

Thomas  Barnside,  president  jadg^,  to 
August  Term,  IflS,  at  which  term  David 
Scott  became  president  judge,  Matthias 
HoUenback  and  Jesse  Fell,  associates. 

BUSINESS    AND    PBOFES3I0NAL    MEN. 

John  1'.  .\rndt,  landlord,  shipbuilder,  etc. 

I'hilip  Abboit,  fanner. 

Abial  .\bbott,  carpenter  and  joiner. 

Nathan  .\.Uen,  carpenter. 

H.  C.  Auhiser,  merchant. 

Ijloyd  Alkins,  carpenter. 

Willi.am  Apple,  carpenter. 

Ziba  Bennett,  merchant's  clerk. 

John  L.  Butler,  coal  operator. 

Barton  Butler,  farmer. 

Ijord  Butler,  merchant,  ;oal  operator,  etc. 

Steuben  Butler,  printer. 

Chester  Butler,  lawyer. 

Z"biilon  Butler,  farmer. 

I'lerce  Butler,  farmer. 

Kleazer  Blackmail,  farmer. 

John  Bettle,  cashier  of  bank. 

Samuel  D.  Betlle,  silversmith. 

Nathan  Barney,  farmer. 

Andrew  BoUes,  farmer. 


.1.  and  laborer, 
and  currier, 
rr  and  tanner, 
mncr  and  currier. 


farmer. 


Brill..'::       I 

Aaia.u  I-  ,■  . 
Mo-i--,  i:. 
Isaa,-  i; 
Sarin,.  '   i 

Willi..::.    I 
Gilt.irl 

Alexa:..    .        : 

Hur,.i:.    1 

Jamr    ■•      : 

Ebw,.-  .     ! 

Andirw  i'.. 

Henry  B:iri 

Job  Barton,  carpenter. 

William  and  George?  Blane,  farmers 

Thoma-^  r,:iiil'  It,  -rl.ool  teacher. 

.ToMah  !■■'.:  .:..   i:-.'.  i.-T. 

:\lik:.  :.    I:,  :.  .    i:'.T. 

Gid,  .1.  .■     -    .  :  '.  .11. 

Willi:....  ..■'  : ;     MtMr. 

Elir.hal.1:..  t.......  .  ..iMiiet  maker. 

Ori.-tus  Coliui-.  l:,v,yLi. 

Putnam  Catlin,  h.wyvr. 

Charles  CUlin,  \:nvy,.r. 

Georne  I"..  i!ii,..ii.  ,  ..  Li'iiier  and  join 

A.  CI.  I    :.  '      .    ■:        .■  .aiU. 

Dam.  1  .  ■  .  i-mith. 

Ma<..;.  1  :    -  ..  :       ■  .:■. 

Ed«a-.i  .'  ...  :  ,  .1    ■  :  t. 

Arijoia  l''.U.  J  .-l.CL.f  peace. 

Henry  CoU.snrvej  or. 

Harris  Colt,  V.  S.  soldier. 

John  Ca.ry,  f,irni,-r. 


Jo-ii 
Edw: 
Isaa.-' 
Jacjl 


Huu'h  and  (.'..ii  :~    C.nnor,    carpeutei 

John   in.l  I'.t'.r  C.mnor,  carpenter.^. 

GeLirije  li.ui~on,  lawjer. 

Thomas  Djer.  lawjer. 

James  Diekeii-,  lU-vulutionary  soldier. 

John  and  K.^b-rt  Dowiut.  V    s  .    -oldiei 

Anderson  and  Fraud-  li.uia,  faimei.-. 

Chester  Dana,  river  pil.n. 

Jonathan  and  H.iti-man  Downing,  farinei 

Kenben  and  Dacih-l  Du.vnint',  farmers. 

Jonathan  and  David  l>ale,  shoemakers. 

Eli  and  Aaron  Downing,  farmers. 


THE  HISTOiUCAL  RL'COliD. 


JoBse  Dowiiinc.  farmer. 

F.  Dapiiy,  tobacco  and  confectionery. 

James  Decker,  farmer. 

Jacob  J.  Diiiiiis  tiiinuet  maker. 

Willir.u:    1),.   ..1        ,     .1.    LlillK 

ThoMi  i^  I'   ■■  ■  maker. 

Jolm  1.   -,  ,   , 
Thou.::  t   1 1...:  ,1.1,  ■    rr. 
Josopll  ii.'.vi-;.   curli-llter. 
Lewis  ]Ju  tjlioui;,  merchant. 
Lonis  Delaraanou,  merchant. 
Uenj.  Drake,  blacksmith. 
Hiram  EicUe,  carpenter. 
Geo.  Kicke,  tenmster. 
John  Ewind,  court  crier. 
Thomas,  James  and  Geo.  Ely,  stage   pro- 
prietors. 
George  Evans,  Lawyer. 
Jesse  Fell,  as.-oi'iate  judfje. 
Saumol  Fell,  carrenler. 
Edward  Fell,  blackMuith. 
Abel  Fhnt,  tombstone  maker. 
Jabez  Fi*li,  farmer  and  luamslor. 
George  Graves,  laborer. 
James  Gridley,  constable,  etc. 
Job  Gibbs,  carpeuttr. 
John  Greenawalt.  miller  and  farmer. 
Gordon  Graves,  tiaior. 
Lnman  Gilbert,  laborer. 
Dominick  Germain,  merchant. 
Hugh  Gorman,  laborer. 

Matthias  Holletib:a-k,  associate  jadge. 

G.  M.  HoUenbauk,  merchant   and  banker. 

Jonathan  Hancock,  landlord. 

James  Hancock,  farmer. 

Wm.  and  John  Hancock,  farmers. 

Thomas  Hiitchins,  harness  maker. 

John  Hannis.  farmer  and  teamster. 

Joseph  Hitchcock,  carpenter. 

George  Hotchkiss,  painter. 

Jacob  Hart,  sheriff. 

William  Hart,  . 

Abram  Hart,  shoemaker. 

George  Haines,  county  surveyor. 

Isaac  Hartzell.  ju-tice  of  tne  peace. 

Miller  Horton.  stHge  proprietor. 

Jessie  and  Lewis  H.jrton,  si, .:;e  proprietors 

Matthias  HotTnian.  shoemaker. 

Oliver  Htlme,  landlord. 

James  C.  Helme,  c  .bjnet  maker. 

Patrick  Hepburn,  saadler. 


Laird,  ahoemakf 


Lewis  H 

Josenh  Huckle,  disti 
Jacob  Hal/,  hatter. 
Latlian  W.Jon,. .d. 
Joel  and  Jo-i  i   i   I"'; 
Amasa  Joti.      i 
Jehoidft  1'.  'b>  ■ 
John  Jamc-uii,  ,--i    i 
John  .M.  Kieiizie.  m 
Jacob  Kithliue,  bHk( 
Jacob  Kyte  or  Coit, 
Jacob  Knlz,  tailor. 
Caleb  Kend. a:,  mini 
Lewis  Ketcham,  pai 


Henry  F.  Lamb.dr 
Peter  I'.  Loon,  nicr 
WashinTfon  Lee,  h 
Ohn.H.-  Mi.u.r,  pni. 


•.  [Left  about  1810.] 

;tor. 

lason. 


Francis  Mcs,haiie,  cut  nail  maker. 
Shepherd  Marble,  cut  nail  maker. 
Thomas  .Morgan,  landlord,  stage  proprie- 


tou,  1 


Abram  I'lke,  Indian  killer. 
Godfrey  Perry,  bookkeeper. 
Benjamin  Perry,    transcribing    clerk,    H. 
of  R. 

TitQS  Prime,  colored, 

Tliompson  Price,  cooper. 
Nathan  Palmer,  lawyer. 
Thos.  Patterson,  blacksmith. 
.\rchippns  Parrish,  landlord. 
Geo.  Peck,  miuis-er. 

Thomas  Quick, 

William  Knssell,  potter. 
William  Koss,  farmer. 
A.  H.  Keeder,  landlord. 

Francis  Rainow, 

David  and  William  Richards,  farmers. 

Elijah  Richards,  farmer. 

Geo.  Root,  stage  driver. 

Philip  Kymer,  cloth  dresser. 

Samuel  Raub,  farmer. 

John  Raymond   laborer. 

Joel  Rogers,  minister. 

Peter  and  Jack  R.ifTerty,  laborer. 

Jacob  Rudolph,  shuemaker. 

David  Scott,  president  judge. 

Joscjih  and  Zebnlon  Slocnm,  blacksmiths. 

Jonathan  Slocum,  farmer. 

Zara  Smith,  druggist. 

Ueniy  and  George  Sively,  farmers. 

Benj.  St.  John, . 

Jacob  and  Joseph  Sinton,  merchants. 

Jacob  SilU,  farmer. 

Abram  Tolls,  wagon  maker. 

Conrad  Teetor,  harness  maker. 

G.  W.  Trott,  doctor. 

Stephen  Tuttle,  merchant. 

Henry  Ti'.ibury,  farmer  and  teamster. 

Peleg  Tracy,  gentleman. 

Sydney  Tracy,  farmer. 


Kdwin  Trncy,  hariifss  n'-.l:e.-. 
Clinrles  Tiiiutor,  painter. 
A  brain  'J'tiomas,  iMerclriiit. 
J'.dmuud  Taylor,  luiruess  maker. 
P-n-t  rin.  hntler, 
M.  \':i^:  ■/.■:k,  doctor. 


Ko?e.vtll  \'.  '     ,  .     :. 

Kaiislaer  W  ,  ^,  1  :  rh. 

Winthroi'  W.  .;   ,  :   •  .,       ■  •. 

CoDrad  \Vi  ■,.;.    r,  i  .;        ;  :.nd  team  =  tcr. 

i'eier  and  Liiuier   iann-toD,  blaokrimitli. 

Henry  youaj,  guusaiith. 

An  Old  Academy  I'upll  Dt-ail. 

Dr.  George  Firiuan  Hortou  diL-d  in  Brad- 
ford Connty,  December  20,  ISiu,  having 
readied  witliiu  a  few  day?,  the  advanced  age 
of  81  years.  He  was  born  1&U6,  and  wa's 
the  ninth  child  of  Major  John  and  Deborah 
(Terry ,1  Hortou.  His  mother'^  lather,  Par- 
shall  Terry,  was  one  of  theUr^t  forty  to  en- 
ter Wjomiug  Valley  and  settle  in  Kinaston, 
and  witli  his  family,  was  in  Forty  Fort  at  the 
time  of  the  massacre.  His  mother,  at  this 
time,  was  11  years  of  age.  Dr.  Horton  wa« 
born  in  Terry  town,  and  at  the  aije  of  17 
(la23;  he  gratilied  his  thirst  for  knowledge 
by  going  on  foot  to  Wilkes-Earre.  a  distance 
of  sixty  miles,  whore  he  entered  the  Wilkes- 
Barre  Academv.  then  in  ch^irce  •if  Prof. 
Orton.  Hero  !  •  ■••  n  rl  .  -,  '-  rf  ;l.e  lato 
Hendrick  P..  v,  •  !  •;  ,.  ■  ■,  .vod  a 
ECientitic  £d:r  .  r  I'oly- 

,  ■  -..MS  tlie 


techuic  Sch' 

Oklfst    ],Ml:. 

tilM.'  i.t   l:- 
Dr.    1'    .  . 

roi.n.  ;  • 

at  'l.TI-,    r    - 


skillful  physician.  In  187ii  he" published  a 
genealogy  of  the  Horton  family,  an  elabor- 
ate work  of  soRif  JiH)  i.i.i;c-.  He  *a-  an 
ardent  studfi,:  ■  >:i:  l.  :  i  -.  :  •  •  -,  n  ;:  - 
fluential  ten;;  :      ,  . 

er.  a  promi::-  :/  ■     ,    r 

cles,  and,  a- a  !■  !i.;;,  ;  -;,.•.■;;  i.i  t;.  i  .  ■,'  ii..i,.. 
Heportir-Jnv,  niu  .-.■>-,  ■■ii  i-  ...to  to  say 
that  no  man  in  all  that  region  will  bu  more 
greatly  missed,  or  was  more  greatly  loved  or 
more  imiilicity  trusted  than  Dr.  Horton." 


Of  Ihf  s.-vfTp.!  Muviviugdanghtcrs  onei 
wite  ui  liio  uell-kiiowii  historian  of  lirad 
County,  Kev.  Dr.  David  Craft. 


Till 


His 


riau. 


LNorniWalcBUocord.J 
In  reference  to  the  stitenieuts  made  by 
local  historians,  wo  sometimes  hear  the 
sneer:  "He  never  gets  it  right."  Very 
likely  the  writer  has  made  some  error  in 
name  or  circumstance,  that  call  forth  such 
comment  from  those  nnappreciative  of  the 
value  of  his  work.  These  thoughtless  critics, 
often  malicious  as  well  as  litedle-s,  never 
consider  the  va.st  number  of  things  this  same 
writer      may      succeed    in     getting     riu-iit; 


many 
wonld 
all.         1 

and  hii] 
there  i- 
history 


thi 


thi: 


ved 


hren 

•■ony  is  fallible, 
i:iy  be  at  fault,  but 
-,     local    writers     of 


..ted    to 


talent    for    .such    studies, 
taut  work  for  historic  il    litei 
doneby  fr-'i.'   :-.r-.     '11,-:.  1  vii  ■    %1 
the  mi;;:-  -.        ■.•.-.■■■     ■     ■-•■•. 
the  sell'.-.  .    ■  •        I  .  : 

attentioK  ;■.    .    ....,.:,..■    .;..,    i  .        ,,::..• 

wonld  utlicrv..  ^   p,.       ;..:u    >,. ..;...;;.. 
go  down  intu  inuiuto  details   and  work 
humble  way  in  order  that  the  greaterw 
of    the    future     may     have     the     ma 
npon    which    to     build    a     bruulfr, 
ler      structure.      .\\\      tU   ■        v.r.T- 
thepresentdoubtlessfail  111  -      ,    ; 
in  errors  of  date,  of   iiai;  •  .         .- 
some  particulars,  in  ii.f- :.'  i     :■    ,. 

slips  of  ^•:-:.:;,iii  ■:.       i  : .    i-'    ..niig. 

the  vah;.    ..;  I"    ':   .        :■:...■,  •;       ..-    a    w 
and  noi  I  ;.  ■      ,    .  ,  ,  -.     '1  he 


and 
iuipor- 


thos 


nev 


■  cui 


or  other  liter 


•■'  ;  ■  '.vill  probably 
.;  to  nur  historical 
worth    preserving. 


')r  of  the  Williams- 
..    .-   l.uig  urged 


intLTested  in  the  matter  would  doubtless 
encourage  -Mr.  .Meginuess  to  take  some  de- 
finite step. 


Till-:  msidun^AL  k 


POSTMASTER  nOGEIlT  DIJAD. 


After  a  I'ii 

inful    Illiie- 

s    of    I 

;il;ht    \A><.|<K, 

r.n.t  a  l: 

lie    I  illl 

Iravc   i:alllii 
s  Jtilo    lli»   I 

■  K   '^pa 

»■<!'• 

rostnici-t< 

IT     li.!t,'Llt    ill, 

J  i,!;;;a.  Icij. 

■a  at  u 

iiuartor  ja-^t 
una  a  l.j  Ins 

solium. 1.    i: 

bwiuii^'.i. 

aw;'.\    V  .'  : 

Ju    ■,  'a     \ 

A  a-  l..,iu  at 
,t.v.  July    1.;, 

of  a::>..'  u. 

that  1.-:  ,  -;  :  ..        ,,..■.!        :. 

city.      ' 

The  Bogeit^s  are  of  Dnich  oriyii!  and  came 
to  America  with  tho  earliest  emigrants  from 
Holland,  .-eltlin-  iu  part,  oi  :.\-u-  York.  New 

Jersey  airi  1\::':   '  ;>•..;..   '/],;,  m  :;irrlOCk 


Dec  > 
six  boi-. 
death 


_-..  lio-ert, 
stances.  Jose] 
at  Xew  Colli  I' 
tho  Male  acd  )' 
his  father's  c 
the  farms  lu  i 
tioDs  and   i.a  ,  ii 


O'l  duty  i:i  tliis  State  and  in  Marjl^Mid  duni; 
the  invasion  of  the  nurtii  by  the  Army  •_ 
Northern  \"irgiui:->,  and  had  a  sharji  rkirmi- 
withFitz  Hugh  Lee's  fo^c^s  not  lar  frm 
Harrisbnrg  on  June  30.  The  regiment  wh 
mastered   out    Jtily    27th.      He    afterwarii 

Unit''d  S-    •.   .  M.-:      11       -:  ■     ■  .■     -   M-:    ■•  ; 

edm  A;  ■  .  ■,  :-  ;:     ,       .  ■  .. ,  ■ 

dnty  ii    ■■  .  :■    ;     • 

iu  .\ii--ir  ,ri,   !\..::-      .     >:  i,:    .-    -    .■  I  ij     ill,.; 

Territory,  nnd,Turd-rs    from    H-uI.p  irti-r 

Army  of  the  Border.  Gen.  S.  R.  I'urtis  com 

maudmg.     He  was  aftt 

paign      agaiiist      I'rice      from 

to       the       Arkansas        River        on 

iMissonri     tnid     Arkan-as     border.      Th 

wtre     en::atrements     at     Little     Blue     an. 

Big  Bine  respectively  on  (let.  :J1  i  i.d'-'2.  an: 

He  was  sent  to  the  Deuurtiiient  of  the  North 


in  the  cuii- 
ew 
he 

nd 


ng  to  New  Colnmbus  he  studied 
l-'urman,  a  Bniitist  mini--terof  the 
villi  a  vi,-w    to   filling  him.self    for 

'   I'N  :s   t     V,;-'.  ::.',    .;  ul,ich   latter 


of  Mr.  Richards'  ter 


a.  build- 
irne      to 

ot  Hon. 
ile    r.- 

■  i.-liveli. 
fur    ihe 

i„.-s  and 

and    ac- 


as  pro- 
At  the 
a   1674, 


hi  .1  Jy.  1876.  the  publication  of  the  Le- 
vt,.,.  /. .■(/(/(■)•,  a  wci  '  V,  .-  1 '.  ji:ij  in  J'ltts- 
tou  by  E.  .-\..  N"ive:i  i  .  'I      -  ,i  .mberlin. 

In   Feoruary   of   ;i  :  .ar  it  wa.s 

removed  to  \Vill<,  ~  I  ir-,  -  .:  _-  been  pnr- 
chh:=.-d  by  Mr.  Bogert,  a<-ocia:i-d  with  Geo. 
1;.  Kiil[i,  Kmi.  'Ihe  publication  was  con- 
tinue,I     in      the     Corn    Exchange    Building 


th.. 


sole  (.nbli>hi-r  and  ediior.  In  lt-S4  the  new 
I  uilding  on  North  Main  Street  was  occu- 
pied.     J  he-o  itu-idiiits  and  dates  show   «ith 

wi:    ■■  -Mil,  .      ,r    .-e  and  perlmacitv    .Mr.  Bo- 


.Mr.    Bogert    was    always    active    in 


Tin:  lusrni'.KM.  m.rui; 


iliite    for    .St.itf 

rdu^■ 

l.'adlu"!ni,lil,. 

,ot»,  iiomiu.attl 

■  irig  thti  liallot- 

pliysifl^ii./  Ill 

■U-cl   hj    alar.a. 

Miai.liy    lUKi 

thi^  part  of  t!io 

JJIockley  Hof| 

l.lu_'rr?>  Ofllie 

not      in     the 

in  ,  -:  .-iired. 

afftctioii    to 

.     Iry  the 

In  the,   brief 

■        •   '  ouimit- 

nnJui{;ht  lioui 

'■     '  i  I"  tiut'-l 

acteri^ticsof  a 

wliic-h  lo  lieu 

ki 

ilU'd    an 

nc.      fie 

III 
df-l 

Ci.lh 
ir^e  f 
Iphia. 

no  and 
roni  the 

r.-iiip  lu  itt:j 
have  had  the 
refoluttly  re- 


Jiil\. 


.:-.  !  '1,  .,.-.i.  He 
if  Wilk.-.Barrein 
sion  of  tlie   ollifo 


■■\  >i  ■  '■  -'  1  I:k  wa<  honored  with  the 
pr>.-i,lri:rj  ui  inf  Si.ue  IMitorial  A~:iocia- 
tiou  ilc  uasoneof  the  [irefidcui?  of  the 
local  hoard  of  trade,  was  a  lueniber  of 
Masonic  I.odsje  bl  and  of  pevtral  beneficial 
orKaui/.itiocs,  such  as  the  I.esjion  of  Honor 
and  the  IJeptasophs. 

While  at  Lewisburg  he  united  with  the 
Baptist  Church,  but  never  became  a  mem- 
ber ot  the  chnrch  in  Wilkes-Barrc.  though 
beiuc  one  of  its  financial  supporters,  iiis 
wife  bfiiir,'  a  commnnicant  in  the  episcopal 
Chureli,  .Mr.  liogert  Vfas  a  .re<;uent  atteud- 
■  •    -..rvK\-    .It   St.    .-.:,!  liriis,  and 


dur 


a  iirouiiiirnt  ai.d  cucces-mi  teacher 
in  the  \\  ilkes  Earre  public  .schools 
and  who  is  a  well-known  and  estim- 
able 1,1(1...  S!,e  was  at  his  bedside 
duru..:     ■■    .    :,■..:      ;■.  .,    ,  .  ;    ,,,    :,:.    nearly 


lieviiif  ;l    ,      -  ;  .       ; 

Honi-t    :  ,    ■:.  .  .   ,   i|    his  fellow 

men,  ei,,,::,  i:,'  i:i  i.^.  ,::^r  .,..,.  „t  every 
business  and  sori  il  duty,  entcrijrisini;  in  the 
little  world  of  luoal  journalism,  an  affection- 
ate      SOD,      a       devoteil       husband      and 


lauienl  hi.s  lo.-s  and  bva  to  i.ud  their  sym- 
pathy to  that  of  the  host  of  friend.s  wlio  will 
offer  their  consolation. 

We  deem  it  proper  to  say.  at  this  juncture, 
that  a  movement  is  on  foot  .uiioni-  the 
friends  of  Mr,  Bosert  to  brin-  lOiout  tlie  ap- 
pointment of  his  widow  a?  his  succe-or  iti 
the  rostol.ice,     and    r;.;j    -iu:i    ;'ii   :,;  imiut- 


ThL 


ot    Mr. 

=  poisonint;. 


aUscess  of  the    pro.strate    tilnnd:     ,,,., 

imeumonia  was  a  temporary  com[il:catioa. 
At  tunes  it  seemed  almost  certain  that  his 
vi(,'oions  ci^nslitutiou  wcnild  enable  him  to 
throw  the  deadly  poison  off,    but  it  was   not 


which  originated  amona  the  veter.iiis  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Kepublic,  of  wiiich  de- 
ceased was  a  comrade. 

Under   instructions    from    the    Postoflice 


Tiih:  itisiiiuirAi.  luccvuii 


Doparlmpnl.  \  1  .  Umn!  -,.,  Ksq.,  one  of 
tliolutoMr.  I:      ■    i       '  •.r.'A\,    took   pos- 

Rpsoiori  of  II       .  1  a,J    pl,-iccd   E. 

K.  }!of;.'rt.  i;.'  ■  ;  I  deputy,  iu 
cli:iri.o  of  till'  o!;ici'  m^^  iii-liuc 
po?tnia<le<r.  jMr.  JJofort  took  tliu  oath  be- 
fore liiiiled  States  Commi?-!iouur  Hahu, 
niid  tlie  business  of  the  otUce  will  proceed  as 
nsuiil  without  any  interruption. 

lJ«Htli  of  1».  <).  I'.artlott. 

Brief  mention  was  made  in  the  ItizcoiiD 
on  the  day  following  of  the  death  of  Urriu 
D.  Bartlett,  which  occurred  from  sciatic 
rheumatism  at  Tnwanda,  Jan.  20.  Deceased 
was  known  in  Wilkes-liarre,  he  having  mar- 
ried for  his  second  wife,  Mis?  Sarah  F. 
Tracy,  of  Wilkes-Barre,  who  died  July  5, 
1878. 

From  the  Towanda  papers  wo  glean  the 
following: 

Orrin  Dam.  I  M  ;;'.■(.  m,  of  Daniel  and 
Jane  Scoti  I:  '  '  ,  .  i  ru  in  lierkshiro 
County,  iM,',-  •.    <.  '     \  \ .     At  the  aire  of 

10  he  came  wiin  1.^-  p  ,:■  ,,■  t.i  I'eau-ylvauia. 
Along  with  Dr.  Joh:i  .\  Wi-rton,  Mr.  M.  C. 
Mercur,  Hon.  David  Wilmot  and  other.s  he 
organized  the  parish  of  Christ  Church, 
Towanda,  Deo.  20,  IS^ll.  and  wa=  very 
active  in  rromotiDsr  its  interests.  He 
was  baptized  Sept.  "24,  1843.  He  re, 
ceived  the  rite  of  cuiitirmation  Nov.  9.  1845- 
from  Bishop  Alonzo  J'oltt.T.  He  took  hi- 
part  as  a  member  of  the  choir,  as  snperins 
tendent  of  the  Sunday  school  or  as  a  leacSer 
in  it,  and  as  one  of  the  Church  Wardens 
through  a  course  of  many  years.  Very  often 
did  he  also  act  in  the  capacity  of  lay  reader 
in  conducting  tho  services  in  the  absence  of 
a  clergyman. 

His  name  is  largely  associated  with  the 
business  interests  of  Towandi  for  a  long 
period.  Homi-u,  :!;.,■  Mil-' life  for  about 
twenty-four;.-  •  -..-'.ndfor  many 
years  aftorv,.'  ■  .\  m  manufac- 
turing.   Muai:' i::..  .  :■ -  11  and  r.p  to  the 

time  of  his  deaili,  no  had  been  in  tho  insur- 
ance business. 

Deceased  was  twice  married,  his  fjist  wife 
being  Miss  Mary  Weston,  daughter  of  the 
late  John  X.  Weston.  M.  D...  formerly 
sheriff  of  the  county.  She  died 2(3  years  ago 
on  20th  of  January.  M  r.  I;  irtlett,  for  weeks 
prior  to  his  dtalli.  enterti'.iued  a  premoni- 
tion that  he  would  die  on  the  anniversary  of 
lior  death,  which  provtd  true,  i  If  this  union 
all  his  children  were  born,  of  whom  three 
sons  survive  him:  Kev.  l-'ranklin  \\'.  B-.rt- 
lett,  now  au  Kpisooji.U  iiiii.i-ur.  -tntiimed 
at  Williamstown,  M:  . :  1',.  W  -j  \rthur 
Bartlett,  of  Su-ar  l:.:  ,'  i.nham 

Bartletl,   and  thne   .  -  •-.   Mi-.ry 

F.  Macfarlano,  Mr^.  ll.:r;.'  '.  I  r,i-y.  of 
this  place,  and  Mrs.  Cora  ¥..  J.ichoU)erger, 
of  Ohio. 


HI  vsTi;itioiJS  : 


A  short  tin 
and    otliir 
one  oil  III    i 

the  nea  \'.   - 
tents  I...,,    ,1 


■acts 


IllC 


tioned  n.i^  ii"t  the  (  ol.  lUitltr  of  colunial 
fame,  but  his  sou  Zebulon,  a  grandson  of 
Hev.  Jacob  Johnson,  the  pioneer  coui;rega- 
tional  preaclier  of  the  L,'0,-pel  at  Wjomiug. 

One  of  the  documents  is  a  plan  for  the 
organization  of  a  volunteer  military  com- 
pany to  be  known  •  s  the  Wyoming  Blues. 

"dark    1.1.             :  .      '  .  ■          :  .    -        .  '  .-t, 

faced  :!)!'!  .,  I  .  ■.  "  .  ■  ;.  i  .  ■,.  .  i  ■   ■,    ,i-.t- 

coat  ami  ;  ;        1     ,  .  .    ■        :     .  ,     ,      .    ,r- 

let:    bl.K-lv   -t 1    1  ;  -  -           .      .      .  ..  iih 


cratic  company  for  those  days,  and  the  Gor- 
don paiiers  tLll  u.-<  that  Mr.  iiutler  war  elected 
captain  in  ISll.    'I'he  company  ceased  to  ex- 


There  is  considerable   correspondence  be- 
tween Capt.  Butler  and  Colonel  John  Spald- 

one  from  Mr.  S;-:'-!'"-.  ;i-t  ■  I  1  i  t.  r.  March 

10,  1810.  lie  sa\.-.    ■   1-  !-  i---  •: '  :  .\nyy 

— no  money  in    tl,.     -       ::  ,.     .  .-     .■•.-:.  it 

and  that  chiellj     .;     I-  '.'.       :...rt 

like   to    evpo-._-  ..  .:    ;|    :..  .       ;       ,  :    ,i  ihe 

truths    of    hi.-turj  m.i-l,    i---  '       .       1         ;  .,.{. 

script  he   lets  out  a  few  f,  .  i.n 


vrites 


Spalding  and  she  is  grun.l  ii:  :•  v.i'i,  {'..■■  .ild 
complaint:"  he,  however.  1.  aves  us  iu  the 
dark  as  to  wh:it  the  old  comiilaint  is,  but 
probably  Capt.  Butler  understood  the  situa- 
tion. In  a  letter  to  Car't. 
Butler  the  same  correspoiuleiit  writes 
from        Sheshe<iuin,        "1        was        disap- 


/■///-:  iii'<rui;i( 


■tIltQlJ--|KlV 

iiu:  l)cc-i,  c^tHl.lWic 

nit  Ik,>   for  1 

M.tb.V     dl-C-lJi  -^     b.-CIl 

,lu,  ITtSflll  I. 

iii.fof  tl].!  btiruusli 

-UMd^-Mllu 

■■•■s  Mill.. 

;,    lr^07,        ■aiW.iM:.^,   <■:  .    :,     :  :  I'M  .:,  I,;  :    'l.,.,,.    i^     ,,o 
liuff  lluit       prob:iV.ilu>    It  il.Hr.-biiii-   nioie    tlnii    ttirto 
gii:'tly        ur  four  CMiididHtef!."      What   tho  olUfO  to  be 
cd    those       6\k-d  was  wu  Hr<-  not  i;iformed. 

A  IctltTdat.ilJau.  18,  1811,  sny.s  he  hfid 
exiH'ctcd  his  bi-uther  bl(-uben  to  go  into 
business  with  him.  hut  tliat  Steiibou  had 
coMclndcd  tr.reinam  in  the  |.riiitii,s  trp.ile. 
Thp  hittc-  tool;  chart?.-  ot  the  Lii-.rnie  Fnl- 
./■.,/,.>.?  and  was  idfintiliod  with  W  ilke-.-B:irre 

111-  hilt   bn.ltii>r'  Zeliulon    a    i.eriod    of    t)7 
iears,  iiis  deatli  being  quite  recent. 


t.,\,n-l;ir.  :.'•■'    r.  ,                 -won,  ItaviiJK  a 

A  I'eiinsylvanl. 

A  Historical  Novel. 

balM,  ,.  ..;        ■  :                   ..      (Ill  the  back 

the«uiul:\^;.\i.l.:.    ':■!,■    cJas.  Wo'oxeu 

Hon.  WiUiam  iiro 

.ss.  ex-Licatenaut    Gov- 

eruorof  IlliD..is,  ha 

s  recently    completed    a 

and    tsvo    lior.-cs    as    liic    [ro]  ert.v    of    said 

historical  jiovi^l,  tl,,. 

-..■   !■.   ..:  Ml.ich  is  locat- 

Seurl-so  answers    Jou.ahnu  ll.inoock,  -ub- 

ed  on  the  V.alh:i; 

.     ■       :..:  Il,em..iiu- 

Ph«rifr,  for  Bfujaniin  Dorratic.-,  .-ticriir." 

tains  and    Ion  s'.  -    " 

1          .  .    ii,i),      Gov. 

'Ihe-r.j    1-    hl-o    a     1.1. ink    i-.tiiioa    to    the 

Br.,--  w  L-  b.i.n  ;.i. 

Rii4ht  \\.r--'^-y  ,:,;  i>      ;        ■■    .:,r  IMa-ous  ot 

.!  'm i!'. .  :.  r.;    .  ■ 

.1           ,...;.  1.  1  L.us 

Peiiti-    :                                    :    .•-.  of  a-MastLT 

-    '.r.-h 

Mas..!..        ,  ;■    ■     ,          ,    .■       :  .   .  o  allowed  to 

II ;    r,  .  ...     r,      .:    : 

■■     m 

pas.-  th  -    lii     -■     .-■-.:., I    :-:    i!:-pfUsali0U. 

\M  1 1 '  i  1  i .  ■      1     '  . .  •  r  ■. 

'..           .      >         ....        ■       .'        .,r      ..-.l!! 

A  li-t  ut  ••vi-mlae  iv.tts.-     irob^ibly  at  the 

■      1                   ..-.-,               ,  ,  ,          1  ,  ]  ^ 

?ale  of    the    hutlt-r   porsou;:!  inoprrty  atte.r 

lifekn......           ■;. 

t                          III'.        1  ire 

his  death  ( IsUJi,  iucindes  the  names  of  the 

ot  the  1..  ..  ■         . 

.  1..I        ■  :    ■.          .1,    i.;it 

Liiinoipal  eitizeiis   ot    Wilk-s-lJ  irre  o^    that 

when  i;  I     ,:    

.....     I,'           1  ,.  ,nd 

day:  ^nr'i     ,    '.-,  '  it  pus  I'arnsh,  \Vm.  Ross, 

bell  and  a  'u.^:l  .■: 

v..   v.l.u:.   h.:'.r    in  Hi   J-re- 

Hnri-'                  ■    !•    .\rndt.   S.unuel  Maffet. 

sented  to  the   soc-iet. 

>     bj     "the    (iovernor." 

Ch;.-.  (    .                        -.  .'laliery,   Jacob   B  'bb. 

ilr.  Bross  is  intense 

ly  interested    in   Wyom- 

C.    r.     ,,::..    i'.irley    I.jo:;?,    S.     Van- 

iiig      history      and 

caine        here        from 

liOon,   JjS    i:  ..-u...    i-L^rh    WiUou.    S.imuel 

hi.-      Chicago      hoi 

r.e      in      187a      to     at- 

Bowman.     1  he  i.ann..s  of  Hezekiah  Parsons. 

tend  the  centennial 

of  the  mt-ssacre.     He  is 

Harris    JeiiUius    and    Thomas,  Daniel  and 

a  most  geni"!  geiitl. 

-man   and   i.s    identitied 

John   Daveunort  a]  pear   among  those  who 

as  a  director,  triiste. 

?  or  other    ofticer   with 

paid   their  bills   and  did   not   gr-'e  notes  for 

many  of  the  (  diicati 

.)nal.    historioal  and  re- 

the  auiviiiit.-  of  piircliise. 

ligtons  societies    of 

Chicago.       He    is    al.so 

A  hill  a.iaui-t  the  iJ'jtIer  e-tate  in  favor  of 

Mv-ident  of  tiie  Chi 

cagoTribune  I'nbUshing 

Browu  A-  i.yoii  :.h<iws  that  the  price  of    farm 

Co..  and  :is  snch  he 

ha,-    rendered    many     a 

prod>.c  .  1  -,..  o.'.iiy  o.its,  was  well  np  at   that 

favor  to  yonug  new 

spaper   men    struggling 

day.  ;■•:•■   ,         •:     :..    is    a   ch.arge    for  fifty 

for  position. 

hor-er;  .    a           ,,;,'  i!,r  rev.: -,■;  a  ch.'.rge  for 

.\[r.  C.  F.  Hill,  ot 

Ilazletou.  contemplates 

two  I,.  ...  -  .  :.  i    .    _ •:^aa;--hmli:ig   hay 

wiiling.a  history  <;f 

that  region   of  the  Sns- 

I'U  Berwick  and  Suu- 

woi.M  .■■!i;.i-.,r'lh  .t  ■■;M>r.i.,-to  iiiill"'  was  Imr;..  He  has  HCcniiiiil:.led  a  fnud  of  valu- 
ot  th.  or.iin  ,ry  It.-:;.-  of  es:.-.-iisc  111  able  inform-.tiou  as  lo  early  times  in  that 
iekeepiiju"  in  thosf  d.i-.-.  as  th.  re  are  region,  a 'e.-ion  iiitimalely  associated  with 
ral  charg-.;.s  of    Kno,-   -oiiig  to  Wright's       pionc-r  life  in  old  Wyoming. 


<l:!VM.  HKCOIUK 


Ini:    It^« 


of    I'roKi- 


The  Wyoiiiiny  Ui^torical  imd  Gt.olosical 
Bociotj  liuld  tln'ir  iiuiuml  meetiui;  Feb.  ll.iit 
noou  at  l.'m  socioly  rooms,  Jud^ro  Dami  pre- 
MdjiJg.  TlitTu  wcro  present,  JndKB  Dau.i, 
Dr.  liiciliaiii,  S.  KtyuoWfl,  Edward  WelK-i. 
KeT.  H.  E.  Haidtii.W.  1'.  Wiuor,  C.  Parsons, 
J.W.  HolWnlmck.G.  1',.  Kulp,  H.  H.  Uarvej 
G.  M.  Kt.ynolds,  .\dj.  VVntrl.t  The  lujnual 
election  of  ofticer?  re^iolted  as  follows: 

I'resideut— Hon.  E.  L.  Dana. 

Vice  Presidents-Dr.  C.  F.  In{;li.ini,  Ruv. 
H.  L.  Jones,  Cupt.  Calvin  Far.-ons,  Hon. 
Jlckley  a.  Coxu 

Rtcordiny  Secretary— S.  C.  Strntliers. 

Corrosoondinjj  Secretary— Sheldon  lieyn- 
olds. 

Ijibrarian-Hoii.  J.  R.  Wripht. 

Assislaut  l.il.rnnau-i;.  Mnrtimer    Lcwi.s. 

Treasurer-.^.  H.  .\lci  ■luiloeU. 

Carators-Ur.  C.  F.  lu^h  un,  Concholocy 
Hud  Mmeraloay;  S.  Iteynold.,  Arclia-olotiv : 
Rev.  H.  E.  Hayden,  .Numi.-imatics.  K.  D. 
Lacoe,  Paliooutolnijy. 

Meteorologi-t— Uon.  E.  L   Dana. 

lIistoriot.'rapher— George  li.  Knip. 

Trrsteoii— Dr.  Charles F.  lugham,  Edward 
}'.  Darlin^r,  Ualph  U.  Lacoe,  Edward  Welles, 
Hon.  Charles  A.  Miner. 

Keport  was  made  by  Mr.  Kulp  of  the  death 
of  five  nitmbers,  all  occurring  within  three 
rnouths:  Dr.  Hodae,  Martin  Coryell,  John 
Wroth,  Isaac  Lea,  J.  K   BoRert. 

Jud<;e  Dana  submitted  weather  reiiort  for 
last  two  mouths,  which  we  condense  as 
follow.s: 

December  —  Lowest  temperature,  17th, 
two  below  zero,  only  date  below  zero,  aver- 
age temperature  tor  mouth,  21,',;  degrees: 
total  rain  fall,  l.US  inches;  snow  tall,  :• 
inches. 

January — I^cwest  temperature,  8th,  live 
degrees  below  zero;  mercury  below  Z'-ro,  M, 
4th,  8th  and  "JTth;  average  temperature  for 
month,  '22  degrees;  raiiu-d  8  days;  snowed  7 
days;  total  rainfall,  3.03  inches;  depth  of 
BDOW,  9  inches. 

A  balance  of  4-247  was  reported  in  the 
treasury. 

The  following  reports  were  made: 

Archa-.jlog>— The  cabinet  has  been  in- 
creased duru;^'  'i'°  '••■-- i■^  ih^-  addition  of 
3S7  arrow  and  -  .  ■  ■.;  :t  stooe  axes,  8 
celts,  7   drii!-.  r.  tomahawks,  as 

also  a  flayiiiL;  !    . .     .   .  |.itted  stone,  u 

pipe,  baumier-  Ni  I  ii  ;  .  ;•■.  The  larger 
part  were  pre-eiite.l  by  Henry  C.  Wil-on, 
they  having  been  found  near  his  home.  .Mt. 
Vernon,  0.  Mr.  Long,  and  James  Crockett 
tiso  contributed  valuable  spuciuiens. 

Library— During  the  joar  there  have  been 


lUirary  h.is  been  open  each  week  day  from  li 
am.  to  .">;;<0  i)m. 

CoucliOlogy— Two  specimens  donated,  and 
m'lL)  received  throuch  exchange. 

Mineralogy— iS'mety-nine  specimens  do- 
nated. 

'Ihe  followii:g  members  were  elected: 
MissC:.rrie  M.  Alexander,  Keuben  Jay  Flick, 
Ambrose    Keese,   Warren  Jay  Flick,  Liddon 

.Vdjonrnmeut  was  had  until  8  pm.,  at 
which  time  the  society  rea.ssembled,  with 
a  large  audience  present,  the  room  being 
tilltd. 

Acknowledgment  was  made  of  contribu- 
tions trom  the  following  donors: 

Library  — Hon.  J.  A.  Scrauton,  N'ewport 
Historical  Pub.  Co.,  Trl.phuiu;  K.  Baur  .V 
Son.  1- ■i-ih-fss,yen-~.-Dcc(lii\  Wyoming  Bank, 
li     i(.    l;ii:Lda-'.'.  V.  M.  C.  A..    Gio.  Sh^klrMi, 


ical  Soc,  Uon.  J.  it.  Wri-  ',  i  ,,  .:,:>i 
Institute  of  History  ,-,;  :  ~  .  .  ,  ]■. 
[;-,:i'.;-    .    Am-'-.".'  (',„.  ■        .  .1    A^.'ll, 

I, ,  ,  .  ,  i!  ',  /,  '  .;i,  i'  I  ■  .!  :  r'.omrfs. 
I,     .    ^      ■.     .  .    !  ;■         .s  ,c.,    H.  R. 

11  .fic  .  u.  ',:,.  ....A  .  LI,  1'  .1,  1.  Gen.  C. 
W.  JJuluig.  Kiv..:.i>,  T.  1!.  Allierton,  S.  C. 
Struthers,  People's  Bank,  A.  Hnulock,  I.  A. 
Stearns. 

Aboriginal  implements  —  S.  Reynolds, 
James  i:rockett. 

Geoio-ieal  sp..<Min.us-Edward  Welles.  F. 
Mercur.   K.  H.  IVti-rsou. 

.Mi-cr  llaneous— Capt.  U.  A.  Parsons,  Adam 
Behee. 

.\  neatly  framed  pen  drawing  was  present- 
ed, wiiich  IS  described  by  its  title:  ••.\  partial 
map  of  the  loifiis  of  Pitt-.'r,;,.  plains  ana 
U  likes. Barre, -lio,v.'::  t*'- II  r.-e^  ot  nearly 
all  the -settlers  111  i-  .  !■  ■I  from  th" 
memorv    of    K.     •■     .i  ;,  ,      ;,  .leher  and 

merchant  ui  the  ■.    .  ■       ,    to    l-ll-l. 

Drawn  by  U.  P,  I:-  .■.,.;,:_;-; -eport.  Ci. 
PreseuteU  by  K.  ^^  .  IliiHKuy.  [ubii-her,  lH.') 
Ch-imbe..s  Slrei-t.  New  York  City." 

ianiUfl  W.  P^n;iy  pucker  was  elected  acor- 


respondii 


Judge' 
Rud  mak 


was   pre- 

iiuaal  re- 
r-s  made 
as  to  the 


THE  HISTOUUaL  h-KcoHJh 


future.  Ue  recommeudcd  lirnncliing  out 
uitu  tlie  natural  suieiices. 

Ciipl.  Jniiies  P.  D.-niiis  rend  a  capital 
Ii.ipor  on  the  list  of  luiiUUiir;R  in  tlio  tioronijh 
in  IMIS)  ai  liB  rrmi'MiUcrc-d  lliem.  (July  a 
portion  of  tlie  piipLT  w.is  ri'iid,  (.'apt.  Dennis 
licintj  invited  lo  pruFwit  another  installment 
Inter. 

Dr.  lufrhfim  rend  sin  iiccount  of  the  New 
Hiun^wick  mineral  called  idbtrtite,  believed 
t.>  t.i.  nn  altered  petroleum.  The  pnper  was 
iiiterf,^tiii<,',  but  rather  tecliuical  for  the 
iLViraj,'e  lay  miud. 

The  lecture  room  of  i'lr  -nri,;v  h  po  ill 
ndnpted  for  leeluri".,  li  .  :  ■•■■,■  l  acou- 
isiio  properties    auii  :    >  \,/iitil. 

Htion,  tlmt  few  i.ci-  :,  '■■...,  .vt-  sat 
tiiroufjh  the  Fe.^sion  v. ai:  :;.',i.i.  i  ::;.  .0  il  com- 
fort. Such  a  room  v.oula  I. ill  any  but  a 
I>henonieually  robust  organi/ation. 

Mr.  Kulp  pre-ented  biot-rapliical  ^sketches 
of  members  deceased  during  the  j  car,  nien- 
tioned  above. 

The  committee  appointed  to  confer  with 
the  directors  of  the  Osterhout  Free  Library, 
relative  to  quarters  in  the  propose  1  build- 
intr,  reported  to  the  effect  that  the  Osterhout 
dirtclurs  had  decided  to  utihze  the  Pre--by- 
terii,n  Church  buildiui'  for  from  C.  to  10 
jears,  aud  would  b.?  willin-  that  ih.;  Histoii- 
cal  Society  hn-  1:,.  ,■  ,>  ^1  -  i  ..  .i  :,  IJition 
for  thfirrnri    .  '  ,,:    '■],,.      It 

is  of  buck,  ;.      ,■    ■       .  I  ,    '  :  -.-n.  the 

The  baildint;  has  lijjlil  ou  three  sluts  aud  ia 
comparatively  safe  as  to  fire.  The  commit- 
tlic  favored  the  acceptance  of  the  oiler  and 
were  continued  with  discretinuary  powers. 


Th 

e  Harrisburg   Teh'i 

mpli   for 

Jan.    ^9. 

cunt 

lins  an  interesting-' 

ketch  on 

the   ••In- 

der- 
f..r(l 

a  notable  abolitvii 

Ir.f  Will,.. 

I'ax 

ins  Valley.     .Atni 

1    ;  ■  1 

Will 
Th.. 

wHter'''w!"F;\;'/ 

"1 

ip  Jones"  was  a  la- 

.■:  vl!!  li'i 

;i  laan.of 

liure 

.\frican   descent. 

nd    po-^i- 

-,~ed  in    a 

lart-f 

measure  that  qua 

1    among 

colo 

ed  men  as  ••Coon  s 

nse."   wh 

eh    bemiT 

itittr 

preted.          means 

senius 

with 

a     1 

rye     share     of     cnnninj;     su 

perseded. 

I'or 

many   years    .Mr.  J 

jues  was  one  of  the 

n,o-t 

tllieient  menc.nn 

^cted  Kitli 

ihe    "Un- 

I'ottsville. 


ant,  was  frequently  to  be  met  with    on 
ids  leading   towards  Wilkts-Barre    or 


The  l-ejinsylvanl«  Oeiiiiaiis. 

A  treatise  which  will  bo  of  great  interest 
and  value  to  the  Pennsylvania  Germans  of 
Lancaster,  York,  Lebanon,  Berks,  Dauphin, 
Lehigh  and  other  Gorman  counties  of 
Pennsylvania,  has  ju.st  been  completed  by 
Dr.  W.  J.  Hoffman,  member  of  the  United 
States  Ethnological  Bureau  for  BciontiCo 
pnblicaliou. 

It  is  an  ethnological  and  philological  his- 
tory of  the  Pennsylvania  Germans.  The 
work  embraces  a  dictionary  and  grammar 
of  the  language,  the  customs,  supereti^ 
tions,  folk-lore,  medical  practices,  pow. 
wowing,  etc.,  of  those  peojile.  A  valuable 
linguistic  compari^ou  of  the  Pennsylvania 
German  dialect  of  to-day,  and  the  I'lalz 
dialect,  iiarlicularly  the  Bavarian,  is  intro- 
duced, which  fchows  that  the  language  now 
spoken  by  the  Pennsylvania  Germans  i.s 
identical  with  the  Bavarian  dialect  a  century 
aud  a  quarter  ago,  but  somewhat  dilferent 
from  the  modern  dialect.  This  is  explained 
by  the  fact  that  the  Peun-ylauia German  has 
preserved  its  Bavaiinu  identity  as  against 
English  in  Pennsylvania.  >vhile  the  Bavarian 
dialect  has  been  materially  modified  bv  con- 
tact with  other  leutonic  dialects  and  the 
German  proper.  The  work  is  of  greater 
scope  than  has  yet  been  undertaken  in 
establishing  the  ethnologic  aud  lin- 
guistic identity  of  that  numerous 
aud  influential  body  of  the  people  of  Penn- 
sylvania from  the  time  of  the  Creteld  set- 
tlers at  Germantown,  under  Daniel  Francis 
Pastonus  in  iLioU,  down  tlirough  the 
enormous  tide  of  emigration  from  the 
Ptaiz  provinces  whldi  crowded  into  tho 
Province  of  Pennsylvania  until  the  lime  of 
;',.■  ;;.  volution.  The  present  di  deut  of  the 
■  .  •iJinls  of  these  earl>  fathers  of  the 
'.  ;  -UK' people  of  Penusjlvania  shows  its 
ijiM.riiii  orit;in  with  an  admiranro  of  the 
diali-cts  of  Baden  and  Wurtemlierg  and 
words  from  the  Welsh  and  Iri^h  set- 
tlers of  the  German  counties  of  the 
State.  Dr.  UofTmau  during  his  service  as 
surgeon  m  the  Franco-Prussian  war  in  the 
Seventh  army  corps,  under  the  famous  old 
warrior.  Steiumetz,  and  afterwards  at  the 
headquarters  of  Prince  Frederick  Cliarles, 
of  Bavaria,  at  Verney,  three  miles  Ijelow 
Metz,  had  ample  opportunities  to  make  in 
vesfigations,  which  he  has  since  folluned  up, 
aud  which  have  culminated  in  his  firesent 
work.  Special  interest  will  attach  to  this 
work,  in  view  of  the  rapidity  with  which,  in 
later  years,  Pennsylvania  Dutch  has  disap- 
peared from  popular  use. — Hairixbury  Tele- 
graph. 


Tin-,  iiisrt 


A   IKOMll  i: 


tl.o  '  efii 

slittui 

I.al.r. 

Km:....  i;, 

foli..v,  ,-.   ■ 

lo  1 


-e:it  the 


,.ry    War,    C^ipt. 

.-.  uK'ol.  Jrtll.PS 
Murr,:/-  i:  _:,,,  .  :■  ..1  N...-iluiinbHrlauci 
Coimtj  Milil;,!.  it  i-  '.;-t  kiDWii  whotlior 
Capt.  Soloinoti  wa-;  rtlaUil  toJohii  Smouioi], 
aspldi.T  ill  tho  J'leiK-h  aivi  iiidi.u  War.  or 
not.  Of  Ills  paroiitat;..  little  ?pini-  to  bh 
known.  Uowovor  liis  memory  richly  de- 
Rorver  this  humblo  notice.  The  followin.,' 
letter  from  Gen.  .ramc^  l^otter  to  Pr<'>ideut 
RefdtK.iirii.ml.t-Suubary,  .\prill^th.  17S1, 

will  I"      :    r  :'■:      ',;::.:. 

Si!-:    I    '  ■     1..  house  on  Sanday   last 

Rnd  .  ■  1       ::.  to  thn  place  and fince 

1  havi  i,  1  ;  .  i  :  i„  difrent  parts  of  the 
fruntci  r -■.,;!..  1  ;,i;il  ui  yreat  di~treess.  Num- 
bers of  them  tlyiiit:  for  there  live?  at  tiiis 
early  beasone  of  the  year.  The  enemy  ha.s 
Maid  tive  different  Strookes  on  our  frnuteers 
since  the  ■22d  of  March.  <  >ii  tin-  ,Si\ih  nistaut 
they  fierred  on    nu   .-I.'    ''    ,i.   i,      ^  ;u  and 

daughter,  the    Boy   v. :   .:      ;,a  the 

Indians    Iinedaily    M  ■  r    ..:     the 

Young  woman     The  .  ;  :     '  .k  !u 

Hand  with  which  he    r  in::. 

Belf  against  one   of  f       !     :  I    , 

tomhack   and    .Mai.i    •:,.     ;    :, 

Wapon.  Col  Kelley  v;i!i  .•,  .,  ..i  i.  \i_m- 
bours  wos  in  a  hoii:-e  at  u  iiiiu'  u.-t:uice. 
On  hearing  the  enemy  t:iin>  yo  oil  they  Kuu 
to  the  oloaoe  and  obludyed  the  enemy  to 
Retreat  leving  the  Yoiini,'  Uomoii  ttiere 
prisnraiidour  brave  old  Irishman  and  his 
etick  behind  them  and  all  there  lilankets. 
They  outrun  Col  Kelly  and  his  party  and  got 
ofT  as  UMle 

On  Sabathday  last  the  ci^ht  instant,  in  the 
evening  they  come  to  the  I-ionse  of  one 
Durmes  about  tive  inil-s  iroui  this  pleaco 
Immedatly  on  there  eutrinu'  th"  house  they 
Sholt  Daun  and  Tooke  one  t' i[)tain  S.jlomon 
a  prisnr.  there  wos  four  Weemiii  and  an 
number  of  Children  in  the  House  Tliey 
plundered  tlie  House  of  evtrvthiug  that  wor 
Valibel.  Kut  wnot  is  ^urpri.-iutf.  they  went 
off  with  Captain  bol.iiuou  and  ih.-re  plunder 
leving  behind  the  \Ve..Mniu  and  r'Hldren. 
This  hapned  leat  in  the  evenmt;  the 
next  day  they  were  rn-'-ned  but  not 
come  up  Mifi'.  ('..•■..  Ilobinson  has 
gotforty  men  •  :  '■  '  :  i '■  war.  but  many 
of  thoni  nre -..  .  :.i  of    all    kinds 

of  Ciothini^' t;   i; '.  -■.    I  .  Uuty.    They 

have  not  a  bl  :i:;  •  t  :.::,-:  _- ;  i  :n  .ill.  I  know 
it  is  not  in  the  p.iwer  of  C.i.ir.cd  to  provide 
for  them  at  present,  but  I  hope  they  will  as 
Boou  an  pOHble.    There  is  no  appeerauce  of 


on- to  ha. 
wi-.ho.i  1: 
in  my  di 
di'^hi.re--- 


md 


I  have  the  Honour  to  be 

with  the  greatest  esteem 
Vour  Excellency's  Most 
Humble  eevout 

Jas.  torTLii. 
Caiit.  Ixobins.m's  destitute  company  re- 
ferred to  in  the  f.bove  letter  is  the  samecom- 
l.any  of  which  .Moses  Van  Campen  was  a 
first  lieutenant.  This  is  the  brief  history 
of      how       Capt.      Solomon      whs      taken 


doubt  inaku  nu  :■■  -  •  ,■  .  .  .:  -  -.■  ;.:  the 
hi-t.iry  of  the  I.  .  ■  ..  .  .  ,  .■.  ,.r.  It  is 
hoped  that    such      '  :;  :■    :■ .  t    i.e  pro- 

duced and  publi.-i,..i  -  I  lrl..:.;e  of  r.--pect 
to  the  memory  of  this  one  of  the  heroes 
whose  memories  shoiild  never  die  out 

It  is  a  relief  to  notice  that   the  Legislature 
of  the    Sf.teof    T._;rj^>lvauia    did  itself  the 

\'.  i  •  .   '  ■::  :i   .Joseph  l^:'.lmon, 

I  :■  ■     :    -   ■  :     ■.    I'     <    .    -,e!  James  M;;a,ay's 

!._;:::.:,•.      .,:       ■,.;;-..  u, !  .erhu.d      Coanly 


f:-u: 


luy 


services  and  .-.nlYerin:;?. 

Therefore,  be  it  enacted  -.ly  the  Senate 
and  Uou-c  of  Repre-entatives  of  the  Com- 
monwealth of  t^e::nsylvaui.i  in  General  As- 
send.ly  me*,  and  it  i-.  iiercby  enacted  I",  the 
HUlh.jrityof  the  same,  that  there  is  -r-.nte.l 
to  the  .-aii:e.Jo-i  p.h  S:du..cn  a  tract  of  Jor.a- 
tion  1  L:;d  to  CfiUtain  tliree  hundred  acres,  f.>r 
which  a  patent  shall  he  ni:^de  to  him,  his 
neirs  or  a^siijnsiu  tne  u-nal  manner. 

SlJfJ.N     bSVlJEK. 

Speaker  of  the  House  of  Ker.resentatives. 

-Approved  the  fourth  d.iy  of  March,  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  seven. 

Thu5:.is  McKeax. 

The  .sturdy  old  cai.tain  was  married  to  a 
Miss  Ann  W  heeler,  after  w  hose  family  name 
I'ort  Wheeler,  a  fort  on  the  Fi-hing  Creek, 
just    above    the    town  of    Light  Street,  in 


THE  IIISIOUKAL  HECOHD. 


(;ohiti.'.i«ronnl.v.  T, 


Fort  WhochT, 
m.en,    iu    (l,e 
hisplnceCap- 
wliiil  is  known 
Iietwfcn    tlip 

prevented  from    prncticma  liis  pro 
Will.T.l  flnrre    Cotn-sji,nnl,-iit    nf 
HepvblU-an. 

FLOUR    FOK  Ai  YEAKS 
I'li..-  I'.r  llun.lied  ill  riiilailelp 

l;> 


!'JK. 


I'-.uyh- 

i; 

'lari 

■ied  Sarah 

Cn 

ppk 

J  own- 

-,  ,i 

fRP 

lily  of 

fliMl 

II   W 

heeler, 

11  M. 

,,  .In.- 

;r^i 

,    P. 

,  John 

Iieth 

Am: 

I  Ctiar- 

V,  k1. 

!i(i 

far 

oral.Iy 

i    ;:i 

ilnf 

rl    citi- 

liented  by  the 

In^t'i'  .-  ,-i  ;!,:■•  -;,  '  ; '.■•.in  Solomon, 
live-  m  'I;./ltlo.i,  l':i.,  w  i.ere  he  is  well  and 
favorably  known.  He  came  to  Hazieton  in 
hi^  boyhood,  and  since  hi^  advent  here  has 
earned  and  received  the  eoulideiice  of  the 
community,  and  ha,s  tilled  many  poritioui! 
of  trof  I  and  honor.  c.  v.  n. 

Hazleton,  Pa.,  Feb.  3,  IStiT. 


I'ioneer  Physicians  of  Wyoiiiiii'-. 

The  Luzerne  County  Medical  Society  held 
its  nunnal  meeting  and  banquet  Jan.  ."i,  at 
the  Wyoming  Valley  Hotel.  Dr.  Howell, 
vice  president,  pre-ided  at  the  meetint:. 

After  the  transaction  of  rontme  business, 
IJr.  Fred.  C.  Johnson,  of  the  Kfot.!..  read  a 
paper  upon  the  Pioneers  of  Medicine  iu  this 
Valley.  Il  wa-  a  very  intere^tu.c  sk-tcti. 
thonsh  tliii  reader  claimed  that  hi~  paper  was 
really  but  a  bundle  of  fra;,'ineiits  of  bio- 
graphical Kleaning-,  he  haviutr  had  no  time 
to  compile  the  sumo  into  such  sesuential 
form  as  he  might  have  done  and  would 
have  done,  had  he  been  given  more 
time.  The  morsels  of  personal 
reminiscences  in  the  lives  of  the 
early  doctors  were  more  tha.  interesting. 
He  touched  upon  none  of  the  doctors  later 
than  IS-J.-).  Dr.  Johnson  gave  Dr.  Hollister, 
of  Providence,  credit  for  much  ot  the  ma- 
terial th:'t  he  pr.'-ented  last  evening,  and 
paid  that  antiipi  ;riau  and  genia!  medical 
philosopher  a  »:;rm  tribute  of  pr,ii=es  and 
urged  the  purchase  of  his  valnable  collection 
of  aboriginal  and  other  curiosities  as  the 
nucleus  of  a  museum:  this  as  a  recognition 
of  Dr.  HoUister's  zeal  in  its  collection  and 
as  a  financial    help  to    him    now  that  he  is 


The  following  table  of  tne  price  of  Hour 
per  hundred  iu  I'hiladelphia  is  the  average 
for  each  year,  and  now  taken  from  an  old 
Salem  paper  in  possession  of  Salem  County 
Historical  Society  dated   March,  1«,  )8;J!J: 

1785 S  5H7      1807 $  7  17 

t7Sl> .")(«      1808 .'■,  un 

171S7 525      18011 Bin 

1788 481        ISIU i)H7 

17811 .520      1811 i)H5 

17111!!!.';'!.'.':!.'!    022    isiy!!!!'.!!.'.'!!!!    s82 

17'.I2 525  1814 800 

17'W 500  1815 871 

mu UOO  181li 1)78 

171J.J 1(100  1817 11  BO 

1791J 12.50  1818 IIUIJ 

17:17 8in  IbJSl 7  11 

1798 820  1820 4  72 


Aggregate   aver 

S17.4r2. 

The    .; 

produce 

dthepni. 

•IS  follows:      Fr..;: 

France 

and    Ki;: 

export  t 

0    Imil-'    ■ 

in  Eug!: 

H,    Ion,: 

war;   1- 

{■■  :.'  1  ;. 

17,  .sciir. 

I'll  ■   'l,  '  ■ 

add  the 

ter  part 

of   lb--. 

particul 

arly  in    1 

for    forty-four    years 


James  Crockrit.   ••'    1:  -      Thai 
sent  the   Wyoinn,  ■   H  ,:    , m 

cal  .Society  .soim   \        -     •  .-i 

mens.  'J'hey  e "i,  i  i  , -  ,  . m 
plowed  up  on  tii..-  in  ii,  ..i  .'.iiuii 
Fairmount  Town.-tuii,  white  ;; 
drill;  grooved  toniah.iwk,  from 
farm;  a  stone  gouge  from  Geo 
farm,  Fishing  Creek,  and  a  lot  of 


77//;  iiisruiucM.  i; 


TUC   MINISINK    r.FA    SVCIUv 


IJohu  Torny  ii.  Huncnlalc  Citizen.  Voh.  lu.l 

The  notice  of  tlie  rec^cnt  death  of  th',-  widow 
of  the  late  Jud^te  Miiuiiiiit:,  cf  IMhiiuy, 
brings  to  UMneintji. nil '■    ■;  '..r     •inL;hi.s- 

toric  event?  re.-;ultiK,;  ,;.  ■  >  r  o:io   of 

her  Hnceators,  ill  liiv  ,  ,:  .  -  ,\rv.  To 
many  of  your  TfudtT^  il:  tv  ;  i,-.  p:;,  of  tlie 
affair  19  not  e:isily  acee.--il>li'.  and  to  snch  a 
brief'Btatemeut  of  the  facts  will  be  interest- 
ing- 

Mrs.  Manniufr  was  a  daufibter  of  David 
Wilder  and  wife,  and  her  mother  was  tlie 
danchter  of  Paul  Tyler,  and  a  grauddaughtcr 
of  Cartaiu  Boz:deel  Tyler,  wlio  was  one  of 
the  pioneer  settler?  of  the  v;dley  of  the  Dela- 
ware at  Coch-i-l"n. 

Thecarlv-  ■■:.  1  .  n  ,,  ,  v  ',  txiiosed 
totheatt:i,'K     ,  ,  :    -i.s  and 

several  tuii.-    i'    :  i  ■."  ilee  to 

neighboriiij; -I  ;tU  n.i  M     i-'-     ,:   ly. 

On  learoiny  (if  i\\v  Wyoinnu"  ii!?.-?icre  by 
the  Indians  in  1778  the  seltlLTS  at  Panpack, 
and  most  of  those  at  Cocheotop.  deemed  it 
unsafe  to  remain  at  tli-.-ir  ho!:.cs  ^md  fled 
with  their  families  to  the  settled  oarts  of 
Orange  County,  New  York,    for  safety. 

ft'hile  they  were    thns   residing  in  Orange 
County  as  refugees,  a  baud   of    Indians  and 
Tones  from    the   North,  led  by  Col.  Brandt. 
came  into  the  Delaware    Vailty.  arid  duriug 
the  night  of    July   lli,  1770,  made  an  attack 
upon  the  settlement    at  th"  ni'fer  efd  nf  tlie 
Minisink  llHt^,  nor  P..r(    .1.1  v.;.  .......,|  .,|,.h 

property  a?  il,-;    ■■   i.:.i    ■..■■.■•      m;    /,  . 
stroyed  such  :     ;•■_  r  ■■:'..    \  ■ 
pelled  the  it,  :    -  •  . 

luformati..,,  ,-:  i  „.  :  .^  ;  ^,  .-  .-■  ,.  . ,  ■,.  u 
scut  by  a  uit--tngor  to  Ciu-htn,  ainl  the 
militia  of  that  region,  together  with  such 
volunteers  as  could  be  obtained, were  ordered 
by  Col.  Tasteu  to  rendezvous  at  Minisink 
(now  Port  -Jervis)  early  the  following  inorn- 
inp,  Jaly21. 

Cnpt.  Bezaleel  Tyler  f  grandfather  of  Mrs. 
Wilder)  and  MosesThoma-,  Sen.,  if.itherot 
Judge  Thomas)  from  Cochecton,  an.l  Moses 
Kellam,  Sen.,  from  Paopack  settlement,  all 
of  whom  were  there  as  rcfngees,  volunteered 
to  join  them. 

On  the  morning  of  July  21st,  the  officers 
under  Col.  Tn-ten,  and  as  large  a  force  as 
could  be  mu-tered  under  so  short  a  notice, 
met  him  at  the  place  appointed,  and  found 
that  the  enemy  had  left,  going  ni'  the  Dela- 
ware with  their  plunder.  After  di-cussing 
the  situation  it  was  decided  to  ;.ar-ae  them, 
and  they  took  up  the  line  of  m;-.rch  and 
proceeded  some  17  miles  that  day.  and  en- 
camped. 

In   the  morning,  Col.    Hathorn,  of   War- 


■  wereiiu*  i..  j'-oc^i  u,  hi  \i.i- M-i,-<-ica  to  take 
lOmiuHiul  of  a  .-11. all  si-uuting  party,  to  go 
forward  and  reconnoitre  the  iiioveiueuts  of 
the  enemy,  and  siigr,'o=t  the  most  favorable 
ground  f..i-»ii.Mc!;i,,.-tlieni. 

Hei:!:'.'i  1  :;  I  -  '  iToceeded  but  a  short 
distaii'.'i  '      V  Hen   he   was  singled 

out  and  :         '.  i  I  'J  I'y  some  'J'ory  who 

recogui  1  1  111.  ;:.  I  ii.dized  the  danger  to 
those  who  wire  lltciiig.  from  having  a  man 
so  familiar  with  the  route,  acting  as  guide 
to  their  pursuers. 

About  '.I  o'clock  they  came  in  sight  of  the 
Indi;in5,  thre^-quarters  of  a  mile  distant, 
adv.uicing  Ivisuiely  up  the  river,  and  Col. 
Hathorn  marched  his  men  over  the  hill  in- 
tending to  reach  the  ford  at  the  month  of 
the  Laokawaxen  in  advance  of  the  Indians. 

Col.  Brandt  discovered  his  movement  and 
made  a  counter  move  so  as  to  gel  in  the  rear 
of  his  pursners.  and  chose  his  time  and 
place  for  attacking  lliem,  and  on  the  hill, 
about  a  mile  east  ot  the  month  of  the  Lacka- 
waxen,  hs  succeeded  in  so  cutting  ofl'  one- 
third  of  Col.  Hathorn's  forces  that  they 
could  not  again  unite,  and  then  on  ground 
Chosen  by  brandt,  a  most  desjierate  battle 
wt;s  foaglit,  and  Col.  Hathorn's  forcer,  dis- 
aslrouslv  defeated,  and  more  than  forty  of 
tl.pin  kiilid  :!nd  left  on  the  battleheld. 

.'.III. II  11  'ISO  killed,  was  Moses  Thomas, 
-.  :  '  lit  Cochecton,    been  a  neigh- 

i    ..:.•,    ■    ■■,  Tyler. 

IN.  I  .  lit  the  men  t'us  slain,  were 
It-rt  to  l.iU.iih  in  the  forest,  until  iKJ'i,  when 
patriotic  citizens  of  Orange  county,  nniti-d 
to  collect  them,  and  have  them  propeily  in- 
terred. .\nd  on  the  forty-third  anniversary 
of  the  battle.  July  --2,  Wl'l,  the  bones  wore 
so  disposed  of  beneath  an  appropriate 
monument  then  erected  in  Goshen,  in  honor 
of  those  lir.ive  but  untnrtunate  men. 

Thi'  liii--!<.  ha:  v  ;i  called  the  "Battle  of 
.MiiiisiT''^.  I  ' '''i  1:  11'.  .^lassacre,' "  but  the 
site  Hi;.  ■  I  ••■'  I  I  .-.  was  nearly  20  miles 
dist;au"i-  1.  n.  '  '.  1  'it  of  the  Delaware 
valley,  w:.;-i:  t:  .    .  .       n^  fHiii-d  Min.-ink. 

But  auothiT  11    '.  ■    -::  ,■.:     ■    1  :.  ,   h  -id- 

ing  error   is   tl...      ■  .        :■    1  .  ,i,'s 


History  ot  w.mih.i      1  ;  :iiij- 

ingto   thi=    b:U;li     i  1    1    • n   ^^ .  .     urro 

there  killed  by  th-  Indruis  w.-re  ivirt  of  a 
company  of  Pennsylvania  militia  who  had 
been  mut  to  the  Lackawaxeu  to  protect  the 
settlers. 

At  tliat  date.  July  22,  I77t',  all  the  organ- 
ized militia  of    Norlhoasteru   I'eimsylvauia 


TllK  UlSTOlilCAL  KEfOUD. 


li-iniiK  inickr  tii-u. 
taclctlieS.xNatKii 


Wyom- 

ordorp,  f;r.. 

Mont 

.in<-d 

not  bnt  -1 "' 

will  1 

",■    1 ! ' 

to  nt- 

I'eupU-  M  ' 

;     ■  '\'\ 

.,■  Cho- 

be  urn. ..  1 

'1  ,  ■ 

••  .  1 ,   1 

'A  hiivo 

Well-  ,  1 

.    .  1 

..,-ded. 

}1 

Hut  hirtorl  1 
iugns  IhV.  1 


fill  11.1:.  ■■■  .  '\  ymiug 
i,  til.-:,  w':-  -  ;  I'liiipackou 
Iho  I.iu'k>iw,ixeu,  ,iud  f.t  C'ocl.LCtuu  all  fled 
for  shfftj ,  «o  ttuit  there  were  few,  if  any, 
sottlert.  tlitro  iieedinR  military  protection. 

Tlie  evidence  is  now  incontrovertible  that 
the  patriotic  men  who  were  in  that  Minisink 
battle,  were  from  Oraage  Connty,  New 
York,  including  a  few  refngees  from  Penn- 
sylvania. J.  T. 


I-KIKMJLY     INDIANS      AT     \VV<I.MIN( 


Pox. 

In  1777  tlie  settlements  in  Westmoreland 
were  in  fected  with  small-pox  and  the  disease 
was  activelj  combated  by  the  settlers.  Pest 
houses  wore  established  at  points  off  from 
the  traveled  road?  and  all  cases  of  the  disease 
were  compelled  to  be  couvejed  thither  for 
treatment.  The  Indians  had  a  most  intense 
dread  of  the  infection,  for  then  as  now,  they 
■were  its  easy  victims.  We  have  before  ns 
volume  1  of  the  new  series  of  Pennsylvania 
Archives,  edited  by  Hon.  John  blair  Lion 
and  Dr.  W.  H.  E3I  e.  So  far  as  we  have  seen 
there  is  no  reference  in  tl-.e  local  hi-tories  to 
the  jire^tncf  of  the  iiidi ms  referred  to  in 
the  aiipeiidtd  Iftirr  frum  Col.  Deui-on  to 
the  commitiec  of  K'.-ton.  to  whose  friendly 
attentions  tii-  hiurin-  wi-re  introduced: 

GENTLtM.N-    li-    ii-  ■  ■■     iru  Part 

of  a  Larfjf  1:  -   ;.  -  •  '  :     ,1  _:  to  the 

six  Nations  V. 'i' 1.  !  ,  -  •  .•.--.- friend- 
ship for  the  United  Stiitii  of  .Vinerict,  ai  a 
Connsell  held  in  this  Place  this  day:  they 
bIs  Inform  ns  they  are  npon  a  Journey  to 
Philadeiphix  to  sptak  with  the  Cou-ress.  (if 
returned,  I  II.: ,  .v-  :•.  .  :..:<-d  to  see  Gen- 
eral Wasliin  r .  1,-  1  ■-,•  De.-ired  u- to 
write  to  yoii  ,,!,••  '  ,  m-iy  be  Pointed 
to  Places  to  1,-  1  •  t'..  -  :  I!  Pox  and  other 
Pestileiuiid  Disorocrs.  if  such  there  be 
among  jou.  I  11a-  is  wrote  no'in  their  Par- 
ticular Di  -ire,  to  give  vou  Iiif.irinatiou  of 
the  api.roach  of  the  Body  of  Indians,  which 
Consi-ts  of  about  two  Hundred  .Moi'.  women 
A  Children;  and  they  further  desired  ns  to 
request  of  you  your  lutluonce.  that  their  Pro- 
posed treaty  mitjht  be  at  Kastowu  if  it  be 
possible  p.t  this   time,  for  fear   of  (he  Dis- 


uiubli'  hiervants, 

Nathan  Dknison, 

William  Judd, 

ClIItlST.    AVEUV. 

To  Eastown  Committke. 

That  the  Indians  were  cordially  received 
is  shown  by  tbo  following  memorandum, 
headed 

•'THE  K.KPKNI^E  OP  THE  INOENS." 

Tol  Oall.<.f  spiritts £2     4    0 

To  I  Hi.ti.l  0     1    0 

I'"-'  "i"'  1''     .'al.T3 0    12    »i 

T-   .'    '  ■;  Kt,  VJ-S, 2      8    0 

1-1:  !.r,J.C.,8-0, -t     S    0 

I'    '   i    ■:   -    '■     '■' 1     ]    0 

}_■■  !   |:..i..  I  ':  .;.,   Ilo 1      4    0 

"li'j'jo'.',. .'.'"!. ..?;\^.'!'.l.''.'^.°°.'^.'.°^'!'.  1  13  0 

.s    Wi 1      4    0 

7    Do., 1      ]     0 

2Nilhe'B  hay, 0    40 

£18    F)« 

Kec'd  Feb'y  18th,  1777.  of  Jas.  Dean,  the 
within  .icc't  ill  full,  for  I^aac  ISidman. 

HENRY  FULLERT. 


A  recent  Wyoming  County  paper  thus 
states:  ".Miss  Emily  C.  lilackman  wishes 
OS  to  state  that  the  errata  of  her  History  of 
Susqueh-.'v:-.  <  •vi'if,  ■■"■  -.l.'-'iit  lo  be  publish- 
ed and  t.  ,  ■  '  '!  ....!'■.  .•,..11  to  all  her 
snhscrili  .  ..       •     .    .    n    stamp  for 

mailiiiL;  1    .  >   .  i   ive  detected 


or  refrain  iron. 


cr." 


Lancaster  County  has  organized  a  histori- 
cal society  and  it  has  done  so  none  too  soon. 
It  has  bern  well  nigh  two  hundred  years 
since  the  flrst  white  settlements  were  made 
within  the  borders  of  wliat  is  now  Lancaster 
County,  ana  n  ore  tl.  in  a  century  and  a  half 
since  fn.-  1  ■ .  i-ii  ':■  -i  '  h.-  county  itself. 

Foil'..-  ■  .  ■  "ii.i-er- chosen  for  the 
perm:'.:..  •         .        '    mi:      I'residcnt,    Rev. 

J.  H.  1'  .•■■  li.  I'  :  .  ;■■•■  lV--i.i,-rits.  Hon. 
J.  P.  \Vic.>.  '-nam,    Min:.  !    ■ ' :  :•  -:    i:,..,.rd- 

ing  Serret.ary,  A.    F.  Hm  •    '  '      mi- 

ing    Secretary,  W.  W.    (,r      ■    :  .:;,  s. 

H. /ihm;  Treasurer.  S.  I'  >  ..  1  ■  iiive 
Committee.  F.  R.  DiL''._;ui.  i,:,  ,,  .1.  1;.  IJip- 
ple,  R.  M.  ReiUy,  C.  T.  titoig.-rwall,  C.  H. 
Slubbs.  H.  A.  Bricken«tein.  Rev.  J.  Max 
Hark,  S.  C.  Slaymnker,  P.  C.  Hiller,  W.  U. 
Hansel. 


1  lieir  Itif..'  hi  Iho  Confcilcratc  f-tatc'S-  Cm  1- 
olisCoiuiii.rali'C-Sliowiiif,- 
W.  H.  Board,  of  UranEO  (irove,  Miss.. 
eeudsto  the  Lonisville,  Ky.,  Coi'i  ii'i--Jounial 
a  clipping  from  a  Mobile  paper,  pnbli:  lit-d 
uoar  the  clo^e  of  the  war,  contaiiiina  a  com- 
parative table  of  prices  for  the  years  ISLjL!, 
'63, 't>i  Bud  'ijo.  A5  published  below  it  is 
an  iuterestintj  aud  instructive  bit  of  tinau- 
cial  history: 

CONFKPKHA'rK   :*IAV.KKT   KKrOUTS. 


Articles. 


J.-ID., 


1805 


Flonr.cittrH.libl    Sli  'i: 

Flour,  tine,  l.lil..  H^■' 

t'ornuu^al,  liu —  1  ih 

Orn,  6.-u-k,  h.i,...  S 

Coffee,  Uin,  111....  01 
Bngar,  l>ro\vn.lh.. 

KuKar.ri-fiued.  lb.  2: 

Batter,  cmintry.lb  5i 

JIacim,  lb 2 

Lard,  lb 11 

Fresh  beef,  lb.. . . 

Fresh  pork,  lb...  1 
I'oal.  ton 


.lb 


Ueeswax, 
Wheat,  bi 
Wood,  oal 


of  that  county  and  its  people,  past  and  pres- 
ent, llavu  met  Mr.  Minor,  and  two  years 
aj,'0  was  at  his  old  homo,  now  occuiiied  by 
his  suinN  ni.  I'etm.v.'ho  for  many  year.s  pub- 
hshid  tlui  \\  likes- liarre  KKCoiiLi  or  thk 
'i'lMi  s,  to  whosd  columuB  it  has  been  my 
privilico  111  times  past  to  contribute  articles 
for  publication. 

Charles  .Miner  oublished  at  Wilkes  B.irro 
from  ISill  10  1-^1.'^,  a  [laper  called  the 
(ilraiu  r  wiiich,  it  is  reputed,  was  ablv  edilcd. 
Was  aflerw.inis  fircl./d  to   Coujr.—.     Sub- 


His   miiu^ry 
ilecied   colo. 


July  ;id,  177t. 

J'aco    and    Bowman,  two  ot    Bird's  com- 
raui'jtis    in    ."iriiis.  who  were  with    Perrj'  on 


3S00 
2.50 
:.  liO 

In  ill: 
and  th 

■■.V  few   luor 
6  day  is  ours 

."     Face  said  it  was    hn- 

NlUO 

10(1  a.-, 

then  tl 

!o    to    even 
Ih.-il  remark 
:M,v,-withgr. 

imai:ine  the   electrifjin;,' 
had  upon  him.     He  could 
•ilpr  eisf  two  balls  where 

'.\uuals  of  Luzerne 


Some  one  out  in  ( )hio  apptarr.  to  have  la-ci 
writing  for  a  paper  there  rrlative  to  Jame 
Bird,  the  hero  of  Lake  Krie.  as  we  lean 
from  the  following  letter  in  the  Xorfoll:  /,'< 
llirli.r,  from  C.  .J.  Baldwin,  a  former  resi 
tlHUt  of  Luzerne  County: 

Mv-Mis.  i;MTOi;s:  Vour 
H.  l;..e:.uvt.:ni,.  ;n  l.i-  in 
coi-<-<  I  rjii.j  !  i-i  .  -  I.  -■:.■-'•.. 


■U-<1  ; 


N... 


had  n-ai-lied  the  lltet  on  L'lke  Erie,  ami  iiird. 
.unbit  ions  to  be  in  the  midst  of  the  smoke  and 

i,:\':.    .::"  :'i.'ii    .relied  away  with  several  of 

-'..   '  ,  !..■       :.    ■.   '\:a  i'ltlsburc.  from'wh'ieh 


Ci.arl.  .■.:i     • 
»nd    direct. 
County,  I'u.,  > 
twenty  years. 


familiar  with  the  I 


e.   LiudV   l.lc  viould 


The  Historical  Record 


A   IMONTHLY    rUlUJ.CA'JION 


nr.voTi;ii  I'kimii'.m.i.v  to 


_     AND  COXTIGUOUS  T]-:RRrrORY 


NOTES    AND    QUERIE.S 

KlOGRAPHICAL,    A  NTIOUA):!  AX,    GENEALOGICAL    . 

EDITi:U  I'.Y  F.  C.  lOHXSON,  M.  D. 


[  Vol.    [■ 


March  18S7 


MDCCCLNX.W 


;iiTc  ir;ccoi-& 


The  ITistorica!  Record. 


ctoiifciUr'  iv,o 

Th-  Okles-t  I'rinl.T  in  the  Unile.!  St;itcs,  J.  /■'.  .h'l-'hm-^.s loi 

Tlic  H.-ikcs  (k-.,calo;;v,  Ur.  M.  Halu-s' vohip.H'.  . . . .' 102 

Early  I.ackaua,,na,  Hmorical  Sl;otcliL-s,  J)r.  If.  IloHish-r 102  103 

Drunkciinf-s  No-.v  and  Then,  Histoi-ical  Coinpaiison 105 

An  old  Wyoming  I'oeni,  Juliana  Frances  Turner 105 

Dr.  W.  H.  Ks;le,  the  new  State  Librarian 106 

The  Cold  Suuuncr  of  1S16 K7 

Wyomin-  Valley  I'oetry,  Critical  Survey,  Will S.  Monrot 108 

History  and  Science  in  Scranton .' 109 

Neu-  IIi^torical  Publication,  Devoted  to  the  West  r.ranch 109 

Unpul  'lidied  Letters  nlative  to  settlenirnt  of  AUenlou-n  and  F.;!^ton,  C.I'JJi'!  110-112 

An  Od  Time  Ma.v.nic  Record 112 

Mr.  Yarington's  Old  Settlers'  List  Reviewed,   //'.  Jo/mson 113-1  M 

Finch  F"aniily  Keunion .'  117 

H.  H.  Derr's  ^■^\\\   I'usinoss  Annivers.nrv liS 

Old  Time  River  :N"avit.;;ioi\  Caleb  E.'Wright 119 

Wilcox  Genealogical  Dat.i  Wanted , .'.'. 119 

Origin  and  Organization  of  the  Union  League,  C.  J.  Pmiduin 1  20 

Old  Landmarks  Going 122 

Loveland  Genealogv 121 

Autog!  aph  Letter  oi  Wn -hington 122 

Charles  .Morgan's  451I1  Wedding  Anniversary 122 

Reminiscences  of  .Mrs.  lesse  Thomas '. 12? 

Latitude  of  Wilkes- B.irre,  as  Observed  in  1755  and  18K2,  5.  Jenkins 121 

NOTKS— 

.Mrs    Swnrlz's  SSth   Birthday 114 

The  Pennsylvania  Correspondent 118 

Cold  Summer  of  1S16 119 

Montgomer)  County  Historical  Society 120 

Bucks  County  Historical  Society 120 

Carey'  .Avenue,  naming  of 121 

Not  a  relative  of  .Mrs.  Garfield 121 

De.\TH#  — 

Joseph    Drown • 115 

Wm.   S.  Davis u ;■; 

Christian  Com  .id 116 

H    C.  Engelke 116 

Mrs.  Lli/abah  J,  Hirkbcck 116 

William    llest 116 

Jc^hn  S.  Madden 117 

JamcsRoss ,,7 

Mrs.  Anna  Sec!v 1 20 

James  B.  Shaver i  24 

Charles  Hay 103 

Abi  Slocuin   Butler '. 104 

Silas  Alexander 106 

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No. 


THIi  OLD  1:6 


.\   \i 


.loi 


Col.  John  F.  Metiiniie?^.  of  tlie  WilUau.s- 
poi-t  Gfri.«c  „n,(  r.ullci;,,,  recently  vi,ited 
M.ijor  \\m.  P.  iilUott,  la  Lcwi-lowu.  ihe 
oldenL    priiiter    .-lud    nnttir    lu    tlie     Uuited 

At  ;i     I  ■•     I       ■  ,:   '  ■      ■  •  v..    •■    i!.  •_(  on 

Mivjor  I  ,  '   I  :     .  .    ;■  Kii;  On 

iu  the  il'     -,  1.    ,  :         .  •       ,         .      -  resi- 

donee.  ll-.  |.:ii;,-:i,,  ::n'  ■,■  ..;;u,  1l  iiiiij;,-  on 
his  c.-iue.  Wi-iuily  yitttud  ;i3  with  u  .itiuko  of 
the  hands. 

"I  hiivo  been  nwnitius  you  lor  a  qaarler  of 
an  hour,"  he  Fuid,  iu  a  firm  voice,  :ind  tnru- 
ini;  to  tho  revercuJ  gentleman  continned: 
"I  told  yon  to  brin;;  your  friend  at,  7:30 
shiirp;  It  15  nearly  aquiiiter  past  that  time, 
but  It's  ail  riyht." 

"I  have  Ions  bad  a  desire  to  meet  yon," 
I  saidj  "a.^  it  is  claiuied  by  tho  press  that 
yoD  are  the  oldest  printer  and  editor  in  the 
United  States,  and  knew  many  of  tliel...adiu^' 
men  and  politicians  who  iiourished  three 
qnartersof  a  century  ai;o.'' 

liis  cooutenance  briyhtened  up  at  thi.s  re- 


mark ; 
'•Ye-: 


ihed 


'Did  you  ever  meet  Col.  Johnson?' 

■I  have.     lie  vi:-ited  me   here  many    yearn 

J,  audwoliada  i  leasaut  tunc." 

'Wero    you     iu    tho   service    when    Perry 


"    ■  i   . 

'   i_-hio 

h.v. 

x   the   • 

-onn 

d  of 

1:,-   ::•    ■ 

;d  tl, 

leBntir 

hiu 

that 

"■■IhM 

."n'\    i), 

,,   ,„ 

■iuting 

bueiuess 

after  tl, 
"In  1 

^  ]■;  1 

'.'  :'     ,'  ■     '. 

intorcsl 

:   in 

tho 

(.I'-.eltr 

I,.   '  ■  .     ; 

^a:'cd 

in   u 

.iher 

t'jr'iuau 

y  yc-'.rr. 

]'« 

'u-  once 

en«: 

>iug 
UVd 

iu    I  he 

lurufico    busini 

'.111     wl 

li;ir-d 

time- 

came    1 

was    onUt;i- 

a    to 

snsp 

cud. 

Fiually 

,  iu  )y:3-l,  I  retnn 

i.cd 

to  tho 

old 

Ga- 

L;d  after 

pubiisiii 

n^  1 

it  a  fh. 

url  tiuie. 

.sold  out  to  my  f 

on  iu  1« 

i'o.'' 

"\on 

knewnj 

any  of  in 

edi. 

slin(,-ni: 

ihcd 

meu 

"Very  well.  I've  met  Henry  Clay,  and 
once  I  traveled  mth  him  down  tho  nver  from 
here  in  a  boat.  I  know  James  iiuchanan 
well,  John  \V.  t'orney  and  many  other 
prominent  men  lou:.'  since  dead." 

"Did  you  know  V.  J.  .lones,  who  wrote  the 
story  called  '.Sunou  Giny,'  and  tho  hintory 
of  the  Juniata  NiiUoy,  more  than  thirty  years 


trade 


i^the 


"In  1807  I  was  apprenticed  to  .Vlexander 
&  Pmllips,  publishers  of  the  Carlisle  llcnihU 
to  learn  tho  trade  of  a  printer.  1  was  10 
serve  four  years." 

"You  served  voac  apprenticeship?" 

"Yes.  In  I8U,  being  a  fnll  fledged 
jonrueymaii.  I  ri^turU'-d  to  my  navive  town 
and  startel  tho  Jiminta  Gazftfr.  in  connec- 
tion with  Jame-  Uixon.  It  is  .slill  pnhli-i.ed. 
but  is  now  known  a.s  theJjewistown  Gazettr.'' 

'Y'on  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  war  of 
18PJ?" 

•'I  did.  I  was  with  a  party  on  detached 
duty  w.ien  the  battle  of  tho  Thames  was 
fou  .ht,  and  .saw  considerable  service  in  that 
part  of  the  country.' 

"That  was  the  baTflo  in  which,  it  is  paid. 
Colonel  Dick  J.. hu-un  killed  Tecumjch,  tho 
fam..nsIi,diHn  chi.-f." 

'"i'.'S,  sir:  1  think  there  is  no  doubt  th.at 
Johnson  killed  hini  lu  thut  battle." 


"You  are  an  older  printer  than  Gen. 
Simon  Camerou?" 

"Ye.s,  sir:  I  learned  my  trade  several 
years   before  Cameron  had    learned    to  set 


Oliver  IliU'.rd  is  acliievim;  success  in  tlie 
efr..rt  tolrace  the  (.-eneal.igy  of  the  HilUrd 
family,  and  is  lu  eorrespouileuce  with  mem- 
b»-r- ol  dill-rL-ut  branches  of  tho  family  in 
various  btute.i. 


WOtllil  I.     .      ■•  I     i      .     ■•  '    I    I     ■,'    ■ 

that  ii:    M  /  ,1 

be  con,;  ■  .  i  .'...■  , 

mauu-ci  i;  •.,      I  ;       \i      ■.        h.    1, 
ll>hecl     i-<.nl,;;M,.       I.owivii-.      .^- 
printeJ  i  iiL'C^.  The  record  covers  m- 
ratioDS,  iiud  tli.-i   list  of   iiamn>   rt 
very  coii-iiifribl.- nuinlif r  ut    r,i;i. 

ductlou   i,        .    ■..    ■in-    1     ni!,^< 

work.  ;'■,:•!',  ;•■  -o 

taiur.l.'    .      :    ,    ,    ■         ■       .        .:!il    I 


thebl;i-'k 


nita^ured    and  rfd- 


u!r  : 


otfondiiig  thir  e>e  and  the 
iint;iit  lio  lint  to  brtier  n^e  Ihau 
i-hui;;  tho  boil  otherwise  prodne- 
h(j  population  of  the  valley  in 
was  small  aud  the  iiihabilautii 
i.)wiipied     witti     the     plain     diuie.s 


due  to  Dr.  H 

■.I:p-' 

Ik. 

BDd    hi--    "'•  • 

'>■_'■" 

.,,., 

,  •  .         .1  '..    .a    ,-.,..>  : 

bo:;':i           1 

.. :     '..:    lie  the  cotu- 

moD  i'l 

-.    (u'orye   and 

JODatii.!,.        1 

t      •   ",■     'ii\  iut;  descen- 

dants  are  Ih.: 

'■  dire. 

L-tl 

o-!,rity.  eilherof  Joua- 

tharj  or  of  th 

e  son 

so) 

'  hi-  hmther  Georce— 

Richard,   (;..- 

ortje 

8. 

ami    .lan.e<-th»   con- 

touts  of  the  1 

,o..k: 

.re 

arraij-ed  im  f..ui- table-. 

the    lir^;     1'  : 

des  eadinls    uf  Jona- 

than,  11 

.-..1  Kiehiiid,   the  third 

tho-t'  -    '     . 

1.  1  the  fourth    those    of 

Jamo.     1' 

S.,   thi     .    :.    ■: 

■  .1    :.,  ■.. '  >--■■  .-i'l;.:, .~  ; 

were    1  :  ..     ■ 

,    ,'       •-      ..[     I  :   . 

hny.  .  . 

MiD,..,., 

Homer.  ,V.i;i 

.1,.-    1 

!1  IJ 

;,,.  ii,^:  -^,    ,  V.  ;,.j  \,.i-    .,1. 

M.  D.  trooi 

i3ii; 

to  1 

.6.  7,  aiiu'a    meiiib.  r  of 

the  Luzerne 

bars: 

■nee  aiid  at  present.;  Caro- 

line  Hi.d  Vi-i 

una. 

Tho  Docto 

>es 

this  laconic  obserratiou 

fOrtl...-,.   V,.: 

,      11; 

(Hire  as  to   bis    rea.-ou 

foM-.".   ' 

a.k:       -To    those    who 

pom!.  ■     -  '  . 

to  make   a   record    of 

thi-  1.!:    '..    ,; 

!..!,,' neiileciedi  1  tru-t 

thprL.-:p;.. 

t"  :•   r. 

ll'V, 

free  ot    eNi.en^e,    por-t- 

n^je    paid.    > 

■vill     1 

S.p 

There  ouLil.t 

lo  In 

■  HI 

eve'-v  t  idiily  <ine    w'.o 

would  taket 

he  pa 

tupr.-.rve   the    fauiilj 

record  thu  i 

uhii 

liral.l-.  t    k.n  in  this    iu- 

stance.      Ihel.o,.] 

verv  1;  stefilllv  rirll  te.l. 

and  is  from 

theoi 

IlicootK'.kert  H-tnr  X  Sou. 

in  fonnecl 

;iou  o 

nay  add  th  it  Dr.    link.  ^ 

madeir.  h- 

-  iiiaLy  new    aCiin.aiii- 

ord'.  1  l.i.    I    ■     I  ■  II  li  foeliut;  a.U'l  Ire-hf 

faniilj  ',  -  ,■;  ,  !ie  purpo-es  lnviiit: 
meetiii.;  Ml  [:.-_;:  ..  r,ot  tlip  family  at  il 
Natioual  Hotel,  .Nii^'aia  Falls,  ou  the  lir 
Wednesday  in  .\n;,'u-t.  He  is  niakiiii,'  evei 
cOort  to  indnce  r^  lar^^  turnout,  and  we  dai 
say  he  u  ill  secure  it,  and  will  have  withal 
royal  good  time. 


few  blacksmiths  oc- 

-1   it  near  some  cross 

'1  thf  Various  strearus 

.    :i;.  null, lid  coal 

•1  11)  of  the 

■I'l'   iiiid  Provi- 

:■■  i:.-  ;  1   il.i^'.le  worth 

:e  ab-eiic'y  of  authen- 

t  if  not  impo-sible  to 

first     burning    stone 

where     it      really 

Ena- 


her 


iJ  heard  at  the  mill  uliil 
-I.  sloxlv  auitated  the  s< 
Mccess  of  l-'eirs  bnrnms 


ih    the 


['■  n-.-eiiim,'  will,  riiiii.  near  tae  i  n-sent 

It    ri.-a-aul  Colliery,  ho  gathereU  a  tew 

-  tor  a  tire  in  his  ki'.ohen  in  the  autumn 

1(1.  twii  jearslaterthan  its  introduction 

Ikes-n.rre. 

il,    like    wood,    everywhere    abundant, 

lotliiii:?  but  the  trouble  of  draaini;  it  to 

Asit  inadea  lire  which  would  last'all 
an<l  far  into  the  n-yl  day  wiiliont  the 
le  of  kitidline  It  each    -ucce--ive  dawn 

It  -oon    advocaud    it-   way  amouj  the 
ITS    nlon;;    the    river    who   were  able  to 


eiuploy  a  snutii  to  muko   one   of  the  pi 
tivi'  eratos  of  tho  day. 


tli:i 


til.' 


t,  williout  oxtiaordiuary   liibor  or  (txor- 

Cfiitury  ritircs  buforo  the  coal  rovolu- 
.  Mtii  will  Tuad  these  articles  whoso 
lit      cries      wiru     iiilln]    to   ^U:vii   l.y  ii 


i\K    tills    cre:d. 


then  ,.,  ■  .      :■>   u, 

spile,,.    I,;,    ,>.',,:   ,:.,-■;  :•..,;!      ,1, 

SiciUMur-O       I  ili|'l,,j  vi!.       ,  ■  ■  '    '■,      \\,;i-i 

adopted  Liy  the  woiid    i    :    :  i             :  ;  er-,. 

No  powder  or   pie'k  w;  -    :>■  .  .  ,  -,  ,un, 

coai.    A  crowbar  or   !,   :.  i  :   ,  i  •  ek 

b.isli'jt  constituted  the  tJi'.i,-  ,,  i::i.  _  :uii- 
chinery  of  the  valley  ill  l.:sii). 

Till)  ItiehFSI   niiiiple. 

The  richest  dimple  in  the  App.-Uaciiiu  chain 
of  niuuntains  is  known  as  the  Lackawami.i 
coal  tiuld.  No  minor  vaIo  in  any  provinr,-, 
territory  or  State  has  so  widi-ly  difl'n.-i,!  u, 
uaii'O  throughout  th„  !•  i;  ;'  ;,~  .-  ■  • 
this,  simply  by  the  «,,ii''  :,:■  -  ■■ 
and  the  rigor  of  its  ci>.'  :, ; 
thracito  field  of  Lne^,.,  ...i,,,.  ..,,,,  ,.  :  ., 
Wyoming  lying  in  Lae;.H,,..i,,„.  ,.uU  1...,.  n.. 

hundred  and  fifty  iniies  of  tlie  sea- 
board, embraces  the  territory  above 
the  Hlue  .Muuiilams.  known  in  coal 
nomcii,  l,.:;r,  :-  tn.  •'Norihmi  Coal  Dis- 
trict, ■  ..  i  ol  tlie  Juuianscucn- 
prisic;.;!'  ^,  .  -  :.i'-at  K,>rt  Stai.wix,  lu 
thefiL,Mi  c  -  ;  :.  A  V,,rk,  July  11.  IT,',!,  bi 
the  Cuni.eetiout  Sii-,inf h:mii.i  Lonipany,  be- 
fore the  wild  n;eu  knew  of  the  nature  or  ex- 
istence of  coal  or  the  Table  ut  the  wide  tract 
they  Ceded  to  the  whites  for  a  trille.  It  was 
Hut  FOUtiht  out  by  ilie  eiui;,'ranis  Irmu  New 
Kuuland  lor  its  anthracite,  because  they  too 
Were  without  kuowled^'o  of  its  presence  or 
value. 

The  roii  =  t,1' r"ii,.;i  j,-iven  (he  assembled 
chi.l-  ■.  .-  ■  /'  ,  \.  .vY,.rkeurren.-y.  I'lU.I 
to    tl,,.       ■    ...      ,  >    r.      This    sn.n,    nniike 


\V.;.t 

e-tl, 
fori- 


■  spot.  Oivere,!  with 
^ee  rarely  trodden  by 
,  .|,|ied    by  the    cinoe- 


reason  that  the  mild  cti  -    :  '  :, 

and  ihe  fer'ililv  of  tl  ■  -  ■    ,  - 
theSosquehnnnaand  l.„  ,.     ■     ;  i    :  i    .. :  , 
where  fi-,h  and  game  Mere  a',,ir,iai,!.  a—i 
the    hasbandman   of  plenty   trom   the 


eir  li,i.-te  tor  w,;uUli,  iiave  forKolti-n  the 
lus;  of  the  crane  over  the  hearth-toiius 
0  thev  were  born.— .W.  Jlollinlci;  M.  J)., 
nidton  -J, ■nth. 


\\e  eu;  >  tif  al.ovn  death  notice  from 
the  A'l^'lai/.e /,',yi,'',/(rij,iof  I'lthot  February, 
The  deceased  was  born  in  Wilkes- Barre 
Town-hip.  iMHv  I'iaius,  July  l.\  iyl7.  He 
was  a  s,jii  of  Ueiiry  Hay,  blacksmith,  whose 
siiop  and  place  of  residence  was  the  first 
h,ju.^o  this  side  of  tlie  late  Ksiiuiru  James 
Sl.iik--  |.l;,.e,-,,;i    il,e  inau,    road    leadinc  to 

I-    '-■,,.■;         li      :.      -   ;    .   ,:     ,.1   ill   bslSI     tO     KUcU 

::,,■,    and  removed  to 

,    J     I       >.    .:<'!.,  1,1  the  fall    of    Ibo.j, 


West, 
the  ft- 
of  old 


briuuitie  to  the  .surface  our   black  diamonds 
of  couimerce. 

A  liistory  of  the  Dnan  Family  is  now  being 
published  by  Dean  Uudlej,  Wi,k,-ti.-ld.  Mass. 
The  work  is  ilinstraied  has  tabular  p."di- 
■rnes  and  sells  tor  .>.")-?!  each  for  .")  parts. 
The  author  invites  data  from  representatives 
of  the  Dudley  family. 


TiiK  rnsTo/ncAL  kfj-'juh. 


THEI.ATK  AMI  .Sl.nCL'51  m;TL!;K. 


The  last  trilnito  of  leFrod  wa-i  imid  lo  llio 
memory  of  the  late  Mis.Abi  S.  )iuilur  .Mttrcli 
15,  by  a  largo  concourse  of  soironiiig 
frieuds  at  the  rc.iidunce  or  hor  daughter, 
Mrs.  Ratli  B.  liillard.  The  services  were 
coudnctecl  by  the  pa~tor  of  the  First  M.  E. 
Chnrohjto  which  dtcea^^td  had  belonged  since 
childhood.  He  was  Kssisted  by  Kev.  Dr.  Y. 
C.  Smith,  the  oldest  surviving  pastor  of  the 
church,  he  having  served  from  Icdl  to  ISGLi. 
The  latter  made  a  most  touching  address.  A 
choir  c 
Edith 
John 
There 
flower* 
\V.  W. 
S-lOeo, 
Richiir 
Price, 
Thoui' 
KlrKer 
Of  low 


B..  is  the  widow  of  W.  S.  Hillard.  Mnry  B., 
i.s  the  wife  ol  lvir,-cr.o  1!  Ayrcs.  Of  lour 
ROUS.  Jo--e|.h.  Zehiil.in,    Zil.,i    ni.d    Eduiuud 

G.,IheluHer  1,1 .r.lv.,,,.-    I'vui;:.       Mrs. 

Batler  w.iMi  .Mel! i   i  \- ,   i'..ii,in-    aud    by 

preleime.'  nuil  \.-  v  ■  :,:■-<  li-'Uis  wore 
speut  wiiliiu  Iho  tt-.',    '"   i  :,  .-.iiiiy.  She 

wai;  a  wtaniu  wii..  ■  '•'  i  l-i  :!  4Uiek  to 
everj  call  li<r  help,  and  tin  re  will  Oe  many 
poor  faiuil;e>  w  iio,  m  lu  r  death,  lose  a  friend 
who  was  ever  Ui-peii-iefj  aid.  Her  chnrities 
Wer,'  qiu.  i,  bii;  wide  r.  a.'  iiiuL;.     She  was  the 

:' ;      '  .         '.'   i'  ■  •       1  .  '■'   '    inin]     and 


>ii5istni-of  J[iss  Nellie  Wells,  Miss 
Tuekey,  Frank  l-'nckey  and 
C.  .Tcfl'ries  sang  the  hymns, 
was  a  profusion  of  beiuiiful 
■j'he    honorary    pall  bearers  were 


•;  I  >    of   early  Wyo- 
.:  ■      1      r.,  ,r,d   of  the    heroic 

m.  r,  who  lon.iht  the  combined 
u>h.  IniUans  and  Tories-  in  1778. 
)Uer    married  tor    hit-  lirb!    wito 


re  Mr.  and  .\[r-^, 
Jr..  Mr.  and  .Mrs.  K.  B  Aj 
II.  E.  Lewis,  .Mr.  and  Mr.- 
Nice,  Mrs.  John  B.  L.n-e, 


jlds.  I'ier 


Butle 


Butler.  (.)iher  t.imily  repre 
Geori-e  Sloeom  Bennett,  Fr 
W.  L,  Oouyn-ham,  Chdrle>F 
M.  (Joiivri^hani,  Jn<l-e  U\ 
Ain>u.dH  Butler,  C.  K.  Bii'h 
to..k  plHCeiu  Ruilen'jaok  Cei 

Mrs.  Batler's  lather.  Jo^.  ]) 
8  prominent  man  iu  old  W  il 
took  u  leariiutr  I'art  in  local  h 
riert,  ju  13J0,  b  irah,  d  •  i;;i 
Jesse  Fell.  WhO-e  discovery  t 
cool  C'jud  be  burned  in  an 
crate  wan  made  in  16U8,  the 
that  authr..ciie  could  be  n.sed 
purposes.  Thrre  were  .^evtu  children  from 
this  nuion.  Hannah,  b  irn  ISUD,  married 
Zif>a  Bennett  and  died  in  lt<■^r^.  Kii'h  Tripp, 
born  1804.  married  Gen.  V,  m  S.  Kuss  and 
died  iu  ISS'-J  Deborah,  born  180o,  imir- 

^i^d  Annini,'  Chahuim.  ,Mii  Siucnui,  born 
181)8,  inarned  Lord  Bailer  and  dic-d  in 
1887.  GeoruB,  horn  1812,  married  .Mary 
Graudou.  Jonathan,  born  liiU>,  married 
Elizebeih  C'ltler  Le  Clerc,  and  uiod  iu  ls";0. 
H-^rriei  Elizabeth,  born  18111,  married 
Charles  K.  Drake  and  is  the  only  one  of  the 
children  li'int;. 

At  th"  as:o  of  24  Abi  Slocuni  w.as  married 
to  Col  Lord  Bailer.  She  spent  h-r  entire 
life  in  Wilkes-Barre.       Her    daughter,  Kuth 


lohert  H.  S  lyre 

'-■•:.        '        ■                           "-  prom- 

•s,  .Mr.  and  Mrs. 

it,'.  '.l   r:    '.'         <       ■     ■       •,    •:      .   -v             •r..,Iieed    tO 

Chalioou,    .Mrs. 

the    |:i  .-lu'    ;   1  i     ;,,;.,  :                    ■  '   i  :ll;tia,  was 

Irs.  Mary  Biuler 

the   lit-,;    ^l,.•r.;l    (.■!■:        i  ■■„<),  and 

id   .Ur^.    .Manila 

afterwards  held   t',.'    ;■.,.-       '■,    ir-ithono- 

s'senlative-  were 

lary,    clerk  ot    th.    .            .  ,       ,   ;    i    ana   re- 

■mkA.    I'helps, 

cordi  r,  court  then   li-,'       :;•.■.    i'    m-    liouso. 

l'_irrish.    Col    C. 

ctirn>  ■■   .;;    'iiv,:-    ;u,u   _v  .; ,ii  iiu i,;.^n  Streets, 

oodward,     Mrs. 

wli.',    Ii    1        -n  mil  >    UuMd.vard  neiw   lives. 

ler.      Interment 

Ii,  ['■■'  ■!       ,        ,     ni.mbtr  of   the  Supreme 

llletery. 

E...  riu^,    ;  -  .1  ot   the  State,  in    17114  he 

iiiSlocum.  wasa 

wa-i.u.i:i,'   t   :■..!    WiUes.Karre.  in  1^,1  he 

likes  Barre   and 

was  a  S'aie    A-sembljnian.    ,-.i      M    i       rds 

itliirs.    Hemar- 

wascoiiiiiy  «c«niini.-sic..ner  .a- ^;       '           '       - 

jhier    of    Judifo 

lirer.     Still  Liter  hu  was  a  t  i  ■    ,       i          '      ,  i 

ot  Wiike*  li.irrc^    Borough,  it-  i    .  -;    •    ,i.  ..ad 

ordinary  open 
i  tir^t    discovery 

from  1811  Iu  1814   was  bar-e--.     lie   mar- 

ried   Mary   Pierce,  gr.inddaughter   of    Abel 

1    for    domestic 

Pierce,  one  of  the  original   settlers  in  VVyo- 

Their  youngest  son  bore  his  father's  name, 
Lord  Buthr,  ami  he  w;e^  born  in  18U1J.  He 
marrn  d  iu  l>-s;:2  the  sul.j-ct  of  this  ?ketch, 
who  was  lAO  je^rs  his  junior,  but  who 
srirvived  her  husband  2.")  year-,  he 
dying  iu  1801  at  the  brick  building 
on  Public  .Snuiie  now  occiipitd  by 
Brown's  b'jok  >tcire.  This  building  was 
erected  by  hi>  wite'-  I  ■•'■'  -  t...,|,h  Slocum, 
iu  18iiT.     Xiwas!!..  I      .1.         '     ',t   erected 


TlIK  II!S10l:ICAL  HECOnO. 


lOn 


t„n,  with  l,i^  brothor.Col.  J(>!,ii  h.  Bntlor.niu! 
his  hrotl.or  ill-law,  Jiul^e  Gurrick  Mnllery. 
Ho  was  H  le  idiiic  man  in  tlm  il.  E.  Churcii. 
Hi-,  vifo  org  ■.iii;'".i  (i  S'lnday  ecliool  in 
Wilkis  Hirrt.  fij.  t-nrly  as  l-~-;:i. 
Till'  Mil'.:'  (i  III  liii-    -  ..■  ;.'i     ..  I-  a  Iiii/CO  of 

capturnl  1      ;'..    !    .        -  r       ,  .  ■   iiKlcarrinl 

from    h.T    W:       -    -     i.  ,.-:-,      -..  IIh-  wild,  !■ 

ri,s-b>  ■    ■■■  ,,.'■.-      --yr  !...- 


I)ruiikeli«HH  Now  aiul  Thou. 

Tho  letters   of    "Sleclu    Penne"    in    tlio 

Wediti  AiHcriccin  nrp  always  oiitertniuint'  in 

thfir  stjic  mid  iiuUiiciidfiit   in   tlicir    feuti- 

nif'11        "  ''  I'i- !■  '         .  1    r  iiient  compar- 
i-oii  '      i        !,  .  .  :.  ■  :    .    .limy    a|,'0    witli 

till:  li  ;         i        '   I  .  I       ,    .  ,    .  li    comparison 
rt  lIi  ':..        ■!  I-    ii  t'  1  iIm'  ill   .  1  I'll  I L  of  our  eober 


The  1 


:!caUi 


po-: 


Indian  L'lrb,  <.f  the  ••I,n-i  ....    .     . 

uut  bf  per.-nadi-d  to    rctuiu     i 

bnt  prfft-rrt-d  to  die  aiuon:,'  th.-  el 
thii  forest,  the  only  friends  of  wlion 
any  knowlc-dae. 


All  Old  WyomiuR  I-oeui. 

So  far  as  we  know  the  followini;  braiitiful 
lines  have  never  appe  red  in  anv  iieus|iap(  r. 
They  are  taken  frnm  a  r^-.rf.  vohir:!.-,  in  li.e 
posse-^ion  of  tlu-  11  ■-  S';  i  ,'"  -  .;i  ■.,.;:  r  '.  >l 
'■riie  Haipof    till      ;     .        ..     .  ,  .      ■     i 

and  published  al   il  ;,     -  .  n 

Waldit,  the  aii'i,  i  1  ■  _•  '  ,  ■  i  ,  .  .  - 
Turner,  who  de^fril.fc=  h.  i  miIiiti.,- ;,~  1.,  ii,_- 
made  np  solely  from  "  the  wild  iKu,!  v*  ot  the 
forest."  It  is  a  colleciiou  of  extremely 
meritorious  verges  and  was  presented  to 
tho  society  in  ISJ^  by  Edward  S.  Loop: 

THE  TALK  OF  W\OMIN(:. 

Ad'ea  to  thoe,  Wynnun-;,  lovelii'-t  thIp: 
To  thy  mountains,  thy  nil-  ami  thv  -rov-. 

To  the  flowers  which    in    clusters  enamel  ili> 
dale. 
Where  the  birds  tell  tho  tale  of  their  loves. 

Where  the  spirits  of  Albert  and  Gertrude  an- 

Bv  Cynthia's  pain  shadowy  liKht. 
While  tl,«dark    MUalissi  mid  UenryV  mil  '  niiel. 

•  iKiok  lik-i  niDriuui,-  le  1  oa  b,  the  uijm." 
Where  the  geains  of  Campbell   ha?   low.  I  to  re- 

H!i^"mii,'ht  and  his  sweetness  of  Ter--e. 
Wliero  thi  bloom  of  the  tliistle  it^  wild  maaie 
throws 

O'or  the  scene  his  brifiht  numbers  ^e^l«ar-p. 
Adien  j-e  sweet  shades!  from  my  mind   whiUl  1 

in  fade; 

dm  e>ha'U-ive 

;if,.l  Kli.de. 


Kotai  faiii-y  in  s.iiK  oft  he 
To  each  hill  a  ,d  each  b< 


Ex-Surijeon  Genera!  Hammond.  tliH  emi- 
nent Sew  Virk  phjsieinn,  has  issued  another 
hi  :..!  ii'  1  I;  '  ;  trom  the  pres,  of  ]).  Apple- 
I"  .       '       ,  1    "00  tho  Sn-qiiehaunH." 

■|  '  ■  I        ,  :    at    Hirnsburi;  and  people 

n.  ]i.  ,;,  ,  ■  I  ,i,,ityclaim  to  seo  throuud.  the 
thin  di-^'ui-e-  of  many  of  the  characters. 


maded 

him   that    we 

■apidly 

in   everythiuB 

Such   a    bold 

,f't7ie 

rhetoric     mid 

fi  nwle 

locturens    on 

■.liv       0 

d    th.)     tunes, 

111  admire.   We 

iiu   of   "Steele 

•  ■:■   111, I 

t  he  claims  in 

Fir.'t,  then,  there  are  not  as  many  public 
hou-BS  wliere  liquor  IS  sold  under  a  license 
in  till-  eimntry  a-  ihero  were  *  century  ngo. 
ii,  Ji  ',.:,•  I  '.  ;  IV,  at  that  anc  ent  daj, 
M      -    ..  "  ;  , Li  many  liquor    places, 

i::  •    '  •     '  I     population,  as  at  pre- 

-.  ■.  Ill  I  '  I  -!'  I  iiinity,  cited  us  the  pre- 
-eiji  piiaui-e  ol  Inpior  dealers,  the  ratio 
in  one  luindrtd  jearo  has  fallen  iu  a  wonder- 
ful de-ree. 

It  is  claimed,  and  with  a|iparent  founda- 
tion, bi  the  unterrilied  "Steele  reuue"  that 
illi.-it  liquor  selling  was  carried  on  to  a 
f;reater  extent  in  the  asre  of  our  greai-Krand- 
fathers  than  in  the  present  day.  L)rinking 
on  .Siimliiy  is  shown  to  have  been  a 
fHMiii:  ■■■.'I  /iM'i  •■■! -'...Ill  at  the  public 
h.ni-i  I  ,         '     .    ,  being  "Samp- 

«oi!.'  .  ■  ..  <  .  I  -  I  mil  Its  strenii'th. 
Dm  '  :  '  •  ;i  i"  i  .i-  ,,,  n  rmiimon  custom 
much  hi.Miind  in  tin-  ob.  iTvauce. 

In  order  to  inspire  lug  bids  at  vendues, 
liquor  Was  on  draught,  free  to  all,  and  as 
plenteous  as  water.  In  fa.  t,  liquor  appears 
to  h  i\e  been  a  concon.itant  of  every  social, 
polilRid  or  mixed  gatheriug.  Jurors,  in 
capitiil  cases  on  trial,  were  invigor  ited  for 
their  deliberations  by  the  rum  botlle,  and 
bill-  for  such  refreshment  for  jurors,  com- 
missioner-, asse-sors  and  justices  were  paid 
b>  the  county.  The  custom  of  drinking  on 
New  Year's  IJ.iy  is  so  recently  abandoned  as 
to  be  1,-adily  recalled. 

\l\  in  all,  "Steele  Penne"  makes  ont  a 
strong  case  for  his  conclusion  that  drinking 
and  drunkenness  are  not  at  present  so  pre- 
valent as  in  the  days  ot  our  sooer  ancestors. 
That  the  liquor  haliit  is  ^till  the  worst  social 
evil  that  the  world  is  struggling  with  "Steele 
Penne"  does  not  attempt  to  confute:  if  he 
were  to  make  the  attempt  wo  are  eura  he 
would  iind  it  bejond  his  iiower. 


riiE  iiisroi; 


t)ur  tclo!,'riipliic  colninus  imuounced  sev- 
eral days  a^'O  the  aiipoiulmctif  of  Dr.  Win. 
H.  F.fc'lf,  of  Hal  ri.-l.uis,  Hs  StiUo  Lr..riiri;iii. 
AUKoii-li  tluri'  v.tic  otl)iT  availuLlo  nu-u 
anion-  tl-.e  (.pplic-anl?.  iiotal.ly  the  Teiifiahlt, 
editor  of  the  York  l/i.^pnt,/,.  Mr.  Hinuii 
Youut;,  it  is  safe  to  s:ij  that  the  appuiut- 
ineut  of  Dr.  Ki:\f  could  iioi  Imve  been  im- 
proved upon.  Dr.  Ku'le  is  •">*;  years  ot  aj;e 
and  has  always  lived  iii  Harrisburg.  In  his 
boyhood  days  he  hariud  the  printer's 
trade  and  eabsniaeutly  had  charge  of 
the  State  printing.  Ho  also  en 
gaged  for  a  time  in  editorial  work- 
in  iiarrisbnrg.  At  the  .■•3f.  of  L'i  he  began 
thestndy  ot  nifdiriiu  ,  ;i  !;-,'i;',-  tiotnthe 
Viiiver.-ity   of    I',m  r   .  !-;,:!.     He 

piactit'i'd  his  pri.t. ■  .  I  !  m^'unlil 


history  having  no  equal  in  the  Cotuniou- 
weallh,  and  an  enthusiasm  born  of  love 
lor  books  that  will  revolutionize  the  State 
Libiary.  (.ov.  Heaver  is  entitled  to  the 
Ihaal^- uf  ^ill  good  citizens  for  making  tlio 
appomtmeul. 


|ll;iily  lii'C.rd,  .Mnrcli  .5. 1 
At  20  minutes  to  7  last  evening  Silas 
-\lexauder,  the  serious  accident  to  whom 
w.is  reported  in  Tliurfday's  Hi:coia>,  died  at 
his  resideUf-e  over  'iergold's  meal  market  on 
East  Market  Street.  Since  his  severe  fall  on 
Wtdnesday  aften.'.on  by  which  a  leg  was 
fractur.  d    -..I  ..:ir     Imp    di  Vu-atcd   he    had 


,tsof    hi- 
ll   by    tht 


t.)  ;>       -     1   .:...-;  ,  1,  «hich 

riii^-v.;  .'.I  ,-.  -i-;  .  ;  .,■_.■  -;:  .,;  r,,  ;i.;ih  V. 
v.,  and  ill  lbi;i,u,.;t.,n  uf  th.-  lali  P.  V. 
militia.  Afterwards  f'resiueut  liincolu  ap- 
pointed him  surgnnu  of  volunteers  and  he 
wnsordcrt-d  to  Krutnciiy  and  elsewhere. 
Durii:.- I  ■;  A  i  i  '.i.-uox  campaign  he  was 
clii'  :  ■  :;i-al  oilicer   of   Birney's 

Dm-  '     1  1  Corps,   and   later   held 

thrs '.;;..  (i-    :l:  ,  ■   ui  the  "J-Jth  Coros. 

At  tiii' cl.i-..  of  ti.M  war  Dr.  Kg!e  again 
located  in  Harrisburg'.  but  a  tislc.  for  liier- 
ary  pursnits  tempered.  perh;'.i^.  with  the  ab- 
sence of  the  excifeniejit  of  li.-ld  life,  made 
private  practic-f  ir';.ii|ii-  I'jd  he  did  but 
littleof  it,  HI,:  -I  4  '■  •  .-^ii;ieiuthe  drug 
trade,  which  '.:■    ■<:..•  ,■,,  closely  as  his 

literary  wor'.  u  i      .       ;      ■. 

Upon  th.'  ..:.;!;/  ,;i.  ;  ..f  the  Xatioral 
Guard  ot  I'tiin-ylv.ii.i  .  it!  I-TO  he  was  ap- 
pointed surge.m. in-chief  of  llie  Fifth  Di- 
vision, Willi  the  rank  of  laeulenant  roloiiel. 
and  he  is  now  the  senior  medical  cilicer  in 
the  N.  U    R 

He  IS  a  member  of  many  hs'firical  and 
learned  societies  in  Ani.rica  .ind  l-iiL'lai.d. 
He  is  t^h,- author  of  a    ••li-.~torv  of    I'lnu-ji- 

ciat.c;  win,  Hon.  John  Ula'.nLi.in,  'in  ed  t 
ins  12  volumes  of  the  st-coiid  serie-  of 
'•J'enusj  Ivania  An  hive~."  Later  productions 
of  his  pnn  are  histuri,-s  of  DiUphin  and 
L-  b  luoi,  Coniitie.  and  the  initio!  volume  ot 
•'Fenn-yUiiuia  G.-ne;.lo.Me-."  a  -uperb 
voluiiK  .if  ..vrr70i)  pMnes.  D-.  Ejle  edi's 
thedeoirlmmt  ot  .V(,/m  fjiif/  (^iu'<-o'.s  in  the 
Harri^l.nrg  T.-t.;,,,,,,!,.  a  historical  feature 
which  tirids  ►n  imiiator  in  he  Hir-torical 
Comnin  of  the  w.>-kl>  Klcoi'.d 

He  will  briog  to  hi.  dune-  of  Slate  ],ihrar- 
ian.amuidadmiral.il  adaptid  l.)  the  work 
in  hand,  an  experience  in  the  realm  of  Slate 


aron-edfrom  his  coman,  .■  .■■i,,  .:n.  Hl- 
seemed  to  surfer  consul. -r. J.ij .  I. ;,t  i;i,  last 
hurs  were  more  calm  ami  !,  •  ai-ii  ir.J  coia- 
paralively  free  from  pain. 

Mr.  Alexander  was  born  ill  Dover, 
Sussex  County,  N.  J.,  April  2o,  17'JU, 
his  parents  being  of  English  extrac- 
tion. Ho  was  educated  at  the 
Newton  Academy  in  New  .lersuy,  and  hav- 
ing completed  his  course  there  took  charge 
of  the  institution  for  oi.r-  term.  His  parents 
haddi.,.l  ^v!,M.  '..■•■::•-    r  -..   w..,.,^    «nd    he 

had  lie...  : .;    '  .  :,;,     In    IS'iO 

he  left  h      ,     ■   .     I  .     ,  ..  m;   to  Xanti- 

coko  wh.  '         .    .  ■  :,],  .1  for  over 

raiyciir--       •■    ■       '    :      ■  '-.!    in    that 

town   liM'       <■  ;    i  ..,..,.  J      i     -,.11- 


daugliterol  \  ih-nlme  .■suiiia,  of  .\wport 
township,  bi  whom  he  had  13  children, 
seven  ot  whom  survive  him.  His  wife  died 
111  Sepleiiiber.  1871,  and  Nov.  iM,  1873 
he  married  his  second  wife,  the  widow 
of  Samuel  I'uterbaUL'h,  by  whom  he  is 
sii-vjved  though  no   ctoldri-n    resulted  from 


us  nnic 
Hii-.-n 


ingchihir 


urenjrn^  John  J., 


1,-iseiiring.  wlio  reside  in  N  •.niici.ke,  D.iran 
C,  H  prosperous  nierchaiii  of  l.aiorte  lud  : 
and  Washington,  who  resides  in  Beiiton 
townshii). 

.Mr.  Alexander  moved  to  this  city  pome 
eit'hi  or  ten  !.  ears  «i;o  bnt  still  carried  on 
the  store  rtt  N  iitic.ke  nuiil  almnf  two  years 
at'O  whed  he  SI. hi  out  to  his  sou  Ktigene  who 
now  carries  oil  I  he  bu-iue-s.  The  funeral 
will  probably  take  place  Tuesday  after- 
noon with  interment  in  Hanover  (ireen 
cermi.Ti.  He  leaves  an  e.-tate  valued  at 
S300,000. 


TlIK  HISTORICAL  liKCOniK 


The  War  Willioul   :i  Silimn.r. 

The  RF.cuiii>  di'.'ires  lo  elicit  i-ome  dptailn 
froui  its  readers  as  to  I  he  famous  '"cold 
onaimT"  of  1810.  Some  of  oiu-  reaJcrs 
ciiii  recall  that  yonr  from  Ihtir  own 
mt'iiiorii",  while  othera  have  heiird  the  story 
us  il  was  tuld. 

(J,i  tho  16th  of  Augvut,  I8?i5.  Mrs.  A  drew 
K.iul>  died  in  Ijii/! -me  borough  at  the  •«!- 
VHDCed  a^'e  of  i>5  yn.ir-^.  In  llie  Rec.uid's 
lii()i,'ra|>lucal  ^ki-ti:li  o\  this  \>i)erHljlti  m.jthi-r 
appeared  the  followiiiij  rufereaca  tJ  the 
famius  "cold  sn  um.-r:" 

"ritjr  hatband,  who  caino  from  N'-w 
Jers-y  tjvi.^it  f  u-ul-i  in  VVyomirii;  Vill-y 
WHS  wout  to  t"ll  lin  chiUlreu  ever  att-rw-ids 
ftboat  thit  visit,  for  .t  '.v  is  during'  the  cold 
Bimiinerof  18Ui— a  y^.ir  wht-n  every  month 
hidilsfro^t.     Hou-ei  tosiy  thit    iu    Jiiiie 


theri 


.  sno 


sto 


thH 


lid  -orai.,-d 


uiion  the  whe^it.  tti-n  i 
ot  the  farmers  t  lok  cl 
tlie  suuw  from  the  l)e-i 
who  did  this  lost  their  crop-,  while  ilie  ones 
wno  trusted  to  iiiitarr  tiaj  no  harm  come  to 
their  grain;  ar,  i  t'  t  %-.■■,  n  the  harve-t 
fiually    came    !l   ■    i  !    ■>;- went  to  the 

fields  weariii_'  ;:.  .  -  " 

Thefollowui„- :  ■  oi  that  remark- 

able year  is  cn.J.t'  ii  tu  ;.;;.  ..Ijr.'.ra  KuLyou, 
the  venerable  fatli-r  of  Chancellor  Kiinyon, 
which  he  recently  wrote  to  a  friend  at  Plain- 
field,  N.  J.: 

"In  the  year  Iblij  there  was  a  sharp  fro=t 
in  every  month.  It  was  i;no\»ii  as  the  'year 
without  a  summer.'  The  farmers  ased  to 
refer  to  it  as  'eighteen  hundred  and  starve  to 
death."  In  May  ice  formed  half  an  inch 
thick,  bads  and  i!owe-s  were  f  ro;:en  and  corn 
killod.  Frost,  and  ice  a;.;l  snow  were  com- 
mon in  Jane;  almo=t  every  i^reeii  thins  was 
killed,  andttie  fruit  was  nearly  all  dostroyed. 
Snow  fell  to  the  dtplh  of  three 
inches  in  New  York  and  Massae!iusetts.  and 
ten  inches  in  Maine.  Juiy  «  is  ••ccouipanied 
with  frost  and  ice.  t)n  the  .".th  ict-  was  form- 
ed of  the  thickness  of  win'Iow  i,-l,ss  iu  New 
Vork,  New  England  and  rLiinsylv ania.  In 
.\uj;ust  ice  formed  half  an  inch  ficlv.  \ 
cold  Xorth-ru  wind  prevailed  i  early  all 
sumniur.  Ci.rn  wa,  so  fru/en  that  a  great 
dial  u'"  11  v.  .  •  .'  lAu  and  dried  for  fod- 
der. \  .  1;  ■  .  ..■■■■•\  in  New  Kmjland, 
andM  ,-,    :  :     1..  N[iddl^   States,    and 

fanu.r^  V. .  1.  1:  .-.I  'o  pay  i-4  and  J.)  a 
hii-liel  for  corn  of  lSl.->,  for  s^ed  for  the 
next  spring's  planting." 

ll)«  Told  Si 


fro.-ts  sevt-ral  ni^chi-  d-.-ii-  ..  ■■i  -iHj.ini/r 
iiio:ilh,  and  iliesuial!  aiin.i.iit  ot  coin  iluit 
got  Ihroi.tjh  lo  thi!  iiioiitli  ot  Septcmbtr,  and 
was  iliL-n  ill  thu  niilK  stat-,  was  entirely 
frozBu  and  killed,  and  the  eats  of  corn  in 
the  hurks  became  rotiou.  The  stench 
was  so  ofl'ensivj  that  people  would 
avoid  pas.oint;  a  coi-nfield  when  lh>;  wind  waa 
toward  them.  Caitle  would  nut  .-at  tlie 
stalks  until  the  rotten  e.irs  v.-.-re  taken  off. 
It  was  SHid.  and  piobably  InithfulU,  that 
not  a  bastiel  ot  sound  corn  was  raised  iu 
Lnzcrne  Couuty  that  season.  Nor  were 
liiere  any  truii  or  garden  v.--.  t  ■LI -.  r:i'>^"d 
th  it  tru.-t  could  kill,  lii.t  u  !■  •  i'  ■  -  in- 
vationsof  the  people,  lluj  I,  •     :  '  t, 

there  was  the  y^eate^t  run    .-  i       :      lae 

Sa-qnehanna  lliv.r  that  bi>i;i._:  luil  was 
ever  before  or  since  known,  the  ^li  id  hsti- 
ery  was  on  the  west  side  of  the  river,  oppo- 
site the  mouth  of  .Mill  Creek.  Tho  shad 
seine  of  the  fishery  was  owned  by  a  company 
of  men  from  both  sides  of  the  river;  my 
father  owned  a  share  and  I,  althoni;h  a  boy 
of  only  13  years,  was  boss  of  the  Brail 
Canoe:  there  were    in    the    upper  end  uf  the 


part  ot  the  duties  of  the  h-.hery.  Some  days 
not  a  shad  could  be  cau^jht,  some  other  days 
a  few,  or  perhaps  a  few  hundred  would  be 
taken,  bui  on  one  day  three  thousand  shad 
were  hauled  in  at  ii  t  ;  .i  i\  I  v.iU  not 
attempt    to    descn        :.  i.  i    tiolic  of 

throwius  tlieshaa  ..  ,    -:     ■  -.routothe 

beach  when  they  \M-  .  :  ii'  :lhesnore 
in  the  shallow  water  by  tiie  s. me.  It  was 
rare  sp.irt.  Dilto.n  Y.MiisoToN. 

Carbondale,  March  15,  It^?. 

-  Th°  Scranton  Tri'lh  has  becun  the 
publication  of  a  series  of  sketches  of  Early 
Days  in  the  Eackawanna  Valley,  written 
especially  for  that  paper  by  the  historian 
and  anti.iuarian,  Dr.  H.  UolUster,  who  is 
well  and  favorably  known  by  Kecoi;u  readers. 


>n>iner  of  IS1«>. 

The  Cr 

^ou   ask    for    reniinis- 

Wilkes- H 

:i:iimer-'of  l-^^lij     That 

of  thi-i  r. 

.     for    farmers  and  all 

i:-e  crops  of    any   kind. 

dents  ot 

iitrs  who   were  obliged 

Laokawa: 

that  "thi 


WVO.MISG  VALLKY  rOKTHY. 

Cillicul    iiml     Hi:-loiiiaI     Survey  -  Kailj 
Writers  auil  l>ubllslii'il  Books  o£  Verse. 

I'AKT  FlliSr. 

To  givoiicritica!  awl  hi.-torioal  an.iljsis  of 
the  poi^try  of  the  Wjomintj  Vulley,  iiecessi- 
tatCB  the  cxploriug  of  a  hitherto  nnwrittuu 
department  of  local  literature.  Mr.  Johu  S. 
McGroarty,  in  his  I'uet:i  and  t'oi:tri/  of 
Wyoinhi'j  Vulli'ii,  give.i  reltctioiis  f  om  the 
belter  known  versitier-i,  but  no  critieal  or 
hirttoncal  reiJiiui^L-eiiccs.  tor  tnin  br.ef  Mir- 
vcy  I  have  taken  po«i^e^.^ion  ol  niauj  widely 
BCattored  facts  uud  have  endeavored  to 
mou  d  them  into  a  hi-tory  of  \\}omiu<; 
Valley  p.  etry:  and,  wh'ia  I  h-.ive  aamired 
the  sougs  of  our  native  writers  and  made 
the  touch  of  the  critical  linger  somewhat 
gentle,  I  have  sought  to  poiutout  the  powers 
and  limitations  ot  the  singers  and  empha- 
eize  tlicir  imt.orfcctions. 

More  than  a  honored  years  have  pas-cd 
since  the  first  local  writers  began  todriuk  in- 
spiration from  the  beaiin-^  uf  tin-;  l,i-turio 
valley  and  to  pour   Inr.'.    v  ,    'i   ic.iiion 

with  sparkling  cmicHii'  i.mcy. 

Itwasiu  17.S.J  that    I  -,  •.  ■    his 

"Wyoiuiug  Massacre;'  i;i  )-!''.  ,.  c'.i:irles 
F.  Wells  wrote  the  "Warrior^  ul  Wjomiug," 
ai'din  1812  that  James  bintun  wrote  the 
"Poor  Man  ana  tiie  Doctor."  Kduard  Clnip- 
man,  Charlts  Miner,  and  Jo.-iah  Wright 
helped  to  swell  tbe  l!ood  of  local  verse  during 
theopeuing  jears  ot  the  pre.-eut  ceutory,  but 
their  rhymes  contain  little  merit  and  can 
scarcely  be  called  poetry.  The  t  nblished 
verses  of  Amos  Sisty,  Andrew  Beaumont,  A. 
T.  Lee,  Sarah  Miner  and  Ctiarks  Mov.ery 
evince  a  degree  of  poetic  talent,  tl)Ough  un- 
equal and  faulty  in  tiui-h. 

The  Literary  Vi>,trr,  established  at 
Wilkes- Barre  in  1313,  served  as  a  medium  ot 
commuDicatiou  f^r  llie  early  writers  of  this 
section.  It  was  royal  octavo  ^l^e.  a  weekly 
journal,  and  published  l^y  St.nii./U  iiutler. 
The  ViM^or  was  primari..    -  -^  i  .nodi- 

cal, and  the  editor,    iii  ■  ...     .,t  the 

iniiial  cumber,   as.-ur—  -  ;     .t  the 

paper  will  be  devoted  t.  I'.'j  i  ;\;tinent 
of  knowiedL'e  ''whic'i  can  be  cun-uUred  use- 
fol,  interesting,  or  amnsing  to  all  classes  of 
readers— biographical  sketches  of  the  most 
important  personages  of  America  and 
Europe-  anecdotes  of  wit  and  humor 
—important  facts  in  the  history 
ot  nature— remarkable  events  in  the 
history  of  nation — the  tinest  tliijhts 
of  the  mu-e— the  seh-cted  beauties  of  ancient 
and  modern  eloquence- such  e-says  f>5  will 
instruct  correctly  in  morality  and  duty,  in 
education,  science  and  the  arts;  and  these 
selected  from  the  best  writers,  will  appear  in 
a  dreea  culculattd  to  form  a  correct  taste   in 


ares  ot  the  early  Wyoming  Valley  writers. 
Th^  Froi.nrrMfiii),  cm  Tale  of  W'j„m!n<j, 
anth,,  tir-i  1 ual  volume  p'lblished  here. 


i-ogr 


Ihe  1 


L-m. 


Mature  years  pan  fully  revealed  to  tlie  an- 
thor  the  delects  of  the  poem 
and  ho  ^iiti-t  qui'Utly  collected  and 
burned  ;!'!  t'--  r  :  n  ;  he  could  get. 
Athougli  rV  ■  .  ■  :  .  )  iiir  its  meonalities 
audab-'ii..         ,  /  ..;,'/.■(■  Maiil  is    not 

whollyui.       .1        I'       :'.-e  and  there  a  line 


Tlir  Hinp  of  the  B-cch  Il'oorfs,  by  Juliana 
France-  I  urner.  was  pni.lished  at  .Slontrose 
in  1-sr!  bv  A.i.im  \V  !  ii...  '1  ho  selections 
»:•■!■:.',■:■  1  ■!,  .1  ,.,  V.  :.-li  "My  Home  in 
1  "  ■     !       r.erhaps    the    best. 

"!  '■    !    1     ,        <  ,    .      ;ural,  IS  a   poem   of 

!•  :!  ,'.,-■  i  .;':  '  >  ;  :i  plicity :  and  "The 
HumniH,-  IJird"  and  ■•Hai.pines.-  at  Home- 
are  delicate  and  pjclure-que  descriptive 
lyrics.  The  volume  contains  a  dozen  son- 
nets which  detract  from  the  merit  ot  the 
book,  since  the  author  evidently  knew  little 
or  nothing  of  the  niechnnical  construction 
of  the  sonnet.  The  sonnet  "To  a  .Mother'' 
is  rich  in  sentiment;  and  in  tlie  one  oa  "My 
Rhymes"  she  displays  a  genuine  sense  of 
retined  humor. 

The  Wjoming  Mouninent,  "k  Poem  by 
the  L'l-Nat-ie  i!  iril  i>f  U'voin'ng,''  was  pub. 
lished  at  \'>i','.  !'. :  r.  in  1841  by  Anthony 
P.  Brow.T,  f  .1  :,  ,m1  dedioared  to  the 
Ladle:-'  M  ■  '       '        eiitioaof  Wilkes- 

Barre.     I  ::    u    1>  ric  poetry,  but 

hasnoii:.  .     -J   teems  with  the 

ecceutrKi   ,.  -  ;  -tt-nzea  its  author. 

About  ih.     .  ',,  .   :,iiij:  feature  of  the 

book  is  tr,  ■;...,  -    ,  .piiendii  of  e:?plan- 

atory  not.  .  A  r..  .  ;i.i  lu.  the  price  ot  the 
book,   in  the   bjrd'.s  own   handwriting,  was 


'nil:  nisTonicAi.  hecoiuj. 


loa 


nttaci;,-.!  I',  (I,..  i,,.i   I  ,.  ,,  ,,.   ,.,,!,  ,  ,;,y  ,,,ld. 

wcrr  I    .-'.  V.;-.       .  :  I    .  ,,       I  ,..    Mr. 

Dnn!..        '    '..l.h.       ,-,  .1      ,;   ,.     ;    .     ■■'i.^jh. 

\>\u:u  iu  IdiH,  fhoMM  Imii  tii  huve  l>ttu  po^i- 
stf^sed  of  H  ripli  s<r:?e  of  hmnor  comhinpd 
with  nil  the  fervor  of  a  triu'  i.ot>t.  "Chri-t- 
mns,"  after  thp  <t:.l.  nf  lV;ri-,  is  hnniorons. 
witty  niid  ci''::!-     '!:      i'  aro  whuuus 

111  deei)  ii.'.lln.  ,,;  ,  ,  .  .  ,i,!y  uf  Ihonjht, 
but     are     <]-.-!ir  ■..;   :  i    •      their     vigor- 

ous comuiou  :l::  ;  ,.',1  ii'M'Mi'i  e\7-cn- 
tioD.         Edwiird        ):.        !     ■   '  nnotlier 

writer     of     clover     \,:     .     ;  -I    the 

divine  gift  of  so   r  to  ■;    :.'i  i.-ree. 

His  best  poem,  "Jho  >'  .,  >■        nuit;." 

was  road  at  tlic  ci'ini::  ,      ],,        ,        •'-.•i~of 
Dickinson  Coh        n  '    • 
quontiy  publi-r.    . 
This,  aivJih.M- 
Liuut.  .T  ,;m.     ■     ■   ,.  : 


..■•   .nbse- 

'lhe;i 

.'  —frieud; 

zine  for 

r.  presents 

iis   writii.:js 
rhythm  ai,d 

•  '    '     ■ 

iceof  vrords. 

V  '    ■    ''l    ■ 

Argus.  

HiBtov.v  anti  Scienco  in  Sortiiiidn. 

The  Lackawanna  In^t'iMt-^  r-f  li:  ;-  rv  ,  :.r' 
Science    hascoinulcud    t    ,    •    -■     .    r      '    • 
existence.     Its  library  .  .  ;  - 
volumes,    175   pamjihii:      „    i    ,.  ,   .  _ 

maunscripts.  The  iiih-imj,  ii :.  :  ,i  c„l'i 
logaed  fpeciraens.  Iu  his  aiHjual  reiin-t 
Corator  C.  L.  Wheeler  has  iho  following;   "" 

I  have  prepared  a  catalogue  of  thf  coal 
flora  fo^silsotthis  valley  and  liud  iha'.  fortv- 
e'Kht  genera  and  three  hnnared  ,iud  forty- 
eii,'lit  species  have  been  found  and  de. 
Bcribed.  After  consultation  wiih  .Mr  R.  D. 
Lacoe,  and  by  his  advice  i  h  ive  divided  the 
vall-y  into  six  districts,  to  be  called  rr-^p.c- 
lively  theCnrbondMle,  Ohphfini,  Scranlou, 
Pitt-^ton,  Wilkes  Barre  ai'd  I'lj  mouth  di- 
tricts.  In  the  two  or  thrci  lower  veins 
worked  at  Carbocdale  .Mr.  C  ark^.m 
found  twenty-...is  species.  OljDhai.t, 
which  shows  the  work  of  two  or 
three  good  colh-clions,  has  hfforded  a 
hundred  and  one  species.  A  result  of  very 
little  collecting  gives  Plj  mouth  twei.ty". 
eight.  Wilkes  Karre  ha-;  j  leld.  d  o:]e  hun- 
dred and  seven.  Pit!<t,iu.  throui:h  the 
earnest  work  of  ^o  nble  a  pa^>  o-ln.laiiist  as 
Mr.  R.  D.  L'lcoe.  comes  to  the  front  with 
tuohvndved  cmdforl.j  In;-  species.  Scran- 
ton,  with  her  five  or  six  veins  of  coal  cover- 
ing everything  from  the  inter  conglomerate 
np  throuyh  the  coal  meisure  with  tier  broad 

posed,  has  affnnled  onlv  thirty-nine  r-i  ecies 
to  the  sci^  untie  world.  Sur.  1).  h.  re  is  a 
virgin  field  for  our  infant  Institute  to  cul- 
tivate. 


West  ISranch  Local  Hi 

We  are  pleased  to 
publication  devoted  to  the  history  of  the 
We- 1  Branch  Valley  of  the  Sasqnehanua, 
the  Juniata  region,  and  the  Morthwestern 
counties  of  our  Slate.  It  will  be  published 
b>  ,Mr.  John  F.  Mcgiuness,  of  Willianisport, 
wlio  for  many  J  ears  has  edited  the  leading 
daily  paper  of  that  city,  and  who  some  30 
years  ago  wrote  a  charming  hiniory  of  the 
West  Branch  region,  under  the  title  of 
"(.)(zinach.^on."  We  append  the  prospectus 
which  Mr.  M.  ginness  is  jending  out.  know- 
ing that  It  will  mil  r,  St  many  renders  on  the 
North  H:aii'>;,  1  ,.•!  •  .  i.ir:s  havug  much  IU 
c<mimoii,  ;  :  ..'  -  ;.,  their  early  history. 
'A  monthly  maga- 
i  :  :  Mients  of  local  Ina- 
I  I '  ensylvania.— 1  have 
'       t  irta  monthly   ilis- 


irpo 


colle 


.ocal  Hi:.tory 
Im  I  lorever.  Yielding  to 
I  now  propose  to  suirt 
,  and  will  issue  the  lirst 
lirsl  of  .May.  It  will  cou- 
lavo  pages,  in  magazine 
y  printed  on  tine  pa|jer. 
nre  of  each  nnuiber  will 
sketch  of  some  prominent 


'     I     !'    ■  ,:i  g  the  History   of  the  West 
I   •   \      I    .  .  ill  relhan  Ihirly    years  ago, 

i    '.■'.:•■    .    .ri-.iL'    my    editorial   service 

'        '    !■  'Urt,.!  f„r  eighteen 

.      !  _        ■■  '.la    large     mount  of 

I  '■  I"-  I  :  -•!■.■;  >in.  '1  his  palilica- 
v.ill  ia,t  nmrtere  v.jli  the  proposed  re- 
Hi-^toryof  the  '.S est,  Branch  Valley,  as 
nlk  of  the  matter  it  will  conlain  can- 
e  used  in  that  bonk,  onb  in  the  briefest 
.and  m  t!  e  n,    ;  -   ! ;,  ,a  ,      ,  ,  ,.„t  „t  all. 


1I-' '    ■' ■-•   -111    .-   i'M,.i,-d    with  a 

ve  V    •..::-::     ■      a,,d    luelve    numbers     will 
n  ,     '  :!  ,■    volume   of  :i8-l    pages. 

I:  :-         -I  ;  rice  will  be  i'iperannum, 

ot    L ...    ■,  _  11,.:,:,.  r. ,   paj  able  in  aiivance. 

A  biiigr:ii  hiral  skelch  of  Kev.  John 
Bryou,  with  portrait,  who  was  pastor  of 
\VarriorRuu  I'resbyterian  Cnurch,  Norlh- 
nmberland  Countj,  for  oyer  halt  a  century, 
will  bo  the  opening  article  ui  the  liret 
number. 


1/,  j;i:i  ui:ii. 


TWO  L'Xl'lIltLJSHi.i)  J,K£1  i;i;s. 
How    Fort    Allfip,     Now     Allint.iw  ii,    v 


I'll 


The  followiuK  luuinbiitititd  lelti-r,  lif.innt,' 
npOQ  (hefnrl>  historj  ol  N'oi  ihuasliTii  ri-mi- 
sjhMiiiH,    iiro    kniJIy  si-iit    tlia    i.i.<:oi:d    hy 

l,:i'i  v,eVcjmo:* 

J.I    I"  .  I  I  Herewith  eommniiiciita 

n  li-ir  ,  V.I.'  I  i.-heve  hrt^  iiBVur  (i|i(iiari-d 
in  pnat.  ii  i-  Irouj  Jacob  l;evan,  K~i)  ,  of 
ihiSrtlHWUfy,  ht-rks  County,  Pa.,  lo  Major 
AVilliam  J'ar.-ons  at  Ka-^tou,  Pa. 
Jacob  Levaa,  Es.-j.,  was  h  jui^tioo 
of  tl.r.  p,-,,'^,  -.1  -.!■,.,.,  aud  father 
of.l'  '.I.  i  ■ImI  s-'.  ,1]  Levaii,  of  the 
lit  V,.'    ■  I'-o  a  meiubiir  of 

tlKO:,  .  .       ..     :    .      ,  .,.,ril.    .Maj-.r  I'ar- 


and 


tne  LQllU  iry  .  ,:    [  ■  •  ,    •         ■: ,  ,,..      ju  cou- 

we  will  al~o  Kivo  a  letter  from  .Major Parsous 
to  Richard  lVter.~,  K-^q.,  jTiviug  a  de-cripliou 
of  Ea^ton  as  it  ai.pe.iMd  Die.  d,  nry^: 

M\..  >    >..    1  ..  N    v,inber-S,  17o0. 
MyKi.m.  S:  ISO 

TOYOL^1..  .     I'v  I1.LIAM  P,\USOXS: 

1  am  coi— '.!  Lii.    .  .  :■■  >  oti  a  few  lines 

in  as  much  a^  I  hu.  -  ;  ,  ;  i  i.rt,  Alleti 
since  Sfirint;  and  h,.'  i      .    ,    !  .l^jr  and 

troable  by  day  aud    :  .         i    ;   .ve    furn- 

ished everything,  in  ;  s;  ::.,  ,  t.'iit  they 
needed,  so  that  Cainaiii  UtinoKH  wa.^  well 
satistied  with  me.  .\ud  now  ?mce  1  have 
gone  to  heavy  costs,  and  have  bonsjht  wheat 
and  fat  cattle  to  provi-ion  the  Fort  ai,'aiii, 
Adam  Deschler  and  Paul  Ballitt  liave  as- 
eamed  to  provision  the   ion.  and  have  told 


mo  I  sboald  ftirui-h  i 

Uf  more  I'-ovision:  that 

they  had  madt  a  writ 

'ell  a...'i- ;-m.  lit  v/iththo 

Coinmi.=?ary,  aud   '.' 

■T.  .1    f>    t'Tiii-h    ppo- 

vi,-=ioii  for  tj   penc'   h 

-    •     r  •■     .:     t.-.r   week 

i                 -u,:;^.  todo 

as  well  a.- another.     : 

.■      .    :           :    r  .:m)us    as 

Major  has   alrtady    .- 

■!.■   ,    ■■■■     ■    •     r.cfuunt. 

given    himsell  the   ti 

.jiible    lo   vnte  to  the 

Coumiir-sar>     that    I 

shonld    provision  the 

Fort,  hence  I  ;isk  hitr 

I  cannot   go    thtrt    i 

myself,  as    for   several 

weeks  I  hive  beet,  m 

i.iictd   to  my  bed,  else 

I  would  appear  in  ji.' 

-on  tjffore   him.  aud— 

and  ip'.ak  lace  to  tar 

I-  to  liini. 

well  wisher. 

Easton,  December  Sih,  17.VJ. 
Rich.  Peteus.  Est;  ,    Sir:  Upon   remoNia? 
my  family  lo  this  Pl.ico   my    ThoULthts  hiive 
been  more    en^afjed  in  con<ideriiit:  the  cir- 
cumstances of  tins  Infant  Town    tnan    ever. 


a.s  well  wiih  re;;ard  to  its  neighborhood,  as 
the  Probabihty  there  is  of  its  biing  fur- 
nished with  I'rovisions  from  the  Inhabitants 
iie.ar  aluiut  it,  aud  if  there  already  is  or 
Drub  d)ly  may  in  time  bo,  a  sullieient  num- 
ber of  setlh  rs  to  carry  on  any  considerable 
Tl■,^d.■^^ith^hHTo^^n.  For  without  Ihe-^  it 
is  not  likel)  that  it  will  bo  imjiroved  to  any 
Kreal    heiitlil,   as    well  with    lle^'ard    to  the 


If, 
Health,  T'rade  and  PI 


the 


'  e'h"'i 


two  I 


sire. 


;-  1  ouiTded  on 
the  !S   n'  I  .    ■  ,     ,1,  aud  on  the 

East  v.-.',:  ii  .  II  .-■  ..-,  ,Mi,  of  the  River 
which  i;.ii-  la  li,.,  li,ic,  ,  iaratly  North 
and  Sontli,  about  J"-!u  Perches  to  the  very 
pleasant  brook  ot  water.  Called  Taltamj's 
Creek,  which  bounds  the  town  to  the  north. 
On  the  we?.t  it  is  bounded  by  a  pretty  hi-h 
hill  that  ruus  nearlj  parallel  to  aud  at  tne 
distance  o'  130  perches  from  the  main 
branch.  The  site  of  the  town  is  pleasant 
and  very  atrrieab!.-:  the  banks  of  all  the 
water-  I c    ::  ';.,.    ;■     ,  i  hi:,'h  and   clean,  and 

about  I'  i.rhl  be  said    to    be    a 

veryl-  'I  .:  '  ■  !  .r  a  town.  It  is  true 
that  It  ■.  !     ;:  every    -ide    by  very 

hii.'li  la'!   .  •  i;  appear  undersome 

disa.l\,..      ■  ■  iiic-».  aud  might   give 

some  or..;  I-  ..;  .-;  ii'ion  of  Us  not  being 
very  hfc.dil.j .  Ll.ii  .,  iruitj  all  the  last  sum- 
mer, whtcli  wti.-.  veij  licy,  and  the  fall,  whicli 
has  beeu  remarkably  wet,  I  don't  know 
ttiat  any  one  has  been  visited  with  the 
fever  or  any  other  sickness,  notwithstanding 
most  of  the  people  have  been  much  exposed 
to  the  ni^dit  air  and  wet  weath'r.  I'rom 
whence  I  make  no  ditficulty  to  conclude  the 
place  is  and  will  continue  very 
healthy.  As  to  the  external  ad- 
vantages or  disaovantajjes  of  the  town,  1  am 
not  yet  sulliciently  accpiainted  with 
the  country  to  enumerate  them  all.  The 
mo.-.t  Conspicuous  are  the  adjacent  rivers. 
The  main  branch  in  some  seasons  of  the 
year  is  uaviijable  for  small  craft,  from  iieir 
100  miles  above  the  town  to  Ptdladelphia. 
aud  if  it  were  cleared  in  some 
places  of  the  rocks  widch  impede 
the  navigation  in  the  summer  sea-on, 
above  a-  v.-cll  as  ht  low  the  town,  land  I  haie 
been  t:'i  '  ''■  .r  :•  :  ■  ;  r  ■.■:i-  ill-  ;i;  iomr.  -  j.jd 
meisur.'  :  ■  '  :     .•    ■'■     :  ,     t!.--  ;>•-.  ,■■•    _■,.  i--:,it 


water  i 


spet: 


L-r  than  l.md  eai 
gard  10  the  trade  up  the 
likewise  be  very  advauta, 
as  w.  II  as  to  the  couutrj 
trie  single  article  o;  InmL 


riii:  iir<roi;i(Ai.  ukcord.  hi 

jileuty  of  Rlmosl  all  kiuds  ot  timber  over  tho  catiso  they  are  M'!;..vi    i      i,,i!  !..  i  -n  ,>    iluir 

monntnius,  where  thoro    is    also  muuy  good  niliTept  inU-rfc  ri-,     .,     ,       -.    :      ;;,,■,-( 

couveiiieuccs      for      oreotintr      fifw    iiiilU,  ofilmtown.      If   |i  .     i'        i               ^.i       <    ic 

nrd  feveral  are  built  iheru   already.      From  ^^.  it!i-J  i-hu  (ly  b\  il,   ,,     ■    ■            .          •'',   ni 

bo  Fopplied  with  bii.ud?,  sciiMliui;  n,  .1  ;  :  !•,;..  ^,,.  \\  i,ii-h 
.to.  The  We>.t  Brimch  will  :i;~o  be  of  HCivnii-  ■,  ,  .  .1  m.  wor-e  to 
tage  to  the  to.vu,  as  it  i-;  iiaviLMblc  s-evt-nil  ;  ,  ,1  ;i  /  .  ..  ,  :;,.t  luliabii- 
miles  for  sm.iU  orHi:.  And  'iHttain's  Greek  •  1.  ii..  ,  ,.:  ,1  :.\-::\u~  uncul- 
boiiiw  1.  .•■  '  •  tt  il  I'f  water  to  erect  mills  •.;.  .  .:  -  ,f  ;,.r  r.iD,-:e  to  ilm  town 
upon,  ■  .,  ihuto  toward:-  the  tid-  .  :  :  n  ii  l<iwij  and  the  moiuit.iiu-J, 
viiurri).  :  .  •  1  :  .0^'.  'Iha  Jorsey  side  ',. ;  i  ,'  li;  miles,  is  ir,o-lly  poor 
bein:;  :.:  i  I  i  •  :i'.  '-  '•■ -clllv-d  ivar  the  river,  In,;,  ,1:  ,'  1  iiai  si-Kled.  The  other  side 
opposite  lotlie  fork-,  ti.  ■,  I,,  1,,,  ;  l-.ania  of  llie  inoiuil,,iTi  cotiHiHts  chiifiy  of  new  set- 
Bide,  and  indeed  the  li  I  :  •  .  .e  is  tlemcuts,  exuept  the  Miuisitiks  and 
better  watered  and  n.  .  ,  :  ,  ii  for  some  other  plantations  near  the  river, 
settlements,  than  it  IS  oil  >  I  -,,  ,  ,-eve-  Kul  vi  vy  inohably  in  the  time 
ral  miles  aboQt  Easfon.  W  i- ivive  i>k':i  sap-  tl.  >  v  :!  ,-ibuto  to  the  advanee- 
plied  as  ranch  or  more  from  tiiM  -idi'.  as  p  i  :  !  ul  the  Town.  On  the  South 
from  oar  own.  But  how  Mr.  John  Cox's  >-.  ,  ,,  ,  :  Hrr.uuh,  the  Country  is  the 
project  of  laying  oat  a  l.)wr.  iii.oii  his  land  i  ;  'tl  rl,  c>:c-fr-t  near  tlie  Town, 
adjoining  Mr.  M".rti'r-  !  "I  !,  i- hiird  to  say,  v. ;  ,  1  i  i  .'  1  ■,.-'•  ';!':■■  v:;!  'oiiy. 
and  time  oiii\'  '■  m  -  :  -  .  But  notwith-  I  ;  ;  ;  .  :  ■  n  ■  '  , n 
standing  the  :.  I ,,.,  li  mentioned,  \.  ■,  ;  ,.  ;  '  ■■.,. 
and  perhaps  \i'.  \r.  ;  ,,  -  ■  ,i  my  notice,  i.  ,  ,  r  i  ■  r  '  '•  ,■,!:,  ,;,. 
it  must  be  couiL-i  li.  ■  i  I  ■  :  „,  n  l.iliours  un-  1;,  ,,:',,, ,1  1  I  ,  ;, .  1 
der  several  consider:!  M'  ,  ,  ,.■:.,  ^  -.  Iln'  , ,  ;  -  :  ,  ■! ,  1  ,,■,.■, ,  ;  :  ,  ,  ■,  111- 
firet  that  offers,  lment.il  ■■::'.  ,-  -  ,  ,-i  ■  i  ■  .  .  ,  1  ,,r 
is  the  great  tract  of  '  ■  •  ;  •,  ,  ,  1'  ,  ,  ■  -.i  in- 
land, to  the  we^twanl  '■;  ::!  '.  -•,.  i  ,,:  ■>  ■  ,  1'  ■  -  •■  ■  ::,::,■  i,  ii::..jii 
with  another  tract  aojoiuint;  the  town  'i  ,  ,  ,;  :  •  nnjre  p  irtnu!  irly 
to  the  Northward,  being  all  together  \:  •:•■•:•■■  ■  ■■  :  .  of  the  other  new 
about  20,000  acres,  is  almost  the  only  ti  ,:  ,  '  i  ,  ■  ■,  .  all  of  them  much 
part  of  the  country  that,  by  its  nearness  to  In :  1  ,  ,  1  li  Meuh,)w  (ironnd. 
the  town,  were  it  settled  and  improved,  near  a'li;!  ;  .  ;,  ,  n  i  1  Inv-n  is.  If  I 
conld  conveniently    and    readily    afford     a  mijht  pr,                                     |   ;    ■111,  and  I 

constant  snpoly  of  provi-ions  of  all  kinds,       know  jn'i  ■    i 1  .  ik  at  all. 

especially   the  .smaller  kinds    which   would  I  conld  v,i-  ,       ,     ;               ,     1  >        lity  of  the 

not  be  so  convenient   for   jiersons  wlio   live  d-;   I,n-  !                                       ,1    for  Oat 

more  remote   to  farni>h.     To   the  wi-siward  l,.'   .     ■    :'i        .''                            '  in- Settled 

and   northward  of  the  dry  land  are  ttie  .Mo-  ,  ,      ,.    :                          ■    ■.  ' ■              ii    Ti-oplt!: 

ravian  settlements,  abont  eleven  miles  from  .                              1  ,  ■:                    -     ■  of  them. 

the   town.     These   settlements  are   not  only  1  a.  u  L    1       ,             1'              :                'r.i'ti  r,ny 

of  no  advantage,  bat  rather  a  creat  di-^ad-  partical  :;  ;  :  '  i  ■■  ;  ,  imre 
vantage  to  the  town.  For  bt-insj  an  eiitire 
and  seoarate  iutere-t  by  them*eiv--,  corres- 
pond'ng  with  only  one  anMther  where  they 
can  possibly  avoid  it,  except  where  the  ad- 
vantage is  evidently  in  their  f  ivour,  it  can't 
be  expected  that  the  town  should  r»ap  any 
benefit  from  them.  B'-^idi-.  as  they  have 
not  hitherto  r,o-  ;.,'mI  ,1-  ,  ir  ;•  ,!.f-r  is 
coutinu'illy  n.:-  '  ••  a.idi- 
tion  of  forei.ri"  -.  ■  'hey 
will,  in  tiaie  ti.'  !■  i.  ■  .  r  ,  -  ,  .  .  i.ro- 
vision  for  tii,?iii-i-  .>■-.  I.-il  ar..  .jbiiged 
to  purchase  gre.it  i|Uuitoits  from  ili-ir 
neighbours,  who  would  otherwise  brine  it  to 
the  town,  but  this  is  not  to  be  exuected 
while  they  can  dispute  of  what  they  h-ve  to 
sell  so  much  nearer  home.  .\'id  this  le  ids 
me  to  wish,  for  the  L'oad  of  Ei-!on.  if  the 
honorable  the  proi^rietarips  should  i'lcline 
to  have  the  dry  lands  imp-  n-cd,  that  it  may 
not  be  disposed  of  to  the  .Moravians.  Not  be- 


thauan\    '■ 

'■''■'■          r;     ,      ■   -,  -    .-,,     ;    ,„y 

are  gen.-i,  !      ■ 

01  !■    1  •  ,  ■,  ,1.    ■   ■ 

■;  -  ;i)e.     I  lu-.J  not    :,-ii  who 

i^    an   old   observation,  th^it 

,,.-    don't    always  prove  the 

iew  Places,  where  Labour  is 

ehi-lly  waiitr,.!.' 

i  can't  hear  ol 

■acv   considerable  Body  of 

Clay    for  makii 

icr   Mricks  or   I'otters  Work, 

ii:,ou  any  ot  lh- 

l'ropni-';<-;.'s  land  liear    tl;e 

THE  inSTOHlCAL  HlCCnh'H. 


Prob- 


oa  it  is  now  covered  in.  tlipro  ; 
nbililj-  th;vt  II<.m  Iiumher  v.ill  mcr-nse   l.eforo 
llie  Spniiir.     1  am,  Sir,  Your  (.bcaicnt.  linm- 
bloSt-rvaiit,  \Vm    Palsi  sa. 

liKic.-:  '  '•Cop\  Wm.Pi'r^oijVl.-titrtoR. 
r.  liboiil  F.  istoij  of  thf  8  pf  or,  1S3'..'.  Ori"- 
iunl  seiiL  Id  I'r.'ur.  C;imi  n-nvne,  in  Lro,  of 
mine,  ihe  loih  Uccr,  )7."i2  " 


All  Oln-Tlinc  M«*oi,ic  KpcokI. 

[Montrose  llppiiblicaD.] 
In  a  record  which  Las  bctii  preserved  of 
the  old  Ki:  i!i^'  Sun  Lodf,'e,  No.  140,  the  first 
Masonic  Lodye  ever  known  in  Montrose, 
instituted  about  Iblli,  is  to  be  foaud  the 
proceedinc  of  a  regular  st.-.ted  naeetinj?,  held 
in  the  okl  court  house,  .Viay  SO,  1625,  nt 
which  the  foliowiuc  were  the  oflicers  and 
brethren  pre-^eut.  Of  all  these  not  one  is 
noiu  living,  txccptiu^-  th,.  nne  who  n-;i.  made 
a  inemtier  111    'li   i    n..;,;,-.  ii    !,,:.,.   some 


thr 


iveek^ 


he 


happens  to  li'.-  i    •    :    -t  . 

in  that  lod(;i'  |.i  .  .  -  i.,^.i,  n  •  oi-s.iTid- 
ed;thoush  la-  n.-.-.u-  n,;...  ui-  luuiid  ,;- .Junior 
Warden  aiiiouL'  the  ciiarier  jicajbers  of 
Warren  LodL'e,  Xo.  210,  instituted  in  1819, 
and  now  eji-llLij;  here. 

Among 'hfr-e  dtpaited  brethren  may  be 
seen  the  names  of  the  old  ceiitenariau  La- 
ther Catlin,  who  died  some  two  years  a<;o, 
at  the  ace  of  a  little  over  .•»  hundred  years, 
and  of  Dr.  Hor.'u-o  Sr^iith.  thi.  last  survivor 
of  them,  who  1-  :t  u-  1    -;  .in:-,  aKod  d7. 

Officers  01  t'  .  ;;  -  •  n  l.oritre,"  Mo 
140— Perez  T-  ,  ,  ,  .  ,  .  :,  r;  Ur.  Snmuei 
A.  Biesell,  S.    „  -       ,    C.  Turr.ll.    J. 

warden;    Hoi,i(.    >     ,  -'ircr:    Hiram 

Finch.  secrelM  , ;  ii  .  i  ,  ;.  ,s.  D  :  Hiram 
Plum,  J.  v.:  .1  \    :  'li.  tyler. 

Members  pi  >.;.!--.■  -.  .  l.-ithrop.  Ira 
Gage.Davido.  i  urr.-il,  I'^ua  Bis.-cl.  Kras- 
tns  Catlin.  Luther  Catim,  .\sa  Olmstead. 
Daniel  Curtis,  Dr.  Mh.-ou  Deuison,  iitor^e 
ClBSdett.  Henry  Parke. 

Accepted  and  initiated— James  \V.  Chap- 
man. 

Visitors— Charles  R.  .Marsh.  Jesse  Bagley, 
Peter  Osborn,  Isaiah  -Main,  James  Stephens, 
Benoni  Austin,  John  P;i-siiiore. 

Many  of  the  readers  of  the  Ix-r.i.bUcan  will 
recoiinize  in  the  :»>jw  sole  survivor  of  the 
above,  the  old  survejor,  the  -ditor  of  forty 
or  fifty  years  ago,  more  recently  known  as 
County  Judie;  and  they  may  perhaps  bo 
interested  to  know  that  ho  is  yet  quite  vicor- 
ous  and  active,  lhon::h  now  in  his  tJd  year, 
walks /j?iiM,  performs  on  tiie  It  cfl  and  siji' a  if 
with  his  co»i,,.'s.s,  and  cm  lollow  ancient 
Jan-7-)i!o,/,s.  ur-oive  a  mathematical  prob- 
lem as  well  us  ever:  and  withal  is  vivacious 
enough  to  appreciate  a  good  joke  or  tell  a 
good  story,  it  required. 


Wyon.InK  PlonocMs  In   ISlnchaintoa. 

In  a  rave  volume,   "Annals  of    Bincham- 

tou,"  published  at  that  place  m  1B40,   by  J. 

B.    Millnn-on.    (a   coi.y   of  v.lneh   is  in  the 

I    •       -•!■  '.  .  :  ''V.  A.  \';:i^     -..r    ;.,  W.iomini;) 

■>  !        '  ;       ■■  ,.i:ini.^  and 

'<■   (■  '1  ■■  .     I  ■  .1  ■■    ..  1      ■,      •■     :,.-  fnllows: 

i  I  ■.  ■■'  .'■  -  '.-.  ..  '  I  '.  -I-  :  1;  Leonard, 
ii.u,ei.  i.ijiii  '.,  juaiiii:;  I'.oi.  Left  on  ac 
co;iiit  ut  Uiid  di-put.  ,.  Was  a  farmer  at 
W  \oiiiiiit.',  at  time  of  mi;^pacre. 

Keiereuce  to  oi.e  Cole,  early  pettier  near 
BinHhamtun.  Very  iiihnman— said  to  hi.ve 
had  jiart  in  leadim;  the  Indians  against 
Wyon.in...  and  Miiii-iok. 

'lorn  Hill,  a  pauper,  also  cni?.ised  in  mas- 
68CIC.     Said   to  have  ii.arried  (Jueen  L-ther. 

ilourbrnnyht  up  iuc-'iioes  from  Wjoujinj. 

In  llbO  Jonalhiu  Fitch,  of  Uvomin^, 
merclunt  and  '-herill  there,  settled  near 
Biii;,'liaiiilon.  \V'.is  tirst  representative  from 
Tin-ain  Lecislasure. 

Capt.  Bnuk  came  froui  Wyomi;ic'.  Lost 
all  by  the  i;real;  ice  frerhct.  Was  one  of 
Plunkett's  mm. 

.Mo-es  Ch^.ii/oers  selfled  17\X).  Came 
frora  Uyoirji:,_r,  w,vs  a  sufferer  bj  ice  freshet. 
Hi:-  fj.thpr  inived  from  Wyoming  to    Bing- 


Mr 


-ha   M  itthewsou, 


■  -  ii;r,:h,  Eldor  John  GnfT,  the 
■'■'''     '  ■'       "I    that    rpgion--a    Baptist. 

'      ;      •    .:  :  1'    lug  and  settled  on  Che- 

mi;;iL;  I  :a- m  l^dii. 

1  irst  settler  at  KImira,  Col.  John  Handy. 
Whs  from  Wyorains;. 

Jadee  Gore  and  Gen.  Spalding  rented  the 
lauds  lying  between  the  Pennsylvania  line 
on  the  south,  the  pre-emption  line  xju  the 
west,  th.i  two  lakes  on  the  north,  .and  the 
Chemung  narrows  on  the  east,  for  MS  years. 

I'hihp  U'ell^i  came  from  Wyoming.  .\lso 
Henry  Richards. 

Piiiljably  Our  Oldest  Siib~iiil,cr. 

Lock  Uwks.  P.u,  March  18,  lSb7.— 
KiiiTcji:  Kii'iiiiu  or  tiik  Tir.its:  Please 
find  enclo-ed  one  dollar,  payment  for  the 
Wkl;ki.v  IJiroiiD  for  another  year's  sub- 
scription, for  I  can't  do  without  it.  This 
being  tlio  liftietli  year  of  my  subscription. 
I  hope  to  makoita  halfcentnrv. 

U."B.  Pol.vnd. 

[Mr.  Poland  is  a  manufacturer  and  whole- 
sale dealer  in  foreign  fruit.-,  nutr.  etc.  If 
there  is  any  one  on  our  list  who  took  the 
RtcoiiD  as  long  ago  as  1637  vie  sh.ill  be 
glad  to  mention  the  fact  in  the.^e  columns. 
£d.] 


Tin:  iii\i(>i;i(:u.  i:k< 


Mil   VAi;iN<i  ION'S  i.isr. 

if  llir    IlcscfiiilHiiIrt  of  the.    \\  n 
•i-p  liusiiiess  Men  iif  ISIS     s<>m« 


tli«W, 

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ed  <•■.!,, . 

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1..,;    ; 

.       ;     ..  :.   1.    ■     I..   ,l,,^liv- 

'.  ■   ul    t: 

..    ;..,„;•    i:.c.,...a  by 

Mr.'v^in 

u„-l^j;i 

ID  his  ll 

.■^t.-ED., 

Ki.iToi 

i  Kkci 

n:iK  I  h: 

■ive  read   with  con?id. 

t-rulilu    i 

Dtt-rc- 

■.t    your 

!i?t   of  nnme^   of  the 

lm>i - 

of    c..:.l- 

.":;: 

of    Wil 

k,'-l!;irrp   :ii    1-iS.  f.= 

•I'.r,    ;■;    !    ;.      ::    ?Ort 
'        ;.  r-..re- 

Francis  D.iuii,  fallici  of  Mrs.  J.  It.  Cool- 
b!ui-li  and  Mrs.  W  in.  T.  Khoads. 

UaU-niaii  Duwiiintt,  fiitlier  of  lleubcn 
Downint:. 

J.  ,1.  Dei 

John  Da 
^!ar^  Ann   ])„vi^,. 

Janie.-  ]';iy,  fathtr  of  Thomas  Kl.v,  Kings- 
ton. 

(Jtorgo  Haines,  father  of  Mrs.  V.  1..  Max- 

W£-!l. 

James  llancoclc,  father  of  Maj.  E.  A.,  of 
I'hiladeliihia,  and  D.  P.  Hancock,  of  I'l-oria, 
Ills. 

George  Holrlikiss,  father  of  .Mrs.  T.  W. 
Robinson. 

I^r.  L.  W.Jones,  father  of   .Mr.-.  Thomas 

\\lls,)B. 


■■luei 


Philip  Abbott  wa-  the  father  of  Philip  Ab- 
Imlt,  now  of  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

11.  C.  Ai'hi-er,  tatlier  of  Jofepli  Anhi:^er 
and  Mrs.  F.  Koerner. 

Ziba  Uenijttt,  father  of  Ueorjo  S.  Bennett 
a):d  Mr-.  J.  C.  Phelns. 

John  I,,  iiutler,  father  of  Mrs.  Judge  \Voud- 
ward  and  Prank  Butler. 

Steuben  Butler,  father  of  C.  E.  Butler.  Mrs. 
Alex.  Shiras  and  the  late  Wra.  H.  Butler. 

Pierce  Butler,  father  of  Pierce  Butler,  of 
Carbondale,  and  Mrs.  Mary  Reynolds,  of 
Kinpston. 

Zebulon  Builer.  father  of  -sons  and  daugh- 
ters, iiii-,.^  iii.i..-  :  ■    ■■. 

Joi,'-'  .      .1  :U,erof  C.  L.  Bulkeley 

and  y.'-     \    :  ,  ■■^-e. 

Antli.i.,,  ..:-iA.  ,.  !  >-,herof  Mrs.  Alderman 
W.S.  P»,;..n-. 

Isaac  Bowman,  father  of  Col.  Sam  and 
Miss  Mary  Bowman. 

Andrew  Beaumont,  father  of  Coi.  E.  B. 
Beaumont.  V.  S.  A.,  and  Mrs.  Julia  Glou- 
inger,  of  Lebanon. 

Job  Barton,  fatlier  of  C.  P.  Barton,  Leh- 

Or'ifitus  Collins,  father  of  Kcv.  Charles 
Jewett  Colims. 

George  Chahnon.  father  of  Miss  Ann  Cha- 
hoon  and  Mrs.  Jo*iah  Ijewis. 

Aniiing(i.  Chahoou,  father  of  Joseph  S!o- 
cum  Chahoon. 

Daniel  ('..Uings  lather  of  .Mrs.  Julia 
Donghertj.  Mrs.  J.  N.  Davidson  and  .Mi,-s 
Eli/.a  Collings. 

Henry  Colt,  lather  of  Henry  Colt,  Allen- 
town. 

Isaac  A.  Chapman,  father  of  C.  I.  A.  Chap- 


neson,  father  of   Mrs.    E.  B.  Col- 
li     .lohn  Chahoou. 

.   :  .ther  of  Joel  and   Joseph 


■  of   tho  lato  \V.  W. 


Gilbert  Eaird,  father  of  J.  ]).  Laird,  Glover 
Lairil  and  .Mrs.  J-jsepli  I'l.'.-t-rlii.r. 

Josiah  Lewis,  father  of  Jo.-ian  Lewis. 

H.  F.  Lamb,  father  of  Mi.ss   .Mary   Lamb. 

Peter  P.  Loop,  father  of  Edward  Sterling 
and  John  Millard  Ijoop. 

Charier  M  iier.  father  of  AVm.  P.  Miner 
and.Mrs.  Jf--, Th..':  ■  ■. 

Samuel  V,        ,,  :    ■        ,■!   \Vm.   It.    Maffet. 

Simon  >!■  .    .  .of  C    B.  Monega 

and  Mr-.  1.  ,      '    '  ■     .,  . 

V":,}   i:    •    '         ■  .  i<,iucr    of  .Mi..-es   Perry, 

.\-.  ;  i  1  ll,' father  of  Chas.  and  G. 
H.   I    .:: 1     ll-.  F.  \V.  Huut. 

■bjL;  :.  ;-!■■,  ill,,  lather  of  .Mrs.  Abi  Butler. 

Geo.  Sively,  lather  of  Mrs.  Judge   Pfouts. 

Abram  Thomas,  father  of  Mrs."  Washing- 
ton Lee. 

K.  'la\ljr.  father  of  John,  Thomas  and 
i:  In    ,;  ,,   ]       .  ■;  .aid    Mrs.  E.  H.   Chase. 

1.1.  .    f.ither  of  Lev.   David  J. 

1  i  •!.  ■  ^  ■.■./ton',  father  of  Thomas  O. 
\aiiimton,  K.-iulm.:. 

Pet-r  Vanngtou,  father  of  Dilton  Yariug- 
ton,  CarbondaU. 

John  P.  Arndt  removed  with  his  family  to 
(Jre-.M  p.  ly,  Wiscon.-i  ,  at  an  e.-.rlv  day  and 
h  ft  no  descendants  here,  but  he  and  his  sons 
were  men  of  mark  in  the  pioneer  d.iys  of  the 


Sii-.|uel,aiina  bef, 

ire 

he    loft    Wilkes.Barre 

and  another  wa--l 

hpron  thelloorof 

th- 

r.^rrilorii'l  Legislature 

of  Wiscon-^m.     Ai 

iia-; 

.Jones,  lather  of   Joel 

and  Jo.^^e'ph  Jom^-. 

hac 

.1    lo-t    a    h'g.    and     as 

they  had  no  cork  1 

tg- 

in  tho^ed•lJshewalli- 

77//;  ni<<Tnl:!CAL 


ed  abnnt  with  n  i 

.voodfii  n 

iiip,  find  aUvays  ap- 

whO'^r 

,,™redon    ll„.    . 

Irt-it    111 

a    11. )«  1111'    calico 

hvc.l 

wrui.i.-..     Th  ■  1 

.MX-    i-;ill 

od    lum    ••PefT  Let; 

iiarre 

Joiie-;"  hU  In-.-. 

lit,--;    \va- 

-    that    of    makine 

on  th. 

l.ruuin-;    and    di 

-IJllllifT 

livroligueons  acid, 

theoc 

which  «:.■<  <-di. 

c-    ot    smoke."   in 

.=oin  ' 

(;,,.. lUiOP  ....;.. 

-■.      !i  V 

-    n~cd   for    tlavor- 

Ion  i- 

[.lutor  of  an  ancient 
Inn  Street  still  known 
i  here  Ladae 


,dd  i 


niui.;<     ■:  ■:    ;.    .:      '.. .ut  the  year    1794:    and 
it  w,.    ':   ,.  ■      :  the  feasibility  of   bnrn- 

iiii,'   .:  '.  Hi   an    open    grate    was 

'Jho  Moii  i  \\  i.  jij  mentioned  was  an  Eng- 
lishman by  birihiind  l.ruii-ht  with  him  to 
Ihii  coiiTiiry  a  cDU-ulorable  amount  of  Eng- 
lish jjnld  and  a  large  tamily  of  sons  and 
dangliters,  now  all  dead  I  think  except  Isaai 
Wood,  of  Trenton,  .N.  J.  ,lohn  G.  and  George 
B.  Wood,  of  this  city,  are  grijudsons  of 
Moses. 

It  is  paid  that  Mrs.  Pre.-idcnt  Garfield 
is  a  grauddacghter  of  Jacob  Kndolph. 
There  are  no  fous  or  daughters  of  David 
Scott  now  living,  but  E.  Greenough  Scott, 
Esq.,  and  Hev.  Charles  H.  Kidder  are  grand- 
sons of  the  judge. 

George  Ueuison  h.id  two  sons,  Henry  M. 
and  (ieorge;  one  of  iheni.  an  Kpisconal 
olergymiii.  married  a  daughter  of  I'resident 
John  lyler.  Ralph  D.  Lacoe.  of  Pitt^ton, 
H  !\  grand.-on  of  Francis  Da  Puy. 

Ohci.  K.  L.  Dana    is  a  grandson  of  .\nder- 

Joseph  Davis  was  never  married,  ho  he- 
came  iii-aiie  and  shot  and  killed  a  man 
nauii-d  Dinbel  on  Ha/.le  Street;  was  ac- 
unittcd  on  the  ground  of  insanity  and  spent 
tiK)    remainder    ot    his    days  in    an   insane 

Barnet  Ulp  was  grandfather  of  the  Mis.-es 
Alexander,  of  River  Str»et.  Gilbert  Barnes 
was  grandfather  of  Stewart  L.  and  Albert 
Barnes,  conrt  crier. 

Abram  Pike  was  the  father  of  Hannah 
Porter  who  several  years  ago  was  accid.nt- 
allyshnt  ,n  th-  hand  ami  arm  by  a  then 
youh.,-  1  !■,'.->,.';,,  ',,;  .  i,rieL-unniugfor 
fpiH    '  '     ■  ,...,mg   along  the 


Dr.  GVV.    Irott  was  grandfather  of  Judge 
Stanley  Woodward. 
It  is  not  to  be  lufcsumed  thai   the   parties 


.arc  iiuidionedin   the    list    all 
..r  pi.  -.lit  city  limit.s.  Wilkes- 
1 1':.   .  ■ '.  li -l.-d    from    Hanover 
1  I  ..n  the   north,   and 

I'.ior  portion  of  per- 
I  ,  1  ,:.  Esquire  Yariiig- 
.!..:,,,  i, .11  lit  so  far  as  his  list 
extends,  l,r.l  it  -.  i  lus  to  me  that  he  has  lett  a 
wide  gap  in  the  upper  part  of  Wilkes-Barre 
Townshiii.     .M>  im-ni'iry  does  not   go    back 


far 


kno 


le   Jo-cph  a 

manv 

ite,    prea-h- 

at  that 

li  Ciiurch  on 

For  in- 

;  ■;  ..|.  :,-t  have  lived  there 
.  i  are  not  on  the  list. 
.;.i,JHrainConrlri_-ht, 
farmer.  I,. it.-  .  i  -l.-hn  M.,  and  James 
T'ourtrighl,  i_.f  thi-  cily.  •'Vnclo  Fritz 
Wagner,"  farmer,  and  next  to  him  James 
Stark,  fiirmerandmerchaiil.  fatherofHei:ry 
and  John  M.  Stark,  of  West  Pittston;  John 
Stark  on  .Mill  (.'reek,  farnu-r,  father  of  John 
Stark,  .Mrs.  <;.  M.  Miller  and  .Mrs. 
O.  A.  J'ar-ons,  Coriulius  Stark,  father 
nf  Col.  K.  F.  Stark,  of  thi'.-  citx  :  ( 'rai  (!:..ll 
Wilcox,  farmer  who  ouii.-l  i':  •  i!  .-h.  •  n-r- 
wards  property  of  Johns.  .!,  :  ;  i  -  -on 
Saraiii-l  Wilcos.  who  wci;  ■  ,         -    at 

Mill  Creek  sU.pe:  Thon  r,  .  ,.  ,  .  i  .  :,  .-r. 
who  o'.Mied  the  now  John  .M:  ..:.;1...  i:d 
his  soii.s  Thomas,  IC'ra,  and  George 
W.  William-:         Thomas  Osborne, 

laborer,  Punkin  Hollow,  great 

grandfather  of  the  .Misses  Wil- 
doner  of  this  city:  Stephen  Abbott  f'lrnier 
and  his  =on  John  Abbott,  father  of  the 
Misses  Cassie  and  Ijucy  Abbott  ot  this  city, 
BenJHD.iii  J'ail.j,  tanner  and  currier 
attheCi.ii  •.-  '■  :  . ;;  1- orCaseCourtrijht 
shoema^-         '-  I'    -t.   laborer.    Thoma, 

Joslyn  I  -.  (.11    Ihomas    was  the 

tii-n  mai  1         mines    in    this  coal 

rf::ion:  ii,  :■  v,  .i, .,;,;,  farmer  who  rai-^ed 
a    !■.-■■  :.    cf    .sons     and     daughter-^: 

:■;  ;:  .  -  1..  ,  I  Lack  miller.  "Cra/y  .Matt" 
-.'.-ii:         -    '.  -  -n,  !it...l    intirrnity    reqnirej 

yf-ar-  i  rrvioi;-  to  his  death:  George  Dickover 
masoi,  aiidplastt-rer.  father  of  William  Dich- 
over  of  this  city:  Hezekiah  Parsons  of 
Laurel  Run.  fiirm^r  and  mannfactnrer. 
father  of  Calvin  Parsons,  and  Stephen 
Gould,  father  of  the  Goulds  who  were  active 
bn-Miess  "'en  on  the  Lt-high,  liveil  on  the 
back  roaii  obove  -Mr.  Par.sous'  place,  and 
Diliers  probably  as  the  n(.\jer  portion  of 
Wilkes. B.irro  was  well  settled  at  that  time. 


celebrat'     •,•   -- i   -i  Jiy  of    -Mrs     Koon's 

i-ister.  .Mrs.  .Marrt  ^w„rtz.  on  .March  '2~ 
Alltheothe.'  members  of  the  family  were 
expected  to  be  present,  including  relatives 
front  Scrauton  and  Wilkes-Barre. 


HIE  JUSTOincAI.  VKC~ 
I'.IIOWN.  Tl.otiini 


'i'he  fatni' 
Ki,c'ui;ir'hH 


■ov.-n  H.-ivoil  In 


returuiug  to 
viulfiit  pHlU 

Irtll.tfd      IIWH 


lilt'  I'ni-t- 
imtl-..!     - 

hH(i  r.  :  : 
iudi';.-ti    1 
gerou-;  cli 
siiuk  fcluwl; 
Thursday 


riugr 


Hf 


»ud  a  fuw  iuiiiin 

SBVenty-ou>-  yi-ar-  itL;o,  the  second  day  of 
March,  Jo.ei-ib  Kruwu  tir.-.t  .-aw  the  lieht 
ot  dcij  in  a  little  town  in  the  north  of  Ire 
land.  At  the  early  rge  of  :J0  he  bade  fare- 
well to  home  atid  friends  and  ?et  t-pil  for 
America  to  make  his  fortune.  Like  a 
great  many  others  of  his  clas.s 
>ouDi7  Brown  did  not  tind  the  ro  id  to  for- 
luuti  and  lame  in  the  new  cciiiiry  a  very 
smooth  one,  but  he  was  ;io-~e--ed  of  an 
indomitable  perseverince,  backed  wiiha  de- 
termination that  ho  must  succeed,  lo  this 
is  due  his  success  in  after  life.  In  lS38  the 
poor  boy  frorn  the  north  of  Ireland  was 
eHrnini;  a  aoH.ir  a  day  in  n  conl  mine  at 
Cir... Ml  County,  lie  was  one 
'  ■  -  ..f  that  early  day  who 
:  -  I  ..i.d  his  services  were 
..  TMs  le.-s  fortuaaie  co- 
:.,:,  r...ut  to  communicate 
LiMls  in  the  old  country.      A->  a 


a   ot    thi'   heart  and 

imily    weri.    greatly 

was      fummoned 

1  ■■'  .     .   r  ■.              .   1     1       '.        -     ■■•.,,     1,  .  .     ,    -.^u 

his     arrival     lound 

il.     .  ,■  .'  ■.       :     .         1     i:     :             :.'■:.,■.:,■_; 

onscious   .-tate  witli 

>•..■,    ......    ,1         1     ..    ',     -,         ,.11.       1      ^  ,■  ;,      .1    1  ;■     1   '...M-H 

y     <  in    Tuesday  the 

■  ■'  .'.    -."ihehean 

Mr.   Broun   endeavored    to    bear  up  uiidtr 

':.  re  were  also 

this   misfortune  a^.d   succeeded  in  doiiiL;  so 

,  '<    r.  ..ot  of  adan- 

for   live    years,    having'    made  a   setil.uunt 

11    continued  lo 

with    his    creditors.      The    pressure    linally 

.  .It  seven   iH-t 

proved  loo  stroT.i/,  and  on  .May  Hi,  ISTd  the 

:  iiunof  hnsu; 

bank  again  clo-ed  iU   doo-s.  never  to  open 

'     1    ty    his    ta.ully 

iheni  ii-ain.     Al;rani  il.  i;ij;i..iu.  v.as  made 

a-^si^rnee.      The    nr;     i-iiiliii    .     vm  '■■    i^nit 

So  mi 


letter 


that 


vices  did  not  go  unrewarded.  .\f- 
ter  a  year  or  so  spent  in 
the  mines  Air.  Brown  went  boating  oa  the 
Lehigh  Canal,  ninniug  betwieu  Mauch 
Chunk  and  Philadelphia.  He  did  cot  like 
this  occupation,  however,  and  in  1840  or 
thereabouts  he  removed  to  Wilkes-Barre. 
B'or  two  or  three  1  ears  he  livid  with  John 
McCarragher  and  then  wealiulo  the  lumber 
business  lu  pailuer=liip    with    John    Faser. 


failed  rich  hut  was  a  poor  iii:>.ti.  ;Mr.  j;rown 
then  went  into  the  real  estate  bus.ness,  in 
which  he  was  engaged  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death. 

Mr.  Brown  was  blessed  with  a  geniality  of 
soul  that,  in  spite  of  his  hnaucial  mi-for- 
tunes, made  a  host  of  friends  for  liim.  lie 
was  a  good  citizen,  a  kind  husband  and  a 
loving  father. 

In  ISoO  deceased  married  Miss  Annie 
Gi-iiy,  dau-hter  of  Alex.  (Jray,  of  this  city, 
and  tight  children  w._re  the  result  of  the 
uiiiou,  only  three  of  svhom  survive— Alex, 
(i.,  who  Is  engaged  in  the  seed  business  iu 
i'niiadelphia,  and  Miss  Kmma  and  Mis., 
Kdith,  who  re-ide  at  home.  .Matthew  Brown, 
a  brother  of  the  t\-bank,  r.  is  er,L-",_-i<i  iu 
farming  ui   the    vicinitv    oi    il  ....;,  -     I     >,. 

lu  Mi-souri,  the  former    1.  i.  ;,  ,       ,    nf 

the  j^vpel.  Mr.  Brown  w;i~  ;;  ,  ,  ,.  ■,  ,u 
politics  and  a  member  of  .Miiuori  d  L  liurcn. 
All  that  was  mortal  of  the  late  Joseph 
Brown  was  laid  awav  in  Hellenback  Ceme- 
t»Tv    Mo-.idav.  March  •-'-.       A    lart-.-  number 


oca'^eil.    r-i-ttd  by    Itev.  Dr.    lIodi;c    iuul  An  Akc.I  Lmlj's  Dcalli. 

Ji.v.  I)r.J',irl.i).      The   pall  bearers  ux-n-  \V.  Our    iowusiiKiii,    Jojepli     Birlibock,    met 

^^■.  l.onmis,  W.  a.  I'lirfOiis,  T.    J.    Chuse,  IS.  will,    ii    boic;vvriiic-ut    on    Miirch   .'iD,  in  the 

(;.  ('nrpfiil-r,  l^ainh   M.  Leach,  and  S.-muii'l  d.ath  „1    hi-  timi'.Im  r.  (.1  rrc(l.ir,.i.    I'roni  tho 


fi(;f.    V.  .                  I    !  .     a    fall    ot    top   roc-ii 

1;.       '     '    ■        ;    - 

;  ■          ,,..•,■;''  1    1 '.-,  H 

in    III'      I :.    ,           ■  .    from     the    effi-c't^   of 

to         ■    ■                . 

'.■,.•:•   1,    .:..;•,    11. 

whiili  i      .      .     ;,        ',  ■:'>.   ;!fter   nn    amount 

1             ■            1     . 

•     .     :             ■     ■  ■,    1  1  -  :      ■  ■  ■>IJ, 

of  V,:-                                   -    .v..  made  death  wel- 

:,    ;           ,::.•.-        'il- 

coim-.     Ii      1  i,                      :     land  there  were 

1  1  '         .,          . 

,■  ■      i    ,:■•.■,,     !         ■       !he 

cxieii-:                 I                             Mr.    Conrnd 

V                    ■;     ', 

,     ■    .         ■,..,.             •     •   •       -.  d 

cam.     ;  ,      .                         •      :,,    (Jerni^iuy   in 

1'       '■''''". 

,■.■,-■     ['■  .          :   ,.       :•  .  ■■         u-r 

18:.:-,     -i  ■■<■    V,    .,!,    1,1-  ,      i.r    held    several 

1,'  .    r.     :.|    I,;- 

].,  Ii'.    r  -  1.  ■      ...  ."■•      .  -1'.-  i"T- 

respon-il.:..  ;o-'.;i'in-^  .■!,-    uiiue    lio.~?— at    the 

Cv-ivcd  a  .Ir.  r 

old      Laudniesser     breaker,     the     N?»iiorl 

been  worried 

by  doijs;    the  deer   seeing  her 

breaker,  the  Krnpire  and  the  .Mocauiuina.    It 

made  a    .ur,-c 

t   line    for    her    person,    when 

was  dnriua  hi-=  lemi  at  the  latter  mine  tr.at 

^ll..    L-ra-la^d 

.■11.    axe    ..lid  killed    It.   by   tirst 

the  frishtful  di-a?ter  of  jear  I.efore  la.~t  oc- 

h:>   ■•   ,t     •    !•-    ; 

r...,I    1-  ,  .     :....!   I!i:-a  .-■il':.::-    its 

curred,  he  bcin-  eh^ir-ed  with  the    re^pon-i- 

bdily    ther.-(or.    tru-il    and  euiivieted.     The 

1  '  •  •  ■■    '  .  1  '    ■ 

.    ..      ...         :.■.■■■       ■ 'lie 

penalty    \va<    a    s.-.uiiiH-.    \ilnoli  hi^  friends 

\  ■              ■ , 

.  ■   1  .      ■,  .     :  ■      ■,..:-     Ill  ,1    '.■.■(! 

sll.-.    .,       :       :  '..  -  •'           ,1..    were   equally 

.                  .1        •    ..;-  .ii  i.if.r 

rei|i.i::   •■'■''              ,    ,,i    ,'    .  ,,'■  wereso  tort'i- 

nali-       :..                             '       '  n.^rad married 

\.               ,  ■  .  , 

'   .     ■     ,    r.-al  e-tate 

in  W.    ,.      !                 .          ,       ..  ,1    Mrs.  ].och, 

,    ;      ;    ...  :        .    ..-  :  Thomas, 

died     r:    .                          I'       ,      :.nrvi\ed   by  0 

r-.-..:  I  -.;.iii 

111  ail  i  ..::..■.    r.   a.-d  Mrs.    \Vm. 

chihir.     .                          .     ■   ;       one.     A    pon. 

JohiLSOn,  bull 

1.  ef  thi=  place. 

Chn-i     i             !                1       ,.,  mouth.     Philip 

Cum  '  1.      ■      •    '         ,    -             -    alid    Peter,  of 

A   Ii. 

kIu)'.  Cui.traetor  Ijeail. 

Wilk.      >;,■:,;:.;:.,:;-.  ..nd  Mrs.    Spen- 

William   U- 

dkr,  of  thHiiiy  ..a  ^i-;er.     Foneral  Thnrs- 

ton    Man- 

daj  at  3  iiotu  tho  famdy  re.-idcuce  on  Roi.s 

70.     lb   ,, 

•  ■     ■     ■  ■     •     ■  -  i  ■      .       ■     :  .  .... 

Street. 

rhenui,.;!-,;  . 

1       _,.    ,,       -.,  .  :-^  ,."    ■■:     i'   :>-d 

A  Tailor'-  I.on:,-  Life   Kude.l. 

entirely,  .....  i 
constantly. 

For  more  than  a  third  of  ::   century   there 

mand      his 

Ciii;     .           ,  ■-    ,..,        foU.lwed. 

has    been    n    niPrehant    tailor  in  our  niid^t. 

Mr.  Be.t  is   s 

IIIV!-..                              .:,:    hut   with 

and  he  fuIlo«ea  hi-  trade  for  a  even  a  lon-er 

him  1.1-  ...vn 

fa.,,1      .,■    .;  •..,:-.  1,1.    only  re- 

pel  i'.I  !  •  tiH  1-  '-."I,  ■/  here,     ill-   name  was 

Hi  .;..;■    ■'...'.'■ 

:■  '  r  i          .  •  ,,i.a    a    tew  months 

Ile!:ri  (      ■     •       ,    >  ■  .'-.Ike.  aiul    lit-    died  of 

:          1  lace.     Mr.  Htst  was 

par!;        -.  ,   ,                Mareh  :.!!..   .Mr  Iv.u-elUe 
l~'i.'   ...i',:,',^  I,',     \:-'-r'iea    and    M-ttlii',.'  in 

■         1    i.uil.lrr.  and  in  his 

!l. '-;,'..''   liiV 

i.i-i  .■..i.iu..-t..>'!  hereabouts  was 

Wiik- .-l:,.,,-  m  L~.-.:J      He  m-.rnej    a  .%irs. 

i.niiof  (.ri.li-'es  ot.  tt.e  northern 

Kn-cnk.-.  ,aid  for  ni-anv  vrars  w  isiri  the  tail- 

divi-ion    of 

lie.    D.     L     ,V     W-     Ki:.  .    ih.n 

oring:  hu-me-s  with  h^r  two  sons,   nnrier  the 

known  :\s  the 

l.ec^'.ttV  Creek  Kit.     In  simi- 

linn name  ol  l.iit;i-lke  ^V  Kusehke.     His  >,  e. 

lar  cap.K-ny  1 

le  was  eoiinecteil  with  thesoiuh- 

o..d  wife  w.i-  .Mary  Barih.  who  sn.viv.->  him. 

.t  the  same  roau,  and  later  be- 

He  had  no  ehildren  by  ,  iiher  u.ai  iia«.--     He 

came  bralae 

builder  and  master  e.rp-nter  of 

has  always  be,-n  a   diliyeiit    worker,  altend- 

the     Laekaw^ 

inna    ct    Bh.omsburi;    UK.    in 

ins  stri(^tly  to  l,ii~in--s.  and  was  .■n^r,it;,-d  at 

which  c.ipac.l 

;y  he  c  mtinued  while  his  health 

his  trade  up  to  th,- d.iy  of  his  prostration,  on 

held  out.     .S... 

ri.H   years   since  when,    on  cer- 

Friday  la,-i.     He  passed  out   of    life    quietly 

tHinacc-.iunt. 

the  .;iiestion  was  raised  as  to  the 

and  peac^-fnlly.     He  was  of   qniet  ilem^anor 

stability  of  t 

he  Uilki-s.iJirre  bruU'e.  he  whs 

and  an  ex-ellent  and  substantial  eit-/.t.n.   He 

one  of  H  com 

mitteowho    r-ade   a    th-irou-h 

w.-is    an    Odd    Fellow,  both  of    subordinate 

.and  report  respertnig  it     U  hile 

loilee  -iiid  eneainpm,-iit.  and  wa«  a    member 

abl»,  after  re 

iiri..^'  IroNi  the  railroad, he  car- 

of  th-  (ierinan  LmhiTHn  Chmch.   Hh  ha.l  no 

ried  on  the  pi 

ctnre  tr.ime  bu>ine-<  in  K'lm^ 

r.-latives  in  .^menea.     Fnr.oral  S^md.  y  at    'J 

ion.      Hewa- 

.  a   <-on.ist<iit    m.n.l.er    of  the 

from    his    l.,te    residence,    T'.'    South   liiver 

M.  K.  ('hurcl 

.,   and  in   all  respects    a    yood 

rin:  lusrouKw  r.  i;Kcoi:n 


iiiti.Y  i:i:-r: 


Df.-.con   Fincli 


for 


i>f  I.< 


i.Carlic,no:,lo  L.a  1,  r.  1 
TtiP  lioiiioot  I'hilip  arjil  l-'.iiinie  Felt?,  in 
(irt-i'iitit-lil  Town^lll|l,  J.ai-kiiwaiiLii  Coanty. 
was  iiiHiic- j'oyoUK  un  iiK-iliy,  I'eb.  1,  by  a 
(ainily  fjiitlierius  to  ct-lnjratu  tlie  uinetieth 
l>irtlnlay  of  Mrs.  FaiiLy  t<[>eucer.  who  is 
keeping  hnuse  on  tlie  old  liomestend  wliere 
fhp  first  commonced  after  tier  marriage  in 
]81S. 

Fanny  Spencer  wii'i  born  Feb.  1.  1707,  in 
ritlston  Town.=hi(i,  Luz.'rne  Connty.  She 
oame  into  Gr-'cutit^ld  with  her  fatli«'r.  I^anc 
Finch,  in  IslO,  was  married  lo  L^uuard 
Spcucerin  l'>18:  conuiieuced  houseiieepiug 
on  the  farm  on  which  she  now  resides, 
was  the  mother  of  eight  children,  of 
which  six  are  now  livini;:  grand-ohil- 
uron  tliirtv-MjVt-n.  now  living  twenty- 
fix;  .-.  .!  li  ■!.«..■:  :  !;.:  •:  tv-four.  cow  liv- 
ing' ii  :  1  .  '  ■  t  grandchild 
isiiv..:^  iiii  and  married. 
iiLttiug  held  in 
ded  Scott  I,  was 
Silas  Comfort, 
ittt-r.ihe  united 


She 


held  in  their  house    by  11 

about  1831.  About  six  ye: 

with  the  M.  E.  Church    and    from  that  tin 

until  the  prf.-ent   her    house  has  ever  been 

welcome  home  for  the  ititieraiit. 

Her  father's  family  i-  remarkable  for  lo 


-  born 
.  Feb. 

■t.  10. 
s.i  and 
rs  old. 


A  Former  Wilkcs-lWrre.ln  Dciul, 

lOwesrn,  tN.  Y.)  Gazette.! 
Joh'iS.  Madden  died  at   his    rtsidfm 
the  town  of    NMinll.    ;;..    1'   ..     i.'   .r   ".  - 
March  2-J.  Mr.  >'  .  -        '  ,     1 

ick,  Ireland,    .Jm..     1  ;.    !  ;         ■ 

America  in  .Ma\ .  1  .  .1 ,  _  ,:>.■  i-  . -n  . ,  i 
Siiscinehnniiii  Couiiii ,  I'.v..  .vh.u  iiu  i, 
two  years.  He  removed  thenco  to  \\ 
Barre,  where  he  remained  until  1(^11, 
he  came  to  Warren,  Bradford  County. 


he  1 


ilt 


aftt 


a  saw  null  .m  ■!  ;■:  i-i  i'.. 
a  tannery.  ]Ii=  ImildiLg-  v.  t  re  de.-iroyed 
by  lire  three  times,  the  last  time  titteeu 
years  ago,  and  were  not  rebuilt.  Mr.  .Mad- 
den nccnrmil 'ted  a  hamisouie  fir.ipeity.  but 
lost  laii;,  :.  Ml  i:.  ■  I  :  ;..  oi  I'.e  Kureka 
.Mowii;;;       \-         ,  ■■    :      ■         .ring      Co.. 


and  laboied 


lie 


as  H  prominent  Demo- 
crat. He  loaves  a  wife,  two  tons  and  four 
daughters. 

Death  of  au  Aced  I.nzeriie  Count ian. 

James  Uos^.  a  Wf;i-ka..wn  citi/.-n   of  Dal- 


.^.•ed  man  he  said  that 
-n  poor  and  poisonous 
re  of  it.     At  the  age  of 


in  Da 
Ids  tn 

ally!''. 


his  advanced  age,  for  a  year 


.Inli-  Foster  nee  Fmnt..  was  born  April  'lA, 
ISrvJ:  died  July  '-ii;.  l-s;U.  b.-ing twenty-nme 
years  old.  L»vina  Benson  nee  Finch,  was 
born  March  1.8,  Iml").  is  living;  eightv-ouo 
years  old. 

Sally  .Marsou,  net"  Finch,  was  born  .May  4, 
1808;  living,  being  70  years  old.    Solomon 


County,  and 
bound;!  sinc( 
Tuesday  at  ~ 


s  was  a  native  of  Lnzerne 
has  never  lived  outside  its 
his   birth   in    170-1.     Funeral 

am.  at  Carverton. 


Tin-:  msmincAt.  i: 


Tlio  Late  AViu.  S.  Duvis. 

Thp  Diuivill« -■Inii'cifK  11  meutions  tlio  nt- 
tenddnco  upon  llui  funeral  of  tlifi  lalo  Win. 
a.  Davis  i-'  I'-t  r'i"''-.  of  Daniel  FdsvarJ- 
ami  l:ri. 'I',  f.  i:  \    irils,  of  KiUKslon.      'J'lio 

.•111/.,,.-       .•;■ 


ofl)isaj,'c.  ;,.i.  i),.M~  wasborn  in  (ilaiii- 
luorsiiUhliirc-.  bouUi  Wales,  in  isuft.  11« 
emiurated  to  ihio  country  in  1830  una 
fettled  in  I'ollr^ville.  In  ISob  he  came  to 
Danville  and  lor  tlu' i.:i-t  thirty  \(ars  lias 
resided  here,  I":'"  .  .i'  i.;-  o.  ,  ;|  ■.:  i-.-.  !i  ,i 
of  a  miner,  ex  i     ■,  ;   \         . 

when  his  «;;.•   i        ;  '    '  i        t  !• 

arduous  tasK-  II.  ;  -.1  ii-..  '.--'-•w.j  \>'- 
SOD.  \Vm.  O.  Diivis  111, til  ihe  iiiUiiiaiir.  ,.f 
old  age  took  a  strontr  hold  on  him.  re-nitinj; 
in  his  death  on  last  Monday  mornint;  utter 
a  short  illness:  Mr.  D.ivis  was  a  tluod  citi- 
zen and  beloved  by  all  his  ECqiiinntauees. 
His  wife  died  some  siiteea  years  -akd.  Ho 
loaves  two  suns  to  mourn  his  lo?s,  W.  C. 
Davis,  of  this  place,  and  Daniel  S.  Davis, 
of  Kingston. 

Twenly-Five  Years  in  Town. 
It  was  just  25  years  ago  Monday  that  our 
fownsniHii,  H.  H.  Derr  c;.i!ie  to  Wilkes- 
Barre,  and  in  conver-iilion  wiih  him  on  Sat- 
urd'n  relalive  to  this  o,iiarier-ce;;:niniHl, 
Mr.  IX-rr -aid  it  wa- remarkable  what  ad- 
vancement Wiikef-Barre  irid  ni:'.de  in  that 
space  of  time.  Tnis  aJv  luceiuent  is  in 
territorial  area,  in  pop.)l  rtioii.  in  railroa  i 
faciluits  and  ir,  th.)  v.al.a-  ..f  n  al  esrate.  At 
that  date,  March  I!  J,  lStV>.  Mr.  D»-rr  came 
into  town  alone  and  on  foot.  Instead  of 
being  the  important  railro:  d  centre  that  it 
now  IS,  niakint;  it  one  of  the  most  arivaut- 
Rgeonsly  located  business  points  in  the 
country,  it  had  only  one  road,  the  Lehiyli  it 
Susquehanna,  which  had  a  depot  at  the 
lower  end  of  M<in  Street  and  liois  ed  a  few 
passengers  up  the  .\shley  plaue.s.  But  even 
this  means  of  exit  wj.s  suspended 
in  the  winter  seas.jn.  Tne  only  out- 
let north  was  via  the  Lackawanna  iV  Blooms, 
burg  road  at  Kingston.  .Mr.  Derr  lajs  his 
brother,  ThotDpso,i,  h-A  i.rn-,-  led  iiiir,  some 
six  years  and  that   th,-    .Ki-    ,,M.  r    :  i,     11.   H. 


railroad.  Thai  jear  iK-. 
'Ihomiisou  DtrriV  Bro.  w 
the  busine-s  was  not  exte 


now  Hlauds  the  Lohiyli  Valley  KK.  dej.ot. 

Not  only  has  the  poimlatiou  been  multi- 
plied liy  I'O.  liul  the  v.ahiu  of  real  estate  has 
advanced,  fully  as  ,,  lu-l.  if  rr.«  more.  Mr. 
Derrsass  he  was  ..InM.lin  1-  •;  the  prop- 
erty on  I'ublicSiii  '-■•,  ,1  ]  ,1  ic  Long's 
Rlore  i,  now  lu.  aii  i.  .;  ■•.  :i  loot  front. 
I'r.ii"<ity  on  Pu'jlic  .-5  (lai  u  to  ih;y  i»  worth 
>{.••  :<  a  foot. 

I  I  li.roiich  of  that  day  has  become  a 
I  .  ..,eilyand  has  added  suburb  after 
,1 !.  unlil -careely  a  trace  of  old  Wilkes- 
1-  I  >i.  A.rable.  'Ihe  latest  addition 
1  :;  •  -  I  .  made  bv  Mr.  Derr  himself, 
■,w,  ...  ,  i  ■,r,-hase  of  -111  acres  Ihe  Con- 

■.,  ...  ■  I  M  in  -Nortli  Wilke-Hirre.  will 
tlirow  lanidreds  of  desirable  l.uildin-  lots 
into  the  market.  Its  proximity  to  the  Le- 
hiu'h  V.dley  ^hops  and  Ihu  Sneldoii  axle 
worhs.  as  well  as  its  neariie-s  to  town,  make 
itl'Min;;  :'.■  ih -irabl- for  homes  for  work- 
1..  ,  ..  .  :  ;  :r,  Mi)  :.'i).J  lots  h.avBl,eeD  sola, 
-     :  ,  ■  10  a  front   f.iot.       It  would 

!..,:.,:.    !!;..;  i,  kuow  the  vaUie  of  this  tract 

.Mr.  Derr  came  here  without  oapital  hut 
by  irdustry  he  hn.s  become  highly  siicce-sful 
in  bn-itess.  Besides  this  he  has  taken  snch 
an  intere-t  in  the  development  of  the  town 
ami  the  advancement  ot  the  interests  of  the 
coiumaiiity  that  he  has  for  many 
3  ears  been  an  indispensable  factor 
in  our  local  life.  While  he  has  achieved  a 
competency  out  of  our  people,  hi)  has  always 
spi'tit  hi~  moii.-y  liere  and  in  that  way  has 
replaced  everjthuit:  he  took  out.  His  bnsi- 
uess  life  has  not  been  a  parasitic  one  by 
any  me.ins. 

His  host  of  friends  will  unite  in  c  ncratu- 
lating  him  on  pas-ins  the  quarter  century 
tio-t  in  hi-  business  life,  with  a  satisfactory 
record  lor  th^  pa-t  and  a  briyiit  outlooK  for 
the  future. 

.Vn  Oltl   Uill;es-''.-.rre  lalilor. 

iXonh  Wal-sK,coid.l 
Samu.d  R.Gordon,  of  North  Wales,  has  in 
his  posse-siou  an  old  copy  of  the  I'mitsi/I- 
ni.iin  iy,i,-r.-=po„il.;il,  j.ublished  by  Asher 
Miner,  in  Dosle-town.  It  is  .,f  the  date  of 
SeptHinber  1.5,  lT:ja,  and  is  intere-ting  from 
its  antiquity.     .\.-her  .Miner    w.c-   the    father 


;s    Cjuiii 


OLD  Tl  HE  RIVER 

tfieHtinf,'    Iv.iiiinKc'oi 
WriKl'l,  hBfl.— .V  N<>\ 


T}JK  jnsTORlCAL  JiECOnn. 


>r  Whose  Mii 


iitivii  cf'iiiii>  fmiud  pcopo  iu   n 


[L'!ttCT 


.  till.  Kilil 


In  passiDR  over  the  L-iek^iwarina  .t 
Bloonif-biirR  KR.,  ii  certain  ijoiut  neiir  tho 
I'lymoath  Aciidtmiy  Jilwnjs  calls  up  reco- 
lectious  of  the  time  wH(!ii  it  \va.<  the  scene 
of  ba^y  eiilt-rpiise.  li  inithi  be  ilitilled  to 
theai.p;ll.iti..u  of  a  Miipjard.  There  was 
not  i!-  1  i  I  I  I'l  :;  ■  valley.  It  wa.-  ine  point 
of    pill,  ,      .  :    .  I   1.     Hero    the    Smiilis, 

pioDi.'.  '■.  I  '  .;;,•,  con^tructej  their 
Hrks,  I'll  '111  :  i>  li!  II  excavated  Im-in.  as  I 
romeiiiUr  it,  thret-  or  four  hnudrpd  feet 
fquare.  From  the  bar-in,  a  cttal  otitlctled 
to  the  river.  'J'hts  was  a  dry  basin,  nntil 
filled  by  tho  back  flow,  in  limes   of  fn-sliets. 

Tho  bottoms  of  the' a: '. -,  i,  •  !^  !,  rt  in 
length,  were  lii-st  con-' 1  .:     :,  •  '   iji^ 

uppermost.     Then   tiny  v^r, 

and  thesiiJ.-- and  dia..:.ii!.  a  -  a  l.,l-add- 
ed.  Till,  v,,r  -.1  .!:,i.,s  iill,:.,  wit'i  Coal 
at  our  ,  1  !-iUi!  ot  the  river,  and 

men  K a  :  a  i,  .:,  i a  .  a  .  The  pilot  had  charge 
Of  the  iLoi.t  uai,  ;,.f    i^ersmau  the  hind  one. 

I  had  tho  honour,  iu  my  boyhood,  of  tak- 
iDK  two  voyages  ou  coal  arks,  li.-a  excite- 
ment of  river  navigation  was  very  great  in 
going  down  to  tide  water.  But  the  nn-river 
tramp,  on  foot,  not  so  agreeab'e.  Hat  we 
formed  lively  pquads  ou  the  march,  and 
found  abundant  »upplits  of  ha:u  and  eggs 
at  the  taverns. 

X  have  made  the  fore','oii 
the  notice  of  an  imph-meut  i 
tion,  which.  I  am  dl-nosed 
original  with  th.'  c  j al  tr  ■  Jc 
rope,  !'.-  t!  a  r  ;'!  >!.  a  i  .a, 
the     li-ia   .,    .',         ■     ::        :  ,    ; 


tory  to 


man 

a  valr 
near  1 
tied  0 
the 


his 


to 


.•cd 


sacrifice  and  na 
our  State.  There,  m  a  leai '.- titne.  an.ah-r 
child  died  during  the  i  r^vailanc- of  a  f.acnl 
epidemic.  He  >aid  this  ^^:,~  mo-,-  iHau  l,e 
could  stand,  and  palh  d  one  for  ( l^do.  Wry 
soon,  in  the  iiaw  locality,  he  lost  two  more. 
He  swore  vengeance  aai'insc  the  Buckeye 
region,  and,  bankriiiuial  in  means,  came 
back  to  I,uz-rne.  (Vph  his  ai.ti-iehrile 
convictions  in  full  bias-,  he  ?ev,-red  connec- 
tion with  the  Imman  race  iiad  sqp.attei  lu 
the  woods  at  the  foot  cf  the  Nurlli  Mount. -.in, 
back  of  Harvey's  Lake,  tiv"  nulr-s  frj.':!  the 
Dearest  neighl'or.  A  ditiiciilt  place,  as  hu 
thought,  for  a  fever  to  Slid  out.  lie  [mt  op 
his  cabin  on  tue  margin  of    a    small   pond, 


Doyle&towu,  March  28,  1837. 


..  with   tho 
I     laidy   of   a 
I    I  If  ou  top  of 
E.  \\'rigdt. 


Wilcox  CciieatoRical  D.ita  AVanted. 

[LettiTtollicKditor.J 
Isaac  and  Craudal  Wilcox,  brothers,  came 
Dm  Rhode  Island  to  the  Wyoming  Valley 


ilcox,  of  Minisiuk,  con- 
Icox,  husbandman,  and 
eksmith,  land  in  Wilkes- 


t^es  in  III-  '  '  !'  i  "f  Purchase  1754. 
Hh  was  fna  .  I'.aa  ■  ,  . 

H')W  '.vera  .\ai  ,a  ! '  ...a  I,  IMisha  and  Eseu 
relatad  to  Isa  .c  a.nd  CrauJal,  if  at  all? 

Any  information  regarding  these  people  is 
desired  by  William  .\.  rt'ilcox.  Wyoming,  Pa. 

Tho  newly  organized  Bucks  County  So- 
cielv  has  had  a  seal  cut.  It  is  a  fac  simile 
of  tho  first  seal  of  Bucks  County.  It  is  a 
shield  in  the  -jeutre,  with  ttio  Penn  circles 
or  balls  across  the  middle.  Above  is  the 
tree  branching  forth,  while  on  the  sides 
de(iending  from  tho  top  of  the  shield  are  the 
vims  or  branches.  Around  the  edge  is  tho 
inscription  "B  leks  ("'nauty  Hintorical  Soci- 
ety—Incorporated 1S30." 


rill':  Hisroi.'ic.M.  i!i:cniti>. 


could 


hii].,'  ;'.•::  ,'  :     ■,         .'..•  ii;)-.!tcr  tlit-ii- 

fuM'i    '.''•■■  ,  ■     .1  thpy  would  iii- 

lrixiii>  I  1  i     i  .:!  >i  ,  .  1  a  ,-larlei.l  iimoug 

their  i:uii.ULu,.-ii-.. 

Demo<:r:it.-<  at  llairi-liur^  sn?pectej  that 
some  movemeut  autatioui^iical  to  thoir  in- 
terest was  bfini;  inHii-nriitHCl.  imd  Mi'hile 
Hosea  wa~  absiiil  v.i  ) 'lii  ''.Ipir  i  :■.  day  or 
two,  rarlif^  ,-iii'(-,t.i'  i  n,  ■  :':•.•  lO.-i-i-s  to 
his  truuk  Mild  Hl.,tr  ■■■.;::  ■  ■  ,  pHper;; 
relalius     lo    tin-     -.    -  ..i    the 

ljea;,'Uf:  ai.'-o  nur  t-i.i:..:-,  i ,  .  .,  >  ^  .  ;  ;;.e  or- 
trauiZHt'.oii,  which  Wfre  i  iit.li-icd  iu  tlis 
Harrisbiirc  Patriot  and  Ciiim}.  ar.d  mauy 
other  papers.  Tlie  I'atriul  find  Cion  was 
curious  to  know  who  the  tcdor^crs  of  the 
orgauization  were,  etc.,  and  t:  e  /.I'rco.e 
Union,  of  Wilkes. Barre,  rt-poi,ded  by 
giving  ns  all  a  rakin:;  down,  calUug  the 
writer  a  John  Browu  .\ijolitioni,-t.  xiuch,  at 
that  time,  was  about  ;■.-  n,i  r.  —  .:-  an  t-i-i- 
thet,  viewed  from    t!.'     '  ■   •    ipoir.t, 

as  could  well  bo  appi;.  i  '.      :  ; 

Hosea,  to  whom  nft -.  i;-'  :;  :-  -  n  uiade, 
resided,  I  thiuk,  at  (-■Hrb._.!:a.af.  i It-  was 
afterward?  assistMnt  [irovo-t  luar-hal  in 
time  of  the  war,  and  was  sliot  and  killed  by 
a  deserter  whom  he  wai  eudeavoriiiL!  to  ar- 
rest. 

The  I'niou  League  .speedily  grew  from  an 
apparently  obscure  ori.'iu  to  national  prom- 
inence and  iiDpurtanoe.  It  is  closely  con- 
nected with,  in  fact  it  comprises  piartof,  (he 
history  of  the  war  of  the  Kebelliop.  It  ren- 
dered etiicient  aid  to  the  party  in  po',ver, 
both  during  and  subsequent  to  the  v.-ar. 

C.  J.  B.ii.Dwix. 

Norwalk,  O.,  March  28,  1867. 


A  writer  in  the  Leader  takes  e:scpt>tion 
to  the  reminiscence  furnished  the  llncor.D 
by  Columbus  J.  Baldwin,  of  Norwalk.  (_)., 
relative  to  the  oriraniziiii;  of  the  L  nion  I.eat;- 
ne,  and  in  the  course  of  the  article  sa>s: 

It  is  true  that  the  orL'auizatu.u  originated 
in  Luzerne  Co.,  but  Hosea  (^arnenler.  of 
Scott  township,  who  was  s^nt  to  llarri.-burg 
with  the  important  letters  from  the  Ln/eriie 


A    foriiitr  IJe.ieh   Haven     l.ady  Dead. 

Mrs.  .\iiiia  Sfielj ,  widow  of  .\udrew  Seely, 
a  well  known  resident  of  lower  Luzerne 
County,  died  on  Monday,  .\pril  4,  at  the  resi- 
dence of  her  son-in-law,  J.  \V.  Drei-bach, 
with  whom  she  li  id  lived  for  seven  5  ears,. 
Slie  was  sic!;  only  a  few  d.iys  a!;d  death  re- 
seulted  from  pnenioonia.  .Mrs.  Stely's 
maiden  name  was  b'e.'istennacher,  and  she 
was  born  in  Sal  ni  Tuv.  n^iup  i;:i  \eirs  aijo. 
Herhu-\,.i  .i.  v^:  '.  v.-  :'  f  M,  ,  ,,  r..;.  \  -,^,.n 
years  a,,,.    ,       ,:,■>■-.'        ,,       :      .  >^'^  ly 


ine   Jlrudei :.],..;       :        '       ■  ■'  .'-.jb 

Housenick,  of  th:  Airs. 

Ilombach,  of  W,.:-  .  ,!  :  -    '.  i  'l.ael 

Hess,  of  Salem.  :.;.a  J.ii  li  1  i;.  N\._.-_-,  of 
lloUeuback.  Juuu  I'ei.si.-rnsicher,  ox 
Salem,  is  the  only  surviving  brother. 
Mrs.  Seely  was  a  member  of  the 
I'resbyieriao  Church  ^.r.d  wur.-nipped  at  the 
Kouth  \'>  i:,.i  -   l.'.i:.    I  ■■■1.1,     .--.le  was  a  wo- 


trom  residence  of  .Mr.  Ijreishach.  101  Kan- 
over  street,  proct-edinc  on  lu  o'clock  tram 
to  Beach  Haven  by  L.  c\:  B.  KK.  Interment 
at  Beach  Haven. 


\l  the  annual  mcelini;  of  the  Montgomery 
County  Historic  il  Society  the  following  otli- 
cers  were  recently  elected:  I'resident,  I  heo. 
\V.  Bean;  Vice  IVe^ideiits.  ex-JaJge  H.  C. 
Hoover  and  Ur.  iiiram  Cors.ni:  Secretary, 
Isaac  Cluseu:  Treasiir»T,  Uijliam  .McUer- 
iiuitt:  Trustees.  H.  .M.  Kratz,  Benjamin 
V\<Ttznf  r;  .lames  Detweiler,  J.  K.  Ciotwala 
and  VMlliam  McDeruiolt.  Interesting 
I^apers  on  several  historical  topics  were 
read. 


Slight  Ch-liit;"  i»  Naiiif. 
At  the  March  inpctiui;  ot  City  Connc 
iinnic    of  G.irpytown    \iund   \v:l;  clKin!' 


tnk.li  Iv    -  ,     .       .       .   ,1  burv.'j. 

'I'll.    :  •,    ■      ,    'A ere  iiKide  at  the-  fol- 

lowiii  ■  I    I    ,;  1     .    il:irJ  and  fourtli  on  the 

J'lihiK  > I  :-■   -rcoiulat  Fort  Durkee, 

eitiiatu  t...  tl.L  l-.'.i.l.  of  the  Sn^cme^naiina 
nbout  where  tlie  residei^i^e  of  Wm.  L. 
Couyiiehnm  stands.  The  lirst  at  a  poiiit 
uukQOWu. 

The  distances  apart,  in  a  pouthern  direc- 
tion, would  be:  the  third,  -.4  rods  south  of 
the  fourth:  the  second  about  SU  rod- sunlh 
of  the  fourth,  and  tlie  first  about  142  rods 
Bonth  of  the  fourth. 

I  aectpt  the  fourth  point  of  observation 
as  giving  tlie  mo-it  perfect  re-nIt,  a-  it  uas 
done  with  modern  in-trunieiits  iiruie  ex- 
pressly for  that  kind  of  work,  wiih  <.'rL-=it 
care  and  at  large  expense,  acd  after  many 
observations,  io  a  house  built  for  the  pur- 
pose, covering  a  considerable  period  of 
time:  while  the  otiiers  were  made  by  corn- 
mon  surveyors'  compasses  in  the  wood-  or 
on  the  open  plain. 

The  agreement  is  very  closi  considerine: 
the  great  disadvantatje*  under  \v!iiri,  the 
early  observers  labon.ii  '>'.',,  i  ;  the 
Couyugham  observation  ;t  i         ;  :.   He 

was  on  a   visit   to  the    .  .,  .     :"  -,.  and 

noted  in  his  journal  "\\ :,,.--;,:  I  ,•  ,-  m  41 
degrees  14  minutes  4U  -ccuau^  imj;ui  Alti- 
tude." tjiiii'iii-N  -Jenkins. 


Not  !l  r.elative  of  :Mr.s.  Garlielcl. 
Kditoe  Rkcoeij:  In  a  communica.tion  in 
the  Kecoi:i>  published  .March  'JS.  1::?S7, 
c-igned"\\.  J."  is  tlie  statement  that  "It  is 
.-aid  that  .Mrs.  President  Gartield  is  a  ;jrand- 
dangliter  of -Jacob  Kudolpli.''  Jacob  Kudolph 
is  in  Mr.  Yarington's  list  of  business  men 
in  Wilkes-Barre  in  ItelS.  He  married  a 
daughter  of  Darius  l'.-,.,l.ju,  uf  Hanover. 
Mrs.  President  C  .;-.  '1  •..  -  r.o  relative  at 
his.  Her  trr.  ■  •  ,r.  t  •  ■■  was  Jacob 
Rudolph,    of     :.;  :.    r    grandfather 

was  John  Riulil;  .  a  ,...  ,1,  ,.,  d  from  Marv- 
land  to  Ohio  a-  t,;...  ,.-  i :  .  ;.  Her  father 
was  born  m  Ohio,  and  v,as  alive  there  tiiree 
years  ago,  and  has  no  knowledge  of  any  of 
his  uncles  or  cousins  coming  to  Fcuiisyl- 
vauia.  H.  B.  Pmii:. 

Dr.  H.  HoUister,  of  Providence,  ha-^  a 
sericof  interesting  article-  running  in  the 
Saturday  issues  of  the  Seranton  1 ,,';!,. 
descriptive  of  life  in  the  Lackawanna  Valley 
40  years  ago. 


ben  Downing. 


lastFridn     I-   :         ,       .    .  ■  ;:■. 

'3.  B.  L..V.  :,  ■ :    ■■  ■      '  .  -t 

known  iiil'Al'^'  u  t-.  v, :  ■,  1-  ;-  .  ..  i:   ^1:  In .  lit..- 

session  of  his  fairily  for  almost  a  hundred 
year=.  It  was  a  re-union  of  all  the  members 
of  hi-  family,  with  the  exception  of  two,  who 
found  it  impossible  to  attend.  I'hire  were 
present  .Mrs.  Wlieeler.  of  Brandon,  age  '.'0 
vear?;  Mrs.  Goodiich.  of  Brandon,  age 
t-8  years;  Mrs.  Bet-ey  .Mead,  of 
Kutland  Valley.         age         Ki         y.-ar^: 

.Mr.-.  Ruth  Parmelee,  of  Toledo, 
(ihio,  age  SO  years,  .Mrs.  Hewitt  of  Bran- 
don,   age    7.".    vears,     .Mrs.     Huttertield,    of 

'IV•'^'1M  'f-, '7-_'  •..-.r^,  all  of  them    sisters 

.,;  :-,  I  .,.,.  I  ,  .>  :"  A,.in«s.  and  be.-ides 
'.:..  i    ..  ,      ..      .1.1.    age  7r,   jca.rs. 

A.       .     !.  .  :  ,         ^.J,  n::e    il7    years, 

a:,.  :..  -  -;-.  .  .,,,:  !.,,  ':,..:■.  and  Mr.  Dove, 
l.'.ud  hi:/iseli  wpo  1-  T  )  year-  old.  The 
united  age  of  these  nine  members  of  the 
family  is  701  years,  to  which  must  be  added 
theageof  nuolhor  .-i-ter  and  brother  not 
i.r. -.T.t,  ]■  .1    >.     ■-.       '..:r  .:   a    lo':,!    ,,f    -,,;! 


if   Wm-I 

IlillCloll. 

br,mU      of      1 

\\^     three    other     rods    who 

Ut-J     to 

repriDt  n 
;eu.Gei>i«e 

coudiict.      tlu- 

lin-iness     on     tho      sound 

priuoiplo,    wl 

lich    h;ive    iiiado    it    a    per- 

Hodudou. 
'>:  Sllb^i.-t- 

maueiit     mk-c 

0-^.     Mr.     Moiijiin     ha:;    now 

laid  ii-^i.l.  tl>r 

Mvi    ri  ^iiQusiLiililies  of  busi- 

uessliir.  .1,  1 

'       1'      1  ir>' plcasuroof  Beeing 

'  'n!  The 
.    of    Mrs. 

hisSv...        , 

';     '  vl  on  llieir  own  feetin 

coutrol  L.i    iv.. 

.1/1    i!i.    idiportant   indnatries 

Dr.  lr.|u!iHrl,  who  H  :i  !,TaiKli!aiiKhter  of 
Maj.i:  >lodt:Jon.  'llio  letter  was  written  at 
llie  clo-c^  of  tho  Rovolutiocary  War,  be- 
tween the  ser^siuns  of  Couprre-'s.  which  open- 
ed at  Princeton,  N.  J.,  June  30,  17b3  and 
closed  at  Annapolis,  Md.,  Not.  20,  1783; 

PniL.\DRLPnn,  ir;th  Dec.  1783— Siit:The 
Trunk,  and  two  boxes  or  cases  which  jou 
brought  from  New  York  for  nie.  witli  a  few 
other  articles,  which  I  sh.dl  send  to  you  to- 
morrow, I  would  h.ive  go  by  I.aud  as  my 
I'apers,  and  other  valuable  things  are  con- 
tained in  tliem. 

Tho  Boxes  and  other  parcels  which  were 
sent  from  i;ockyhiU  by  Col.  ilorgan,  may 
go  by  water  to  .\le.\audria,  for  which  place 
a.  vessel  (Col.  Butdlu  informs  me  J  is  just  on 
the  poiDt  of  sailing,  and  will  prohably  be 
the  last  for  that  Kiver,  I'olouiack,  this  season 
— let  me  intreat  therefoie  ihut  the  opportu- 
nity may  not  be  lost  in  srudiug  them  by 
her. 

Inclosed  is  40  dollars— ."j  more  than  your 
account.— I  am  sir  a-» 

Mo-to!i.-d.  Servt 

G.    WisUi.NGIO.N. 

Sam'l  Uodqpon  Esi^. 


2,  lei-J  by 
the  .\1.  E. 
.r    later    he 


Almost  a  Golden   VFediling. 

On  April  2J  occurred  the  J.-Jth  anniver- 
Fary  of  the  wedvli'i 
Morgan.  .Mr.  M 
bycoatiu.i..w-,-. 
tury,  and  u  i  : 
Kev.  Mr.  Hr;-!,.  i 
church  in  \\i,„.., 
entered  the  \,oM  a 
being  Klino  A  .Morgan  uaf.l  1817,  when  .Mr. 
Morgan  became  solepropr  elor.  The  estab- 
lishment grew  into  l^r^'H  i:o;'Ortnin?,  be- 
coming one  of  the  suli-tuiual  inaustrie^  of 
the  town,  by  reason  (if  .Mr.  .M'>rjau's  ster- 
ling busiue-s  qualities,  iu  l27ii  Its  owuer 
and  founder  h-ia  the  sati-iactiou  of  placing 
the  business  in  tho  hands  of  two  of  iiis  t-ous 
who  are  now  eng  iged  as  wnolesale  manu- 
facturers with  a  large  factory  on  North  Main 
Street. 

In  1>'<;8,  though  still  engageJ  in  the  shoe 
busine-,  .Mr.  .Morgm  estaoli^aed  the  hard- 
ware tirin  fif  C.  .Morg-m  <i:  S  jn  on  the  pre- 
sent location  of  the  Pe5;ie's  B,-.uk.  In 
March  of  last  year  he  severed  his  conection 
with    this    concern    also,  leaving   it   in  the 


of  the  town. 

On  Saturday  there  was  a  quiet  family  re- 
tiniou  at  the  residence  on   North   Franklin 

Street,  all  of  Mr.  a-id  Mrs.  Morgan's  child- 
ren heil  '-  I  ,  !,'.  .■,  .•  .'  i:  n  wedding  is  an 
anuiv.  i        ,  ^  ■  ,  ,    lu    Wilkes- 

B;^rre,  I    .,    ,  ;  .       ■  -,  have  rea-^on 

to  ante'. !■    '  i-     i.  i     ,.  •    i ,  h:i,  tho  former 

being  '..;  ..ud  u,.-  l.nici  wl  jiml-^  of  age,  both 
being  halo  and  hearty. 


Another  Old    Land  3Iark  Going. 

That  historic  old  residence  corner  of 
Franklin  and  Union  Streets,  once  occupied 
by  Chief  Justice  John  Bannister  Gibson,  is 
now  in  process  of  demolition  to  make  room 
for  the  block  of  six  private  lesideuces  to  oc- 
cupy the  same  lot  extending  from  Union 
street  to  tlie  old  cana'.,  now  L.V.  RR.  track. 
This  is  an  old  structure,  so  old  that  perhaps 
no  one  living  here  remembers  when  it  was 
built  or  by  whom;  the  frame  is  yet  staunch 
and  sound,  but  the  style  of  architecture  is 
too  aniiqaated  for  the  present  generation, 
and  more  than  that,  laud  is  too  scare  to  al- 
low a  half  acre  to  each  dwelling  here  in  the 
central  portion  of  the  city. 

The  old  frame  building  adjoining  the 
Leader  otlice  at)out  to  be  removed  to  make 
room  for  two  tine  whole-^ale  stores,  though 
it  may  not  be  considered  as  among  the  ''old 
landmarks,"  i~  yet  not  of  very  recent  date. 
It  was  first  used  as  a  public hou=e  by  .\rchip- 
pus  Parrish,  after  the  destruction  by  tire  of 
his  forrni  r  hotel,  whieli  stood  on  the  east 
side  of  1'.  ;•.  '  M  ■  S  iuare,  about  where 
Jo.-iah    I  .i.v.v    are.      The    old 

tavern  V.       '  .    :     :    '.:;r  night  of  2:id   Feb- 

ruary, a',  lii  ^  ,.  I-.11.  The  sleighing 
was  line  Mu  i.ii  ^.  i  ,tiiU  ihere  was  to  bo  a 
Washiugtvi^r...  bath-aay  ball  at  night. 
Bright  ures  i,ad  been  kindled  to  warm  up 
some  of  the  upper  roouw  tor  tiie  comfort  of 
expected  gue.-ts  daring  the  early  evening, 
when  at  about '.I  o'clock  a  cry  of  tiro  was 
hoard  on  the  Public  Square  and  llames  were 
seen  shooting  up  through  the  shingles  of  tho 
roof,  and  iu  he.lf  an  hour  the  old  hostelry 
was  reduced  to  ashes.  The  new  building 
was  used  but  a  short  time  before  Mr. 
I'arrish  removed  to  auother  hotel,  corner  of 
Public  Square  and  Eist  .Market  Street, 
which  was  bI.^u  destroyed  by  lire  many  years 
ago. 


Tllh:  ni^TOIUCAL  RECdlll). 


VTKItlCSTINCi    I!!;.1TINIvci;NfIN. 


id  tlinl  n  fellow  tr 


Letter 


.Soventy  Team  Ak<>  In  WtlkPk.Itai 
Karly  15ulh!lii(,'s-Two  Itiotli.! 
-Tcarhiiij,  :i  Jiliiid  iislcr  \U 
with  Wooden  Type. 

A  I;  coKi)  miiu  metlsano  M.  Thomas  tlie 
other  diy.  that  Koutloraau  remarking  that 
his  niothvr,  widow  of  JeiJ-ie  Thoma*,  coald 
five  tho  desired  infonaaiion  j.j  rPi  -.rd  lo 
the  old  house  at  the  con  r.f  ]'i  ■  '  i;:  :,] 
Union  Street?,  uow  ii:;;  ■  :  ■  ,:  :  : 
to  make  room  for  H  h.i;,.;  .  .  '  . 
donees.     >tr-->  Thonv. ;  ',.  ....       ;     'i  ;  ::, 


ed  on  I 

She  r.. 
about 


■'    ■      I'-  old   house   wa.-i   built 
'  l>y  her    father,    Hon. 

Chai  >       '  .It  «he  and  her  brother. 

Wili.ii.i  r.  ■  ■•  ,  ■...juder  of  the  RKOonij  or 
THE  TiMi  s,  v-fie  lorn  under  its  roof.  While 
her  father  wa.s  engaged  in  its  erection  he 
occupied  the  house  Ht  tho  corner  of  L'cio.; 
and  RiTOr  Streets,  noworc.npied  by  Dr.  Ing- 
ham. In  1817  Mr,  .Miner  .-old  it  to  .Tiiu?e 
Burnside,  who  was  .-i  di..tii)^'iii-!ied  juri;t, 
the  former  removing  to  \Ve-t  Chf-'cr.  where 
he  established  tlie  ViUivi.:  A'.jco:-./. 

All  tho  four  corners  except  one.  tn^iit  oc- 
cupied many  years  Inter  by  Hon.  -Andrew 
Beaumont's  house,  wore  built  np.ou.  These 
were  older  th-in  >Tr.  Miner's  hou~e    and   tlie 


one  in  tH..    .- 

,...,,.,.  t  noTURt  is  still  standing. 

n,  (,,a,.,i  uor.  he 

It  wa-e 

■■■  :'.'.'    house,    its    own.er 

Ei)i-eo[ial  was  ii 

beii],_:sr 

;               i.t    man    in    his    diy. 

entrance. 

On  the  i       : 

r,  cow    the    Stickney 

Mrs.   Thotra^ 

L   i'..!.ner  hou-e,    known    to   a 

later  goner:;!; 

ion  a- thf.  ••old  red  house."  The 

Palmers  afterwards  removed  to  Mt.  Holly, 
and  they  were  a  lar^e  family.  The  Bean- 
mout  house  was  built  years  after,  in  t"e 
early  dajB  of  the  canal  and  was  intended  by 
.\Ir.  Beaumont  as  a  ware  house  for  canal 
shippint'  rather  than  for  a  dwelling. 

Franklin  Street  ended  at  Union  70  years 
a^o.  Above  Union  it  was  raJlt-d  the  ";;reen 
lane"  and  was  a  f.ivorite  pi  ivijrouijd  for  our 
parents  and  craudcarents  V-.irinf  the  first 
decade  or  two  of  tt.o  ceiitnry.  T.'ier"  were 
no  houses  above  Union  eicept  that  of  Capt. 
Bowman,  now  the  residence  of  Mrs.  Col.  k. 
H.  Bowman. 

Owin^'  lo  the  fact  that  Mrs.  Thomas  spent 
most  of  hor  earlier  davs  away  from  Wilkfs- 
Barre,  fho  cannot  tell  who  occupied  the 
Miner  honse  sobseqnent  to  Judge  Br.rrside, 
though  she  recollects  that  Joseph  LeClerc 
lived  there  in  1833. 

Mrs.  Thomas  well  remembers  the  conse- 
cration of  the  lir-t  S*.  Stephen's  Kiuscopal 
Church  in  iT'^a,  by  Bishop  White.  It  was  a 
Creat  event  in  Wilkes-Barro  and  as  .Mrs. 
Thomas  had  lived  amont:  Ijnakor  influences, 
Bhe  (then  nine  years  old)  had  never  ^■■nx\  a 
Burpliced  oleri,'yman  bo'ore.  She  remembers 
;  to  visit  VVilkes-Barre  at    that   time 


Her  description   of    her   father's  printing 


listening  closely  to  th'ir  stirring  n 
Cf  pioneer  privaiiois  and  Indian  le 
and  then  recallinL' them  to  tier  f,,| 
ho  returned  houie  to  put  his  data  r 
Charles  Miacr  was  l>orn  in  Conn. 
1780  and  came    to  Wilkes-Barre 


77//;  iiisyonrcAL  nr.' 


where  his  brother  Ashor  I  ^.-reat  framUnthor 
of  tht^  presi-iit  Ashev  Miner)  cstab 
lished  the  Aia-viu-  O-mi/v  fi-dn-alisi 
iu  1801,  ia  which  year  Uie  "Willcffi-liarre 
Ga-dU',  ovaicil  by  'I'iioiaas  Wrifiht,  ueased 
imbUciitiou.  AiOut  Miner  ninrried  the  only 
dauahtor  of  Thouris  Wright  aud  Charles 
married  hiii  i;nina-diiiii:hter,  Letitia,  dau{.'h- 
ter  of  JofC[jli  Wriyht,  who    liKd    edited   his 


father's  p!i 

per.     li 

11       l!?0 

•I    tlio    two    Miners 

formed  a  , 

iartn>r< 

liip.  w 

hioii 

eoiitimied  two 

year?,  at  w 

hi.'h  tin 

le  A-h 

L-rn.i) 

ved  to  Doyles- 

town.     It. 

l-^i>7  (1 

l.-i'lf. 

v.-i?  e 

hoted    to    the 

I'enn^vlv:, 

..1  <  1  .    ' 

-1  'I'll- 

.'  ■•ml 

the  foil  -.>; 

I  - 

>V(/,-;   -' 

Bntltr   n  .1 

1  ■ 

oliic.j  ii:  1 

■  !  '  .  1    . 

:   .     !         ■  ■      '. 

ChaiM.i.uj 

,,,■!  !..>■ 

'':. '  \'\ 

.  ■,.    ;   •  i-r, , 

re-elle-..  :' 

was  re-.i  .11 

..  J  ;      : 

;     .     , 

publiMii-.j 
by  theui  ii; 

iti..  \  ill 

...;.■  /.•. 

until    its    salt- 

1  la-M. 

U  is  ; 

^IllMr 

do  and  hearty. 

Cliarles   ro 

.turned 

to    \' 

.'yonii 

na    Valley    iu 

1832,  A-!., 

■r    foil.. 

■aim:: 

iu     1- 

■ol    and    llioy 

ended  tl..  : 

li\.  -  . 

■     r  1 1  ' ;  •  -     I ,  .-■  I : 

Wilke-   ' 

towy  ..:   ■ 

;      1  ■:     1      i 

audi?  t, 

Hi,sd.;.;..  . 

u.v>.;  u. 

.;  li,  1 .. 

i..    ,! 

L;,.   1  li-^  ;,    .    .1. 

85.   Asher, 

who  w^ 

1?  the 

tiriiiO 

:...tlaTufiIon 

Charles  A. 

Miner, 

died  i 

n  l.'^■l 

Death  of  H  Vonns    Lawyer. 

Catarrhal  pneumonia  of  a  week's  dura- 
tion blotted  ont  a  promising  yonug  life  on 
Friday,  April  1,  tliat  of  James  Unchanan 
Shaver,  Esq..  of  Plymouth,  one  of  the 
yonngest  members  of  the  Lnzorne  Bar.  He 
was  born  iu  Dallas.  .Jan.  24.  1859,  and  was 
a  sou  of  Andrew  Jackson  Shaver,  and  a 
grandson  of  William  Shaver,  of  Dallas.  The 
family  have  resided  in  c-  near  Wyoming 
Valley  since  1796.  Deceased  moved  to  I'ly- 
mouth  when  a  mere  lad,  soon  after  his 
father's  death  at  Dallas.  ]lo  was  a  faithful 
and  dilif-t^ut  student  and  was  graduated 
with  honors  from  Wesleyan  University  in 
the  class  of  18S1,  when  -^  years  of  age. 
After  gradnatintr  he  returned  to  Plymouth 
aud  taught  in  the  publio  soliools  for  tlirte 
years.  He  rrgistered  as  a  law  student  with 
J.  A.  Opp..  Ks.j  ,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Lu/-r!iK  County  la.-;  June,  after  a 
hi^'hly  IT.  J:-.-. !,!.•.•■ 
queut.>    ..[    -i...l    .  ■ 


It  is  said 


s  a  member  of  the 
and  im  ellicient  teacher  in 
He  was  a  brother  of  Dr. 
lafer  and  a  cousin  of  Dr. 
..nd  thoDavoupuri  Broth- 


ince  the  illuess  of  Prof. 

Howlaiid,  of  the  Wyoming  Seminary,  he  had 

'11  invited  to  I'lU  his  position   dunnt:  that 

less.  aud  would  have  accepted  had  he  not 

isolf  fallen  a  victim  to  the  .same  disease. 


'  iirday  tho  Lnzorno  bar  held  a  meet- 
;     :    I;.' action  niion  its  bereavement,  and 

I-..      ■■    i;.    Ki:!i..   c^.i  ,  v's   T!^-',i!(-'  cliairraan 

'  .   .'■      1      1  '-  .     ■  The    fol- 

.  ■.inmittee 
\,  I     .  '       ,   \.  b.  Wil- 

'■ .     .  ;■.  ; .  '     ■-,'■,  1'.  .'..  :,,n.'ii,  D.  a. 

!■  :        .    '.    ;    I       ..  hng  and  J.  A.  (Jpp,  who 

I  .  .1        rue  County  condole  with 

11.  :;;      :.  1  '.ludred  of  James  Buchanan 

.- '  .  .  uid  dr?ire  to  express  their  appre- 
..  •.:  of  the  loss  which  his  unex- 
,:  ,  1  iliath  has  brought  to  them. 
M  li'.  has  come  to  an  untimely  close. 
Hi-  c.ir.or  has  ended.  His  life's  work 
was  Init  be_:un.  Tlie  future  to  him  was 
full  of  hopt.  ard  promise.  His  life  was  one 
of  lab.ir  and  a-sulMily,  r.ud  hi?  c;u i -r  v.orthy 


the 


ot 


iiud 


and    conscientious   advocate   in   all 
that  those  terms  imply.     Therefore,  be  it 

r;..-,,iv..,l  Th-.t  tlie  membtrsof  the  le;;al 
prill.-  '.ii  ,.;  :),i,  county,  and  particularly 
tl.'  ■   V  .  Mibersof    the  bar.  who  have 

e:.,   .  .  ,;.rconrse  with  the  decE-a-ud, 

hi...    :      •  ,.;:,,  faithful,  personal  friend, 

ana  the  l^ar  in  t;eneral  has  been  deprived  of 
one  who  added  to  its  cliaracter  more  than 
ordinary  virtues. 

.\i:  1  ■•>■.•  hiT.I'y  extend  to  the  family,  and 
fill;  I  If  >  idowed  mother  of  the  de- 
c  .  ;  1  ;  II  ;  ithy  which  may  in  some 
^i..    :  .   tiiin  them  in  the   hour  of 


ion.      He   Mib.e- 

That  these  resolulic 

)n.-    be    en: 

:rosseu  and 

Plymouth    and 

presented  to  the  i....- 

■  :i^ed,  and 

of  tlie  ca>e.^  upon 

that  a  copy  bu  innn 

■   i|.er-  for 

s  very  brief  |.rxc- 

publication,  and  t'.   i 

'    r,, [nested 

rwtiow  .nld  have 

to  direct  the    san-v;    t 

1     1.,     -pn- 

.il  ui.on  the 

d    his    litV    bevD 

records. 

A   MOiNTlll.V    PliUMCATlON 


DEvorrn  i'r.iN-.:ii'.\LLV  to 

'^bc  Eavl^:  Ibistovv;  of  Vl'^ioniinQ  iJlallc^ 

AND  CONTIGUOUS  TERRITORY 
wni! 

NOTES  AND  QUERIES 

Biographical,  Antiqcakian,  Gkxf.ai.ogical 

o 

EDITED  BY  F.  C.  JUllNSON,  ^,1.  D. 


Vol.   i]  "    Apiml  1887  [No.  S, 


[prc£^^  of  Ci-c  iai[!:c?-Karrc  l!";ccov^ 


■""  Jr>W(>'»^'r^  v*? 


The  Historical  Record. 


CoiUciite. 

I'dcr  Pence,  a  Br.nc  l--r(nitici-  Kanger,  C.  F.  IlilL 
An  April  Stonii.  ^inr!  ntlu'i  Unscuson;ible  Stoniis.. 


Old 

roil 


on  Wyoav,-  .Monur.u-nt,  .l/r.--.  Z.iw.r  //.  5/>v.v, 
Rfiv.iiiiscfnccs  of  Old  Wiikes-Barre,  Dilion  Yariii-^toii 

Postage-  Fifty  W'ars  Ai,'o 

Somt.  old-time  Accoiuus,  //.  B.  Pluml. 

All  Aged  Odd  Fellow 

Maior  \V.  P.  Elliott  <lead 

A  LidJOi-  Trouble-  60  years  ago 

I'riccs  of  Wheat  for  -/o  yejrs 

Et)iiioloc;v  of  '■Susqueliaiina" 

Rev.  I.  H'.  TorrC]ite  ^-s  ;'.  liible  Society  A  -ert 

SuUivi'ii  Kxpedition  Journal:,  to  l:c  PubiLshcd 

Rout  of  the  Six*  Nations 

Old  Time  Dancing  ^.laMurs,  Caub  E.   Wright 

Wjomiug  Hiitoiical  and  Geological  Soci;  ly,  May  Mei 
N'6-1K5— ■' 

Jblon.  Samuel  D.  Ingham 

Indian  Relics  Found 

Ciipl.  John  Fries,  of  Pueks 

Jo„es  Family  ofUethlehem _ 

Meteoric  Shouer  ol   1S33 

A  \Viiac;;t  Reminiscence 

\V.  S.  Wells'  Golden   Wedding 

WUIces-iSarre  in   1S27 

History  of  the  Mennonites 

Judge  Oyer's  Bad  V,-ritii,g 

West  Branch  Magazine 

An  instance  of  Indian  Prohibition 

The  Levan  Letter 

Zeisberger  Preaclrng  to  the  Indians 

The  only  Revolutionarv  Pen#-oner  in   Pennsvlvani 

Will  of  Mrs.  K.  L.  0.ste;hou: 

Mixed  as  to  the  Merediths 

The  Pioneer  :vlarcv  Familv 

.Adoption  of  the  Fed  ral  Co'.  Litunon,  \'olunio  on. 
Dl.mhs- 

Mrs.  Isaac  Livingston 

Charles  Stnrdevaiu 

Mrs.  Ann  Perrv.... 

Mi^:.  Matiiaa  .\na  Adams 

Mrs.  Hu:h    McGr^arlv _ 


El!:.s 
Ed-.v,i 
Ca;..t, 
Beru: 
Miss 
Mrs. 
Alex: 
Geo;- 
lohn 
'Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 


rd  Enterline 

John   Denn;; 

udFrauenth.-l   

Ellen  Cist  Rutc-r..., 
Eliwbeth  Lee  O.v.erh. 
■nder    H.  Dana 


ge   Gregory 

W.  Levan... 

Eli.-abcth  .Munson.. 
Rebecca  Me':".:er  He 
Esther  McCartv.... 
Julia   A.  Brown.... 


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A    ItH.WK  IKONTIi:!; 


luokiu, 

and  t 

the  well  kntr, 

Dutchn 

laii  t^ 

b  and  |i 

wlui 

way  111* 

Iq  oni 

fOl    1 

u>K  1.... 

and 

■=0  uften 

itli  that  of  .Mo~e3 

■    in,   or  rather  a 

-f    tho    d.iys    of 

I   ih:it   hi^  proper 

:i  name  at  that 

I  ■      in    Lancaster 

'  •::)  there  to  Sha- 

■  Jt..p,.,K.e,  by 

I'  r  r..-nnr;ylvania 

li-  of  the  letters 

!^h,  that  iu  this 

')rie>.  iu  relat- 
'  ^mpen's  adven- 
tiire.=i  durin;?  ,1  cii'tiviti  with  the  Indian-, 
IVnce  i?  described  as  a  youn?  boy.  This  is 
a  mistake,  as  Peter  was  not  only  a  man,  bat 
H  very  nunierdns  one,  both  on  the  North  and 
We-it  liranches  of  the  .Sn-iiuehaiina,  a-  an 
Indian  tighter  and  scout,  or.  as  they  were 
called  in  those  days,  a  ranger.  The  Urst 
record  we  have  of  him  is  that 
in  June,  1775,  he  enlisted  in 
Captain  John  Lowdou's  company, 
Kir.^t  Kitie  Ketrimeut,  commanded  by  Col. 
William  Thomp-on.  This  company  camped 
at  Snnbury,  thence  marched  to  Keadini,'and 
Kaston;  thence  through  the  northern"  part 
of  the  State  of  New  .Jer-ey.  and  crossed  the 
lladson  Kiver  at  .New  Windsor,  a  few  miles 
northwest  of  West  Point:  tticuce  thronsjh 
Hartford  to  Can-brid^je,  where  it  arrived 
abont  theSthof  .\iii;ust.  Pence's  company 
was  now  fairly  to  the  front  and  he  had  an 
opportunity  of  seeius;  the  British  troops 
whose  batteries  frowned  down  upon  hini 
trou)  Banker,  Brerd  and  Coi'p's  hills,  as 
also  trom  their  war  ships  iu  tlie  harbor. 
The  men  of  the  reijiraeut  to  which  Pence 
belonged  wt  re  thus  described  at  the  time  in 
J'hacher's  Mililrn;i  .l,.„:-„al: 

"Several  companies  of  riHemen  have  ar- 
ri%eii  htie  from  Pennsylvania  and  .\!ary- 
land,  a  di-tauce  of  from  five  hundred  to 
seven  hundred  miles.  They  are  remarkably 
stout  and  hardy  men,  many  of  them  excted- 
ini;  six  foet  in  heisnt.  They  are  drr-?s.?d  in 
riHe  shirts  an<l  round  hats.  These  men  are 
remarkable  for  tho  accuracy  of  their  aim, 


strikiuf;  a  mark  with  creat  certainty  at  two 
hundred  yards'  distance.     At   a  review  of  a 

advance  they  tired  thVir  balls  into  objects  of 
seven  inch  diau.ulcr,  at  a  distance  of  :i:m 
yards.  They  are  now  stationed  on  our  lines, 
and  tlieir  shot  liavo  freipieutlv  proved  fatal 
toliritish  otlirrr-  and  and  soldiers." 

If  thi-  I  :i  t  '  I  s'  ,'iof  the  kind  of  boy 
Ponce  \i  ;,',(,,.  :,  he  should  have  been 
somethp  ■  1,,  '  '  .1  a  boy,  when  in  tho 
mouth  (U  ,;■  .  I,-  \  \-.  \;\i\  C.v\i\,<-i\  .and 
Pike,  v.i;i.  1!      ;  ,,-,   :.,.i    .  -■,,:,  ,;,    ■:,,  .,     -   ;,i.d 


of 


Here  Pike  and  tho  boy,  Jonah  Itogens,  left 
the  party,  as  they  were  now  near  their 
homes.  Uu  the  evening  of  the  ."ith  Pence, 
Van  Campon  and  his  little  nephew  again 
took  tho  river  in  a  canoe  and  traveled  all 
night,  as  at  that  time  the  Indians  were  on 
the  river  below  Wyomir.s  in  force.  They 
reached  Fort  Jenkins  inow  iJri.ar  Creek, 
Columbia  Comity,;  on  the  moriiiu"  of 
the  6th  of  April,  where  t.hey  nut  Col. 
Kelly,  with  one  hundred  ju-n,  wlio  liad  coino 
across  from  the  W  est  lirancli.  Here  it  was 
that  Moses  VanCampeu  lirst  met  liis  uiother 
and  her  yoani;er  children.  who  iiad 
escaped  the  massacre  iu  which  hi*  f,ither, 
brotlier  and  nucle  met  thiir  fate 
just  a  week  before.  She  had  sup- 
posed him  a  victim  of  the  slautrhter.  The 
next  day  Pence  and  \'auCampen  left  Fort 
Jenkius  in  their  canoes,  and  reached  Fort 
.\ususta.  at  Suiibury,  wliere  thev  Here  re- 
ceived in  a  regular  frontier  triumph.  (  Iq 
the 'Jih  foUowiuu.  Lieut.-Col.  Liidv-i^,'  Wt^n 
ner  write*  from  XDrih'ini!..  rl  ,iui  t.,  liie  Ho  '.rd 


of 


Hen, 


his  e-ci]  . 

ferers.     1 

;.    Me  to  d 

cover  t'li . 

without  -  . 

;.:    of  Mo- 

VanCanip 

::    ;-  t 

therefore  1. 

Kcver 

^t!l^■d 

alone. 

rilF.  lllstnincAL  l:i: 


The  next  exploit  in  wliidi  wo  liml  I'cnco 
PiigaLrod  is  in  thn  ywir  17^\,  wlidii  Iho  .Slock 
family  were  iiuinlercii  hy  the  Imliaus 
about  two  iiiiUf!  west  from  Stlius- 
Krovo.  Jt  was  n  most  foul  nud 
brutfil         iBwrdor.  'I'liu        nei^'hljorliooj 

nudtlirceoxiicriciiceil  ludiaii  fl■:lltl■^^  ri^iicc. 
Grove  iiud   Stroh,  '.vctit    in     pnrsiiit    of    tlie 


York.  snm.'Mlii-r-  on 

1    III 

,,    i,,.;iilwat. 

■■IS  of  the 

North  Braucli,  wtierf 

1  th 

ey   foand 

the   party 

eiicariii>ed  for  llio  ui 

trht 

ou   the  Sid 

0  of  a  hill 

covert'd    with    fern. 

1 

Ihcre     the 

fancied  thpin~i  l\,  - 

had  traveled  i-. 

lieviuK  that  11., 

,■  .1 

they therefoi,   ' 

1  ■ 

-      ■    ,    1  ..;-,■  - 

ing  hi^  euD  :..• 

.■         il     IIP 

tlM-ouc;li  thf  I.  .   . 

•    ■11  their 

riaeswerei.il-. 

1    li:  It    all 

btit  three  or  f.,,,i    i  - 

a  large  and  iiu.w  ri,. 

■':■:  ■    in 

high  fc'cod  hum..,-.  ;:i 

■         I     :         '           I    '.     . 

Cesticiilatioii,  thf-  uti 

and  described  Ihe    i 

■     ■'.     i ,  I    ■.• 

Stock      defeBdv'd 

li. 

■         .                ■■,! 

quiet      nntil      tlie 

an.l 

Iilor^      f.'ll 

askvp. 

and  the   orator,   tlir 

ovvi 

n-  his  blai 

:iket  ov'.; 

his  head  slept  aUo. 

lie 

then  returi 

iie.i  to  his 

comrades,  I'tiue  an. 

roil,  inturr 

iu-,1  tl.cin 

of  whatheh-.  1  -   .  ;,, 

of   attack,  v.! , 

Boon    as   th.>     ; 

hearer.sfast  ^i-l.  ■  ;. 

M ■..  h:i: 

Grove  phed  the  I..1M, 

VK.  wnue  i 

'.-l:c."'  ;iuii 

Stroll  took  pos-e-iu 

n  ol 

tiie  rides  : 

uitl    fired 

among    the    sleeper: 

i.     I 

!)ne    of    th 

•  ■    lir~t  to 

awake  was  the  oratoi 

•,  wl 

lom  Grove 

ed  with  a  single  blow 

•  a-. 

ho  threw  tl 

iH  blanket 

from  his  head  and  ai 

0^0 

any  they 

killed  I  do  not  know. 

,  bat  they  bron 

Shthome 

aunmberof  s<-;d|)s. 

-Ih 

e   Indians, 

thinking 

they  «ere  attacked  h 

V  .-i 

y.  lied  in 

all  directions  ami  i.l. 

"iiiJ 

.jh,d  ev..r-. 

thing.  A 

-  .«"  aL'e,  wl 

mm  tlie) 

ha.l    carried    off.  v.  n 

<    r. 

L-cned    aru 

back.      ^„■.•,:rv!^  „- 

-  In 

•.in-   !l.-d, 

they    "e- 

could  .  •,,,  •  .  ;■  ,  :rry.  desiro.\i-d  the  ro- 
maiiul    r,     ;    ;        ,    ,    •  i , „ ,■  way  to  t he    Kii.M|ue- 

hanna.  v.! ■!,.  v    ■..n-lrncted  a  raft  of    Iocs 

and  einljarked.  I  P"  river  was  so  low  that 
their  descent  wa.s  both  tedions  ami 
Plow,  and  their  raft  unfortunate. 
ly  striking  a  rock  at  Nanticoke 
Iralls  went  to  pieces,  and  they  lost  all  their 
ritles  and  plunder.  From  that  place  thev  re- 
turned to  Norlhnuiberland  ou  foot,  and  ar- 
rived there  in  safen. 


killer,  says,  "There  was  another  remarkable 
hunter  and  Indian  killer  in  this  valley 
named  I'.ter  I'enc-e,  of  whom  many  uonder- 
fnl  stories  are  rehiled.  He  is  de-cribed  by 
those  wiio  reiiu-mber,  as  being  a  .ravage 
looking  ciistoiner,  niid  always  went  armed 
Willi  ),!■■.  rule,  tomahawk  and  knife  even 
jearsalier  [leucowas  made,  it  i^  said  that 
an  account  of  his  life  was  published  some 
thirty  J,  ars  ago,  and  is  remembered  by 
some,  bill  the  most  careful  research  has 
failed  to  develop  it." 

That    I'ence    was   not  a  bov,  but  a  brave 
soldier  of  the  lievohitionary  War  and  served 
out  a  term,  during  which  he   bravely    faced 
t  and    shell  of    the    Uritish  at 


1-10,  the  Legisla- 
:d  an  act  grant- 
nee,  in  consider- 


■    I    :;t  Hp.rris. 

■■  ■.'  !  :it  report 
:t    bv    his 

,   <.■■,■_  he  died 

C^f'hIIl'"' 


j\1e 


f.peaking  of  .Mieliael   Gr 


inactiso 


the    Indian 


■  ■l^Counlj 

,   UultSS 

Nicholas 

1. 

...!  .at    the 

'siuiie 

lime    and 

1    ' 

:    liie  si:mee' 

rents  of 

the Jack- 

;l    I--; 

r.  ;:irded  as  a  rival 

InKhiim. 

It    Wl 

:i    1.,- 

ri 

linen, bered   bi 

,■  the   .St 

ndent    of 

polil 

ic:.| 

h-r. 

buy    of    the  ■ 

country, 

,   was  tlie 

Seer 

.  t.:ry 

of 

the  Treasury 

during  < 

.Id    Hick- 

or\'- 

^  lulm 

ini 

stri.tior.    and 

with  ot 

bers 

of  Ih. 

'■  ( 

•abinet    dissol' 

wfd    the 

ir  .tljcial 

relat 

iops  I 

.f 

the  admii.isir 

aiion  oi 

1   afconut 

of    t 

he   .M 

rs. 

Kalon   tronbli 

rs.    The 

1    paiier  is 

a   vr, 

Inabl. 

rontril.iition. 

and    wi 

II    rescue 

from  obln 

lo 

11  niaiii  of  the 

inciden 

ts  of  Ing- 

bam- 

s  can 

/er 

Tin:  insTiiKicAL  i:i:c()i:ii. 


Tuoi.le  who  had  Ik-^uii  to  make  siirJfU 
liiul  wiiu  liiou^lit  spiiut;  had  coiiio  wore  .-ur. 
priiwl  tu  witiicso  11  huiivy  suow  ^t■■rm  April 
Iti.  It  buyau  iu  the  silent  hours  ot  tiie 
early  moniiutr.  coutiiuied  iihoui  fevto  ur 
eiyht  hours,  aud  by  noon  had  laid  H  btauti- 
fulcirputof  as  many  mchfS  dct]!  over  the 
entire  landicajie.  It  lai-ktd  oulj  a  deprt-s- 
sion  of  ttinperatuie  to  bd  a  ycnuiuf  wiuttr 
day.  The  ihermoiQeter  w..~  nol  a-,  low  a- 
tho    frcfi:iu<;  point.      redt,tn.;LS  found   the 

the    ro.i'l^    --li.j.  aiij    l-tcame   muddy.     The 


Btorni 


1  Centre  thi 


I'ere  as  a  noteworthy 
irs  ai;o,  but  it  was 
ou  of  the  year.  The 
■•  heard  for  the  tir^: 
iiid  there  wa<  fu'I* 
-now  ou  a  level  in 
-.  and  hamlet-,  report 
J  ihe  levt^,  at  Luinl 
u  H    aud    TJ  iuc:.e^ 


DUt 


nd  ceased 
.\t  snudowt 
il    about    m 


Run  tl 

nud  at 

began 

several  hours  about    noon 

resumed,  and  conti 

The  storm  on  Saturday  wa";  central  at 
Salt  Lake  City  bnt  crushed  the  Rocky  .Mouu- 
lains  and  was  central  Monday  uiorniuu'  in 
Louisville,  Ky.  All  east  of  the  Mi^Mssippi 
River  wa^  on  Monday  under  the  inllueuce 
of  the  storm,  which  caused  heavv  r^iiis  at 
Louisville,  Cincinnati.  N.i-hville.  I'lttsbure. 
Knoxville  and  Xudiiuapolis  aud  li^-hter  rains 
both  east  aud  west  of  the-e  points,  from 
Kansas  to  the  Atlantic.  In  .N.-w  York  city 
It  caused  the  fall  of  con-iderable  snow. 
Snow  also  fell  along  the  New  Eut-land  coast 
and  in  the  lake  region,  but  e!>i'Where  the 
rain  fall  prevailed  as  far  south  as  northern 
Georgia  and  .Missi-sippi.  Throu^-nout 
Central  New  York  and  Pennsylvania  from 
two  to  ten  inches  of  snow  is  reported. 

All  the  old  -ettler:.  called  to  mind  a  simi- 
larly late  April  -toini  in  Is.-.T.  Jarnes  D. 
Laird  was  the  1.^  '  t  I  :  ..  •  :  .!■  .  he  tiuding 
a  memoranduii    ■    .    '  .-    for  April 

•20.  18.-.7.     >!■   -  ..     ■  •  ,  1-  up   to  the 

window  fills  of  :  -  M  .  ;.  :  M'.,a  shoo,  fully 
two  feet  deep. 

Alderman  Parsons,  Richard  Sharpe,  Wes- 
ley Johnson,  J.  .\1.  Nicholson  aud  Charles 
-Morgan,  all  had  incidents  to  recall.  The 
latter  w!\>  on  Loug  I-l and  Sound  on  a 
steamer  en  route  from  New  Loiidou  to  New 
York.  The  reckoning  had  become  lo-£  and 
the  ves.<ei  had  a  dilVicult    time    makinij  port. 

.\ldermau  .Johnso'i  recalled  the  crushing 
n  of  Mr.  Botterly's   kitchen,  which    stood 


'.    .     '!         I    .     c>;is  had  a  very  vivid  rocol- 

\v,-.^  d.Min:.  He  went  to  J'ursul  it  Simon's 
livi-rj  loi  a  11;;  vwth  which    to   take  a   nnrse 

sous  ^ays  the  .--now  remaining  at  the  end  of 
the.-tor.u  wa,  li  inches. 

iJou.    L.    J>.  Shoemaker's  recollection    of 
the  d,-|.tli  ot  (he  hhow  was  about  a  foot. 
^  ri<;.,.t    A-ii-.l    Nicholson  says  the  D.  L.  & 
V>  .  1;    ;;,     ;.(    ;    i.luy  did  not  suffer   so. badly 
tl.:    1,  >,;,;il,  iS.'.7,  the  SHOW   fallen 

J'  '        ,•  I    :iy  live  inches,  while  in  IS-")? 

f-  If.    >  '      ;  ,  '   •  ■!!-  '.'.■    -lurm  as  it 

affected  II,'  :  .   ;     ..re  so  bad, 

and  the    :!-      ■         -    i        .     i         ,  -iDut    the 

county,  th  >t  I    r;:  :  ■.,  |M,  :,    1,  -I     ii;bled,  as 

it  did  .\loiRi,,j,  tur  the  spriiiLr  term,  was 
compelled  to  adjourn  because  ot  the  absence 
of  jurors.  Stiles  Williams,  of  Bear  Creek, 
for  a  long  time  ijroiiri(tor  of  trie  Prospect 
Hou-e  on  the  iVilKes-Barre  mountain, 
created  a  sensation  by  bringing  in  several 
jurymen  from  Bear  Creek  township  and 
neighborhood,  the  [larty  being  i^uUed  by 
four  horsi  s,  ,viHi  I'lv,-  outriders  going  on 
:'..i'  1  t'l  It:  .:  I'.i  mil,  .Mr.  Cnase  was 
dr.  Il  ■    .    ^,ime   court,  but 

V.  I  .  ,      ■     I  :,  .    .     :  !,e(  n   a   resident 

el  1-     ■,,(.'■  ,,       .  ,;L  luuglh  of  time. 

:  '■  '■  ..111.,,  ;...  .\pril  2-2, 
1-    ..     ■   ■  ■  .  ...•!.,■  ■■  ,   to   the 


collect  for  years 
winter.  The  ro( 
livery  stable  of  1 
down  aud  -'•■■■' 
Telegraiih  i  •  , 
broke  Hov. ;,      i 


I  of  the 
at  the 
broken 


1-  eating, 
' 'ushed  to 
.i-hiuglou 
rope  walk 


"Tiie  storm  has  interfered  with  our  ofBco 
work  aud  we  have  been  compelled  to  call  in 
extra  assistance  in  the  way  of  iteam  for  the 
power  prefs." 

"The  neither  for  past  week  severe  as  No- 
vei.iher.  \\edii---'lay  like  winter.  Saturday 
■i'  r;-  .:  ';'■!.  '  ■:;  -!;!;■  :;  \v.  -I'fr  breeder. 
^:■.l:  :        -      ,  :    '   '        '■  ' .  'i;.menced 

at:      .       ,         :      ,     ,:  .-      .  '/..udayand 

p  .:        •■:       i  ..        :     ;.  .        .'-  ■      :,  r.      i     -i.  .1    ride  OU 


ifalli 


The    J.:.cka 


i    Wcil'.ru    tr 


stoppcU  oil  Moudiiy.    Suow  reported  seven 
feet  deep  iu  pliiccs." 
'•The  pnnw   l.l(v|;(cl   np  the    rofid  on  tl 


I  aiiij  1 


■adii 


The  Slime  paper  records  late  storms  in 
previous  years.  May  'l,  1841,  the  week  past 
boon  almost  oue  c-outiniied  storm — cold, 
snow,  wel.  April  'iO,  1843,  last  suow  of 
winter  disapptart-d.  June  1,  1843,  sharp 
frost  killed  l)i-ans  and  apple  crop.  Other 
crops  not  injured.  'J'he  editor  remarks: 
"So  there  is  hopo.  Seed  time  and  harvest 
ehall  not  fail,  tliuut;h  oar  variable  climate 
continue  varial>le.  And  spriuR,  all  smiles, 
all  tears,  remains  the  battle  ground  between 
winter  and  summer  for  the  mastery." 

OLD    TIM  10     K.MLltOAUING. 


-T)ie 


Kui'ied. 


The  Recoi;d  has  already  reported  Ticket 
Agent  J.  M.  Nicholson  as  saying  the  snow 
was  6  feet  deep  on  the  Focono  Mountain  iu 
April  storm  30  years  a:ro.  Mr.  Nicholson, 
foelinK  that  his  story  was  received  with  a 
little  discredit  wrote  to  Ex-Sopt.  Bound  of 
the  L.  i  B.  KR.,  who  was  on  the  Pocouo  at 
the  time  and  whose  reply  will  be  read  with 
general  interest; 

Armn  llJ-J.  M.  Nicuolsox,  Kinosion- 
Deak  Sip.;  In  April  1?.",T,  I  was  conductor  of 
coal  train,  on  Sootiiern  Division.  U.  L.  &  \V. 
KR.  At  about  4  am.  on  April  'JO,  IS.")?,  I 
left  Scranton  for  New  Han.ptou  Junction, 
with  engine  Vermont,  i.camel-back,  i  and 
David  Hippenhamer  engineer.  *Ve  started 
with  our  usual  train.  < '-i'-i  small  cars,)  but 
the  snow  being  about  ei:;;Dt  inches  deep  and 
very  heavy,  we  were  compelled  to  back  down 
and  switch  six  cars.  .\.t  Grteaville  wo 
Bwitctied  ten  more;  at  Moscow  we  switched 
the  remainder  of  our  cars,  and  went  on 
with  engine  and  c;iboose.  Wire  st;illi'd 
Fcveral  time~  between  Moscow  and  Lehiyh. 
In  1^")7  the  I'ocono  Tunnel  was  not  com- 
pleted, and  we  ran  around  it.  :;r.d  over  short 


full  head  of  > 

team,  and  took  a    run  over  the 

embankincnl 

t     near    Faradise    water    tank, 

(wind  had  1.1 

.inn  .-now  oir    this    bank, J    for 

Farad  I.   -, 

1    ;  ,     >   ;  .:  .MT  engine  did  their 

duly,  tl, 

;        1,     .'.     We   just    cleared 

happy,   |,,'    v. 

■  :.,'..  .     i-  .'i.-d  to    stall    before 

clearilii;  jii:il 

nirnck.     And  think  of  Hagmen 

standing  out 

111  thai  storm  for  two  days  and 

two  Ul-ht-^. 

(  m  Faradise  switch    we  found 

Gurn-.y,  coi 

iductor,  Jim    Hnrvey,  engineer, 

with  iiu'i-- 

••\i:..T,r."      -.11   .r.l,.-a      to     west 

bound  Ir   1  ■ 

to  secii,,'    : 

.  ..-.u  our  sup- 

pers.     .\.  ■ 

■    ,  :  ,     •  V        ,.:     .,  ,;     breakfast 

nti 


cept  enough  to  l,i<t  liis  family  lor  two  days. 
I  took  Gurnsey's  way  bills,  looked  them 
over  and  found  car  containing  a  barrel  of 
crackers  and  a  box  of  cheese,  we  were  all 
right  now  for  grub;  but  when  could  wo  get 
from  Faradise  to  Scranton,  was  the  ques- 
tion. 

On  April  02,  at  about  4  pm.,  we  were 
made  hapi>y  by  the  arrival  of  a  passenger 
train  from  the  west-  Supt.  lirisbin  was  on 
it  and  stated  to  us  that  he,  with  all  the  men 
and  engines  at  his  command,  had  been 
working  since  morning  of  "JOth  to  get  pas- 
senger train  from  Scranton  over  Focono,  and 
said  to  us,  "Boy.-,  the  snow  is  very  deep  in 
cut  we^t  of  Tobyhanna.  It  is  to  tops  of  pas- 
senger cars;  you  can  go  to  Scranton  to-night 
if  you  think  you  can  get  your  engines  there 
safe.  I  would  prefer  yon  would  wait  until 
morning."  .\ud  his  train  sta.-ted  for  New- 
hanipton  Junction.  Soon  after  we  held 
council  of  war  and  concluded  to  go  to 
Scranton  that  night,  which  we  did,  arriving 
there  about  9  pm.  all  right.  I  should  have 
added  that  when  we  stalled  iu  Faradise 
switch  the  suow  was  level  withihe  head  light 
on  the  ".Su-.iuehanna"  and  the  foot  boards 
along.-ide  ol  "Vermorifs"  boiler.  We  had 
no  injectors  at  that  lime  and  purnped  water 
into  our  engines  by  slipping  the  drivers;  tnis 
was  the  only  way  wo  could  keep  them  alive, 
as  they  could  not  hn  moved  until  we 
shoveled  them  out  on  "J'ind. 

David  T.  Bounp. 

April    Tliirty-tlirce    Y.-:irs    Ac". 

I  Wdliai.isiM.rt  f.a2.-lte  and  Bulleliu.I 

Tlie  following  is  an  extract  from  John  .A.. 

mto's   diary    in    18.")4,    Mr.  Otto  residing  at 

that  time  iu  Schuylkill  County;  "April  14th, 


77//;  nislol; 


I/.  /,■/•;■ 


(lood  Friciay— t^iiow  Ftorm;  A[)ril  15tli,  rai 
ii'ul  Ruow;  ITilh,  I'lii^ittT,  very  col'.l;  I'lli 
f  now  fiftocn  uj.-Ih-:^  ikcp;  fouud  u  liall  bu:,!. 
lii'Hcl  birds  in  au  old  ruriiaco  htiic.k." 


]';uiTOE  Rki 
AiHil  18  ha^  . 

pome  of  tl.. 
ine  to  mcutK 
still  moro  lui 
viii<i  in  the  jc: 
WHS  thfn  n  SLT 


l-;il      I 


ho>, 


unci  one  or  two  more  of  iny  Inotlier-.  were 
at  work  on  the  old  honje  f.ircu  at  Lann-l 
Klin  on  the  l.'ilh  of  May.  fihuitinp  corn  in  a 
tield  now  covered  by  ."()  feet  or  more  of 
coal  culm.  The  niornin^j  was  fair,  but 
towards  noou  it  became  so  cold,  ttiat  t  inly 
clad  as  we  were,  we  were  olilirjed  to  leave 
off  work  and  betake  oiiiselvis  to  the  old 
fashioned  chimney  corner  with  its  brii;ht 
wood  fire  kindled  on  the  h- p.rth.  Snow 
commenced  fall!!!-' (•■'■h  ii'  Ui- ■  \friPL'.and 
next  morniiii:  li.  ■  :•  - 'm.i  >  ,  .  .,>  , -,..t  with 
four  or  live  >i     .  I  '    .  ,    iii  trees 

wore  in  full  i  'j'  •;.  .      :      i      :     '  ■<    •■  were 

droopinf;  wilii  t!ir  V. .  :  ;:;i  1,1  i,,  i  i  hjuii'iUCT 
to  the  clusters  of  blo-~om,  v,lii.-ti  m  the  case 
of  the  iMiim  trees  at  least,  rivaled  the  white- 
UPr-:-  of  the. untimely  snow  with  which  they 
were  wei;;:hted  down.  I  do  not  remember 
what  efTe..-t  this  had  on  the  fruitage  but  mink 
it  was  not  seriously  damaued.  \v.  i. 

Another  Vutiuiely  Smi>«   Stc.riu 

Now  that  the  heavy  snow  storm  of  .\pril 
Is  is  recallni;.;  other  unseasonable  storms 
the  following  itcui  will  be  of  interest,  it 
being  cupitd  from  tlji- innnu-oript  diary  of 
Jacob  J.  Dennis,  fatlicr  of  Capt.  James  P. 
Dennis: 

"Snow  fell  on  the  4th  day  of  May,  1812, 
Ht  Wilkes-Barre,  nearly  all  day.  Peach 
trees  were  in  blossoms  and  aiiple  trees: 
some  gardens  were  made.  The  two  moun- 
tains were  covered  with  snow,  and  on 
Wilkes-Barre  Mountain  more  than  a  foot 
deep." 


Two  Viil. 

Dr.  W.  H.   Sharp. 

of   Nanticoke,  has  pre- 

nted  the  Histonca 

1  Society  with  two  valu- 

ble  relics.     (  ine  i-  i 

iii  iron  hatchet  or  toma- 

awk,  blad..  MS  iiiel, 

e-louu.  •.''     inches  alont; 

Utn.:;ed_',..      Itv,:, 

~  l..uiia  on  the  preini-es 

f  x\-,a  Cook  in  Fik. 

■  >-u:iii,p,  iit-ar  the  cabin 

f  .\bram  I'lke,  In.   , 

:n  1.  l.r  ard  Indian  killer. 

ho  other  i-  .,'<    a     : 

:  :  '     t  <-i  I, lenient  or  or- 

ainent  ni  -t.  ;  -  ,   1 

l.iiitr,  lij  inches 

■ido   and  h,.,;  .■    . 

.      •■      :  -d  .haped  holes 

ored    throi,.       i  ,  i- 

■    .'  •       .  iiMjed  end-.     It 

■as    found    on    th,. 

iiiouiitaiu    in   Uunlock 

A   roelii    I.y    Mv^.   .Slcouriioy. 

The  following  poem  is  handed  the  lin-oi.n 
by  Capt.  James  1'.  Dennis.  It  appeared 
first  in  the  Hartford  (Conn.;  Coiifrinl.  and 
is  undoubtedly  from  the  pen  of  the  distin- 
(.•ui^lied  poet,  .Mr.».  Lydia  Hnnlley  Sigouruey. 
She  was  born  in  Noiwich,  Conn.,  17111,  and 
in  1811'  was  married  to  Charles  S.  SiRouruey. 
of  Hartford.  Her  writint;s  contain  frequent 
refer.-not^bi  the    .'ibor ii,M.i,-d    inhabilants  of 


—  tlow'd  not  llieir  blood  from  tho  Eome  glorions 

Thai  till'd  yonr  own?    Why  slioiild  they  longer 

rleep 
In  cold  oblivion's  tomb? 

■IhpirKather'd  b<,D*s 
Are    where    the  death-shaft  fell,  and  tl,e  t-reen 


We^piE.-  like  Kizpali  for  her  Blanirl.terd  s-  ne, 
Aiid-^pr-adacianneo'ertlieni-and  the  tluwers 
That    Summer    brings,    have  budded  ih'Te  and 


These  many  lustru 


.\D1' 

1  from  its  grave  t>,blet  teach  your  s,, 

An, 

I  when    its    pillar'd    heittlil   gw.-   i 

Tell 

1    Ihem'froiii  whence  was   drawn  1 

Wli 

i,-l.  favM  IhPirlaiid     Then  if  yno   , 

Ci" 

,1,  thebrii:l,tche^..ksof>.mr  li-teni 

Ha. 

ten  with  a  precious    se.-.l-and    eh 

Tol 

U.l'e'his  country  and  to  tear  his  Ro.1 

Town>hip  by  C.  H.  Sharp. 


(apt  Joliil  Flies,  of  Hue  ks, 
KiuTon  Ri-xditD:  Will  not  some  contributor 
furni-h  a  history  of  Capt.  John  Fries,  of 
Bucks  County,  Ha.,  wlio  in  17'.i'.i  made  a  raid 
into  Bethlehem,  and  liberated  a  number  of 
pn-oners.  was  tried  for  hi  L'h  trea^ni  and  sen- 
tencMd  to  death,  and  aflurwaril  pardoneo  by 
PreMdent.lohu  Adams.  U  ,11  not  .-ome  of 
out  Northaii.pton  or  liiicks  County  local  hi-. 


it.  i:k< 


T<i..U      Were      M.iilo      li.",     Vials      Ai;.. 
I.HUiU'h  o(  llii   \\  ;ir  ^llil>,  "I-ii/criK;." 

Klinuic  I(ti'ri':ii:  Ou  tlio  Inst  div 
Of  Foljn;:ir\,  1  s-j:.,  I  left  my  lioiui'  la 
Will,.-  !;.ir      ,:,  !  A.^Ilvd  lo  DuiidaCf.    Iluid 


fclUl 


U'K 


ten  or  twelve  iicres  of  <■! 
Scrauton  now  is.  M«j  SluPiiin  had  a  lorije 
thoro,  and  raanufHctiirL-a  what  was  oiled 
bli<oiiif-r  irons  aLd  soon  Hlttr  the  war  of 
181'J  I  a?tid  to  Ko  up  with  my  father 
to  pnrrhiise  iron  of  Mr.  Slooum, 
my  father  beinf;  a  blacksmith.  \Vhoro 
Scrantou  now  is,  was  then  a  dense  v.ild«r- 
ues.swithtno  excentiiin  of  the  few  acrts 
Hi-ound  his  honse.  i  went  on  up  the  turn- 
pike lhrou<,'h  GrcoJifirkl,  :inrl  arnvcvl  at  the 
Daudaff    Untci      Vivit    *.,..,!,...■■;.     Thrro   I 

fonnd  an  old  W   "  ■      i: •-:,!    ;  :ia   his 

family  with  wi'        I       :     .  ■.  \r,'tdp. 

pus  Parrish.    v.;  \  :       i.  ;    iroin 

1818  to  182-J,  :.[  ..:,,  ■■,  ;,:.  ■  :,  u...,,,d  with 
his  family  to  DunJiiT.  il..  ran  fnc  hotel 
there  a  narnber  ot  years  and  then  moved 
backto  \Vilkes-B>ure.  I  felt  perfectly  at 
home  and  ImirJi  d  witli  the  family  a  year, 
and  I  0  1!  ;mi-  :  r;,  -,iy  that  it  was  one  ol 
theh:..;  :       •  -  m,v  life. 

I  vi!i  I-..  .■  '  L'k  a  tew  years  with  the 
occurr.  11  ■■  .:  ,.;  i  .>  tvjod  at  Wilkes-Barre. 
When  I  was  tni  y.  ■  rs  uid  i  Itjlli)  my  father 
carried  on  the  blai-ksmith  business.  In  hi^ 
shop  were  three  lires.  At  that  lime  there 
were  no  hardware  stores  in  U'llKes-Harre 
and  no  edye  tools  cnald  be  fo'ind  in  either 
of  the  four  or  live  >torcs  there,  except  now 
and  then  an  old  fashion,  d  oue-bladed  Bar 
low  knife  miglit  be  found  at  a  huye  price. 
Such  an  article!  as  a  cast  iron  plon^n  or  a  cut 
nail  was  not  known,  but  ahoiit  the  close  of 
the  war  a  man  by  the  name  of  Francis 
McShane  started  a  cut  nail  machiue, 
a  very  simple  affair  indeed,  but  himself  and 
his  heli.er,  iShepard  .Marble,  a  WukHS-Barre 
younsmaii)  cnild  cut  and  head  about  2n 
pounds  dailj :  this  c-  ui~ed  a  irreat  txcitement 
in  town,  hundred-  .it  pe  iple  Irom  town  and 
county  came  to  see  the  n.ail  factory.  1  he 
price  of  wrought  iron  came  down  Irom  3) 
and  2.")  cents  a  ponnd  to  the  once  of  twelve 
and  a  half  cents.  Cut  nails  were  sold  at 
ten  cents.  The  three  lires  in  my  father's 
shop  were  used  a-  follows:     Fir>t,  at  his  tire 


were  made  all  tho  edgo  tools,  including 
cradle  and  nrasfl  scythes,  chopping  axes  uud 
v:u)..iis  kinds  cf  rariienters' tools.  At  an- 
other tire  nothim:  but  the  various  kinds  of 
wruuchl  inn  nails  were  made,  and  the  third 
Hte  w.i-,  k.pl  bu-y  at  tho  various  kinds  of 
cu-tomerr.'  work  as  it  was  called  for. 

During-  the  war  of  1812  tho  great  chip 
Lu/erii...  was  built  on  the  river  bank  in  front 
of  Jolm  W.  i;obiusou's  ctoae  house.  I  saw 
the  Launch.  .\  thousand  or  more  people 
Were  pre-i  nl.  Tho  war  spirit  was  ramiiant 
.;  :',,:t;::  :i:  i  iiio  people  of  our  town  ex- 
■  i  '  I  'Me  LozeruM  was  ^oiuf  to 
.'.iil;  the  "Flag  of  Great 
!     .:  ...       A     few     days     after     the 

i  .  .'  .  ■  .  ;  ;    !''^';.i    -.-r  -  end  the  ship 


of 


stock.  There  was  ttreat  excitement  in  Lu- 
zerne County  about  those  dais.  The  war 
spirit  prevailed  to  a  great  extent.  There 
were  two  recruiting  stations  at 
W'ilkes-Uarre  and  tho  recruiting  of- 
ficers were  very  busy  for  one 
or  two  years.  Business  of  every  description 
was  brisk,  and  all  kinds  of  provision?  were 
liieh— wheat  two  dollars  and  tifty  cents  per 
bushel;  corn  one  dollar  and  twenty-tive 
cents;  pork  eighteen  to  twenty  dollars  a  bar- 
rel, and  everything  else  in  the  line  of  pro- 
visions propor.ioually  hi.h. 

D.  Yaeington. 


rOSTAGK  FIFTV   VK.tKS  AGO. 

Now     Wc  .Send    One    Ounce  .Vnyn  here  In 
Itio  lulled  .States  for  Two  Cent*. 

Fifty  years  ago  the  rates  of  postage  in  the 
United  Slate.s  were  si.x  cents  for  a  letter,  if 
not  carried  over  30  miles,  10  cents,  if  carried 
over  TO  miles  and  not  over  80  miles,  I'Ji/ 
cents  if  over  .'?U  and  not  over  1.00  miles,  18'i 
cents  between  I.'jO  and  4.00  miles,  and  2."j 
cents  for  any  distance  over  4iX)  miles. 
Doable  letters,  or  letters  comoosed  of  two 
pieces  of  pap.-r.  were  d.juble  these  rates. 
Kvery  distinct  piece  of  pai>er.  if  written  on, 
was  liibl..  to  single-rate  letter  postage.  En- 
velop! ^  were  lien  unknown  in  this  country. 
It  ■;  '  '  !-■  :.  '.'.'ji;!'.!  nave  snt.jected  lettTs  to 
d  !      •     ■   .       liie    fourth    page    of  the 

1-1     -  ':   It    vacant,  and    the   letter 

w  --.!.:  1  ;.,  bring  a  part  of  this  page 
ou  tee  (KU-!  ie  oi  I  he  letter  and  thus  furnish 
a  place  lor  tho  superscription  or  address. 


'HIE  Ilisrul:/VAI.  l:i:^ 


AFTKR  THK  HATll 


•  Old  Af 


^^  < 


ixl  . 


Hlackiimn  lll«l<ili.'al  lta\:i 

Following  ai  (>  .'^ouie  extracts  from  an  old 
pocket  accoiUit-liooh  ol  JCli.-lia  Kliicknian, 
Sr.,  of  Wilkes- barre  ( Wef-tmorelaiid;  in 
1778,  tlio  same  now  litiim  in  my  [lossessi'iu: 

"Account  ayaiii^  William  Stuard  and  the 
foraueina&ter  at  Westinore  Land. 

"To  one  note  of  hand '-13     (10 

"To   one    order   of  the    foriiHC- 

master 12    0  0 

'Ots  totho  foragemaster H     U  0 

"Tocorn 11     HO 

"To  hay 10  10  0 

tT,0  10  0" 
Then  again  afterwards  the  same  matter  as 
follows: 

"Westmore  Land.   November  ye  2o.  1778. 
"Nots  and   order.s  that   I    left    with    Mr. 
Daniel  Downin. 
"To    one    not    ayaing    William 

Stnerd  for  pork ':I3     0  0 

"     One  order  for  potatoes 12     0  0 

"    Otsforthoarme 0    6  0 

"    Corn  for  the  arme 14    HO 

"    Hay  for  the  arme 10  10  O 

i56  10  0" 
This  being  Connecticatonrrency,  0:^.  to  the 
dollar    would,    in     United     States    money, 
amonnttoi-iySaSM- 

This  Elisha  Blackman  was  the  lieutenant 
oftheoldmen,  the  "Reforinadoes,"  that 
were  in  possession  of  the  Wilkes-Barre  fort, 
or  stockade,  on  the  day  of  the  massacre  at 
Wyoming,  July  3.  1776  ( )ii  the  next  day, 
the  4th,  after  the  women  and  children,  and 
all  th«  other  old  men  in  WUkes  Barre  and 
the  neighborhood  had  lied  ai-ross  the  moun- 
tain toward  ^itrondsburff,  he  ieft  the  fort 
about  4  o'clock  in  the  afti  moon  wiih  his 
Fon,  Ehshn  Blackman,  Jr.-who  had  hten  in 
the  battle  at  Wyomins:  the  Hay 
before  and  had  escaped— riid  lied 
down  the  rirer,  and  across  the 
country  by  the  Wn pwallopeu  Crefk  to 
Klroud-burj;.  Llisha,  Jr..  came  back  to 
Wilkes-Barre  early  in  Aut;ust  with  Capt. 
Spalding's  remnant  nl    :lie    luo    c.Miip:iiiii - 

of  the  WyomiuK  or    Ui-;  ;    i,,!     -..    :,-. 

that  had  been  m  Wa-liii,::::^     i   —. 
(saving  ^uch  of  the  crni-        .  -       '     i 

and  others  as  he  ctula  m:,  i  ;  <  .;,::.''  '  ,ii  , 
thedead  at  Wjoming  he  .•nl.-ux  in  ..;;.iuni;. 
ton's  army  and  served  to  ttie  end  of  the  war 

— I7t^;3 

The  old  Kcutleman,  Elisha,  Sr.,  went  on  to 
Connecticut  with  his  family,  which  he  h/id 
found  at  .  Stroud-burg,  but  rfturned  to 
Wiltcs-Barre  the  same  year,  177^,  and  dis- 


[losed  of  his  crops,  or  some  of  thorn,  to  the 
(.'overumeut  for  llin  soldiers  stationed  at 
WilkesBarro  and  the  ncii'hborhond.  The 
potatoes  and  o:'t--.  i -i:  "i-  I    (•"■,■,  or   ■■-.,  -, 


1  , 

'  -1     t.i           "^    ■.!  L'e  from 

'.MMi.overy 

>   was  dis- 

.:    lo  Wilkes- 

.  .      ,,        ■■■-yv  allrot- 

■.>•/.,-.  Harreto 

■ , .     [,  . 

v,:,^    :,  ■■.i...<    i,;.  mother 

1  i '  1.  ]■       V. 

iuM,    uKj     U..C    buried, 

when 

he       was        here        in 

mit:l 

d        have       dug      them 

dthem: 

'     Itsocins  that  some  of 

,,,  .i  .    , 

;-       r  ..    :■::,  r  the    battle 

,    .  :           -     .  1    valuable 

:     ■  !      .      , ; .   1    i'.way   on 

•  ',    ,.-    lul  tliroush 

-     ::.ii.     '1  here  were 

,  ;      1-  111  that  direction, 

.Jones  Family  of  lietl.leln-ui. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  H.  Jones  went  to  Beth- 
lehem -Vpril  18  to  attend  the  golden  wed- 
ding of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  Jones.  There 
was  a  happy  family  reunion.  The  house 
wherein  the  wedding  took  place  occupied 
the  site  of  the  old  homesteail  built  by  John 
Jones,  who  bought  the  whole  tract  lying  be- 
tween Betdlehrtn  and  I'reeiuansburg  150 
yearj  a_'ii.  I  III  till-  farm  they  lived  :W  years, 
nt.!  ,'.::,  ir  <  !■  wu  children  were  born, 
o,  ,,      ,      ,  .  ;,      are    now    living.      The 

fr.  ■  i.'-'ii— a  son  of  .\lr.  and  Mrs. 

(,.i..,    ;i     i    ■..  -—was  bairii/.ed   on  .Monday 
bled 


ol  the  Jo 
:iip  was  tn 
nibli-^hed 


t;,'omery 
i.u,  was 
iiv,  and 


Tin:  iiisroi: 


srelc 


.1  i^ 


In  response  to  Ihe  RKCoitn's  inquiry  if  any 
of  its  roBders  could  dtvcrilio  the  meUoiic 
hhowv^r  of  !«!:(,  A.  G.  Stilwt-ll  sc-nds  tlio  fol- 
lowing rominisccnco: 

Tlio  writer  wfts  twenty  yeiirs  of  ace  ;it  thnt 
dnte,  Nov.  12,  18:!',!,  ii  resident  ot  Sii.-(|ue- 
haunii  County.  The  day  previoi]?,  prupiira- 
tious  were  liaiut;  made  by  his  fatlier  and 
self  to  start  early  for  Philadelphia.  About 
3  am.  we  were  astir  to  feed  and  hitch 
dobbin,  it  was  befor 
Upon  looking  out 
dazziiug  wii 


)ads. 
w  and 
West, 
:ur   by 


North  and  South  apiK 
the  millions  softly  "n  i  i  ■ 
wards  the  earl h,  pail ielf- ui  lire  i.ut-  suow- 
flakes;  but  none  of  theiu  by  very  close  ex- 
amination could  be  seen  to  touch  the  earth. 
None  fell  at  the  feet:  but  like  the  foot  of  the 
rain-bow,  when  utproached  receded.  The 
morninij  was  cool  and  very  pleasant  weather 
followed  into  October.  J  he  recolieclion  of 
the  phenomenon  is  very  vivid,  but  what  it 
was  I  do  not  know:  proliably  it  was  j,'as, 
havinf;  the  appearance  of  fire  and  yet  wilh- 
ont  heat.  Siutiular  .as  it  may  appear,  no 
effort  umde  to  secure  or  touch  the  fire  with 
the  hand  was  successful.  When  within  a 
few  feet  of  the  earth  it  seemed  to  dissolve. 

IIO.V.    n.    B.    PLTTME's    nECOLI.ECTION. 

The  author  of  the  History  of  Hanover 
Township  thus  writes: 

In  the  Kecop.d  of  .\pril  27  you  ask  who 
among  your  readers  can  recall  the  wonder- 
fnl  meteoric  display  of  Xov.  12,  1S)'!3.  I,  for 
one,  can  recall  it. 

On  the  morning  of  the  ISlh,  about  4 
o'clock,  my  mother  awoke  me  and  h:id  nio 
get  up  and  go  to  the  door  with  her.  There 
she  told  me  to  look  up  at  the  sky.  I  looked 
np,  facing  the  south.  I  probably  looked  in 
every  direction  from  the  door  toward  the 
Bontli,  but  I  have  a  recollection  only  of  look- 
ing at  the  aky  towards  the  so 
was  all  brightly  liyht^  .!  :k.  I.; 
shooting  stars.  Ac-r,:  .■•.  ■  : 
lion  they  all  shot  t  ■>  -.  ; 

tails  were  not  quite  a-  i 

recollection,  as  that  o; •  .      -tM.otiuc; 

star,  but  they  were  cocst->.uUy.  inco^-antly 
tinshiug,  wherever  I  looked,  all  ;;oiii(:  the 
same  way — the  same  direction— towards  the 
west.  There  was  not  in  any  direction,  from 
any  Hashing  star  a  vacant  spate,  without 
any  shooting  star  in  it,  as  wide  or  great  as 
two  diameters  of  the  full  moon.  The  tails 
Beem  to  me  to  liave  been  as  long  as  tive  or 
six  diameters  of  the  full  moon.  .My  mother 
told  me  to  remember  that  I  was  four  years 
old  that  day.  That  day  was  my  birthday.  I 
was  too  young  to  be  frightpued  at  it,  and  I 
have  jint  asked  my  mother  about  it.  and  she 
was  not  frightened,  because  her  father  was 


sky 


The 
to  my 


AS   SKEN   AT   WILI.IAMSPOUT. 

Col.  ^.leamnuf^'  flistoricnlJounwl  pub- 
ished  at  Williamsport,  gives  the  followiuj 
eminiscence  of  an  eie-witness: 


1  :       ; 

,.  .-.  made  it 

-hining  on 

np   towards 

the  sky  w. 

t>  could  1 

ix  ou 

r  t jes    u 

poll  a  single 

one  of  the  falling  mett 

)ors  and 

trace  it  antil 

it  almost 

reached 

the 

ground, 

noon  which 

none  of  tl 

hem  cou 

Id  be 

^Fi't-li  to  ; 

ilivht.  Some 

of  the  inc 

<•  -hapesand 

our  lear- 

1    we  finally 

calmedni 

.1  togethe.', 

wefouri.l 

III  1'  1.. 

.  !•  upon  the 

real  star-. 

til, it  i,.- 

iv    -.. 

jiiiii,'    l.i 

it:iitly  in  the 

he:ivens 

wo    cull 

Id  -. 

ij    that    tl 

ley  were  not 

f.iUiiig.     • 

This    all 

uyed 

our   fea 

rs,  and  from 

the    iiMin; 

fe:.,tr.l  „i 

ent    th;,I 

■overy  w; 
Ih.,    f:ill 

qs  made,  we 
iiig   meteors 
:  r  view.  But 

ige 


-       :         ;  ■  .      I  .,  ■  :    ■       '..  loth  to  be- 

ll .  ■  ;  ■  "  ■  .:  -  •■■"■•  -  ■■■■<■  I '  ■  "■•  i  it  to  be 
real.  We.  hov.over,  were  ple.t-ed  to  know, 
when  wo  saw  the  newspapers,  that  the  singu- 
lar phenomenon  had  been  witnessed  all  over 
the  world,  and  that  we  had  seen  the  wonder- 
ful sight  of  that  remarkable  night  of  No- 
vcmber  12,  1833." 


Jaine^    Boone,    of 

I'll  *  ,  now  claims 

■   :  iiiiU  the  old- 

:      '     ;,  m  the  per- 


is now  living  at  Blue  Bell,  in  robust  health, 
and  is  a  menVoer  of  Centre  Square  Lodge, 
No.  2'j-i.-\oriistuirn  llnuld. 

.Major  W.  P.  Elliott,  an  account  of  whom 
appeared  in  the  .M:ir(th  llixinrii 'il  R,,nril 
as  being  the  oldest  printer  in  the  United 
St:ile-;.  died  at  Lewiston,  April  2.  lbt-7. 
agedSJl. 


A  AViliUal  i;i  niliiisiiiid'. 

A  Rkooud  man  eiiccipded  Uio  other  day  in 
corrallinf;  Councilmau  S.  H.  Lynch  at  a  mo- 
incu!  when  he  ^;i-  not  alir-orbed  m  mniiicipal 
nffaiis  and  asked  him  for  some  iiarticuhirs 
a-"  to  au  adventure  ho  had  luany  years  afjo 
with  a  wildcat.  Mr.  Lynch  replied  that  it 
would  give  hiai  plea-sure  to  have  the  story 
(iiiibaliuL-d  iu  the  Kkcoihj  and  here  Is  how  he 
told  it: 

In  the  winterof  1834  two  bojs  were  stand- 
ing on  the  banks  of  the  Sasqaeh.mna  at 
Wilkos-Barre,  near  what  was  then  the  resi- 
dence of  Samuel  Raub.  One  of  the  boys 
lived  in  the  house  which  stood  about  where 
\V.  L.  C'oujngham's  house  now  stands.  The 
river  was  covered  with  ice,  which  had  been 
crushed  by  a  recent  rise  iu  tiie  river  and  had 
again  frozen  up.  As  they  were  gazing  at 
thfi  ice  they  heard  a  voice  from  the  opposite 
bank  calling  "Bring  over  jour  dogs,  bring 
ov'T  your  dogs."  There  were  two  dogs  at- 
tending upon  the  lads,  one  called  "Mingo" 
and  the  other  "Major,"  which 
had  doubtle.ss  been  seen  by  the 
opposite  party.  The  two  boys  lived  but  to 
obey,  and  witliout  eonsideriug  the  risk  of 
the  nuctrtain  ice  they  imoiediately  plunged 
down  the  bank,  crossed  ihe  river  and  were 
received  by  a  huuter  with  a  ritle  over  his 
sho  il,i  :.  '.,;.- •;  .  iilitiu  that  he  had  chased 
a  \'.i:  i.       :  ■         I'lUand  had   lost    it   in 

the  i-  ■■I  the  bead  of  the  river. 

II.  [t  \.  :-  -  >i  ■  ii-i;  vorth  coming  over  the 
ice  fi)i.  aiLLi  ti.i-v ,  \sith  the  dogs,  be^an  to 
beat  up  the  bush,  and  were  not  long  in 
starting  the  cat.  Backwards  and  forwards 
they  tramped,  throwing  clubs  and  stones  at 
the  aniuial  wiienever  he  aj^peared  in  sight, 
expecting  he  would  tree,  but  he  w.as  too 
sharp  for  that.  After  working  through  the 
weeds  for  au  hoar  or  more,  tht-y  lo=t  track  of 
the  critter,  aud  while  searching  iu  tlie  trees 
for  him  a  rille  crack  rang  out  on  the  air 
some  distance  west  of  their  position, 
and  rushing  forward,  they  soon  got  sight  of 
the  hniit.r.  and  there  :i[  the  foot  of  a  tree 
lay  t';.'  1  1  ■.  •  h'  i  (  :"  .  «  :iJeat.  'Ihedogs 
ru-'.,i   '     ,  ■  .  '..:  r;;-hed  out,   as 

ther   ;.  :         •  ,s     .  .    ias  claws  with 

teni!-:'   ■   ,  1    .     'I  :m  ;',,.;    could   iudnce 


re- 


•  ;-ce    Myers,    of 
.V,.  .John   Kanb. 
;:    •   ill  N'ir^inia.  .and 
.Mr.  Ljnea  rimself. 


Tho  Half  Has  N..t  I'.ocil  Tolll. 

Editoc  Kiicoim:  Here  is  a  little  piece  of 
history  as  related  lo  me  by  J.  T.  Bennett  in 
a  recent  lei  tor: 

y  and   1829,   my   father 


below  the  dam 
ke  Falls.  I  was 
there  with  him.  They  were  Yankees  and 
IJutch  on  that  section,  and  they  were  all 
Irish  belmv  and  above.  They  broke  out 
like  wild  tii:irs  and  came  on  with  clubs 
and  crow  hM-  and  cvirj  tliuii;  thev  couldnet 
in  their  ;.  :■  :•  ;:.  ;  v..  i-i  :  'i  m  man.  My 
father  v.i'       .-  ,,       li      :  i  itlt.r,   and 

they  ran  U:  i  '.  .;  ■:  v..  ,  i  .!.,i-u  a  bank 
twelve  ti.  •,  ;.  :  I  1  -  :.,  I  .,  •,  I:,  liimii  break 
;n-t  ,■•■-  h)-^  head  pHs-ed  the  bank 
ly  about  lour  inches  ofl.  1  ran 
and  1  saw  a  lot  coming  towards 
I  ran  to  tin  rivei.  It  w.as  very 
tin,.  ,  I  .,.-t;.  ,t,f  wasmyonly 
chance  for  mv  li^  ^  :.  I  ..  ■  '  ^nil  started 
for  theotliersKi..  .  :       .   ,,    i  ;  Tied   that 

tliere  had  been  ;'.  .  ..i  .  -■  -;  i  :r  .iiul  some 
had  got  into  it  uu-i  i  ..  u.u  I**  t ;  o-s  tiio  river. 
I  was  about  a  nuartir  ot  a  mile  off  and  I 
went  to  them.  My  father  was  iu  the  boat 
and  when  we  got  up  to  Col.  Washington 
Lee's,  we  found  a  man  going  to  town 
(Wilkes-Barrei.  His  name  was  Jurdon 
Womelsdorf.  My  father  sent  a  letter  by 
him   to   the  sheritT   and   by  midnight  there 


had  a  cont 
across   the 


a  rail  m  tv.i 
and  it  wa.s  o 
up  thecana 
me  and  ther 
high    at  thai 


was  a  good  par 

ty  I  rum  t 

own  il 

l.,v.' 

n  there.     I 

stopped   all   ni 

irlii    ;  1    1 

s.   Thomas 

Bennett,  i  he  k. 

■i  :    .  ■ 

M   in    Nan- 

ticokel.    They 

|.i,:.      !■ 

>:    ri-ht    by 

the   place  wher 

■e  n,\   :  ,1, 

ml  1  ran  up 

the  river  and  S' 

vam  li-nv 

a  ;ind 

:.-And  the 

half  has  not  been  told  yet." 

Deatli 

of  Mrs. 

Ltvim 

;»t. 

1.11. 

At  1  o'clock 

Monday. 

April 

•1, 

Mrs.  Isaac 

Livingston,  wi 

fe  of  ou 

r   well 

K 

nown   mer- 

chaut,diedatlierresiden 

ce.Sl 

l^U 

hlicS.iuare, 

after  a  lengthy 

illuess. 

!Slie  w 

as 

t.orn  in  Ba- 

varia  July  H,  i; 

?:;■.',   and 

c:ime 

to    this    city 

when  a  youug 

woman. 

Her 

lirst    nusband 

■.'.  utio  v.; 

'",/'"! 

'  '■' 

nl  killed  ou 

^ ':■;':'''  '■ ;' 

Harrj. 

laid  th' 

■  n'; 

...llu        Iwo 

daughters, 

,..nd  Jennie,  sui 

rvi' 

ve  from  her 

"'  •■'!' ' '''," 

':'■:■>    >►-;! 

TS    Rh< 

:,    1 

,as  snffered 

;■;  ''.'  ':r': 

'vJ^U, 

(e. 

than  once 
but    moli- 
the   crisis, 
■•er,     it    had 

become  tviden 

t  that  till 

■end  was 

not  far  oil. 

131 


TIIK  iiisroh'lCAL  i;i-: 


liUy  Years  of  Jim  li.  il  I.if,-. 

A  very  iilo;w:uit  EnttiPriLia:  !i??eii>.Lilcd 
Wediiftsduy,  May  4.  at  the  residence  of 
William  H.  Willis,  on  River  t;treot,  the 
oceasiou  bc-itit;  the  iiftietli  aunivoreary  of 
the  mnrriaijo  of  tho  host  aud  hostess, 
which  tO'ik  place  in  Kingston  May  4, 
1837.  Mr.  Wells  iiad  recently  como  to 
the  valley  from  Masfaclmsetts,  Miss 
Jackson,  his  bride,  lieiug  of  English  parent- 
age. Besides  tho  -1  children  and  grand- 
cliildreu. gathered  from  Mehoopany,  Carhon- 
dale  and  this  city,  old  friends  and  relatives 
of  the  family  to  the  number  ofiJU  or  more 
were  present  to  do  honor  to  the  interetling 
ovout.  Miss  lOdith,  danghterof  Charles  D. 
Wells,  in  a  neat  little  speech  presented  her 
grandmother  with  a  handsome  gold  ring. 
Kev.  W.  W.  Looniis  made  .some  happy  re- 
marks, recounting  his  personal  knowledge 
of  the  long  and  happy  married  life  of  the 
parties,  in  which  he  stated  that  statistics 
show  that  not  more  than  one  couple  in  every 
thirteen  thousand  wlio  tutar  upon  the  mar- 
riage relation  ever  live  to  see  the  I 
anniversary  of  that,  tlic  most  imp 
event  in  their  lives.  He  reminded  the 
in  the  natural  cour-e  of  events 
most  bo  now  nearim:  the  .lul  i,r  tn-  jr 
they  had  for  so  lo;;/  .-'.'li  i  r;  ir 
company,  remiudiui,-  :  :;  ; 

may  be  parted    hen-  t  ,     u 

souls  will   soon    be    .'.'■;    in    ;   .,  ly 
in      that       heaven       to      wnieh      v,e 
all  hastenint! 
divide  us  froi 
and  ou  l>^!i;il 


the   great  gulph  shall 
XL-  luve.     In  the  name, 

■^oii  III, a  i-l,-.u;:ht.  r-,  he 


then  pri-. ■,,;.■  1  M-.  \'.  ■  ■;.  .,  il,  h  ■,  ,  ,i.,,. 
gold    V  .t,',  ,  ;..:,.,•:      -.i    . 

Well-,  '.>'m.  '   •  .     :  •    ■:    ..    I 

the  rt-i-;  ..  ,:;  ;:  ,  V  (.:;.'■  ,:  •■  ■-, 
which  lie  diil  ui  a  Mr;  n.'pp;  iriuiiier  aim  ui 
some  length. 

This  portion  of  the  ceremonies  being  now- 
over,  a  bountiful  repast  was  spread  before 
the  guests,  to  which  th-y  <Hd  nini'p  justice, 
a  band  of  mu-ic  ni,  tt  ■    !  -nr.t  i  .,rr'    ciiljven- 

duHngsnpn!'.'.''  K.'-i','.  ,'  .  '.  t-'ennm- 
eratid  In,,  t  iin,!-  .:■  ■  ;  ,':.l-,  ,  -  ,  , -.dy  fur- 
ni-li,ilw:"  1  -  ■  .,:  h  •.ii'_t-i.;i,e  furniture,  a 
-  >u    and  daughters  aud 


th-ir  I.  '    ■.•    •- 

in  exci'll.nl  Ik 
looking  bright 
tied  and  patri 
to  enjoy  the  pt: 
enel   je 


ago  were 
;he   bride 


'irn  of  .")0  >ea, 
and  spirits; 
•heery,  the  groom  digui- 
il.  J.ong  may  they  live 
i,d  c|u;el  of  their  length- 
. forts  of    home  and  the 


Win«,8-I5arre  in  1S37. 

Wir.i.KS-UAi'.ai;,  March  :»,  1887.— Kuuojt 
lijcoKii:  Your  notice  in  this  morning's  paper 
of  it  being  :i")  years  since  Mr.  H.  H.  Dorr  ar- 
rived in  Will.es-Barre,  aud  the  remarks;isto 
increase  in  population,  modes  of  travel,  etc'., 
reminds  mc  that  it  is  just  liO  years  since  I 
walked  down  the  mountain  aud  into  ^\■llkes- 
liarre.  .My  father  bought  a  "Jersey  wagon" 
fcavered)  and  two  horses  in  Philadeiphia   to 


-ilountain,  ou  baturday  •■■.'■■  ,-  :■  .i,iv,t 
Sunday — resumed  our  j,,,  ,.■  :   y, 

and  on  Tuesday  afternoM,,  :.  ■,    .  ,    ,,^- 

Barre,  April  1,  ItMT  ami  i.  ,  ,.,  nf 

thefann.  I  I,  ',  ,■.-,■  .,-  :-,  i,,^  .  ■  \'. 
miles  li,,!-,  ■■  .  .  ,!  I  .  .  ■  ^  ,  ■  :,<,w 
Uazle  A..  ■  ,  •  .  1  .  .  -:  ,■  ■.  ;  :  um 
house  ai.ii  ■■.;  -■  :,i  -  ,■■  ,  i  !.,_;  i..,  :  .  ,i  ihe 
corner  ot  .ViUn  i.ud  Hlacktiinu  Streets,  were 
the  only  dwellings  on  the  place.  I  presume 
there  are  now  living  on  the  Siime  property, 


than   the 


It   thi 


ieth 
ant 
that 

time  i 
only  1. 
stead  ( 

hev 

was  J 

ney 

dly 

and  a  .- 
where 

■id. 


lot. 


KlCHAKD   SnAiU'E. 

A  short  time  ago  you  published  a  com- 
munication in  reference  to  the  cold,  wet 
summer  of  1810  and  .asked  if  any  other  of 
your  readers  could  furnish  items  in  relation 
thereto.  1  well  remember  going  with  my 
faiher  into  the  li'irv,j-t  held  aud  seeing  him 
'■..'.!■']'  -i.  '.r  ,,;  -..hHat  and  spreading 
1  ■■  .','■•>';;,  .'Ill- on  a.-couut  of  fre- 
•  ■  i  :    ■  !  ■,,.',.-es    had   to  be  re- 

j  '  .■■■;■'-.    I  ;,■       r  :  i,    v'nuld    be  housed  or 

-til.  K,,l.  inwiiL-  ti)  trie  wet  weather  a  large 
amount  ol  the  grain  sijrouted,  aud  I  remem- 
ber the  bread  made  from  it  tasted  as  though 
sweetened  with  sugar.  b.  s. 


What  is  believed  to  be  the  original  charter 
of  ridladelphia,  made  in  1691,  has  been  dis- 
covered among  ^ome  old  papers  of.  Colonel 
Alexander  biddle.  This  document  anltd.ates 
by  ten  years,  ttie  charter  of  1701,  which  is 
m  the  museum  of  Independence  Hall. 


society  of   their  children  and  grandchildr 


"A  History  of  the  Region  of  Pennsyl 
nia.Vorthof  the  llhioand  West  of  the 
leght-ny  River,  of  tho  Indian  Purchase-^  ; 
of  thr  Kiinningol  the  Southern,  .North 
aud  \\e-t.,Tn  Slate  lioundiiries,"  is  the  t 
of  a  work  edited  by  Hon.  Daniel  Agnew. 


nth:  uisroiucAL  HKCown. 


:i.vi 


iiai' 


•Ki-   "I 


IVllIMlv-t'M,  1o;c'l, 

.V.I.,  (orifiiual  MS.,  li 
"I'lK.  Imlmn,  (Ij,'ni.|i 
which  v.-e  call  Susqiu-i 
Uriincli    tlioy    i-all     1 


Imve  called  i 
the  lHver  un 
The    Six    >• 


Hi 


;    to    l'}rl;cus 
it    Galicnta, 

II  (Jinnhcha. 
11  it  lliey  uny 
i  implies:  Hic 
InilfjM 


lIu:> 


"From  the  fork«,  where  now  the  town 
Northnmberland  stands,  doivnwanl^.  they 
have  a  name  (this  word  I  have  lost)  which 
implies;  Hie  Clmit  Ihiy  i:ii-r>\  The  word 
Siisquohanua,  properly  ^'ivryin/Koi/K',  from 
SixIxU  for  miirf,  and  hannr.  a  .slrfam,  was 
probably  at  an  early  time  of  the  settling  of 
this  country,  overheard  by  some  white  pcr- 
Bou  while  the  Indians  were  at  the  time  of  a 
Hood  or  freshet  remartinf; :  Jvh.'  Adisis 
ipu'hannc  or  SisfiUi-hrninn  which  is:  hoir 
mi'ddij  the  strcrtin  is,  and  therefore  taken  as 
tlie  proper  name  of  the  Kiver.  Any  stream 
that  has  become  muddy,  will  at  the  lime  it 
is  so,  be  called  SisiiucJi(iiuiii."—J'einisi/l- 
vuma  Mayazine  of  llisturu  and  Bio.iruphu 
for  April. 


Daniel  Kill)' <    .    .  1,  "i   II  '-'>  Germantown 
ivenae,  Fti:!.'  :  -  -ured  the  copy- 

rifrhlofawui  ne  has  been  en- 

gaged for  si- v.  r  .i  ;.  1  v-  1  .  ;.  embraciiic;  the 
hintory  of  the  MtnuoniUs.  1  lie  work  is  of 
more  tlian  local  interest,  for  while  it  gives  a 
vei-y  complete  and  aatheiitic  trencalo^ical 
record  of  the  early  settlers,  it  likewise  em- 
braces within  Its  pa^es,  facts  gleantd  from 
all  parts  of  the  world  bearing  upon  tiie  his- 
tory of  this  Christian  sect.  The  work  will, 
when  published,  a  few  months  hence,  be  a 
volume  of  ^!"^nt  tl"^--  hundred  pages. 
Among  the  t'lj  i  ■  "  ^  ;  ■!  i  u.'lit  bo  mention- 
ed the  follov- .•  ,  in  the  early  cen- 
turies; the  >!  :  ■  i  -tings  in  (ier- 
mantown  frir  :  1  --^  ■'.'"■  w.  the  names  of 
the  subscribers  to  the  builiUng  of  the  tirst 
Meunonile  Church  in  17os.  and  also  those 
who  subscribed  for  the  rebuilding  of  the 
edifice  in  1770;  sketches  of  old  meeting 
houses;  history  of  the  Meunonites  of  \'ir- 
ginia.  Missouri  and  adjacent  States  and  Ter- 
ritories, aud  genealogical  matters  connected 
with  many  of  the  families  of  Germantown 
ntid  vieiuity,  including  the  Kolt.-,  niow 
Kulp)    Kitleuhouses,    Keysers,   Ca-sels  and 


author  of  the  above   stated 
I  of  Goo.  B.  Kulp,  ]''.sq.,   of 


Mr.  Gas.sel,  th 
work,  is  a  relati 
this  city. 

Could  Not  Koa<l  Ills  Own  Writing. 
Niagara  Falls,  April  14,  1887.— Editoe 
KKCOiiD:  I  am  reminded  by  the  wrapper 
bnclcfiing  the  Riicoun  this  morning,  that  my 
subscription  for  the  year,  expires  May  1st, 
and  as  I  desire  to  have  it  continued,  I  write 
thus  early  that  not  a  day  may  be  lo^t  of  the 
satisfaction  J  take  iti  prru-iiigits  contents. 
I  am  al'-i;..  -  i.--i.;  - 1  ■-';:..■.■•;  \  '  Mug  relating 
inthe  \'::i    ■    -.i    -■-  ,  ).         -:ik-  of     my 

youth.      y,    :'  :-   :       ■      -■:-.-■       1   ,„„    furchly 


passed  my  '(.■th.  i:. 
as  a  boy.  .\t  iii,\ 
at  all  times  to  la,  '  • 
they  may  be  \<tv  .  . 
for  action.  I  am  r.  i.iU] 
of  many  years  ago  uur 
Judge  Dyer,  the  borou 
Barre,  a  man  well  know 
and  noted  for  his  uuiut 
ing.  He  once  put  a  wai 
'■old  Muhurl,"  the  thei 
the  borough, for  the 
some  trivial  offence.  'I 
before  the  justice,  and  I 
defendant  took  tlie  war 
stable,  but  could  not  re 
ovor  to  the  judge  tr-  int. 
handed  it  back  saying, 
read  my  own  hand  writi 
see  It  before  it  gets 
amusement  of    tho^o    p 


of 


ven 


ithi- 


received  rf-,:  :      ' 
or  three  Phil»d.'i 

them,    and    shou 

writers  and  co.tl  i  -ji.u- 
of  writing  a  plain  hand. 


justice  of  Wilkes 
here  in  his  day, 
giblo  hand  wril- 
tit  iij  the  hands  of 
igh  constable  of 
re.-t  of   a  man  for 

man  was  brought 

attorney  for  the 
it  from  the  con- 
it,  and  handed  it 
ret  it,  but  he  soon 
r  you  expect  me  to 

yon  must  let  me 
old."  much  to  the 
ent.     And    I    find 

.   -■■>:!- of  the  let- 

-■     \    llil-ss    of     two 

'.'.    interpret 
•  1  ..u  all  lette.- 
.-    I:--.-    unportanco 
S.   I'liirtuoNE. 


The  ni:~lorief<l  !:rcord  is  on  tile  in  the 
library  of  the  Historical  Society  of  Penn- 
-ylvania.  as  are  also  the  Proceedings  and 
Collections  of  the  Wyoming  Historical 
and  Geological  Society. 

Dr.  B.  H.  Throop's  historical  notes,  which 
have  been  running  in  the  Scranton  .liv/i'.s- 
for  some  week-^  have  been  neatly  reprinted 
in  pamphlet  form  for  the  I.  ickawanna  In- 
stilute  of  History  and  Science. 


THE  insroincM.  i; 


The  West  Itralitli  Maaazino. 
'J'he  iuitinl  number  of  the  llMovical 
cAoH/'nu?,  a  inoutlily  record  dcvotod  princi- 
pally to  preserving  the  loc;il  history  in  tlie 
West  Branch  Valley  of  the  Sufquohanna  and 
Northeastern  Pennsylvania  in  general,  has 
made  its  anpearance.  It  compriscp  32  pages, 
is  edited  by  John  F.  Mejinncss,  of  the  Will- 
iamsport  (/(c'^r  ('.,■/  IJulh'iii.  Some  oO 
years  ago  Mr.  .Mtfjii.nts-i  wrote  a  history  of 
the  West  Branch  rct;iou  under  the  title  of 
"Otziuaclisou."  He  now  contemplates  a 
new  edition,  but  has  a  large  amount  of 
at  IS  inoii-  -uilfd  to   a   magazine 


Wl 


Lttte 


iiifPfjuenlly  he 
.:.  in  qnes-.ion. 
:.ts  of  history 
riminiscences 
lis,  necrology, 
lior  interesting 


material 
than  to  a  lui- 
hasundettak.  ■ 
It  will  be  m  t  i. 
that  would  mi-- 
of  pioneers,  1 
longevity,  and  ; 
features.  Among  the  contained  matter  are 
articles  on  Kev.  John  Bryson.  a  pioneer 
Presbyterian  divint-,  stature  of  Revolution- 
ary soldiers,  meteoric  shower  of  18:^3,  early 
Methodism  in  Centre  County,  latitude  of 
Wilkes-Barre  (reprinted  from  the  Kix^diiu) 
and  numerous  other  articles  and  short  items 
of  statistics  and  uutuufactnrtK  also  recivo 
some  interesting  attention.  The  subscrip- 
tion price  is  i^2  per  annum. 

An  Iiihtanre  of  lufiian  rrotiihitinn. 

Hon,  John  Blair  Linn,  of  Bellefonte,  says 
in  the  Ilisturii-al  Joinniil  lbt\t  the  coriulry 
about  the  mouth  of  Iiycoming  Creek  w:is  in 
1753  the  domain  of  Frencli  Margaret,  a 
CauHdian,  and  niece  of  Madame  Montour. 
Williamsport  now  i.r('r.|.ii-- liio  -il.>  uf  lir 
village,  whicli  11  -  i  I'  J-i:  ^' ■■,!!'-.  i,.  in  ■■>: 
175f)  as    -frm    ■.  -.■    -      -     :    ■•.  ; 

was  visited  in  I  ' '        •     '.,,,■ 

well  known  .Mi>     ,, :  - .    ,       '  .;  ' . 

Indians,  who  u  -; 

In  the  cour    ■  .    ■      : ,         . 

and  6on-in-l,i«    .     '  ' 

wliile  on  a  111  i:       '     -  :   ;        >                 <■  ■  -. 

asking  pern, 1     i    ,    ;  :;                i  -  v.  ith 

her,  nniil  our  '.  -  :  :   :       I         '    -•  Icwn 

of  Qaenisctia   '  ,      ,    .         .      'i  ih.' 

said    she,    'H:.'      i       ,  ■,-.,.  m-    Lien 


In  the  last  issue  of  the  Rlcop.d  appeared 
two  hitherto  unpublished  letters,  one  of  them 
relative  to  the  provisioning  of  Fort  Allen 
(now  Allentowuj  '131  years  ago.  the  writer 
being  Jacob  Levan.  We  are  informed  by 
Rev.  l'\  K.  Levan,  of  this  city,  who  is  a  dili- 
gent student  of  the  early  history  of  Xorth- 
enstcrn    Pennsylvania,    that  the  Mr.  Levan 


irn  the  exact  ' 


original. 


Schcusstl's  large  canvass,  "Zeisbergcr 
Preaching  to  the  Indians,"  painted  in  l5.")8, 
at  the  solicitation  of  John  Jordan,  Jr.,  and 
Mr.  Kkirviiig.  of  l^l.iiadelphia.  and  Mr.  Ku- 
fa-  (iiider,  of  Urthlelitm,  which  attracted 
cuii-ulerabii-  at'.iuhon  at  the  Centennial, 
was  sliippe.l  rtconth  to  LonJon.  i^n.-laDd, 
to  be  placed  among  chu  An  .  ^  .u  •  iiHiits 
in   the   eihibition.      John    '  :      '     ,    .•..i 

was  the  owner  of  the  paini        ,  ;  :  ,        it 

to  1  he  Moravian    Society  t  ^-  •        ;  ni 

.if  !''p  .-ospel  among  the  i.-    ■  .  :     ■  i- 

'      :.    i.vpt    for    some   i-:.-'^  '      -.>i 

a    the   church   at    ;.   •;  ,.       :  '.._• 

-       ..•,    which    is    coi:-:    .       ■    -         ,     ,-\ 


ing  ot  All 
(^lebec, 
within  sii 


rist)urg  ever  sinct*  her  hi 
four  years  ago,  was  the  si 
Bet/,  a  drnnimer   boy  in 


'I HE  Illt:TOriICAL  RECOHD. 


now  89  years  old,  but  for  all  tliat  i-".  roi.orted 
ti)  lie  quite  vivaciourt  iiud  lilcely  to  "hold  the 
fort"  lor  soii'.o  years  to  come  as  Pennsyl- 
vnuia'a  ouly  Kevolutioutiry  iiensioiiyr.— 
H.icliaHyr'. ^ 

DKATU    OI'     CHAlir.KS     .STl'Kl)i:\  .\  NT. 

ve    of  a    I'loneer     Kiimily 


.-Moll 


A  Kepreseii 
)MsBeB  I'l 
tho  BHltlc  of  WyoiHiiic. 

Charles  Sturdevaul  died  at  his  re.^idence 
ou  Hanover  Street,  April  13,  lbS7,  aged 
about  75  years,  having  been  boru  in  Braiu- 
triiii  Township,  Luzerne  County,  now  U  yoni= 
lug  County,  Nov.  12,  1812.  With  but  a 
single  esception  (that  of  an  elder  sister)  he 
WAS  the  lastof  a  large  family  of  brothers  and 
sisters.  His  brothers  were  Major  John 
Sturdevant,  Geu.  K.W.  Sturdevaut  and  L.  D. 
Sturdevant,  who  all  died  vilhin  tlie  last  few 
years,  aged  rcspcctivrlN  '  i,  "  ■   .•  ,:!  -J'j  years. 

lUsfaUier,  «;.ajr.  1  •  ;  .  '    ■    ..:_Tated 

from  Connecticut  in  i.  ,■  i  upon 

the  banks  of  the  Su~  ji..  i  :,  ,  ;:  ,cr  some 
40  miles  above  the  \\\uii.;l^-  wil.i-y,  where 
he  became  a  prominent  busine.-s  num. 

The  mau  to  whor^e  memory  we  devote  a 
few  passing  moments  was  a  merchant  in 
Uraintrim  until  the  year  185t;,  when  he  re- 
moved to  this  city,  where  he  entered  into 
business  in  the  old  Sidney  Tracy  building, 
corner  of  Franklin  and  Market  .Streets, 
where  now  stands  the  Wyoming  National 
Bank. 

In  1801  he  entered  the  army,  serving  in 
the  Excelsior  Brigade,  under  Maj.  (ien. 
Sickles  and  with  the  2d  Army  Corps  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Hancock  until  the  close  of  the 
v.ar.  Since  that  time  he  has  lived  upon  tho 
farm  iu  South  Wilkes-Barre  where  he  parsed 
peacefully  away.  He  was  a  silent  man 
among  men,  but  the  grand  old  forest  trees 
had  a  language  for  hira,  and  the  wild  birdou 
hill  had  no  fear  at  his  coming.  He  was  a 
man  full  of  affliction  and  was  loved  mo,-t  by 
;hose    that    knew   him    be-t.    His    wife 


protectors  of  the  women  and  children.  Her 
father  was  iu  the  light.  Klizaliolh,  then  ii 
child,  and  her  parents  went  ou  foot, 
with  the  women  and  cliddren  -jiared 
by  tho  Indians  tl--"i:l'  "i-  v,  ■l!-'-fir-<-s 
udlcd  the  "ShaM-      n     !^      :■  ..     n  .    l-l'i 

ware  Hivor  and  i        ■  i        ,  ,  i  in, 

grandfather  ul  ■'  ■  .  '  .  . ,  :  jmirl 
Sturdevant,  w:.s  ;.,  ;  ;  ;  ;  i  w.i  :.  :  :uid 
preached  the  first  -emiou  kiui..ii  to  have 
been  preached  by  a  wtiito  man  iu  Abington. 
Previous  to  his  ministerial  life  ho  .served 
throughout  the  Uevolutiouary  war  as  au 
orderly  sergeant  and  captain.  After  tho 
war  he  emu'rated  to  Black  Walnut,  now 
Wyoming  County,  where  ho  engaged  iu 
farming,  and  couliuued  to  reside 
until  his  death  in  l8:iS.  Ttio 
maternal  grandfatrier  of  tho  subject 
of  this  sketch  was  Ebenezer  Skinner,  who 
located  in  177i;  at  tho  iiorOi  of  thoTu-carora 
Creek,  r?  ,Pil.- I...i..v:  W.-.lr-,.,-,  ..n    b.nds 

vaut.     A;  '.    ■'.  i\i  11 

the  valli-j    .;     i  ..-,:•.      1  :  '■,   ■'     n>.  to 

Forty  lull,  li,  .'■  .1.  J>-.w;  li.,-  ,-.i.  .,,,,  :i;inua 
River,  that  being  tlieii  and  for  imny  years 
the  only  means  of  travel  up  and  down  the 


Death  of  Mrs.  Perry. 

About  noon  May  5  Mrs.  Ann 
lict  of  the  late  Kichard  i'erry,  and 
our  townsman,  J.  Ii.  I'crry,  died  i 
deuce  of  her  dan;;i.  r.  N','  .  S  ,  .n 
North  .MainStn-  •'.■-■■ 

resided  iu  this  c  j 

was  generally  k:,'  -  .  ;         ;. 


siaiug  on  J\uip  Avenue,  i 
place  Saturday  at  4  pm. 
iu  HoUenback  cemetery. 


daughter  of  the  late  .Maj.  I.  H.  Ross,  and  four 

Death  of 

.1   1   .MtV    1 

Ml    I.it.ly. 

daughters   survive.      Dne    daughter    is    the 

Miss  .Matilda  A 

.          :.  r    of  .Mrs. 

wife     of    Nathan     Bennett.  E.-t).     .-^uolhor 

Rev.  £.H.  Sno.. 

.       ..t.d.ed    at 

the  widow  of  tho   late  AUaa    Brotherhood. 

thcresideuooott 

...      i  .i.  April  14, 

Another  is  the  widow  of  the  late  Ziba  laser. 

aged  81  years. 

Ahuui  a  I 

iMiith    ago    .Miss 

and  a  fourth,  .Miss  Sallie,  has  occupied  a  re- 

Adam.,  mot  with 

in  accide 

nt  uy    winch    she 

npoii-'ible  position  for  several   years   in   the 

broke     one    of 

her    arms 

and    sustained 

postoUice.  in  charL;e  of  the  money  order  and 

internal  injuries. 

For  a  w 

lie  -.he  ^eemed  to 

registered  hi\-r  d,  ;■    rin.  i.t. 

improve,  put  h. 

.•      r.ji.ed  to  be 

l>eoeased   .■ -;                      .  M;,'hly  re-pected 

against  her  nltm 

,      i..i  ill  the   he- 

family  wh.j!.:                           .iy  inthe  early 

ginning    of   tlu' 

■   .••    lor    the 

history  of  ti,'-   ..  .,'i     ,           -    .ii.   His  parents 
w-ere  Counei'ii.-ut  !■■  ,,|    ,.,    .     i  ■•  r-w  nnt   be 

worse  was  notie, 

.;.,..       1^ 

'.  .      1  v.-asalady 

universally  resp. 

tt.-u  .mil  1 

.-r    iruuds    were 

generally  known  lli  d  i  .    ;          -  -  ■,    ■-  m  the 

legion.      Service 

^    were  h 

Id  at    the    hou^a 

V\  joining  fort  at   tl,-  •  :    •                  :.   .-acre 

Sunday,  at  4  pin 

,Kev.    11 

.  Hudge    olliciat- 

of   1778.      She   wa-    :,■     .                 .     •■.•er  of 

mg.      OnMond 

V    the    re 

naius    were   con- 

John   N.    Skinner,    anu  !:-,.r  _...!...:  :::,tr  was 

veyed  to  NewUt  r 

;,  N.  v.,  a 

ud  interred  in  the 

one  of  the  aged  men  in  charge  ol  the  fort  as 

family  vault. 

Till:  IIISTOIUL-AI.  IIF.CVUI'. 


u,  tokki;nci 


I.il,-  I-<i>..ii:>l  IJ.  iiiinisteuo. 

'llio  fricEnlsof  ];<v.  Irvin  U. 
the  Wc^L  lirancli  \  .illfj'— and  Im  \m%  miiuy 
of  (l,-'i.i-«ill  i,,;i<t  1.1  It-iiru  Uiat  hoisal- 
in  j.-t  (it;!!: .  i.!m  '.  •  iici  tnerefore  deprived 
Iruli,     :     r    ;  'nit    withoDt      a-.-^i.-tiiiice. 

Coij;.    :    I.    •  .    .jf    \\  iiliam.-port,    who 

rci-.  1.1 1,   .i    ■.      ;     ,    :it  hi,  homo    at    Kiver- 

"Ai'    '  '     :  ■     I     .'  :•   :.   ■'.  1-  we  haveforthe 
[,'[.«   I        ';■  '  ,■■■■'.     :    I  i!    prjves    our  old 

>i'iy^  ■■'■''.       ■    i  .  .  -,.  1^  that  V.-C  fear 


r.fwrilitig, 
44  ye.-irs'  in 
devoted  to 


diO. 


lOU 


iucidotits  of  n 
>f  which  were 
if  nil  denomi- 
Ihe  State  has 
of  the  older 
iny  pulpilB  of 
-Mr.  Torreuce. 
\  iiu'ii,  such  as 
I  ^■■.-,v^s  of 
'      I  'tinuie 


their  relatious 


BislM.pj.    J'uttur.   l;..v, , 

the  I'rotBStaut  Kli-  .M 

of  the   Lutheran;    i;     ' 

BrHinerd  of   the    fr. 

Full  of  the  Haptiat,  ,.i,.i 

aud  Uowiuau  of  tht'  M.  1^ 

Cha.L.bcrs,  Indepu'chnl, 

liui.ite  for  ye-ir.-i,   hecaii- 

to  the  Kible  Society.     .\- 

was  intimately  acpuiirued  with  hundreds  of 

othera. 

"Mr.  Torrence,  I  venture  to  say,  occu- 
pied more  pnliuts  of  more  dtnomiuatioue 
than  auy  other  Jiviiio  in  the  State  of  Penn- 
sylvania, aid  ho  has  also  preaciied  at  sen 
iu  a  steamship  while  returuiuL,' from  Europe. 
and  ho  has  talked  and  suu;jwuh  more  Sun- 
day school  children,  not  excoptinf:  John 
VVauamaker,  tliau  any  other  man.  He  has 
also  talked  and  sung  to  childent  from  tlie 
hteps  of  the  Kiu;j's  palace  in  Germany  and 
talked  to  hundreds  of  students  in  Basle, 
Switzerland. 

"ile  was  personally  acquainted  with  all  the 
Koveruors  of  the  State  from  Porter  to 
Beaver.  The  former  was  elected  in  IblW 
and  the  latter  in  IbL-ii. 

"Diirint:  the  war  he  was  appointed  a  com- 
missioner to  pro.-eed  to  the  Southern  Con- 
federacy to  relievo  the  prisoners  in  Lihby 
and  on  Belle  isle.  He  projected  a  plan  to 
relieve  the  prisoners  at  the  time  of  the  ex- 
chance  deadlock.  The  hearts  of  the  great 
North  was  ;„oved  in  sjii.;  ithy  for  the'snf- 
fercr,  ,i!i>!  ;.^r•  ,  i|  i,,i;'-  of  money  and 
proM     m:,     (    ,  ;'  '  .•    ,      ;  ,ii-ed  if  he  could 

"Ai  l:..-  r  •■'  ;.:..•  '.'.-devi-edaplan 
to  rc.u-h  tiiii.,,  vi.M.  ;,  ■„..,  t-Lidorsed  by  Gov- 
ernor Ciirtiu,   S.er.lary    Stanton,    General 


cords  of  the  war. 

"There  was  placed  at  Ills  disposal  by  the 
war  department  the  llae  pliip  New  York, 
(Japtain  .Miimford  commandiu^,  which 
conveyed  him  to  (hty  Point.  Ou  his 
arrival  there  he  opened  a  corrispnn- 
deuco  with  the  Oontederacy,  haviet;  had  a 
personal  ac(inaint:ince  with  .Jiff  Divis.  hi 
response  ,Mr.  Iiivi^  -■■ni  tl>"  !i'm.|.,'.,.  Hi;; 
ship  and  n  coiitr  :  i  --^  -  .  I  .  i  !  -n  ■-  :.[\'. 
Torrence,  and   h:      :     .  ,  ■      -       ,   .!    ;.;.■!. 

for  the  relinf  of  i!  •    ,  ■  m    '      :    -,, 


as  the  sin  I'!  i-  .  V  .  t'  .  ;,  ,.|.  N  ,i|;,,t:  to  an 
alarrniiiL;  exlLiil  in  ilie  ('onfederiite  prisons 
where  Ihiion  men  were  held. 

■'Ihns  one  of  the  most  humane  enterprises 
of  the  war  was  defeated  and  the  Hag  ship 
with  Mr.  Torrence  returned  from  the  mission 
of  mercy." 

Mr.  Torrence  first  comnieuoed  [ireanhinjj 
iu  the  West  iSranch  Valley,  and  here  his 
earliest  friendships  were  formed.  AllhouKh 
unable  to  travel  and  meet  his  friends  as  of 
yore,  they  will  be  gbid  to  learn  thit  he  is 
surrounded  with  comtort,  that  he  is  resi£;i;eil 
and  happy  in  the  consciousness  of  havinvr 
done  a  tjood  work  and  s.-<rved  his  Master 
faithfully.  —  U'illunuspoi-t  aa.:rll,-  iind 
liuUelin. 


I»e.illi  of  Mrs.  Uui;li  .Mrfiroarty. 

On  May  10. Mrs.  Hugh  McGroarty,  a  highly 
esteemed  lady  of  Miner's  Mills,  died  after 
less  than  a  week's  illness. 

Mrs.  McGroarty  was  born  in  Glautes, 
County  Done^jal,  Ireland,  iu  1817.  In  18;!-.> 
she  WHS  married  to  Mr.  MeGroartj  in  the 
same  parish,  and  ;•■  I":'-'  Mr  :^:.A  Vr-  M.-,- 
Groarty  came    ti     ^     ■  ■  .■    •     -,  ■■'    i  ;ii 

Summit  Hill,  C-.r'      :,  .  ;     ,l  ,,  :,(|y 

to  Suyar  .\.il.-h,  :  •    ;  :  ■  ,,;  ty 

establi-lii  -I  : '      ' '     ■  ,.:::..  ,  i  [,■■[ 

tie  contr  ■.       ■     '■  -,      ■  •       ■  :.     ,  ! . 


■■■■■'■'■  V-  ■.  ■'  '  try.  For  :'.u  years 
■A'i-r  to  the  Boston 
!'•  ■-  I''  •  •  !  ;■  .  -  UV6  children,  .Mrs. 
.\heh:,Ml  1  arr.il,  of  .^i-ar  Notch;  .Mrs.  John 
.Murriu.  of  C^vrbondale:  .Mrs.  .Michael  Mc- 
Hale,  Miner's  .Mill-.;  Ihigri  McGroarty,  Jr., 
and  John  S.  .McGroarty.  .\notlior  son, 
Barney,  died  some  years  ago.  .Mrs.  .Mc- 
Groarty wa-  buried  at  Buck  Mount  un. 


Tin-:  Ji/.s'ioinr.M.  !iKcni;n. 


list 

lIul.HiR   ili.'d     M;iy       17     ai      Uol     .Spriugs, 

Ar)  ..  v^l.'Mii  r  i:  :,  ,,!      •  ■:,.    ;;>  l,i.-  ■.  -vi    hope 

of  li;-  '.:.      I  .    :  '  :                    -'.ilTcTor 

friii',       I    -    ■      .  .  .                -I    acnte 

aij.i  i  ■<  ;    '  .  ■     ■:  ..:;  ;  i,  -i  ^.    :i  unable 

(ci    ;Mi       •    :      '.  I  ,    -     lur    a    jcar  or    two. 

'Jw..r     .    ■(  I.'  wentto    Hot    bpriugs 

v.in^  Ii.     '.I  :   J  uighttT,  nuci    they  were 

v.'ilK  i     ,,  '     ;.     He  aiipefired  to  im- 

Ijr(i\r,.i;        ,  '    h'l.od  poisouiD^'  set  iu  to 

Hi'iM        :     '  ;  I'jii,  and  lor  some  weuks 

hf  (■■li  !  I  1.   ■  '  "  .  c  d  uDless  put  nuder  the 

Mr.  I:..l:r:,  '.  Iioru  ill  Hanover  Town- 
f1u|i,  .luly  1,  Jb2i;,  and  spent  his  bojhood 
days  on  his  father's  farm.  When  about  lo 
years  old  he  aime  to  Willtes-Barre  as  a  clerk 
for  Ziba  Bennett,  with  whom  and  whose 
family  he  was  ever  afterwards  identitied. 
Mr.  Bennett  reposed  great  confidence  in  hi~ 
yonug  clerk  and  seven  years  later  took  hi  en 
into  partner.-lDP,  the  firm  also  inoludii'L; 
Char!'-  T  .  ;  ■.  iitl  being  styled  Bennett, 
Parr'  1  I  ,    l-:r>4   the  tirm   was  dis- 

solvi,'     I    I  '■:  ''';:ii  went  to  Vidparai--o, 

Ii,a  ,  1  "  ,  ■  .  ,.'  1  :.-inef?,   bnt  a  few  years 

cxperuiiCf  111,1^.1- I. liii  long  for  the  old  home 
and  he  acoordiuyly  returned  to  Wilkes- 
Barre,  going  in  again  with  .Mr. 
Bonnett.  In  18130  a  new  tirm 
was  formed— Z.  Bennett  it  Co.— consisting 
of  .Mr.  Bennett,  Mr.  Robin.,  and  I'hilip  .Ab- 
bott. The  tirm  carried  on  bu-ines^  tor  10 
jears,  but  a  di^'solntion  was  rendered  neces- 
hary  in  1879  by  the  death  of  the  senior  part- 
ner. Mr.  Bennett.  The  only  change  was  the 
taking  of  Mr.  Bennett's  interest  by  tlie 
widow.  I'riscilla  Lee  Bennett,  the  tirm  name 
becoming  Bennett  >t  Co.  .\bout  1S32,  .\lr. 
Abbott  removed  to  St.  Banl,  where  he  now 
re.-.ides,  and  Mrs.  Bennett  disposed  of  her 
interest  to  her  grand~ou,  Kranl.  Bheip?.  who 
with  Mr.  llobins  continued  the  bu-ine^s  as 
the  Bennett  Hardware  Company  up  to  the 
present  time. 

.Mr.  Robin- was  a  man  of  sterling  integ- 
ritj,  mrirtl>  rievntpd  to  business  and  a  man 
coramuuuy 


the   son     of  Jc 


ship,  who  bore 
only  two  are  1 
Indiana,  and 
The  late  Mrs.  . 
ter.  His  secon 
Miss  Sarah  J.  ( 
Deceased  w; 
who  was  born  i 
Hanover  !'  .-il 
youngi-l  : 
whom   J.ii 


another  branch,  also  from  New  Jer.sey,  the 
two  probably  having  more  reproseulativos 
than  any  other  name  in  the  township. 

Death  or   J-dwar.l  Kntorllno. 

Edward  Enter) ine,  the  well  known  dealer 
in  hides,  tallow,  etc.,  died  Tuesday  afternoon. 
May  3,  at  his  home  on  South  Main  Street, 
aged  (jo  years.  .Mr.  Enterline  was  formerly 
a  wealthy  and  prominent  citizen  of  Tanueiua, 
whence  he  came  to  Wilkes-Biirre  in  lb7.'"i. 
He  was  born  in  Uratz.  Dauphin  County, 
Ang.  8,  lb'21,  wliere  he  learned  tlie  tanner's 
trade.  Movmg  earl\  in  hie  to  I'aiuaiiua.  ho 
there  became  pr'>;  :'■'"'  "t  a  '  ■  ■  ■  t  ■■  i  .ry 
in  that  jilace   aiM  i  •  :i"/, 

all  of  which  wa-  !'     i  :•,  :    i     ,.i. 

Shortly  afterv,-:.":  ,  .■•■:■:.  "•.,.'i 
to  Wilkt-i'.r,'         :'':■■;.       ,:        ,:.d 


tallow  b 
heart    d 


,    ."   ':!-.ctionate  tather  and  a 

re=id'»ncf     "■'•'^    ^unth    Maui  Street,  l-ridav, 

,.  u.     He    mingled    little 

at  7::«.->  am."  Interment  was  made  at  Tami- 

1    -..-tivitie*   of    the    town. 

qua. 

-   .:    "i"  iiino  a  member  of  the 

i.i'1-.^asd..ruigallhiMate  years 

The  Doylostown  Ih-inm-rnl    for  March  IH, 

id    lreu,nrer  ot    (he  Home  for 

contains  11   contribution    signed    K.  .M.,  en- 

iiMrc 11,  di-clrir-mg   the  duties 

titled:  "New  Brilam  Home-te.uis-Lands  of 

mg   and  faithful  manner.     He 

the  Oelaueys,     th.'    Hines    family."        I'ho 

r   of   the  oliicial    board  of  the 

progenitor    of  the    limes    family    came  to 

hurcli,  as  also  a  member  of  the 

America  from  Ireland  ab.,tit    \'.ln    and  the 

ikmg  Hu  active  interest  in  the 

family  have  ever  since  b.-en    promin.uit    lu 

Binks   Conidy.     One    of    them    served    his 

^  was  twice  married,  his    first 

country  a^  an  ollicer  dining  the   Revolution- 

ary A.  Mills,  of  HanoverTown- 

ary  struggle. 

riiK  iiisTQinrM,  hkcord. 


Ciipt.  Jolin  DciiiiiB  J>cii(l. 
At  3:50  Jim.  Mny  3,  Cnpt.  Jolin  DenniR, 
who  has  been  pro^triilod  with  n  pnriilytic 
Btroko,  died  at  his  residence  iu  Parsons.  He 
was  born  in  liounil'^lon,  Devunshire,  Knij- 
land,  in  1810  and  came  to  this  conutry  lu 
1848  and  settled  in  Scrauton.  He  remained 
there  until  1S51  and  then  removed  to  Pitts- 
ton,  where  ho  resided  only  abont  10  months, 
when  he  removed  to  I'hoonixville,  Cliester 
County.  Ho  lived  there  for  three  years  and 
then  took  np  his  home  in  Plymouth,  where 
ho  lived  until  li<:A).  }Iere  he  entered  the 
business  of  contracling  lor  the  sinking  of 
shafts,  etc.,  in  and  around  the  mines.  He 
sank  the  I'utlou  shaft  in  Poke  Hollow,  the 
first  shaft  imt  down  on  the  west  side  of  the 
river  in  this  section,  lu  ISoLJ  ho  moved  to 
the  Empire  and  was  the  contractor  for  the 
sinking  of  that  shaft  under  the  snperintend- 
ency  of  Charles  Parrish.  Ho  moved  from 
the  Empire  to  i;utt<jnwood  in  18o9  and 
started  the  r\h':-  :  ■  ;;  >  i.  ..ft  there  but 
before  it  wa- ■■  .,  i,   .      .'.  Ui  Arlington, 

N.  J.,  and  froi  1  ;  ••      ,  -e  Conuty,  N. 

Y.,  where  he  v.  i,  .;  ■:  ;  •  ,^.  at  of  the  Erie 
load  mines,  wiiuft-  iiv  it in,uiieJ  Ion?  enough 
to  furnish  lead  euoii^li  to  comiuer  the  rebel- 
lion, the  works  which  he  superintended 
seudinc  out  300  tons  of  lead  per  mouth. 
Heleft  (l.;n.,vrnu,il>-  in  IfcO?  and  moved 
to  this  \iri:i,i\  \  :  .  .■  lie  remaiued  until  the 
honi  (rl  .',  .  •  ■  ..  .:  :':i_;h  he  n.ner  entered 
activ"    I    .   ;:  .    •.:..      In     IdSl    he    was 

electtd  l.;.;i;.  ^  "i  I'lj  mouth  and  served 
two  terms.  About  a  jear  ago  he  moved  to 
Parsons.  He  was  twice  married  and  i.s  sur- 
vived by  his  secoud  wife  and  seven  children 
by  his  first  wife,  whom  he  m;n  ricd  iu  Eng- 
land and  who  died  in  \'  .:'  -  '  .n-i:.  1378. 
His  eldest  son,  Johsi.  ]  '       ■  ;ith  in 

le.Tl.     ThesurviviU!.-.-  u-hard. 


'.  ''\  ...I  ,iu  A., 
,.;,,.  Ml  D.iniel 
1  ihI  J.  and  i\ 
.  U.,  now  re- 
.d  no  children 
idiu  n-ime  was 
id  to  V.  iiom  he 


now   livmg   in   >'ir.    I 

of  San  Jose,  (':•!  ;   V: 

Gunton,  of  W  i' 

H.,  of  Arlii  .:',     I,  ■.. 

siding  in   N..  \:    i 

by  his  secor.il  \> :.'.-.    . 

l.ydia.Jone-,  of    I'lwi 

wa- united  >omethf,v  J -".r.-a-o. 

The  fuue.-al  took  pi.u-e  on  I'hursday,  at 
11  am.  from  the  hoii-e  :d  P.irsons,  with  in- 
terment in  Plymouth  tlcmetery. 

In  1817  the  averntre  iirice  of  wheat  in  this 
region  was  i-3..=iO  per  bu-hel.  In  Ift'J",  the 
price  was  M.  '1  he  following  are  the  aver- 
age prices  from  that  time  to  1>^77,  taken 
everi  ten  years:  tH:j7,  .SII.oO:  1847,  i>3,lii; 
ISr.V,  S-J.7.5:  18i;7,  c;:!.'.'.-.;  1W77.  SL'.  The 
present  price  is  about  00  cents  per  bushel.— 
JJiu-ks  Counlij  Jiilelli;ifni:er. 


IJciith  ontcrnarfl  Fi-auenthal. 
Bernard  Erauenthal,  one  of  Iho  most 
widely  known  of  Wilkes-Barre  Tnerchanls, 
died  at  his  ref  idence  20  South  Main  Street, 
at  10:TO  pm.  April  23,  aged  .")4  years,  of  a 
complication  of  diseases  beginning  a  month 
ago  with  intlammatiou  of  the  bowels.  The 
immediate  cause  of  his  death  was  the  rup- 
ture of  n  blood  vessel  early  in  the  afternoon, 
the  paliciit  hi  irjg  unable  to  rally  after  it. 

^'  I  :  .  1  i!  i;  was  born  in  Havaria  in 
1  .1.  '■>  .'vmerica  in  18.5e3,  .settling 

i'!  '''■  1^       I.  V, Inch   has  since  been    his 

1"'-  '  11'  '  engaged  as  clerk  for  some 
till  I'llher  Samiiol,  whose    place 

"1  ■  IS  one  of  the  old    buildings 

oil      '  lire,     just    demolished    by 

1    !         1    '.  Krom   there  he  went  for  a 

-li-    ;  ■       !'.-ion,   where    ho    manngfd 

ill  ■  '    .  .1  and  shoe  store.     While   in 

I'l  ■  1  '  '.  lie  married  Mrs.  lioinl.erg, 
:i'  i  1  .  :  ,.  :  ,  who  owned  a  dry  goods 
si...:i  iu  V,:;,.,  -i;,;rre,  .and  shortly  thero.iftnr 
returned  to  Ihi,  city  where  ho  emb.Hrk.Ml  in 
the  dry  goods  busine.ss  at  20  South  Main 
Street,^  in  which  he  remained  till  his  death. 
Mr.  Frauenthal  leaves  a  wife  and  two 
daughters,  Rebecca  and  Carrie.  He  is  also 
survived  by  four  brothers,  Samuel  of  this 
city,  Henry  and  Abraham,  of  St.  I.ouis,  and 
William  L.,  of  New  York,  and  by  one  sister, 
Mrs.  Solomon  Abrahams. 

Deceased  was  a  member  of  10  lodges, 
being  a  prominent  mason  of  nearly  "20 
years'  standing.  Ho  was  a  member  of 
.Ma--onioConncil.  I.  (J.  ().  F.  and  A.  L.  of  H. 
The  funeral  will  take  place  on  Wednesday  at 
2:30.  Interment  will  be  in  the  Jewish 
cemetery. 

l)cath  of  Mis?  Kllen  t.  Kiittm. 

Miss  Ellen  Cist  Rnttor,  the  condition  of 
whose  health  had  for  a  long  time  been  a 
source  of  anxiety  to  her  family  and  friends, 
died  at  her  father's  house  on  Kiver  Street 
May  21,  at  about  4  o'clock  am.  .Miss  Rotter 
had  suffered  from  Bright's  disease  which  the 
best  medical  skill  could  not  expel  from  her 
system. 

Miss  Riitter  was  the  oldest  of  N.  Rutter's 
children,  of  whom  all  are  now  dead  save 
.Miss  Natalie.  .1.  N.  and  Hervey.  She  was 
widely  known  and  esteemed  in  Wilkes-Barre, 
being  «  woman  of  sweet  Christian  character 
and  r.iTcclion.ite  disposition.  Her  death  will 
be  wid.'ly  mourned. 

The  funeral  took  place  from  the  residence 
on  North  Kiver  Street  .Monday  at  .=>  pm. 
with  interment  at  Hollenback  Cemetery, 
Rev.  Dr.  Hodge,  of  whoso  congiegation  do- 
ceased  wuB  a  member,  officiating. 


I)i;/\TII   <>|-  .Mi;-..  OS! MtllOl'T.  Mr.  ;;    l^'-        I 


Mrs.  KH/ulifth  i,tH  ().,tc-rh.)!if.  widow  of 
llio  liito  Isimc  S.  (.).-tiTtionl ,  dud  .it  her  honic, 
corlior  of  ,Northmiii'l<'ii  -ind  l^'rauklin  Street-, 
April  28,  at  2  o'clock  lun..  nfter  an 
illiif-ss  of  Rovenil  moiith.s.  Her  general 
health  had  been  yood,  thoiii;h  her  men- 
tal fiicultie.';  foeaied  to  bo  ?lif;!itly  impHJred, 
until  last  January  when  .ihosiifTorfd  a  Severn 
nervous  shock,  ovvicR  to  a  fall.  .M  r-.t  i-terhoii  t 
wati  then  compelled  to  take  lo  her  bed,  from 
which  ?ho  never  ro.-o.  Her  dcatli  resulted 
from  a  complication  of  di.-ea.-e.^.  and  on 
Monday  moruintr  she  bejjan  rapidly  lo  hi'. 
takiun    no    nourifhrnent     duriuy;    the    la>t 


Mr 


.4ie  > 


born  .\1  iv  l.;-i..  w  -;  .,  .  r,  Hon.  Ben- 
jaiiiiu  Lee  i-  c  l.-rk  ui  I'n  .^ui>:eiii6  Conn  at 
Trenton,  N.  J.,  a  po:-itiou  lo  which  he  has 
jn>t  been  reappoiuted  for  a  further  term  of 
.Tjear?.  Fr.nioi- I.ee,  of  I'ort  Klizaheth.  is 
anothf-r    br,,!h..r,    th-  .,!.!►, 1  ..I   tl.o    family. 


Cleu! 


the  !..-■  .  ;, 

In    1-1  .    '.'i   ■    1     ■    ' 

;        If-    S. 

O-l,  r\:--  .!.::! 

II. .r  of 

the    n  t-        .        ' 

■    1  itiou 

and   1.  :;.:■,  -v^-,    .■• 

Indeed  the  id.  a  of  th;. 

•■•'    ;':^st, 

estimated  at  tWAi,(Ji)i  i. 

:  ;..  Mr. 

O.sterhout    by    his  wi; 

•  ■  '■   were 

equally  intere-ted  in  t' 

;  !  -11  his 

death  Mr.  O-t.r'.^:;  : 

.    .  -Ml,  to 

his  wife  and  a  1,:.     :  •, 

;,  ,.,  '.'f  his 

real  estate.     1  ;     :  •  ■ 

:    "i'-rty. 

beyond  fome  i. 

:      ,!._•  l.-ft 

toni!.otrn<=ttf,~  •  ■  ..:.■.. 

1  ..i-:    yi:ars 

and  then  be  ntiljzed  in 

the  t=[ 

.iL: 

ii.-hment  of 

the  library 

Iii.|iiirvof  one  of  the 

trusteer 

-ol 

;  the  library 

fuudelicit-l  llieiufon 

a  I  he  death 

of  Mr-,  li-l.  :    ,■.:.!    w- 

:■    i-oway 

aflrrt  ;    ■    : 

^-^ird 

to  tl;.-  :,■:■•! 

..     The 

inc..i :  t       f  ,.• 

,1 

.   .-d  by 

about  ^^.'|'''l.  -iMki::;,- 

aunii-.l  in- 

come,  froia  the  estate, 

in   the 

ne 

ighborhood 

of  &ia,ooo. 

The  fuueral  took  place  .\pril  30,  at  3 
o'clock.  \  lariie  nnuiber  of  friends  were 
pre-cnt  at  tli.'  -er\  ici^.  amonu-  them  the  fol- 

Trentou,  .Mr.  and  '.Mr'-.  Dirkin^on,  of  Cam- 
den, Dr.  and  Mr-.  Kirby.nf  l!rid.:ton.  ^■.  J.. 
Peter   M.    t>.~terhont,   of  Tnukhanuock  and 


rk,A.F.  n-rr,  Shfldr.i 
and  llon.H.R.  I'ayiif 


.M.    Kraudow,    F.'-l! 


1  of  the  hue  .Mr 
^  been  hl.d  nn 
li.-o  of  Ke«i>t. 


i  are 


'lo  hfTM-trr  11.  law.  .Mr,.  JanoB.  Lee.  of 
Bridueton.  N.  J.,  widow  of  her  deceased 
brottier,  Loron/.o  V..  she  leaves  SU.IKHI. 

To  her  niece  M^^.  ,Io=e,.hinP  B.  I)ickin-on, 
of  Camden.  N  .1  ,  i!n,,.h,„,  ..f  h,^r  brother 
Francis  i-f-      ■■    '■    •■■  -  '    '  ■  ■ "  '- 

To  her  "...,  ,  .  -  ,  \;  '  i  !  I'.niie,  wife 
of  L.  C.  r.i:  :. 

To  her  r.:  •',(■.  Lee,  of 

\Vilkes-l;:i)-    ,       ■        . 

To  her  ■  ,  ,  .  ■  ■  ..  •■  Bickley. 
widow  of  1!       ,1  .    :..  -^l.oot). 

To  Mr,,  i  ;  .:  •  :  '■■■  .:.,  .  .M:i-hter  of 
the  late  .\i..i.  .      '       -  :  -!:!■    tl.mo. 

■lo  Mr-.    I    , 

lateFeler     '    '      ' 

Payne,  ot  I.  i      ' 

of  dectdt-n: 

herrelatn.        • 

and  some  '<:  !        i 

to  the  iKti-ii...!-;  1  .It-  i..;  rary. 

.\ll  the  rest  uf  her  t.-tate.  real,  per.-oual 
and  iiiised,  is  diviiled  as  follows: 

T.J  her  brolher  Clement  J.  Lee,  of  New- 
port, N.  .J.,  ouet.fih  part. 

To    her    brother    Francis    Lee,    of    Port 
■th,  N..I.,one-tifth  part. 

F.  Ijee,  of  Tren- 


id( 

iw  of 

tho 

Ito 

M! 

rs.  H. 

B. 

r.-oi 

lal 

propi 

LTty 

imber 

ot 

-■ept 
ich 

an 

er    hooks 
L-  donated 

Eli 

To  her  brother  Beiij: 
ton,  X.  J.,  oue  tifth  part. 

To  her  nephew  William  S.  Bowen,  of 
Philadelphia,  and  to  her  niece  Mrs.  Jane  B. 
Kirby,  of  Bridt,'eton,  N.   J.,   each  one-tenth 

To  her  nephews  Henry  S.  U-e  and  .\lfred 
S.Lee,  ot  Fvaiiston.  Wyumm;;  Terntorj : 
Lorenzo  F.  Lf-e.  of  Facie  Hock,  Idaho,  and 
C.  S.  Lee.  of  Pbiladeliihia,  each  one-twen- 
tieth part. 

Of  tho  leuatees,  two  have  died  since  tho 
will  was  made,  MrR.  ColUngs  and  Mrs. 
tlilehrist. 

[f  ans  of  the  leyatees  obj^'CtB  to  any  of  the 
provisions  of  the  will   or  contest   the   same. 


riiK  iiisminrAL  iiF.conn. 


llifii  tholcKaey  to  stioli  kt.Mtte  shall  bccou.o 
nclla-itl  \o;j. 

TKov.ill   1,    &Avi\   Die.  •::!,  188-2,  and  ap- 
Hi.point-  I..  C.  I'.'jbi' ;.;,,!  A.   ii.  McClintock 

i.y  ]iurri.  pii'Wriyla,  "iucc-  dead,  aud  cV.  T. 
JlcCliulofk. 


A  roriuer  Wilkes-Iiiirro 
Alexaudur  H.  Dana,   a   pr.'i 


iu  New  York  Citj  for  many  years,  died  early 
Wednesday  moruiug,  Aprils?,  of  pcritocitis, 
at  the  hoviie  of  Iii'.  daughter,  Mrs.  C.  11. 
Kojr-,  :  ".M  \.'.',  K.J.  Mr.  Dana  was 
bofi'  II    '  .  ■     \..  -tub^,  1^07.     He  was 

a  (-u]i  >  •   :  :  '  i-i.i.    president   jud^e  of 

that  Ji  :  ;.  ;,  .  :■  '  ,  a  a  brother  <jf  Anderson 
Dana,  .Sr.,  hirI  ni  i  arly  hie  removed  from 
Wilkos-iiarro  tii  u-.TL--n,  Deceased  wad 
craduated  from  liiiou  C"il('_'e,Scheueclndy, 
wheuhewasl?  jear.  of  a-o.  Me  stnditd 
law  iu  New  York,  ami  r  ,  •  >■  i-  .,  •.::'  \  ■  irr" 
hewa^-Jl.     He  was    ;  -  ■    ,,     i     v    '     . 

Mr.  Ksxau,  butafter-A,.-     •  ■ 

firm  of  Dana,    Wood.      :  ;       :       ,         I  ,,  - 

conr('-tioi!  .--^  i-tfil  ii:;  .   '       '      .  :    t  ji.:. 

Oflici  ,■.':■(     -  .     'I'     \     !     ■■    ■-       ,     ■  r  Ihi'.t 


the>;. 

a  theLelands, 

in  which 

he  V,  :-       , 

.      '     i  ,,.  '   l' 

le  waj> 

effective 

plea.i,  -,  , 

_:ood  ' 

i  ilueucy 

of  l,.n:;a:i 

;_'r.        ll._-Ar. 

);■•     ^:.^ 

■     1   .  A    . ;  : 

•.■!e-    for 

the  tirst  e 

dltlOIlnl   Al 

■lean 

ELcyclop. 

L-dia.    He  v; 

,      l.ai-- 

mas  of  ].i 

fe,  Death    a 

and  "i:th 

ical  and  Th 

,'U-ai     i'.: 

luiries!" 

His  wife  c 

lied  lu  IoT;) 

,  and  , 

riia'e  Ih. 

i.  la:  ha- 

lived  alt.- 

rnately  with  liis  a 

larneJ  c 

i.  U  -htTS 

Ill  .Montol 
son-    ai-! 

airamiBro^ 

''!;,"; 

He     if 

"':".!::" 

I'-rai  r;-  ■ 
Dana,     . 

■','.'■■■ 

■■"   '' 

funet    1  t 

daught   r, 

■■;■'  .1,,  \. 

^ ., .. 

Street,  Krookljii. 

Gregory  was  N;iinpi 

1   lor  Hi 

i.n. 

of  his  sohool  ffllo-.r-^-  ,in,l  t  'Ui;|,i  -.-vir 
terms  of  coniinoii  sehnoU.  Ho  w-a- "i-t  Kit 
early  life  to  the  tlien  niiponarit  olli.-f  of  jii 
tice  of  the  peace,  in  Union  'lowDsbip.     ba 


sequeiitly,  ho  was  elected  to  various  other 
township  oIlii'L-s.  all  of  which  he  lUled  satis, 
factorily  to  those  who  elected  liiiii.  Nearly 
thirty  J  ears  a.;;o,  he  and  his  brother  Beuja- 
iniu   built   tlje   ijrist  mill,  at  th-   place  now 


on  iSiuiday  at  the  hoaie-tead,  to  pay  their 
la.-it  respicts  to  a  •jeuerons  r.nd  obliging 
neiyiibor  <aijd  a  useful,  uiemorable  man. 

A   Wliilo  Haven  Contiactor  Dead. 

John  \V.  Levan  died  at  White  Haven 
.Moudaj,  May  0,  .ifter  an  illness  that  cou- 
liued  liim  to  his  bed  for  only  three  days,  at 
tlie  use  of  .">8  years.  Mr.  Levau  was  np  to 
the  tiiiio  of  his  death  one  of  the  ciost  exten- 
•i  •  '  '.'.  '  r,  .:  r  dcsii,-ners  aud  builders  in 
:i      ;  :  .n.     He  ha- been  the  builder 

..:  1  -   \.  I'ardee  i"  Co.. -John  Leis- 

r!:r,;  ,',  C  ..  ,:  J,  Coxe  Bros.  A"  Co.  for  the 
past  tin  years.  He  had  ju^t  completed  at 
tho  time  of  his  death  a  very  larfje  aud  mod- 
ern designed  breaker  for  the  Silver  Brook 
Coal  Co.  iu  Schuylkill  County. 

Deceased  is  survived  by  his  wife  and  sev- 
eral adult  children.  'Ihe  eldest  son,  Lafay- 
ette, is  the  general  superintendent  of  the 
tjliver  Chilled  I'low  Works  iu  South  Bend, 
lud.  Daniel  H.  has  been  associated  with  his 
father  in  breaker  buiidinj;  and  other  con- 
tract work.  The  lirm  bnilt  the  -everal  saw 
nulls  o!  Albert  Lewis  A  Co.,  the  !ate-t  beiK:,' 
one  at  Harvey's  L-.ke.  Of  tiie  Jaajht-rs, 
r.izdaih  i-  tae  «i!-,-  of  Gaius  ].,  hal-ey, 
i-    :  .   \::  ■■    ,     '■■  ■   vi:-   .a  A._\V.  F.llow^:   Ab- 

1  ,■:,',:        ,a    schools.  '  All  the 

:.!'!:•  :     .   a-    [.;    ■    .,  ..  ■  I •  f   reside    in    White 
L^  .i.iu-.j   prior  to  his  father's 


Mr.' 
the   bi 


Levan  occnpied  a  forerrost  position  in 
aisiuess  iutere-ts  of  White  Haven  and 
I  irommeiit  aud  liighly  re^pectLd  citi- 

tte  toi.'k  a  leadiuf;  interest  ui  tiie  con- 
;iou  of  the  iuif  r-coiintj  tiriii:,'!'.  reci  i.tiy 

d  by  LuZArne  and  (/arb.ni  (••ainin-^, 
«as  one  of  ;he  i>arti,ers  in  tne  White 
n  Brou/e  Buna!  Ca.-iut  Co.  U-  was  a 
iH-r  of  the  town  >  oi.ucil  for  many  yea.rs. 
,>-v\>.n  w.is  a  remilar  att-nd.int  upon  tho 
•ts  of   the    I're.-byterian   Churcn.      H^ 

d>'t»ilKl  direclKUi-  as  to  his  ftineral, 
iyim  that  he  be  buried  under  .Masonic 
ces  111  the  family  plot  at  Sie,'fried"« 
e,  Norlliamptou  Couuti. 


'1  UK  insron 


ii.  i:n'oi;ii 


143 


Death  of  Alls.  .M  iiiikiim. 

[Lcttor  to  tl„.  iMlilo..! 
Mrs.  EliZHbc-th  Muution,  inotlitr  of  1>.  A. 
,Miiiif?ou,  ilied  at  liur  ron'o  lu  i'rauk- 
liii  'J'i.>wn.''liip.  Columbin  Co.,  ou  Tlmrs- 
dny,  the  ."jtli  in.-^t.,  after  an  illuc'--5 
of  nearly  ?ix  wc-i-k?.  The  dor(iay=ed 
was  liorn  July  "<,  l"?""-  Uer  father,  Chri<;- 
liau  Atherljolt,  was  one  ol' tlio  first  t^etllcrs 
iij  (lift  liaol;  part  of  Kiuy^ton  Township,  I.u- 
zuriio  Co.,  when  all  was  a  wildCTuess,  for  1 
have  oflf'ii  btarii  .\!r-J.  .Wuuson  tell  about 
the  hard  tiriies  w  hf-n  Ihtir  siu:iU  crops  were 
out    i.tf    by  the  frost.     ( lii<-e 


WflltiT,  Mm;  \,  . 
Bythofoc.na  wife 
reared  five  of  the  si 
and  womanhood,  u 
haiKl,  for  as  some  ( 
will  remember,  .\b 
8,    18:tt;.    by    the 


ilk 


is  snpposed   he  froze   t' 
foimd  with  his  head  ur.t 
was  also  dead.    'J'he  st, 
Bie   Philip,   now   a    n 
George  of  Iowa:  .\sa  oi 
Lnzorue   Co.      M-'v    >• 
Atherholt,  hntli    i /. 
a  girl,  whom  .^:- 
son  D.  A.,  reriii  .:      - 
cauie  the  wife  •;!  i.,.   .r.,-.. 
Corners,    Jackson     lov 
living  yet  of  h.or  sisters. 
hiram   Harris,    Rachel. 
Ander-on.  -.u-A  Inv..i    A 
brolli.  r.      1  ],..  .     '.    ..    V 


i^hu 


.altl,.,p 


the 


•Ihtre  are 
the  wife  of 
.fe  of  John 
,   tlieir  only 

"De"'b.y.  wife 


L.e;ah. 
Imrch 


for  40  years  or  more,  and  a  strict  rittendMut 
to  church  duties.  .She  was  burled  at  Mt. 
Zion,  the  funeral  bi'iiu:  conducted  by  Kfv. 
W.  S.  Hamlic.  .May  her  chri>tian-like  life 
lead  tlie  family  she  left  to  higher  .-.ttain- 
nieiil-^  in   the   -piriinal  life   that  they    may 


Mrs.  Cleuiciil  Uoopur  lJ..a<l. 
Ktbtcca  M.  Mol/.f-er,  wife  of  Clement 
Hooper,  daughter  of  Daniel  Melzger  and 
sister  of  Charles  li.  uud  Miss  Ijinda  Melz- 
ger, died  Sunday,  May  15,  aged  -18  years,  11 
months  and  3  days,  at  her  homo,  HI  Madi- 
son Street.  Mrs.  Hooper  died  of  a  comidi- 
cation  of  hiug  and  heart  tronbles,  thouyh 
htr  death  came  suddenly.  «ho  was  married 
to    .Mr.    Hooper    in     Irti'.t,    at    the  Met/yer 

hulPl-l,-;,d,  r.uu    OcTllpied    by   Wla.  ,Stn.l,l,ut, 


!■  '       :  1  „.r    in  the  Sunday 

;-  '•       "-  .  '   '    I  Uod       at       VVyo- 

:  >    :    :!.    .;, .     .;         .  .line  therefrom  in 

1"    ,.       -  I  Iter,  ^he  l;'ni;.-ht  school,  and  there 

.     .  <i'-eds   of  persons    in     UUktM-Karre, 

-n-.vn    up  and  married,  who  mceived 

'        •  t  education  at  her  hands.     Like  her 

:  ', -he  was  fond  of  goiii(,' about  dointr 

ud  was  a  welcome  vi-.itaiit    in  the 

■  .:,,s  of  snch  of  her  acipi  imtainces  as 

oue  o!  earth's  noblest  women,  and  there 
will  be  many  an  aching  heart  upon  hearing 
of  her  demi--.e.  Besides  her  father  and  hus- 
band, live  children  are  left  to  sorrow  for  a 
loving  and  indulyeut  mother— Cynthia, 
William,  Carrie.  Mary.  .Tuliet.  The  funeral 
took  place  Tue-day  at  -1  o'clock.  Interment 
iu  the  family  plot  in  Hollenback  Cemetery. 

Death  of  211  Octogcnarlau. 

Mrs.  Esther  McCarty.  of  Dallas,  whose 
husband  dif!  several  years  at'O,  died  on 
Ma>  2-2d  at  •:  m;i..  -ftr-r  t^vn  nr  t'r,...  n.^'ki' 
illness,    of    -■     :■:  .•:  ■        ■;-       .;■' '  ■ :     -^ 

had'titeii       ■     '  '.    'i-  ,;    '  .     /:'.,'.  i,'!d 

lived  h-ilr  .-  /   i-         ■    !  '  ...  .     ::i.a  :'..:,.  ..t  the 

time  of  h.  ■■  :■  ■    .:  ^  "f  at;o. 

Mr-.  .N:  ■(  .  I  larce  family  of 
childroi.  ■  :  '  .  lames  Kiley.  .Mrs. 
Kmilie  h>-  •■:.  i'.  '.  ,  II.  .M.-Carly.  Win. 
McCart-..  r  ■  '  >  ■  .i:  ■.<■:■■.  .,,c,r.), 
al!  of  i'  ■:  ,  .:  .,  I  ;  ■  .  .  >  '...:.  ,-.  H 
widow,  of  ;'■...■      1,                   .1  ,       !,    Mr- 

Carty,  ot  ^■.:  ■..-  :;  :■■  h,  -.'.'..  ■:  A  V.  .k 
plaee  Tuesday  at  2  pm.  at  the  Uallis  .M. 
K.  Church,  with  interment  in  the  Hdjoiuiug 
Cemetery,  


.w  of   Ti 


•  on  I 


:  oth> 


shoi 


Franklin  Township,  .May  14, 


Mehoupany.  — i'l 


TJiE  iiisrvincM.  i;i:toi:i). 


KOUT  OF  TUK  SIX  NATIONS. 


Sulllvuu'.s  Kx|.r<miou  iu  1T7(>-Tlie  Joiir- 
iihIs  uf  llio  Onlccrii  and  Celitoimlnl  I'ro- 
tocrtiliKH  lit  isrtl  About  to  be  I'libliKlicd 
by  th«  Stiito  ot  Now  York. 
MBJ.-Gen.  Jotm  Sullivan  and  llie  ofli- 
cers  who  nccompjiuicd  him  ou  his  expe- 
dition iigainst  the  Hix  Natious  of  ludiaus 
iu  1779  were  certniuly  amoiig  the 
luckiest  oues  of  the  Aineno.in  Revolmiouary 
war.  They  were  lucky  at  the  time  in  being 
detailed  to  perforin  a  task  in  which  the 
chances  were  uiauy  to  one  iu  favor  of  «in- 
iiiuK  fame  ut  tlie  least  exposure  to  daugc-r, 
lucky  in  the  time  of  year  selec'.ed  for  their 
expedition,  lucky  iu  having  been  set  upon 
the  Indians  at  a  time  when  the  latter 
were  poorly  prepared  to  oEFer  resistance, 
and  lucky  iu  having  been  given  authority  to 
exterminate  aa  they  went  along.  The  opera- 
tions of  these  Indians  and  their  Tory  leaders 
in  the  Mohawk  Valley,  in  Schoharie,  at 
Cherry  Valley  and  at  Wyoming  had  con- 
vinced the  American  commander  that  the 
most  humane  solution  of  the  Indian  prob- 
lem thou  under  consideration  was  to  wipe 
out  the  power  if  not  the  persons  of  those 
troublesome  New  York  tribes.  The  time 
selected  for  stril;ing  the  blow  was  in  eam- 
mer,  when  the  invading  army  would  be 
able  to  destroy  the  growing  as  well  as  the 
stored  supplies  of  the  enemy,  thereby  re- 
ducing to  want  whatever  number  might 
survive  the  sword.  The  exiiedition  started 
from  the  point  of  rendtzvous  on  the 
Susquehanna,  in  Pennsylvania,  iu  June, 
accomplished  the  object  of  its  mission,  and, 
returning,  arrived  at  the  point  of  departure 
iu  October.  Any  one  acquainted  with  the 
country  which  Sullivan's  army  traversed 
would  say  that  a  midsummer  journey  through 
it  must  be  a  pleasant  experieiice  under  the 
most  trying  conditions.  The  march  of  this 
military  command  was  a  picnic  compared 
with  the  average  experience  of  other  sections 
of  the  American  .\.rmy  of  the  Revolution. 
The  fame  of  the  expedition  would  be  secured 
by  the  fact  of  its  having  made  an  end  of  the 
power  of  the  Six  Nations,  but  it  was  pre- 
served for  a  perpetual  fire^cuce  by  the  liter- 
ary zeal  and  industry  of  the  subordinate 
olUoers  of  the  command. 

'I'he  good  luck  of  the  expedition  followed 
it  after  the  war  and  is  still  with  it.  'Ihe 
many  ininnto  and  accurate  joaruals  fell  into 
the  right  hands  for  their  preservation  and 
now,  after  more  t!iiu  .i  iiuudrtil  ytir.,  the 
conditions  for  tl.rir  ;■  -.'  .;,;.t  i..  ■  ,  .i:.;  m 
book   form   ari       •       ,  ,    ,     ,  I :, 

1879  centeniiii.l    ■  /  :  ~ 

march  were  hi'l.i  ;.;!.,> ,i  :■■.  i.\  -  .:\<ni.[ 

the  line,  notably  .,i  1.1,1.11.,.  i,,,,  ft- li,,-  i,:.-c 
important  eugageuieat  was  hud  with  the  In- 
dians; at  Waterloo,  i 


icommeiuorutiouof  the 


events  in  Geneva  County;  at  (Seneseo,  the  ul- 
timate point  of  the  maroli,  and  at  Aurora 
on  Cayiura  Lake,    the    site   of   one    of  the 


Mi  -  .  <  :,  'i  '.;lis  ol  iJri.-knny  iiuU  bara- 
l(i.  ,,  '  .  .  1  iMHi.ding  of  the  State  at 
i;i'       ■  i;    1       !  an  item  of  >.^000  was 

piu  111  '  '  '11 'j  liill  to  pay  for  the  publi- 
caliuii  <it  t.'io  pfjcii'dings  of  the  Sulliv.an 
i-flobratioiis  and  llio  journals  kept  by  the 
ollicors  of  the  expedition,   but   Gov.  Cleve- 

be  colk'Ot.Vi  'i,:,,t  i'-Mi  ;"  !  ,,r  ■  ilV.i-'ut 
public  in;i  ■'  •  , 

In  ISb.'.a  -    ,      ,     '  ,  ,    !■    ;  ,,..   -  ,     1,1, 

lication  \\  .i-  i,  ■.  i  i";  .,  - 1  '■,,.  .i  1  ■,  1 .  iv. 
Hill.  ThbCuiiiiHiu.iL-r  iL-iu-edLj  iu-niiiL  ihe 
work  to  go  oil,  however,  becau.-e  the  amount 
to  bo  expended,  £,'),000,  was  not  specilically 
appropriated.  Last  year  this  defect  was 
rn:iuil;,-ci  l.y  p';,(iiig  the  amount  iu  the  re- 
l:m  :■  S:  1;  I, ill.  Tliese  records  could  not 
w,  ii    !■     I     '  :!   •.  i\    by    private    enterprise. 

11' '-  )1  might  be  to  have  them 

ill  nr.  ,  ;;,:,  :ii. . I  :iuthentioform,  they  would 
not  iiu,ki!  a  buck  for  popular  sale.  It  was 
therefore  fortunate  for  the  Sullivan  expedi- 
tion that  the  Governor,  who  was  to  approve 
of  the  appropriation,  was  a  native  and  life 
resident  6f  the  region  through  which  the 
march  was  made.  Ho  had  a  personal  pride 
in  putting  the  record  in  book  form,  .\nother 

publishing  this  re'-or!  i'.-'-,:>  ,,-■::.;•:■,  .r-.d 
promptly  is  that    i(    '     ■     -       ■;  •  T:t 

Deputy  Secretary  lii  !  ,  .     -., 

Jr.,  a  resident  of  ."   :       .1      .    :,.    .;..■.     o- 

thiug  of  an  eutliu.-),.  L  ui;  li:c  lii..lu.-j  ui  tiio 
Six  Matious. 

Mr.  Willers  is  now  reading  the  proofs  o£ 
the  volume,  which  is  published  under  con- 
tract by  Knapp,  Peck  i  Thomson,  of 
Aaburn.  It  will  be  a  book  of  over  700 
pages,  printed  and  bound  iu  popular  book 
form.  'I'he  editorial  supervision  primarily 
is  in  charge  of  Gen.  John  S.  Clark,  of 
Aubnrn,  wno  has  enriched  the  text  with 
abundant  foot-notes  which  throw  much 
clear  and  usei'ul  side-light  on  the  uarative. 
TiiLT,'  ■.•.•■V  :_'  ■>  u.^iiuct  journals  by  Sullivan's 
I'.i  -.  :-  :  -'  '  I  iiiem  are  for  the  most  part 
tl  i  : .  ■  \  .  .iMiig  the  condition  of  the 
li  '  '     .  ;  ;i:fe   marched,   the   state  of 

t: :■■    -.  :,       i'l  tlie   kind  ot  country  met 

«.:   ..  -   .  .  ■■      .:        r-:  -.:;  'it.-v  full.      It 

rJid  their 

'  I  ■     .    .    >      :    :    ■  ...  iicratioua 

'..•'  1:'.  I  ■  ■  M'.  ,-  10  :  1-,/  .r.  ,.'  ■:  .t.  Hesides 
ll.c  j,)i,ii..i.^  Li,f  Om,.!.  vmII  ei.ui  iiu  accounts 
ot  llie  ceiileiJiiial  celubralionsof  lb79,  steel 
portraits  of  the  principal  otlicera,  including 


TiiF.  llisToHiCAi.  }:rc(il;li. 


Oen.S-,M, ■.-,,(-..'„  ,'  .-,.        I    :   ;-,-:  ,,. ;; 

(liiPti '!  1    '    '         '■,'■■  I  ':'',   , 

from  II. .•  ^■-  .   ..:.    ■    :    -   !■,    ..        •    ■  -      - 

h^V.c:-'  M-..-'  -•■  ..  ■•  .!..■  li.-:,r,-Kii," 
now  Alhen--,  I';:.;  Col.  I'l.ili;.  '.  o-.i  Cc.u.-l- 
Inud,  Col.  I'ctflr  Gansovoort  and 
otliors;  also  a  most  valuable  fedtnro 
in  tlio  sliape  of  maps  of  llie  umiu 
inarch  and  tlio  most  important  of  the  snb- 
fcxpcditious  into  the  uounlry  of  the  Sonecas 
and  Caj'ugas.  Those  maps  are  not  dedac- 
tions  from  the  text  of  the  journals.  They 
nre  fao  similies  of  maps  made  by  the  geo- 
graphers and  surveyors  of  the  expedition. 
The  route  of  the  luam  march  and  the  divtr- 
nion  through  the  Cayuga  country  were 
measured  by  the  chain  of  the  surveyor  who 
accompanied  the  army,  and  accurate  maps 
were  made  and  preserved.  In  reading 
these  journals  and  examining  the  maps 
one  13  surprised  to  see  how  the  dis- 
tances and  comments  on  the  country, 
then  a  forest  save  where  the  Indians 
had  their  coru-Celd.s  and  their  vesetabie- 
gardens,  tally  with  the  more  accurate 
surveys  of  rectiu  tin  ..  .  TV  ;  .;",,  size, 
character,  and  p  :'.  ;  i  -  ;  .  :....■  ition 
of  the  lakes  fn  ,:    i     ^  -  i  ir  as 

Sullivan  marcl.*  ...:,;  .  ,  ,  ;,  ...  .  ■.  torth 
with  an  accur.a.,  ,.i...M  ,i  ii  :.^,^..i.,.,  .>^r  .-ub- 
seipieut  oxolorors  and  piouiur^  to  add. 
Throughout  the  journals  the  ori^jiual  no- 
menclature and  orthography  have  been  pre- 
served. 

Gen.  John  Sullivan  was  engaged  in  tlie 
thioUest  of  the  tight  for  .\mcrican  mdfpeud 
euce,  but  his  name  uii;,'ht  not  he  rfiiiember- 
ed  before  some  of  \ni  ,•.-..">•••  r,  f  ,i  ,,,  ..r„  ,,,,t 
connected  wil'.i  i I  :-    1    ■■     ■-  ■:   •'■   ^i 

Nations  for  i    i  ;.  ::  1 .  ■  .    :  t 

first  Americ'ii.  t  ■        :  -      ^ 

sistance  to  Ct,!'  I.;i:.  >-.  I!.,-  v,  -  i-.  !',•- 
ceuibei,  1774.  near  I'ort  iiiuiith.  .N.  11  ,  the 
Uuccmber  before  the  battle  of  Lexiugtou. 
Ho  wn"  born  ill  lierwicK,  Maine,  February 
17,  1740,  and  was  bred  a  lawyer.  la  177;', 
he  was  appointed  Bri^-adier  General. 
The  next  year  he  went  to  Canada  with 
a  reinforcement,  and  by  reason  of  Ins  suc- 
ce-isos  he  was  commis.-.oiifd  a  Majjr-Gtn- 
eral  in  .\u-uM,   ITT''      II,  ,;.,!  .rood  work  in 


-handled  with  the 


UtU- 


Havn;.  .  - 
in  r.',,;,  ho  vv,.-  .,  . 
division.  In  r..-. 
Stalen  I.-land,  comiu 
Aiiiorioan  forces  at 
victory  over  the  Br 
but  wa-  afterwards  i 


cap- 
Liton, 


sioii  and 
left  ill  17 

to  17S!; 


and  its  hue  of   )i.  .  - 
tionary  territory  "i    ' 
west,  except  as  k,  >: 
country     through  v.  , 
marched      must      alv 
charming       scenery, 
and    the    contentme! 
of    its    people.     Fro 
junction   of  tlie   \'.  •.- 1 
the  Chemung   Rn.- 
but    fertile.     Kr.in 


.      ,       ■  .lo  on  the 

.    <  .  ,>iu.     The 

:'-;■   ;< jlUian  army 

be      noted      for 

and  intelligence 
Wjuiian-  to  the 
:   '     -  .  :    umun   and 


jf  tlu 


Y,.il 


Tin:  iiisTii/;icAL  hkcouik 


born  hiid  order«  to  follow  Cnyi 

u-n  Lake  on 

Presideut  Pierce  for  two  ya^i.-Eirclimme. 

either  side  to  iIh  liend  aud  tlieuc 

e  to  proceed 

The   fore <,'oiiis  from   the  lost  isnne  of  the 

acroBS  couiitrv  Hiid  j^.iu  the  in  li 

1  ;.iwiy  -It  or 

Milford,  I'll.,  'Ui-fttf,  Ri-.pe:'.rs  to   jire^eut  ii 

near  ;<..v,,..wn,  ik.w  i:iiniru,     r 

.1     linll^-i  ..<! 

, „    ,„,,   n,n>-h  i-.v-l  iM.tovy.     The  tau- 

th..r:..l   .,  ;,    ,,1     (.,;•:      1.     1  .     , 

:•:  -  ,     -,,    :    1  I..  '    1    ..  ,■    '    ^  ..  ,.:■,  when  it  is 
-     ;.     ,                                      '          ■■   v.riter  has 

ftllM'i     .,!•,'.                 '                  i                               \ 

,1       \:'-    .1,. 

....;■,,                                  ■•-.  l..rS!imnel 

nov,   -i(-   Ii)    !  M  ■    1  i!  .■      i'r  .   :■:,>:    .i;h'T       (i:!    ill  i 

There  he  expected  to  be  joined  by 
Col.  Deerboru,  but  the  two  detachments 
did  not  rmnile  till  Ihiy  iuin^.d  tin;  iiiuin 
army  on  tl..'  i;.';;.  :.:.  .'.!.•.:.:  i.->.  i.i;.  - 
south  of  Itl:,  .'       I  :      .    1  ;.  '1 

expedition  (■;:  i .        .  ■  i 

the  army  w.i  i      ■/.',:.'.  m 

sovoort's    M'-'  i    ',11,    uciir  ^>ew- 

town,  ajoUii;  ,i  aiier  which  the 

march  baok  i  .  ■  .  -,    larthsr  service 

WHS       euei-i      ..,,,  ..iilishcd.        The 

journals  of  tlu-  u....:^..,  ii^Li^Uon  a  minor  ex- 
pedition that  was  .^ent  up  the  Chemung  val- 
ley, while  the  mam  army  was  waiting  at 
Kewlowu  for  the  Cayuga  Lake  eipodition, 
todislodce  any  Indians  that  might  bo  found 
as  far  west  as  Painted  Post. — H.  U.  C.  in 
New  York  Evening  I'ost,  Albany  Letter. 

The  SIcrKlilhsaie  Mixed. 

A  writer  in  i!  il.i.  i.-.le  IndcprndrnI 
says  the  rcui:,!-      "i    <  inuol  Meredith, 

whom     X'rr  :  ;  :ion     appointed 

United  Statt  -  1  :■  -  ;•■  .:.  i  whom  Thomas 
Jefferson  complimmtf  a  1  jr  his  integrity,  lie' 
buried  at  liolmout,  Wayne  ('o.,  Pa.,  iu  a 
grave  unmarked  by  any  tittinf;  memorial, 
and  this  writer,  after  lamenting  this  sad 
fact,  says: 

"You  will  allow  mo  tn  ^a-.  that  history  informs 
rue  that  ^aIllnel  McT.-.lita  was  horn  in  Philadel- 
phia in  1771',  an.l  .-.Inr-r,.,!  ,;,    t!L.<  t_-niv,-.|-ity  of 


I.I    ■   ,  ','i.'   Im   !.■  ■■   ii  ',■,  in;:  I  •■Lli  the  sou 

^.   Capl.    Graham,  of    this  city.      Sam- 
.Vlerodith     was      treasurer      of      the 


'    examina- 

■■.     Hisde- 

... ,     ..  l.nce  of  the 

...J,  i>  -.aid  never  to 

to  him  or  his  de- 


scendants. 


J. 


Desrendaiit  of  a  Pioneer  F.imily. 
John  S.  .Marcy  was  born  Nov.  1,  1831,  in 

Marcy  Township,  aud  has  lived  there  all  his 
life,  with  the  exception  of  3  years  when  in 
the  late  war.  Mr.  Marcy's  family  consisted 
of  tight  children,  four  of  whom  are  living. 
Oue  is  the  wife  of  Charles  Marcy,  of  .Marcy 
Township,  Lackawanna  County:  another  is 
thewiteof  P.  .M.  Couniff,  of  \Vilkts-Barre, 
and  J.  W.  Marcy,  of  Kingston,  and  M.  G. 
Marcy,  liviu;i;  jii  home.  .John  Marcy's 
t'rnn'i'TH'tln"-  «•■'-  l^v  '^if-  of  libenezer 
_\l  ■.■  .  .:  .!  ■•'•.-.'  J  .  •  ,  ■:,  ,^„a  Cou. 
t     '      -  ■    .  -       ■  .     ,  ,,nn.,  after- 


'  jfe  was   a'm.-'.ii    of '"'.-nVr^'ran.l  'lui-t  auVl  .hu'd'at 
Trenton,  N.  J.,  in  March,  ISao." 

Washington  was  first  iuau.jurated  as  Presi- 
dent in  April  17»'.i.  when  Mr.  Meredith,  ac- 
cording to  the  above,  was  only  10  years  old 
aud  ratiier  young  to  be  treasurer  of  the 
Ignited  t^tates.  At  the  beginnius;  of  Wash- 
ington's second  term,  .Mr.  .Meredith  could 
have  been  only  14,  and  vvhon  Washington 
finally  retired  only  18.  \\heu  the  "Fath.rr 
of  his  Country"  died,  .Mr.  .Merediti.  could 
not  have  been  many  months  over  liO  year.s 
old.  The  Wayne  County  antiiinarian  has 
either  got  his  dates  wrong  or  made  -Mr. 
Meredith  treasurer  at  the  wrong  time.  That 
wortliy  lived  long  enough  to  have  been 
treasurer  under  I're^ident  Taylor— when 
William  .M.  .Meredith,  of  Philadelphia,  w.i.s 
eeoretary  of  the  Treasury— or   even   under 


wife  gave  birtu  to  a  child  on  Pocouo  -Mc 
tain,  which  she  named  Thankful.  lhi\ 
subsequently  returned  to  \\yoming  \  a 
Thauiaul  died  at  the  age  of  ly. 


w.is  bor 
aged  11 
twenty 


.lliikust  a  Nonafjenarian. 

Lt'atawissa  News  Item.] 
Elizabeth  -Muuson,  mother   of  D. 
in,  died  at  hersou's  in  Franklin  lov 
>u  'I'hur-day,    the   ."'th   in-t.,   after 


rill-:  uismmcM.  i.-hcoi; 


rLi-(l.-rt..tl„>l:,Uu.r.J 

I  doubt  if  aiiytliiii;,'  makes  a  deeper  im- 
Iiroiisiou  oil  tho  .\oaiJn  Diac  the  glory  of  tlio 
lirsl  <lancin<,'  Hchool.  If  any  exception  bo 
liil:en  to  this  assertion,  all  I  can  say  iu  re- 
turn is,  I  am  speaking  for  myself. 

The  first  teacher  I  had  the  honor  of  iierform 
iug  under  was  a  sedate  aeiitlen,r!B  by  the 
name  of  Tobias,  from  Lancaster.  That  city 
city  had  pjroduced  some  disliunnifhcd  men, 
but  in  my  view  none  tcjual  to  Mr.  Tobias. 
11«  was  a  man  of  good  presence,  good  man- 
ner, had  the  use  of  his  heeis,  and  was  a 
medinm  violinist. 

I  think  it  was  in  li-3n,  he  opened  his 
school  Bt  Mcr^ran's.  on  the  iresi-iit  site  of 
Mr.  Darling's  uwellius  in  Wilkts-liarre  and 
another  at  .\therton"s  hotel  in  P!j  mouth. 
To  get  all  out  of  the  tl.-.tit;  thai  wii?  in  it,  J 
attended  both.  It  \\i>  iii.  ( ..-.\  r  ;  '.tt  r,  or,  a 
good  horse,  tfi  furd  tl:t  'l^■'  ;.i  !':\r.ii;th, 
pass  up  through  theii.n  :h.  ;. I  ,  ;  ,  ,  ,  l.~  li-t., 
and  thence  ou  to  Moil:. 11:-.  !■  :'  i  ^li-rr 
stormy  ones,  or  evcL  ;.  i:.''  li-ii,  v  - 
no  hindrance  to  an  si;  !  :.  .,'  :l,  u;  ]•.', 
in  search  of  l;nov.-ltd.,i.  .Mii  ;■•;;;,■<].!■.- 
fels  of  the  county  ?ea'L  ;.i.-  :  ..  i:ir  -■■'., .-o'. 
This  probably  had  .-oii;v  \>fiL:iii;  loc  ilitiL 
class  of  young  ladies  has  never  been  excel- 
led. 

After  this,  probably  the  outcrop  of  Mr. 
Tobius'  laborers  amoiif.-st  us.  there  was  the 
annual  ball  on  the  t22d  February  at  the 
I'hoenix.  To  this  c.-.me  the  notables  of  Ber- 
wick, Danville,  Bloom,  Tunkhimnock  .and 
other  outlying  cities. 

I'orter,  the  memorable  landlord  of  the 
riioenix,  brd  what  was  called  a  spring  floor. 
It  was  over  tiie  long  dmincr  room  and  sup- 
ported only  at  the  sides  of  tl-,e  apartment. 
The  combined  tramp  ot  many  feet,  in  time 
with  tho  band,  produced  a  v;i>ratory  motion 
Fomethimj  like  thi;  teeter  of  a  buckboard. 
It  always  ffeii.id  h  ?,.mi  :l.;r  ti  :r..-,  the  whole 
affair  diii:':  fr-;:h  J-v>,  -.v^:--  i!--  n--"  frrirht. 

Thi*-!;  '?•  r  ,-:  -•.  ■  --;:•!  ■:  -■■'  -.-r! 
of    thi'    li  i:.r   .•.•.;;;.•.:  ■     ■•>■■    .-:i 

mentuiT;  '.:  .■'  .  ■.  .".■  :  i  i.  ■.;  ■'.!.■  .  i  i,-; 
were  tht -l;lv-,  -^v-  c-:  Mr.  LvL;..-.  i.':ur 
school,  very  l^ir^je  a:id  sacce— ful,  was  at  the 
Dennis  Hotel,  where  is  now  tho  National 
Bank. 

Mr.  Morton,  from  Philadelphia,  was  a 
very  pu'.it  .,•  :  ■:.  ■.  :■  .  -hort  o;  build,  yellow 
haired.  :'    -.  .  .  u  and  frolic^omn  on 

his  le.:-  ;.-  ^  '.'..    I  nevtr  look  at  the 

pictme  L,:  1'.  .  -ih  oratorical  attitude, 

but  it  rcminU-  :r.e  ot  .Morton.  .Mr.  Jones,  pn- 
contra,  was  a  very  sliiu  'oatii;  ?ontleman. 
Nature  must  have  had  a  fiddler  iti  view, 
when  draftinf;  tlie  plans  ano  specincations 
of  his  m;'.kt.::p.  He  )iid  the  most  deiicate  .>f 
hands,  with  CUijers  like  straws.    How  could 


he  be  ( Iso  than  a  jirimc  mauiiiulalor  of  the 
slriui.-V:' 

1  fi:pl  "SO  it  would  i:e  proper  lo  seek  par- 
d(jn  lor  makini;  refc  rence  to  maiters  of  snrh 
minor      importance,      kiiowiuj:     that       tho 

barbaric  nsa^'es  of  our  anceslors.  (lur  more 
favored  lasses  of  ■th"  pre-t  hi  ilay  will  searco 
thank  me  f..,-  ,- i;;,,^;  ,.fr  their  altcntion 
from  thcL-.  -  ■■.  :  ■  :  '  :  ...  the  wait/,  and 
other  mall    i  ,  i     ;        .  i.  the    tid<- of  re- 

form.     l;nl  ,    :■   ,      ..     II,,    l/i^l,,i  ,riil  j;.r- 


'Jlic   I'cderHl  CiiUMitulioii. 

J^enusylvania  was  the  first  of  Iho  lar^'o 
States  to  adopt  the  Federal  Constitution. 
The  .■ycitemi  n;  it  called  forth   w.as  intense, 

:■.!  '!  -   ■  "   I         '  t   tho  day   were   liiltd   with 
i.l  :■  iiiiiig  it.     In   tl.e-e  papers 

--'lii'    ■■     ''        !i  ii.-l  entire)  the  deb;iles  in 
t:,       1  -1     ("Convention     called    to 


The 

th.t    fui 


\\h: 


deb, 


U'ht  1 


of 


a  siimio  si'eech.  Uhatciillea  t<,;!ti  tlicse 
reuiarks  does  j.ot  a[,(.ear;  m.r  ar.-  tho  views 
of  the  minority  of  the  ou-,  i-nluiii.  wliioh 
embody  the  very  spirit  of  .-iibii.iaent  amend- 
ments to  the  Cou-iili:iKiii,  ijiveu  at  all. 
It  was  hoped  that  upon  tho  centtnni  1 
anmvcr-ary  of  th.;  a,l,jpn,,ii  of  thi  Coii-ti- 
trti:,,;i  I ',,1,  :--'..,■  ,■:  i  .  ..•  ,,, , ,vi -ion  for 
c,,;       ■  :    ■  I  :•,■.,    ■  ",  ii;:  show- 

i:  J    ;    ■  .  ,  ■    :    i;     .  led  to 


she  set   in    rLi;oj!.i/inL:    the    oleums  of  the 
smaller    States   made   the    adoption  of  tho 
Con.>titiition  po.-sible. 
Ihe  Hi-ioruMi    Society    of    I'ennsylvania 

ily 


ibli.h 

•bUos 


THE  Ul^TOIUCAL  l:Eirii:l). 


Hi.rMH«t„Ktl.r  I- 


'I'ho  Inst  roKiilnr  moctius  of  the  Wyoniiui,' 
Historiciil  iiiiii  GcoloRicil  Society  tield  lu 
tlio  old  room-;  look  jilace  May  13,  I'res- 
idout  E.  ]j.  Dnna  m  tlje  chair.  A  largo 
linmbor    of  mcmhor^    v.cre  pre.=.cnt. 

Gen.  Dana  aiinoiiDCud  th.it  tho  raeetint.' 
WHB  for  the  jmrpone  of  discussing  Iheiiropo- 
sition  to  remove  into  tho  old  First  I'rcsby- 
terian  chnrch. 

From  tho  discussion  which  followed  later 
in  the  evouini;  it  «■■<«  obvious  that  the  pur- 
pofieoftlio  mcelinft  was  a  surprise  to  mo.st 
of  tho  members  present,  and  little  prepara- 
tion had  been  made  to  discuss  it. 

The  Bocretary,  Sheldon  Remolds,  read 
from  the   societj's   recent    correspondence. 

\Vm.  R.  Maflet  was  projiosed  for  member- 
ship by  Dr.  iDsham. 

(ludtjo  Dana  ukuU-  tlie  inftenroloyical  report 
forTi'li.      'ii'iTi.     I' i    !':.-,     :>   the  avera^'e 


cabii 

dPp:. 


Stead. 
Carrie 
Mr. 
the  so( 
self  a 
by    h, 


■ ■:    i-o  Dsler- 

.-  /i'    i '  t.     .ludaa 

1  and  t  e  new  one,  i;un.-i.^liUR  of  ttio 
committee,  be  appointed  in  their 
Mr.  .\therton  seconded  the  motion. 

Cdward  Welles  hoped   the  library  of 

,iity  would  be   put  in  an  alcove  by  it- 

d   would     not   lose    its  individuality 

11.-    ^r.ilhrfd    about    tho    (islcrhouL 

.1 1 .   i,'  ,11. Ids  announced   that  all 

■  M   publications  of  the  so- 

•  I   be  kept  in  their  room.s 


Mr.  Reynolds 
mont  and  Sta 
the  reference 
library.      Mr. 


tompc:,.;:,-         -■'■  : 

:           _      .-;   rain   fall 

amend  that  thiMinL'ti:    :  .             ,  ■                ,  t 

3  47.1n.,;,       . 

r      ■   -Kowfall  8;i- 

committee  with  pcv  .     !  >    -         \          ,,  - 

inches.     1  ;      ■. 

. '        :  ■    t^mpera- 

sion  by  .I'id-..  Wo-.jJ'.    .  ,:    <   .  :,.  i              ■  .ml 

1    -4-100 

the  pre-id.-ui,  the    ai,,ti...,iu  i.t  ,a,M    i„Ml....n 

inches;  deptli  u'      . 

'■  '■'..-      For 

wore  withdrawn  and  Iho  luatter  was  referred 

Apiil,   aver;i-.     •. 

to    the    cbinet    committee     and    Mr.    E. 

rain    fall    'J   !•    i     •    : 

'      ,              -:.....           ..    '.1  '! 

Welles,     .\djourned  to  meet  on  Friday  even- 

inches.    Th.-.-:. 

,.        ■                   ,    "■  ;■  of 

in.".  .Inn.- ;i. 

lS'8t3-7  bi    „,  .m:        ■. 

1  !.i    r-::  .       ■.!     t:  .■    v. ,[•.■:■    I'oi  tributors 

Nov.,l>-    ..  '    :•  .-  .    ;  1 

Jan.,  1--.      .;.        .i 

..!■  -■     <     :.      \  ■,  '•'     i!  ■  ,       ...       I'v.'U  ten- 

March,   1--',.    ::  :•  1  1 

r   ■.:;[..••    ^    .■  :                         .  v,'cre  a? 

9:;(in.;he-:totil  n 

inclle.-.     The    hcr.virst 

l-li  .                  .■         ..'...,.■..  -instate 

snow  fall  in  April  sim 

L-e  April  20,    18r.7  oc- 

H.    ■    .    ..     :   -  .     -    ,,    1'    .  1   .   ■      .      .   :    .   .!:.    C.   J. 

curred  April  IS.  16-7. 

11...    ,  .,,     1,           i     :..    ,.  :             -    :.,rinten- 

Mr.  Reynold-  r.  p..r 

ted  that  the  O^lt.rhout 

d..n!  .-•  ]■        .■  .     '      .1,     ..    ..      \.        ,   Amt-ri- 

tru3  ecs  had  a^-r,  .   :  I 

i_-i,  '•!  [i.--    -■  j'l  :> 

'  '      1.  .'.          -  ■  ■.     ■  .     .  '.       ■■.  .■      .;     t',- 

the  use  of  thpl.       .,- 

1    •    .1      ;    -      .!.'         .'  '             .    -                   .  •       ■   ■-  ■  ,     1  1  . 

thochurch,  wl,;r  .  v  ;  , 

.1      :           ..        '   ■            :        i       .   .              .-■,■.■ 

cy  in  July.     Mr.    ',    :  i 

'.■••.  i  .  ii^.'         '   .   .   .   ■        \.      ,                 ,      :.    ,,i        ,•  .■•  ir 

sugirested  that    1'  ,' 

.vl.d            \:A     ,i,  ..i  ■   .'.           .-                               ...-i  Ku  n 

portion  (jf  it,  1 . 

,  ,     u-t.;-r!iuut 

Scnnce  A.-.-u.-iati...t  ,    i     ,.          -  ■    -.  lion.   J. 

library.     Tht-u-o. 

,          :    State   pnbli- 

A.  Scranton.  I.  \.  >■           ,  ii     !.;;,;.  W.  A. 

cations,  about:. 

.    p.irliciilarly 

Wilcox.    Indiana    11                   -      ..    v.  K.  H. 

would     bB    brlt     ■ 

•       i          .       ti    r    (l-'.ThoUt 

t'ha-e.  CanaJi'ia  !■-     :  ,  ■       \-    -       n    <;..,- 

librar.\   Vv;-.:  \.    :■  ■ 

.'    ;    .     ;  1  :-■    .: mI 

grat. ideal  Society,  i:;   .      :   .  :      ,.,■■..,;.  :^. 

Socieu.      Ii      •.•     : 

.   .     .■  .     i        •                 M'|.,.|y 

1!.  Lynch,  Owen  1'-    I        ,:    .    1'         .          :  .,: 

iuforp,;' 

th-  Interior.  W.  (i.    s              .  ,:    .       -i     .     •, 

in   the    p>, ,•,..,„    ,.,i    il, 

■■   '■•■ ''■■    1    ....!:i;.;    ,a 

('oniecticut  Acadini,    ,.    ',-■-      .  .i  -    .      ..  ,. 

apart  fur  lli'  sdcu-tj. 

Dr.  U-    11.    Sharp,-.    \  ir.,-Pi;:,    Ui-P^rn-d  So- 

Judge Dana  gave  a 

reminiscent  sketch  of 

ciety,  Bangor    Historical   Socii-ty.  Secretary 

the  growth  of   the  society  and  p.-ild  it  a  -en- 

Internal    Arlairs  J.  S.  Africa,   Tnited   St.-.tes 

iu-llioi.  .It  Which  11  h.is 

ClLOlogical  Stirvej.  Atneric.in  Geological  So- 

nrrived.     He    an     m. 

'■   1    ':.  '.'    ihf  chief  ob- 

cietv,  I.  1>.  Hand,  C.  D.    Collet   ot    London, 

ject  of  the  prt-.  .  ;    ■ 

:-  to   discuss 

A.    H.    Dickson,   l.v.'.,;;u-    CvviJ;  E.ri,re.<.s. 

and  take  action       :    .,: 

TfltfhiuH;  K.  Baur  A,  Son,  J.  C.  Coon.  A.  E. 

from  the  pre-ii.i    ■,  . 

r'h:V.       lil^'fir't'thh;^ 

Foou-,  W.  D.  Averell.  I'erciva.l  GassHi,  Coni- 

to   bo   done  1-.   lu  tu-i 

a  pi-.n    o:     the    ifo-t 

mis-ioner  of   Patents,  'I'ravMlers'  In-iirauce 

economicil    adju-luir 

nt  practu-.tblc    for  the 

Company,  Iowa  lli-lorical  Society,   (leorge 

ueed3   of   the   e-ociety 

.     'J'he  removed  of  tho 

W.  Lnug,  Mrs.  S.  Horton,  Hon.  E.  L.  Dana. 

The  Historical.  Record 


A   MOXTlliA-    PUIiLICATION 


DKVCriKD    PRlvCU'Ar.I.V 


AND  CONTIGUOUS  TERRITORY 

WITH 

NOTES    AND    QUERIKS 

])IOGKA)'i;iCAL.    AXTIOUARIAX,    GENEALOGICAL 

o 

EDITED  FA-  F.  C.  JOHNSON,  ^I.  D. 


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In'linn  Rriics  in   Lad.a-,s::nna  Valloy,  yO?-. //.  //:;///,./iv '49 

A  W'ilkos- Havre  I'trjui  of  \%.\\ 'S^* 

OrsMniz.i'ii.Q  or  First  Coun  in  Lu'.crnc,  C.  nen  Jrhnsoi: 15' 

riicteono  Shovvt,'!-  of  i $33,  .V.  Pcf!('u.^:u- ' 5 - 

Pioneer  Church  o!' Lackawanna  Con  my >  jj 

Wvominc  Hifioiica!  Soci-t\-  Accept  O'stci li on t  ]icqncr.t '-5-1 

•••Aqua"  in  Indian  Na:i!us,'C.  /^  ///// '55 

Dr.  Silas  1?.  Robin.^nn's  Oavc,  Dr.  II.  HoUistcy 1  59 

Stella  of  Lacls-;\wanr;a's  Poems '39 

The  Mcrcditli  Family i "^  1 

Famine  in  Wyomini'^  Valley  in  1748 161 

Conimemoratioii  of  Mass.i.ero  of  Wvoming I'^i 

CalcV,  E.  Wright's  Latest  Novel. .  .■. if>4 

Corner  Stone  of  First  Prebhylorian  Church   Laid I'^'S 

Wvouiine  Historical  So'~iety  Meetings '  Sl-i'"' 

Dr'.  Parke's  Tribut.'  to  Mrs.  Cornelia  Lutler K'^S 

Hill  Family  Reunion  at   Sunbury if^9 

Historical  Magazines  Received i"  1 

Notes  — 

Relics  of  fuillivan's  March 132 

Smallest  Man   in   tl^e  WovM 153 

A  Church  Luildin;^  .Vccident  of  1S30 '55 

Specimen  of  Paper  a  lumdred  years  old I35 

The  In<;ha:r.  Hou=o  Und.cr^oing  Demolition 15'^ 

The  DeadofElv  Pest.  G.  A.  R 15^ 

Chandler Familv  Gcnealoirv i<^'0 

New  York  Currency  in  1854 if'O 

Fourth  of  Julv  60  ve.trs  a<;o iC- 

Two  Lackawanr.a  Old  Citizens u'2 

Presbyterian  Church   Recollections if'- 

Moravian  Anni\ei>>  rv  at  Bctldehem '-^'9 

Mr.  HoUenback's  Gift  to  i^ollenback  Cemetery 1 70 

A  Presbyterian  Centennial ^l"^' 

Expenses  of  Runninij;  Luzerne  County i7'"| 

CoL  Jacob  Rice's   Golden  Weddiu'^-.'. 170 

Wills  of  Mrs.  S.  S.  j;ep;iet  ^nd  NL^s  IClLn  Ru;:er 171 

Disputed  B..>undarv'  bef.veen  Luzerne  and  Lackav.-anna 171 

Deaths— 

Thomas  Ttu.\ton   Sl;.ctmi ijf' 

Hon.  David  Lowei.ber.; 1 5  7 

Areh  G.  Hull I37 

Mrs.  Annetia  Williams 157 

Rev.  Geo.   D.  Stroud 167 

Cornelia  Richards  Butler 1^7 

Sarah  Slv  I Vnnet 160 

Rev.  W.  \V.  Turner 169 


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KEI.ICS    OF    TIIK    KED     MliN 


hi-    rtl 


Footprint*  of   tUo    lutliaus  li 
wauua  Valley-Dr.  irolUs 
of  Twenty  Tliousaud  Sppcilnen^. 
ISciunton  Truth. J 
Dr.   Hollifter's   cabiuet  of    liidi;"'.n   relics 
contains  ^0,000  specimens,  mo«t  of  which 
were  picked  up  along  the  Lackiiwanua  Val- 
ley.    The  owner's  intimate  knowledge  of 
Indian  language  aiid   customs  invests  thi.s 
rare  collection  with  nu  added  interest,  and 
makes  it  an  excellent   history  of  the  Red 
race  who  a  little  more  than  a  century  ago 
held  complete  possession  of  tin?  place,  now 
the  great  centre  of  the  anthracite  industry — 
covered  with   beauty  on   its  face,  aud  lined 
with  rich  treasures  in  its  bosom.     The  writer 
spent  several   hours  recently  in  the  doctor's 
cabinet-room  with  great  plc^-urt-  and  j 
The  Doctor  treas 
would    his    gold.     TIih 
pots  of  stone  and  bnrm 
pacifies;   pestles    of    1  - 
delicate  fmiah;  ogricaU 

stone,  aud  of  every  pos-iHe  variety  for 
cultivating  tobacco,  corn,  etc.;  war  imple- 
ments of  a  formidable  character,  cumpris- 
ilig  spear  points  ton  incr,LS  in  k-DcIii,  aud 
still  a.  k^.i.  ■:-.:.  ,.  .;-■  -;  ,-  -  .'.  -,  .  ■  .^N 
for  kilh',.-  ■■.;  <   .  ■       i  i  •    ■■■  ^ 

"blo(iLi>    I  -,   •  .  ■   ■      -   ;         ■■-.:■: 

amulet-,  •  •.'i:r    r.      •      ,:.  i   !.-    .1-      .'  .i  -■..  '.■  . 

from  danger  and  di-^uHfe,  be-iat-  evtrj  kiud 
of  implement  of  silex  or  stone,  .-uch  as  wa- 
fashioned  and  u^sed  in  tl^is  ro^jiun  a  little 
more  than  a  hundred  yc;-.rs  ago  when  tiie 
Delaware  nnd  Mousey  tribes,  who  were 
tributary  to  the  famous  Six  Nations,  held 
.sway  here. 

Among  the  quaint  and  curious  articles 
that  attract  attention  is  a  highly  elaborate 
stone  pipe,  repre--eutioK  the  Indian  idea  of 
the  universe.  The  bowl  represents  the 
world,  supported  on  one  side  by  a  bear,  ou 
the  other  by  a  wolf,  while  a  crude  ti^^uru  of 
an  Indiau  on  each  of  the  oppo.-ite  -ides  up- 
posed  to  be  standing  on  a  lu:,-.  holds  up  the 
world  likn  a  s..coik1  Atlas.  Tin  loilowui:.'  i.; 
a  correct  sketch  of  this  rude  piece  of  Indian 
art: 


from    tn 


n  the  village 
s-hanna  River, 
scene  of    the 


ciited 


•.'■of  the  Indian  amulets  yet 
-  Mciuity,  IS  the  representa- 
L  iiird,  which  was  ploughed 
lUnuji  (iv.ens,  in  a  field  lo- 
:;e;::iwanna  Valley,  four  mile.s 
from  Scrauton.  It  was  a  charm  of  rare 
worth  among  the  savages,  and  defeat  could 
never  come  to  the  WP.i:  i'lr  v.ho  v,  'jre  it. 

.\  formidablfi  stun.   !.    -'-u,:.       ; m    :.-  v.u- 
frequently  u-^i-d  in    'i  ■     :■  -     i- 

reprcsented  by    tli.'  ■_,,--.■  •    h. 

Theweaponwfs    i;   .     '    i--     i  i,:--!.-,. 

na  Valley,  where  half  a  dozen  of  those  who 


TllK  IlI^roJtlCAL  h-EVUlU). 


were  fleeing  from  tlio  terrors  of  W'yom 


re"by 


Uno  of  tlio  most 
witli  ttiese  Ktuim   v 
able  polish,  and  il. 
which  thoy  are  char;. 

.-v'.'v  I'l  '1  ■■'-;'■  -I'.:''  I'  in  a 

f^fy:.^'^  s(o„o    lui„;,h,v,vk,  or 

-~  ^-  =  K      l)attlo-;ixe,      of     the 
J2^       ~  v\  very    enrlie-st    make, 
~" :^^^-^-  -.-z^f  such  as  \'.-as  used  by 
.Ills  wl.fU  the 
iir^t      made 

K^>J^iyn:u.  ol  tins  deWly 
i — — u->^  weapon  \vas  discov- 
ered on  a  farm  near 
8c.raiitii!i,  20  years  afro,  by  Mr.  Kenry  Grif- 
liii.  ')  !'  :■;"■.,•  •:  a  rejiresentauon  of  it. 
Ari.ii:.  !  :':  I  /v.  i.ortiuu  of  the  stone  a 
Willi.  '...     ;!  :  i  1.x  it  to  the  handle,  and, 

wi^'ldi  :  \ ,  ..  ,  ...  .1.!  arm,  auJ  in  the  hands 
of  a  .a.a^u  v.  i.j  unaided  mercy  as  a  dis- 
grace, Oi:a  c^'-ii  t.i.-ily  see  v.-hat  a  cruel  means 
it  wOQld  be  of  pnttin;;  to  death  a  vanquished 
foe. 

lu  strong  contrast  with  the  heavy  stone 
tomahawk  ;s  that  in  use  at  present  U[.uu  tlio 
Koeky  .Mouut.aius,  among  ciaus  who  have 
uolir.arin-.  The  foUowin.?  is  r  sketch  of 
this  lirfht  \Ht  effective  weapOQ: 


.  Iliio  of   tlip    most   deudiy  of 

^^        arrow    heads,    however,  was 

}5        an   oval    Hint,  used  for  war 

'A       purposes  and  so  constructed 

■  *•■■      lliat  tho   poisoned   point  re- 

luamed  in  the   victim,  while 

the  remainder  of  the  missile 

was  easily  extracted. 

These  weapons  of  war, 
pipes  of  peace  and  amulets 
have  a  laa£,'UHjje  more  elo- 
quent than  written  history. 
They  brinj,'  us  face  to  face 
with  a  condition  of  things 
which  prevailed  here  a  little 
,u  a  hundred  j  ears  ago,  and  as  we 
thoin  with  the  implements  and  the 
on  of  tho  present  day  in  the  Lacka- 
alley,  they  naturally  give  ri.=e  to  the 
what  will  it  be  a  hundred  years 
len  we  shall  all  have  passed  away 
scene  of  action. 


All  Old  Local  f.jem. 

We  append  a  portion  of  a  poem  beai 
the  signature  of  a  visitor  from  J,auca^ 
taken  from  an  old  scrap  book  contaii 
clippings  from  Wilkes-barre  papers  of 
a  century  ago : 

ADIKU    TO   WYOMING. 

S«.'..i  ^..ii,     '!  .,  ...,i  r..r  L<.hledf«l8, 


Lrtiutifid' 
'.Vth.dl  k-o 


ter  th.ir  spirits  had 
pa---ed  to  tho  happy 
hunting  ground. 


77/;:  msTOUicAL  i:. 


A     UrSnUKI)     VKAK? 


,i    n.n.ln,-,    rJtli   of   .Tilly,  ISTO, 
lli.luv.     It.'sigiied  187'.». 
;.  Uiw,  I47'.l. 

iMV.'  Iici-M  lour  AiUlitioii.'il  Lnw 
L.  ]):in.-.,  Ili-iirv  M.  Ho}  t,  Jolm 
1.1  «taiiU.-y   Wooduaid. 

■otUvld  the  President  J  iidgcJiip 


thoy  were  tlir;u  called.  The;-?  ^^■a.•;  no  Ficsi- 
dent  Judge  until  tlie  constitution  of  17111 
was  adopted,  when  Jacob  Rush  was  aii- 
pointe  1. 

It  must  have  beeu  a  very  iirimitive  court 
for  fourteen  years  afterv/ards,  iu  1801,  ac- 
cording to  a  carefully  kept  diary,  still  pre- 
served, there  were  but  MXtv  h"U-  .-^  in  Willves 
liiirre.     And  sev.'U  r-.u  ■.  i  r^  .  ,  ,';  ;■-'"■,  lii   i 


I  houses 


as    twice  connnisiioned 
n  of   Coniniou  Mens,  Iu 
liilner,  ami   in  ISW  by 

J'di-Sl 

of  tl 
this 

le  tune, 
county 

•uit.     Hv   a 
,M    .Judges 

COIlll 
Je.-v-l 

.rolnl^e 
.1,    and 

.:   .■      i 

he  liars 

;.u.dat« 
. Jud-e 

lany   distin 
mf  ,'r  Jo! 

suisiif 

•d   men 
0  Chief 
niiister 

pOSlti 

Kasto 


thefi:.  .,,,.;:■       . .   : 

wards  -I,    ;       :  ,    ■    . 

In  fart  11  1    :i  ■    .;i  ;■  n  i!  '  ■  :.    :     '    ..     :i 

circuit,"  that  is  traveling  from  co 
court  in  Luzerne,  Bradford,  Tioga.  A 
Hndoth.rc...rit..s  a'l  1  pra-iirr  s  iu 
thetiii.-  ;.  ■.  1  :>.  ■  ■,.,■,:!,  :i-m  rive 
tot"-i:  ■  :■    ,'  .  ills -'A 

says   I!   :■  :  :  ■       •  .  .     num 

bliildin  .   :    V,        .         :,,.,    ,        .   ,,     l„|t 

v.h\-\,  ■:  .  ,       I  ■  ■,  ■   .    ■'.  i-.-iii 

Tie.     :    .■  ■  :  -■       ,   I 

fil-st    >■■:■■  .,,._.,,. 

\Vm.     11       ,  .  I      -     .     ,        ]■,,■,  'I     .     .:. 
Junie>  V     ..:;•,   hi;.    Mn   1  .    ,.   ......    ■  ' 

Ciore,  Natu.-m  Kii.->lev  and  Jlattiiia.  ! 
back.  Lord  Butler  was  Sheriff  au.l  Ti 
I'lckering  held  about  all  the  oilier 
except  that  of  (.'ourt  Crier,  which  be 
to  Jos.  Sprasue.  Four  Alloniey 
s"orn  in:  Kbenezer  Bowmnii,  I 
ratlin,  Uoswell  Weile-and  Wilii.iiii  N 

The    I-iv  id.ut   Jub-e-,    v.ho    luue  i. 


Jie 


;,  .      :     i    '       .-        irrefutable  defm- 

I,,!:,.;  :,:.i-r\  I  .i  :;i-/ a  Judge,  George 
Giillm  V.  a;,  elected  roustalde  of  W'ilkes- 
Barre  as  a  joke,  became  niigry,  \veul  to 
New  York,  became  a  friend  and  associate  of 
Aaron  Burr,  and  attained  hi-h  distinction. 
Ovid  F.  Johusuu  and  Henry  ^V.  Palmer  be- 
came Attorneys  General.  Heiu-y  31. 
Hoyt  became  Governor.  Henry 


Fulle 


r,"'.;i' 


remarkable 
iture  and  twice 
late  for  Canal 
1  meuiioiied  for 
;h   he   was   but 


ved  as  speaker  of  the 
reseutatives,  ^vas  Presi- 
Jonvenliun    and   several 


Hand    and    R.    ^V. 

ja'-ka.w,inna.  Luther 

bench    in   another 


lOnias  Burnside,  Ibi'i 


In  the  uld  days  Geor-e  Denison  was  a 
woiideiCul  pleader.  Lyman  Hakes,  brother 
of  the  doctor,  is   believed    to  have    been  the 


riiF.  iiisTiiincAL  i;i:ciii!T>. 


strongfst  ci-iii 
had.     Hal    \\i 

Oneof  tho  m.. 
liunil'.r  V  ,  .1 
symi.:::'.'  ;  ... 
foclii;-  '  M 


cipal 


NlA(i 


in  iK.h. .,...]     ,.  1  . 

niRllt  J1L^■.^^.U1,.     i 

:i 

elected,     lie  wa. 

oil  that,  au.l  on  b 

ii  11,.'..  ■. 

it  trausvirt-a  that 

hi'  '■.  . 

R  year  his  v-itv  .h 

first  chiM.     T!i.  . 

, ' ' .  i  .  i 

tock  became  ii 

asylum  and  .i;    i  : 

having  been  aw  ii 

conclufioa  to  a  l.r 

Meny      rh.i't.-i 

-s        of 

l.v  kpo'.si. 

wholi.ivo  i.l.ril  a' 

:  tV:-  1  ir. 

ODlvf.:'-          1  .: 

fi:..     '.,        ;..  ■ 

nobody  kuows  tlieni  all.  The  last  to  Lii'  ad- 
niittpd  is  Marlin  Biugliam  Steveus,  who:je 
date  is  May  Hi,  ISST,  and  whe  has  au  ofliee 
in  Ashley. 

Kelics  of  Sulllvan'.s  Marcli. 

AYii.KES-B.vEUE,  May  23,  1857.-Ei.ttoi: 
Recced:  In  the  snmmer  of  1841  or  l^i'l  I 
saw  two  canuou  balls  nuearthed  on  the 
Kingston  flats,  which  at  the  time  of  their 
discovery  were  stipco-ed  to  have  been 
thrown  there  by  one  of  Geu.  SuUivau's  cans 
the  year  after  the  marsacre  of  Wyominij. 
They  weiL'l.cd  three  or  four  pound--  e:'.ch. 

One  of  ti.i  m  I  found  wiiile  lioeiu;;  with 
my  father  and  brother  Ch:irles  on  laud  now 
owned  by  John  G.itc-.  'Ihi.s  wa.s  givi  n  to 
A.  C.  Clmroh,  wlio?e  son  W  iUiam,  at  pres- 
ent rc-=id;nj  in  Kin;;^ton,  think?  it  went  into 
liarnnm's  first  New  York  mnseam,  which 
was  destroyed  by  lire. 

Tho  other  ball  was  found  by  Lymnn 
Little,  who  witli  m.\.^elf  and  -oine  otlier  boys 
were  amnsiuLj  oar.-elves  i^fter  bathiut;  by 
di^'k'ins  in  the  recently  cut  perpendicular 
beak  of  tho  river  oiniosite  the  centre  of 
Johnson's  island.  Li:.i.\n  Bki.dino. 


llcl.'..i-i<    SUnnvr  of  1K:;3. 

Fai.i.s,  N.  y.,  May  Sf.th,  1S.S7.— 
liiuioi:  Iti.cDiiu:  In  a  recent  number  of 
your  vahi:d.ilo  Rkcoud,  I  road  a  short  notice 
of  that  wonderful  meteoric  shower  of  Iftj:-!, 
which  I  remember  as  vividly  as  any  event  of 
my  life,  .as  I  was  at  my  craudfatlier's  in 
Wyoniiii};  Valley  on  that  iiRunorable  niijht. 
At  about -1  o'clock  in  the  morning  ho  sent 
iny  mother  (who  then  made  it  her  homo 
there)  to  our  sleepine  apartment  to  awaken 
us,  and  she,  with  great  solemnity,  told  us  to 
conu  down  -tai:s  to  prayer  as  the  world  was 
I  'I  .:  .■  !  :  f  id:  that  tho  scriptures  were 
I  ..  .  i  ..  ..le  .~tars  were  indeed  falling 
!  ....:■.  etc.     It  was  rer.lly  p.   most 

.,         :      :.         ...     .,:>(vai;,wfnllvr..„nd.      Tho 


rt  fr 


and 


:;.:-:       .";.;:'  ■    •  -    .    ;  ,.    :ii._ m  from 

ance    liie    next   niimt,    t.iit   the   Fhower  was 
over,  and  tho  show  was  out. 

S.    PETrEBOXE. 

The  Kra-ouD's  request  for  reminiscenecs 
1  i~  1  ;!'ittd  some  very  interesting  data.  Tho 
'  I.  -:  I  1  letter  written  by  Capt.  James  1'. 
i^  Ml.  .  who  was  an  eye  witness,  to  his 
;  .  .  1.  1  iie  former  was  at  this  time  in  I'hila- 
a..  .j.l.ia.  employed  on  the  construction  of  tho 
tir.--t  railroad  bridge  across  the  Schuylkill. 
The  reference  to  the  meteoric  display  is  as 
follows: 

'T  observe  by  the  pn;  e-  th-.t  the  -  'i  n.-id 
phenomenon  of -eo   ■■    ■-     -    .    ■   ,    ;    :    vr 


ion  of  1 


c:  .  -  ..  ;  :  .1-  ...ij.ij  the  sight.  I  wusup, 
;i  ■     .    '    !  i  lys,   about   au  hour  before 

i'.';  ■  mi  going  out  to  wasn   my- 

>•'!  I  •  '  ;  ..'  thi-iii,  and  it  seemed  to  me  as 
if  :ill  t'e  .=;.i.r-  in  tho  tirmamert  had  taken  it 
in  their  heads  that  they  had  been  long 
enouL-h  stationary,  a-jd  that  they  all  with  one 
accord  were  clianging  places.  They  seemed 
to  rliool  to  and  fro  from  every  point  of  the 
lieav.ji!-;.  Some  of  our  men  declared  the 
moon  was  being  cut  to  pieces  and  that  the 
ehij-;  were  Hying  from  her.  Some  th.ought 
that  there  would  be  no  more  stars,  that  tliey 
Were  all  f-illiag.  Others  that  the  world  was 
coming  to  an  end  and  were  prodigioii-^Iy 
frightened.  .As  for  myself  I  stood  and  looked 
and  wondered  and  admired  the  sight  until 
tlie  great  luminary  of  d-iy  n\ade  tiis  api  ear- 
aiice  and  outshone  the  rest." 


Tin:  lusroh'/cAf.  i:kcoi;ik 


Wlmt  i.-i  claiiiiod  by  lUiv.  Dr.  D.ivitl 
bpoucer,  of  Scrnnloii,  to  bo  Ihu  earlicRt  ro- 
li|!ious  luoveuiciil  iu  Iho  incrcut  boiiud.-:  of 
L.K'.kawiiniia  County,  was  tlius  ;.'iveu  in  the 
Scrautoii  H'-pvlilii mi  o!  Jaiiuarj  :i."  : 

In  ITOl  Kov.  WiUijiiiL  l!ihl...i..  a  l!.i|,ti-lniini- 
t.T,  BRtllcd  hero,  llo  purchi.FPil  n.^rly  lour 
hnudred  acres  of  laml  wlicrcuii  tjcTanlou  is  now 
bitnntod.  Tliis  pnrcliato  is  on  tlie  records  of 
liozfriio  fotinty.  Kov.  William  liif-hoii  wae  the 
tirst  resident  miuistiv  of  any  dr-aomiuatiou  in 
the  Lackawami.i  \,.l:  ...  In-  i  .dot  ministerial 
labor  extendi.!  f  I.  ■  ■  ■,.•   to  Ulak.-ly. 

In  all  Ihis  nri-  '      n    one  Hai.tist 


I'hii 


.!ccd  litro  ri'fcrrtd  to  i.-;  rocoidoi 
liu  iiauiys  of  tlio  trut.tt'ts  of  IIk 
',  and   i.s,  Homowbat   curtailed,  k 


town, 

Willi; 

liln     i;i. 

■  hop,    of      Now     Yo 

rk 

City, 

Now 

Vorl;, 

"      Sept.      ;J0,      171 

a.=^  lyii: 

IU  in  tl 

of  TrovideiKas    bo^'i 

n- 

liiuK  ii 

t.  tho  1 

ii,.,of  i' 

reserved  TajlorV  lai 

ad 

by  the 

road, tbi 

?iicoaloQg  the   rond 

to 

JonatI 

lau 

Dolph'i 

5,         tiieuco           sou 

til 

55 

detjrpos       '  on 

St         alont'        I><'lpl 

I'r. 

liuo 

to     II 

,...       old 

road,        aloUK       tho 

road  t( 

L>    l'r<- 

-ervc-d  'i 

.lylor'.x  hue,  along  tl: 

lat 

bno  to  the   ti 

r^t  men' 

lioncd  bouiin,  contai 

11 

i..)ui  ; 

;;:"■; 

v:  huid.     ■)  hrw.  oti 

;u-,..     .1   ,     .,.,    ll   ••     -..III 

.  t 

1     reality 
t'wn  loffs. 


Lackawanna  Iti' 


T!ieSi>.atle.st  aiaii. 

It  if  believed  that  I'lymouth  possesses  ouo 

of  thefmalktt,  if  not  tho  =malle?t,  man  in 

the  State.    Uis    naine  i.^  Kec.s  Wittier.     He 

is  3-1  years  of  af?e,  stauds  ju.it  3G  inche.shigh 

58   ponnd?.     lie   i.>   a  native  of 


W't 


■  \\i 


Wittier 


now,  "i  "m:.'.!.';;    I.   •  '■.;''r'  6t  Vypiicr.    Jiwt    wliaV 

Xjovii.     Ho  camp   to  thi.^ 

L-nimtrv  "ill 

were    tlii'    p'-.ii'-t"  "V  iipproximut"  bonmlario"  ot 

with  Evan  lieu?,  a   harp'r. 

,  I  .i    ';i..-i  ,1 

thisorieiual    Ui^hop    t-ract  r  f  ip.:d.  woi.M  l,e  a 

some  time  with  t!io  bite  .I" 

matter  of  great  inti-resi       1  ^In.nl.l    h»  triad,  if 

ki  pt  tlie  old  Wyotnil:;^  Hm 

any  one  knows,  or  ccald    a^ccrtam    tlu-m  from 
tliB  reconls  at    Wilke.^-llarr^.   to  see    just  what 

Street,  thi^  city.     -Mi-.  Kl ■  ^ 

part  of  the  city  was  embraced  hy  it 

moved  to  D.anviUe,  .Monto'.- 

D.wiD  SPE^•c^■.n. 

panied  by  Wittier,   and     al 

fter    Mr.    K 

I'ursuant    to    tho    above    reqnen  ot    Dr. 

death    the  little   inau  eoi.ii 

nued   to  liv, 

Speucer.  a  Rkcoiid  rci.orter  m;.de  the  .search 

^!r..    Jeiil 

with    t;,.   ...:;, ...   :  .•    .:    .!l.     The   records  in 

V  i    . .."  .  f  !■ ..  ;  '.  .1  .'  i 

■J    '   ■  ■:  -,    M. 

the  t,.-:.       .,-:!.                1  liiiuty's    history 

■  .|     1   .. 

ver..  I,                   ■                .         eit-utiec  niau- 

1        . . .  ■     •   .  .  .         ' . .  1 

lUT  ti,   >    It   .-  .:            L  '■.     .  l!    jr.st  what  OTie 

-i.i  1,  .  .  1 .   ,  .   ...-.,.■...-  ;■ 

.    1  ..1    c.-  n- 

ia  loolui.j!    tor.     .,o  u-.ca   v.luitever  by  the 

luULou  .......li  ouca. 

erthyr 


TUE  iiisrorncAL  HKcomi 


Wit 


hi;  nisioKiCAi, 


"ty 


A  speoiiU  iiicitiin:  of  lljo  Wyoming  His- 
torical mid  Gi'!o;;i(;:il  Soi'iely  was  iiild  Juno 
3  to  talio  nclion  ou  the  removal  of  tlio 
r.ociety's  coll.cli.iii  niid  library  to  tlio  Ostnr- 
hout  Jjiln-iry  lIuiMinf.  Th.rc  u.-ro  piescint, 
Gen.  Dam.  I  ,.  1;  ,,,  :;i,  I.,  r,  l':-.,-.  R.  J. 
Klic'k,  ):■  :.  II,  I,   .1  ,.,,    ,  .;   v    il    :  .  ifiijden, 

Rt>v.  ■w.  r.  w.^:'  -.'    ,1-  ,  r   w.   ,!,,,    „b.'i<-k. 

A.  T.  Ma  ;ni;..,i.,  I;  :,;.  i:-,  ^  I;.  C.  Davi- 
G.  M.  i«v.i-,  lipji,,:..-  ur.ta.e,  G.  K.  Bed- 
ford, G.  ii.  Kuip,  (I.  C.  llilUird,  .M.  H.  I'ost, 
S.  C.  Strullier:*.  W .  J.  Flick  aiid  F.  C.  Jotm- 
Bon. 

Tiio  matter  of  transfbrnug  such  portions 
of  the  library  to  the  O.sterliout  Library  as 
the  Bociety  did  not  lutd,  had  li  en  referred 
to  a  comujitlto  con.-si.^tmg  of  Dr.  Ingli.'ira. 
Rev.  Mr.  Hayden  and  Lawyer  Lewi.?,  who 
reported  in  elabarat«  detail,  at  tho  f-ame 
time  goiuf.  as  Chainnaii  Dana  said,  into 
niutters  rot  confeiuplated  by  the  appoint- 
ment. Tho  report  auakfiUL]  a  warm  diseu.^- 
siou,  inwhii;i  -.<  .'  ,.:.  i  -  ;  ;l.,.t,  apart  frum 
the  report,  t'  : 
standing  betw.  i 
the  Historic'  - 
waitinr  f..^  ii 
then.  !r>','    In     :      •' 


■  i:  tinite  oiider- 
:  airu.slees  and 
:■  ;  '1  il-.at  in  eaeh 
:  lu  in.;ke  advacce.s, 
utely  no  oommaTiica- 
1  his  was  a  matter 
.ble  surprise,  oonsiutr- 
^o  mads   up  largely  of 


lUg  th.it  li.L    I 
the  same  ptopie. 

There  had  as  yet  been  no  formal  a^ 
once  of  the  bec|Uett  ot  the  l,".te  Mr.(_l:-te 
providing  quarters  for  the  so'jiety  a 
accordance  with  the  committee's  r 
snch  formal  acc/.pltiuce  was  ui.ide. 

The  report  recommended  that  iti  tn 
over  the  Kovenimiiilp-iblieattoiistlic.s 
rcflervc  li;-.  ^..^^    •,  ,<,  i|,e  event  I'f  a  i.o 


Tru~ 
Csterr 
govi  rl 


ind 


bodies,   to    withdraw 

ted  to  scbjectius;  lli( 
lerisk  nf  having  th; 
'L'S   Withdrawn   in  tht 


:i;;'ihi 


ovortotlie  that  body.  He  thoir^-hi  further  th.it 
the  removal  should  take  place  sit  once  iii 
order  to  save  rent. 

Air.  H.ijden  explained  that  the  Historical 
Bociety  was  not  iho  owner  ot  tho  goveru- 
nieut  publications,  but  was  simply  h  deposi- 


tory, and  the  government  has  the  power  of 
recalling  lliein  at  pleitsiirn.  As  to  the  delay 
in  removHH- the    cai.iiirl,    Mr.  Haydeu    siud 

the   (),..|.  -;,     ,:     I,:'-      ■,    ,  .  ■  ;  i    1    ■    rTani(,..d 


Mr.   K.;l,,    „:.,/,.!   t,     i:„;..     ;i   p.jw     building 

erected  at  cine... 

Mr.  Holleiibaok  favored  making  a  tompo- 
riiry  aduition  to  the  church  building  in 
order  to  accommodate  tho  Historical 
Society,  there  being  UO  feet  of  land  iu  the 
rear. 

Kev.   Mr.    Jones,    an    Gsterhout    trustee. 


<-al  .S„ciety.  Tho 
;hi;jgof  what  tho 
JSo  such   iufor- 


-tiun 


Gen.  J;aua  .-aid  th.-re  was  a  l.icK  of  definite 
information  as  to  what  the  society  wanted. 
The  Building  Committee  had  no  information 

It   tluii  l'   m  :  r  1    ■!,  a  there   had   a.s  yet 

been  no  c,'  .'■  v.. r  of  the  Cabinet 

CommitiM        I     ::  ■'  'Miuut  trustees. 

Mr-    "    ■       :  '■'  that  thoy  had  had 

'     I   ■  -I  il;a  the    matter  of 

'    '    '   '   ■ ■     ■         ■    'iimeiit    documents 

.'-'■■■'>   I:.'-  :     :^"V,.i   ,.|   li   •.  ImiOKS   ,-hoUld    bO   de- 

TniV.te  l'.,Uieberi..ved  the   society  should 

v,-.aivu  all  claim  upon  the  p-jblic    doo.uraeiits. 

.Mr.    Kulp    feared    the  ( i<lerhout  Library 


co-jimittfo   tavon-t    I'l.     ii'i   iirivl  the  en- 
tire library  to  the  (  i-l.  rhout  Library. 

The  portion  of  tho  report  siiucifyiug  that 
euch  portion  of  tho  library  not    embracing 


■nil:  iiisrouicAL  imcoun. 


Amoi 
titio 

6C01  ( 


lie  deposited 
ho  >i.-ed  for 
Uich  auiend- 
uc  of  th«   re- 


EniTOR  Rkcoud:  I  liavo  louj;  noticed  tlip 
peculiarity  of  the  foliowiiif;  name?,  in 
eiKtli  of  wliicli  the  word  ■■injcii"  or  its 
plionetic  equivalent,  ai'pears.  i  write  this 
with  the  hope  that  foiut-  of  >our  readers 
will  ofTer  an  explanation  of  the  i-oinoidenoe, 
if  puch  it  may  be  called,  as  it  ufipi.-ais  in  the 
followiiit'  names: 

Aquasliicola 

Catasaqna 

Tnmaqua 

HoUtndaqua 

Qaakake 
Chilli?iin-iqne 

Aqntlone 
Kish.'.coMUillas 


It  iB  Raid  that  the  i 
auee  society  once  ynv 
nation  of  the  origin  ■ 
staled  that  the  creel;  ' 
of  a  cold  water  roci 
had  formed  on  it:.  I-, 
to  say  thai  anj  ;  .'.(  i 
temiicrance  -if. 
store  label  v,;i;  :  ■ 
lion  of  this  pin  :  ■  : 
thankfully  reo.-iviiJ. 

Hazleton,  May  Vi. 


C.  i'.  ill 

l.fT  Acfldl 


the  new 


KccalHuKaClMircli 

By  theunf>.'-  .:     '■ 
Pre&byterian  I  '       ■     , 

the  catastropi.i  i;    .    ;::•■    lirst  church 

erected  by  tlial  at  i  <'u.i!i  ^uioii  in  \-^<S0  opon 
the  site  of  the  prcsiut  ciiurcli.  Cjrn, 
Gilder.~leeve  had  been  the  pastor  of  the  Con- 
greg:il;onali--ts  who  worsliijiijed  in  the  old 
church  on   the  TuMic  Square.        the  par-on- 


a<je 


1  th, 


Agib     Ricktit- 
MichoIasM'j.r,.,,   >   :  i;      .. 

ceeded  Mr.  c;il-:>  r  I' i  .!  .  '.mi  :;i,  ;  ,1,:  ,,i 
ministration  thu  toriu  ot  i;u\c:nuicnt  xwis 
changed  to  Presbyterian,  and  a 
frame  church  v..ms  built  of  the 
Banie  style  as  the  late  church  on  the  Kiut;stou 
road  ou  the  Butler  prop,  rty,  now  l.-.kL-n 
down,    cUied  Conathiau.   Jcihu    Darken,  of 


,.       !        '  ,  I  '  irustees  to  lo-s 

'.      I  '       '     .        :  Mas  a  creat  loss  t 

il      :  ,      ■  i  .  .  ri,,ira','ed   and  di^ 

Um  J  t::.l  i  .  .1,,,  ,;■  ;'ltor  left  and  re 
ed  In  ^,i:,:::n.J,  :'..:d  tlio  church  wa 
ted  l,j  oti.er  oomr.utor-^.  hi  l-;i:i  H.:v 
.ul;.s  .Mu.r  ly  \.:i'-  (•i^U-d  to  t;hz-.lu  th,  .N 
11.1  Kev.  J.jhn  Dorrance  was  called  t 
pastorate  and  uurinfj  his  ministry  th 
ent  church  was  erected  in  IHM  and  '51 

"SCKIIIE." 


Paper  a  lliiii(lr<d  Vears  Old. 

The  cominitteo  having  in  special  charge 
the  arrangements  for  the  centennial  cele- 
bration of  Frr.nklin  and  Marshall  College, 
Lancaster,  June  1~-1G,  have  issued  an  in- 
vitation and  program  winch  has  the  charm 
of  antiquity  and  novilty.  The  pai'cr  on 
which  it  is  printed  is  a  lino  hand-made  linen 
fabric,  with  rou^;h  edges  of  the  real  kind, 
and  no  modern  conceit  or  imitation.  X  itvi 
hundred  sheets   of  this  pap.-r  wa^  fouud  in 


lienjamin  Franklin,  one  of  the  most  far- 
sighted  statesmen  and  sagacious  publicists 
of  ths  form;it:vt.- p' riod  of   our    iu-titutions, 


.  cer 


.  •■  I  -  ite.  Jud^e  Hnglies.  of  th 
;  ;  :,  iMtrict  Court,  Vir-iuia.  *■!! 
.  .    l-'i-y  on  Chief  Justic  .Mar 

II'  :-  •,  !1  known  as  a  juri.-;t.  orato 
-pui^ait.  ami  there  is  peculiar  lilne.-s  ii 
ectiou  ot  a  N'lrgmiau  lor  this  task. 


77/A-  }11STU1:1CAL  laccoiui. 


A  meotintr  of  'I")  Wyoming  Coinniemora- 
tivo  Associ^Uion  wiis  hold  at,  t'le  otrtce  o)  the 
fcorotiiry,  AKloriaaii  Wusley  Juhnson,  on 
SaturJiix  inornii.K,  for  tlio  jiurposo  of  miik- 
lu^;  ai-nm(,'i^m()iit3  for  tlie  i-.nrup.l  rfuuiou  at 
tliu  moMimiuut  on  July  3.  I'ro.-'iuent 
CliarU-s  iJorriuuM  c.illc-il  Iho  uieetiut;  to  or- 
der.   Thu   111!  :,;.      .1:    ;•   L    soar's    raeeting 

were    read   ..:    !  ( ui    motioa   of 

Gen.  Dauii, -i  ,   ,  ,  .'..I^iinsou.  it  was 

Resolved,   In   1  \,  ;,.!.;u  at  the  inonu- 

roeiit  at  10  o'ciuck  nm.  -J  uiy  3.  and  that  after 
the  CQ?toinary  exercises  we  proceed  to  the 
A\  yoming  liotol  for  the  usual  eommemora- 
tivo  dinner,  iu  accordance  with  a  staudin;? 
resolnlion  of  the  association. 

Ou  molion  of  .Mr.  l':irsou?,  Hon.  Steuben 
Jenkins,  J'ayne  l'(  tt,l.u:..o  and  John  M. 
Stark,  K:-'is.,  v.cro  uiiui.a  a=  a  committee  to 
arrantre  the  drtu!,-  ^l  Hit  service  and  aUso  to 
prepare  tlic  gronnds  and  decorate  the  monu- 
ment. 

Ou  motion  of  Dr.  Hakes,  seconded  by 
Mr.  Tarsons,  it  was  re.s-olved  that  Rev.  A.  H. 
Tnitle  be  in%'itcd  to  deliver  a  brief  address 
at  the  mouumt-ut. 

Gen.  iJaua  aiui  Dr.  Hakes  were  appointed 
a  conmiitttu  to  invite  r-peaUers.  On  motion 
of  Gen.  Dana,  seconded  by  Mr.  Jenkins, 
it  was 

Resolved,  That  in  the  death  since  onr  last 
meeting,  of  Rev.  Abel  B-irker,  this  associa- 
tion has  lost  the  aid  of  an  earnest,  able  and 
cherished  a-sociate; 

That  his  presence  at  every  meeting  since 
its  first  urgauiiiation,  and  his  v.-arm  sym- 
pathy in  its  sacred  purposes,  have  largely 
contributed  to  the  interest,  of  our  meetings, 
and  his  absence  on  this,  and  our  future  as- 
semblages, we  do,  and  shall  ever,  deeply  de- 
plore. 

Col.  Dorranco  said  in  view  of  the  fact 
that  so  many  of  our  late  co-workers  have 
pKs.sed  fro'.u  earth  and  it  may  be  t!:;..t  uihers 
will  be  O'llled   tothi.ir   tii.al  a.-.-..;int    before 


we  agai 
ho  tlioii 
to  rpcui 


sr.ciate,    madi  r.i.o:;  t,  .     -  .  .  a.iopt- 

iiil,'  the  r< -olution  pii..:  :  i;-  :■.  uar  annnal 
piU:riina:;e  to  Die  moLu.mtut  Kruuuds.  lie 
would  t:..-.-;-.  fore  as!;  the  scorciary  to  read 
from  th-i.  memorial  volume  the  remark-  of 
Mr.  li.irkrr  made  as  there  rei.orted.  .Mr. 
JnhDson  a.ccordiuyly  read  from  the  book 
as  t.,ll.,.*s: 

.Mr.  1:  u  l.er  said  "Itis  expectedt'iat  the  iu- 
habiiaiils  throughout  the  vallev  will  display 
their  il  14-  at  half-siaff  ii,  houorof  the  iir/t 
aiimv.r.sary  m.  eting,  in  this,  the  bti.'i!iuing 
of   the  5,ciind  century   iilt^r    the  liatlle  and 


tious  until  the  morning  cf  the  200th  year 
may  again  call  the  people  to  meet  at  this 
sacred  tauo  as  thej-  did  in  1878,  to  do  hom- 
age to  tho  noble  dead  of  Wyoming's  bloody 
day.  The  annual  meeting  of  the  survivors 
of  the  association,  lie  coiiUi  not  regard  but 
with  feoliugs  of  mournful  anticipation.  We 
are  nearly  all  of  ns  iiipu  bordering  ou  the 
middle  ago  of  K'-,  .  ;  -■  1  iiijs  having 
passed  the  allolt     ':  ,     ^rs  and  tea 

vouchsafed  by  <;..! .  aliires.     It 

mur;t  inevitabi;.  .  I.:  11.  i,  ■  ii.r  future  of 
things,  aud  that  al  nu  di-i  ..nt  dav,  th.at 
some,  iu  fact  all  of  us  will  bo  called  away  to 
render  an  account  of  our  stewardships 
here  ou  earth,  aud  it  is  with  feelings 
of  sadness  with  which  I  look  for- 
ward to  the  time  when  the  last 
man,  old,  tottering  and  infirm,  shall  assem- 
ble hiin«elf  in  the  shadow  of  the  monument, 
on  some  hot  July  morning  a  fev/  years  hence, 
to  partake  of  his  lonely  meal  and  pay  a 
liual  tribute  to  the  memory  of  his  departed 
associates." 

Dr.  H.ik.s,    treasurer   of   the   association, 

1'.    .:-    ■!     I^   I  '.■■.■  •■       ,.  ■.■:     ;,:  ,  ■.; ,  ,.„dt,d  bal" 


raeaus,'!  sol.-inn  chi'.racter,  the  mef  ling  i 
jourued.  to  assemble  at  the  monument 
July  'J.,  the  3d  being  Sunday. 

Dltid  iu  Colorado, 

Thomas  Trnxton  Slocuin,  died  at  his  ho 
ou  Slocum  Kanche,  Platte  Canyon,  Co 
rado,  May  -JOth,  in  the  7.:.th  year  of  his  a 
Ho  was  a  descendant  of  the  origiu.'.l  S 
CUIUS  of  Slocum  Hollow.  rov/Sciantou, 
father  being  lionjamin  Slocum,  b".;.lher 
Kbener  Siurniu  ot  Hil  Hl.|1.;\v  a-al  Jo-i 
Slocum  of  ^^  ,:  .  .-l;  ,,.  ■.!.-.'  ■'  ,  ■■.. 
herited   f      ■.  . 

atTmii:!,    •  :: 


Co: 


do; 

jn.ted  the 

site    1( 

in;j 

;s.     Hew 

era 

1  with    hi 

IS    mea 

del 

,t    iu   (ui. 
red  v.alu;: 

'.■■    who 
ibli-    ii. 

w;t 

h    his    f, 

irm  at 

or 

^tv.'ard  ai 
Kansas;  • 

l^Jll 

,ach 


Ti-rrill^.'^^vi,'^':'-      ■   ,   ';      '     ::...*     ,': 

MiUAnulltn'ms|'H':,:,":;r;;f'i'a|,t".'ja, 
Dunius,  yet  living  at  their  mountain 


TllK  llJ.s-IOIUCAL  /.', 


Tho  I.nto  Mr.  Lowciiljcrg. 
Thn  funoral  of  the  Idle  Uuvid  Lo« 


of  \Vp->!biii)jton  Lodp'oof  Froemasonn,  linving 
bo«u  iiiitiuted  iu  185:).  Ko  lenvos  toanrvivo 
him  !i  wifn,  fonrpotip  nnJ   three  diuiijlittTB. 

I,'    A^r      |,„v.pl„..;.  .,|.,.  |...-.-:„l-      -jloisof 

i:   '-    ..     ■'     ■'-•<''      r.  h  ■1-11,     hut    his 


deceaMj  and  W  :it-liint.'Lim  J 
M.,  of  Uloonisburs.  L'lxju 
train  nt  Soulli  Wilkes-ii;ii-j 
trausferred   to   the    Iilmtm' 


the  r,  '  '  •;  at  tlie  houie  ill  Blooms- 

bur;:,  .1,  ;  '  •.  i  ,  i.VB  the  Mp.^ouic  ritual 
wa^o!  c-.'J.  i  io,n  10  to  12  o'clock  all 
phicos  uf  b.p-iinfs  in  Elooirirbari;  wcro 
clo^oJ,  as  a  mark  of  respect  to  ttie  man  who 
did  so  mueli  for  the  couiiniiir.ty  at  large 
wilhont  respect  to  creed  or  nationility. 

Mr.  Loweuberg  wn-;  n  rf'-*,  ■■  '■':  Wt^. 
Simon  Lone  and  .1,,  ,  :  li  -  i.  i  i,,. 
'B\oomsbuTg  Rfpiiblivii ,    '.\      '       : 

Tho  deceased  was  oiir  Ml  1,  ,,'       i- 

ness  men  and  most  piiiil'o'  -;■:.  j<  .  ■.-. 
of  the  community,  lie  was  bcru  in  B:ivari;i, 
Germany,  in  1*^3,  hi-=i  f;-reuts  being 
farmers.  At  an  early  age  he  was  apureatio- 
ed  to  the  trade  of  cloth-making  and  at  the 
conclusion  of  his  three  years'  term  he  con- 
tinned  his  avocation  as  a  journrymau  for 
nine  years.  In  1848  he  emigrateil  to  this 
country,  landiug  at  Kew  York,  and  after  re- 
maining there  a  short  lime  came  to  Wilkes- 
Harre  and  thence  to  Bloomsbarg  in 
1800  where  he  opened  a  tailor- 
ing e^tablishni^nt  on  the  =it?  now  occaried 
by  hi=  !■■•■'■'  v.h'V.  =■;!,.  m-l  r-tail  clothing 
stori',       i;,    '  '■        ■■    •    •     ■      I-    attention  to 


lote 


to  1-  !r  .['..'   -I    ,  ;   .,    ,,     ::t  of  the  town. 

In  tt:  ■  :'■:■■:.':■:  I  ''  -  ;  ;  ■  .;:i  i-e  was  clio?en 
chairman  ol  the  Lleniue.". uc  Comity  Com- 
mittee ana  has  frequently  since  that  time 
served  in  the  same  capacity.  In  180-1  he 
wa-  a  (!•  1.  ;;'.-itp  from  this  district  to  the 
I)en,."r  -i-  \  ■!  .:;il  ( Vdiveiuion,  and  has 
rerr.    ■  :    ,  -;  r:el"af  every  sneceeding 

e<iii\.  i.\~-    .  ;  1    111  1~7l;.  whtQ  he  was  a 

pri.-i.'.  1  '1  ,;  .  ',  11.  Hh  served  as  conuty 
trea-^i.r^r  in  l--.li  and  1871.  For  foar  suc- 
cessive terms  he  was  chosen  president  of 
town  council.  Uuriuirthe  reorsaniz-ition  of 
the  North  ,t  W.-st  Briiieh  Hti.    ir,     1  —  1.  he 


at  I 


eral  years,    but  in-    i 
verses    through      ;•    : 
ventures,  he  .va-  ;• 
and  came  i  i  '•'■  i     ■     ' 
started  in  ' ':    i  ■■  : 

on  Nonii         •,  ^■ 

wa,?  a  man  oi  striet  pr 
tegrity  and  leaves 
frieiKiS  to  mourn  h; 
ried   in   IS.'.l    to      Mi 


and  at  one  lime  a  trustee.  Ihe 
funeral  was  held  at  4  o'clock 'I'uesilay  after- 
noon, rcrviees  at  Memorial  (Jhurch,  inter- 
ment in  Holleuback  Cemetery. 


\1  School,    lie  was  ul- 


THE  insroiuuAL  ni:<(ii:ii. 


nnme  beiiic  Hogr-rs,  her  fntlier  the  much 
respected  in  hia  day  Doctor  John  Rocerfi. 
who  firtioticpd  t^^tcnsively  thmnqh  the  vnl!ey 
sixty  yt 


the    Pisto 


otlierwi^e  jti.  i  i  :  r 
thoowiit^r  u(  t:  I-..  ;  ■  .  i  ■  ' 
poDiely  l.i'i't  1';  In-  ,;. .  ::  :  :  i^,;iii  ' .  ■>■. '  ■ 
Jiidse  Vfouls,  ou  Ihf  li:iiiuver  Hals.  In 
183ti,  Annotla  nnd  her  lir.sband,  Vnleutine 
Waener,  opened  the  Bear  Creelv  Uotel, 
on  '  the  lino  of  tiio  old  stage  route 
from  \VilUcs-Knrre  to  Enston.  This 
was  made  the  chance  ftiition  of  the  ptaije 
teams,  and  the  early  lucakfast  place  for 
travelers  leaving  Wilkes. Barro  before  day- 
light. In  the  summer  of  tliat  year  .Mr. 
Wagner  was  run  away  with  and  killed  near 
the  old  (jate  house  heyond  Stoddartsville, 
and  the  widow  WH;,'nor  carried  on  the  eetab- 
lishnitut  for  several  years  on  her  own  re- 
sources. 

Along  in  the  fortie.-  istiles  Williams,  a 
handsome  young  lumberman  from  Kew 
Jersey,  associated  with  Abram  Pierson. 
started  the  lumber  mills  at  Bear  Creek  and 
in  due  time  induced  the  widow  to  doff  her 
weeds.  Hut  the  hotvl  wa^  still  maintained 
till  the  advent  of  railroads  cot  off  the  stage 
routes  and  wiped  out  the  Turnpike  Com- 
pany. 

In  1850  Mr.  Williams  sold  the  Bear  Creek 
property  to  the  late  Peter  I'lirsel  and  with 
Mrs.  Williams  moved  to  the  Spring  House 
on  the  Wilkes-Harre  Mountain,  where  they 
maintained  a  summer  hotel  till  his  death  m 
1875. 

Mrs.  Williams  never  had  any  children  and 
leaves  no  relation  nearer  than  Mrs.  Judge 
Pfouts.  She  was  78  years  old.  JJeaUi  re- 
sulted from  paralysis. 

A  House  a  Century   Old. 

Dr.  C.  F.  Ingham  is  about  to  remove  an- 
other old  landmark  and 
a  block  of  two  tine  reidi 
nt  the  corner  of  Union 
The  exact  date  of  the  hi 
ent  venerable  structure 
it  must  have  been  at   le; 


erect  in  its  stead 
cps  to  face  Union, 
ud  Itiver  Streets, 
amg  of  the  pres- 
.  not  known,  but 
;  a  hundred  years 
ago.  It  was  built  by  Kfcv.  Jacob  Johnson, 
Krst  settled  mmister  of  the  Congregational 
Church  here,  before  it  became  I're-bjteriau 
in  its  form  of  government,  and  was  occu- 
pied by  his  family  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  .March  17'.i7,  and 
for  years  afterwards  was  the  home  of  his 
son,  J.  P.  Jol]ii>i>n,  who  in  about  le2ii  sold 
it  to  Arnold  Colt  and  removed  to  the  mill 
property  at  Laurel  Kun.  whf>re  he  died  in 
1830.  Dr.  Ingham  has  occupied  the  place 
for  thirty  years  or  more,  but  the  old  must 
make  room  for  the  new  in  the  onward 
march  of  improvement,  and  this  famil.ar 
old  home  of  one  of  the  forefathers  of  tlie 


a  century  ago,  and  of  other 
passed  away,  or  passing, 
low.  Wo  understand  that 
mrthp  old  building   he  will 


V  '-,  of  Ely  Post.  G. 
I  '  '  of  the  dead  mem- 
II  companies  and 
.,;  ,.  :  list,  it  is  believed, 
.  |j,;l  there  may  be  some 
r-im  home  or  who  were 
whose  uam.es  have  not  been 
Imve  been  thus  overlooked 
reiinested  to  send  their 
companies  and  regiments 
The  list  now  prepared  is 


tli.';i-  !!:•  ••■    ■. 

names,  with  tin 
to  R.  V.  Lever; 
as  follows: 

Albert,  Sidney,  o2d  Pa.  Vols. 

Brisbane,  Wm.,  4ilth  Pa.  ^■ols. 

Brecht,  Godfried.  Ullth  Pa.  Vols. 

Bogert,  Joseph  IC,  :i:<th  Pa.  Vols,  and  U.  S. 
Sig.  Corp 


Clap- 
Crusu, 
Dunlii 


Harhi 


■;U.  Cav. 
..  Vols. 
.1.  Vols. 
Vols. 
!.  Cav. 
I'a.  Vols 


-1st 


Ilerbeii,    ..         II  ,   ,  ,•■    I'a.  V 
Hunt.  -Ill-,  i'..  ',r,  1  ,1.  Kes. 
112th  Pa.  \  ols. 
Hartland.  John,  5-3d  Pa.  Voh 
Uay,  PeJer,  bLh  Pa.  Vols. 
aa;'uubiicii,  Alir.iMi,  :Mi)th  Pi 


I  '     ',■.'-     ,.  ,  :    ■    r:i.  Vols, 

ii-.-:-i:v     ill-     ..It    P.l.   \ols. 

Kfi!^r.  Uei.ry.  ..-m  N.  V.  Vols. 
Eai.dmei-sor,  -N.  P.,  143d  Pa.  Vols. 
Lewis.  Josiah  L  .  lj;id  Pa.  Vols. 
Loch,  B.  F.  4lh  N.  Y.  H.  X. 
.\Iunday,  John,  47tti  Pa.  Vols. 
McNalis  \Vilham,_:r,th  Pa.  Vols. 
.Moses,  William,  1.7tii  Pa.  \t)U. 
Ossent.  Eu-one.  4l-t  N.  V.  Vols. 
Plotz,  Charies  C,  U:id  Pa.  \'ols. 
Pryor,  Theodore.  2A  Pa.  Art. 
Hoot.  Channcey  L..  U.  S.  Vet.  Res. 
Kuf.  Andrew,  ."Hh  N".  Y.  Vols. 
Stout,  Charles  B.,  1  l:Jd  I'a.  \'ols. 
Speece.  L.  B.,  7th  Net.  Kes. 
Tyler,  Joseph  P.,  P»7th  Pa.  Vols. 


77/a;  i!isroi:u:M.  i;hcoi,t>. 


Ui.<toi-  I5.>),lii8<>i,'s  Hiavc. 
One  huudrod  ycvus  n.;o  there  wa.-i  bnf  a 
BiUKlo  burying  i)laco  from  tlie  head  of  the 
Ijacl:,r,v:;i.n;i  lo  U:.  luoulli  at  I'itlstou.  Tliis 
was  kriowu  as  Xiipii's  graveyard,  on  tho 
cdu-e  of  Oapouiio,  near  tho  Mt.  Plflasaiit  Col- 
liory.  Thoro  wore  no  public  (jroui.d^;,  all 
were  private.  lu  Slocnm  Hollow  the  Slo 
cum  place  was  tlio  second,  while  on  the 
Hyde  Park  hilUide  was  tiie  third  burial 
ground  in  the  valley.  lu  Dunraoro  tho  De 
Foy  WHS  7iext  started.  The  Oriiliu,  the  Her- 
mans, the  Mcbaniels,  the  I.utz  and  iha  .Mott 
crounds  were  private  places  for  the  dead, 
with  no  lioad-stones  of  marble,  and  few  had 
common  stones  roared  by  tender  hands. 

Dr.  Silas  B.  Robinson  ;-ame  into  the  v?l- 
loy  in  1S;G.  He  was  the  second  physician 
here.  Ho  settled  in  ]'rovidi-'Uce,  where  he 
died  in  1800.  He  was  buried  in  tho  Tripp 
place.  On  tho  sunny  side  of  the  hill  nnder 
the  siebmg  of  a  small  pine  tree,  he  was 
bnried  by  the  Masons,  of  which  ho  was  a 
prominent  member.  His  de;uh  was  sudden. 
In  the  evening  he  visited  a  patient  in  the 
Tillage,  returning  home  he  shelled  a  bushel 
of  corn  for  his  chickens,  took  a  dose  of 
medicine  for  a  cold,  went  to  bod  and  died 
within  an  hour.  Ho  was  a  good  man.  He 
never  drank  or  smoked.  He  always  visited 
his  patients  on  foot,  carried  his  own  medi- 
cine, and  never  wrote  a  prescription 
in  his  life.  Valerian,  soda  and  herbs 
made  up  his  materia  meclica,  and 
his  patients  generally  recovered.  He  be- 
longed to  no  church,  but  he  knew  the  Bible 
by  heart  and  yet  he  was  very  profane.  His 
profanity,  however.  li!e  -nv.^r.  i- .-...■-  r.-.,,.,,.^ 
never  meant  any  h:'.ni,  II  •  .-  .  -  i  ',  i  . ' 
suit  in  his  life,  and   j .     i         •  ■         :. 

has  no  monnment  or    ■.  ii,.   ;  > ;   .: 

where  ho  was  laid.  It  i  '.-■.;,,>;;••-  i- 
so.  Hiram  Lodge  of  Masons  m  ;.ointtd  a 
committee  to  erect  a  monnment.  but  as  his 
son  Dr.  Giles  Kobinsou  promised  to  do  it.  it 
was  abau'ioLeil.  .Mi-,  btorrs.  of  the  Dela- 
wari-.  T.  .( '.  .!■  ■:■  ;,;  Western  KR.,  promis- 
fJ'"      ■  mains  to   Dnnmore  but 

tuw  t  .■  :  '  '  ,:,  :  ~  been  done.  His  estate 
1=  f-ii'-' -  "  '■  ".I'^io,  and  it  is  a  shame 
th  it  s  _■  un.d  11  ii;i;u  stionld  be  covered  up  by 
calm,  fur>;.jlteu  and  unknown. 

By  the  way,  his  son.  Dr.  Giles  R.,  died  re- 
cently and  few  knew  the  cause  of  his  death. 
In  thu  lowrr  [..irti.iii  of  Providence,  opposite 
tl't'  '-'"'  '  ■■  ■  ■■■;■"?  Mr.  Bricht,  stands  a 
fm-II  ''•  '  ■  •■  ■  ■•■  W.  \V.  Wintonandthe 
'"•t'^'   \''      ■   •  II.  D.    R.   Randall  and 

oth'-'-  "^'  ■  i"  1  ;  -n  >m1  half  a  century  ago. 
In  the  winter  of  l^:;:.iLoren  Dewy,  an  Ab- 
mgtonian,  kept  school  here  and  Giles,  a  lad 
of  fourteen,  went  to  him.  Being  a  mis- 
chievous boy,  tho  master  jerked  him  off  his 
Foat  one  day  with  such  violence  as  to  fn.o- 
ture  his  hip.    He  never  re::overed  from  the 


fall.  It  led  to  u,ry„:;is,  or  death  of  the  bono, 
niid  It  discharged  matter  up  till  tho  day  of 
his  death.—/;;-.  //.  Ilallisfei-  in  .Srruitlun 
Tritlh. 


wntiu-js  now  com.,  to  tlie  public  ik  book 
form.  .Mrs.  Watres  was  a  noblo  woman, 
whose  life  was  crowded  with  Imini'  deeds', 
and  a  triend  ha->  truly  and  poetically  de- 
scribed her  as — 

•^Loving  tho  loveless  and  lonely, 
Binding  tho  bruises  of  scorn." 
The  book  is  now  being  canvassed  for  in 
Wilkes-Barre  and  we  feel  sure  that  our 
readers  who  purchase  it,  as  well  as  tho-n  aiio 
do  not,  will  bo  intere.-ted  in  the  foUuwin  • 
review  of  its  contents  by  Will  K.  Mnuroo, 
who  has  been  writing  a  series  of  articles  in 
the  Scranton  Argtis  descriptive  of  tho  poets 
of  t\  yoraing  Valley  and  contignons  terri- 
tory: 

Mrs.  Harriet  Gertrude  W  .::•  ,  i';  ■  r:,  ,.  of 
whose  loss  is  so  fresh  ui.M  I  ,■  :  i  :!,ir-n 
singularly  sweet  and  niu  •  ;   ;    m-i 


■if  thi 


S(m 


hi;:h  order,  and  h.  r  v,.rsr  ^  rank  v.itu  tt.i-  very 
best  yet  pi^oductd  by  Wyoming  Valley 
singers.  Cuburbs,  a  volume  contain- 
ing ouo  hundred  and  twentv-livo 
shon  poems,  was  recently  pub- 
hshed  by  D.  Lothron  Jc  Co.,  of 
Boston,  and  its  merits  cannot  but  impress 
tho  most  careless  reader,  •■nareloof  ii|„c,. 
trates  how  wf-ll  she  suc<a._  !•  >i  n.  :,.■..  in,.. 
common   ideas   with   Uf..    .    :  ,,  i  in 

"Caged'' her  rich  iir.agi:!;,-    ■        •,  ,  .,„ 

sphere  of  the  true  ul.-i!.  i  '  :  •:  ,,  ;,,,,i 
reljned    hutnor    a---    ■■.!■     ■  unul'd 

.\t  every  shoalu,:-  ;■■  ; -.  ^  ,.  -  -treaiuof 
'"The  (Quarrel,"  -■  i  iolM."  a,jj 

"Ripe  Cherries,"  :,.  •■  m  "humor 

ririples.  "Wool!  ...a  i;iu:ja-'  und  -'.My 
Cottage  Home"  exhale  the  fre.-h  breath  of  a 
.May  orchard;  and  "Love's  Lo.ss''  and  "Lu- 


THE  HlSTfilUfAl.  VKronii. 


line"  contain  all  tho  sweetness  and  melody, 
Bud  ninch  of  the  Konuino  touch  of  trao  poet- 
ry. Ui:t  melody  is  so  perfect,  that  v;ere  not 
those  pleasant  faucios  83  philosophical  as 
itiey  are  niii.sjeal,  I  should  bo  mcliued  to 
charge  their  author  with  singing  i-iroply  for 
tho  music's  sake,  but  combined  with  all  this 
melody  is  a  depth  of  rare  thoualit  and  tine 
poetical  imacery.  "Bret  Ii;irte"  and  "Snow 
Birds"  are  Eenial  poems,  and  tlio  former  is 
constructed  with  remarkable  ingenuity.  In 
"Twice  w.iilin;:,"  "i;.!',,"  ai.d  "Fact?  on  the 
Street,"   she    m;uiil..U  a    tl.orn:i;;li    iinder- 


tlo 


natural    erao- 
wUdge  of    the 
Few 
3ing 
and 


reserves  aud  u               : 

:      -tic  art. 

writer.-,  have  I.  :     :      ,' 

.vJ    in    blei 

exquisite  mel.i  , ,    ,  ,  h 

■    ■,  -ati-iMn 

npliftins5en;:i  ,'   -   ,  - 

jantmentot  >...:. 

ever  ehanym.;  ■    ■ 

nnfreqaently  i::!         i 

much  in  the  tre.Ltu..  :.i  . 

,;    1  ,^;S  ■et   a-  ■ 

subject  it-ell.    lo  tlio-i' 

who  kuow  the  • 

of  her  poetrj  it  is  a    !,!.i 

ttvr   of    regret 

Bheisnotmoreu-ei;r-r,ll 

y  r.:Lr>.:b,it  nnf 

people  of  e;:ltnr>-  '■•  i  ■  i- 

realize  the  ;•- 1.    ;■      ■■ 

'.  ■    .■■     .1  ' •  ■•  - 

anddiscoui.1,,-  .  ,      ■  ;  , 

its  honor,  n.  i'      ^  ■ 

friends  need  t.  .  !  t..  .'  i  - 

fies  merited  condeinuati 

on. 

Chandler  Genealogy. 

I'rof.  Swithin  Chandler  Shortlidge  Kave  a 
dinner  at  Media,  recently,  to  representatives 
of  the  dc-cendants  of  Georee  aud  Jane 
Chandler,  who  came  from  En;laud  200 
years  ago  and  settled  on  the  Brdudywine. 
An  association  was  formed  to  arrange  for 
tho  celebration  of  the  bi-contenuia!  of  th.eir 
arrival,  wiih  the  foUowin;;  ojEcers:  Presi- 
dent, Dr.  Swithin  Chandler,  of  Delaware; 
Vice  Present,  Dr.  Ellwood  Harvey,  of  Ches- 
ter; Kecocdint;  Secretary,  J.  Shnrtlidge;  Cor- 
responding Secretaries,  Prof.  S.  C.  Short 
lid^e  and  .Mfred  N.  Chandle.-;  Treasurer,  Dr. 
Joseph  if.  Chandler,  of  Delaware.  The  cele- 
bration will  be  Held  at  the  oriiriml  Chandler 
hnmesttad,  which  is  on  the  Brandywine 
Creek,  lirtly  in  Delaware  and  partly  in 
Peun->  1.  Luia.  A  geneplocry  of  the  family  is 
b"ing  prcpar.d  l.y  (;ill„.rt  Cope,  of  West 
Chester.— .\m,",   1,    :■  ,  . 

Alfred  N.  (  i  ■  ..  n  .„e  is  men- 
tioned abov.-,  I  ■  1  -  ;  ■  .  f,-w  ye.'.rsa"0 
with  the  \V,~t-,,  i  ,  ...  ,.  :  ;-raph  Co.,  m 
this  city.  Hoi-,  now  anioii^-  the  Pinladel- 
phia  bulls  aud  bears,  of  Third  Street. 


ICpirou  Rlc-oi-.d:  It  is  not  oftou  that  I 
iuierfere  to  attempt  correction--  in  historical 
articles  written  l>\  i  ■:  ■■.  -  v  !:->  are  pre- 
sumed to  tiiow  v. !  ■  '  •  11 'i';:  about, 
but  there  are  tw..  i  -i  irch,  l^'-i?, 
number  of  the  y/-  '  •- i  "  /..''■/■' that  I  feel 
I  cannot  iiass  by  without  an  attempt  to  cor- 
rect wliat  1  bt^ievB  to  bo  errors.  One  of 
the-^e  articles  is  on  "the  late  .-Vbi  Slocum 
Butler"  and  the  other  on  that  entitled  "A 
former  \\ill:es  liarrean   dead." 

in  the  lir-t  article  it  is  stated  that  "Lord, 
the  eldest  -on  of  Col.  Zebalon  ISuiler,  was 
born  in  t'7o."  Ha  had  held  various  posi- 
tions of  11  I  I'.Wr  .■•  -M  ..o!er  before  17',iO  and 
was  then  i  '  ,i  •  ■:  the  Supreme  Execu- 
tive Coi:  •'  ('  1  -ylvania.  Ho  must 
have  be.  1,  i  >  \ ears  of  age  at  this 
time.  nil.  i    :  ■.  ^       ,      ,  '-..iit  -iO.   and  hL-nca 


of    .Mnj.   K.'.eha.-l    I'tirce,    the   famous  town 
clerk. 

In  tho  secL'ti'i  article   relating  to  John  S. 
Mitddeii,  it  i-  -latodtliitt  he  moved  to  Wilkes- 


ol  Ilol-vit    1  '  .-.    ■  ;       •.  ..  .   i-i.iii 

there  li./  i..  '  .  ■  ,  '        .-,•;-  ;i. 

He  was  T:.  ■- ■         •  .      ■  -.   ■  ii.d- 

denwasa-:-  :!;,.;  m  ■■.  ii,  i  v,  ij  :-.  ;..-h-of 
keen  intelle<-t~well  informed  upuu  public 
topics— a  sharp  conversationalist, — and  of 
great  energy  and  efficiency  in  business  af- 
fairs. S.  Jenkiks. 


v  Vork  Currency  i 

[Letter  to  the  Editc 

aich  nmnb'.r   of  > 


1734. 


11  -    1  '.  :■.;■,    thousand 

;■■:;■•  ■     ■        ';   ■■      '        i-ncy,  and 

ti     1  f    .-  ;  ,   -      .■     ■■.    1  ,,i-  latter  is 

o-.-rr-.  .  .  ,.  ,-:  ,,,,  X  -., ,;!;.:_  ,;,  x^w  Vork 
eurrt-ney -Atis    twelve  ai"l    :  ,;.-:•-,   and 

it    took   eight  of    t.hem    t-.    :         .-  ./iLir. 

Consequently  two  thon-i»  ■;  r.  ihit 

currency  '.vonld     be  onh     -  '.  ,,     :     ,ii  of 

S^lO.oiiO.  I  think  the  Dr.  li.iidi,  in.ult  that 
mi-take.  Perhaps  it  tvas  the  cotripo-ilor  in  the 
Trrlh  otlicc— and  that  he  thought  ho 
on;;ht  to  correct  tho  Dr.  However,  if  New 
Vork  currency  w.is  at  that  timemoie  valu- 
able than  the  s.ime  nmnber  of  nound=  in 
English  sterling  money,  I  would  like  to  have 


Till-:  lusrouicM.  i:i:riij:ii. 


the  doctor  explain  the  nifitter  m  tlutt  one 
like  1110  can  iiudeistaml  it.  'J'lie  iloctor  was 
biou^'lit  u(.  in    ii  i^.irt  ol'  ilirt   (•(mulry    where 


Sl.l-i',.  --!.■■",   ■  ■-' 

would  DC  one  ]ioim 

Askam,  May  10, 


Tlin    jMoravians    iii    the  Wjonnui;  \  alley. 

[The  following  extracts  arc  from  the  diary 
of  the  Moraviau  ludian  n)i~?iouary,  John 
Martin  Mack,  who  in  the  summer  of  1748, 
ju  compauy  with  David  Zei-berijer,  visited 
the  Indians  rcidinK  on  tlie  North  and  West 
liraufhes  of  the  Sasqii,  h:'.nr:i.  Mack's  first 
visit  to  the  W  5  otMiiij;  \  allt  y  was  made  in  the 
autiimu  of  1V4'J,  with  Z:nzondorf  aud 
suite,  and  while  etatioued  Gnaden- 
Imetten  on  the  Mahoniii^,  between 
1740  and  17r,r.,  he  made  frcnuciit  jouruejs 
idonj:;  the  Susquehanna  in  ti.e  interests  of 
the  missions  of  his  church.  Tliese  extracts 
relate  to  that  part  of  their  journey  from 
Khainokin  to  Wyoming  and  thence  to 
Guadenhuotten,  and  treat  of  the  famine 
then  prevailing  in  the  Indian  country-  They 
are  furnished  the  Rkcouu  by  John  W.  Jor- 
dan, of  I'hiladelphia.l 

Jul;/  ■.'.',  174^.  Set  out  early  this  morning 
up  the  North  Branch.  At  noon  lost  the 
path,— we  took  the  path  that  leads  into  the 
woods,  which  the  Indians  take  on  their 
hunts,— but  towards  evening  recovered  the 
right  trail.  Camped  on  a  hill  by  the  river. 
It  began  to  rain  so  hard,  and  the  water  swept 
down  the  hillside  so  strongly,  that  we  feared 
we  would  be  washed  into  the  river.  We  had 
uo  hut,  as  we  could  get  no  bark. 

July  ;'.;.  Continued  on  our  joarney 
through  tne  rain.  Towards  noon  as  we  ap- 
proached a  town,  we  were  met  by  a  drunken 
Indian.  It  proved  to  be  a  'J'utc-lai-  town. 
and  when  we  entered  it  in  hopes  of  drying 
our  clothes  by  a  tiro,  we  found  e%erybody 
drunk.  We  went  on  for  a  few  miles,  built 
a  tire  and  dried  and  warmed  ourselves. 
by  evening  reached  Nescopeck  in  a  heavy 
rain.  The  people  took  us  across  the  river 
in  a  canoe,  but  we  found  but  few  at  home: 
those  there,  however,  were  acquainted  with 
lirother  Mack.  We  were  given  a  hut,  but 
nothing  to  eat,  and  after  drying  ourselves 
retired  for  the  night. 

JidijJi.  Uemained  here  for  the  day.  Our 
host  cooked  some  wild  tieau.s,  of  which  we 
IKirtook.  and  we  gave  him  some  of  our 
liread.  The  Indians  have  gone  to  the  ecttlc- 
nients  to  procure  food. 


Jul]/ I').  Journeyed  on  along  the  river  to 
Waniphallobank,  [ Wapwallopen.J  t.toiipiug 
there  a  few  hours,  but  found  only  one  fam- 
ily at  home,  who  boiled  the  bark  of  trees  for 
fooa.  Famine  had  driven  all  tlio  others  to 
the  white  settlements.  I'roceeded  up  to 
Wajoiiiick,  [Wyoming,]  and  by  evening 
came  to  the  lower  end  of  the  flats,  where 
V,,   1   ..--.1  the  night. 

;  .  Arose  early  and  went  np  the  flats. 
1  ii.  .  i  ;,ii:,"  lo  the  tir.it  huts,  found  only  a 
i  r.:i  ,,n.i  ins  wife  at  home  and  some  decrepit 
old  piopie,  scarcely  able  to  move.  They 
coinpUiined  of  their  need,  of  the  want  of 
food  andof  imminent  starvation.  Wo  lodged 
at  one  of  the  hots. 

July  -Jl.  Crossed  the  river  and  visited  the 
Nauticokes,  who  moved  here  last  Spring 
from  Chesapeake  Bay,  and  found  them 
clever  and  modest  people.  Their  young 
people,  they  said,  had  been  gone  several 
weeks  to  the  white  settlements  to  procure 
provisions.  In  the  evening  tlie  Nauticokes 
set  Ds  over  the  river  and  we  we'.t  to  our 
lodgings.  Visited  some  old  people,  among 
them  a  man  who  had  collected  wood  to  make 
a  tire,  but  was  so  emaciated  that  he  had  to 
crawl  on  his  hands  and  knees.  Bro.  Mack 
took  tlie  fagot'  into  his  hut  and  made  a 
fire,  much  to  the  gratitude  of  ttio  aged  in- 
valid. 

July  us.  This  morning  our  host  was  busy 
painting  himself.  Ho  painted  his  face  all 
red,  striped  his  shirt  with  the  same  color  and 
also  his  moccasins.  He  volunteered  to  ac- 
company us  a  few  miles  to  point  out  the  best 
crossing  over  the  Susquehanna.  Set  out  on 
our  return,  passing  Wamphallobank,  and 
thence  over  the  country,  crostiug  Wolf 
Mountain  to  Gnadenhuetten,  where  we  ar- 
rived  on  30  Jnly. 


The  llcrecliths. 

Samuel  Meredith,  wtio  was  Treasurer  of 
the  United  States  under  Washington  from 
178;i  to  l.'.<01,  removed  to  northern  Penn- 
sylvania in  1S12,  where  he  made  great  im- 
provements at  a  place  he  named  Belmont, 
in  Wayne  county,  and  where  he  died  in 
IS  17. 

He  was  buried  with  no  monument  to 
mark  his  grave,  and  it  was  not  until  Dr. 
UoUister,  the  veteran  antiquarian  of 
Scranton,  called  public  attention  to 
this  fact  in  1678  through  the  col- 
umns of  the  Scranton  RnmhUxan,  that  the 
people  of  Mt.  I'leasant  took  caro  of  his 
grave.  Uis  sou  Thomas  removed  from  Bel- 
mont to  a  spot  about  one  mile  below  Car- 
boudale,  where  he  died,  leaving  a  son  Sam- 
uel, who  died  in  Philadelphia,  at  the  alms- 
house. 

Dr.  HoUister,  in  a  letter  to  the  Scranton 
Trvlh,  says  that  "B.  F.  Sager,  of  J'eckville, 
has  in  his  possession  a  rare  and  interesting 


TIIK  nisTiiiacAl.  DKCOniK 


relio.  It  is  nu  olJ  and  curious  ctntleman's 
dressiug  ci\se  wiiich  ouci-  litlorised  lo  S:in>ucl 
Meroditli,  Uie  first  Trc-.i-urcr  of  the  L'niltd 
StatbB  nuJtT  \S;ishin._:UjQ,  from  17S:!  to 
1801.  Wn'hingtou  and  Meredith  were 
great  friends,  and  it  is  probable  that  [he 
cnse  was  used  by  the  General  when  ho 
visited  liim  iu  former  yf:.r~.  Wii.u  .\!ere- 
dilhdiedin  1H17  at  1;  l.:  ^.  l.  \\  .,v.,-V.o., 
Pa.,  where  he  had  an  .  i  .;  i.  .^-lau 
of  laud,  tliis  dressim,' I     :     i  >    .   t.i    the 

hands  of  Ilia  Fon,  Ihoii.  :  ..i< -,  ;.i'.  whore 
moved  to  n  wild  place  in  tlie  vmnds  a  mile 
below  Carbondale,  where  it  was  carefully 
preserved  by  the  family  for  many  years. 
After  the  death  of  Thorjias,  his  son  Samuel 
came  into  the  po-session  of  this  antique 
piece  of  furniture  which  did  not  suit  his 
fancy,  not  being  modern  enou£;h,  when  be 
rebuilt  the  old  mansion.  He  stored  it  awhile 
in  his  barn,  end  finally  save  it  to  his  neighbor 
and  friend,  Mrs.  boplna  S\j;er.  Cpon  the 
death  of  Mrs.  Sager  some  >cars  a_-o,  her  sot 
took  possession  of  this  reiie,  which  he  prizes 
highly.  It  is  built  from  curl  maple,  lugeni- 
onsly  carved,  has  four  drawers,  and  is  in  an 
excellent  state  of  pieservation.  It  is  the 
oldest  dressing  case  in  the  valley. 


Old  Church  JiieoUtrti 
In  the  Rkcoud  of  June  0  a  coinmuc 
signed  "Scribe"  recalled  au  accident  that 
occurred  during  the  building  of  the  church 
erected  by  the  I'resbjtbriau  congregation  m 
1830.  The  item  came  to  the  notice  of  J.  T. 
Bennett,  of  Eagan,  Dakota,  who  has  written 
his  recollections  of  the  occurrence  to  H.  B. 
flnmb,  and  through  his  courtesy  we  copy 
the  following: 

"I  have  seen  the  piece  in  the  RicoiiD  writ- 
ten by  "Scribe."  He  thinks  Ira  .Marcy  was 
in  the  first  church.  When  John  Darken  was 
raising  the  roof  all  went  down.  Earl  B.irnes 
was  in  the  fall  and  Ira  .Marcy  was  at  work 
on  a  bridge  across  a  creek  on  the  opposite 
Bide  of  the  Susquehanna  from  lj>-rwick. 
John  Darken  left  the  work  and  Uncle  H.nry 
Blackman  took  it  to  finish.  D,irin=  i'nieli 
took  the  job  of  putting  up  the  wails  of  the 
b^isement,  which  he  did  all  in  cut  !-tone.  He 
threw  away  all  of  the  wall  that  the  building 
was  first  raised  on.  I  was  with  Uncle  Ueury 
Blackman  at  the  cimmenc-meDt  and  until 
the  church  was  nni.--ln.d.  Ira.  lieubeii  and 
Avery  Marcy  were  all  there.  In  i:ad  one  of 
his  eyes  injured  when  a  child  by  a '.urk  in 
untying  a  shoestring,  and  he  had  tiiis  e>e 
knocked  out  while  on  the  roof  by  a  broken 
piece  of  shingle.    This  was  in  Isj'J. 

"Thomas  H.  Parker  and  .V^ibel  B  iruttt 
were  the  men  that  began  the  brick  chun-h 
on  the  site  where  the  first  church  stood. 
Parker  died  and  Barneit  returned  to  .N-w 
Jersey.  D.  A.  IVll  and  l)  irl  Barnes  th<.u 
took  the  job  and  finished  it. 


"The  jMcthodists  first  bought  the  old 
cliurch  on  Public  Square  of  the  Presby- 
teria.'s.  The  latter  then  bought  it  back 
vhi!  ■  i'.-:r  .  I  !"ch  was  building.  I  took  all 
ti  ■  ■  I  '  ■  i  '  'i  liox  seats  out  of  the  old 
i:  ii       111  new  seats  and  a  new  pul- 

I   :       ■■     ■         iinrtly  .after  i  finished  build- 

lo. iker   on  when    the   old 
Square  was  taken  down.     Tim  ti) 
off  above  the  roof  and  fell  point 
i.  T.  I 


h   ou  Hubli. 


Lackawanna  County  has  two  aged  citizens 
whoso  reco!I"Ctions  are  clear  as  to  events  in 
tt"'  p'.-l;.  |.  ;r!  'f  the  century. 

'■  :  ■'  11'  I  ■  :,  colored,  was  born  in  Con- 
1  ill  soon  be  0-1  years  of  age. 

!'■  hcott  Township  since  Ibtl. 

M  1  ■  .'.,  :  'I  f-riibers  distinctly  going  at 
on.  tinu  -.'.ilh  an  old  horse  to  Judije  Shoe- 
makerV  in  (he  Wyoming  Valley,  with  a  few 
t.Quiids  of  maple  suga-,  which  he  exchanged 
lor  a  bufhel  of  corn.  The  next  jear  he 
chopped  and  burned  a  fallow  and  planted 
corn  among  the  stumps  and  logs. 

S'Unuil  Gardner  WHS  born  in  the  Wyoming 
Valley  (let.  VI,  17;jrf.  He  is  at  present  a 
rcsiuent  of  Ransom. 


1 th  of . 


dipt.  Jame 


■nnis,  who  ranks  now 
amoug  the  oldest  inhabitants  from  way- 
hack,  was  in  town  Saturday,  and  in  conver- 
sation gave  the  following  account  of  how 
the -1th  of  iluly  was  celebrated  GO  years  ago 
in  Wilkes-Barro  as  he  saw  it: 

"The  day  was  ushered  in  by  the  booming 
of  cannon  and  the  ringing  of  bells  at  sun- 
rise. At  eight  or  nine  o'clock,  upon  the 
I'ublic  Square,  the  people  lu-^einLled.  \ 
long  arbor  was  built  and  en\  nini  ;  .■•  ,a 
boughs.     .\  table  was   put    :■:   -  :     •   ;is 

whole  length.  They  then  :  '  .  ,  .,i.- 
erty    pole.     Some    religiiHi  ■>,.■,       v.n. 

read,  and  then  all  the  male  portion  of  as- 
i^embled  people  joined  hands  and  marched 
around  the  pole  to  the  tune  of  some  patriotic 
song.  I  remember  one  stanza  of  a  song 
sung  by  the  late  Hon.  Andrew  Beauunmt  in 
excelleutst)  U  and  much  force.a  stirring  tune: 


Hr  ti^h  . 


Tiir:  uisminrxj,  rki 


in  2  or  H  iJ»j  f 


111    M 

.0   III 

Klory 

of   W 

OIIIOI 

-A     ii 

III 

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II  111  n 

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(li 

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tkrii 

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'I'll! 

•  fcxei 

■cisis 

COIIHIH 

tin    R 

r,(l   1. 

nt  tt\ 

6  fool 

lic.-cr 

iltod 

Willi 

1.  .  .  1.,.' 

c-ra  HI 

id  an 

Aiiiti 

■iicl. 


clifut. 


it   was  rcqairod 


mkI 


iims  werf  lield 
1  on  Sntard-iy 
luounintut  was 
'  va~es  of  ilow- 
uled  from  a  staff 
nt  the  cntriiuce.  Soico  of  the  [irivate 
hou.-!s  in  WyuniiHfj  were  also  decorated 
witli  the  American  colors.  The  day  was  in- 
ti-n,-.yly  hot  but  a  dolicioas  bretze  played 
aroiuid  the  inounuieut,  so  that  beneath  its 
hh:idi<  and  that  of  the  surrounding  trees  the 
ii-;.-ernbKii.e  miinaKcd  to  keep  comfortable. 
The  uroULids  had  been  made  r-^ady  by  Payne 
Veltebone,  «ho  lives  near  by  and  whose 
sprinkling  waijon  was  set  to  work  laying 
borue  of  the  dust. 

At  10;30  Col.  Dorrance  called  the  meet- 
ing to  order.  He  is  82  years  of  n_;o  and  has 
been  the  president  of  tlie  Wyoming  Com- 
memorative Association  since  its  incepticn. 
The  colouel'a  remarks  were  singularly  ap- 
propri.'.te  and  impressive,  even  eloquent. 
Tlion^h  his  bodily  powers  naturally  feel  the 
tooth  of  time  his  mind  is  as  clear  as -i  bell 
and  his  utterances  were  characterized  by 
force  and  feeling,  piety  and  palnotisni  and 
at  times  were  aglow  with  the  tires  of  native 
oratory. 

Capt.  Calvin  Parson.s  offered  prayer  and 
the  assi  mblage,  led  by  Hon.  .Meuben 
Jenkins  and  .Mr.  Parsons,  sang  "Before 
JehovMh's  awful  throi:e,''  to  the  tune  of 
"(Jid  Hundred." 

The  address  of  the  day  followed  by  W.  V. 
Wilcox,  E-q.,  of  the  bars  of  Ijackawanna 
and  Luzerne  Counties,  his  ■uhj-ct  being 
"The  Flight  from  V\iomin3."  Parsing  by 
the  oft-told  story  of  the  battle  and  ma==acre, 
Mr.  W  ilcc?  gave  the  after- rcenns,  and  traced 
the  escape  of  the  fugitives  by  the  several 
routes  open  to  them  —  down  the 
Su-sqnehanna  by  rafts  and  boats, 
others  on  font  aoros-  the  mountains  by  ttie 
"Warriors'  Path"  and  down  the  Lchifh,  and 
still  others  through  the  "Shades  of  Death" 
and  across  the  Pocono  to  the  Del.iw,.re 
River.  True  they  were  not  in  the  bittle  and 
their  names  were  not  on  the  monument,  but 
theirs  was  the  agony  of  .-nspeuse:  they  had 
taught  their  hu-li.md- arid  sons  pHtnotism; 
they  showed  a  fortitn.l-.  ■  f'  'i  '•  ■■'■■\  ■>.  i'  v-r 
of  endurance  that  br,,i;  .  ,   ■        .  ,,  i 

nfterdeteat.     .Many  ,--    ,  ,- 

given  and  a  lofty    trie    ;        .  .    ,    1  -     ; 

esoaping    women,   -,,,,,..  ,:,f  .:      ,-,;,.  ,,; 

the  pains  of  maternity  in  the  m  .untam 
wilds.  Suubnry  cmiid  be  reached  by  canoes 
in '~-l  hours,  Stroudsburg,   then   Port  Peun, 


rked  I 


tions  of  it,  in  1 


I  V  .  \  ill  ly  applauded 
'  '  i.i  .11  having 
'        :■'  .  i.Mits  of  the 

■■     ■    .'   1.  n.       'i'hOUgh 

:i,i  il.iiun    the  paper 

■   ;l    matter,  the  author 

i    himselt  of  the  nn- 

:  in  the  possession  of 

iii-m-law   Mr.    Wilcox 

[iriidoco  tlie  paper,  orpor- 

equent  issues. 

Gen.  Edmund  L.  Dana  wa.s  called  on  by 
Chairman  Dorrance.  He  expressed  hia 
pleasure  at  the  paper  lUst  read.  From  what 
he  had  seen  of  war,  tlie  battle  was  not  tho 
great  thing.  Ten  tiroes  as  many  die  of 
privations,  wounds  and  exposure  as  there  are 
killed  in  battle.  Judge  Dana  pictured  the 
long  sufferings  and  trials  of  patience  and 
courage  before  and  after  the  light.  For 
months  before,  peril  rested  over  this  com- 
munity. T.'iere  was  a  war  cloud  in  the 
north  and  they  knew  not  when  it  would 
burst.  'J'he  sottler.s  were  cut  off  from  help, 
their  able  boi'ned  men  were  in  the  Conti- 
nental .\rmy  and  cries  for  aid  in  that  direc- 
tion met  with  no  response.  Imagine  the 
night  and  day  before  tho  final  siiock,  the 
march  out  of  the  fort  to  meet  an  overwhelm- 
iiirr  f,,.i.  ti'M  sad  farewells.  The  women 
11:  vr.l  II  ,  M,  M  to  aclion  and  never  conn- 
1  ..I  the  women  dissuaded  the 
1         •      ,  ;    have  blotted  out  one  of  the 

!■  ;..;m  .  r  :  1.  I-  in  thehistory  of  the  world. 
Tho  lii-n u-iiii  of  the  women  of  Wyoming  was 
a  part  of  unwritten  history. 

Payne  Pettebone  indulged  in  some  inter- 
esting reminiscenc'-'s  of  his  boyhood  days, 
comparing  wages  of  1827  with  that  of  18-37. 

Dr.  Hakes  said  we  are  a  trilling  people 
and  there  was  a  lamentable  and  growing 
absorption  in  base  halt,  horse  races  and 
slugging  matches,  to  tho  exclusion  of  things 
which  elevate.  ( in  occasions  like  this  it  was 
not  expected  there  would  bo  many  to  take  an 
interest,  but  he  would  rather  meet  40  or  50 
I--r:  ')'.'■  ]  v.-**-'  ;  r:'--.it;---T.  and  noble 
••     ■,  ;    !      1      :     •  ■■,    1    ■      'ly   thousand 

1.      '    I  ■  •     '  ■  ■  •      :    .     '■  .:  .  <.i-  to  gratify 

-..,.:  ,:  1  .  :  ...  .;.;.!  :.  -..  lie.  too, 
l.iia  ,.  I;.:. !.;.-■  t-i  Lii.i  '.niii.i:.  ui  Wyoming 
and  said  that  fur  .-terling  worth,  industry, 
piety,  charity  and  patriotism  they  have  never 
been  excelled. 

^ -T,-!  ^r^  Wpisley  Johiisou  was  called 
11;    .'I    I.    r.  1  "  '       \Mfiiig  other    things  he 

I  .-i'lns  to  the  contin- 

::.  .1  r  ■  ,  .i;  nt  M  .  M.  11.. Ulster,  one  of  the 
II.. 1-;  .'.'.....I  1.  '•..  Ill  111. .mbers  of  tlie  asso- 
ciation, and  tlu  11  read  the  following  com- 
munication received  from  him  a  few  days 
previous  to  the  meeting: 


THE  iiisroi:iCA!.  i:i:((,i:i). 


oUi    patriotic  61  ns  auJ 

11  referred  to  the  fact 
V- since  the  Afsociation 
iiud  that  the  officers 
lo  ever  fiiice.  Of  the 
■10  executive  committee 
ice,  Jenkins,  Hollister, 
I'ettebone  among  the 
■ve   f;one  frooi  among 


,  foray,  Gordon 
•  liied  since  onr 
.iil  be  seen  tliat 
I  lie   formatiou 
-half  its  mem- 
How  long  will 
lie  hist  man.  old 
ere  on  some  I'n- 
ui  hisi  promise  to 
til  the  common 

111  !■'.  C.  Johnson 


that  If. 

held  11       ,       1 

hadr.i-  11.,. 1   I 

oriKiiii.i  1..,  ;..!.. 

we  still   havi.  1 

Dnnn,  Parsons 

livinc,  while  tli( 

nsWrJKht,  Wisn,  r.  Athertf 

and  Barker,  tl,   i  '  i   i  .. :. 

last  meeting;  !,•  i         , 

within  the  tir  i   i 

of  the  assoei  .iii.',         ■  t 

bers  have  cros.-.ii  the  lim 

it  be  at  this   ratr   before 

and  infirm,  will  dissemble  1 

ture  July  morniii;;  to  roJci 

make  thisannn  ,:  ;  i',;-; 

grave  of  onr  p  .i       • .  ■    ■   ■ 

Thechainnii    ■  , 

of  thaREcui.i  ,  ■ 
ing  those  pre  ■.'■  i!;.  I'li.^-. 

docnmeuts,  oi -  i   ■     ,■  ,  .  ii  - 

ing  the  earl;.    ;  • 

ward  copies  i.f  n  .  ,  ,   ,    . 

tion  and  tlius  -  ,..■  ;..'  ;;,i-  ::,;,■•  i:,  .■■;:  ■.' 
the  unwritten  hi-tory  that  would  otherwise 
be  lost. 

The  patriotic  hymn  '•America"  was  sans 
after  which  an  adjournment  was  hud  to 
Laycock's  hotel  where  a  sumiituous  dinner 
wa3  served.  Capt.  Parsons  presidini;,  in  the 
absence  of  Col.  Dorranoe  who  was  not  feei- 
iug  well  enough  to  attend. 

After  dinner  Mrs.  Judge  Pfonts  gave  a 
most  thrilling  account  of  the  escape  of  her 
grandmother,  wife  of  Capt.  Stewart,  who 
was  killed  in  the  battle,  how  the  mir.ily  i.[.=s- 
ed  down  the  river  to  Harrisbnrg  and  found 
shelter  among  sympathizing  friends  and  rL- 
lativea,  as  she  had  heard  the  story  from  tlie 
lips  of  the  old  lady. 

The  meeting,  though  not  large,  was  a 
pleasant  and  enjoyable  one.  and  the  associa- 
tion adjourned  to  meet  cu  July  a  of  next 
year. 

Caleb  E.  WriKlifs  I.ateit  Novel. 

The  author  of  "A  Legend  of  Bucks 
County"  will  need  no  introduction  to  Kf.c- 
oi;i>  reader-,  for  hn  is  a  former  \Viii;es- 
Barrean.  We  refer  to  Caleb  K.  Wright, 
Esq.,  now  of  Doyh-stown.  He  is  not  a  no- 
vice at  novel  writing,  as  his  "Tale  of  Wy- 
oming,". ".Nlarou-  Hlair"  and  "On  the  Lack- 
awanna" abundantly  attest.  It  is  s-ite  to 
say  that  the  new  one  suUers  in  nowise  in 
comparison  with  its  predecessors,  ciUicr  in 


literary  oxcellinco  or  in  mgemiily  of  plot. 
Lik(^  all  of  Mr.  Wright's  novels  it  is  to  a 
certain  extent  founded  on  fact.  While  it 
is  a  "love  story"  it  deals  with  something 
more  aim  gels  down  into  the  home  life  of 
our  ancstors  in  a  manner  that  makes  it 
fasciiialiiig  m  the  extreme. 

The  scene  is  laid  in  did  Bocks  and  is 
doubtless  lia-ed  upon  acual  occur.-ences  in 
that  county  a  century  ago.  Just  what  founda. 
tionithasiu  fact  would  be  interesting  to 
know.  'J'tie  ph^ces  in  the  story  are  actual 
and  it  is  to  bo  presumed  that  not  a  few  of 
the  present  dwellers  in  Bucks  can  recognize 
their  ancestors  in  Mr.  Wright's  fascinating 
tale 

'flic  pi  .!  :  -■  -!  :!ir:i;iy  c-eated  that  the 
readtri-        :       '  ;.   '.I't    surprises.     An 

iijtii\v-:i  .■.,,•  opening  chapters, 

iiiipelbii .:  :       !■"'>  io  lav  it  down  until 

tho  lim-,  1-  Hall,'.-..  -Iho  writer  of  this  re- 
view of  the  iiuvcl  read  it  at  a  single   sitting. 

The  title  :s  not  "taking"  enough  to  sug- 
g--t  ll'.e  value  ot  the  hook  as  a  work  of  lie- 
t;.'!i.  H  ■!  ii  b-i  ?'  i>-,i'ied  for  its  hero, 
"l-   ''■      I'    I   -        ■:,'"■  :i  Legend  ot   Bucks 

<" !.'■.'     1.:,     !„  ,.n    a  much    more 

M'     ■  :-       I.      .,  ■      i.,Mi   shelves.       How- 

i\        •  .'      :.!jl.s  with  attractive 

■    •      .  ,,..■••-  wf    can  wellffford 

■■..'■  lur    revi.r.-iug    the 


itents    the    pr: 
ji    his    brain 


ind 


.Mr.  Wright's  career  as  a  lawyer  furnishes 
ini  admirable  material  for  the  prosecution 
nd  c.jn\  ii-tiuu  of  his  badly-treated  hero  and 
I  ■  lit,  ii.  ;  1  piiigwith  the  author's  fond- 
t  ■  :  I  .  11 --h  of  his  choice,  to  j.icture 
'MUigan  Itinerant  preacher 
'.  i    :   '    .:      '      "1' s'leeting  with   ■^t'chffrvid 


perhaps,  than  is  the  last,  where  the  or- 
an  boy,  having  overcome  all  the  obstacles 
the  way  of  his  advancement,  having 
.  11  1.1111- If  innoctut  of  the  crime 
■•  I  hira  in  his  younger  days, 
i'l.  ...  .1  v.ealth  and  fame,  is  vimJi- 
:■  1.  i-  1  .  '..  ■.■..>rld  and  is  at  last  united 
L-diug  gae.-ts 


self. 


gene 


pat 


ight  to  la. 
ile.-town, 
i-s.     Cons, 


tl.:i".  and  the  book  1 


Till-:  iiisTon/cAL  ):h:cnni>. 


LAVING     TIIK     r()i;Ni:K  STONK 

Of  H  New  Kdiilce  for  o;ie  cif  the  (llrte^t 
ConKfKiilioi'S  I"  Uyi.mioic  Vallcy- 
Adclivs!,  I>y   IJftv.  1>1-.  I'arke. 

'i'he  impri>;sive  service?  of  layiug  the  cor- 
liPrstono  fur  the  new  I'lrst  Prt-bytennn 
Church  took  place  on  the  Uoor  oT  the  new 
bnilding  on  tlie  corner  of  Northampton  anrl 
Franklin  Streets  Monday,  Jnly  11,  at  0 
pm.  Tliere  were  many  of  the  members 
the  weiither  being  clear  and  pleae- 


ant. 

The  servicer!   I  -. 
doxology    afti-:     '. 
made  an  iuvi" 
gory  read  a  -c. 
joined  Dr.  11j'1„-_ 

The  addre??  v.i; 


'i  ringing  of  the 
l;.  B.  Webster 
I  ;-par  \\.  Gre- 
.  :::a  all  present 
i.L^  tba  creed. 
cd  by  Rev.  N.  G. 
I'arke,  D.  I^.,  of  I'utston,  who  .said,  after 
some  pleasant  introdactory  remarks: 

The  men  and  the  women  who  came  to 
Wyoming  Valley  a  hundred  \ears  ago  to 
make  for  themselves  and  children  homes, 
had  been  trained  iutelltctually  and  relig- 
iously in  the  schools  and  the  chnrches  of 
New  England,  and  they  were  not  wanting  in 
the  conrage  and  thrift  and  godliness  of  their 
I'uritan  fathers. 

They  have  long  sinee  passed  away,  bnt 
their  works  abide  a~  evidence  that  tliey 
were  God  fearing  ptoj  !e.  They  fonndtd 
the  First  Presbjteriau  Chnrch  of  Wili;es- 
Barre,  called  a  minister  of  Christ  to  labor 
among  them,  the  Hey.  .I:icnl.  .lohnson. 
And    as    soon    a?   thi  i    ..  li    ■•  !   uU  for 

themselves  a  sauctr.a;;.    .,  •       .    ry  was 

still  standing  in  It  14  \       •     i  i  i    n.e  to 

Wilkes-Barre,  and  wUh  ■-  '  .!l  ^:  .-etully 
tapering  spire,  was  pomt-.i.g  he.ixenward. 
Old  Michael,  the  faithiiil  sexton  of  the 
church  for  almost  naif  a  ctntury,  still  rang 
the  curfew  bell  in  trne  iVcw  Enyland  style, 
greatly  to  the  disgust  of  some  yoinig  people 
who  were  not  prepared  to  go  home  at  nine 
o'clock. 

That  church  on  the  Green,  the  first  com- 
pleted sanctuary  in  the  valley,  was  a  union 
church  for  the  accommodation  of  all  denomi- 
nations. The  I're-byterian:-  in  If -Mi  called 
the  Uev.  Nicholas  MnT^.y  lo  l>.)  tlitir  pa-tor, 
became  in  fori",  wh'.itii--,  ii^d  previously 
been  in  fact,  r,  r:  :■:,:-  ui  or^-arjizatioii, 
and  with  th>  !•::  it  ! '■ .  j!)j  tenans  of 
New  Jersey,  !:■  i  new  hou-e  of 

worship  on  1  r   ■:    i:ii  -:-■    ■ 

During  the  p  i~tor^..te  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Jolm 
Dorrance,  who  suocfc.led  Dr.  ?>Iorray,  the 
brick  house  in  which  yuu  have  been  worship- 
ing for  uf-'.r|j  ;i!;j  j,.:!r*  n;:s  erected. 

VVi'.;  •  r  ::.  ;:  -  !-  .ii,.  icily  of  large 
wealtl)  .11-  I  ;        '      :  '  -  ,  ■  li:  hercoinraer- 


jd  datightt 


to  til''  j:i\»-r  ('fall  int^rci'.is  tiy  erecting  a  ruiw 
r:i-'ri  ir  ri .  k;  1 1  ;.  I  ,ii  nil  rcsp&cts  to  the 
11  I  ■  i'  11)11    and  worthy  of 

11.      .  1  '      *. .     In    this,  we  be- 

iii  •  ,     :   li  ■,,  -ely.     And  wo    aro 

Ir         ,  :    '      1  i;.    the  corner-stone  of  the 

\  111     I  r;;y  that  He  who  has  put  it 

ii;'  1      ,        ,    In  build,  may  dwell   iii  the 

l.iiK  II  ,;  v-;i  ;  i;  Incomplete;  and  that  here 
iiia.i:...  luciiiu  many  sons  and  daughters 
maj  be  burn  iijto  the  kingdom  of  God. 

.Money  expended  in  the  building  of  sauo- 
tuaries  where  thn  gospel  is  preached  and 
tJod  1,  wor-liu  I'd  is  well  spent.  Material 
V.  ;  ■  .  .ii.  ■oed  from  religion  is  a  i|ues- 
II',  i.i.-.     It    15  sauctihed    wealth 

11     '     '     .,  ,  1  iid    glorifies    a    city,  ai.d 

111.!  I'l.i.;  -..iiti  It  joy  and  peace  and  bless- 
ings to  our  hearts  and  homes.  It  is  this 
tyiioof  wealth  that  abides.  The  wealth  of 
parents  does  not  alwayscometo  their  chil- 
dren, and  when  it  does  come  to  them 
it  does  not  always  prove  a  bless- 
ing. But  grace  is  in  a  measure  en- 
tailed, transmitted.  It  des-icuds  from 
generation  to  generation,  unto  tho 
thousanilth  ri  "■'■•'i'"-  Vou,  tho  members 
of  the  Fi:  1  P  ■  •  :  !  '  I!  Church  of  Wilkes- 
Barre,  :'.ri  >  i;  !•■  harvest  from  the 
sowing  b.'  .  ^  .  -IS  ago,  and  this 
whole  Ct)in.,.i,_  i:;  i:  ■.-  in  this  harvest. 
We  are,  under  Cod,  what  our  father  and 
mother  of  a  hundred  years  ago  made  us. 

This  old  Presbyterian  Church,  of  Wilkes- 
Barre,  amnui'  the  okle.-t.  if  not  the  oldest 
church  ori-ii;  1  ■  .i  111  iiii  valley,  with  a  his- 
tory uim  '  .  '  '111,',  closely  inter- 
woven wi'.ii  1  ilement  of  this  part 
ofPenii.i\i'.  M  ,  1  I  '  Ti  a  power  for  good 
in  all  this  re4i"ii.  Vuietly,  but  steadily,  in  a 
conservative  way,  it  has  helped  to  develoim 
and  cultivate  what  is  good  in  man  and  to 
restrain  "the  evil,"  by  maintaining  the  or- 
dinances of  God's  house  and  by  seeking  to 
bring  men  to  a  knowledge  of  the  truth  as  it 
is  in  Christ. 

This      church     has     been      fortunate    in 
:•     ;:,  ■■■•.;      There  have  been   in    it    many 
I,     '■  ■  '     •    M.enand  women  who    have 

1,,  -     ,       i;  of  the    servants    of  God, 

u  ,,,  1    'JO    these    walls    of      Zion, 

1..  i.;.;i  ;  v,.iu  I  II. eniories  there  still  abides   a 
s«  eel  aroma.     Vour  pastors  have    not   been 
cmunion        men.  Those       who       have 

led    you    for    the      past      lifty      years,      it 
lias      been        my        privilege       to       know 
personally.      <if    .Mar^h    and    Johnson  and 
laylor  and   .Molicju,  I   kuow  nothing  except 
wlriit  our  m-toriHiis  tell  us.     The  Rev.  Cyras 
I  ,iMer-le,-ve.    w  I H  J  - 1.-  [ .. '.  ~  lo  rate    commenced 
),.  1,    ,ii  1-1-     1    1    1  .     :    :    -  ..   .  ■  i.'.wlcdgeof 
.,,,...   ...1.  1    ......  1       :         '   i  .'.uetuily 

.■■.1'  .■   .     ■  'f  tiie  llock. 

I,,.    1  •.   .  ■■..  .;    v..     '.  ..  .■  ^   ..  .1   .  .     Kingston, 


riiE  iJisTOUicAL  nrj-oia). 


donco  HutlTunkliaiJuock.  Tim  Kov.  Niclioliii> 
MmrRy  who  Fuocoiickil  liim  wiu  ouo  of  tlip 
RtroDc  iMfci'  of  c.nr  cluirc'ti,  ii.  the  pulpit  and 
iu  o-ir  1  -  '  ■-  :■;-■.!  r.  •;-;  .  !  ■'  w."  -:t  Iho 
uiisf.h.1,      ■  '         ;        '  ;  .     Ho 

limilui     1         :    :         '  ,     ,  i  hn 

Rov.  .Ii.'  .,  \'  ■         ■     -n." 

nud  V.  ill'  :.   1  '  :  ,"'      .1  ■    ..      1,  !-,     ,i,i  lU 

his  VI  1.:     ,      ..  ■        -    V.-I-0 

COUlLslli    .'     :   ■     i  .  r.       Ho 

laid   II;'     ;     .  :  .  t'  nau 

church:-  11;  A  1.1  ,  ,  >:.M  ',  I., I).;  ,  I'l,  m.nilh 
LackawiujiiH,  rm-ion  ;iiui  bomntoii.  lie 
mado  an  earnest  effort  toestabli.-h  a  I'resby- 
torian  Academy  at  Wyoming  and  for  your 
flourishing  Jjadies  Stininary  at  Wiikts- 
Barre  you  are  largely  indebt 'd  to  him. 
Vert^onally  I  wa^  in  n  fio^ition  to  know  that 
his  iilans  of  work  took  in  this  whole  region. 
Ho  was  not  an  EiJijcopal  Bislioji  but  he 
was  a  Bishop  who  had  a  super- 
vision of  all  the  churches  in  the  county. 
Of  the  lamented  Dr.  .\..  .V.  Hodge,  who  suc- 
ceeded Dr.  Dorrance  I  need  not  speak. 
Surely  you  have  reason  to  be  thankful  that 
you  have  been  permitted  to  sit  ander  his 
preaching.  While  with  a  measure  of  pride 
you  point  to  him  as  jour  former  pastor, 
you  have  been  and  still  are  fed  with  the 
finest  of  the  wheat.  And  let  me  just  remind 
you  that  of  those  to  whom  much  has  been 
given  much  will  be  required. 

Allow  me  in  conclasion  to  congratulate 
the  representative?,  hero  assembled,  ot  the 
First  PresDyterian  Church  of  Wilkes-Uarre, 
on  the  prospect  of  a  speedy  realization  of 
the  hopes  inspired  by  the  laying  of  the 
corner  stone.  We  love  to  see  our  honored 
mother,  of  whom  we  are  confessedly  proud, 
renewing  her  strength,  if  not  her  age,  as  tlie 
years  roll  by. 

At  the  conclusion  of  Dr.  Parke's  address 
George  R.  Bedford,  Esq.,  read  a  list  of  the 
contents  of  the  corner  stone,  as  follows; 
One  Bible,  one  Confession  of  Faith,  miuut'js 
of  the  General  Assembly  of  !;>'■,  liistory  of 
the  church,  by  tjlieldou  Kejnolds,  Esq.;  of- 
ficers of  the  ohurcli,  including  pastor,  trus- 
tees, deacons,  building  committc-e.  session, 
architect  and  builder,  organist  and  choir: 
list  of  commnnicants,  li.-t  of  otli'iers  and 
teachers  of  the  church  .Sabbath  school,  list 
of  oflicers  and  teachers  of  South  Wilkes. 
Barre  Mission  Sabbath  School  and  list  of 
oflicers  and  teachers  of  Grant  Street  Sab- 
bath School,  sermon  preached  in  lb7(j  by 
Rev.  W.  S.  Parsons  on  the  history  of  the 
Sunday  School;  photograph  of  the  old 
church  taken  .July'.i,  1>^7.  and  of  the  in- 
terior taken  Christmas,  IfcSii;  history  of  the 
Woman's  Home  and  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  of  the  church  and  its  members;  daily 
and  religious  papers  and  cit  directory;  of- 
ficers and  committees  of   Men's  Association 


for  Cliriiitiau  Work  of  First  Presbyterian 
Church. 

Dr.        Ilodgo        then        performed      the 

sorvioo        I'f     l'\iii'        tlu!    corner     stono 

of         a       I I'    Ii  itid       to         the 

wocshiii  of  1  :      I    ;  i.iur  of  the  PrcK- 

bjteriauil  \ iiierica,  conclud- 

ing with  |r;i, -- .  \il  ,  r-cit  sang  "All  liail 
the  power  of  .li.  \i>'  name,"  after  which  the 
beuedi(!tion  was  pronounced  by  f{ev.  Horace 
G.  Miller,  of  the  Ciiurch  of  the  Covenant. 


Ilistnriciil  Society  Meeting. 
The    rain   is   to   blame   for  a    very    slim 
attendance  at    the   special    meeting  ot  the 
Wyoming  Historical  and  (:<■-.'<■  .:■'■   .  ■-•■     i   ty 
in    Ihtir  rooms    on    South    I       :     ;  t 

Tuesday,  June  121.  The  i:  m,  i  :  ;  .  i.l 
•were  Judge  Dana,   presidem,    1'..     I.  ;:. 

George    B.   Kulp,   Esq.    ana     '.       .  ,      r 

Lewis,  E-q.    The  meeting  w      i  !.. 

called  to  order,  but  a  gener..:  .^ 

had  in  reference  to  the  pm;  i    ; ,.o 

into  the  re:, r  ]n-iy,r.  oitlw.  '1  '  r:,:...t  Li- 
brary buiM:  -  :  '.  .:r;jOrtof 
the  oomti  ;'.:  -:  .-  :  '.  lU  be  pre- 
sented at  tl,    :                  ,■   _■    ■  'jo.ety. 

A  higtily  .-..■-:  ;  •  I'--' y  '  :■'.  '-■'■■  1  ,• '.vis  said, 
has  been  reeeived  frc.m  CiH.tr-a-tor  Shep- 
herd, who  agrees  to  fnruisli  all  necessary 
repairs  and  the  cases  for  the  cabinet  at  a 
total  cjst  of  S077.  The  bookcases,  which 
will  be  locfted  on  the  ground  tloor  of  the 
present  lecture  room,  will  be  constructed  of 
oak  or  ash,  with  glass  doors,  for  t-2  and 
82.50  a  running  foot.  It  was  roughly  esti- 
mated thi'.t  t'  ■  :.  ;\  :i!ir,iry  will  demand 
SO  feet,  tl         -  .:     "  !  et  high. 

Considi  r   '  '     ■    ijf    opinion    was 

manife-t'.    ;■,         .  '  il-.ty  of    removing 

the  r^'-''         .  -  '      v  itty  to  the  custody 

of    'I         '  •     •     .         , .     -Mr.    Knip    was 

~t-  '  •  -.t  it  would  mean  a 

?i        .  ;iun  of  the  society. 

Vr.  i.:  •'...:'  '  .  .-ht  tii.it  It  xoald 

buaca-e  ■■:  .  .:.     lii    I  v...,;,.-  .^.t- 

iously  im\      ■     '  .  ',  ■_. .    :  ■! 

that  it  WO'. ii'  ',  ::  ,  ■  .,  i-;  :  '\  ■>'  ..,  ■;  :n 
by  the  dl-v  'ii:  1:'-:  .n.  ■..-.  1.'  v  '-.  "n 
the  contrary,  belitved  ttiat  the  .-ociety  would 
find  adequate  room  in  the  Oster- 
hont  addendum  for  its  books  and 
cr-.liinet.  Judge  Dana,  who  spoke 
with  '  ii:  i'l '.I ', .  being  an  (Jsterhout 
tr     ■     .  ii  i   !    that    the    clause    in    Mr. 

II'.  .    eiiarging  the    trustees    to 

I    '  ,  ■niirtfrs  for  the  Hi---torical 

Sii    .      .'  ;r:  Ii  ii  nut  to  the    letter. 

A  '.  I         ■  ■    i  -    are  members    of 

t!  '  .ntf-resl-,  clearly  in 

\i,  ,.  ill  :  i  _;.  I  ;:  I  !u  i'.s  much  as  the 
si.i>'.,  ■.;  ;-  L  ",v  ._!'_'..  Li  ;t  could  make  no 
wi.-er  move  than  to  take  auvantago  of  the 
OsterhoQt  bequest  of  quarters. 


TiiK  iiisioiucAL  nKcanu. 


167 


Doalli  of  Kev.  GeoiRc  1).  Stioud. 
The  Bocldfii,  though  not  wholly  unexpected 
dentil   of    Rev.  Gcori,'c  H.   Slroinl,  rtctor  of 
St.  James'  Parish,  ]'itt  tin,  m'.   in    i  at  the 
rectory  at  ti  o'clock   i  '  '    ■       J  i,  and 

hns  cast  digicom  ovi-r  ;;i:  :  ■  •  which 

he  hs'^  moved.     In    In-    ;.,:,,.      >       whhas 


Mrs,  Cornells  Butler  Demi. 

The    friend.-i  of  Mrs.    Corneli.i   Richards 
IJiitler  who  had  fiocn  hor  in  (ipparent  health 

but  a  few  ••f.i.j  ■■■■  ^,    v.ill    I"'     '"r'l.r;!  to 

hear  of  \.i  ■■  r    ■' '.,  -■  '•■    ■'■  <  '■■■"•  •■  .! ■--- 

day  oven,'    ■,   '         i   '       i  .■.■.! 

net)  Jfrs.  r  .  .      . 


Hud  : 


■.'..!■  :t,l^ur,  the  btato  un  cx- 
i  i;e  Grand  .\rmy  a  loved 
'  '  'i:'  and   chaplain.     The 

;■'  \  I  i  1.0  held  at  St.  James' 
Chnrcli  t.i-uiorruw  i  Friday)  at  11:3L)  o'clock 
iu  the  forenoon  and  the  remain*  and  cortege 
will  move  thence  by  train  to  J'hiladelphin, 
where  the  interment  will  take  place  in  Ger- 
mautowu.  Those  friends  v.iio  de-ire  to  take 
a  last  look  npon  the  features  of  the  deceased 
can  do  so  by  calling  at  the  rectory  by  or  be- 
fore 10  o'clock  am.  The  cotlin  will  not  be 
opened  at  the  ehnrch.— /';7(,s'(.i/i  I'ress, 
TUui-sdai/. 

The  funeral  .service  over  the  late  Rev. 
George  D.  Stroud  took  place  in  St.  John's 
Episcopal  Church,  Pitt=ton,  July  1,  Rev. 
U.  Webster  Coxe,  of  West  I'jttston,  and 
Rev.  Henry  L.  Jones,  of  Wilkes-Barre,  otli- 
ciating.  The  pallbearers  were  G.  A.  R. 
men,  deceased  having  been  chaplain  of  the 
post  in  I'ittston.  The  body  was  taken  by 
the  noon  train  to  Germantown  for  inter- 
ment. In  its  biographical  sketch  the 
Gazette  says: 

Mr.  Stroud,  though  but  40  years  old,  had  a 
very  larjTO  experience.  lie  was  a  soldier  of 
the  late  war  and  was  conspicuous  for  enter- 
prise and  bravery.  He  was  quartermaster's 
sergeant  in  the  Gth  Pa.  Cavalry,  Rush's  L.an- 
cers,  and  w.-.s  mustered  out  in  .'rG'J.  He  was 
captain  of  the  '-Olli  Pennsylvania  Cavalry  in 
18liy.  served  his  time  and  in  1&U4  he  orga- 
nized a  company  of  independent  cavalry  and 
waH  mustered  out  at  the  close  of  war.  He 
was  a  past  commander  in  the  Grand  .\.rmy 
of  the  Republic,  present  ch;'.ii!aiu  of  Nugent 
Post,  and  past  chaplain  of  a  Philadelphia 
Post.  He  was  a  soldier  in  every  sense 
of  the  word,  and  always  felt  an  active  inter- 
est in  whatever  pertaiued  to  the  history  of 
the  war.  Deceased  undertook  mission  work 
after  ordination  as  a  priest  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  at  Towanda,  where  lie  had  three 
charges.  He  was  rector  of  St.  Peter's  at 
Tonkhannook  ill    l~-:i.     He    -^pnit  the  fnl- 


chnr-.   -:    -■    .'    i,  r.-,    ■,.      ;.        ■     ^   ;  -i 

acC'i't  .;■■  I  .  '...I  ,  ■;  >  .  .1  :  /  ;  I.,  i  ,.. 
Btrengtl.  ai.u  p.i  ;>  <.i  i.n-  ^...ijt'ij  l.y  ,,i- 
earnest  work  and  cliri-tiaa  example.  He 
leaves  a  wife,  three  daughters  and  a  son  as 
survivors. 

.Mr.  Stroud's  ailment  was  of  long  standing 
complicated  with  brain  fever.  His  death 
leaves  the  pulpit  of  St.  James  vacant. 


■  .     •   >     •  born   in   December   ItfUl 

11'  .       I  •  ,  I  i.irtford  County,  Conn.    In 

1-  ;  i  II  rri-d  Col.  John  Lord  Butler, 
who  died  at  \\  ilkes-Barre  in  August  lii.'iS, 
since  which  time  she  has  lived  at 
the  house  of  her  son-in-law  Judge  Stanley 
Woodward,  where  hor  death  took  place. 

Mrs.  Butler  came  of  Revolutionary  stock, 
her  faDier.  Samuel  Richards,  having  been 
captain  of  a  company  in  the  Connecticut  line 
throughout  the  war.  Capt.  Richards 
marched  with  his  company  from  Farmington 
to  Boston  in  time  to  take  part  in  the  I'.attle 
of  Bunker  Uill.  He  kept  a  journal  of  each 
day's  events  during  his  entire  service,  the 
journal  being  still  iu  the  possession  of  his 
granddaughter  who  naturally  regards  it  as  a 
precious  relic.  Capt.  Richards  was  also  a 
member  of  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati 
organized  by  ollicers  of  the  American 
Array  and  composed  now  of  their  lineal 
descendants. 

.Mrs.  Bntlor's  mother  was  Sarah  Welles, 
daughter  of  Jonathan  Welles,  of  Gla-ton- 
bury,  Conn.,  and  a  sister  of  Roscwell  Welles 
who  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  county 
iu  1787,  the  year  of  its  organization. 

Mrs.  Butler  was  an  eminently  pious  wo- 
man  of   most    lov:i!>if  ci  •; !   r.     She  was 

a  member  of  the  !■:  •  i'r.  ,•  •■  ti  Ci.urch 
in  whose  Sabbath   ^  :  :    Uvi-n    a 

teacher  for  more   t.i  .  :  :,L:iry,  her 

long  service  being  iij:j'j:Mi  ■•!,  'i.rr  r>tire- 
ment  iu  1880,  by  a  b..autt!ul  t, -tun. .mil 
from  the  members  of  the  Sabbatii  ^iv  jo!. 
She  was  a  constant  reader  and  n.i,_-Liit 
student  of  the  Bible  and  read  the  rrv;-td 
Old  Testament  through  during  the  la-t  year 
of  her  life.  She  was  perhaps  as  widely 
known  and  respected  as  any  woman  in 
Wilk.'S-F.arie  and  the  cki<e  of  her   long  and 


ink. 


..-■  ai  v'.,„:„^.     ll,■.l,,^    1-  a   re-ident 

'    .  ,       i.M,  out  was  pre.-ent  at  ins  mother's 

.     :■    (luring    hor   illness.      .Miss    tCmily 

!■ -ides  with  her  sister,  Mrs.   Stanley 

1  uj,:  ,^,lrd.  

Jlrp.  llutler'8   Funeral. 

The  funeral  servicen  of  the  late  Mr--.  Cor- 
lelia  Buller  took  place  at  the   residence  of 

udgo  Woodward  July  14  at  5  pni.  The 
larlor  and  hall  were  tilled  with  friends  who 


'7U'  msrvUicAL  h'Ki 


were  presoiit  to  ii.iy  tlio  lnf<t  loUcn  of  re- 
spect, while  iiiHuy  listeued  to  the  fiervico 
from  tlip  pordii.p. 

Dr.  Uodt;e  rend  from  tlie  JlOtli  IViilm, 
"Lord,  tliou  hii?t  bocu  onr  Jwelliiig-pliiec  in 
nil  generations,"  aud  Ur.  Parke  read  the 
loth  chapter  of  I  Corinthians.  The  choir  of 
the  Firpt  I'reBbyterian  Church.  Mrs.  Shearn, 
Miss  Janie.'i  and  .Messrs.  Hartland  and 
Evans,  sang  appropriate  hymns.  JJr.  Kodj;e 
offered  prayer,  rendering  thanks  for  the  life 
which  had  shown  so  plainly  the  indwelliuR 
of  God's  spirit,  praying  that  the  example 
thus  sot  before  so  mauj  present  niii7ht  not 
be  lost. 

The  pall-bcnrf.rs  worf  fr>rr  of  V,o  fl.lers  of 
the  chnreh,  A.  I  .  ",  ■  ■  :  i.l  -  .  N.  Kut- 
ter,  K.J.  rii.:.  .'  'back. 

Alex   Farnliai,  ,  (  ;,,.r.  C. 

P.  Hunt,  G.  .M,,,  ■:..',  i:-  m  .!.i  .  .:i;,i  •,■  Kice 
and  T.  H.  Athtrten  acted  as  earners.  The 
cortege  was  very  loiur.  extc-udiui;  from  Mar- 
ket to Northamiiton  streets.  Interment  was 
made  in  the  family  olot  in  Hollenb.ack  Cem- 
etery. 

Among  the  large  iinmber  of  relatives  pres- 
ent were  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pierce  Butler  aud 
Frank  Butler,  of  \irginia. 

DK.    rARJU:'s   TUIEUTE. 

(Letter  to  the  K-litor.l 
There  is  an  interest  attaches  to  many  aged 
persons  arising  simply  out  of  their  relations 
to  the  past  aud  present,  as  connectinfi  links. 
In  the  case  of  Mrs.  Joim  L.  Butler,  v.ho  -..t 
au  advanced  age  has  just  been  laid  away  out 
of  oor  sight,  there  was  this  element  of  inter- 
est When  she,  a  bright  aud  cultured  New 
England  girl,  came  to  Wilkes-Barre  to  re- 
side, the  old  people  with  whom  she  was  in- 
timately associated,  knew  from  personal  ex- 
perience what  the  Wyoming  Valley  was  be- 
fore the  massacre  in  I77tf.  Many  of  them 
were  her  near  relatives.  What  ?he  knew, 
therefore,  from  personal  observation  and 
what  had  been  told  her  by  those  v,-no  v  ere 
prominent  actors  in  the  stirring  scenes  jn 
the  history  of  the  valley,  covered  a  hundred 
years  aud  more.  In  an  iinportiuit  .-en-e  she 
reflected  the  hi'torv  of  a  l-.niidred  m  irs. 
This  fact  in  it-clf    -  we    iii'ere-i  :o  h'  r  l.t^-, 

gi-ee,  all  her  "fa'ci-.lties  up  '  to  the  ,'n  i'oi  '  t.,-r 
life,  it  made  her  oue  of  the  mo.-t  intereniiig 
persons  in  Wilkes-Barre. 

But  this  was  only  incidental  in  Mrs.  But- 
ler's case.  The  charm  of  he-  life  v,n'  c^t  in 
what  she  had  heard  an ',  =*-.-u  m  h.r.x'-n- 
ded  life,  although  coii  i  ".  ,•'  i  ■  .■  ' 
cultivated  mind,  kei  1  '  ■     :    i 

hor  was  It    her  rare  •■   .  .  ,  ,      1      ..  , 

that  gave  her   promiuti.   ■     ;;.    •  .- r_,  ,  .1 

circle  favored  with  her  pre  enee.  btic  did 
not  in  her  younger  days  or  in  more  ad- 
vanced life  ignore  the  claims  of  society,  but 


she  never  was  a  society  woman.  Certainly 
it  never  was  her  ambition  to  shine  as  such. 
She  WHS  lilcrary  in  her  tastes  and  aimed  to 
keep  abreast  with  the  ago  in  her  knowledge 
of  all  the  great  questioDs  that 
men  and  women  are  talking 
and  thinking  about.  Neither  was 
tlie  ch;M;M  ..I  l.rrli:  in  her  intelligence, 
taste  :ti  ■[  .  ,  '  ,  ;  v.ould  have  done 
honor  to  ,  i  i  ,  mI  woman.  But  it 
was  iir  i,.  :  <  ,  ..  .  .  .n  what  she  was, 
rather  th:..ri  in  w,.  -  ,  :,  I  I  r  i  ,1  and  what 
she  had  done.      .'■-!'    (   '  i   i  .  n    faitli  m 

God,  and  this  !.■  ■:,  ■- .  .'.■,  -urn  to  her 
life.  Without  b.ii...  u  :  ,,vu  in  mat- 
ters of  religion,  tni  ,.:,c  I,.,  Ij  t.a'Kedof  her 
personal  experionce,  she  was  an  earnest 
Christian  woman,  who  had  faith  in  the 
power  of  the  gospel  to  save. 

Her  record  in  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church        in  Wilkes-Barre         is         a 

marvelous  record  of  faithful  work 
up  to  and  beyond  her  four  score  years. 

All  woni.-il  l"\ve  nnl  liiA  ,.nrT.r,rM,.,.MU.nt 
from  th.  :r  Ir.  '  .!-  I-  :  -.•-,  ■:  .r  .  i;ud 
from  h'T-  :>!,'.      i    ■  ;  ,     ^ie, 

but  she,  ■:     ■    .    ■  :.:..;        ,        ■,  .n.e 

where  ciu  i  ;■;.  i  ■■  i  ,,■'.'.  ;.■.  ,.;:,.:.  i'lio 
writer  of  the-e  lini-s  hns  abuiul.'.nt  re:., on  to 
know  of  what  ho  writes.  With  no  more 
claim  on  Mrs.  Butler  than  on  any  other 
christian  woman  in  Wilkes-Barre,  when 
coming  hi.  r.  ,  j  i^.i-  i  .n-iry  to  the  Lacka- 
wanna r  r  '  :  -  could  have  done 
more  to  !;  ,.  ueed  son  than  Mrs. 
Butler  d;ii  !  i  ■  .  ::  :  ',  hnt  she  did  for  me 
she  did  tor  oii.er  juuMg  men.  She  did  not 
simply  open  iier  house  (or  an  occ^'.-ioual 
grand  entertainment— the  doors  of  her  hos- 
pitable hoine  were  always  open.  She  was 
not,  I  a-;^n..-\  frr.efro,,.  tt,..  «■,.  .kr.essfs  that 
inhere  ill  ti'i  mi";  v.  ..  ■,  ...heard  of 
women  v.i;;.  '  :  ■  !:i-.h.  .Mrs. 
Butler,  SI  :  ,  ,  ,  .  to  me,  was 
sn[jrein('ij  ;ii,  .  ;.  .  .-  :  ^  i:,  .y  have  had 
her  litlli-no^s  aia!  iiieanuns  and  prido  and 
worldline^s  to  contend  against,  as  the  rest  of 
us    h.ivo,    but    it    did    not    appear.        ,She 


II    :  .   1-   a  reuned,  true    woman, 

•  '  Kichards  left  Farmington, 

I'    '  .,  jears  ago,  to   become  Mrs. 

i'         ;  -lie  was   no    doubt    mi-sed 

■  •  •   o  irish   of   Dr.   Noah  I'orter, 

I  ident  Porter,  of  Yale  Col- 
i'  ;  ■  '...■.:  the  advauced  ago  of  bi',,  aa 
-he  lays  lur  armor  down,  her  pastor,  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Uodge,  cannot  but  feel  that  he  has 
lost  n  most  vuluirble    helper.    A    light  haa 


Tin:  iiisrouicM.  hkcouik 


pono  out  of  her  diia<,'hter's  beautiful  home, 
out  of  t)if*  cluirch  in  which  f  he  li.is  worsliip- 
td  niid  worked  all  tlieeo  years,  and  out  of 
Wilkes-Harre. 

Shu  will  not  worship  iti  the  new  sanctuary, 
tho  coruor-stone  of  which  was  laid  a?i  her 
spirit  plumed  its  wiut';!  to  soar  from  the 
earth,  but  she  will  worrhip  in  the  hou-e  not 
made  with  hands,  of  which  Christ  is  the 
corner-stone.  N.  G.  Parkk. 


Death  of  Sirs.  Chi 


ISeiinet. 


The  many  residents  of  Wilkes-Barre  who 
were  acrinainted  with  Mrs.  Charles  Benuet, 
of  48  South  River  Street,  will  be  suirtled 
to  be  apprised  of  her  sudden  death  by  apo- 
plexy on  Thursday  eveninc,  Juue  10,  at  3:45 
o'clock.  Mrs.  Benuet  was  in  Rppareut 
health  up  to  within  four  hours  of  her  death 
and  at  about  4::J(J o'clock  started  with  hor 
eldest  daughter  to  dnve,  her  younger 
daughter.  Miss  Martie,  goint;  a'je.-;d  of  the 
carriage  on  horseback.  B>.'fore  rtachiug 
Union  Street  on  Kiver  the  driver  perceived 
a  endden  coraraotion  on  the  rear  seat,  and 
Beeing  ihat  Mrs.  Beunet  had  fainted,  ciiUed 
to  Miss  Martie,  who  turned  round  and  ctinie 
back.  She  realized  at  once  tliat  her  mother 
was  seriously  ill  and  with  much  presence  of 
mind  and  courage  dismounted,  dispatched 
the  driver  at  once  for  Dr.  Mayer  and  drove 
the  team  of  horses  home  as  rapidly  as  pos- 
sible. 

Dr.  Mayer  soon  arrived  and  with  the  aid 
of  neighbors  Mrs.  Bonnet  was  removed  to 
her  house.  The  doctor  found  that  the  at- 
tack of  apoplexy  was  very  severe,  and  from 
the  first  gave  out  no  hope  of  recovery.  Mrs. 
Bennet  lingered  without  gaining  conscious- 
ness until  nearly  9  o'clock,  when  she  ex- 
pired. 

Mrs.  Bennet  was  03  ye.^rs  of  ase,  having 
been  born  at  iranliliu,  Mich.,  ui  1^'J.i.  }Ier 
maiden  natr.e  •.■..;-  S.rii  -"■,•■;  -!  ■•  was 
the  aunt  of  th^  .   !•    •'  I'    ■  ■  t,  of 

the    Luzerne    t     :      .  ■  -     of 

Charles     Bi-nrt;.  v,.,..       ;■    ...^J  in 

August,  18iKi.  ,Mr-.  1;.  inut  I,. .a  !-.u  chil- 
dren, Sarah  and  .Martha,  both  of  whom  sur- 
vive. 

Mrs.  Bennet  was  a  consistent  Christian 
woman  who-e  life  was  much  given  up  to 
charity,  but  in  a  quiet,  unas^utmug  way 
that  attracted  little  attention.  She  was  of  a 
retiring  disf'O-uion  autl  was  devoted  to  her 
family  ,  rarely  appearii.g  m  any  public 
place  except  at  ciiurcli  where  she  was  rs-gu- 
latly  in  her  pew.  Mrs.  Bennet  had  excellent 
business  qnalities  and  has  managed  the 
affairs  of  her  hu^  band's  large  e>ta!e  since 
his  death,  '1'2  year,-,  ago.  Sat-  had  not  been 
in  good  health  for  several  jears,  but  had  not 
been  contined  to  her  bfd  and  was  accus- 
tomett  to  drive  on  every  pleUHuut  day. 


Dc.illi  of  an  Aijed  CUrgymni.. 

News  of  the  death  of  Rev.  \V.  \V.  Turner, 
father  of  .Mrs.  C.  M.  Coiiyiu-ham,  was  re 
ceived  iu  this  city  on  July  11  and  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Conyngham  nid  Mir--  Couyugham  left 
tho  next  morning  to  attend  the  funeral  at 
Hartford.  Mr.  Turner  was  a7  jears  of  age, 
an  Epi-copal  clergyman  and  probably  the 
last  fiurviviue  member  of  the  class  of  181S) 
at  Yale  College.  He  devoted  himself  for 
many  years  to  teaching  deaf  mutes  and  dur- 
ing a  long  period  was  principal  of  the  .A.mcr- 
ican  Asylum  for  the  Deaf  and  Dumb. 
Hill  laiully  Iteuuiou. 

Some  time  ago  Dr.  George  Hill,  of  Hughes- 
ville,  conceived  the  idea  ol  calling  togettier 
the  members  of  the  family  to  which  he  be- 
longed and  holding  a  reunion  at  Sunbiiry. 
On  Thursday,  June'J;!,  sixtv  persons  met  at 
the  Central  Hotel  in  Suubury.  After  the 
dinier  a  meeting  was  called  in  the 
lecture  room  of  the  Reformed  Church 
and  George  Hill,  of  Snnbury,  was 
elected  temporary  chairman.  He  made  a 
few  graceful  remarks,  welcoming  the  mem- 
bers of  the  family  to  Sunbury.  J.  Nevin 
Hill,  also  of  Sunbury.  v.\'.s  til  oted  temporary 
secretary.  The  foil jv  .:,■  r  ;-.::  ;•:  ..on  [.er- 
maneut  organizatiun  .  ,;  :     C.  K. 

Hill,  Hazleton;  Jln;,  .  ii.  :  '  .  ilnghea- 
villo;  J.C.Hill,  E-(i..  >v.:.  .;  ;  .  i  ;  i.ilwdrd 
Hill,  Leechburg  :  C.  V\ .  iiui.  ivj.icu  Haven, 
and  Frank  E.  Hill,  Phihultli-hia. 

They  reported  a  form  of  organization  .and 
recommended  tha  follow. ug  per.-ous  for 
permanent  officers,  who  were  thereupon 
elected; 

President,  Dr.  George  Hill;  Vice  Presi- 
dent, C.  F.  Hill;  Secretary  and  Historian.  J. 
Novin  Hill;  Treasurer,  (,Lorge  Hill;  Stand- 
ing Committee,  C.  F.  Hill,  F.  Iv.  Hill,  Theo- 
dore Hill  and  Edward  Hill. 

It  was  decided  that  the  .-ecretary  should 
have  a  permanent  oiljce  in  Snul^ury.  After 
the  orgaui;-ation  historical  napers  were  read 
by  C.  F.  Hill,  of  Hazleton,  and  .J.  C.  Hill, 
of  Wiiliamsport.  The  family  history  wius 
traced  back  to  1730. 

The  14oth  .anniversary  festival  of  the  .Mora- 
vian congregation  of  Bethlehem,  organized 
■Juue  2."),  174t2,  was  celt  tiratcu  on  Sunday, 
June  S,,  1H^7.  The  festival  was  ushered  in 
by  trombonists  reiuleruig  apfiropriate 
choralu  from  the  steeple  of  tho  .Moravian 
church.  The  aiiim  er^^iry  sermon  was 
preached  Ijj  1:  •  '.  ;~  ''V.  l.tibert.  At 
the  annivi  :  lu  the  afternoon 

Kev.J.  M.  I  I  r.-ided.  read  tl.e 

reportkept  i      ,:  -     :f  the  church  re- 

ferring to  ;•  ,  I  -■.1,1.  htm  u,  174- 

and  theoii!'  ,  .  '  -  ur.t /in/fiul.,rt, 

fatherofil.i  ;  ,-,  ,.  -  L...'oh,  liuring  his 
sojourn  there  ahM  .n  l  H :  a  lelphla. 


riiK  insroaiCAi.  !:i:r(ii:i>. 


Iloiiinin  of  the  Dead. 

The   live-!icre  Cold  lyinjj  bpfwr.Bii  Holk-n- 
bnr!k  Coinetery  ami   Mil!  ('n-f!;  Kh-.  r.-friitly 

been  adJed  lo  tli'^  torri'.o:     .:   i      ;l    iii.l 

city  of  llie  dead.  JoI.m  '.  .  •  i  ■  .  ;.  \. 
for  tlie  Finn  of  ono  .!...!  -  :..  :  .:.,  ;,i  I  ,.  n 
paid,  has  Bold  and  con  v^.i  In:-  .I-  irill, 
property  to  the  n^soontioii  as  additional 
buryinR  ground.  The  ehort  feeder  branch 
canal  from  above  the  dam  at  the  raontli  of 


Wliiit  ii  CostH  to  Ituii  Lu7.eriic  County. 
The  following  shows  the  amount  of  conuly 
xpundiliires  for  the  six  mouths  from  Jan.  1 


I  .  - S     4.805  30 

,  ■  ,i.,te.tji3 as  00 

L,  St.-itntax 013  04 

,,:  li.  IS 'tfio  no 

,.    ,-           3,618  BO 

,    ,:        ,.    ■.■.v.rrrt 1,(127  50 

I-    I,,   .  ;^    .i.tI; 040  00 

Mill  Crii-U,  conn. nil-:  with  tho  old  North       '/'^    ■  '   ^  ^-  '■,'"'   "'^'^ +7*'  "f, 

Uranoli   C.   .1,,     i-i    !„■  tilled  in,  and  John       \'":'\  \  :'''.. WO  ■)« 

Trarj  i-    I ;  .t  for  tilling.  .\  sub-    ,,,',,,.        '      :;."..'.'.".;'.;:.".::;;  7,,^.oaV,i 

stanii:i:  :  I  :     :  .             1  will  bo  built  from  the       (,,i           ,     ,         rj.-,  oo 

new   t'f-."       ri,!,  ,.■■,_■    down  to  the  rocky      iii.  ■          .     .r.-  l,t'.r>2  35 

blufl-   h.  low   111;,   Mia   dam.   after   which  tho       (■       '                   7.19853 

field    vviU  belaid  out  in  lot-;,  corre-pondiiJcr       \.]\          ,          ,,     ^ U9  75 

With  the  older  ground^  a?  laid  nut  some  30        | ,"     ,              '  '  ■   .^ i  i).50  oo 

years  afro.     '1  Ik- iron  feTjc-^  will  bo  extended        |            ,  ,,     .,,   /i   ry '7O8 '2tt 

tho    whliU.    l,.n  -III  iif    l.'iv.T    S'rt  r-t.  wliilf.    the          ]i    ':    '      .                     ..'.:'.'.'.!'.'.'.'.!!'.'.'.'.'.'.  4.24180 

Bides  i.i.;i,.-  r  .     I ..  \     r    ,       ..:   \r\,    I'-.rl:        i     —    ■     ;           ,  •  ■■■ ,S02  40 

will   1'     i     ■■                                   ■„      ,       ■  I      .-        ;  :-i       :  :■  ■■■    H.n.rs  5,«0.;;J 

thOO.:,     ,:.                                                                                      I-        ■     •      '       ■■'    !■  '-'ag'3 lH.i.;i,j 

territory  of    ov(  r  -'i  acrei,  and  there  is  no       \J.'     '.  '    ■    .     ,        '^ ..".!,'  2,040  78 

doubt  that  it  v;ill   soon  be.  if   it  is  not  al-       i..                       ;    rai  ls'ocii4y','.'..".!'.!  "lOO  Oo 

ready,  ono  of  the  most  attractive  cemeteries       I'l;'                 i          1,830  22 

in  the  coantry,  outsid"  oi   tKe   iar^e  cities.        '''                          :-.ijpry 141  "3 

While  on  tho  MUbj.ct  >,[,■.    .;■,,    .,    ;l..i>,        I,'',      /,     .            ;      ; '^'m  ho 

it  will  not  be  out  of  1.;  :■                     :  ,.   :      :     •.        ;,     ,  :                      " K30  82 

is  now  admitted   byt\.            ,     :;        •■.■.■■•  i' \        \.     '{...■..               ........'.]'..'..'.'.'...  1,122  00 

anthoritios  wore  guiU\    .h      !i,;  i-i    '.  .^i:..'       i: ■    ,  :,.  •.      ..".'.'.'.['..]'.'.'.]['.'.  '49  23 

against  the  future  seaci..Uuu-,    Vj    imiaoit       1;-«im.,Ui.ju....' 2,507  11 

this   cityia  not  secunn-  tho   whole  of   the       l;cfer„..s                  ^H^  92 

Bidlack    farm    at   tho   time  of    purchasing       l;o.id  nad  ondge  views ?SI  2° 

ground    for   the   now    cty    cemetery.    The       u™ef  onni„redpeVsonB 50  M 

money  then  iu  tlie  cemetery  treasury  (S:3.>,.       yherill's  tees         .                       2,27106 

000)  has  been  sunk  in  the  general  city  tnnd,        Mupreme  Court  custs.'!.'.'".!.'.".'..'.'!!.'!!  "  47  89 

and  we  are  no  better  off  than  if  it  had  been       Travers- Jnrurs 3,034  91 

sunt    in    the    depth-,   of    the    Susquehanna       White  Haven  bridge 2,000  00 

River,  while  tho  laud  in  question  would  aow          ..,      ,  stmHirt  qj 

be  of  inestimable   value   as   a   part  of   the          ^"^"^ £80,616  34 

mortuary  quarter  of  the  city  and  surround-  

ing  country.  Married  Fifty  Voars. 


A  Presbyterian  Centennial. 

During  the  coming  year  there  will  be  held 
in  Philadelphia  a  centennial  celebration 
commemorating  the  establishment  of  the 
General  A.-sembly  of  the  Pre-hyterian 
Church.  All  churches  and  Pronbytenes  will 
bo  expected  to  arrange  for  the  collection 
and  publication  of  the  facts  of  their  history. 
Tho  committee  to  pripare  the  iiinory  of  the 
Presbytery  of  I/ickawanna  con-ists  of  Rev. 
Dr.  N.  G.  Parke,  chairman,  Kev.  Dr.  David 
Craft,  Rev.  C.  C.  Corss  and  Kev.  P.  H. 
Brooks. 

By  resolution,  churches  of  Presbytery  are 
nrged  to  have  historical  di-coure?  prepared 
and  co[ius  forwarded  to  tho  coLMoittee  a? 
early  asAugust,  lt^~7,  in  order  that  they  may 
be  laid  before  the  fall  meeting  of  Presby- 
tery. 


On   .Jul 

10  2.")  Col.    Jacob  Itice,  of  Dallas, 

ni..i  1,.-   . 

.:...■   ;,  ,-;■,  •,..■;,•  .  .m,  n  ;u:uiversary 

of  l!-    ■  ■ 

•  .;    ■,        1  ,  ■    ."  .  ■n.i  IS  a  hale 

■::(,.■■         '     '■■  years  and 

.      ■.     •          .  :     .     :  ;m    -,':■!-  age. 

•    .     .:     ■    Uveum^'thechil- 

i\.'   . 

..  -in  to  arrive  from 

li    ■.. 

■       ■       •  ;  ite,  and  ,vhen  tho 

anuU"! 

.:             ;    ■■         piHad  on  Saturday 

over  liti. 

■  .          .            :,  itu  relatives  Of  the 

host  an.l 

1    ,     .                  i  ..uitothewell  cov- 

ered  tab: 

.     .     .'..::     :    was  a  sumptuoui! 

one,  and 

t:tL     !..i.;l    1,11  IV    gathered  was  a 

happy  ai: 

d   merry   one.     In  the  evening  the 

D.allas    Cornet    Band  gave  a  serenade  and 

were  invi 

ted  to  partake  of  the  hospitality  of 

the  tiou^t 

■.     .Mr.  Rice  and  his  wile  were  the 

recipiont 

s  of  many   costly   gifts  and  sincer- 

est  wishe 

sof  the  whole  community  for  many 

more  yea 

rs  of  nappy  life. 

Tin:  iiisTor.iCAL  nKcnj;/). 


Two  Wills  111, 

On  Jnlylllhp wills .)f  Mis 
uiiti  Mrs.  bnrnliH.  Uuun.t,  v 
prutinlo  in  the  oQice  ol  llv^ 
W.  Boyd. 

Miss  Rutlor  dispo: 


hor  ( 


PiiCRiitUr 
iidujitlcd  to 
•  of  Wills  S. 

stiite  II,-,  fol- 


lowt 

To  Ellon  K.  Patterson,  diiuc-litcr  of  Afjuew 
Patterson,  r.nd  i  .  y  i  1:  lur,  d:iugliter  of 
Sample  Rult<  :\        ' 

Toliorm-i.l,    .,    I  i  l  >   riin^sl.OOO. 

All  the  re-t  iM  in:  i  .:.  -i,e  dividts  into 
three  equal  piuU  iuid  i^i.ii.LaUis  them  as  fol- 
lows: 

One-third  to  her  nieces  Mary  R.  snd 
Kmily  G.  Darling  'n  equal  shares;  one-third 
to  her  nieces  Katalie  and  Horleuse  L>.  Beau- 
mont in  equal  simres,  and  one-third  to  her 
nieces  Ellen,  Francis  and  .Vususta,  children 
of  James  M.  Rutter,  to  be  held  in  trust  by 
the  executor  until  they  are  'JZ<  years  of  age, 
the  income  meanwhile  to  be  used  for  their 
support  and  education. 

The  will  is  dated  March  0.  18S5.  and  ap- 
points E.  P.  Darlius  as  executor. 

The  will  of  Mrs.  Sarah  S.  Bniinet  is  brief 
and  explicit.  Two  thirds  of  hor  estate  real 
and  personal  she  leaves  unconditionally  to 
her  daughter,  Martha  Bonnet,  'i'he  remain- 
in<;  one-third  she  leaves  to  Martiia  Bennet 
in  trust,  the  income  to  be  devoted  to  the 
support  of  hor  daughter,  Sarah  or  Sadie 
Bennet,  on  whose  death  it  reverts  to  Martha 
Bennet.  The  document  is  dated  Jan.  17, 
1883,  and  appoints  .Martha  Bonnet  sole 
executrix. 


THE  liOUXD.I 


Courts. 

The  comni 
of  Lackawau 
der,  W.  H.  Si 
determine  ll 
coonties  of  1 
filed  a  lengll, 
otlice  of  the  ( 


INK. 


iiy  the  courts 
John  F.  Sny- 
,  A.  Mfson,  to 


ton, 


adai 


have  made  k.  a 
lows:  Bfcj^inuiii:; 
hanaa  river  a  lui 
month  of  Fallin 
south  and  east  cr( 
New  York  Canal 
chestnut  and  two 
being  all  the  way 
thence    south     ti 


.  on  till 


Misque- 
the 


ibov 


riLi:;  Brook,  thence 
;  tile  l^enn^ylvaiiia  iV 
:.  Co.'s  tracks  to  a 
,v  pine  trees,  the  line 
Ue^li  impro\r.j  lands; 
iniiil      brook 


north  side  of  public  back  road  and  to  the 
left  bank  of  the  Lackawanna  Kiver,  crossing 
the  tracks  of  the  Bioomsbnr«  Uivnion  of 
the  D.  L.  ctW.  RR.;  to  tl-.e  inter- .-ctiuu  of 
thePilt^ton  back  road  with  the  .Mo.jsic  road, 
to  the  branch  railroad  to  the  Central  breaker 


of  the  rennsylvaiiin  RIl.  Coal  Co.,  and  Ihcn 
to  cat  stone  corner  in  little  .Nliil  Crfok. 
'J  lieuce,    up    the   centre    of  the    bed    ot  the 

crirk  to  a  cut    stonn   iMri.i-r;  Ih-i.c.-,    south 


'  ;    I  .  'W    r.jai!    leading    U|i 

1  '        .  i  ■        ■    northwest    corner 

i:  '        '  ,  ;    :  J  ;  md    a    corner   of 

I'-  ''■'■■■  "i  K  ■.;■_  1;  ■  .ft  and  the  corner  of 
Spriii^'  Brook  I'ciu  nship:  located  near  which 
is  known  as  "Cabby"  or  "Covey  Swamp,"' 
Thence,  south  to  the  cest  of  mountain 
sloping  toward  S[.riiig  Brook  to  a  cut  stone 
at  the  wagon  road  at  the  foot  of  the  moun- 
tain, crossing  Sprint;  Brook  1."jO  feet  below 
old  Uolph  saw  mill:  thence  across  llic 
Spring  Brook  RR.  track  and  Trout 
Creek  to  the  southeast  corner 
of  the  Richard  Gardner  tract; 
thence  across  Monument  Creek  to 
the  corner  of  Jacob  Vonf  r  and  Win.  I'arl;er 
tracts.  Thence,  between  ti;-  ■■  '••■•'■■.  :,,.ro.s 
branch    of  Mouumeut   Cr  •    i    !••   in:, 

Road  toa  cornerof  Robert  1     .,         ;  |.li 

Lawrence  tracts,  thence   :-  :     -  ill- 

inm  Mone  tract  to  a  cut  '■_:.l'  l.-i.f  of 
Keating's  field  and  to  a  i;it  stone  near  a 
road:  thence  crossing  John  Christ  and 
Mathias  Baff  tracts  to  a  cut  stone  corner  in 
the  northerly  line  of  John  Spohn  tract; 
thence  to  a  cut  stone  for  line  at  the  road 
leading  from  Meadow  Run  to  Bear  L  \ke  to 
a  corner  in  the  left  bank  ot  Choke  Creek; 
thence  down  Choke  Creek,  its  centre  there- 
of, its  various  courses  and  distances, 
through  a  number  of  tracts  to  the  Lehigh 
Hiver.— Scraiiroii  Tinm. 

[This  report,  it  is  understood,  decides  that 
the  small  tract  of  land  in  dispute  is  within 
the  limits  of  Luzerne  County.— Ku.j 


Ui«l..ricnl   (•n1,li,-,,.joiM   Kcpivc.I. 

The  /'.,.-    ■■      ■  ,  ■;   ;    ■     " f  Jli^lun, 

and  l.i.-r:,.,     .  ,    ■       •,     ,■      it-   ,,u,irterly 

cii-tN    I.;     I  .;:■,-.■.  .1.:,.,  1        '  J-jjj-t  Street, 

i':  ;    .  :    ;,    :.i.      i.'.uju.j    numbtr    contains, 

■'■.;ttr,"lnpublished  Minutes 


dersin  Pennsylvania:"  1\  i  ■  . .  :  .  !  -'  .  ps 
in  the  U.  S.   service,    in     L  , -    .    -  ,  -  of 

members  of  the  Penn-jl'.  :;  :  -.  ■  i:...:aiou 
which  framed  the  Federal  Constitution  of 
17^7;  and  a  fund  of  interesting  histor.cal 
miscellany. 

The  New  Em/lnnd  nifforical.  awl  Gnte- 
ahjiral  Hr.jislcr  is  also  a  quarterly,  pub- 
lished at  S3  a  year,   by    the   New   England 


TiiK  iiisKiincM.  i:i:roiti>. 


Historic  (;ciiom|iii 

Streol,   l>n-;lnli.       1 

intcioMlmi;  UlW-  v 

invaluabie      0'..;i!i 

laud    tiistory.     A 

n    list     of      tlio 

Imve  held  onii-;^: 

penrsllint  UnrLir 

Jolm  Adam     :.i    (  ! 

ollUvrs.    :■,;    :,  ,, 
Ui.ii.,!  S:  .- 

1.  It  IS  priuted 
iuo  form,  and 
I  iiu    illustrated 


■  .1  iv,o  I'refi- 
!.i.  AdiuMSKDd 
■e  President?, 
ry:  1.)  Cabinet 


lofes.  Cerlitmlj  a  vi;:y  (.rouil  record,  tliout;h 
uo  other  college  haf  had  an  cijual  chance,  as 
Harvard  is  SrilJ  yeart!  old. 

The  Sno  Yovk  ani.;,l,:,,U-al  ami  hio- 
Sraphical  li'Xiiril  is  [.nbli^he.i  by  the  so- 
ciety whose  name  i.-.  iueorcurali  d  in  the 
title,  and  issned  quarterly  Irom  Gi  M.ldifon 
Avenue  at  $2  per  year.  It  ciuiiprists  46 
pages  and  ifl  illustrated.  The  July  number 
is  particularly  interesting. 


The  lUiit,,, 
monthly  nl  ^ 
nesK,  WilliHe, 

awl  bldbln. 
usually  inter 
lt«  leadinc  fei 


'.  is  i.tihlished 
..!.  J.  F.  Megin- 
,rof  thbOaifHu 
.iiinberis  an  tin- 
.luable  number, 
rauhical  sketch, 


with  portrait,  of  Gov.  John  Ai.drew  Sliulze. 
iucludmg  a  history  of  the  purcha-e  of  the 
farm  at  Montoursville.  which  led  to  his 
financial  ruin.  This  is  followed  with  the 
Journal  of  John  Huniiltun.  of  Clinton 
Conuty,  who  made  a  vom-.-k  in  a  canal  boat 
from  Pme  C.eek  to  l'h,l:vdel[,hia.  vi.i  fnion 
Canal,  in  183H.  EJilh  (J.  Biily  contribute.s 
a  charming  article  on  "Loral  Lii,-tory— Its 
Intorewt  and  Importance.''  'I'he  =tory  of  a 
prolific  family  that  emisriiled  from  ^ireene 
Coanty  to  Ohio  in  IblD  i-  oi;e  of  the  odd 
feature.^  of  the  monthly,  which  is  lollowed 
with  an  article  ou  cunuiis  sr.iee  slaiieuiscrip- 
tious.  Some  valuable  intDrm-aion  is  j^iven 
of  Huntingdon  in  early  tiiMes,  ai;d  the  long 
ownership  of  the  home-tead  oecur'ied  by 
Hon  J.  Simpson  Africa  is  sli<,-.va.  t  Ud  time 
furnaces  m  Ijatler  Cuuutj  am)  (he  tirst  mail 
to  Franklin  make  mteri-tii^„-  paragraphs. 
A  letter  from  S  -eretrirj  H  .y  ird  -hows  that 
old  Henry  Hun  i-,  oi  .Miuu-y.  did  not  pur- 
chase his  freeiiom.  a-  h--  f!  .i.iied.  The  do- 
parlineni  ol  uld  persj;,^  Ir.  ir:;  i^  .v.iite  full, 
as  well  as  that  of  a-ed  d.  i-ea-ed.  An  ac 
count  of  the  centennial  anniversary  of  a 
Washington  County  l.idy  Carrie-  the  reader 
back  to  pioneer  da\-^.  .\ltli  nigh  bi;t  four 
moTiths  old  the  lli.-.h.n\,il  .lonrhfi  has 
reached  a  good   circulation  and    in    r.'.pidly 


bound  \uh.L.,i  o.  u.cr  JUG  pages. 

With  its  July  issue  the  prosperous  Maria- 
^in.:o/  Ainn-ir/in  HisluryheiXiin  its  eight- 
oeuth  volume.  A  portrait  of  Henry  Lanrcnn, 
the  South  (Jaro!::-  i  -(■,''  :r-.'i  r,f  the  Revoln- 
tion,  graces  th'-":  ■,   .  ei^ijmpanied 

by  a  reali-tic  aif  :  '-'i  of  "Henry 

liMurens   in  tli-    !.■         i     i     .     ■."    from  the 
eilitor.      fieiK    \.    1       ;  '    ,;     ,  ,    :       f.llows    with 
:   :;i.,:  :.:     1   ■:   ■■,■,;;    ■    .      ■      ,:  'of    "J'lcketfs 

■:■!  Win?or,  the 

'  .  I'  ^  a  valuable 

i    :■">:;'■  i  .  .    .  .-  J  ::ec.-.ol  .\raeri- 

c-.n  11:  ;:e    points    oat     the 

conspii  I  ■  ■.    r-    extant.      John  M. 

Eisho|)    i  ;        ,  1   ihoritatively    on   the 

'■United  S:  le^  '.;  nl  Service,"  giving  some 
choice  bits  ot  inlorarUiou  in  its  checkered 
history.  No  article  iii  this  number,  how- 
ever, will  be  re:.d  with  more  protit  than  Dr. 
Albert  Bushnell  Hart's  "Biograjihy  of  a 
Kivcr  and  H.arbor  Bill,"  a  fragment  of  con- 
temporary hi-tory,  and  yet  a  legitimate 
lield  for  inquiry  into  past  politics.  Cjcorge 
E.  Fo.sler  gives  the  history  of  ''Jonrnal- 
eism  .V'l"-!!-  lee  Cherokee  Indians,"  a 
carefuH;.  V  ;  ,;  .;  ^  un  a  theme  very  little 
known  f  •   i  ublio.      William  D. 

Kclley.  11         '  ..  Tuckerman,  James 

E.  Deaue.  .'■  .'.:  ■  i ;>  ^i:i  .\dams,  and  others, 
coniribate  short  steiries.  A  new  department 
appears,  called  "Historic  and  Social  Jot- 
tings," which  promises  to  bo  an  agreeable 
feature  of  this  admirably  conducted  publi- 
cation. I'nce.  i.")  a  year.  Published  at  743 
Broadway,  Jy.  Y.  City. 

From  Bangor  comes  the  Mainr  Historical 
and  Geiualoijical  I'rcordrt;  a -^3  ouarterly. 
It  is  of  interest  to  every  son  of  Maine  who 
entertains  a  feeling  of  pride  for  his  native 
State.  S.  M.  Watson  is  the  editor  and  pub- 
lisher. 

Althiii:;'!,  ].■  e,,i  1^,;  a  magazine  for 
local  hi  [<..  :        •  I -.cry   shire,  the  only 

onotlii'.T  :  ,"  .  :  t!;e  Kir.uKD  otiice  is 
the  ll'i'  ,  ,  I,,'  ,.  ,,  ,_  or  Notebook  for 
Devon,  Coruwall  .-.nd  Somerset.  W.  H.  K. 
Wright,  borough  librarian  of  Plymouth,  is 
the  editor.  It  is  published  monthly  at  7 
sliilliugs  per  annum  and  each  issue  com- 
prises 24  pages.  .\n  interesting  article  gives 
an  iiivtntorj  of  the  house  and  furniture  of 
an  Exeter  citizen  in  the  reign  of  James  I. 
'I'ho  invcutory  cnntaiTjS  no  mention  of 
crockery  Oi  any  I:!-.!  het  -.'rre  were  204 
riniine)*  Of  peMT'T  ■;■■:.  -  :.(.  ounces  of 
.-liver  plate.      Hi     l   '■  ,:::   .led  to    two 

l"''''*.!*-'"-' °"";'  ■"  .:.  1  .;  .';i,g  in  value 

brewer 


d  his  death  occurred  in  IG'ja. 


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^i.SOp,-!-j...ir.  PHi-!-.shcil  Monlhly.  Siii-l;  Ccp:<s,  isc 

(r.OIltClU«  r=,<r 

'■OUi  ^[ich,^cl,"  itish  Confnbk  of  Will-cs-Ilarro,  .9.  //.  Lynch 17 

A  Moriuinont  lo  "Old  Michaei" 

Assessment  of  Luzerne  County , I7_t. 

Peter  Pence  Again 175 

Objections  Against  Railroaris  in  1825 175 

A  Very  Hot  July ". .''I,  ,76 

An  Old  Time  Tavern 177 

Something  About  Sea  Coal 177 

The  Legend  of  Lake  Opelousa 17S 

John  Franklin's  Treason  and  Kebclllon 17S 

Population  of  Wilkes-Barre  as  F'stiniated  bv  Assessor? !7y 

Local  Taxes  in  V/ilkes-Barre  30  Years  Ago 179 

The  Old  Jlycrs  House  at  Wyoniing  Burned 17S 

Two  Preachers  of  Former  Times i  Jo 

Centennial  of  the  United  States  Constitution i-i 

Susquehanna  County  Centennial  Celebration  iSi 

Captain  John  Fries,  hiquivy  Concerning iSi 

Histoire  do  la  Pensylvanie 1S2 

Golden  Wedding  o'f  Mr.  and  ^L•s.  Calvin  Parsons 1 5S 

Flight  from  Wyoming— Address  by  W.  A.  \Yilcox,  Esq 189 

Reunion  of  143d  Regiment,  P.  \ k;", 

West  Branch  History I. -,5 

Crirls'  Names  of  a  Century  Ago 193 

Duncan's  Island  in  the  Susquehanna 196 

A  Pair  of  Knee  Bucldes  of  Pioneer  Days 196 

Dka-ius— 

Mrs.  Laura  Do\vning 1S3 

M  rs.  Margaret  Rf^dcvick i S3 

Mrs.  Nancy  Wright 184 

George  WoiTall i  S4 

John  K.  Wood^•.■ard 185 

Mrs.  Eliza  Prjor 185 

Mrs.  Rachel  Theophil;:s i St. 

Edu-ard  F.  Dowling i?6 

Richard   Anthony 1S7 

Mrs.  S.  S.  Wcller 1S7 

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WILKES-BABRE,   PENN'A. 


Ubc  IDistorical  IRecorb 


JULY,   1S87. 


No.  11 


•OLD  MlCflAEI.." 
InteresliuKlieininiBCriico  oJ  tlio  Old  Sex- 
fou  HUd  High  Coiistaljlo  Wlio  IJ.iiik  the 
Curfew  Boll  and  Teirori/.pd  Wilkes- 
llari-e  IJoys  Halt  a  Century  Ago. 
John  Micliael  Keiu/le  camo  from  Switzer- 
lund  aboat  the  year  1303,  au J  was  elected 
high  constable  of  WilUes-Barre  iu  180G,  and 
held  the  ollico  nntil  his  death  in  1810.  lie 
was  a  small,  active. man,  and  the  only  thing 
high  about  him  wa?i  his  temiitr,  and  tkis 
only  when  exasperated  by  the  bad  boys  of 
the  town,  by  whom  he  was  known  and  uni- 
versally called  "U!d  Pickle."  Xaturally  he 
had  a  kind  and  tender  heart,  and  was  fond 
of  little  folks,  so  long  as  they  behaved  well, 
I  can  remember  beint;  one  of  a  soldier 
company  of  which  Ked  ilallery  was  captain, 
and  Ned  Babb  llrst  lieutenant.  Our  guns 
were  made  in  the  carpenter  shop  of  John  P. 
Babb,  of  good  wood,  with  a  snap  spring  on 
the  side,  which  answered  our  purpose,  and 
were  not  dauceroos.  We  used  to  parade  on 
the  Saturday  half  holiday,  and  geni;rally  on 
the  river  bank,  near  old  .vlichael's  residence, 
which  was  in  the  Arndt  store  house  on  the 
edge  of  the  bank  opposite  Mort;au's  tavern. 
On  these  occasions  ;\jichael  would  ;requently 
pass  along  our  line  as  we  were  drawn  np 
for  review  and  give  each  of  the  boys 
a  penny,  which,  to  most  of  ns,  was  consid- 
ered quite  a  prize,  and  as  Michael  was  a 
poor  man,  it  showed  the  kindness  of  hi*  heart 
toward  us,  which  wo  never  loivrot.  He  was 
not  only  the  coustabit- ■.:  •  :  .-.r.  ■  ;t  was 
also  the  sexton  of  the  ci,  ,  .  :  .-luled 

to  the  opening    and    li./    ..  .     ;,  bell 

ringing,  grave  digginu-.    •  -       „■  :>  ii  for 

funerals,  etc.  A  more  fnithful  -^er .  irat  never 
had  charge  of  the  interests  of  a  town.  As  a 
sexton  of  the  churches,  ha  had  the 
lamps  to  keep  clean  and  filled 
with  whale  oil.  .\t  the  mid-week  meet- 
ings he  lighted  the  candles  and  attended 
to  keeping  them  well  suulfed.  At  the  clinrch 
he  wore  pump  shoes,  and  moved  about 
among  the  congregation  silently  with  ins 
snuffers  reviving  the  lights  at  tlio  time  of 
singing,  etc.  On  Sunday  he  sat  iu  the 
gallery  where  he  could  watch  the  boys,  and 
woe  to  any  urchin  who  did  not  sit  still  or 
who  made  any  noise.  iJo  rang  the  boll  at 
9  o'clock  at  night  in  the  old  Meeting  House 
Ju  the  Public  Sqaare,  as  a  notice  to  the  mer- 


chants to  close  up,  and  for  all 
who  wore  abroad  to  retire  to  their 
homes  and  go  to  bed,  and  this  ho  did 
without  pay  and  iu  all  kinds  of 
weather,  and  never  failed  to  toll  the  day  of 
the  month  after  the  ringing.  He  had  a 
pound  on  the  river  bank,  near  his  residence, 
and  all  cattle  found  at  large  at  night  were 
driven  into  it  and  kept  there  until  the  owner 
l)aid  hif.  tine  and  took  them  away.  \\  hen  a 
drunken  man  v/as  found  lying  asleep 
-Michael  went  for  his  wheelbarrow  and 
putting  the  poor  wretch  on  it  wheeled  him  to 
the  [lound  aud  then  dumped  him  in  among 
the  cows  and  swine  nntil  he  recovered  his 
senses.  In  the  winter  when  the  deep  snows 
woQid  cover  the  coal-ash  sidewalks,  .Michael 
would  be  up  while  the  town  was  asleep  aud, 
with  a  snow-plow,  drive  along  the  walks  and 
have  all  the  snow  off  by  the  time  the  people 
got  their  eyes  open:  and  this  he  did,  as  far 
as  I  know,  without  any  compensation,  ex- 
cept the  pleasure  of  doing  it  for  the  good  of 
the  town.  He  had  the  only  hay  scales  in  the 
town  at  his  home  on  the  river  bank,  where 
by  means  ot  a  beam  tj which  were  attached 
long  chains  which  he  fastened  to  the 
wheels  of  the  wagons  raising  them  and 
the  hay  clear  of  tiio  ground  and  getting 
at  the  weight.  Ho  was  the  weigh  master  of 
the  town  and  charged  ten  cents  for  the  ser- 
vices. He  was  fearless  when  in  discharge 
of  his  duty,  and  many  a  time  he  would 
make  arrests  and  take  the  prisoner  to  the 
door  of  the  j  lil,  aud  then  his  goodness  of 
heart  would  cause  him  to  let  the  prisoner  go 
after  a  good  scare  aud  the  promise  of  re- 
formation. 1  his,  of  course,  applied  mostly 
to  the  boys  of  the  towu,  when  he  was  fortu- 
nate enough  to  catch  them.  As  an  example 
of  his  nerve,  he  at  one  time  as- 
cended the  steeple  of  the  old  church 
and  stood  upon  the  small  ball, 
I'i.j  feet  from  the  ground.  If  he  found  a 
cow  daring  enough  to  cuter  the  church  yard 
ho  would  then  show  his  temper,  as  he  gener- 
ally had  to  chase  her  several  times  around 
the  church  before  he  got  rid  of  her,  then  he 
would  swear  iu  his  broken  Swiss  nntil  all 
was  blue.  Upon  one  occasion  the  writer 
rode  up  bare  back  on  a  horse  to  get  a 
switch  Irom  the  willow  tree  that  stood  in 
front  ot  the  Kpiecopal  Church.  In  order  to 
do  this  it  became  necessary  to  ride  npon  the 
sidewalk,  which  was  contrary  to  law,  and 
iu    reaching    up   with   both    hands,  totally 


THE  UISlulUCAI.  i:k 


nnoonscious  of  daufror  or  barm.  Mjclmel, 
who  was  iu  tlio  church,  diseovereci  uic,  and 
quietly  comiii,:  up  boiiiiMl  tlia  horru,  i.tnu-1: 
him  a  whr.ck  ;:rr,,  ;  ;h,.  I,  .'k  wiih  hi-  -word- 
cune.    'J'h.,  :■!•  ..•  .  ,  HuexpLCtfdly, 

BDd  boms  all  :    '  i-ar-d   tor  it,  Uio 

horse  si.rii.i-  ,    ;.  ,,i  rame  ver>  near 

breaking  my  i.,  c...  V^  jjh  as  I  rtroverr-d 
my   SL-at  I    lo.jl.id   back  at    "(Jiu    I'lckU-," 

Bpljnterfcd  uud  bru'keu  his  caa'c,  which  af- 
forded me  t;ratuicatiou  i.uoiU'h,  aud  T 
Innghed  heartily,  which  only  b'rved  to  in- 
crease hia  wrath.  1  was  wroucr  for  l;'.n;jhiu-; 
at  him  nud  am  eorry  uow  as  I  think 
of  it  that  1  did  it.  Uow  well  I 
remember  standiu«  by  the  ;;ravos  ho 
had  dife-ged  aud  iiolioiD!;  his  ,|uiie  sympa- 
thetic wayrt  as  he  droppud  the  iiirt  upon  tlie 
coflin  lid  at  the  worti.s  "dust  todu^t.  a:^he5  to 
ashes,"  and  wheu,  as  was  the  custom 
then,  the  byetauders,  after  the  service, 
would  throw  iii  the  dirt  until  .Michael 
would  eay,  -Dis  will  do  shcntle- 
mens"  after  which  he  would  remain 
and  fill  np  the  grave.  J  presiime  if  ail  tiif 
reminiscences  of '-Did  .Mickat-r'  uurin;;  hi- 
40  joars  of  servicj  could  be  cuile-'cd  "ilie-y 
would  flu  a    vuIuiM,-.       .\.;v,i:h-i^.-,iu,,7   his 


many  en^a-^c:\'  ■. 
vate  a  garJi  n  .: 
dence  oft.  ] '.  i : 
vated  besides  \.  . 
of  flowers.  Ho  liv. 
room  fitted  up  in 


■  to   cull 


flow 


by 


vd  his 


fall  down  the  stairs  \<\  \. , 
bedroom.  He  was  d'-Cij.  rt-il 
or  he  might  have  uiea  whtre  iie  i-il,  but 
when  fonud  he  w;'.s  carefully  nc'-std  aulil  h" 
died.  An  old  man  t.iitlitul  to  evc-rv  trn-t, 
and  vigilant  in  the  disciuirtje  oi  ev.Ty  duf., 
he  was  baned  in  the  old  barjiu',-  grouiid  on 
Market  Street,  where  he  had  assisCi-d  iu  lay- 
ing away  so  many  of  the  citizens  your,» 
and  old,  of  the  to*u,  and  the  btll  wi.ich  hr 
had  tolled  so  ofuu  for  o'licr-  now  t..;h-a  fur 
him.  I  do  L-ot  rtii,..iiiber  ii,u  ,•.:;;  -^-or.e 
marked  his  nsuu,'  piai-e.  au.(  1  h  .-.._■  oit.  u 
wondered  wliether  any  one  low  Ir.  :u  -cohll 
tell  where  his  re,..ains  rest  at  r.re-.  m.  since 
the  removal  of  the  dead  to  the  new  ceinc- 
tories.  If  so,  uotliinij  could  be  n'ore  ti'.tius; 
than  to  erect  fome  kind  of  a  mor.ument  as 
a  Blight  tribute  to  his  uc^eifish  udelity  aud 
worth.—  \\'ilk,s-Jian-e  TeleiiUone. 


A  Monument  to  Old  .Micliael. 
In  the  Rkcoed  of  Tuesday,  July  2G.  was 
an  interesting  article  recallinj  Old  .\jic!:ael. 
Wilkes- Barre's  sexton,  aud  Hi^-h  Con-table 
of  half  a  century  ago.  In  the  article  the 
BDegestionwasmade  that  the    admirers    of 


Old  Michael  raise  a  fund  with  which  to 
erect  a  inoiinmcut  to  his  memory.  The  soe- 
gestiou  has  drawn  out  a  letter  from  a 
Wyaluniu;;  jjviitleman  who  attended  Bchool 
at  the  old  .Vcadeuiy  on  I'ublic  Sijuare,  50 
odd  ye.us  a;;o,  to  his  brother,  residiug 
HI  till-  cify.  oiVrrin^'  to  contribute  towards  a 
■  ■•  ■  ■''''■  '  '  '  -1.  I  liL-  Kix'oiiu  will  be 
I  '  !  :         ,  ;!ar  offers  from   other 

'      ■  -ny  reminiscences  of 

'■    '    ,'  ■         '     '        '    ■■  -  !iir!i  may  be  at  hand. 

^   pt?:.r  l:,  ,      '    -Jay's   Record    con- 

taiua  ...r      ,        ;  ■.- of  "Old  .Michael." 

*"Oj-'.'^  I     :;o    so    louK   and    so 

uiif^elli-!  :  -     :.  iiblo    and    general 

''id  the  rucrgestion  is 
'  ;.  bo  unknown  and 
'  .,.  .:nl(.'rsouio  obligation 
I  would  be  will- 
ing to  contnliuto  to  a  Fuitable 
memorial  for  him.  About  lb32 
ti.ere  lived  in  the  town  an  unfortunate  "Jim 
Glldley.'-v.lioin  the  boys  used  to  delight  in 
t  :  \. ,,.  II  ,-::  i.i  ,  -  ;,  ,.^,  1  Was  attracted 
-  ■  '  '  '    '1    -i.-rket  aud   I'ratiklia 

'  '        "  'casions,  in  which  I 


uninai 
to    his 


ooke 


vva-  pt-jiiap-  not  as  i-unch  on  my  guard  as 
more  active  ones;  and  Uld  .Michael  caught 
and  dosed  me  with  the  prescription  "when 
taken,  to  bo  well  shaken:"  and  the  medicine 
was  effective.  I  never  assisted,  even 
theoretically,  in  another  "mill"  of  a  drunk- 

The   winter  I   boarded    at    Aunt  B's,  old 
Mi--li:i*-l  cUliMi  one  cold  morning  in  regard 

'"  "  '  ■  ■  '  '•  'i^'U  of  church  service,  and 
'  1    :       •!■    Mrs.VVright)  brought  him  a 

■'        ■  lie  may  have  expected  some 

■  ■■'  ■  I  ■  and  If  ho  did,  he  deserved 

"•      I'll'.  '•.'  I-  his  memory  should 

•^peako-i-  'iiy  ought  to  be   per- 


Iho  County  Asaes.smeut. 

The  asses-meutsfrom  all  the  districts  of  I.u- 
/.ernt  Co.tnty  have  been  returned  to  the  otlice 
of  the  county  commis.sioneis  and  the  totals 
footed  up.  The  total  number  of  tnxables  in 
the  county  is. j4,r,0t<;  value  of  seated  lands 
^3/2-J."..U47;  value  of  building  lots  .'jS.OM,- 
227;  value  of  houses  !>4,04lj,ull;  value  of 
outhuildings  and  other  improvements  S2,- 
ll."),224:  niimberof  horses  lLi,.")77;  value  of 
horses  Nii;><,!it;2:  number  of  cattle  8,924; 
value  of  cattle  t'Sd,7,jI;  value  of  oocnpa- 
tions  t.,.iii^,o.il;  number  of  sta.','es.  omni- 
tiusfs,  etc.,  2f^2;  value  of  same  SS,.SeO;  total 
- o    -i""^"' '"""'^'''^ ''°'"    county   pnrfosea 


77/;:  JiiSToracA!.  nRcni;i>. 


EAKLT  ItAII 


it 


Agn  — I'riiiiouiitpd  Visioiimy  and  Jiii- 
pi-actloulilti. 
There  ia  before  uk  n  cupy  of  the  Lycomimj 
Oazellcoi  Aagust  l!l,  IS'1'\  wfiicli  (.-ontHiiiBa 
BIX  column  articlt)  tu'.V:)  "j;-. ;>••:;;«  Incx- 
peilieut  iu  ]'etiii.-)l\  i  i  ,"  :  ., -nrli  tha 
nuthor,  "H,"  argui-.-,  - :     ■  ■.   i!  favor  of 

CHUuls,  in  preferuiiCL  !■.  ,    i.    u-p-trta- 

tiou,  either  liy  hor.sou;  !  j  .  :.  .:;.  :  ,,:.L^r.  In 
hip.  endeavor  to  show  a  r.;:!i,  '.y  !riim  Pliila- 
delphia  to  Pittsborc  to  be  iiajriirticjible,  he 
onotea  f rom  a  paiuphli.t  oq"  lh.it  subjoet, 
which  says,  ''in  the  majority  of  i)!*taiices,  if 
the  ascent  be  not  gronter  than  12'- 1  ftet  to 
the  mile,  hilla  offer  iio  ob-tacie.'  whatever  to 
railways,"  the  i7iference  beiu^  that  if  n 
erpater  ascent  sliould  iTitervf-ue  that  it  would 
offfr  a  .-crio-13  ob^tv.rU\  He  rer;arded  a 
hoi.-o  i.ii!vvi.\  a- ir'tir-lj  iii.^ilt-quate  to  ao- 
commodate  tlie  iur:!  trade,  locociotuv 
imwer  bcint;  rej,T.raiAi  a--  out  (jf  the  question. 
Ue  Bays,  "a  bur.tle  ol  bufiut-f^  will  Blwa\s 
occur  in  the  spriur;  of  the  year,  after  farmers 
have  thra,.*hed  tlic-ir  <:r^iii.  In  fh.it  seaso-i  u 
will  not  be  unusual  for  l-'i  or  20  individu  ii.s 
in  the  same  village  to  v.i-h  to  load  their  cars 
at  the  same  time."  l!f  says  a  car  will  carry 
about  two  tons,  and  the  prt-euce  of  a  iinn- 
dred  or  more  car.s  iu  a  town  at  the  fame 
time  would  cau...e  inextricable  contusion 
among  the  patrons  of  tlr.-  road. 

Again  he  sayj.  "as  the  advocates  of  the 
railroad  syctem  univtr=ally  agree,  tliat 
Pentieylvania  cannot  .'.tlord  ihe  expense  of 
railway  and  locomotive  ensiue?.  it  is  futile 
to  expect  that  tlie  gr^at  objects  of  speed, 
cheapness  of  transportation  and  general 
accommodation  will  bu  accomplisiied  by 
means  of  horse  power." 

"The  exjienseof  constructine  a  road  with 
four  gets  of  rails— two  for  co:j.modit:es  and 
two  for  passengers,  mails,  etc.,v.-ith  a  locoino- 
tive  engine,  would  be  exiremeiyrn-irontable 
to  the  State,  vpre  it  rif,\  nrnri I'^ihl.'" 

In  conclusion  the  cautious  .Mr.  il.  says: 
"Let  the  people  of  Pei:ijsylvatiia  then  pur- 
sue the  even  tenor  of  tht-ir  way— in  accord- 
ance with  their  characteristic  caution,  and 
refuse  to  sanction  by  their  adoption,  a  yt-t 
-isionary    scheme    about  which   they  know 


nothi 

It  is  but  si 
ing  argumt  L 
railroads  in 


ce  tho  forego- 
iitroduction  of 
.vely  put  forth 

of   transportu- 


Rgaiust  railr..  ,  : 

tiou,  the  pr'i.  ;i  . 

even  doubt,";,  ■,, ,    :    I  ■  i  t.i  the  mile  as- 

cending graiit- u ,..,'.  .;  J  J  .^themaximum 
for  railroading  tai.-;...  .l  ,  and  yet  by  the 
light  of  expeno'.ce  w...  now  tind  that  the 
highest  mountain  range  oiier  litile  obstiuc- 


tiou  to  the  successful  operating  of  railroadn 
by  steam,  while  2)<  ton  oars  have  given 
place  to  go'.ulolas  of' !!."i  tons  burden,   as   we 


3  pov 


I  thi 


untryi 


l*etor  l*eiice  A^ain. 

Editok  Ri:f;oiii):  Allow  mo  to  communi- 
cate the  following  letter  from  John  Q.  Dice, 
K  i|.,  of  Wayne  Station,  Pa.,  which  throws 
a  littlo  more  light  on  Peter  Pence,  a 
sketch  of  whom  was  published  your  columns. 
0.  V.  n. 

Wavni;  St.ition,  Pa.,  June  8,  18.37.— 
Deau  Siii:  Pence  had  but  one  son.  He 
died  about  lt^U',1  in  Wayne  Town-hip,  Nor- 
tliULubfrrl.'.nd  Couaiy.  That  was  before 
Lycoming  or  Clinton  was  organized.  He 
was  buried  ia  W  ayu"  Township,  which 
nowis  (_'[..     .■...'   )  ...,  I  -:i.;.,  I '".I'ln  County. 

J.leh,.    :  .::  Iron  living 

iu  Cr,a\.^  :  1  .  V  ,.  ,  .  .  well  otf, 
and  can  .-1 .  ■  :■.  ,  ■;:.■...  ,i  ui  i  li:-ir  grnud- 
f.ather.  A^  I  am  -.veil  aciaaiutcd  with  them 
I  hope  to  get  a  full  history  from  them.  I 
maj  be  able  iu  tho  near  future  to  got  hold 
of  some  old  documents  that  may  lead  to  a 
more  correct  statement  than  has  yet 
been  made.  I  have  seen  tho  place  where 
he  is  buried.  I  also  saw  a  book 
whore  he  voted  in  ld03,  '3  and  '6 
in  Wayne  township,  Northumberland  Coun- 
ty. That  was  about  the  latft  voting  he  did. 
I  am  trying  to  gel  his  age  and  then  will  give 
his  whole  history  as  near  as  I  can.  1  also 
saw  the  place  where  Pence  and  Grove  and 
others  killed  the  Indians  at  tho  month  of 
Grove's  Run  on  tho  Sinnam.ahoniug.  Thirty 
ye^rs  ago  when  wo  were  running  a  railroad 
line  the  ma  ks  of  their  axes  were  still  on 
tho  trees  and  that  is  why  it  was  called 
(fiove's  Run.  That  is  48  miles  west  from 
Wayne.  They  went  up  that  run  six  miles 
and  c  '.mB  do  va  another  run  and  struok  the 
'i.  r  -i\  V  :;.^  west  of  tho  mouth  of  the 
■  Creek  and  that  run  is  called 
I.      ■:  I  hey  then    came  down   the 

'.^      .    i.  ,  :..       Uiver  and   returned  to  Nor- 
thuiiiborii.iid  «uh.out  being  molested. 

John  tj.  Dice, 

[XoTE.— Mr.  Dice  is  evidently  mistaken 
in  his  statement  that  Peter  J.'ence  died  in 
l60',l,  as  the  Legislature  of  Pennsylvania, 
.March  10,  ISIO,  pa.-sed  a  bill  granting  him 
an  anunity  which  they  certainly  would  not 
have  done  had  he  died  the  year  before.  The 
records  at  Harri..iburg  should  show  Ijow  thia 
pension  was  paid  him  and  when. — Ed.J 


THE  insTomcAL  nEcoiin. 


A  Very  Hot  July. 

It  has  beou  said  over  !ind  over  agsin  that 
tho  monUi  of  July  just  ended  w:i3  hot- 
ter thau  any  other  July  withiu  the  ratmory 
of  the  oldest  iuhabitaut.  'Diis  seems  to  ho  a 
mistake,  id  least  it  is  po  fii?n.-pd  out  by  a 
Recohu  man,  who  has  examined  the  meteor- 
ological records  made  by  Jndgo  Daua,  who 
has  an  outfit  of  Government  instruments. 
From  his  tables  it  appears  that  July  of  the 
present  year  was  not  as  hot  as  was  July  in 
1883,  by  one  decree.  Tne  reason  that  the 
former  has  created  so  much  discomfort  is 
that  tho  humidity  has  been  far  above  tho 
common  moisture.  The  rainfall  for  the 
month  o£  July  during  the  past  six  years  has 
been  as  follows: 

July  1882,  rainfall  4.G5  inches;  rain  fell 
on  eight  days;  averajre  of  maximum  tem- 
perature. 71J>^  degrees. 

July  1833,  rainfall  G. 41  inches;  ram  fell 
on  14  days;  average  maximum  temperature, 
81. 

July  188-1,  rainfall  4..".;)  im-hfs:  sixteen 
days;  average  maximi'.n.  ;   ■:  ;    r  ■.  in  .  77. 

July  188."),  rainfall  Li.i  .  .  ,  v.:,.-  days; 
Rverage  maximum  tti!i    :      i     ,  '. 

July  1880,  rainfall  .;      :  :     days; 

average  maximum  ten  :       .    ,     ,   ., 

July  18Li7,  rainfall   :'■  -,       ,irti?en 

days;  average  maxinnui.  ■  ■  '    ;  ,  .-^o. 

i'ho  maximum  teu.i  ;  ^i::-  L.t-d  by 
Jndge  Dana  are  taken  at  -  pm,,  and  the 
showing  for  the  several  years  is  as  follows: 

Jvlii.   l^^i.     ;--v>.    J'^<.    i".i.    i--^;.    J'.^: 


76 


77 


The  observations  of  Kev.  Dr.  Hodge,  who 
aUo  has  Governraont  instruments,  probably 
come  nearer  to  the  degree  of  heat  as  experi- 


enced under  ordinary  circumstances.  His 
instruments  are  within  a  house— Govern- 
ment slundard— built  for  the  pnrpo'^o,  aud 
are  not  protected  by  trees,  (in  the  oihor 
hand  Judge  Dana's  tliennomcter  lian[,'s  un  a 
tree  in  liis  garden,  more  or  less  proK  rti-d 
also,  by  a  grape  arbor,  his  maximum  for 
July  of  tho  present  year  ranging  four  de- 
grees below  that  of  Dr.  Hodge,  the  latter's 
being  87.8  degrees. 

Dr.  Hodge  says  that  according  to 
his  instruments  July  was  tho  hottest 
of  any  month  during  the  Hi  ye:irs 
ho  has  b^en  eugagod  in  taking  obser- 
vation-.    Tl:rro    were  1."  (Inysoo  -.vhieli  tho 


turo  for  day  and  night  wa~  7r,  :;.  i  >■ .  j  il  J^e 
says  that  Septtmber,  Ib^l,  \vh~  poj,ui,ir7y 
styled  tho  hottest  month  on  record,  but  lie 
absent  at  that  time  and  conseiiuently 


has  no  observatic 


Dr.  Hodge   kindly  furnishes  the  following 
maximums  and  minimums  for  July,  lb87: 


! 6-t-5 

65.f.48.... 

I BO. 

70.     20.... 

....SO.: 

i 7!1. 

(33.521.... 

' 01.1 

65.5  23.   .. 

...  84. 

i 92. 

63.    :24.... 

1 85.6 

67,     25   ... 

....8!).. 

83.1 

64.     27,... 

i 02.2 

60.528.... 

....92. 

) 03.5 

60.   ;20.... 

....02.: 

1 85.8 

64.,3;30.... 

o:<- 

i 84. 

57.531.... 

i 00.1 

00  5' 

15 84.  57.531 02.0  ti-i,. 

16 00.1  00  51 

It  ought  to  be  said,  however,  that  thetom- 
poraturo  in  the  average  home  is  far  higher 
than  that  in  the  observation  house  where  I)r. 
Hodge's  Government  instruments  are  t-itu- 
ated.  From  his  minimnm  it  would  look  as 
if  the  nights  ought  to  tie  cool  enough  for 
comfort,  but  the  fact  is  that  a  standard  ther- 
mometer in  the  sleeping  apartment  of  the 
writer  indicated  a  minimnm  of  cO  tlirough 
out  tl:e  entire  night  on  many  dates,  and 
never  once  went  below  7."i.  It  is  a  pity  we 
could  not. -urrouiid  ourselves  with  the  con- 
ditions which  environ  Dr.  Hodge's  instru- 
ments, hot  as  tho  latter  show  up. 

The  rainfall  on  Monday,  .\ug.  1,  was 
pheuomeual,  tiro  gauges  of  both  Judge  Dana 
and  Dr.  Hodgo  measuring  an  iiioh  plus.  It 
would  be  interesting  to  know  wh:it  the  ruin- 
fall  was  up  Laurel  Kun. 


77//:  iiiSToincAL  in-:cn];n. 


AN  OI.D-TI-Mi;   T. 

jveraKfs   with    \1  h 


r.itbc 


Insid 


The 

u.     -I  he 
H.    'Jn 

north 
room, 

ROUth 

re  tho 

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•Walk 
hang- 

was  par- 


Tho  following  de-icription  lu  tho  Detroit 
J-'rce  /'»•<>■«,  of  a  tavern  in  the  early  part  of 
tho  present  century  would  probably  apply 
more  or  less  aeciiralely  to  hostelries  else- 
where and  we  therefore  reprint  it: 

In  1807  William  Hodge,  Sr..  built  an  ad- 
dition to  his  log  honse  in  Buffalo  and  es- 
tablished a  tavern,  about  which  his  son, 
William  Hodge,  wrote  Ihas:  "This  noble 
mansion  consisted  of  two  rooms  on  the 
lower  floor,  with  a  widu  hall  betoween 
them.  It  had  battened  doors, 
ua!;ed  peeled  beams  and  windows 
of  7  by  9  glass. 
room  was  used  as  a  parlo 
main  kitchen  and  diuintr  i 
room  was  the  more  t  ul.lio 
cyo  was  caught  by  I  .r  ■ 
unpainted  door,  tf'.i^;  - 
in.'andlhfcretoov.  i-; 
ing  on  the  outer  ^;  t  ■  o 
room  also  contained  tlie  b;' 
titioncd  off  in  one  corner. 

"Under  the  shelves  stood  the  whisky  and 
cider  barrels,  and  on  them  were  the  kegs  of 
brandy,  mm  and  gin,  and  one  or  two  kinds 
of  wine,  as  Madeira  and  I'urt.  Maybe  there 
was  also  there  a  keg  of  -hrab  or  peppermint 
nordial,  and  occasionally  one  of  meiheglin. 
Sometimes,  in  the  proper  ^ea^ou,  the  bar 
would  contain  a  barrel  of  spruce  beer,  home 
made  of  course.  There  was  no  laser  beer  in 
those  days.  The  sugar  bo.\  and  money 
drawer  were  made  to  slide  nuder  the  front 
counter  board.  Tho  white  sugar  then  used 
came  in  high,  tapering,  solid  cakes  called 
sagar  loaves,  done  up  in  coarse  brown  or 
black  paper.  A  few  may  yet  bo  seen.  The 
li'inors  sold  at  the  bar  were  aUvays  measured 
out  in  the  v,  ine  gla^s  and  gill  cup,  or  in 
larger  quaniities  it  de^^ired. 

"Cider  was  sold  by  the  pint  or  quart,  red 
pepper  being  added;  and  in  cold  weather  it 
was  6ct  upon  coals  and  embers  to  heat.  The 
miiod  drinks  sold  at  the  bar  were  termi  d 
'slings,'  and  were  made  of  sugar,  water  and 
braHdy,  rum  or  gin,  well  stirred  with  the 
'sugar  stick.'  Hut  slings  were  made  the 
same  way,  except  that  a  hot  iron  was  put  in, 
to  temper  them,  a  slight  sprinkling  of  liut- 
meg  being  regularly  added.  A  'sangarte' 
was  made  in  the  same  way,  usiug  wiim  in- 
stead of  the  stronger  liquors.  Nearly  all 
were  as  much  in  the  habit  of  using  these 
dilTereut  kinds  of  liquor.-^  as  beverages  as 
people  now  are  of  asing  tta,  coffee  and  even 

"The  fireplace  in  the  barroom  and  that  in 
the   north    room    were   without   'jambs'— 


tho  chimneys  being  built  with  split 
sticks  and  plastered.  That  in  tho 
north  room  was  furnished  with  a 
'trammel  pole'  and  'trauimel'  wiih 
hook  to  match,  for  hanging  kettles,  etc, 
over  the  lir./.     'J'lii'    hi-arll.-.    were    made   of 

stones  ....111'  '•'  I  i ■  ili,'  \\^ ■'.]-.     The  clmni- 

borrcNi"  ■■..'.,■■  '  I  i.  i  ■  1- .  1  iri,"  purposes. 
An  Hd.i  J:  -',  1  ,,!.  ,,.,  I';.  ,  ,  I  ..:l  of  the  bar. 
rooin  v,:i-.  II  I  A  ,1  ■.  I:  ,■  !.  ;,ii'ii.i,  and  wash 
room.  It  Imd  a  •  lopuig  nii.t,  being  a  'lean 
to.'  The  fire  place  was  built  in  one  corner 
of  it,  and  the  chimney  and  hearth  were  of 
tho  same  materials  as  those  in  the  other 
rooms." 

•Sonicthine  Atiout  Sea  CdhI. 

.\n  article  in  this  week's  Con!  Tiinlc  .lunr- 
)ia/,  headed  "What  is  .sea  coal'r"  says;  "Tn 
tho  proposals  of  coal  wanted  for  the  Navy 
there  i.s  one  peculiar  requirement  laid  down 
in  tho  list;  it  is  for  ten  barrels  of  sea  coal 
for  the  Norfolk  Yard.  What  BU  ancient  rut 
tho  Department  must  have  fallen  into  to 
keep  up  such  a  narael  In  the  days  of  old, 
when  Bess  was  tjQceu  of  England,  such  a 
term  might  do  to  designate  a  quality  of 
fuel,  but  hardly  in  the  llJth  century.'' 

There  seem  to  be  a  few  things  yet  for  the 
editor  of  the  Juurnal  to  learu  concerning 
tho  subject  of  coal  in  its  various  fortns, 
when  we  discover  that  he  does  not  know  that 
"sea  coal"  is  an  article  well  known  to  sea 
faring  men.  But  perhaps  ho  has  never 
sailed  very  far  on  blue  water  for  the  purpose 
of  acquiring  information,  as  tnat  i-  not  sup- 
posed to  bo  exactly  the  place  to  look  for 
coal,  except  it  be  on  board  vessels 
in  transit  to  somo  seaport  town. 
But  if  he  had  ever  ha>l 

the  misfortune  lo  !:r.f  li.  ii  -hipwrtcked 
anywhere  on  th'  •  i;,:,  -i  -  •  i;  ih..-  (iiilt  of 
Mexico,  he  won!J  h  :\  ,■  i  u  ■■  !  iii  his  wan- 
deri.njs  al.iug  tl:;    !■  .'.i:i    ;i  -    i.l"   a    -ub. 


jf  th^ 


of  thc^,i:,;-r  .  ',.1  -,  .  ii  I-  1  u'l.ing  more 
or  less  than  suliditi-.l  bitumen,  or  a^-phalt  in 
its  natural  state.  What  its  use  is  in  ship 
building  we  are  not  informed,  but  it  ma>  be 
that  it  is  used  in  a  liquid  f.^riii,  applied  hot, 
for  coating  ircm  in  order  to  kee[i  it  from 
ru-ting,  or  it  may  be  used  as  a  stain  to  givo 
a  dark  color  to  woodwork  m  some  interior 
joiner  work  of  vesaals.  w.  j. 


THE  IlIsrOIUCAL  llKvdlUi. 


Tho  I.OKOiiilun.iiku  0|i<iIouft». 

The  prosnio  and  vulgar  nnine  for  liiilco 
Opelousa  isaonUi  Ponil,  Init  tvou  witli  tlii< 
title  it  is  uot  hS  well-kuown  ;n  its  y.-init 
nntarni  bcnnty  find  situation  il-~ervu.-i.  A 
drive  up  Huulocjk  Ortt-k  to  Muhleiiburi,'  imd 
two  milofl  boyoml  will  liriii^  tlm  touM  i  to 
this  clear,  lib  1  I  r^  ii  ■■  ^  I  -I,  ■ , '■  -.  ii  :- 
amonglow  hii'-  .     i  '     '. 

the  narrow  iinJ  .::■...  ,  ■;  ■■  :,.■  i  i  .1 
l>roprietor,    it     1      I'm,  [■■■■■     .1      I       •■ 

Opelonsn  from  -uri.i  -in;^.  01  n-  [■■  --i  kj'^i.  u- 
ing  tho  other  liikno  ot  Ihi.-  viciuiiy  ;i^  (i 
popular  summer  resort.  Knt  w  few  riniiiincrs 
can  pass,  nevertheless,  lietore  its  heKltliy 
margin  will  be  adorned  by  many  Fuinnier 
cott.Hges. 

How  much  more  poetical  and  approprinto 
is  the  Indian  liquid  name,  Opeiousa,  than 
any  English  title  which  could  be  ;;iven  to 
Buohalake.  The  le;,-,-..  1  ,,  m  :i  .,.r,itthis 
name  is  one  of  the  pi,  :  ■  mI,       m  tradi- 

tions.    Opelonsa,  il  1-  1  ,;:iud- 

aomo  maiden    btloLL-i:  •    •         -  i.vute 

village,  which  was  siiii,^.  ;,;!;■' 

present  Bite  of  iUooi.i.:  ■  :  '  -  ■  1  .  !. 
with  passionate  devoti'i  ■  ;    .    : 

Shawnee  bravo,  narmi  ...  .,  ;  ■  . 
however,  did  uot  rei-iinor.ii'j  jn  1  huh  U'lU. 
boinc  the  admirer  and  shive  of 
a  maiden  of  the  Senecas,  wh>m 
he  met  one  day  on  a  hnutin<x  expedi- 
tion in  the  northern  for.  its,  T  hf<  .Seneca 
tribe  resented  the  intrii-M-, -,1  t:  r'niniitic 
Wapsnileya,    who-e    a       •     .      •  .    rmce 

finally  led  to  a  declar,'! :    ■  ;:       .  ■. 

One  of  tlie  battles  uir      -  ;n,,kpl:\-e 

in  the  woods  bordering'  i/.k-i  i;,c-lousrt.  The 
Shawnees  wereworsttd  tliatday,  and  Was. 
saileya,  heroicdly  thor._7h  he  had  fouu'ht. 
had  dragged  liimself,  cuv.rni  vvith  wounds, 
to  a  secret  hi'lir:  •  1  ;  ■•  u.  l'  woods.  Here 
he  was  sought  ;    :    ,■   ;  :  ly  the  f.iithful 

Opelonsa.     Ui    •:        •  ,:       she  rushr-d 

forward  to  hiv  I ■'  -    t.    but  he,  in 

the  haste  of|  m  ,  .  .■.  :.■- :  W    '   -v. 

enemy  was  ai,  :  -  .       

pierced  her  l.r.  i   '   -■.  ■    ;.      i- 

heard  her  dj  iul;  :  >1'      ■  : ;     ;    ...,i     i-,  - 

giveness  with  cvi..-ur..  .i:j:;.  :.•:  In  !.;..l 
never  guessed  the  truth  b^forL.  The  mud 
of  the  Senecds  hid  proven  f  il.-e,  but  hero 
was  one  who  was  the  ideal  of  all  his  dreams, 
shattered  by  his  own  illf.ited  h md. 

The  body  of  1  ipelousa,  Hccoraiuc  to  a  rare 
oaslom,  was  set  adntt  upon  tiie  L-d;e  in  a 
birch  canoe  of  gre  it  beiniy.  It  fl.iated  f.5r 
many  days,  but  at  length  delivered  its  f.iir 
burden  to  the  depths.  In  the  same  Oiinoe, 
repaired  by  his  owa  htnd-.W  issiileyn,  thin 
and  haggard,  w.ii  to  tie  seen  day  and  umht 
eagerly  scanning  the  waters  for  many  wecrts. 
To  DO  one  would  he  speak,  and  all  pas-ed 
him  by  with  a  fearful  look.  W  length,  on  a 
cold  autumn  miduig.it,  those  who  were  near 


and  awalte  averred  that  thoy  had   heard  a 

groat  fihriek  niion  the  Lnke.  Next  morninc 
\Va.-sail,.ya's  cinoe  tloated  upon  the  waves 
A-ithuul  Its  cLisiuiuary  oeciii..-int.  He  had  at 
length  seen,  eithtr  in  pi.r.^ou  or  in  imagina- 
tion, the  form  of  IJ(,i-!(.us!i  rechniug  upon 
the  lnit;(;!ii  ot    ttie  Luke,  aud  had  leaped  to 

^  '  :>  t  .'.lyof  Lake  Opeiousa,  and 
^  "■    ■  ..'■  ■>    dare  ciU  it  South  Pond? 

'•■  r:i  I'.l  .1  I!  •'  i.ikes  themselves  are  these 
<i  "ii  -  .iiui  il  .uai.ins-  Then,  for  the  double 
attra.-iiou,  i*liy  should  n..t  Ilnrvey'b  Lake  bo 
known  by  if..  Lull  tn  nam-,  SkandaraV  Lake 
VVmol.-.,  but  a  frw  brief  years  ago,  was 
Broeehcs  P,,„d.  Who  could  relurn  to  that 
dull,  iirosaic  name  now?  There  is  a  flavor 
of  woods  and  nature's  [aire  air  in  these  In- 
dian accents.  We  would  be  but  according 
til.;-  lak'-s  their  right  by  restoring  to  thorn 
their  early  names. 

Au  Old  Lan.iniaik  (Jono. 

The  old  .Myt-rs  hon-e  .-.t  Forty  Fort  was  en- 
liri'lv  ,|. -ir,,,  <.,:  I,,,  t^r'  r,n  Monday  even- 
I'l-'. -I  '  '  '' '  I '■■!.' III. ig  was  unoccupied 
■  '      -        ''  ,     -    ;     .  -cl  that  the  fire  was 

'    '  Tho  property  was 

"  '  '  '  1  '  '  1 1  ■  ■  w  ■  ■:  '  ■  '..■■id  was  one  of  tho 
landn.ark-  .5f  the  v;ii:.-\ .  Tho  building  was 
constrwctMd  of  logs  and  was  over  100  years 
old.  If  it  h:id  the  power  of  speech  it  could 
tell  some  (|ueer  stories  about  the  Redman 
and  his  antics. 

Local  Taxes  Fifty  Yearn  Ago. 

EuiTOR  Rvc.ita.:  I  tiud  in  looking  over 
.some  old  imp.  r- p  duplicate  for  tho  county 
tax  for  tl  .  !  .  i,-l:  a-id  township  of 
^VilkHs-D.r  .  ,  I  ,  ,;|,,.ted  for  the  year 
IB37,  ji:-'  1  .,,   ..,,d  to    show    the 

contra-^t  1  ....  ,  :  :  ,  t  _M,res.  The  whole 
amount  of  tax  wa-  >:i7:i  :;:i,  which  I  presume 
is  now  paid  by  a  siiitjie  it  dividual  or  coal 
company.  Th=  whole  nnmiicr  of  taxables 
was  li-s  than  ."I'l),  and«hat  at  first  seems 
'i'l  1.1.  .I",  there  are  only  ttireeof  the 
'■  lind  who  are    now  living. 


Mo- 


In  last  week's  iii;conD  w.as  (lutiluhKd  ft 
letter  from  .J.  (i.  l^'cll.  of  Waverly.  who 
stated  that  the  entiritax  in  Wtlkes-Barre 
I!,rnu:li  and  To'.vu.iiip  in  1^37  was  only 
S;)7d:«,  .Mr.  Fell  venturing  tho  opinion 
that  an  aininiut  (.[ually  large  was  now  |iaid 
by  a  -mgle  Individuil  ur  cjrporation.  The 
KFCijKir  is  MUCP  informed  liy  Real  E-tate 
.\ge!.t  Reub.>n  Downing  that  the  I,"hi^h  & 
VViikcs. Harry  Co. d  (''..  was  assessed  SIS,. 
V.i7'.l2  last  year  for  the  city  of  Wilkes-Harre 
alone— a  tax  20  times  that  of  the  entire  com- 
munity .")0  years  ago. 


iin:  uisTuiacAL  jnavni). 


179 


OUK  Cirv 


I'i;;  tilths. 

On  Doc.  1  of  last  year  tlie  city  apse~.-or-(, 
Dr.  Sturdevant,  Ainiiiit;  Dillt-y  aud  Jolm  B. 
Qaict!,  commenced  the  work  of  makins  a 
full  Hud  detailed  cen.-m  of  the  ciiy  by  wards. 
Their  work  was  tini^hed  on  .\i)ril  1st  and 
mauy  of  the  iuterc.-tiun  facts  aud  figures 
developed  thereby  are  hivlh  below.  It  must 
be  remembered,  however,  that  the  figures 
cannot  show  tne  exact  popiilatiou  of  the  city 
to  day  as  there  ha.-,  beeu  a  vf-ry  rapid  growth 
since  the  work  of  the  assessors  began,  some 
8  months  ago.  The  assetr-ors  believe  that 
this  growth  will  amount  to  about  4  per  cent, 
which  would  make  the  total  poijulatiou  to. 
day  about  34,000. 

The  assessors  find  the  area  of  the  city  to 
be  about  four  ^qaare  miles.  The 
number  of  streets  accepted  by  the  city  is 
144  aud  their  aggregate  length  a'J  miles. 
Some  of  the  details  of  population,  etc.,  by 
wards,  are  as  follows,  the  population  by  the 
censas  of  18S0  being  given  in  each  ward  tor 
comparison: 

'  First  Ward— Males  1.1'?1.  fMmal.s  920, 
co!ored76,  total  2.11^;  ■  •  •.  I-  .l.:3U: 
children   of   school  ,..:•■        ■     '    ,  -  :«4; 

manufactories  0;  chilli  -       :   m-a  1. 

Second  Ward— Mali  ~  i, -•■--',  females 
1,503.  colored  0,  total  3  513,  total  i  1S30 
l,t)Ci4:  children  of  school  f.ge  'J-<o;  buildings 
5rj2;  manufactorie.s  9;  churches  2;  school 
hOQses  3. 

Third  Wan!  M  I.  -  I  i'.,  females  1,300, 
colored  0.  ti.t.:       -      ,.  la    licM' 2,314: 

children  or   -.;  i.uiKlings  473: 

raaaufactorie-  '.  c  ..  it-;  0,  school 
houses  0. 

Fourth  Ward.— Mules  .^jS4,  females  735, 
colored  10,  total  1320.  total  in  l^'Jo, 
1301:  children  of  school  age  321; 
buildings  241;  mr,nufactorie3  4:  churches  1; 
school  houses  0. 

Fiftli  Ward-Males  i/rO,  females  013, 
colored  80,  total  l;'00,  total  in  I'^iO,  1430: 
children  of  school  age  420;  buildings  341; 
manufactories  17;  churches  O;  school 
houses  1. 

Sixth  Ward.— Males  1073,  females  lllS, 
colored  20,  total  2217,  total  in  15=0,  2110:-- 
children  ot  school  age  7011;  buildings  3=7: 
manufactories  1;  churches  4:  school  houses 
1. 

Seventh  Ward— Males  401,  females  047. 
colored  Ifi,  total  1121,  total  in  1S>0  loTO, 
cliildreu  of  school  age  220;  buildin;;s  230; 
manufacturies  0;    chii'-ches  3:  -chool  nouses 

Fighth  Ward— Males  '.C,4.  females  1128, 
colored  oO,  total    2132,  total  in   lieu  i=oO; 


cliildreu  of  school  age  417;  bnilding.s  382; 
mauufaetorios  0;  churche.n  4;  school  houses 
none. 

Ninth  Ward— Males  .".80,  females  546, 
colored  none.lotal  1132,  total  in  18t<0  2H0<; 
children  of  school  age  345:  buildings  200; 
manufactories  none,  churche.s  4;  school 
houses  1. 

Tenth  Ward— Males  0:28,  females  821, 
colored  71,  total  l.")20,  total  in  l->sii  lf(3t); 
children  of  school  age  377;  buildings  ;381; 
manufactories  1;  churches  2;  school  houses 
none. 

Eleventh  Ward.  —  Males  1117,  females 
1114,  colored  88,  total  231f),  total  in  1880 
192,");  children  of  school  age  t!01;  buildings 
319;  manufactories  8;  churches  3;  school 
houses  2. 

Twelfth  Ward.- Males  700,  females  831, 
colored  23,  total  1614,  total  in  1880  11.V2; 
children  of  school  age  485;  building.s  321; 
manufactories  0;  churches  1;  school 
houses  1. 

Thirteenth  Ward.— Males  14:20,  females 
1013,  colored  74,  total  31o7,  total  in  1880 
172'i;  children  of  school  age  07fJ;  buildings 
583:  mannfactories  2;  churches  1;  school 
houses  2. 

Fourteenth  Ward— Males  1,902,  fe:r;nles 
1,813,  colored  15,  total  3,891,  total  in  1880 
2,974;  children  of  school  ago  1,08;J;  build- 
ings t389;  manufactories  1;  churches  2; 
school  houses  2. 

Fifteenth  Ward-  Males  500,  females  675, 
colored  25,  total  1,290,  total  in  1880,  898; 
children  of  school  age  420;  buildings  244; 
manufactories  4;  churches  2;  sctiool  houses 

In  1880  the  Sixth  and  Ninth  Wards  were 
taken  together, 

•Grand  ',"■  .\  (•.■:  .'.i,  '•'■  ^  -15,08;!,  fe- 
males !•'.  ,  '  ;  ,  .  .1  32,l:)2, 
total  II.  !  .  .of  .chool 
age  (^,.-^ll';  :  ..;,,:  .  .  ,■  '.'  :..  .i.iitactories 
74;  churches  31;  .-,o!.-)ol  Lou-l--  14, 


John  Franklin. 

B'rom  Kline's  Carii-ile  GnzftleSor  Wednes- 
day, Oct.  3,  1787,  Dr.  Eglfi's  Nute.s  and 
Q'lcries  in  the  Harri.sburs  TelrijrupU  prints 
the  following: 

"»Ve  hear  from  Wilkesburg,  [Wilkos- 
Barrel  in  the  county  of  Luzerne,  that  a  court 
w.as  held  their  last  week  in  the  mo.-,t  peace- 
ful manner.  Two  bills,  it  is  aaid,  were  found 
against  John  Franklin  for  riot  aud  trespass, 
and  for  assault  and  battery.  This  incen- 
diary, we  are  told,  h,-is  retreated  to  Tioga, 
where  he  is  stimulating  a  body  ot  vagrants 
to  commit  fresh  act.^  ot  rebellion  and  treason 
against  the  government  of  Fonnsylvauia." 


180 


'IHF.   ItlsrOUlCAI.  HKCOUlJ. 


Two  Proiirliera  of  Forinor  Times. 

Among  the  nble  nud  fnithful  miuisters  of 
the  !;o=liel  who  iiihiibit  lliiR  rft;iou  of  coun- 
try, say?  tho  C;ul)oniiiil6  Lrodi-r,  there  are 
now  two  who  from  ci^cnnl^t(lUt■es  are  qnite 
prominent.  We  refer  to  Kev.  W.  K.  Mott, 
of  the  Bai.ti.-5t,  niid  Rev.  N.  G.  Parke,  of  tho 
Prcfbyterian  Church.  Tho  former  has  re- 
cently contributcil  to  the  local  chnrch  his- 
tory some  romini^-cences  of  his  work  reach- 
ing back  a  in-riod  of  hfly-live  year.*,  while 
the  latter  h-n  jn^t  preached  his  forty  third 
anniversary  sermon. 

No  part  of  the  e  irly  h'.stnry  of  thi.?  region 
is  more  inlei' -i  ii,  i  ,  u  ;  ■.  relating  to  the 
progress    of    ].  .-  ,  i      '      ,  and  nothing 

has  made  grill       i  ;  :  .11    the  caase 

which,  afur    ...  ,  f.jundation  of 

truepTi  ;  .,';..     ;      .,  '  m-  fact  we  feel 

jnftili   ,;    :  ■         ,    r-  required  to 

puMi- ', 

KUKr  .'.M.;  „  H  .  .  .  .0  i. reach  at  .Nfid- 
dletuwii,  Sii-ji,.  i,:.hi,.i  Louuty,  in  .March, 
183'i.  Kev.  J.  U.  I'lirker,  a  missionary  of 
the  New  York  Baptist  convention  having 
come  into  NortSoa-tern  Poiiiisylvania  as  a 
general  missionary,  W.  K.  .Mott  stalled  with 
him  on  a  mis.-.iouary  tonr.  Iheir  method 
of  travel  was  on  horseback.  From  .MidJlo- 
towu  they  first  went  to  Lartyvllle,  tlience 
down  the  Sosiinehauna  to  .Mthoopany, 
Tankhannock.  l:;xeter,  Norlhmoreland  and 
Wilkee-Barre.  At  all  thf  =9  places  meetings 
were  held.  From  thence  they  traveled  to 
Plymouth,  called  at  that  time  bhawnee, 
Nanticoke,  Uuulock's  Creek,  and  held  meet- 
ings. Two  other  missionaries  c.ime  into  tho 
Wyoming  Valley  about  this  time,  Itevs 
Cn.arles  Morton  and  Pt.ilip  P.  Brown.  The 
latterkr-  •,  1  ■>  l':il  'n-i,  \r  \"  ;■;...  l-<3;.!, 
at  tl'f  !>■  '  .•  '  '  •■  ■■■1  ■■  ■'■:  -:  \'  ■  .".^irch 
at  ]-•.,-.->-..  ..   ■'  .  ■-    ■.    ■■  --l.nned 

to  the  .;  ,  •  :  :.,.■.  -  :  .  1:  -  ;  .  tcred 
tlie  LiL^..  .>..!.;.„■>  :;::  ,  aL.i  Li.;  -J  poach- 
ing. After  three  years  of  hil':T  m  this 
extensive  tiold  many  of  hi.s  people 
moved  out  we.st  of  Chicago. 
They  desired  him  to  go  along  but 
instead  he  removed  to  Hyde  Park  and^took 
np  his  residence  there  April  l-"s  1637.  It 
contained  then  just  twenty  families  and 
only  three  members  of  a  Baptist  t,'luirch. 
His  preaching  stations  were  Pittston.  Hyde 
Park,  Providence,  Blakely  and  (jreentield, 
and  for  a  time  he  was  tlie  only  niinister  in 
all  this  valley.  From  Pitt.ston  to  lilakely  he 
visited  in  two  years  every  fan:ily  on  the 
route  and  the  population  wnsk-s  tiiTin  2.U00. 
(Jn  the  east  side  of  the  Lackawanna,  where 
Scranton  is,  was  only  a  saw  and  grist  mill 
and  tho  Slocum  house.  There  was  a  iilank 
foot  bridge  across  the  river  at  Dodgetown, 
and  to  get  across  the  river  where  Lackawan- 


na Avenue  now  is  ho  took  off  his  shoes  anil 
ptockiui;s  iiud  waded  across.  Uo  then  went 
uji  to  tho  saw  mill  and  got  some  lumber  to 
build  a  barn.  Ho  found  a  man  to  haul  it, 
and  a.s  they  were  fording  the  river  at  Dodgo- 
town  ho  sat  on  tho  load  and  said  to  .Mr. 
Atlurton,  who  was  driving,  "These side  hills 
and  this  valley  will  yet  be  covered  by  a  great 
city."  Ho  has  lived  to  .see  his  prophecy  ful- 
lilled.  August  'M,  lt'41j.  the  First  Baptist 
church  of  Scranton  was  organiztd  un- 
der his  iniiMstry.  This  is  now  lo- 
c:.i'.ii.,,s  1  "111  Street.  His  account  of 
]'..<  ,  ,  .  1  I  ;  'valley  experiences,"  as  he 
<■  .!     .  :  '  thrilling.    His  references 

!■-  ;■,,::;:  ,.•  he  Went  along  the  road 
til'     ,         i  .'I!    wilderness,    were   very 

!'  li       I'.ils    and    sacrifices   were 

ti  r     :  I    to   him  is    really  due   the 

11:,  ■  ;    .  Hablisioeut     of    Baptist 


boiid-.le,  of  persons  who  h:'-ve  hetu  buried  in 
75  different  grave  yards.  Ho  has  married 
over  3U0  couples  and  baptized  several  hun- 
dred converts.  He  paid  a  good  tribute  to 
Killer  John  .Miller,  the  old  pastor  who  set- 
tled m  Wavcrly  in  ISO ),  for  his  noble  en- 
deavors for  Chri>t.  All  through  this  and 
the  adjoining  valleys  are  many  houses 
where  the  name  j;!der  Mott  is  a  household 
word.  He  has  preached  in  all  the  other 
churches  hereabonts  and  has  been  the  pastor 
of  many  of  them. 

Dr.  Parke  was  the  pioneer  preacher  for 
tho  Presbyterians  in  all  the  territory  be- 
tween Carbondale  and  Wilkes-Barre.  In 
his  recent  anniversary  sermon  he  says: 

When  I  first  preached  in  Pittston  on  the 
second  Sabbath  of  June,  1S44,  there  v,-ere 
not  to  exceed,  in  the  valleys  between  Nauti- 
coko  and  Carbondale,  a-iJe  from  V>  ilkts- 
Barre  and  Kingston,  fifty  members  of  the 
l-'resbyterian  Church.  Tbere  are  now  from 
eight  to  ten  thousand. 

Rev.  John  Dorrance,  D.  D.,  and  Rev.  E. 
Ha.-.ard  Snov.rKu  were  the  only  settled  Pres- 
I'ji.    ,   n  I'  i-.-tcrs   in   the  valley.     Now  we 

i  ■         i    t   a    Presbyterian    house  of 

\\  ■•-■■..].'  :  \  '•  ;y  two  or  three  of  any  kind, 
betwiien  AiiKes-Barre  and  Carbondale. 
There  was  a  tradition  of  an  attempt  about 
tho  year  1840  to  erect  a  Presbyterian  Church 
in  Providence.  When  the  frame  of  the 
building  was  way  up  it  was  blown  down  in 
a  thunder  storm,  and  the  enterprise  was 
abandoned.  There  are  now  in  the  tno  val- 
leys more  than  twenty-five  I'lesbyterian 
spires  pointing  to  the  sky. 

The  property  controlled  by  the  Presby- 
terian   Church    in    these    valleys,  all    told, 


THE  1IIST01:1CAL  llhX'UUI) 


181 


conld  not  have  exceeded  iu  vnliic  ?in,000. 
Her  property  now  exceeds  iu  value  M'.OO,- 
000. 

chareh-:    -  -t,.liili 

she  ei-.;      •     :  .■  '       ;        .:!',;  nice, 

was  t-  "J.  I  ;,  ■  i  .-r^:!  .  t  I  :  •nd:\\ii, 
wliicli  |itl<mi;t:ii  to  the  new  school  Ijriueii  of 
tlieclmrch  and  wii?  c;ired  tor  by  t tie  Rev. 
Mr.  Allen,  may  have  been  a  eelf-fupiiorting 
chnrcli.  'Jlio  amoont  reported  to  the  Geu- 
ornl  A^^senibly  hT^t  year  by  tlic  Presbyt.ry  ot 
Lackawanna  iu  maini.'-.itjint;  the  orJiuaiie;.-3 
of  God's  house  was  SlL'4.r)r)2.  Kot  all  of 
this  but  a  large  portion  of  it  wa's  Jiaid  by  the 
clinrches  of  the  two  valleys.  The  toiitnbn- 
tious  of  these  chnrchc-s  to  other  benevolent 
objects    during  the   year   amount  to  nearly 

sr>o,ooo. 

There  were  Sabbath-echools  in  the  val- 
leys in  IS-M,  but  this  ajency  wa-^  tlieu  in  ii^ 
infancy.  '1  he  Frc-byturian  Church  had  nut 
fairly  entered  ou  this  work,  ij-ist  ye:ir  oor 
Kabbnth-schoolg  reported  J.2,tfbi'J  scholar.-.. 

Tho  Rkooed  isiu  receipt  of  .several  circu- 
lars relative  to  the  centennial  celebration 
oftho  framing  and  proiimlgalion  of  the 
Constitution  of  the  United  States,  which 
will  take  place  at  Philadelphia,  on  the  l.")th, 
ICth  and  17th  of  September  next.  One  gives 
the  oorre.^poudenCB  between  the  Constitu- 
tional  Centennial  Commission  and  Col,  A. 
London  Snowden,  appointing  him  marshal 
and  his  acceptance.  Col.  Snowden  accepts 
"as  a  public  duty,  and  from  a  conviction 
that  we  contidently  rely  upon  the  cordial 
and  earnest  support  of  our  patrioti;;  aud 
public  spirited  citizens,  in  the  effort  to 
properly  commemorate  the  establishment  of 
Couslitulional  Government  on  this  conti- 
nent, which  is  esteemed  by  many  tho'i^-hitul 
men  not  to  be  second  iu  its  teucucent  results 
to  the  great  Declaration  itself." 

Au  appeal  is  made  to  ihn~a  engaged  iu 
the  various  brinchf s  ,>t  Sr.-ine-s  and  indu.s- 
tries  througliont  ;',  1  !::  ■,,■■.::;  h  >,.-,_■  been 
developed  uinl   -  :  •.    -life- 

guards of  the.  ;    luak- 

ing  the  proc    -    ■         ,  •    -    .^    ]ios- 

Rible,  a  om--;.    ';.■  ■  •  ,     :   ■    ■    luar- 

veloti-  :i  1      :  .   •    '  -',    one 

hundr    i  :  ■.-  the 

circ'jl  1'     ■..-.'  -'  ■  .  -      i:i  -i  be 

made 'A"i'"th\  I..  ..!rr-,,;;-  \  :..;  ;;  ,.  ^Teat 
event  to  be  commeinoniteJ. 

J.  W.  Hofraann,  Chief  of  Staff,  desires 
that  those  intending  to  participate,  will  send 
information  as  to  the  probable  number  of 
meu,  horses  and  carria^'ts  tney  v.iU  bring; 
and  the  character  of  the  display  intended  to 
be  made,  at  the  tarliest  date  possible.    The 


otTice  r.f  tlie  marshal  and  chief  of  staff 
Cily  Hall. 

'I'he  governors  of  the  several  States 
been  invited  to  co-operate,  thofollowii 
iug  some  extracts  Irom  tho  circular  of 
tatiou: 

I  need  uot  rcniiud  nou  th;-.l  is  of  the 

est  impcr---,r      I  ■       I     ihi        r.  ;.  ' ,:  ''  '..r. 

not   aloiii-   !  :      :  'I 

and  mat.  r.    .  ,      ■  •  ■         .  .' ;        !         ;       ; 

dred  year-.  1    ,'.>;.;.;■",  : 

on    the   imiids   of    oui    p.  -;      ,    i    , 
upon    the  youth  of   our  l,i  u.,        :  -  ; 


is  at 

liave 
g  be- 

high- 


our   liberties  and  the  bulwark  of  our  pros- 
perities aud  happiness  of  our  people. 

It  devolves  upon  us  in  the  tho  coming 
celebration  to  illustrate,  as  far  as  possible, 
iu  ihe  processional  displiiy,  the  marvelous 
material  and  iuGusinal  advance  which  has 
been  made  under  the  benign  iutluence  of  the 
Con.-iitution.  li  is  a  c.li  bniiion  iu  which 
all  •  '.■]■:.  y.  v.-  ;,;.',  .  I',,  :  -  lireSUCCeSS 
V.  i";  ■  'I  r(i-opera- 

;  ' .  -  .  ■  ',.■-.  ■■'-•  !.■■  .1  plan  for 
yu.ji  ;.\w.i:aici:  i  ui.ii  r,..^  l,i...t  il  has  been 
suyge-lod  tlial  joui  JJ.\i.-ellency  appoint  a 
committee  to  which  shall  bo  assigued  ths 
duty  of  dirictiiif  the  alleution  of  your  citi- 
zens tu  thi'  siil.ji-rl.  aud  th.'  organizing 
jcj  -  r     i:'.i;.- ; .■ ,    ■     i.>'     p    r:  ;>■;;, i!i..n    in    the 


Sustiuehanna  Coiiuly  Cenleunial. 

Susquehanna  County  is  a  hundred  years 
old.  It  IS  not  absolutely  eertaiu  where  the  lirst 
rude  log  cabin  was  crtoled  by  the  white  man 
but  it  is  certain  that  coiuniencemeuts  were 
made  in  old  WiUinfboro, Brooklyn  and  Har- 
mony in  llv  J  tar  H-T.    1  he  lar;,'.  stand  most 


_-.ed  0 
at  Greai 
point  ot 
County, 
lage  opL  - 
Bend  side  o 


liie  Oid  village  of 


lienu  siae  or  uib  rucr.  lae  OiU  viuage  OI 
Great  Bend  was  on  the  Halistead  side  of  the 
river.  "A.  B."  writes  as  above  in  the  Mon- 
trose/.Vw^;,c-,)».  luthe  same  paper,  MisB 
Kmily  C.  Blaekman,  the  historian  of  the 
-ounty  says: 
The  townships  settled  iu  1737,  and  conse- 
-.eutiy    ruj-L     nearly     iiUcrc-li-d,  —  Great 


;  mentioned  ehoald  be 


TiiK  inaroitiCAL  i;i:cui: 


placea  i'lT'^l  in  orilcr  of  nclt 
months;  but  lliir;  cnn  bv  tm 
ono  wny,  fo  far  ii^  1  (viii  sto 


deteriiu 
spring 
give  cin 


t.  by  n  fi'i 
,..1  ..nly  i 
liy  liimiu 


I'liis  would 
icir  couiiug — 
UT,  it  woald 
.  to  lirooklyn, 


thc\  IV  I 
Thf  (  lili'  t  ''•  ' 
County  on  rui'ri 
z.erne  County  m 
()zii\3  Strong  for 
Great  Bend;  biii 
Stronj;  bonclit  oi 
the  nvi 


tho 


uili  of 
Lick. 
Tho  latter  was  sold  a  httlo  more  than  a  year 
later  to  Minn. I  Uu  i;olr^  and  another  party, 
and,  for  a  half  a  centnry,  this  side  of  the 
river  was  the  better  .settled.  Corre';- 
pondencB  with  descendanta  of  the 
Htrongs,  who  may,  pos?ib!y,  bo 
found  at  Homer  and  liani^ingvillo.  New 
York,  would  doubtless  add  to  information 
respecting  life  at  "The  Bend"  iu  1787.  Ex- 
cept for  my  weakened  eyes  it  woald  bo  a 
delight  to  follow  up  such  clues  as  I  have;  as 
it  is,  I  can  only  express  my  most  hearty 
sympathy  with  tho  movement  already  in- 
augarated,  and  commend  it  urt'ently  to  all 
whose  interest  iu  the  compilation  of  the 
county  annals  was  so  cheering  to  me  years 
ago.  In  any  ease,  the  HalUtead  side  of  the 
river  at  Great  Boend  seems  tlio  most  desira- 
ble place  at  which  to  celebrate  the  connty'a 
centennial." 

The  matter  has  already  been  taken  lu 
hand  by  citizens  of  the  county  at  a  public 
meeting  and  a  commitiue  has  betn  ap- 
pointed to  make  the  necessary  arrange- 
ments.          

Captain  JoUu  Fries. 

The  following  is  from  Gen.  W.  \V.  H. 
Davis,  of  Doylestown,  Bucks  Co.,  Pa.,  inre- 
ply  to  an  inquiry  concerning  tho  Fries  Re- 
bellion.    Ho  tays: 

".)..i::i  V\''--  .  .  anativeof HatheldTowu- 
phii',    '■  '  ;.    Co.,   from   about  17."jO, 

ami  II       i.  .    iirunner,  of  Whitemarsh, 

nltv.      ..>.    I  -■  --■.  afterward  he  removed 

to  MiKi.r>l  i^..i.  hip.  Bucks  Co.,  where  he 
spent  hii  htc.  II"  died  al.out  Ici'-lO.  F.-ies 
wa:,  a  solduT  of  llie  lit  vdation.  In  IbOO  I 
wrote  the  'ili-tury  of  the  .\lilford  Rebellion,' 
but  it  was  never  printed  in  book  form, 

W.  W.  H.  D.ivrs." 

June  1,  lt^S7. 


"IliHtoIro  ilo  la  J'cnsylvaiilo." 

1.  Steuben  Jenkin.i,  of  Wyoming, 

hintory  of  I'ennsylvaiiia  U9  years 

Ik'  hjUowiiif;  title  patte; 

Histoire 

Katiirelle  Kt  Politique 

Do  la 

I'eusylvanie, 

Kt 

De  retablifseniont 

Des  (,!naker3 

Dana  Celto  Coutree. 

Traduite  de  1'  AUomend. 

V.  M.  D.  S.  Couseur  Royal 

recedeo  d'uno  Carle  Geographiqne. 


A  l^aris. 

Chei:  Goneau.  liibraire,  Rue  S.  Severin. 

Auz  Amies  de  Dombea. 

M.DGG.LXVIII. 

Aveo  Approbation  &  Privilege  du  Koi. 

Mr.    Jenkins    has   the  following  to  say  of 

the  old  history  iu  Notes  and  Queries  (Harris- 

burL'l: 


thought  to  have  been  written  for  the  purpose 
of  staying  the  tide  of  migration  to  this 
country  from  Gorjop.uy,  and  was  translated 
andpul.li-h  !  ii-  !'.-. -ro  for  the  same  pur- 
pose. 1;  :  'v.t  gloomy  view  of 
the  situ  .;  <  ,  I  :  m  this  country  for 
the  forei.  ;  •  ;..  .  :,  :  i  ccially  of  the  Ger- 
man portiui.,  V.U.J  caw.u  v.ithont  means  and 
were  boM  to  pay  tai:  expense  of  the  voyage. 
The  writer  was  Gottlieb  Von  Mittelberger, 
and  it  was  translated  into  French  by  M. 
Rouselot  do  .Surgey. 
The  author  commences  as  follows: 
'•I  departed  in  the  uionth  of  May,  1750, 
from  Knzwcyhingen,  my  country,  in  the 
bailiwick  of  Vaihiiigeu,  and  wont  to  Hail- 
brouc,  where  I  found  an  organ  destined  for 
riiiladelphia,  in  Tennsylvania.  I  took 
charge  of  it  and  embarked  myself  on  the 
Hhiue  for  Rotterdam.  From  there  I  went 
to  Kaapp,  iu  England,  on  a  vessel  which 
traut-portc-d  to  .\mi-i-ica  about  400  per-ons 
from  Germany,  from  the  Cantons  of  \\  ir- 
temborg,  from  Dourlaeh,  from  tho  Palatinat 
and  from  bwitzoiland.  After  nine  days  in 
port,  we  spread  our  sails,  and  iu  tine  lauded 
on  tho  10th  of  Gctober,  17."'iO,  at  Philadel- 
phia, the  capital  of  l^ennsylvania." 

11.1  i'xa^'.;f-r;;tes  tlie  leiiL'th  and  hardships 
nt  t!  ■•  ,.  -J  •  .  r  ,  IK-  I',"  ,,i  -fil'ce  1.7IJ0 
1  .     ■    •,  -.,,-■:,.     He  par- 

:  ■  :  -A  air  in  tiio 
\.  -.  1..  t  I  .  .i;-  -  .  ,',  ■■  1.  -  rvJ.  want  of 
care  and  p-i-p.-r  i'Kid.  c-'l.'..  %vhicli  renders 
those  diseases  more  virulent  and   fatal,  and 


THE  III.^TOHJCAL  nKCOUD. 


183 


ii\  evf'ry  way  Books  to  make  a  eea  voyage 
from  Gormany  a  torror  to  his  readers, 
llo  ociiio'tidui  hi-,  fli-cusfiou  of  tlic?o  points 

"ll:i;  ;  , ,  i;  1  ,  ,  ■  ;i,\l  will  opun  the  eyes 
'if  IKl  1  :  !•■  ~  :  1 ..  miauy.  ami  bring  the 
I'riiji-i  ';■  1  ],  T  ' ,  f,:  the  Kmpirp  to  close 
the  cull  J  ui  linir  J'urts  to  thc?e  odions  traf- 
fickers in  men,  wiioe  labors  tend  only  to  de- 
populate that  conntry." 

ifo  givpy  the  following;  co^t  of  a  pasf-age: 
Kvery  I  or-^on  I'l.",.'  !•  p  '  (■■■r-i  of  age,  from 
Rotlf'.i  ii  !ii  '  ,  ''  '  '  ■.,  1.0  Horius  of 
Koll:  .1.1  .  :  r.i.  From  o  to 
10.  1  i  .  .  i  lielow  5  years 
the  cl,,:>i  i  :i  !  ;.  i  ■  ..  but  they  pay 
euonr:li  for  thi?  pa-^fa'e  ;:r  iti.^.  as  the  bad 
weather  they  get  costs  the  life  of  the  greater 
number.      

Mrs.  Laura  I)o«uiusr   Dead. 

The  death  of  a  loupr  lime  resident  of  the 
vallej,  Mrs.  Laura  Downing,  aged  8t>  years, 
occurred  on  Monday,  July  18,  at  Larksville. 
Plymouth  Township.  Mrs.  Downing  had 
been  ill  but  one  day,  her  death  being  entire- 
ly unoxiieotcd  by  her  friends  \fho  had  seen 
her  in  apparent  health  bat  a  few  days  ago. 

Mrs.  Downing  wa.=!  of  staunch  Wyoming 
stock,  her  father,  Samuel  Carey,  having 
been  captured  at  the  massacre  in  1778  and 
held  a  prisoner  by  the  ludiaiis  for  6  years. 
Owing  to  his  great  skill  with  the  rifle  Carey 
was  not  massacred  as  were  many  prisoners. 


liberated  by  the  Indians  in  1764,  as  a  re- 
ward for  his  utility  to  them  in  the  hunt.  He 
then  came  to  Plains,  married  and  raised  a 
family  of  children,  dying  at  the  ripe  age  of 
80  years. 

His  daughter  Laura  marrKd  Martin 
Dowuin;;,  third  son  of  Reuben  Downing 
who  came  to  this  valley  from  Connecticut 
with  the  Slocum  family  early  in  the  settle- 
ment of  the  Wyoming  region  and  lived  in  a 
log  house  on  Main  Street,  where  now  is  tho 
Christel  Block.  .Martin  Downing  died  many 
yeare  ago.  Mrs.  Laura  Downiiig  was  the 
mother  of  Bradley  Downing  of  Pitt.-ton, 
who  hasfor  iciore  than 'JO  years  been  con- 
nected with  the  Pennsylvania  Coal  Co. 
She  lived  all  but  the  last 
ten  years  of  her  life  in  Plains  and  Wilkes- 
Barre,  passing  her  last  days  on  a  farm  in 
Plymouth  Towurhip  for  which  she  had  ei- 
changed  property  in  Plains.  She  raised  a 
family  of  children,  four  of  whom  survive 
her,  two  sons  and  two  d",nghters,  tiie  young- 
est a  son  aged  o3  years. 

She  is  survived  by  an  older  sister,  Mrs. 
Sarah  Williams,  of  Plains,  now  !X)  years  of 


iige.    .\    brother    also  lived  to  be   no,  the 
family  showing  remarkable  vitality. 

Mrs.  Do-.M'ii:!,' w.ir  [or  years   a   comnmiii- 
onut  of  li.i'   .1     I     I 
of  stroll,'  ( 
took  ph.  ■-   .  ■     ' 


r.     Tho  funen 
iim.,  with  into 


tin  married  Laura  Carey,  JJairiuaii  mariud 
a  daughter  of  Beujamiii  Carey  and  Ann 
married  George  Carey,  the  last  of  Huniiiig- 
ton  Township.  Sarepta  married  Jodi;s 
Hartzell,  of  Hanover.  Elias  married  Juno 
Dana. 

Bateman  was  the  father  of  the  prosotit 
Reuben  Downing,  was  born  in  IV.i.')  ni.d 
when  IG  years  of  ;'■■-■■•■;'  i  ■  I'm::,:;'  .  '^.ly 
with  the  recruitiii.'  ;  ■     •        ..  .i   ..f 

Connty,  took  th'.^  c;  :,  r-  I  -  M  i.  ...i,  ;,  \- 
still  on  tile  in  the  coiniDis-ioners'  oinoe,  and 
for  40  years  was  a  justice  of  tho  poace  in 
Hanover." 


Mrs.  Margaret  KocIeniK  Dead. 

The  death  of  Mrs.  Margaret  Itoberts 
Roderick  occurred  July  24  quite  suddenly 
at  the  residence  of  hor  sister  Mrs.  R.  Arm- 
strong, on  North  B'rauklin  Street.  Mrs. 
Roderick  had  been  ill  for  tho  last  three 
months,  having  been  attacked  with  what 
was  believed  to  be  malaria!  f  vi  r  :■!  b  r  hro 
ther's  home  in  Lake  For--:,  i  -■;  ,■'.  ot 
Chicago.  She  was  triiateo  I ;,.  i  ■.  ,  l.na 
but  appeared  to  get  no  btf..  : .  .;.  i  ;.  :.  i  i;  -.' 
ago.  hoping  tnat  a  change  u!  -■..:■..  ,.aa  air 
would  »urk  an  improvcLueui,  siie  came  to 
\Vilke.,-Barr6. 

Dt'ceaied  was  horn  in  Aberystwyth,  South 
Wales,  in  150/  and  came  to  .Xdh ncu  about 
10  years  later.  In  li-"<ii -l.r  i  -  a  ■  il  .  ■,■.  ,ic 
of  the  late  John  Rodericl:.  ■■  '  .-  ::ii.. 
cnrred  7  years  ago,  w(.ih'    i  ■       ■■  -  m 

midoct-an,  on  her  way  to    1 1  -    .v..-, 

for  a  time  a  dry  goods  merc-iaiil  ,i..d  later  a 
druggi-t,  being  located  iu  the  building  now 
occupied  by  LiucolnV  i  harm-acy. 

Mr.  and  ilrs.  Koderick  hid  no  children. 
After  her  husband"-  death  Mrs.  Roderick 
made  her  home  with  her  brother.  Rev. 
Dr.  Wm.  C.  iKo-,erts.  prt.-uknt  of 
the         Xorthwesteru  University,         at 

Lake  Forest,  spending  much  of 
her  time,  however,  with  her  sister,  Mrs. 
Armstrong,  of  this  city.  Mrs.  Itoderick 
leaves  aho  another  brother,  David  K. 
Robert-,  superintendent  of  the  Ferrel  En 
gine  Works,  of  Au-onia,  Conn.,  father  of 
Miss  Fannie  lioberts  who  is  a  frequent 
guest  of  her  aunt  in  this  city. 


'j'lii:  uiiToniCAi.  hecohd. 


All  ArccI  I.Rdy'f  IJpall). 
Mrs.  Nnncy  N.  Wriglit,  of  Ssilom,  \Vayiio 
Co.,  diod  on  Moiidny  moriilug,  July  IS,  at 
tho  home  of  \wt  danjihter,  Mr;.  G.  W. 
SimoL.-',  Willi  wdom  phe  liad  lived  for  uinny 
yoars.  Sli?  had  liecu  in  poor  health  for  the 
last  2.)  year.-,  hut  ^fas  not  coi;aued  to  her 
bed  nutil  a  fortiiif;ht  a-o,  whf-n  i,leiiri?v 
develoj.fd.prob/ibly  ihc  r(?TjIt  of  au  attack  rif 
pneumonia  i^asssa  iliroush  la-t  winter.  |pav- 
iiig  htr  systrin  nii;<-h  -j-eakiff-d.  Mrp. 
\\risht  wasa  i;:tifi:t  r.ir.r.-r  :,.ul  retaiftd 
hor  la.-ullit:,,  up  tn  i:  .,.;..  ^-.,,,  was  a 
mfa.lH.rof  tli-S'^l,  ;  ;  -'  ,  , ,  ..,  Church 
in  who=.>cou,,nuM-.  !.!;.,:;,   years 

andinthi'  cciriort  .  i  ■,  i  -,.  ,.i','-[riiits  e.he 
fearlf.-lj  faced  (ho  J- -trwycr.  passing  away 
without  a  stru;,'gle,  at  tho  advanced  ago  of 
8.)  years. 

Mrs.  Wright  was  born  in  Connecticut 
March  1.-.,  1S02,  and  was  tho  dauyhter  of 
both  and  roily  Grov-.-r  Goodrich.  Her 
father  r.^uiovc-tl  to  .Si'.im  lu  Idul,  when 
\\ayue  County  was  almost  entirely  a  wilder- 
iies.^.  He  built  a  home  at  Little  -Meadows, 
which  was  on  the  traveled  roid  from  tho 
Delaware  River  to  Wyominff  Valley,  and 
therefore  a  point  well  kuon-u  to  travelers  of 
that  early  day. 

Deceased  married  Zenas  Nicholson,  March 
15,  1819.  at  Salem  and  btcair.e  tiie  mother 
of  ten  children,  or  iSem  are  no.v  livin"  Mrs 
Mary  £.  l.t^onard,  Euuiiuo  G.,  sifeof  g'.  \-;'. 
Simons,  of  Saku.:  J.  .'wi'.tou   Nicholson,  of 


VVi 


01 


s.M.Br„n:r;,;;;fi^::.,vr,;^;M,^r'''^" 

Of  tho  dee.;-r;sed  c;.u.!;ta  G.  Byron  Nichol- 
Bon,  hrq  .  of  the  Li.iLrne  Bar.  was  a  son: 
another  was  Lyiu::n  H.,  al=o  a  Wilkts-Barre 
lawyer,  who  lo-t  hi;  life  at  the  baltle  of 
Getty-biir_-.  I  r.  '  c;;;.^  temporariiv  in  com- 
inaw!  .,t  1  .  ';.  1  t  ;j  Re^nment,  P.  V.:  ctiU 
"""''i   •         :  •  .  Tfth   G.,  who  was   in  the 

vnvi.  A.',\  ■  :■  -  in  Wayne  Co.  A  st^p. 
j-on  w.-  i;jr_.:_j  >V.,  also  a  \Vilke.s-B?.rre 
lawyer,  wl.oso  death  occurred  before  the 
war. 

Her  hnsliand  havini:  died  in  1852,  she  two 
years  lattr  married  Erastus  Wright,  M.  D., 
j>.  '  f"':  1'  '  :'■.  r  j-ieian  ot'  Waj-iie  County, 
hi-^.i    ■■     •    ■  ■    a  lSt,-0. 

^■'      ^'  :  -:  •iltedwith   an  excellent 

o>vii  life'  a-'  :l1--','  v/,.  ■'"./  .  .'  '.  ';  .  ,'|'  ,''  [ 
children  r.i-d  th- ir  ,■■■::■■  ,.,-,-•-,., 
toli.-r  r.'<-,,|L,.ar,n.  L  .  >  ■  -',.  ,■  ■■■:■■  , 
Ple.-h 


b.it 


iibsorbtd  in  all  the  d-.iit--  a..„  , ^ 

of  the  present,  rho  liiidin;;  an  nnfailinij 
epriujj  of  happiness  m  the  co'inp;..ny  of  tho-o 
who  called  her  mother.  t;;ai,d  moihtr  and 
great. grand-mother,  there  being  sevtralof 


tho  latter.    lu  the   details  of  tho  life  of  all 

of  these  her  memory  was  remarkable. 

Mrs.  Wright  was  one  of  nature's  true  no- 
bility. A.s  a  wife,  and  a  mother,  she  loved 
andva-'.)M  I  [;,  I"  I  .  h  I,  (Ml  r  were  inter- 
woven ,.::  .  ,.  -  ^  .  ,  ;,  -  ^,  loveliness  to 
n^iai.'.n  I,;  .  :  ;  *:  i  :  w  i]k  and  cou- 
versalii-::  ' ,  ■  .  ■  -ii  1  tc  ci.ri-tiau  prin- 
ciph--  -  , ,  ,  -  ,  : ..' ,  lly,  lliongh  not  os- 
'ei|lal;>  :  ,  [  ■  '.  I.  lu  her  death  not 
only  111  I  ;  I  'lily  circle  mourn  bat 
'litir  ::...,  1  -  ,,  I,,  tho  entire  commnui- 
tyinuhivii  I ;.._  ir.cJ  and  by  all  who  came 
in  contract  with  her. 

On  tho  occasion  of  her  8.5th  birthday,  in 
March  hist,  a  family  reunion  was  held  in 
Salem,  at  which  there  was  a  largo  and  happy 
galheriuK.  If  tln-re  was  any  dimming  of 
her  faculties  then  it  was  not  noticeable  and 
few  thought  the  ;inniver.-ary  would  bo  her 
last,  in  .such  u'-'ni  health  was  she. 

P.  G.  Gor.rin.  I.,  of  Bethany.  Wayne,  Co., 
author  of  the  -llistorj  of  Wayne  County," 
is  a  brother  of  deceased. 

Dr.  H.  Ho.i-ier,  of  Providence,  author 
of  the  "Hi-to:y  of  Lackawanna  County"  is  a 
nephew  of  i!:e  deceased,  his  mother  having 
been  a  sister. 

DEATH   OI-  GUOKGJ'J   ATORK.^LL. 

A  lormer   ■Wilkes-Caneau    AVho    ndped 

to  l:uild  i;iaiiia    Passes  Aivay. 

George  Worrall,  a  resident  of  Elmira  for 
many  years,  died  at  his  home  in  that  city 
on  'I'hursday  afternoon  at  .')  o'clock.  He 
had  been  ^iok  about  six  months,  although 
not  confined  to  his  bed  until  the  Monday 
previous.  Death  resulted  from  Bright's 
disease.  Mr. '•^orrall  was  born  sixty-tliree 
years  ago  in   Wilkes-Barro,    and    spent   the 


St  tlnriy  two    yc 


d  the 


Oole 


f  his  lite  in  a  con- 
lira.  He  was  al- 
),:eut  bnsinessman. 
ijasiuess  career  he 
1  the  Nobles  Mann 
the    company  that 


he    was 


ehiehy  known  as  a  successful  coal  dealer 
He  brought  the  lirst  cargo  of  Pittston  coal 
to  Elmira  in  a  canal  boat  on  the  once  pro.~ 
perons  Chemnng  Canal,  and  was  the  first  to 
introduce  the  product  of  the  Pittston  mines 
into  Rochester  and  other  cities. 
In  polit:oal  life  Mr.  Worrall   was  not  nn- 


uiember  of  St.  ( imer'sCommandery  and  wag 
connected  with  Grace  Episcopal  Church. 

The  family  consists  of  a  wife,  two  sons, 
.James  L.  Worrall,  of  Klmir."..  and  George  U. 
\\orrall,  of  Rochester,  and  two  daughters, 


Till-:  lu-iioiucM.  iiiX'oniK 


Mra.  \V.  L.  Kacdcr  uiid  Mrs.  I,.  B.  I.aud- 
messEir,  of  Wilkes-Barre.  Tlie  funeral  will 
ba  held  from  the  residence,  611  Williiiin 
Slicct,  fintnrdny  aficrnoon  at  3  o'clock.— 
Klhiint  Adi-ci-lisei;  Jidij  ■;:>. 

JUeatli  of  Jolin  K    Woo.Uiaril. 

About  5:30  ani.  Angnst  10,  John  K. 
Woodward  ditd  at  tlie  Luzerne  House  after  a 
lonf  and  painful  ilUit.'i.s  of  rlieurcaiisni.  'llie 
news  of  his  de-ith  was  no  surprise,  it  having; 
becu  known  for  some  little  time  past  that 
the  end  could  not  bo  aver:cd  much  lont-er. 
He  had  tuitered  for  many  years  from  his 
malady,  which  nearly  10  years  f.jjo  incapaci- 
tated him  from  any  further  active  business 
life. 

He  was  born  in  this  city  43  years  ago,  be- 
ing the  fourth  son  of  the  late  Chief  Justice 
Woodward.  He  had  rc..^ide^.t  all  his  life  iu 
this  vicinity  except  duriui;  the  lime  he  was  ;i 
student  in  Kenywu  Cull.-yi  ..i  GauibK-r.  ( i  . 
from  which  111-:. ;;r.:-:M  .  .  J:,-.'.  ,',  i;.  I  - 
I'or  a  ye.'^r  or  1 .' .)-.',  i  •  .  ;  c  i  :  -  ■ ;  i : 
lived  at  Piti-i   :..  v,;,     ■   ,,  ,  .    ,■.;.!  ., 

the  hook  bu--ri--,  ■-- .1  i  '..  i  .'■'  ..■■■.,;i  u  i 
position  in  tlie  telci;:.iii;i  i;ii  arl;:jeni  u;  ih.. 
L.  V.  RR.  Co.,  wiueh  he  was  cou^iielled 
by  ill  health  to  resign.  From  that 
time  he  took  no  furtner  active  share 
in  business  iKe.  He  visited  many  ot  the 
well-kuowu  health  resorts,  in  the  hope  of 
eradicating  the  disease  from  v.hich  he  suf- 
fered, but  without  gaining  anything  bnt 
very  temporary  relief.  He  had  suffered 
greatly  at  intervals  during  the  past  ten  year-, 
and  the  last  attack,  which  prostrated  him 
some  months  ago,  deSed  all  the  efforts  of 
his  physicians. 

Ills  deith  will  be  sincerely  mourned  by  a 
Very  large  circle  of  friends,  to  whom  the 
many  liLc  ::nd  noble  traits  01  character  had 
endr,-ir,  d  hini.  jli^  di-posnion  was  sing'-i- 
larlj  >".  .-'-.■.  .  I'  I 'te  the  sullenng  which 
his  di       -  :  •.•  was  always  cheerful, 

andd:    ,:  :■    :      ;  iiij  with  the  ravages  of 

his  iu:.,j  ,.  I  ..r  of  endurance  and 
a  ealiji  l,..;u,-.j;  vi.icli  is  not  frequently 
met  with.  Hi.^  io;cll.  t  \fas  a  polished  and 
Well  balanced  one,  hi-  judgnieui  in  all  mat- 
ters of  bosinu.ss  and  social  hie,  .-ound.  He 
wa-  always  a  lover  of  music  in  ali  it  forms 
atid  was  a  vocalist  of  no  ordinary  ability, 
tor  many  j ears  he  led  the  choir  of  St. 
bteph-ii's  Church. 

He  never  married  and  is  survived  by  three 
brothers,  Jndge  Stanley  Uoodward,  Col. 
George  A.  Woodward,  of  tlni  U.  S.  A.,  and 
Charles  F.  Woodward,  of  riiilad'lpliia,  .-iiid 
one  sister,  .Mrs.  K.  Gri-.iiou''li  Scott.  Two 
other  si-ter,-,  Mrs.  J.  Fryer  Uilli.uu-on  and 
ftlrs.    K.    A.  Hancock,  arc  now  dead.    The 


ral  took  place  Thursday  at  4  pm, 
the  ro.sidonco  of  Judge  Woodsvard  on 
r  Street. 


THE  I-nNF.EAn. 

'  nrtal  of 

fh<, 

late  John    K. 

!     ,1  lures 

tin 

mother   earth 

■  18.      'I 

■  i'.'.ard  f; 

•ho 

interment  was 
y  plot   at   Hol- 
..:ier     throe 
i   i-.nd  repro- 
•,      1-      way    to 
;,  K.ver Street, 

1  '    in  sta; 

■i.,  1 

n    a    beautiful 

-  ,  .d  caske 

t,  lined  with  eatin 

lonntings  of 

oxydized    sil- 

,.  ,.,,.^ 

;tle    worn,  but 

;:  ••   religious 

:   i:.  of  this 

.  r  Ootie,  of 

cl.i-.- ,i.,>L._  „;  ii,  I.' --.-f-d  aL  ,vtij;on  College, 
and  If  was  tliuulorj  vt  ry  appropriate  that  he 
should        be        solccteu         to         otticiate. 

Rhv.  H.  K.  Hajdeii  then  read  the  funeral 
---rvi'-fs  of  llio  Fpiscoiial  Church  and 
■>  i;—  ('■:!:;;  i  i  :!l;;;an.  Mrs.  John  Thomas, 
'i.r    .  ,       ..a  .John   Ihomas  sang  Mr. 

■       '-i'e    hymn,    the    opening 
'.<  •   1  ..!  ^, :  .;   .    -  h-  follows: 

i'rayur  is  the  soul's  sincere  desire, 

Utter'd  or  uaexpress'd: 
The  motion  of  a  hidden  tiro 
That  tremlilcs  in  the  breast. 

The  remains  were  then  turned  over  to  the 
pali  bearers:  John  McGahren,  L-q.,  W.  H. 
Clark,  B.  F.  -Myers.  John  S.  Cramer,  Frank 
PucKey  and  John  Hughes. 

The  luneral  cortege  was  a  large  one  and  it 
was  ."j:30  before  the  cemetery  w.as  reached. 
Rev.  Mr.  Coxe  recited  the  last  prayer  and 
pronounced  the  benediction. 

Tho  lloral  offerings  were  handsome.  The 
Luzerne  House  tjnartet—  Messrs.  McGahren, 
Bachman  and  Cliirk— Mr.  Wood\7ard  him- 
self having  been  a  member— sent  a  pillow 
with  a  mvasuro  of  a  stali  of  lua-ic  in  the 
centre  and  the  musical  sign  for  "Ke-.t,"  % 
little  lov.'er  down.  .Mr.  and  Mrs  Ziegier  ot 
the  Luzerne  House  contributed  a  beautiful 
cros3  and  other  iriends  B  large  wreath. 

Death  of  ^^r».  Kli/a  I'ryor. 

About  5  o'clock  Sunday,  Aui;ust  ~\.  Mrs. 
Eli/.a  M.  I'rjor,  widow  of  the  late  William 
Frior,  dl'.d  at  her  re.-idtnce,  41  Hanover 
Street,  .'.i;ed  el  j  ear-,  of  general  debility 
con-: 'ii.L-tjt  '.';  oiJ  age.  She  was  born  in 
:..i; :,.:.;,  ;•:  I  .i.ty,  and  was  the  daughter 
(,;  I  ,  '.    ,   :.  who  lived  to  bo  t'O  years 

.m  earne-t  member  of  the 
r-i  ;.;,  .  i.-i  I  r:ich  and  highly  esteemed 
by  .111  V.ICI  h  .'  .V  her.  She  h-ave^  three 
adult  <'hiUreu,  Sarah,  James  M.  and  Thomas 


THE  IllSrOUlrM.  IIECOHJK 


Pryor.  Sho  wtis  R  BiRter  of  Thoiua?  Quick, 
of  South  iVi!kos-]3arre,  nud  is  bIso  pnrviveJ 
by  r.  Pi-'cr,  Mr--..  Avery  Huilbul.  The 
funeral  took  \Ai\iis  on  TuC'Sdiiy  at  -1  |inj. 
from  bpr  Into  home  with  iulcTiuriil  in  Hol- 
lenback  CtmetBry. 

Death  of  Mr.  Uoivlius. 

Edward  F.  Dowling,  of  Ilazletou.  former- 
ly of  Wilkus-Barre,  died  in  Butler  \alJey  on 
Sunday,  \vj..  11  at  Ih...  Iioiae  of  his  wife's 
mother,  Mr.-.  ;-.,:.-  .1  .■:,•<■-,  -.vhithor  he  bad 
goneamoiitM     ■  .  ,    .     •,  stage?  of  pul- 

monary   ci);i       :  ,  •      :  ;.  Dowling    wa* 

graduated    1 ■  '    ■    .i:.';?e,  ThiiaUel- 

pliia  in  18';:',  '.  ■,  ,:ehe  principal- 
ly devoted  hi  ,i      i:achin<.;,  tatiug 

an  active  iul  .  ,  lu  local  politics 

and  engatrui':  :         ;:;  .  ,iism.     Lie  was 

considered  uiji  <..  ih,  ..u;,  i  iustructors  tno 
Hazleton  ref;iuu  tver  l:ad,  t'ounty  Superin- 
tendent Couirhlin  ahundaully  te>tityiDg  to 
his  wortii  and  energy.  Aliout  three  years 
ago  he  married  Mi.ss  Mary  Jacobs,  the 
daughter  of  a  well-to-do  farmer  in  the  But- 
ler and  Conyugham  Valleys,  the  result  of  the 
union  being  a  danghler:  who  with  the 
mother,  survive,  llie  .b.-jifi/u-f  thus  speaks 
of  bim: 

Probably  there  were  few  persons  any 
better  known  in  Luzerne  County  or  in  the 
Lehigh  region  than  he,  and  there  were  none 
perhaps  had  a  larger  circle  of  aciiuaintances 
who  were  friends  in  all  that  friendship  de- 
fines. 

After  graduating  from  Girard  College  he 
commenced  the  occupation  of  school  teach- 
ing in  Wilkes-Barre  where  ho  followed  it 
Buccessfully  until  the  fall  of  18S0  when  he 
accepted  a  similar  position  in  Butler.  In 
Wilkes-Barro  he  made  a  brilliant  record  as 
an  educator  and  those  who  were  associated 
with  him  during  tliose  years  testify  to  the 
correctness  of  this  in  ttie  most  eulogistic 
terms. 

He  taught  but  one  year  in  Butler  and 
when  the  Hazlo  Township  Schoul  liunrd  met 
to  appoint  teachers  for  the  schuol  year  com- 
mencing in  September,  l.^s?.  be  was  p- 
pointed  to  the  principalship  of  the  Stockton 
Bcbool  on  the  splendid  record  ho  pu--es-ed 
as  an  educator.  To  the  school  bo;-.ru  and 
the  parents  of  pupils  at  Stockton  he  g".ve 
entire  satisfaction,  and  f ;  t.ni  here  he  was 
transferred  to  the  principal-i.ip  Oi  the  ll:i7.;e- 
ton  Mines  school  and  hi. re  ho  successfully 
accomplished  the  management  of  a  school, 
the  pupils  of  which  are  to. ijiiy  some  of  tlio 
best  teachers  in  the  public  schools  of 
this  section.  His  was  one  of  the 
brightest  minds  in  Jiazle  Township 
institute  and  it  is  qucstion.-.hle  whether  his 
peer  existed  in  that  body.  Hu  was  a  ready 
debater,  prompt  and  careful  at  all  times,  ho 
had  an  extraordinary   nso   of  the  Knglish 


language  and  never  failed  to  call  it  into 
requisition  when  an  occasion  so  demanded. 

In  iiio  si.rili;-  of    lss>;  ho  r,.!ii,-d  from  the 

profe-.-.  .::    •.;       .■:    -;     ..      ■'  :.    ■     h;;-    t   .■  .    of 

i^'\\":;..    ■■'■'.    '■    '       -■,'     '..'',:: ^'[.'t 

0.  B.  ^,:,:...:.  I..  :  V  ::.  -■  :,  '..:-  :  .,>n 
seriousl.N  ill  aud  v.cnt  Soath  to  reciipc  rute. 
but  the  climate  allorded  him  little  relief 
and  ho  returned.  Since  iheu  he  was 
unable  to  do  auy  aelivo  labor.  Ho 
continued  his  interest  in  the  S^inH- 
ih-l  until  it  was  purchased  by  the  pr,--t-nt 
lirni.  lie  was  the  Hazleton  correspondent 
of  the  Elmira  Ti-lrijriiin  ar.d  hi.'.  iirr,ii';clic>jjs 
were  eagerly  sought  and  viiL-'v  rf  -.ii.  'v^  a 
jouni.H.li-t  he  had  but.  fs'.v  ('  '  ]"  li,-  -.<.■- 
tiou.  Ha  was  distingni  '  ■  ,  lur  ..luus 
that  excite  admiration  R'l!  ;.  ■_  ;:  ..  :.  .ly, 
fearless  and  independent.  ■.  ,:■.  ■u.;.M_rir- 
ous  opinion  at  all  times.  Il-'am'^  .jj^.i  thirty 
years.  The  funeral  take'  place  Tuesday  at  'J 
pm.    Interment  in  Seybertsville  cemetery. 

Srii-.toi    \:  ■■!.  -I.,--  I!,,!!.,  •    Dead. 

Mr,=.  i;       :    ,     •  ,    ■:    .    ...other     of 

Seua!..>-  .■  -.  -;■  '1  at  Xanti- 

col-.e  oi!  1  I ,  ■  :  .  ■  .  ■■!  I  r. ',,-■'  r  an  illiie,~s 
of  about  (iii.i  ;".0/.[l'.  Stu'  v;r.  born  \u  i'lh-m- 
dirmwyn,  Caimailhenshire,  S^alh  Walts,  in 
1811,  and  was  consequeutlv  70  years  of  ;,ge. 
Mrs.  Theophilus  \ras  tvfi-.'.^  manieJ.  and 
was  the  mother  of  nine  ■■'■.■li  ...  .i.-  i  by 
her  first  and  one  by  li  •  .  ;  '  :.  ,  ■  ,  .ri. 
Sho  h.'.s  been  a  wiilow  f . . ;  I  i ,  r 

surviving  children  by  ti'.  :  -  i  .  u-  'i,,!, 
William  Williams,  wbou,  -,ir  ii.arn.u  in 
1823,  are  Sen.aior  M.  B.  W  illiams,  o»  this 
city:  Daniel  Williams,  a  contractor  and 
builder  at  Sorantni:;  a  Slater  who  resides  in 
Somersetshire,  England;  William  J.  V. 
Williams,  lormeriv  of  this  city,  but  now  of 
Neutral  Strip,  New  Mexico:  Mrs.  David  W. 
Evans,  of  Nan'.icoke,  with  Thom  Mrs. 
Theophilus  lived.  Timothy  i  heophiUis  is 
the  only  child  by  the  St.-.'.'  :  i  -■:■:■  ,  i-iid 
is  a  tunnel  contractor,  liv.     :  ;'  •  . ,  !  :it 

is-now  on  a  visit  to   Wah  ;;■     :.       r  v.  is 

William  Theophilus  .and  h,..  i;j  r  i-.^a  .:.  ctas- 
ed  in  1S41. 

Mrs.  Thenphil'is  had  the  advantage  of 
having  an  early  religions  training,  sud  had 
been  from  childhojd  connic'.cd  with  rc-lig- 
ion.s  organizations.  At  th.-  •;:,  .  of  h  >  dt  ith 
she  was  a  member  m  so  i  ■  •  •  '••  •  y,  tno 
Welsh    Presbyterian    Ch-i  ;:.     ;,        .Ji. 

During  h<^r  enti-ci  life  in  >  -  -  ■•  .n  -OLd 
in  the  -•••■■.  h  h.,,.  j,,  |  ,.  ,;  ^i,  ;.,-  .^  [,,n.>o 
of  lift;.-!.-. '■  \  .  ,-  .->  .  .  -'  r::ina  to  this 
city  lroi.,   ,,       ,     :      ;,  r-   igo  she  li;is 

not  be.  1!  ,1  !  I  I  ::ll;g  the  la^t 

ttiree  J'  ;■  '  :  ■■  .  ■>  r  ,•  I  1  .  keep  in  the 
housaea.  pt  i;,  ph  .-a.a  wpalher.  The  iii- 
terment  was  lu  Hollcnback  cemetery  on 
Monday. 


An  OU«  Citi/cirs  Ue;ith. 

Mr.  Kicbnrd  Autliony  the  pioneer  iron 
fcucc'oui'.der  of  this  di.-irict  died  Thnrsdny 
Auj.  ;35  ngod  7S  yeru->.  Ho  was  a  native  ot 
Moumontli'biro  Engl;nid,  and  came  to  this 
fuuntry  ?omc-  "'r)  yo^'.r?  i>jO  pettlins  flr?t  ill 
.Sfrcii*.;!!  :'.!,, 1  -l-- .;:;  ■ , : : V  in  this  cjty.  n 
h.L'i  I  '  ' ':  i  ■  .  .  '  "  'if' in  iron  wcrk- 
iii:: /rii '.,    1.  I  r  iTement?  in  the 

iii.i-  'i;  ..;,■(  (  (    1    ■  .   .vt- becu special- 

ly \.i!j,.:.:^.  J;i...ii,,  ;..-  .:c:ive  career  in 
this  cuiintry  liu  v.a.-:  u  prolilic  patentee  of 
THilway  chiiirr:,  feuco  pi^-t?,  ■wheeU,  bed- 
sleiids  and  etc.  Ouo  p;ileiit  e-spccially  at- 
tracted atlenlion  for  pluciug  a  eteel  cnp 
on  old  iron  rails,  but  unfortunately  the 
Kefsenier  proa&ss  came  out  soon  after,  re- 
ducinjj  the  co=t  of  steel  rails,  and  the  patent 
wari  dropped. 

lie  achieved  a  great  fuocefs  iu  iron  fence 
bailJmg  and  bis  siyle.^aia'  ii  etLods  of  m?.u- 
ufaciaru  are  now  ;h.-  si.iad-'-rd  of  all  fence 
maker-.  The  KLjie  Ir.in  \'iorks  is  the  out- 
coiiu-  of  hi  i  !  .:  •;:  r  r.;.  i  •;!'  wnich  his  sou 
K.iv,       '  ;    •  .i.ttndent.     Gen- 

ial 11.  ■-  .  ;.  fanit  in  dis- 

po,;:    .1',  ;  .    ;  .    .>;:,id!he  grief  of 

hi.s  c!..:„rt;,  ..::.i  '..r.A -/..^  ;^-.j^ectof  a  largo 
circle  of  ielluw   citizeui. 


Mrs.  S.  S.   \Tc 


Dead. 


On  Monday  morning,  August  b,  Tiebekah 
i:.,  wife  of  S.  ,S.  Wcl'er,  died  at  the  residence 
of  her  si-ter,  Mrs.  William  Tack,  7S  North 
I'raijklm  Street,  where  she  and  her  husband 
have  been  living  for  some  time.  She  had 
not  been  in  very  good  health  for  some  weeks 
and  en  Sunday  moruir)gwas  striokeu  with 
paralysis  and  though  .^ho  seemed  at  first  to 
rally  to  some  extent  she  became  worse  dur- 
ing Monday  and  rapidly  sank  into  her  last 
sleep. 

Slie  was  40  years  of  p.-»e,  having  been  born 
in  Hjlidaysburg,  Blair  Coui-.ty,  .March  17, 
i^'M.  She  was  a  woman  active  in  all  works 
of  charity  and  relifiion.  She  was  a  pro- 
minent member  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  one  of  the  mat:  i.'ers  of  liie  Homo 
for  Friendless  Childr.-n  ai^u  connected  with 
other  charitable  asscciiiiions.  She  leavts  no 
ctdldrcii,  but  is  snr\:ved  by  her  mother, 
.Mrs.  Dean,  her   sister   and    two    brothers. 


Dc.lth  of  A.  M.  JcirorJs. 

Shortly  after  10  o'clock  Wednesday,  Aug. 
•-;4,  A.  M.  JtlTor.i--  die".:..t  his  residence.  2-/3 
South  Frankliu  ^--i  •  :.  -.f-i  -  a  long  illness, 
aged  73  yjar;.      :'  '     '!  known  throogh- 

out  the  who:- '•  ■  ;  ..  -  '  i  uiacy  friends 
iu  this  city,  li'  ,  .  ■.  >.  --.Lne  pro;>netor 
of  a  St  i.-e  ill  \'.  ;u..;i...,-  ..iij  -tibssquently 
conducted  tha  Lu.-erne  aou.-e  at  West  Fitts- 
ton,  and  the  hostelry  now  known  a?  Steele's 


Hotel  at  Wyoming.  Ho  was  twice  married. 
His  first  wife  was  a  daughter  of  James  Jen- 
Jiinsaiid  at-i-lfrof   Hon.  Steuben   .Tenkins. 


late  residence  on  Friday  at  2  pm.,  with  inter- 
ment at  Forty  Fort  Cemetery. 


MAUKIKU  FIHY  VKAI 


A  ])ulu;htfiil  Aiinivor.-nry— .V  Komarkable 
Family  Jl  jstory  —  Dciitli  has  Left  ItB 
li.mlis  Uubiokcii. 

The  instances  in  which  man  and  wife  are 
permitted  to  enjoy  unbroken  the  marriage 
tie  for  half  a  century,  are  few  indeed.  Yet 
Calvin  Parsons  and  his  good  wife  have  been 
thus  spared,  and  on  .\ng.  17  they  celebrated 
most  aasuiciously  their  golden  wedding  at 
tlieir  charming  homo  in  F'arsons.  To  make 
the  event  morn  striking  than  asual,  all  the 
children  born  to  them  are  living  tind  were 
present.  The\  are  Major  Oliver  A.  Parsons, 
Lcnisa  .A.,  wife  of  C.  F.  Kidder,  Almeda  A., 
widow  of  Emanul  C.  Colo,  -\nna  Dana,  wife 
of  Geo.  W.  Fish,  of  Waverly,  and  Hezekiah. 
There  are  13  grandchildren,  all  of  whom 
were  present. 

The  greensward  on  the  spacious  grounds 
never  looked  fresher,  and  the  capacioua 
mansion  had  on  its  briglitest  holiday 
garb.  From  3  iu  the  afternoon  until 
late  in  the  evening  a  steady 
stream  of  friends  poured  into  the 
mansion,  tarrying  long  enough  to  present 
their  compliments  and  have  a  pleasant  chat, 
to  say  nothing  of  partaking  of  the  most 
toothsome  refreshments  —  salads,  sand- 
wiches, fruit,  ico  cream,  cotlee,  etc. 

I'lie  bride  and  ;,rooni  of  oO  years  ago  re- 
ceived ill  :  '  !  ■■■''■!-  -:d  drawing  room  and 
they  lo'-i  •  .  ,'  ■  ;  -.li  ;iie  ob^erve^cot;ld 
scarce!;   !    ,  ■  ,      ,.  v.ero  the  piiucipals 

in  the  l;  J.:  ;;  V  .,  :  ;._;.  Ihey  both  retain 
their  joi.m  to  a  surprising  degree  and  none 
enj-^yed  the  reunion  more  than  tliey.  Mr. 
Parsons  was  obii|Uitoua  in  his  attention  upon 
his  gctsts  and  tile  only  regret  he  had  was 
that  he  had  not  provided  an  album  in  which 
all  should  regi.--ter  their  names.  His  children, 
children-iu-law  and  grand-children  were  also 
DucEasing  in  their  care  for  the  friends  who 
had  as.-en.bled. 

The  drawing  room  mantel  was  screened 
by  a  bank  of  hydraugia,  sunflowers,  ground 


TlIK  IIISTUIUCAI.  RF.COlin. 


pine  and  ferns.  On  the  jiRilnr  inniilel  was 
R  beautiful  tlornl  oflerinc  from  Hon.  nncl 
Mni.  Cl.!ir!c,;!  A.  xMinor.  On  Iho  mantels  uaA 
window  sills  wiTe  v.-iies  of  bo.iiitifiil  llowors. 
AmouR  the  otiier  lloral  dfcjintions  wks  a 
beantiliil  tnljute  from  Mr.  J'iir-.im>'  associ- 
ates in  Ihc  dii.<'(.>r.v  of  the  f'uoiilo's  Bimk. 
Airnji.  '  I    -   i    i-i    '  ',  '     •  ii  .    i'i_;iires  in  gold, 


ful  < 


ad  a 


clifirj  tinl  \.,  ,  I  !'■  I  ,.,  ■  r  ;,  uiiuger  Kriiud- 
oliildrt-ii.  j  iif  [M],.;;  1  h  ui  b'_-.ii  rtqiie-ted  in 
the  invitaliou  to  bunt;  no  prf-eiiis  iind  the 
wish  wp.s  respfc?U-ii.  The  til/.r-s  in  lht5  din- 
ing room  were  lifilited  wilh  L-andtlalira,  a.-. 
were  also  the  iu;intel3  in  the  parlor  and 
drawing  room. 

The  tables  wero  waited  on  by  some  of  tho 
(,'rand-children,  Miss  Mame  KiJder  and 
Oalviu  Kidder,  of  WilkecBarre.  and  by 
Miss  Manness,  of  Sorantou,  a  sister  of  .Mrs. 
H.  Parsons  tiiiesls  were  rec  iveil  at  ttie 
door  by  two  little  f;r!iud-ohilarfU.  Clarence 
Kidder  and  Harry  Fish;  up  stairs  by  Anna 
and  Kdna  Cole  and  Ruth  and  .\lice  Fish. 

Among  the  callers  wore  the  following, 
many  of  them  accuinpanied  by  members  of 
their  families:— N.  Hutter,  A.  T.  .M-jClintoelc, 
Wesley  Johnson,  \V.  S.  Wells,  Rev.  H.  E. 
Haydcn,  Rev.  H.  H.  Welles,  S.  H.  Lynch, 
Judge  Dana,  O.  M.  Miller,  U  J.  Flick,  J.  W. 
HolleubacU,  U.  Baker  Uillman,  A.  J. 
Davis,  Hon.  Charles  A.  Miner,  0.  \V. 
Bixby,  Win.  P.  .Miner  and  daughters, 
Mies  Jane  Miner,  Miss  Laura  Brower, 
Dr.  J.  L.  Miner,  F.  G.  Johnson, 
Dr.  Murphy,  Win.  Dickover.  .Mrs.  Koerner, 
Miss  Anhiser,  .Mrs.  Khoads,  .Mrs.  Priestly 
Johnson,  Rev.  W.J.  Day,  f-aao  M.  'Ihoma.s, 
Rev.  Dr.  F.  B.  H.alsje,  W.  S.  Parsons  Dr.  U. 
8.  Beck,  Kev.  U.  ¥/.  Spayd,  C.  P.  Kidder,  J. 
C.  Jeffries,  VV.  V.  Kail..-y.  G.'o.  Loveland.  B. 
M.  Kspy,  .Mrs.  F.  W.  Hunt,  .Mrs.  C.  F.  Reots. 

There  were  also  pre-eut  among  others: 
From  Scrauton:C.  F.  .Mattes  .and  daughters, 
Mary  and  Nell,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Olra^tead,  .Mrs. 
McKinny,  Mr.  and  .Mrs.  W.  W.  .Mauness 
and  daatihttT,  .Mary.  Paul  Weilz-ll, 
Mr.  and  .Mr,-.  ]':■,.  S'.,  \  i.  Mrs.  EdgerSori: 
Mrs.  Wilco>:    ,;    '  .    Karlville,  X.  V.: 

Mr.  and  .Mr-,    i    .  ,,    Ireutou,  ,\,  J.; 

Liwrence    ],....    .-■.  :  i.l.    .\1   ss  ;  Hon. 

*uJ.Mrs.  iStfiil,.-!,  .i-L.-.i,  ,  U-.ci:,:iiu';  -Mrs. 
Hnldah  Crumb  aud  .Mr-.  C  inner  if.  ;~.m%rna, 
N.  Y.;  .Mrs.  Atkins  .Mrs.  luiiry  Cr.eu,  F  irl- 
ville,  N.  v.;  Dr.  Charl.-^  Uuia,  I  rank  Piatt, 
Mrs.  Whffluek.  .Mr-  Mill  r,  ■-;■-.  '.leb.dfe, 
Mr.  and  Mr-.  .Mr. ■,■■-.  ■  .  ■■  •-  lai.khau- 
nock;AlvaToiiipl-i.-    a    i  ,    !    .;■--.  N.U. 

Parke,  Pill- ton:  .S    \    '      ■  ! ;    ;.    f.^wis, 

.Mr.  Ki.d  .Mrs,  11.  K,  M  .  .,;,  .:  >,  .„noek: 
John  r;.  Fordham  and  wife,  i.frein  Rid-;-; 
Mrs.  Park,  of  Kaston:  Dr.  J.  J.  Rogers,  of 
HuutBville;  Dr.  and    Mrs.    Underwood,   of 


Piltslon:  W.  P.  Johnson  and  wife,  of  Ket- 
cham:  from  Parsons — Re?.  Dr.  Y.  C.  Smith, 
wife  and  dau(;htor,  Capt.  Colvin  and  wile, 
John  Howtrs  and  wife,  D.uiiol  W.  Kimball 
and  wife,  Lieut.  Moorf)  and  wife,  George 
Davis  piid  wife,  Mrs.  FUtun,  Mrs.  Rhodes, 
Dr.  Mebane. 

Among  those  from  whom  regrets  were  re- 
ceived wure  these:  Sarah  B.  layman,  Lake- 
ville,  Conn.;  E.  K.  .Morse,  Grauby,  Coun.; 
Fannie  Dana,  Morri.sviUe,  Pa.:  Anna 
liOthorp,  I'renton:  O.  S.  .Mills, Tnnklmunoek; 
Dmiel  Phelps,  Warehouse  Point,  Conn.;  E. 
G.  McCarragher,  Roarir.g  Brook:  Eunice 
Dana,     I'r.  nba,;    Or.    ir.\,  ,|,    Gettysburg; 

Mrs  K.r     i  )   ■.',     ..■,■;■,!,.■        •,■'      ■:•:    \',:,   ■     -UI, 

Wall,.r  1'  ■!      ■      .  .         :    ■    .i.r. 

Old  For,.,       1  ,.      ,       .  ■      ,    '   r       .,!,; 

E    G.-li  -   .,     '■■    ::   ".■:..   ...     ..;    1.:.     !■    ,:-.i.], 

Waverly,  I'a,;  .ur..  Dr.  uiivrr.  J  .l:,-ai....tii.  N, 

J.;  Mr.  and  .Mrs.  li.galls,  LUtlu  Falls:  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Johnson,  Waverly,  .\.  V.;  S.  Men 
S.-r.mtot!.  (»i;ford.  N.  J.:  B.  C.-inrtriE^ht, 
Orange;     1'      1),     iiivi--.-;.     KiPf-'v:!!...     I'a.; 

Taylor  :•••  ;  I  v,.  I     : -,    '.■  .     ■.,!:,    V:  ,.s  ; 

D.    F.    !■..,.;■  ,        .',.:■■■.,  aud 

Mrs. 'Iv    ■  ■:.    ■      .,■■,,  '.    .    :      '  •  '.r. 

Carbo,,  I  ;-       ■  ,     ,     ■;     ;:,,::,  I  ,  ■;,  ,:'.a!e; 

Miss    .\.    .  ,  .  .    ■■  ;-,.a,    Conn,;    l.i-ttie 

Thon.'i-  ;  ,    :    ,  '■    i.ticoke: from  Scran- 

ton -I' .       I    ,  ,■,."-.  B.  Phelps,    Mrs. 

A.  N.  !'.-  i  -  i.  J)r,  ,r..;  Mrs.  UoUir-ter.  Hon. 
and  Mrs.  J.  A.  Serauton,  Mrs.  J.  C.  Phelp.s, 
W.  F.  .Mattes,  R.  A.  Squire.s;  from  Wilkes- 
Barre— E-  S.  Loop,  A.  H.  Dickson,  .Mi.>s 
Natalie  Rutter,  Dr.  and  .Mrs.  L'r.inhart,  F. 
J.  Ijeaveuworth,  W.  W.  Loomis. 

Among  the  regrets  was  a  beautiful  one 
from  Rev.  Dr.  S.  C.  Logan,  of  S'jranton, 
who  was  married  on  the  same  date,  3.j  years 
ago. 

The  bride's  calte  was  an  elaborate 
specimen  of  the  baker's  art  and  was 
decorated  with  gold,  also  bearing  the  anni- 
versary date. 

A  most  interesting  feature  of  the  event 
was  the  reading  of  an  original  poem  suita- 
ble for  the  occasion,  by  C.  P.  Kidder,  Esq., 
lor  which  we  regret  we  have  not  room. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Parsons  were  married  in 
Enti"Id,  Conn.,  and  one  of  the  gnests  at  the 
wedding  whs  present  at  the  golden  wedoiiig, 
Mrs.  Parsons'  bn.ther,  John  C.  Pirsous,  of 
lown.  Of  the  72  gue.-ts  at  the  wedding 
.-even  r-re  living:  Mrs.  Papons'  .^ister, 
ElizabMb,  P,  H  r,„.r,  of  v„.,  u,p,|-or, 
Coun.,^u...^. .-.-M'.    ;,-  ,:.,  .^..^l,-s 


and  Mrs.  John  Williamson,  also    at   the   iu- 
fare,  are  living. 


Tin:  )iisT(ii;icAL  hecouii 


TlIK 


luiir  1 


\VV( 


An  A.ilJresH  iit  li.r  .ll.-,l  in^  <>t  lli..  \V5oim- 
!!1S  Cni:i...ct!,<.r:,.,>,-  \*.,.<l.,t  ...ii,  July 
2,  J8K7,  I>y  W.  A.  Uili:ox,  fn\. 

Tho  malclilesR  boiiiity  of  this  \alk-y  of 
W  yomiiig  h(\s  frcqueiitly  heeu  Uio  inspira- 
tiou  of  tlie  pen  of  Uit>  jiuot  (unl  of  the  poucll 
aud  brush  ot  tlio  iiitist.  'J  he  story  of  tho 
battio  nud  miifsacre  huR  beou  lold  ngiiiu  and 
ngniu,  in  prose  f.nd  in  ^e>■sc,  v/ith  p.iinr.tMk- 
iug  elaboration  of  di-tail  and  in  the  qnick 
seiitfaDce^  of  passionate  oloquenco,  autil  it  is 
19  familiar,  a-?  it  deserves  to  be,  not  only  in 
the  homes  of  the  valley  and  iu  the  widoly 
scattered  homes  of  thu  dL'Sceudauts*  of  the 
patriots,  but  svhortvhr  the  English 
lauyuags  is  known  and  wherever  pa- 
triotism dwells.  The  names  of  those 
who  fought  have  been  reverent- 
ly gathered  and  are  here  fittingly  inscribed 
on  this  monument  erected  to  their  memory. 
Tho  iutluence  of  tlie  event  on  tlie  final  re- 
sult of  the  war  for  independence  ha«  been 
ably  discus.'ed  and  its  importance  so  clearly 
shown  that  it  is  now  conceded  by  all.  Tho 
qnestions  of  titlo  and  of  jurisdiction  have 
been  exhaustively  treated  and  long  since 
happily  settled.  Passing  all  of  these  by  as 
matters  familiar  to  yoii,  I  shall  try  to  stir 
your  love  of  country  and  of  home,  (which 
I  take  it  is  tho  proptr  objdot  of  this  gather- 
ing), by  recounting  somu  of  the  particnlars 
of  the  flight  of  the  iulribitants. 

Justice  and  gratitude  demand  that  we 
remember  not  only  i\\v  vaiur  of  the  soldiers 
who  fought  on  th;it  i  >.  ■  ' '  i!  ':  :  1  >''.  July, 
butas  well  the  sntf.i;:    •  .    :  -K  and 

endurance  of  the  null'  .    ",       viining. 

Let  us  first  glaucf  .■■•,  .:•  -:  r.ioaipo- 
sition  and  surrounUiu;;--  oi  ujLinuiff.  It 
was  an  isolated  commiiaity,  aliii'jst embos- 
omed in  the  country  of  a  savage  enemy. 
"Tho  Sis  Nations,''  a  confederation  of 
powerful  and  warlike  Indian  trib.-s,  occnpied 
Central  and  WLStern  Ni  w  Y'"-k,  with  prom- 
inent t  )wns  at  (Jeneva,  i  Kauedisc^aaJ, 
Tioga,  Chemung  and  other  points  to  the 
north  and  west  ot  Wyoming.  Xiayara, 
oerupied  by  the  Brili-li.  wn-  the  stronghold 
from  whicti  British.  Indians  and  Tories 
sallied  forth  on  their  expeiiiti<in-  against  tho 
settlers  of  dllTerent  parts  of  the  eouutry. 
"It  was  the  depot  ot  their  plunder;  there 
they  planned  their  forajs,  and  there  they 
returned  to  feast  nntil  the  time  for  action 
should  come  again." 

To  Shamokm  or  Siiubury,  tne  nearest  in- 
habited post  down  the  river  was  seventy 
miles. 


v( 

th-  Siis.inehauna    is   the  .Moosio 

r,,  Miio.    To    tho  south ca-^t  of 

i'      :      a   platuau    or     latile-lund 

■    ■      t    abovM    the    valUj.       '1  lio 

..:  !1M-;  plateau  i-   to   tin.  ,!'iy  a 

*.,u 

iv-iiu-.j.  parts  nt  it  .-iv'  ..I  Willi  a 

pni 

1, ev.il    forest     ;■  ■■    '1'    ■■'     1  ■■  --, 

i,  ba 

Uams,  etc.     11.    •     ;    .    :       ,  ■     .  .. 

I'es 

the   heaths,   ot'           ;      i         i„-,-s 

lor    and    NortI-  ,'::     1  ■,:..|   ■.     'd- 

,  1'    ..Mtiiern  limit.     Much  of   this 

..    1   swampy    and    there   aro 

,1,  s  in  extent,  coveied  with 

I  .  '.  ■•'  !.:  '  ...111-,  vi-riting  March  14, 
1  ,.  .  .         ■      '  .Hip  lies  abont  forty 

1 .         ■  .         iM.m  Cashnetunk  or 

^  ..m:;  r..  ,  ;.ii  ..  ::  .i.li-hem  about  torty- 
i-.ve  luile^  iioilh  north-ne-t;  from  Gnaden- 
hntten  about  twenty-three  miles  north, 
sometliing  west.  This  swamp  lies  ju-t  over 
the  mountains  wliich  Kvans  calls  Cashne- 
tunk Mountains,  and  is  twenty-live  miles 
from  north  to  south  and  fifteen  miles  from 
cast  to  west.  The  Bethlehem  people  say 
four  or  five  haudred  Indians  keep  in  this 
swamp,  and  from  thence  'tis  imagined  they 
send  out  parties  to  destroy  the  settlements." 

Borne  idea  of  what  this  immense  wildw- 
ne--  IS.  can  bi-  forinid  fr.:>m  a  riilo  over  the 
]).,  ;,.  ,'.-  '/. .  l;!;.  t,.  t^,,-.  W.t.  r  i  i-.p.  Beyond 
t:  .     I  :  .      .•■.  1    ,.    ;  ■  .  ■::..   ■   :    u.  I    -outhwe:-!, 

i:,.-  ,  !.,..,.  ;,.,  ,  ;:.  ;  ..  ;  '.:.  ,:..:i.-srthe 
1  o;)ji,.ii,i.,L  a.i.i  i„i...:..:;...„L,.  Cceks,  and 
iu  the  other  direction  the  \\  allenpanpack 
and  tlie  Stiohola  Creeks.  .\.cross  this  valley 
from  us  is  the  Bhie  Mountain,  with  its  Wind 
Gap  and  Water  Gap. 

This  region  can  liardly  be  called,  as  Stone 
has  it,  a  pathless  one.  i'tiere  were  Indian 
trails  cro.-sing  it  towards  tho  Southeast,  per- 
fectly familiar,  doubtle-s,  to  the  savages 
and  more  or  less  so  to  tlie  settlers,  though 
it  can  hardly  be  pre.-.nmed  that  tney  were 
practically  so  to  the  women  and  ctiildreu. 

These  paths  or  trails  are  described  as 
being  remarkable  for  their  directne.ss.  They 
preferred  hill-sides  to  r:iviiits  and  clo=e 
vall'-ys,  were  conveniently  wide  for  foot 
travel,  and  frequently  in  favorable,  soil 
worn  to  a  depth  of  one  or  two  feet,  or  even 
more. 

One  of  them  was  known  as  tho  "Warriors' 
Path."  It  kd  from  Wyomingto  port  .Mien, 
now  Wei-sport,  on  the  Lehi,;h.  It  was  laid 
down  on  thw  old  maps  and  rurvejs  and  in 
l,y)  t  was  still  a  well  beaten  patli,  used  by 
people  in  crossing  the  monntaiu  from  Han- 


Tin:  iiisroiucAL  iikvohd. 


by  tho  unmo  of  Fort  Penn.  This  route 
had  boon  used  by  iuo3l  of  the  seitlers 
C(iniin,!7  into  ilip  vallry,  ami  tiome  ion  yeiirs 
before  tli.'v  li  .!  o  :  ■  ;c  -I  un  oiieiiiuu'  Has 
a  roiid.     'Jill     !  ,  :;otbeeu  aoLv.Mu- 

r>lished,  :'■-:  -  .  :  .  :!l  Gen.  Sullivan 
came  in,  iii  1     ^^  ::in,!:i-i    1770. 

Another  (rail  Iny  up  the  L«ckaR-,quua  by 
Caponse  Meadows!  and  tho  Lackawaxeu. 
Having  reached  tho  Delaware  tho  ronto  was 
up  tho  river  to  the  Mini?ink  country, 
thence  acrofs  to  Newburgh  and  I'ontjh- 
keepsie,  and  to  Conneeticnt  and  rLJiodo 
Island. 

The  number  of  t!'.o--o  to  whom,  in  the 
spring  of  177--.  ;'  •  ;'.  i  was  home,  was 
not  far  fiwM)  ■  i;,  ,:  . ;  .-reijate.  About 
UOOof  th,-.-  .  „,,;,   \Va.<hington's 

army.  ];.4u-.  ■  i  :  ■  .  ,  i  .  lour  hnndr.d  fell 
in  the  l>att]^,  i.iiU  i.,..,-,in  c.  Iho  number  of 
those,  then,  v.  l..i  .-uiitjiit  safety  in  lli^-ht  wa3 
probably  a  hltle  in  e-xee.-s  of  throe  Ihou.-and, 
men,  women  and  children.  It  is  with  the?e 
3,000  we  have  now  to  deal. 

The  terrible  odd?  of  the  conflict  while  not 
positively  known  had  been  feared  by  all. 
And  while  hu.-;bands  and  tather.s  and  fon.s 
made  preparation  for  tho  battle  moihera 
and  children  anticipated  the  worst,  and  pre- 
pared for  flight. 

Word  had  been  sent  out  on  Thursday, 
and  the  inhabitants  were  gathered,  most  of 
them  in  Forty  Fort,  some  in  Pittston  and 
Wilkes-Barre  Forts. 

These  women  who  had  been  accustomed  to 
pioneer  life,  who,  while  the  men  were  away 
on  public  duty  had  cheerfnily  assumed  the 
work  of  plantiij.cf  and  harvestiDfr,— wtio  had 
leached  ashes  and  earth  to  make  saltpetre 
for  gunpowder, —  who  could  load  a  musket 
and  adjust  a  Hint,  were  not  the  wumtn  to 
Bit  down despairinfly  while  tliere  was  any- 
thing for  them  to  do.  Whit  preparation 
could  be  made  for  the  journey  liad  been 
made,  a:id  before  day-br,.ak  of  Saturday, 
the  day  followiiif;  the  battle,  the  majority 
had  turned  their  faces  towards  Shamokin 
and  towards  Connecticut. 

Let  us  take  Miner's  description  of  tlie 
flight,  borrowed  by  him  largely  from  earlier 
accounts.  A  few  who  iiaa  escaped  i;,-ime 
rushing  into  Wilkrs-B-rre  Fort  where 
trembling  with  anxiety  the  women  and 
children  were  gathertd,  waiting  the  dread 
issue.  The  appalling  "ali  is  lost"  prnchiim- 
ed  their  utter  destitution.  I'hey  lly  to  the 
mountains  —  evening  is  apjiroachius;— the 
dreary  swamp  and  '■The  Shades  of  i7,-ath" 
before  them,— the  victorious  hell-hotiuds 
are  opening  on  their  track.  They  look  back 
on  the  valley  —  all  around  the  il  imts  of 
desolation  are  kindling:  they  cast  their  eyes 
in  the  range  of  the  battle  field.— numerous 
fires  speak  their  own  horrid  purpose.    They 


listen!  The  exulting  yoU  of  tho  Rftva.no 
strikes  the  ear!  .\gain!  A  shriek  of  agon- 
izing woo!  Wtio  is  the  sutTeror?  Is  it  the 
husband  of  one  who  is  gazing!  The  father 
of  her  children!  ! 


0(n>d, 


,  the  wid, 


fri( 


Their  flight  was  a  scene  of  wido-spread 
and  harrowing    sorrow.       'J'heir    di-persion 

beinj:  i!-.  :.:■  '  (i;ir  r,f  !i,.  \.\:  \.  t  I,,,  .;,  tiie 
poopir  V.    ■■      ..■,,:.     .,     ■,     ,       ,  ,  ,     '   ,„|J 

or  thr"i\'    ,  .    ,    ';.'.    "  ; ['     ;  '  -',  ,,     ,    , '■,",, f 

ptrilaud  v:.  .:i.-.-.  i.^ii,.,  ;,....ij  pu;„,eto 
itself  a  smgio  group,  llyiiig  Irom  the  valley 
to  the  mountains  on  the  east,  and  climbiug 
the  steep  ascent— hurrying  onward, 
filled  with  terror,  despair  and  sorrow 
■-the  affrighted  mother  whose  husband 
has  lallen  —  an  infant  on  her 
bosom,  a  child  by  llio  hand,  an  aged  parent 
slow/y  clin.biug  (he  rugged  steep  behind 
them;  In,  .  :  ;  i,  -  tlicm  severely:  in  the 
rustliir.:  :    .f   they   hear   the  ap- 

proachi:.  '   ■  p  and   dreary   wild 

ernes-  i .  '  :  '  r  :,  .  ,;,  ilievalley  all  in  flames 
behind,  i.iui  nwLilmgs  and  harvests  all 
swept  away  in  this  spring  flood  of  ruin,  the 
star  of  hope  quenched  in  this  blood  shower 
of  savage  venegeance. 

There  is  no  work  of  f.ancy  in  a  sketch 
like  this.  Indeed  it  cannot  approach  the 
reality.  There  were  in  one  of  these  groups 
that  crossed  the  mountains  on  the  Warriors' 
Path  one  hundred  women  and  children,  and 
but  a  single  man,  Jonathan  Fitch,  Fsq., 
sheriff  of  Westinorelana  to  aid,  direct  and 
protect  them. 

Botta,  in  his  history  of  tho  Revolutionary 
war,  in  concluding  his  account  of  the  Mas- 
sacre of  Wyoming,  says:  "Those  who  sur- 
vived tlie  massacre  were  no  less  worthy  of 
our  coiiMai-LTaiiou.  They  were  women  and 
'   ■  'i'    '  ':  .d  escaped  to  the   mountains 

tiieir  husbands,  fathers  and 
■       .  ,     ■   ;  irider  tlie  blows  of  tho  bar- 

'  ■.  1;^  I'.  |i-r.-t(l  and  wandering  in  the 
wiHi,  rn.  ,1,    ,    ■,.  ;..,;u  I.  ,,•  liirected  their 

steps.  V.1,  ,.,,;.;  .  ■,  ii'  ..  I,  nd,  wiliiout 
gaioe,  Vu.  :.■.;.        :  ;    ,;,v^..   ^u/Yered 

every  d-  ■;  ..'  >  ,  ;  ..  -,.,.ral  of  tho 
women  u.;c  o.  ;;\i_i^.i  i„,i,i.  m  the  woods  at 
a  great  ai.^taucj  from  every  po--ibi!ity  of 
relief  or  help.  The  most  robiinand  r.-o- 
lute  only  escaped,  tho  others  perished:  their 
bodies  and  those  of  their  heljiless  infants  be- 
came the  prey  of  wild  boasts." 

The  majority  of  the  settlers  had  fled  Fri- 
day night:  others,  a  large  number,  set  out 
tiatnr.i-iy  night,  while  there  were  those, 
some  of  them  detained  by  savages,  some  by 
dilferent  necessities,  who  remained  still 
longer.    They  may  have  been  more  confi- 


77//;  insToi;, 


dput  of  the  hninaiiity  of  Col.  Bnller,  and  of 
tlieir  Tory  neighborn,  mid  afturvvards  relitd 
on  the  rl<:-df,'ei  of  trie  nrticliv  of  onpitula- 
liou.  A  few  ii)-itaneo,=;  will  suffice  to  eUow 
how  tli05e  plfdsts  wpre  kt|jl: 

Jonnthau  We -k-!,  w!io=o  Uirfe  FOQS  fell  iu 
the  battle  with  tour  oth',<r^i)f  his  household, 
Rovou  in  all,  was  ouo  of  lliose  to  remain.  A 
baud  of  Favase-:,  led  by  one  ctlied  Tnrkey, 
visited  his  house,  and  after  d-rstroyicK 
property  and  sutin)itii!i<;  him  to  iuuictiities 
at  their  hands,  gave  hitn  three  days  to  re- 
move with  his  family.  Uis  honse  and 
property  were  then  burned. 

Mr.  Hickman,  his  wife  and  child  were 
murdered  at  Capouse  the  day  after  the 
battle. 

James  Adam  Leach  and  Daniel  St.  John, 
attempting  to  leave  iu  the  direction  of  C'n- 
pouse,  were  murdered  about  a  mile  above 
Old  Forije. 

Timothy  Keys  and  Solomon  Hocksoy 
were  taken  captive,  carried  northward  and 
killed  in  Abiugton. 

The  treachery  of  the  enemy  and  the 
insecurity  of  their  position  becrame  more 
and  more  apparent  evi  ry  day  to  the  settlers 
who  had  rrmaiuid.  and  u lien  at  last  they 
were  driven  from  ^\Jomnlt;  they  foucd 
thsmselves  pnrsntd  in  the  same  manner, 
and  had  to  encounter  the  same  privations 
and  eniferings  as  did  their  neighbors  who 
had  preceded  them.  Tne  percentage  of 
those  who  survived  was  prob.iblv  not  mate- 
rially different  aiuona  tliPse  "who  tied  at 
once  and  those  who  remaiutd  to  the  last. 

Most  of  ths  fugitive-  took  theStrondsburg 
roate  over  the  mountain.  It  hp.s  already 
been  mentioned  as  leading:  through  the 
I'ocono  marches.  tJne  of  these  had  been 
known  as  the  "Great  Swamp,"  hut  it  has 
ever  since  been  called  the  "Shades  of 
Death"  bocau-e  of  the  ereat  number  who 
perished  there  in  their  Llii?:it.  U  hile  that 
number  canuot  be  toid  with  anv  degres  of 
certainty,  it  may  be  set  down  as  probably 
about  two  hundred. 

About  onethird  of  the  whole  number  of 
fugitives,  oerhaps  one  thousand,  went  by 
canoes,  rafts,  etc.,  down  the  Sinqnehanna. 
Mr.  \Vm.  Maclay,  in  a  letter  to  the  Council 
of  rc-nnsylvania,  July  12,  l'~-<.  uine  dajs 
after  the  battle  i  says:  "I  left  Snnbury  on 
Wednesday  la-t.  I  never  in  my  life  saw 
such  fcei.es  of  distress.  The  river  and 
roads  leading  down  it  were  covered  with 
men,  women  and  ehildreD,  thing  for  their 
lives."  They  went  frum  Sanbury  to  Har- 
risburg  to  Lancaster  County,  while  many 
took  their  way  across  tlie  mountains  from 
(■atawissa,  Berwick,  and  other  points  on  the 
I.ehigh  and  Delaware. 

Ihe  time  orcni'ied  in  the  journey  of 
course  varied  greatly.  Some  reached  Sun- 
bury  with  canoes  in  twenty-four  hours.    To 


Stroudsburg  was  two  or  three  days'  journey. 
Connecticut  could  be  reached  in   about   two 


quale  to  eng.u      i         '  •     -     went   only 

to  a  point  ovtrl...  ;.ii,_;  i,,t.  \  ,  i,  v,  Uieu  dis- 
I'O.-iug  his  fore.  ,  -..  u^  i,_,  ^..„  ",!,„  greatest 
assistanc'i  to  ihe  flying  settlers,  returned 
towards  Kort  I'enn  where  he  remained  until 
Angost4. 

\Vhil'^  tl.r.  f....;j.,,..  f.r.-r..-,;.rrd  by  the 
Pennrylv-.,  ,  r ,,,.   .    ;■  .  ,-:o,.  of  juris. 

baHSi;'    '  '  '       "     '•     '"     ''■>■"'■'-"' 

towani-  !;,,.  t  .,:'■:..■,■  m'!  !i  i,"to  be^snid 
that  most  of  tho-,-  witii  «  htuii  liiu  fugitive" 
came  m  contact  were  foui.d  rcidy  tn''a-~ist 
them  in  every  way  po^^ible.  Ttie  seuerous 
Scotch-Iri-h  of  the  I'axtau::  scttUuieut  were 
particularly  hospitable,  and  the  .Moravians 
at  Bethlehsm. 

Lot  u-  now  look  at  a  few  of  the  details, 
some  of  them  unpublished,  of  this  sad 
.story.  Mercy  Ko^-,  widow  of  Lieut, 
ferriu  Koss  and  si:,ter  of  Jonath:'.n  Otis, 
both  of  whom  were  killed  in  IheWjoming 
Massacre,  gives  this  account  of   her  e-cape: 

\Vhen  the  news  came  to  go  into  the  fort 
she  packed  the  papers  and  clothe-  in  a  che^-t 
and  her  pewter  platters  she  bLri.-d  with 
other  articles  in  the  garden.  She  tin-n  look 
her  children  and  went  into  the  fort  (Forty 
Fort)  the  night  liofore  the  bati'e.  Wiien 
the  news  came  to  the  tort  that  our  men 
were  defeated  she  would  not  "v.y  in  the 
fori,  Ap^irty  of  thirty,  oti.  -;  :  :  uuir'.a 
h(jrse,  the    rest   women  ;:    ;  ,    v,    fit 

out  of  the  fort  at  ni:;ht.  !■-•  ■        -•    -  nt 

M-.      '^t      ■    '\--     '^  '■'"'.       ■  '"'-"■'■    ^"''*' 

v  ■  ■  ,  :  V  ;,  :;  -.  Ii  ....  j\.  TFord"; 
'•^l;L  u.  I  .  ....  J. ',._;..-,  j..d  .J-..  iL.c  route  and 
WHS  buriL-d  undt:.-  the  rout  ol  .a  fallen  tree, 
at.d  Mr.s.  Ross  was  so  worn  down  with  the 
exciteuient  and  f-.tigne  of  the  journey  and 
starved  for  want  of  food,  that  wlien  the 
burial  was  o\er  and  the  party  was  about  to 
move  on,  Mrs.  Ross  said  that  she  could  go 
no  further  and  would  like  to  be  buried 
alij:,gside  of  the  other  woman.  She  was, 
however,  appealed  to  in  behalf  of  her 
children,  and  urged  to  get  up  aud  go  on 
with  the  party,  wt.ichshewa-  tinallj  induced 
to  do.  They  tir.-l  met  the  abod- of  civili- 
zation at  Allentown  aud  st.jpp:d  at  the 
house  of  the  peoi.le  aud  a-^ked  for  food, 
but  were  refused. 


TiiK  ui^H)i:icAL  i:f.coi:I). 


They  did  not  go  far  after  thi'->  be- 
fore thtiy  wore  tiikeu  up  by  Iho  Goveru- 
meut  Rud  fmuirhed  with  iJiovii.ious.  She 
hiidtivy  childrtu  with  her,  i:ll  of  whom  wiTO 
iiboiit  n;ilLi-d,  ■')  b.idly  wtro  Ihuir  ;;lolluw 
torn  and  woiu  iu  thf  joim^ey.  About  ih;. 
lirst  of  (October,  three  iiioulh,-*  lifter  the 
buttle,  her  lu^i  child  wh!;  boru  iu  Coimeoti- 
cut.  in  Miircli,  17S2,  she  marrien  Siujuel 
Allen,  with  whom  slio  moved  lo  Wjomiesi 
to  the  place  of  her  formtr  husband,  l^ernu 
Ross,  on  Koss  Hill,  in  the  winter  ot   I'.'^i-."'). 

The  Royurs  fiiiuily  of  I'iyuiouth,  who 
formed  part  of  ihi>  cniupauy  in  the  after- 
noon of  that  fatal  day,  heard  ol  the  deltat 
and  imniediatelj-  fet  out  to  return  to  Con- 
necticut. Haviiit;  but  two  injr-i..^  one  was 
pBckea  with  indi-lHU.-aljIt.-,  while  OI;e  w;;-s 
devoted  toCHrr>iLt;  the  old  urai'uujo.tier, 
who,  too  feeble  !■>  -it  uii.  wa>  held  lu  the 
urmrt  of  ^otae  of  tlie  uitn.  When  they  had 
thus  traveled  soniu  six  days  she  asked  to  be 
lain  on  the  Kround  Jind  cuou  alter  expired, 
iler  burial  Ikih  all  eadj  been  mentioned. 

A  compauy   e-.i  ,.•     .f   .Mr. Hall- 

drou,  Mrs.  --     !'  ■  Mr...  Morris 

8ctontinmi.ll;,:  >     ;:  r  ors'  Path  on 

'      :       '■   vi  le.     'iliey  pro- 


hearing  the  r.  .;>;,: 
ceeded  two  a...  .-  i.e. I  i,  ..i- ^i,  awaiting  the 
rising  of  the  luuou,  the  nit'lit  tieint;  v<.ry 
dark.  They  then  set  out  on  th..ir  j.,urney 
and  were  three  uay=  and  ni^l.l.-  in  t^ettiny 
to  Fort  Allen.  The  second  nitrht  there  wa.s 
a  child  (.son)  born  to  Mrs.  Morris.  Her 
hnsband  was  iu  the  battle  but  e.-eaped. 
When  they  reached  the  Leiivh  a  man  came 
over  the  river  to  meet  them,  ridiu','  a 
powerfnl  horse  and  bearing  two  jug.-i>t  milk 
and  a  bag  of  biscuits.  He  fed  thtui  and 
helped  them  to  crors  the  river.  In  iiir..-o 
weeks  they  reached  their  de.stiuatiou  in 
Connecticut. 

One  hundred  and  eighty  women  and 
children,  with  thirteen  men,  havint;  iuen 
detained  by  the  Indians  and  piuiid('ru.l.vie.--e 
pent  off  in  one  company  three  or  four  <l:'js 
after  the  battle,  bare  footed,  bare  heaiied 
and  Buffering  for  want  of  food. 

I  wonld  like  here  to  .=peak  some  worthy 
tribute  to  these  Women  of  \\"j omnia  as 
women.  This  inscription  on  the  iii'immi.iit. 
prepared,  1  believe,  by  Mr.  Eihvard  (i.  .M  il- 
lery,  while  it  is  very  much  to  bo  admir -J  as 
being  noble  and  p=itriotic  in  sentiment, 
chaste  and  eloquent  in  expression,  andaeoii- 


the 


iiey    were 


Some  oleniout  of  danger  has  always  u 
fascination  to  bravo  hearts,  but  it  would 
BOera  that  experiences  such  m,  \'i\>  -e,  loll.jw- 
iugasthey  d.d  ih      I,  ::  :  ■  i'    u   .      ;..,     ■,:.,[ 


satisfy 
not  the 
They  hi 

auj   X 

id  cJi 
md    ^ 

(or  ihHi 

:ijMroui_'hly  democratic  probably  of  any 
.:uvern:iu;ut  that  has  ever  existed 
uiion„'  civilized  men.  fhey  wore  intelli- 
;;sut,  honcct  and  industrious,  and  they  were 
lappy. 

(iold-mith's  ''.Swett  Auburn,"  iu  its  pros- 
-en^us  liays,  foLiiui  a  c  »nuterpart  here.  It  is 
I"!      -11.:     1-      !''■::     I  ■'  1   ri   o    and    Southey 


■pe.  And 
lileient  to 
.  notwith- 
iN.     .Men 


dead,     'll:      ■  .,,■,  .  :,  m  : 
again   a-    ,■     :  :■ 

many  nioi      .        -  >  1  ■: 
they  d.-tei... -1  ii..  i:  p 

and  gratituJe  demand  ir 
recoguiuon   of    their  no 


ic   sp: 


ii.l,  1 


soccess  even  after  defeat. 


that  brought  hna 


tit;iitiug  men  of  the  valley  I  eight  time-  the 
ijuotaj  iLto  the  Uevolutiouarv  army— the 
noble  virtue-  of  the  women  wluch  I  have  to- 
day feebly  ijortrajid  in  part— let  us  trust 
that  these  have  b-eii  tnnsujiited.  lOiery 
wo.-d,  thought  and  look  of  sjhumUu  v-\U\ 
heroic  action  helps  to  make  heroi'-in. '  flow 
lilting  then  are  these  annual  g.,therii:gs  of 
the  d,.-cendanls  of  the  settli  rs.  held  in 
recn-nilion  ot  the  oliligatiou  of  ih-  living  to 
tin-  li.  :ia.  Let  us  ever  repeat  the  story  of 
iiK>e  \\  joiuinir  [lalriiits  to  the  end  that  we 
ifM)  perpiluil...  in  ou.--eUv-  and  in  our 
chiiil.'eii  their  virtues  anJ  thereby  al^o  their 
institution.-,. 


riiy  iiisniincA  l  i;Kroi;n. 


WAK  AND 


;.ACK. 


Allwr  Heine   Mnsterfd 
it^tirvlvois  c.f  tl.n  l.i:UI 

lie  um 


Twcnty.live    Tei.i 

Julo  Service  theM.rvivo 
Keslmont  UolU  a  Heul.i 
Camp  Ground. 

On  the  2'jth  of  Augu=t,  1803,  occurred  the 
innstetiDtr  HI  of  t!io  U3d  b't«!raent,  l-'emi- 
sylvftnia  Volnritcers,  Bnd  the  event  was  pro- 
ptrly  observed  Aut;-  20,  ltfS7.  Heretofore  the 
nnnnal  meetiug  of  the  Teter:'.u5  has  bepu 
iield  ou  Nov.  7,  the  auniver.-ary  oi  the  de- 
partare  for  the  front,  but  the  iuelemcucy  of 
the  weather  has  impelled  a  chauiie  of  date, 
B8  above.  The  wisdom  of  the  cbauso  is  ou- 
mislakable,  as  everybody  present  yesterday 
enjoyed  the  Ant;o-t  weather  far  more  than 
they  have  enjoyed  the  blasts  of  November, 
on  a  bleak  hillside,  in  the  open  air. 

The  veterans  met  at  the  Jones  House,  Ln- 
zerne  Borough,  and  had  an  excellent  dinner, 
a  hundred  or  so  stronff,  after  which  they 
formed  in  line  and  marched  to  the  old  camp- 
ine  gronud,  headed  by  the  Star  Dram  Corps 
of  Forty  Fort,  and  the  stars  and  stripes, 
borne  by  ( ).  1\  Hadsel.  .Vrrived  on  the  hill 
top  a  hollow  eqaaro  was  formed  and  Captain 
P.  Delecy  made  some  interesung  remarks 
and  Secretary  J.  H.  Campbell  read  the 
minutes  of  last  year's  meeting.  Cap- 
tain Uelacy  then  introJnoed  P.  H. 
Campbell.  Esq.,  of  the  Lu:-,;rne  Bar, 
who  was  a  sergeant  in  the  107th  P.  V.,  stal- 
ing that  he  was  one  of  the  12  prisoners  sen- 
tenced to  death  by  Gen.  Joe  Johnston  for 
firing  upon  a  Confederate  provision  train. 
Mr.  Campbell's  address  was  a  capital  one 
and  was  eagerly  listened  to.  N\e  append  a 
synopsis: 

The  speaker  said  that  this  was  not  the  nrst 
time  that  he  had  met  the  143d.  He  had 
met  them  at  three  duTerent  times  while  in 
the  serviee.  The  first  time  was  soon  after 
they  joined  the  2d  Brigade,  3d  Division,  Isc 
Corps,  Army  of  the  Potomac,  in  iebruary, 
1863.  The  second  time  was  ou  Cemetery 
Hill  at  Gettysbarg  afier  beiut:  forced  from 
the  field,  bnt  not  until  they  had  left  there 
over  one-half  of  their  nuuiber.  eitiier  dead 
or  wounded.  The  speaker  here  described 
the  appearance  of  the  men  as  they  looked  to 
him  ou  that  afternoon  after  bein^;  six  hours 
engaged  with  an  enemy,  in  a  couie.-t  m  which 
our  men  were  ontnuLnbered  three  to  one. 
Ho  gave  (.  (rraphic  account  of  the  death  o: 
young  Criiipea,  the  color  bearer  of  the  143d. 
The  third  and  Ian  meeting  in  the  field  with 
them  was  m  front  of  Petersburg  ou  the  30th 
of  July,  l^'i4,  the  day  the  fort  was  blown  up. 
The  ej  ?..':■,  r  ^ive  hi- esperitncj  with  a  mor- 
tar shell  ftrfd"  from  the  enemy's  lines,  which 
came  nearly  ending  his  usefulness  as  a 
Boldier,  and  of  his  experience  a  few  dajs 
afterwards  when  within  the  enemy's  lines  as 
a  prisoner  he  could  see  the  Union  men  and 
their  works. 


'  of  the  iniis- 
'iiil^'d  Stales 
.     v.hen   the 


service.  It  occuii  i  i' 
government  sorel;,  i'  :  i:  i  llaeedajs 
afterward  occurnd  '..i  •  •■  ■•  ■'  ■'  Oi.-  Second 
Bull  Run.  and  one  u.ek  i..  i,  iv.K.d  J.tt'..  n,. 
vasiou  of  Man  land  and  I'Lunsylvauia.  No 
largo  bounties  temi'ted  yon  to  enlist 
at  that  time.  Nor  was  your  jiay 
very  largo— S13  per  n.onth,  orabuul 
^4..;i  in  gold.  _This  ■.:  :  .  ,  .  1.  ud, 
but  not  washing.    The  w:.  .  ^         '  e.t 

the  risk  and  expense  of  til      '  i  'iit 

reeoiirso  to  the  Governi;"  i.  S  - ;  I  in- 
stances were  cited  of  heroic  services  per- 
formed by  Luzerne  County  boys,  to  show 
that  heroes  do  not  live  as  far  away  as  some 
are  wont  to  imagine. 

Your  anniversary  h.a.3  been  changed  from 
the  time  of  your  leaving  Camp  Luzerne  for 
the  seal  of  war   to  the   date  of   your  muster 


)ser\ 


of  summer,  m 
bolical  of  your 
you  are  nearim 
and  soon  will 
Some  since  oui 
over  the  river, 
found  rest  ben. 
Two  general 
of  \Va=hii- ••.on 
Paul,  V  1.1  :  ■' 
burg  I 


.tlys 


he  who 


led  by  L;  ■  i  .  :  ■  ■• .'  '■ 
asapri>:.  '  :.;  :i  ■  ;  :  '  :  ■■  •'.ci.i^nn  regi- 
ment fouiiht  in  tl-.o  l\r-t  leittle  of  Bull  Run 
and  at  the  close  of  the  war  was  retired  as  a 
major  general.  I  refer  to  that  great  volun- 
teer soldier  and  pare  statesman.  John  A. 
Logan.  However  much  some  of  as  may 
have  differed  with  him  on  political  issues, 
we  all  must  accord  to  hmi  a.-mcenty  of  pur- 
pose and  the  manliness  to  i'.-sert  them.  In 
him  the  old  soldier  has  lost  a  true  friend. 

The  speaker  paidatribnie  to  the  brave 
and  patriotic  women  both  living  and  dead, 
who  by  their  noiilo  example  and  lidelity  to 
the  cau-e  for  which  v.e  fought,  served  in  no 
small   degree,   to  crown  our  cause  with  suc- 

A.s'  to  the  surplus  in  the  National  Treasury, 
the  speaker  favored  the  giving  all  deserving 
old  soldiers  a  liberal  pension.  Not  ^2  per 
month  as  is  the  ca.~o  now  in  many  instances, 
but  a  liberal  pension.  I  know  of  no  better 
way  of  .helping  to  keep  down  the  surplus 
that  is  giving  us  so  much  trouble  ju-t  now. 
The  generation:,  th^t  are  coming  after  as 
will  not  begrudge  tiio  money  .-^pent  m  pajing 
pensions.  They  will  loarn  trie  uia^'nitudoof 
the  task  performed  by  ihus.?  living  in  the 
trying  times  of  war.  Ihey  will  learn  that 
m  April,  liOl,  the  army  ot  the  Lnited 
Slates  numbered  K-s  than  14,000,  and  that 
10,000  of  those  at  Ihat  time  were  stationed 


iU 


ruE  iiis-i'i)i;ic.iT.  ia:coi;i). 


in  (ho  Southern  StiUes,  leaving  less  tlmn 
5,000  men  for  Jiity  a!  Uic-  North.  'J'hat  on 
the  fir?t  of  May,  Ib'iin,  tlicre  wore  on  the 
iiiii^f  r  1  ,|i  ,.'  ••:■  vi-v  1,000,51(;  iiieu, 
ami  : '  !  •      ,     ^  trom  tho  limo 

till-  1.    ;  ■        :  ■        ■       .,    ii'is   Vii.t    army 

ti:i''lMi   .  .  V         :„'aiu  iiarsuinc; 

the  i'Lai:_li.i  L;.:  il  .;  ::iij  ].  ij  left,  some  of 
them  four  jt-ir-  it.  vion-ly. 

Capt.  Delaey  read  fi  letter  of  regret  from 
Major  Thomas  Charuberiain  of  the  ITjOth 
r.  V.  and  |.re=i,nti-d  a  lot  of  ioloro-tiug 
matter  relative  to  th.-  ;  '  ;■  i  ;.j  i--  ■  :  ot^-d  at 
Getty.M.urgtolooat.  1:  -  ,  .  ■.  ■  .;,.■  143d. 
The    comu-.ittee,  r^.),  '  :   '•■-■■   ))a.nn, 

Gol.  CoiouKliam,  CI.  t.  ;:,.:  i.  i ',■,>(.  Blair 
and  liiout.  Vauijhii.aro  to  iiu  et  at  (;itily.-lnir;r 
CD  the  tir.it  of  Sepiemh.-r  to  make  thu  tiiial 
arrauKcments  and  it  i-  hoped  that  the  monu- 
ment will  bo  in  i)U!ce  by  ihe  lir=t  of  July, 
18SS.  The  mouumtijt  is  to  be  erected  on 
the  historic  tield  of  Uttiyfhnvg,  cpon  the 
Mael'her-on  farm,  wliere  the  rirot  daj's 
Ceht  took  place,  in  which  the  First  Corps 
PUBtained  a  loss  of  over  G.DOO  out  of  about 
8,500  men. and  at  the.^pot  v.liereRoy  btoufcV, 
afterwards  DauaV  liritiade  of  Pennsyl- 
vanians,  made  such  a  brilliant  .'i;jht.  The 
monument  commeruoraifs  the  heroism  of 
the  143d  Pennsylvania  Volunicj-rs,  and 
the  design  illustrates  one  ot  the  most  heroic 
incidents  of  the  V7ar,  in  v;hich  Color-Ser- 
geant Ben  Crippen.  of  Liuzerue,  now  Lacka- 
wanna County,  was  the  hero.  The  episode 
is  narrated  as  follows  in  Carleton's  hi-tory 
of  the  war: 

"General  A.  P.  Hill,  who  cornmnndcd  the 
rebels  on  the  fi-='  <]■■•.':  v  •'  ■  -A  (",'•.■;,  >  "■ .-. 
sazed  with  !..i-     ■  .■     i        <  "  r  ■  ■•   ,'       • 

Union  troo;-.      i  ■    ■  -   i  i 

mantle,  of    w      i  ' ■■■    ■  <    ■    ■ ;      t  ; 

Hili'^  M.l"  ■■  -  .  -,  -u.;.  J.  -..',.-  !:.■ 
thnlhi;:--'  '.  ■  i'  low.-:  "A  V^'.Lkof  color- 
bi-:iT,  :  I'i  :  '  I,  '  iidard  iu  the  field  and 
tlio  rt    i:.  .round  it;  and  when  at 

la-t  11  M  1-  '.:  ;  .■  1  to  r-.treat,  the  color- 
bearcr  r<  titt,'.  1  it  of  all.  tutniui,;  round  now 
and  then  to  shake  his  li-t  iu  the  lace  of  the 
advancius  Confederate.s.    He  was  sliot." 

The  tablet  i^  to  be  of  sracito  ?ud  SI, ."00 
of  thw  cost  V.  ill  be  pam  by  the  State,  the 
Legi  laiuie  havirjt;  appropriated  ihis  amount 
for  cacli  refjimental  mounmeut.  Persons 
de.siriui;  to  contribute  tan  do  so  by  purchas- 
ing pholoaraphs  of  the  desisjn  from  any  of 
the  G.  A.  K.  veterans  at  one  dollar  each. 
The  artist  thus  describes  his  idea  of  the  de- 
sign: 

"Tho  r'":!-"-   b^--!^    r    ;=    .ntrcestivu  of  the 

iiuiiit  ■       :•     ;  •     '   t.Ttn  of  service. 

llwu:.  .  ,  :  :  :.  •  .  .  .  .- vk  of  dofen'e. 
sturdy  .i.iJ  ..  li  t.j  ;.  ..  tii.j  brunt  of  the 
fight  if  neoJ.i  bt;.  No  til'ort  is  made  to  suh- 
Btitnte  an  artilicial  buse  under  it.    Ite.'itini,' 


on  its  own  base  it  is  symbolic  of  the  inde- 
pendence that  characterized  the  l-i;Jd  in  the 
performance  of  every  duty.  On  the  face 
of  this  ptou'-  is  chiseled  the  story  of  tlio 
Color-Scr.T<'i'iit  Ben.  Crippen— young  iu 
years  I'ut  old  in  pluck  and  courage,  and 
ma.tured  in  heroism.  The  old  tirst  corps 
badge  looking  down  upon  the  Etory  willing 
to  acknowledse  to  the  tourist  and  to  future 
generations  liiat  it  is  proud  to  number  the 
bojs  of  the  gi'.llant  liSd  Pennsylvania  Regi- 
ment amonj;  it.s  defenders,  and  lower  down 
in  the  face  of  the  stone  iu  close  company 
with  the  dear  old  flag  wo  see  the  brigade  and 
division." 

Gen.  Kdmaud  L.  Dana,  who  was  the  regi- 
ment's coloiul  iu  the  service,  was  loudly 
called  for.  Ilerespjnded  with  one  of  hia 
characteristically  bnppy  speeches.  Ho  com- 
pliijifuto.i  the  address  of  Ser^t.  Campbell. 
!'  •,  ■.  '  '  1^  i;}theviKW  of  an  outsider. 
I'  '  I  :  ,  '  Minted  the  ladies  for  their 
I  1  I     .  ';ange  of  date  of  the  anni- 

V  i-iiy,  1...'.  ...r.  a  manifest  success.  The 
Oi.L,4.Kiu  iiiai,.^u  an  impor'.i^'t  d-^.t-,  th-it  of 
the  beginumy  of  your  l;vt  -  ■-  ••.ihr..  It 
was  a  day  of  plumes  ,.;.  :  i  :■  .  :.ud 
epaulets,  but  wo  soon  louv  ■     .     .  :  :    ,    ]  no 

%>.  i;  -I   1,  II..    :.   rlay.     There  ^^  no  pomp  and 

V.     .     '  ■  '  i!:try    through    the    greatest 

■V  .1  ,i,  I,  .  iir;,.  Few  are  allowed  to  pass 
throui,'h  -iucli  a  period  as  you  passed  through, 
for  most  genera! ions  are  uneventtul.  You 
met  the  occasion  and  filled  every  requiro- 
Uient.  You  c.ai  tl;  the  li,i;;s  as  yours,  the 
■■  ■.;i:,  ■.-:,"■  '-.  f ,:  ;.  .1  ;  dctendeti  them.  I 
'I         '■  :   I  Utle  now,  and  can 

!       ■  I  ■      .      '  ■  :;..  ry  as   I    look  into 

I    I'I        ..    "i  .   .  ■  ..  V.  ar,  cot  in  the  safe 

r.  t.iciiii.-i.i  vi  .'.c-.;  I'.., ul.  but  on  the  battle 
held.  Ycu  are  soldiers  ail  over,  through  and 
fhrongh.  We  meet  to  see  one  another, 
not  to  recpll  experiences.  There  is  no 
recalling.  Your  war  experiences  are  a  part 
of  yonrselves.  On  .Ang.  "JU,  l£i33,  yon  were 
near  the  Kr.pahannock.  A  year  had  passed 
and  beardless  boy.s  had  Ixcome  veterans, 
for  you  had  fouL'ht  at  Fort  Kojal,  Chancel- 
lorville,  Gettysburg.  On  Aug.  an,  1804, 
yon  were  at  Petersburg.  On  Aug.  ^6,  1865, 
the  war  was  ended  and  yon  were  on  your 
way  home.  Alexander,  Cte-ar,  Napoleon, 
cominered  the  armies  of  their  enemies,  but 
UfVtr  coni.]uered  their  love.  You  did  the 
1  itti-r  and  wo  now  witness  a  happj,  re- 
united and  prosperous  corintry— ,".  proud 
achievement.  Nexth  moiLth  will  be  cele- 
brated the  Centennial  of  the  adoption  of 
the  Federal  Constitution.  Where  would 
tliat  Constitution  have  been  had  it  not  been 
for  you.  Von  have  been  brave  soldiers,  you 
desL-rvo  the  title  Emeritus,  and  it  becomes 
}ou  as  brave  soldiers  to  be  good,  honest  and 


rilK  lUSTOlitCAL  RKfUIllJ. 


honornblo  laen.     [Clieers.  1 

Secretary  Cum^bell  rciui  tlio  JoUawiug 
list  of  veterans  present: 

Gon.  E.  L.  IiKun,  colonel  corumandinK. 

Coaipr\ni-  A— )-t.  W.  H.  litntftt,  \Vm. 
Ijawbach,  Rutloliili  Keunor,  J.  A.  Koat. 

Compauy  i>— Ciipl.  D.  C.  Graham,  Ira 
Cosntr,  Ira  Hnnly. 

Company  C— K.  II.  GrotT.  Geo.  n.  Engle, 
Chas.  SiiotlPD,  .Max  liuskirk,  .Morris  Un?h, 
Geo.  Deitriclc,  \\m.  Keaiina,  G.  \V.  KoUor, 
C.  S.  Gabel,  F.  W.  Hawrteht. 

Company  D— Cfipt.  P.  Uelacy,  Lt.  ^\llb^^ 
^Rice,  M.  .M.  C'ovirt,  S.r-l.  Thomas  A 
)Rily,  C.  P.  I  :■.■.■,  ,    :■;  :  ;      i,  .     ■      /-  .  C  J. 


F, 

D.    ., 

Turpiu,  I.  D    \  ^        :    :  ,  !       'l  m- 

Bom,  Cliarle?  H^  i        .   ■.'    ;r\. 

Company  3.-1 ';:! '  '  •..  'ui.  W. 
H.  Hardmg  t;r.uiuvl  iv-t-r,-,  1..  .uini  liuut. 

Company  F— Gapt.  il.  M.  Guroon,  Aaron 
Freeman,  Sergt.  Alex  .McDauiel;,  beryt. 
James  Kester,  J.  B.  Hoppes,  Sergt.  il.  H. 
Campbell. 

Company  G— Sergt. Wm.W.  Schooley.W  m. 
Knoor,  Lymau  Harris,  C.  D.  Kuukle,  Chas. 
A.  Westfield. 

Company  I— F.  M.  Lockard,  Philip  S. 
nartman,  J.  F.  Moss,  W  m.  S.  Downing,  J. 
M.  Wolfe. 

Company  K-Capt.  0.  E.  Vucshn,  Jacob 
Bono,  John  Wilbar,  Eli  Nichols,  Frank  Fur- 
mac,  Henry  Maynard,  Wm.  Rus?el. 

The  visitors  whose  names  were  obtainable 
were  these: 

Sergt.  G.  W.  Rimer,  Sweet  Valley,  149th 
Pa.;  K.  Vanarsdalu,  Luztrae.  5>th  111.,  E. 
Canningham,  Nicholson,  .".Oih  N.  Y.  Engi- 
neers; James  A.  Decker,  SprinsviUe,  '.iOad 
Pa.;  A.  Atfii,  I.azcrno,  ;U:t  N.  J.; 
Joseph  rv  ,1. -.n.  !■>  .^•  t  !1,:!,  pist  Pa,; 
Robert  \X  ,    1         :      ,        :h    I'a.;  G.  W . 

Laphii,  I  '.      -'  '  .  '■■■■     "    •■■■  r    r.Welteroth, 

V.ilk.--!,.     ..■■.'■        ■  .ra    Hughes, 

Lnzeinc,  '•  .i.  1  I.  (  .1.  .  ...;  :.  i'.  H.  Camp- 
bell, Wilkcs-Barre,  K'Tih  IV.;  i_).  P.  Hadsel, 
Scranton,  4l5t  Fa.:  .Serst.  A.  A.  Collins, 
Brown  H.  I'.ow,  luTih  i'a.;  Tl'.o^.  Ar^-ood, 
Luzerne,  o2d  J'a.;  Dr.  E.  N.  i;..uk-,  \Vi:kes- 
Barre,  Mexican  War  and  Uebt-iiion  in  o4th 
Ind.:Dr.  C.  H.  Wilson,  J  lymo-ath,  surgeon, 
40ihPa.:  H.  C.  .Miller,  KiUL;-ton,  52a  Pa.; 
W.  E.  Milham,  W  ilki-  tlirr,-.  ./J.l  Pa.:  Cor- 
nehn.^  V.  \  •--.  ■  .  ;  :  ■■  '  :  -  i-t  \. 
y.  Cav.,  >:.:...  ,  :  :  :i  Pa.; 
Geurt'.-  •'  ■  .  ■  I  ■  ■  Sig- 
nal Cor;  .;!  .;;<>■>.  ■■  .  i.  ..  <  .V  :  -;-'rgt. 
D.  b.  Cl^rk.  2i  Cav.;  i.  iJ.  '..oil,  ihird 
Heavy  Artillery. 

H.  H.  Tyler,  81th  Pa.,  now  of  Bitigh-im- 
ton,  sang  in  slirrii.:;  manner  "We've  drunk 
from  t'l^  -■'..>  r   '  •'■  o.'' 

Alii;-  :■    .        made   that  the  ladies 

of  I...'  ■■     :  ,  .;• -ired  to  entert:'.in  tt:o 

Vetera  -  ;.  i  ■ .  ., .  .:'-  meeting  and  the  in- 
vitatioij  V,..-  L.u..n.;-oasiy  accrpted. 


F.  W.  Hnwrccht  prndored  the  life  that  ha 

hid  •■  iTv  !  lii'.'M-h  'K..  war  and  into 
Sr'  1'  '1  I  ■-,-  >;■-  ■  iiM  '  '.  \.mJ  several  of  the 
sli) ,  ■  .  .•'..'•>  \  I  •  ■  iiiT  the  boys  iu 
Lh.-  ;  ..',!:       )  •-  .    ■uls. 

(  - ;    i         -   I  ^-  .omauder  Dei- 

ti ,.   ,         .     '  :.i:d  after  the  linal 

an-  '  ■     :  .    !       IS    formed     for 

dn       ;    .  .    .  .    .  ;     ■■'•<  d    by    their  old 

coll  :■     1,  i;:i!i  tU-ii  !.■::.  I  >■■  d   baCk  tO  tho  hotel 

.Ml  tho  olUcers  were  re-elected— Capt. 
Delaoy,  iiresident;  Comrades  Rico  and  Dei- 
trick,  vice  presidents;  Comrade  Bennett, 
lrt;isurer,  and  Comrade  J.  H.  Campbell, 
eecretary, 

Eu/.erne  Borough  was  gaily  decorated. 

■\-  .  //,  '  .,  .  -'  ,'  .'  .  ''  .  I',  .i!:  .  .-porDfor 
1,;  .■■        ■'.;:.:    I  ^    ;',,.  ^     ...      in    tlia 


uel  M 

ive  Co 


.1.1.  ;i..i,.  I  \,i-  :  ■  I  ;i;-;allmeDt 
)f  the  pur.^onid  joiirnnl  of  Hon. 
acla--,  who  was  one  of  tho  com- 
i  appointed  by  the  Supreme  Ex- 
uiicil  of  I'eiiusylvauia  to  examine 
■>  i  :  ';,!■  northwestern  part  of  the 
:.  ucd  of  the  Indians  and  to 
lil  ■  a  route  for  a  road  to 
.  ■:  i;.'s  of  the  Allegheny  withthe 
uuii  uf  the  Susquehanna.  Tbe 
now  published  for  tho  lirst  time 
an  through  several  numbers. 


GIUL.S'     NA.iMKS 


In  a  recent  communication  to  the  Bangor 

7;.'.,,.  /'  V' !,■  I- jn/>,  Joseph  Williamsun, 
)'.  .  !'  '..  ;,  hii'i  given  a  list  of  mar- 
ri  ■  ,1  .  .  :i.>m  177-1  to  ISU,  inclu- 
.;,.  1  .:  '  I  i  '.if  most  of  the  men  are 
;  ^\e    lind    John,    James, 

(  .  .   lliury,  William,  io.,  occur- 

1;  .  !  1  .,:.iM.  It  is  interesting  to 
o;  ,  .  ,  1,  ;,.r-of  tho  women.  Among 
t    .  ,  .    Dcbor;ih,    Eois,    Keziah, 

1':        ,'.,,  :..ha,     Theodate,    Narassa, 

C:        ,       ...    I'lioebe,    Wealthy,    Love, 

1  ,,  I  !  ;  .  .; .  I.  fj  but  45  Christian  names 
among  them.  J'olly,  Betsey,  Sally,  Jane, 
Susannah,  Nancy,  Abagail,  and  .Mohitable, 
very  popular  names  among  our  grand- 
mothers, have  been  pat  away,  like  the  old 
ball  dresses  and  high  heeled  slippers  that 
tignred  iu  society  in  the  (lays  of 
Gen.  Kno.4.  To-day,  di-tmgiii-.hed  by 
such  names  as  Annie,  .-^lice,  .Mabel,  Jen- 
nie and  Grace,  the  beauty  transmitted 
from  other  generations  continues  its  per- 
peln;d  sway.  .Vnother  thing  noticeable  is 
the  di-appearance  of  such  quaint  names  as 
Wealthy,  Love,  Charity,  and   Temperance. 


THE  nisroL'icAL  ]:/■: 


Thoy  Imvo  aoue  with  tho  I'ollies  aud  Sallios. 
Delisht  nlono  nmoiiKttio  names  of  18t^7  is 
leUluhi,)ff.o^UliiaH  trace  of  iho  old  I'nri- 
taii  s-oiitiinoiit  yot  Pun  ivt.s. 

An  Jlistoilc  Island. 

TtiP  l.ito  Thonii'^^on  JJcrr,  of  tliis  city, 
owiii-'il  aij  iilatiil  111  Ibe  Suiqacliaijua,  m 
J)ai;|.liiii  (.'ouutv.  ivnicii  is  thus  alluaeti  to  iu 
tiu.  Jh-''-r,fal  Jill',  mil,   I  i\  )lliamsport): 

Itv.;:--.  l..ri.K.rly  c  ill-a  Jnuiata  Islaud- 
Ihou  JliiDcin'.-i  J-iii:;c,.  I '..(■„  inn  a  uifii,  iinuuid 


cost  of  !fl  1,000.  They  also  liiivo  n  good  rnce 
conrso  of  oiu-half  mile.     Tlio   Iarj,'e  Ftoue 

luaii.-ioi!  i-  ( \\---t]  h\-  Mr,  |{i  ■titer  aud  pis. 

Ut,  wiin  '■'.''■      .■•    :  1.1   ...  o!  iho   late 

ouIsiiIl-  ■'..  ;    .1    ,   J...'     .i.l,~t    Church 

ou  tlic  j-l  ...:.i,  \  !.i.  .|  X  .  .  1. ,,  '.  .,1  away  liy  tlip 
ISlirjllooa.  'fh.t  older  rtv.avut- of  theielaud 
are  fast  dwmdiiug  away.  Of  the  older 
families  there  stiil  remaiu  Capt.  Samuel 
Cieriii!i!j,  A.  Jiiil-t-i-..-,  Goorge,  Thomas  aud 
.'.M.  r, ,;.•:.'  .,  I .,.- !,ttnr  being  the  most 
f.  :  ..         .      1    :   I    i'lyinfj  ootweeu  the 

1.  ...i.>  ,;.  -...  r  .  .1.  Theiloodsof  JStiG, 
J  ■ .'.  I  •  .  .  1  .  i;il  lesser  oues,  have 
u^'.iui'j^L'U  ihr  isiaoii  to  a  great  extent. 


and  tliv  !.oJ 
burR-d  ou 
delfUcd  y.u 


Dtli 


fare=  were 
^'hen  the  caoal 
was  c  )i.-.:n,  j'..  il  h'i:^!.-eu,-  of  ibeletous  were 
exli.;:..  '  l:  '. .  I'.viil  br(..!aerd,  tho  mis- 
sion,:., •  ■  '  ;'  Indians,  v.-ho  dwelt  on 
tiiH    ,  ',    I       ;  .  1  ,,   Liut  found  them  very 

sav,...  .;  i  .;,  .iiitt.  Tho  earliest  white 
sut;ki  ■.,  .^  1.  ....,.i  Uuiiuss.  ile  camo  in 
17iG  and  reaiaujcJ  until  aui>ut  1701,  when 
he  aud  his  family  were  driven  off  b>  the  In- 
dians. The  lino  mansion  stauds  on  tho 
lower  end  of  th:)  island  aud  has  been  a 
conspiounus  objefit  tor  ue-iriy  a  century.  It 
is  a  suLi-t  intial  stone  hou^e  of  130  or  more 
room-,  [iraud  in  ail  its  surroundings,  which 
in  early  Uajs  was  tiic  neadijuarters  for  sta-re 
and  I'acket  passengers  under  the  hostelry  of 
Mrs.  U.u,.:aa.  This  house  i.s  bnilt  of  river 
stone  and  roogh  east  finish.  Tiie  walls  are 
thne  fti  t  thici::  all  pa'utions  are  two  feet 
stout.'  i.  ;.!-■.  ■■  ]  ::  ■.  \Vith  such  mas- 
aivf  -.*  .:'    .•,»...  '  ■  .     ._•..■-.     The  house 

w.i-  1.      .  t       :  ■   1  \ '.r  Dancau,  rou 

ol    .J  ,w         ; '  ,  !  :     wire  Kebecea 

Hi;Ii;  _:  I      ,     .    .  ...       ■■iter  of  .Siarcus 

lluli:.    -,  ;       ;  ..  :         .laud.     Sonieof 

th.'cM..:.;  .i  I  .:ii:-....  ...  .  1,  ;:raud  old  man- 
sion 1.    ,,i;  ,,    ...     I  .•:   of  P.    F.  Dan- 


by  l;<-iij'.n,in«til'_s  Uanf.iu.  At  his  u.-aui, 
iu  1-,',M.  il  u,-utto  hi.->  heirs,  aamcly:  -Mary 
L..  .Ian..  :,!.,  fri^ci  M.  and  i'.  F.  1  .'.u.-in. 
Wh.  I.  tl,'.  -u-ttlf'o.nl  ■.....-;  :  :.  1'.  i'.  D  :■  ..^li 
tnuk  It  at  .1]  i.r  u^..i-,..-  I  .:.  I  ....■-  ..  :  ;,  ;., 
Thoi-ni-on  I-.rr,  i..,x.    ,'   .  .: .    .  .     :  :' 

B.:rre,  tor  s^O,' n  im,  v,'i  ,.  ,  i  '.,  .;;.i  ..  r,. 
it.  It  i*  loana-ed  by  U  ilirirn  11.  i.ic  i.-  .-i, 
a  stock  and  brirtdin;,'  larui.  tmlcr  the 
present  ownersiiip  it  has  been  much  im- 
proved, a  large  baru  having  been  bniit  at  a 


A  Itclic  of  I'iolieer  Days. 

I  lunkhnnnork-  Brmocrat.] 

.\  relic-..:     ;      :.  -.i!  i  ho  shape  of  a  pair 

of  kuff  I        ...        .nvn  in   our  ollice  ou 

Tuesdiv  I     .     ,1         .  (.'.  UardinfT,  of  Kaion 

wiioi.-!.'..    '  :  ..  ;..    !.of  Ofjeand! 

we   arc-  ■  .;    ,     ;  >  !■     •  /.    -,..',     .,    l.lind.     'the 
Llardi!:,  :  •     .      ;      .  .    i  ;  .-  pioneer  set- 

tlers ol  ■>■■.,.:.  i:    •  \   ::'r\  .   !i..  :...,.vtd dangers 
aud  deatii   i,-iat  tli- y  iui;;ht  carve  out  homes 
for  themselves  and  future  generations.     But 
to    the    relic.      Tho    buckles    were    taken 
froiji        the        clothing        of        Benjamin 
i;    •  'i;i  :        «!o.        with        his         brother 
"         ''■    '  .o-dered   by  the  Indians  just 

'.,      .         I  i  •  Spring,  a  few  miles  up  the 

•    .    "  :  '     1   !on.  iu  177H,  a  few  days  be- 

I     ,   •    .    .,  ,,  _.  ,.,..;,.,.,„,,   „,^.|   ^hoso  re- 

;  :    ."     .     -    .:!    r    -.0  cornered 

■:....:  ■  :  I.     ..  ,  :  '._:a  of  We~t 

J '..  -   -  .:..  '...;.      :i  :  ii  ■  I!  v.-ent  ontiu 

■'---  11    .':.  ■    .1...)  1,  i;7S,   to  hoe 

corn  oi'   .,  ,  .         .  ._;at  the  point  desig- 

nated,   li,  .    .:    that    treacherous 

savagr-  '.  .....r   v/ith  murderous 

intent,  a.!  •     ■       ■.   :.ji;;  at  the  accustomed 

tiiui>,  sei'.rch  v,  .i^,  ui-;;tnted  aud  their  bodies 

fouud    near    the    scene    of    their    labors. 

Benj.  aud  Stokely  Harding  were  nucles  of 

Jl-.-o  .il-i'-Juu;  and  L.e  late  Kli^ha  Harding, 

■  .;  '■:■■■     ■■    .    ■.  .';   V-  ..1  tu  kept  as  souccnirs 

!      .'       :  .;  -   Harding   for  many 

.  il  oe  preserveu  by  his 

..     i.r...,(i   :  *.    i...    _      -rations   to   come  as  a 

ineiiieiito  v.hinn  will  link  them  with  tho  past 

aud  the   "  days  which  tried   men's    souls." 

Tho  outside,  or  rim,  of  the  buckles  is  of 

l.ar.?  silvei,   and   the   tongues   of  steel,  and 

;'    :,  T.  •■    ■  -;  i  tn  those   "early  limes"  for 

.  :•    •   ':      ■.  'jkings  to   the  pants— short 

;   -•  '.,' worn  in  those  days. 

.     ;  ;   ^    I    r   two   Hardings  killed,  there 

w  1-  tt  yo  Ol  ;.  r  brother,  John,  who  succeeded 

iu   making   hi^   escape.    Judge  Garrick  .M. 

Harding,  of  Wilkes- Barre,  is  a  grandson  of 

John.— Kd.  Kkcobd.] 


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BlOGKAFillCAL.    AnTIQUAKI AX,    GENEALOGICAL 

o 

EDUri-JJ  BY  V.  C.  JOHNSON,  M.  D. 

V'>!.   i]  AuGuyj'  1887  [No.   12. 


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Was  thcve  an  Indinii  Trcaiv  nt  Wvoniing  in  1755,  Steuben  Jenkins 197 

Meteoric  Shower  of  18^3,  H.   C.  Wilson 19S 

Wilkcs-B.-irrc  FiHy  Yca.s  Ago,  Rev.  K.  Unzurd  Sno-.vder. 199 

Was  lienedict  Arnold  Interested  in  Wyomins; ? 2ck> 

Mrs.  Hartman's  Mistnry  of  Huntington  VivUey 200 

Indi.in  Relics   Found..' 200 

County  Commissioners  and  Their  Clerks  from  179+ 201 

Rennion  of  53d  Regiment  Pennsylvania  Volunteers 202 

Relic  of  Pioneer  Life  (1762)  Recovered 203 

Remarkable  Swarm  of  Flies 203 

Sketches  of  RcfubFcan  Candidates:   Charles  P..   Metzger,    Hairy  Beck,   Cynis 

Stiaw,  Gee.  W.  Rimer,  Butler  F.  Dilley 203 

Substrata  of  the  Wyoming  Coal  Measures,  W.  George  Powell 205 

Growth  of  Population  in  Wilkes-Barre 206 

Gen.  Samuel  Meredith,  Sketch  of,  Dr.  H,  HoUisler 207 

Meredi;h  Correspondence  G rov.^ir.g  Out  of  .-\bove  A rticle 2c6 

Golden  Wedding  of  Mr.  and  Mis.  Payne  Pettebone 209 

Half  a  Century  in  Journalism .' 210 

A  Subscriber  to  AVilkos-Barre  Papers  for  72  Years 210 

A  Prehistoric  Buryin:;  Ground  in  Ohio 210 

An  Old  Time  Militarv  Comoanv  (Earlier  than  1782),  H.  B.  Plumb 211 

.A  Century  of  Legai   Life ...'.. .' 211 

The  Shortest  Wi;l  on  Record  i  Miss  Sarah  K.  .^Fmer) 212 

Extracts  from  Deacon  John  Hurlbut's  Diary  (i773).   H.  P..  Plumb 213 

Notes  front  West  Branch  His- Dry  (  Historical  Journal) 214 

Earlv  Su;queliannii  Navigatioi:,   Weslev  lohnson 215 

Descended  from  One  of  the  Walking  Purchase  Walkers 216 

Two  Former  Wilkes-Barreans  Commit  Suicide,  C.  Ben  Johnson 217 

Earlv  Susquehanna  Manuscripts 217 

Journal  of  the  Suliivan  Expedition 218 

Deaths— 

.Major  Jacob  Waolder 2J9 

Mrs.  Faith  C.  Hosmer 210 

Jacob  Jacoby 219 

Rev.  M.  W.  Harris 219 

Mrs.  E.   G.   McCarrag";;  r 230 

"Daddv"  Emmons,  Fi-,'rierinan 220 

Rev.  H.'  S.  Dickson 220 

Mrs.  D.  A.  Fell :2'5 

Mrs.  Angle  Entcrline 2 eo 

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Vol.  I. 


AUGUST,   18S7. 


No.  12. 


A  CUKIOCS  CnAPTKUOF  HISTOHT. 


VVj- 


An  Kveut  Said  to  Have  occurri  C 

iiiK  In  1:  j.-.,  liut  Not  I'ouiiU  iu  Any    of 
the  L'ou»l.Autliorllits. 

In  ii  rc-feut  is-'ue  tlin  IIil'Oij)  menlioiied  a 
rare  oKi  '  •<•;  .-I  I'  ,  i  \-'-r..\.  oriKiu^'-liy 
publi-li' 'I  i     '.    '  !:.'.'>,  r-.iid  trans- 

lated <  ::  ■  1        ,  '     1  ;    -     ',     in     17*3.    it 

bBin^;  Ii"'..  ;■!  !'■  ■  ;"  -.  -lou  of  Hon. 
SttBljeu  Jeijki::<,  ot  \\  yc niir-'.  Mr.  Jen- 
kins had  turiii-ntcl  the  following  translation 
with  oonriLutiitr.  or  his  own  to  Dr.  Eglf-'.-^ 
Notes  and  (Juerici,  he  meanwhile  a.sliing  for 
BOine  otriL-r  anthority  as  to  the  treaty  at 
Wjommgin  17,V.. 

•'The  war  ri.icti  broke  ont  in  Canada,  bc- 
twctn  Eiifjl^iiu  and  I'raiiCi-,  in  17,>1,  very 
soon  emL)rH(  ed  all  tnti  t.  ...-Kboriusj  coun- 
tries, dUd  I'lii -;.  i .  ',.  ',  .-  Eft  ppartd. 
The.  French,  !■.■  ..  ;■.  .  'v  would  there 
Bud  only  a  f^  1 1:-    ■  • --au.-e  of  the 

pacific  prin-ii  li  ^  u!  \]l■^  Qnaker?, 
menaced  that  State  with  an  inva.^ion 
m  the  middle  of  the  year  17bb. 
Aided  by  some  parties  of  savages 
from  thfcTiciiiity  of  the  (.)!iio  River  they 
completely  overcame,  on  the  ttih  of  July  m 
that  year.  Gen.  braddock.  who  was  killed  iu 
the  action.  This  viotoiy  reidered  tnem 
masters  of  all  tlie  M'l  :tf  rn  co-Etry.from  tlie 

bUMlUi  '.';■,     ]■  •   .  ■■     .  ;        -  ^    :-■  ^  .    '     '■- 

kin,  ai  ,:;.,: 

the  =,/.  i  -  .J.  .  ,,.,.:.•....:  1 
dttaclu-ci.:-  L.  t:...-  .,.M.^.  -  ■-■J-.i;,- 
pehes  at  :X<  ka„uea  tvjtn  i, ,11  .del!  i, in; 
others  went  amony  the  Delawares  who  were 
at  peace,  to  determine  them  to  raise  the 
hatchet  against  the  English;  but  u  was  tLe 
following  impradeuce  ihat  tCj;a^fcd  them  to 
declare  themee.ve-i,  and  wtiicn  failed  to 
bring  in  its  train  the  loss  ot  all  Pennrylva- 
nia: 


usance, 


"Some  English,  sent  on  a 
had  come  10  Shamokin.  a  village  of  the 
Delaware?,  on  the  !Susq;n  hauna.  Ihey  then 
learned  that  H  Vfv'.y  oi  Mvvuges  and  French 
were  m  thu  neigiiborliood.  aad  were  m  the 
Valley  of  the  Juniata,  boarrojaoi,  one  of 
thectiiets  ot  tiie  Iroquois,  warntu  live  Eiig- 
li-'h  to  wucidraw,  and  counseled  tnem  to  re- 
turn bj  the  E'.st  bram-h  of  the  Sr.-que- 
hanna.  The  Eiiglish  did.  in  effect,  with- 
draw, but  in  place  of  taking  their  rente  by 
the  thore  of  tne  East  Branch  they  followed 


the  shore  of  the  West  Brancn,  fell  into  an 
ambnscade  of  a  party  of  French,  who  killed 
four  of  them.  Flight  saved  four  or  five 
others  of  the  ir.irty. 

"Immediately  after  the  aHair,  an  English 
tridtr  li.Lvin  :  hi  rived  at  Wyoming,  another 
v.i:  :;  1,1  ;■■.  r  '  '  '  ,  =  dd  to  them  that 
iL-,       ;,    ,     .  ]•  iley  v7ho  had  killed 

;,!      ,  ;    ;,    .1   vengeance  would 

;.,    i  ,1,  ,,  ,  ;   .lion.    This  indis- 

,; ,    •      ...  I      among      these 

I  ,.         ...    '  .  .  -c'uble  at  Wyom- 

1    .        i     .  ting  the  English 

il  ....  ^  ...  :.  .  :■  '  '..  ''11  the  other  side 
tl.  ■  ll-ArA  .'.„  '  •'  !'  '-  as-emblage  of 
savagfs  as  a  lir-i  -'  ;  - .  n.rh  ;.iniounoed  a 
disposition  to  c..i;  '  '•  ;.'  1..11;.  Con- 
se(inent!y,  witl.o.r'.  ■■   ■    '       'articular 

iiilormat;!),!,  <,r  u.  ,i:  .:  .  .1  :  i  •  'itlawares 
should  attack  him,  they  ,-,ei/.ed  all  those  who 
were  established  in  the  Colony,  and  arrested 
tlicm  to  the  number  of  23'J  persons  of  every 
age  and  sex. 

"One  of  these  prisoners  having  escaped, 
spread  the  news  among  his  compatriots, 
and  informed  them  of  all  thai  had  taken 
place  iu  Pennsylvania.  They  redonblod 
their  watchfulness,  and  on  all  sides  there 
was  nothing  but  preparation  for  war.  In 
the  meantime  four  English  deputies  to 
treat  with  tho  Indians  on  the  uiisunder- 
-;-T  di;,;-, 'ir!'v-d  :it  Wyoming,  where  they 
:•  .  ■•  --  ■■••■i...\  in  council.  When  they 
I  ..;:  their  mis.-iuu  and  agreed 
,    ,  I    .    .   ,1,  ,  of  accommodation,  the 

;;.■,. 1,  ._  ,.i  J  ;:  1  I -caped  from  prison,  see- 
ing Uj.u  the  Dclawaits  were  ready  to  ao- 
quiesce  in  the  demands  of  the  Enclish, 
cried  otit: 

"Give  no  faith  to  what  tho-^e  people  say  to 
you'  They  have  no  other  de.-ign  than  to  de- 
ceive you — to  make  you  their  prisoners,  or 
to  put  yon  to  death  at  tiie  edge  of  the 
Bwordl"  Iniuiedi.dely  the  savages,  inter- 
rupting th(_  c  1.:  :i  .  liipod  to  their  feet 
and  killed ."■  - 

"Since  '.'•.'■  :.:.!<,  .  'ai  s.ivages  ceased 
not    to    ri-.  :.  '       :':•-    and    the   most 

(r;:.h''-:i  ■■  ,■  ■,  .  ,  •  •(■•■■■i' lly  distin-  ■ 
<:.■■■■•'.:■  I     '       ■     '■'!'■':  October, 

1', ,  .  '  ■       —      .  :    1  .'.  kind  in 

1,.   :    ,       ...  /    .        .:  -      ;      .     ;        a  parallel 


"At  Gn;iu.ii!.i.iteu,  a  ~niall  e.-t.dili^hment 
of  Moravians,  in  the  county  of  Northamp- 
ton, the  inhabitauls,   peacefully   assembled, 


Tin:  ijisTOiucAL  luxouix 


Bopred  williont  di^^quiet.  These  ferocioDs 
eufju.i..:,,  iii.der  cover  of  a  iiiKi.t  a^  di'.rk  h': 
the  dMi^ru  ih.it  couducttJ  tiam,  Jidviinrcd 
^vitboi;l  noi.c,  surpri~fd  tiiem,  takiut;  thtir 
Bcr.lpti  niid  putting  c-verylhing  to  the  ih'.me~. 
When  tho  next  day  appt-artd  it  offi-rtd  to 
tho  Bight  notliiuK  butthfi  cshci  of  thftcorr?es 
of  the  nnfortniiato  ,Mor:ivuiu:<  confoiiiid-d 
with  thope  of  Ihc-ir  hon-os,  thtir  provi?ioQ?, 
and  a  mnltita.K  ui  iir>ri.tLi  .■ai;li/." 

Here  ioWos:  :.  .:  ':  -irveral  most 
brntal  and    hi       :  •:  crts    at   tjie 

Great  Cove  ill  I    .  :    i  ...iiiity,  at 'i'al- 

pehocken  in  i;  ;:  i  .,i;;,;  ..  .-.i  Miuifink.~, 
eto.,  at  close  of  -nliich  i-s  the  toilowing state- 
ment: 

"A  chief  of  tho  Delaware?,  naineJ  Cjiptp.in 
Jacobs  (from  whom  Jacobs'  Flnm?  in  Uy- 
omini;  arc  named  i,  wa-;  iirincipally  distm- 
gnishcd  iu  tiiefo  uicur^ion-;.  At  I'hilade!- 
phiaa  price  was  put  iiinj:i  hi-  head,  as  well 
as  those  of  several  oiher  ctiiefs."— Chap. 
xiii. 

ThisECConnt  of  a  meeting  in  the  natnre 
of  a  Treaty  of  Peace,  at  Wyoming  in  175ri, 
and  the  taking  of  ■i;i3  of  the  Dflaw?.re-  pr-- 
oners;  also  tlie  killini:  of  tho  ioor  Kiii.-li-h 
deputies,  I  have  not  tumid  in  the  history  of 
Pennsylvania.  I  wonldlike  to  have  >ome  oiif 
give  me  a  reference  to  sune  oth.?r  i.nthontj 
where  it  may  be  fonnd.  I  suspect  the  l.nca- 
tion  of  those  transactions  at  Wjoojirgisa 
mistake.  They  may  have  tiiken  V'lace  in  .-om.e 
other  locality,  but  1  think  not  here.  Jf  in 
this  locality,  1  would  like  a  vouchc-r  for  t!;em. 

About  ten  or  twelve  J  ;-ars  ii^-o  I  \,-:i~  told 
by  the  late  Hon.  Jusrj-h  \\ .  C-.k..',  ihU  in 
1755,  a  considernbU-  body  of  Indni.s  raiU 
French  came  to  ^mi '.rnnkin  to  n: -I.e  i.n  at- 
.  tack  on  l-'ort  .^nr-c-la,  aud  tncaniptd  oi;  liiw 
hill  tothe  norlhi  a.-t  of  that  i'urt.  While 
lying  there  makiui;  ri-connoi  =  -;inc.->  i.repa- 
ratory  to  the  ;itt.ii-K.  a.  shn-wd  and  ^klllful 
blacksmith  in  the  r  ort  co'_ie-;Tc-d  the  idf  a  of 
makiuB  a  qnantity  of  cr.,w  fiei,  an  iiuple 
ment  of  iron  bavins  four  to-s  about  1'',' 
inches  long,  sharp  a.t  the  pomtaud  barctd.  -o 
arranged  that  when  tirniv.-n  npo"  th-  „-:.i':'jd 
one  of  th'-se  points  always  stood  n:-,  ai^d  wj-.s 
in  position  to  penetrate  the  foot  of  m^in  or 
beast  tliat  misTht  tread  ni")U  it.  Tbr-e  were 
Bowed  about  the  fort  at  a  proper  distance,  iu 
a  belt  of  two  or  thr'  .■  rods  v.ide. 

Theday  of  atta.-k  till  dl?.  ■j-.!!ie.  ar.d  the 
Indians  and  tneir  i'r^i.ch  aides  ra-l  e  i 
tipon  the  fur;  w:t(i  .1  ■  d.-rdn^  ielis.  W  h-n 
the  Irdip.;:;  -,  .r' ,  !  tho  belt  of  cnnv  i^-tt 
their  n--    i  .-••  i   leet    wire    p', ne'.r.itrd 

with  t;  .  i-  I  •  .  Sitting  down  to  draw 
these  bill.  ;  ,  ,  -  •'•im  ;b  ir  feet,  thf y  in 
many  e  I  I  ,  \,.  .-..d  t  .■■  sit^idion  ri".;!>-  a- 
nDComfoiiablc  for  th>  ir  si- nt~  <s  it  h-.d  b,i-ii 
for  their  feet.  Ti:e  att'ck  wa=  s'ls- 
pended  by  reason  of  tins  .~tran;;y  device,  and 
while  the  Indians   were   freeing  themselves 


from  the  enibarr.assinent  occnsir 
volleys  stf  r.m-l^etry  were  i"  r 
from    tilt-    fort.     They   iir- 
froai  the  attack  and  returi.. 

'J'tiO'isi'.nds  of   these   cru.. 
been  found  in  th"  Incalitits  ■,.  ;.u 
strewn  on  this  ocoasiou. 

SxtunE 

Wj  oming,  July  23,  1887. 


■J  he  .Meleoi 

Thr>  followincr  i 


lower  of   1833. 

sting  reminiscence  is 
senttheRtcoi-.DbyH.  C.  Wilson,  formerly 
a  Luzerne  County  resident,  now  a  Knox 
County  farmer  living  in  Mt.  Vernon,  O. : 

In  .l~:i3  I  AH-  livin>,'  with  Pierce    Butler, 


.i:.i-d 


:>SI, 


uolhiuij  was  set.  on  tire,  wiien  I  went  in  ar.d 
awoke  Mr.  Butler,  who  got  np 
and  came  out,  and  like  myself, 
was  badly  scared  at  first. 

Ho  went  and  awoke  his  wife  while  I  awoke 
all  the  rest  of  the  family,  consisting  of  hired 
rrien,  one  old  eolcrtd  woman  and  a  -Vi-s 
!'  :  "iV  '   !    ..     ",  \  .      l.a'.er  was    the    only 

■  •:       :.    '     •     .  -!ie    said    that   she 

^  I    1  ;  .    v.int   away  in  th->t 

ii  .:.■..  r  f.ri-v  II,.  •  ,;  .  i;ut  the  Old  colored 
«i)ni  Li,  .Viiiii  itL,',!  i-'iiiiie,got  down  on 
ner  knee^  and  commenced  praying,  and 
such  a  prayer  you  never  heard,  at  least  I 
never  did  and  she  prayed  for  all  of  us.  I 
was  young  and  got  to  lan^'hing,  for  which 
1  got  a  scolding.  But  there  was 
ano.her  lady  iu  the  hou.se  ^h'l  was 
also  praying  and  every  few  minutes 
would  ask  if  •.nything  was  on  lire  yet. 
The  shower  lasted  until  after  dnyli^ht. 
We  could  -ee  them  falling  through  t.-iC  Mpi  le 
trees  out  in    the  yard.     It    was    a    benutitul 


•Vlori.  ■ 

IVck.  1  ,:;  '      •             .    •         : 

•    .''       .'.,      v."^- 

he  told  liie  ti'it  hu  leid  liL'M 
self,  anu  would  lather  have 
than  mis-eii  .Seeing  the  sitdil 
.Nov.,  a    little  abont    Anm 
She  was  as  good   an  o!.).. 

lust  titty  dollars 

'-   P-gL-y  Prime. 
'    o  ..- f-ver  !ivi-d 

— gordm  every    v.    ;. 
Ol.l,  Hndus.:dlo,    .  . 

:  '■  -"n.'herold 

age  atioiit  twice  :t  y 

slave  iu  tho  Butler  i.:i.:'i,  i 

I    to  be  a 

THE  II/ST()l!l('AL  !fi:rnn 


Wilkyn-lSdrro  lifl 

[(.ottiTto  tho  K.'.it.  r  J 

In  my  reminiscences  of  the  \Vjfnui;ii,' 
VHlloy,  111  1837,  your  joiirr.iil  brouglit  uw 
to  Wiikti.s-jJiiire  atid  platx-J  uiO  iii  v.  Very 
kind  iiud  lio.  (.il  ■.blf  tmnily  for  tbo  uiyl.i, 
tliut  of  iicv.  John  D.ji  raL'O'.',  Uk-I'  llie  I'.e^- 
bytcrian  uiiuister,  iiLil  Uviiis,'  on  Northainp. 
ton  Sucet  wlieru  Amb  liiokttl-i  now  reside-;.. 

On  uiy  Jirrival  lit  W  i!l:e--I3Mrre  I  wk^ 
wnrnily  grtfrted  by  Rev.  Or.  Mny,  rector  ut 
St.  Stephen'o  CUarcli  and  afii.-rwaid.-i  f-iro- 
ft.-isor  ill  lilt  Kiiiseopal  Theoiogicul 
Sf-rni'  17>  ",'  \'yuuiria.  I  becouin  ac- 
qu"i,'  '  .1!  ]•  M  ly  at  i*vt!^town  and  wo 
Duv(  r     •:     .       I  !  .      :  Vb  Ciirirt  ia  ttiu  Wyom- 


i-nt 


Befu 
and  th; 
abiriU 
Bote  a 


■ton,  of  whicii. 
vc  yonr  reader- 
rt  Kock.  I  mn-t 
.■-;fd    one.       la 


Of  to-day,  the-  \\  ilUe.s-Barre  of  50  ye  r? 
ago        waa  bnt         a         village.         i)a 

the  I'ablic  Sqoare  where  tl-e  court  hou:;e 
now  lifts  it-itioMf-  '•■'.'!,-r.  w-^  a  church  edifice 
of  w>jod  oci'Li,  '■   I   -    ■  :  ■  11!  common  by 

twodeuomni.  -;  and  Pre-bj - 

terian— who    C.-;  :     ■  r,    [.crfect  unity, 

and  in  due  tr:,i  .  Ii  ...  \'t:  .L.am  and  Lot, 
amicably  fopar-itcd. 

There  v.-ert)  only  four  brick  houses  in  the 
town:  The  tjlouam  mansicn  on  Public 
Square,  now  occupied  by  Broxn'-  bookstore: 
the  Perry  mau.-iion  at  the  corner  of  Main 
aud  Northampton  Streets:  a  buildius;  ou 
.Main  butween  the  [Square  aud  XoriharLploa 
Street,  we^t  side,  near  where  Wood's  build- 
ing i-;  the  Holler  back  ir.ac.-ion  at  corner 
of  P>iver  and  Market.  Two  of  these  land- 
marks have  disappeared  in  the  progre.=iS  of 
improvement. 

The  name  of  Siocum  i,=  suiigf  stive  of  much 
old-time  local  hi-tory.  I  did  not  know  liie 
elder  Slocum,  but  his  wora:y  descendant?, 
m.i.'.t  of  wlioin  have  pa.-sid  away,  are  well 
known  and  will  no',  sojr.  b=  forgotten.  I 
should    ;■,  .i     t.i    ■      ; -Luted  to  tiiei  nacc  spot 

cai.i-r,  !    I  .  1.   lians.     In-    sp.it    aud 


It  i-i  fomewhut  -trinyn  lu.Lt  t^-ort'e  M. 
HollMiback  anu  Cd.  Charles  Diirrance 
should  have  been  such  able  succe.-siul  busi- 
ness men,  for  thej  were  broU;4ht  up  a-  L;en- 
tlemeu's  sons  and  se.vtd  1.0  special  apptcn- 


lie.-hip  in  bi.-i,i-  -1  (r^driiue;.  Geori.'o  Uol- 
!■.  ^:.i:  >.  .  .,  ■:.  I  ii  .iiier  of  young  mou 
I'  I'l  I.'-  .  .  I'  ,  !u  turn  were  [Kiod 
;     '      I     I  ^.'l  ii  .ung  these  were  /iba 

Ii  ■  r.,!t,  N   1,   .    ,.  I  |;  :  .,   r,  C.  F.  Roets,  U.J. 
I'iiek    -lul    :,  Xt.    ri.ili.ps   who    became    n 
P'lrlner  of   .Vu-.  i  licl.".     .-vll  are  living  except 
Mr.  nennttlflud  .Mr,  Phillips. 
The  aijcu -eiiieiil-'-  of   the  day    v/ere   mora 

inij  wli;>".  :  .  ■  ■  .  .  ,  I  '  '.  I  ':,  1.1  .■  mMm.u 
was  enj  1,  ,  ■  i      -,  :     ,     .     ■  -.ilv. 

1  oflici.r.r  ■  .  ■.  •,.  ;.  r.  ■  Ml.  ",  :..,1  i.y  iho 
first  eh.,--,  ui  joiui-  le.M'le  anu  m.-tead  of 
danciut!  Ihey  .utecUunuJ  themselves  with 
rnstio  pastimes  that  would  find  little  favor 

Prices  of  labor  and  prices  of  produco^were 
very  low.  Men  earned  less  than  a  dollar  a 
i!ay.  Uome.stics  sometimes  worked  for  fifty 
Ceut.s  s  week,  paid  in  store  pay.  Wheat  was 
h.-:nled  to  Easlon  by  wagon  or  sled  aud. sold 
there  tor  lifty  cents  a  bushel. 

Judge  Scott  had  laid  down  the  sceptre  and 
Judge  ConyDi,'haiQ  took  it  up.  Jndije  Geo. 
W.  Woodward  was  entering  the  arena  and 
was  making  him.self  a  n:ime  as  ndelecrato  to 
the  convention  at  ilarrisburg  for  amending 
Ihi-  Cou.ititation. 

Dr.  Tiiomas  W.  Minor  had  the  practice  in 
the  same  faiiiilies  that   Dr.  Mayer  now  has. 

Feiv  splendid  eiiuipages  were  seen  in  the 
Btretts. 

That  coal  was  fuel  had  been  proved,  but 
lands  and  lots  were  br,ii.-tii  :it,,i  cold  without 
much  reference  '.!'  11  -1,1  l...iieath  the 
surface.     Here:'.!-'  '  ',  ile  wnking 

up  as  to  tho  real  ,  .       ■  il,  a   value 

which  in  our  daj  1-  ..  il"..,  .iid.doUars  or 
more  an  acre. 

1  passed  over  to  Kingston  to  occupy  my 
field  of  labor  aud  wars  kindly  received.  Bat 
my  tlr-^t  Sabbath  w.:is  a  jjloomy  one.  I 
preached  in  the  old  academy  which  stood 
where  is  how  tho  residence  of  .Mr.^.  Mary 
Rejuolds.  Tliere  were  pre-eut  15  or  20 
men  and  perliaps  40  women  and  children, 
who  seated  Ihem.-elvo.s  among  the  desks  aud 
writing  bojks.  The  etlect  waa  somewhat 
discouraaini;,  but  thin^^s  brightened  np 
and  soon  after  I  preached  a  sermon 
from  the  text  "My  sheep  hoar  my 
voice  and  I  know  them  and  they 
f->llow  me  and  I  give  them  eternal  life." 
TlussvTLS  tlie  bfi^innint,- of  bettor  days  and 
from  that  tii-^e  on  the  work  continued  to 
prosjifcr.  k  cliurch  building  was  erected  two 
or  three  years  alter  my  couiing.  The  rea.^on 
it  had  not  u-'-en  a'-c.)mpli-hed  before  was 
th  It  thi~  p.-eiichii.;,' plac-  had  no  pa-tor,  but 
wa-  only  an  out:  0.-.1,  visited  at  intervals  by 
niii'.is'ers  from  Wilkes. Rarre.  The  church 
was  built  ex-iotiy  like  the  wooden  church 
occupied  by  tho  Pre^byleriaus  lu  Wilkes- 
Barre.    The  co.-t  wa..  nineteen  hundred  dol- 


THE  in^ioiucAL  i:i:coi:i). 


lars  iiud  tho  buildor  wss  Mr.  Maroi\  Of 
course  tlio  contractor  lorl  mouuy  l)ut  i  bo- 
lioTO  the  (lefJeuucy  wbs  inado  nji  by  the  cou- 
grCKiihoc. 

Not  louy  fitter  tlicre  was  a  prccions  re- 
vival Mid  tho  cougrcKfttion  wr.^  luticli 
Btrengthened  by  the  access  of  the  Shoe- 
maker family  wlio  were  uominally  Metlio- 
dieta  before. 

I  preached  tliree  fourth?  of  iny  time  ni 
Kingston  aud  111  r  f>  :  ii,!''),-  !■  ■  ■■  ■'■■.;.. i 
ticoke.     My  ■ ,.;     .      i    ' .  i  ■' 

year,  and  K:."i* 

tion,  gave  buc'     .;  ,,  m  .   .^,  .   ■   ;   ,     .  ■  ::  i 
the  week  I  prv.n'i"  li  ai    !';>  i..v,.i,..  i'li;  ii^;;, 
Sloonii:   Hollow,    vnow    bcrautouj,    Nortli- 
inorelaud,  D:iUa3,  Trucksville  and  LehmHii. 

I  perved  tho  Kingston  church  as  pastor  for 
Bevcii  o- fi:-l:t  ;..  :-^nrd  it  wa?  as  prosper- 
ous tl  -1  .-  1,  1  iiOiT.  I  subsequently 
pativ!  .i:-.\   in  Plymouth   and 

ant!.: -    i  there.      It   was   dedi- 

cated I'i  i>r.  I-    J  -  r,     1  also  gathered  a  con- 
greEatiou    in   LarksviUe,   where    under  my 
ministration  a  house  of  worship  was  built. 
E.   Hazaed  SnowiiiiN. 

Was  Arnold  Interesteil  in  Wyoming-.' 

Not  long  ago  our  recent  townsman,  Mr. 
Harry  Colt  Butler,  now  of  tho  Dnrau;:o 
(Ool.)  Idea,  addressed  the  following  inter- 
esting letter  to  the  Ricord: 

While  in  conversation  with  Mr.  McCloud, 
the  Register  of  tho  Durango  Land  Ullice,  I 
learned  that  he  was  a  native  of  Norwich, 
Conn.  He  was  qnito  familiar  with  the  early 
history  of  the  Wyoming  Valley,  espc-cially 
that  portion  of  the  history  relating  to  the 
troubles  between  the  I'enii.syWania  and 
Conuecticnt  claimants  to  thslMnd.  Ho  also 
informed  me  that  he  had  in  his  possession  a 
deed  cigned  by  Benedict  Arnold  couvojinga 
portion  of  land  in  the  valley  to  his  sister, 
but  that  tho  document  had  passed  out  of  his 
possession.  He  also  spoke  of  a  ccrt.tin  land 
company  formed  by  errly  C'>nneciK'iit  capi- 
talists in  which  ArnolU  was  iiitCTf-ted.  As 
1  had  never  heard  of  .■i.nju.ft's  onneciiuu 
with  the  Wyoi'.ii:.- \:.':  ;.  li  .fore  and  had 
seen  nothint;  I  .  .  .  :.  :  .r.i  to  thein.at- 
ter,  I  oonclu.a   a  ;     ■.' ;  -  ;:  .      Ihnd  stninhted 


rth  mid  by  writing  to  the  librarian  you 


on 


Co.N.s 
July  -SI 
you  Vl: 


elset.jt...     1  ■'■.u  inform-.tion.     he  i- 

thoioii^iilj  1  u  ;.  a  ii.  the  early  hi-tory  of 
Counucticut  ai.d  pa— lonately  fond  of  anti- 
quarian researcli.  I'erhaps  the  item  is  of 
no  historical  vaiae  bnt  I  send  it  for  what  it 


iiu.ART,    Hartford, 

;.  lu  U'tT.rd    to  the 
lyc 


well  know,  two  •.■..■a  :.        .    I    la  Con- 

necticut tor  M-llin,;  i    ■:■'       i.i.'    ntider  the 

N.  „■  \.tr\  .  'Ihc-so  v.^-if  iiie  ..a-riaehannn 
r  .,  •  :  ^^.^■  iJi-laware  Co.  llio  records  of 
i  ;  .  .  r  are  now  m  the  library  of  the 
(  .  :  .  ...lit  Historical  Society  in  this  city. 
)i..j  ..ri.-  in  several  volume-,  and  having 
but-ii  carefully  put  away  and  forgotten  by 
the  aged  sec:etary  of  the  society,  now  dead, 
were  for  sonif  j  ears  supposed  to  have  been 
lost.  Of  the  Delawara  Co.  not  much  is 
known.  Mr.  McCUond  while  liviug  here  had 
one  volume  of  its  records,  a  register  of 
deed-,  which  came  into  his  hands  wnen  a 
mere  lad  in  Norwich.  1  have  seen  this  book 
but  am  ignorant  as  to  where  it  may  be  at 
present.  Air.  .'I'cClond  very  probably  had 
other  papers  of  the  Delaware  Co.  which  he 
did  net  I  r.--i^rve  and  which  have  long  ago 
gnn     'off  ,    •    rmUl. 

V  -  ;      :  1,  of  both  companies  were 

i;.  •  '  ,  •.  :  iiii  ta^-teru  Connecticut,  i.  e., 
tl.i   .     .:  .'.uidhamand  New  London, 

aial  a-  L..  .i-i  ii-Ad  shares  or  rights  for  specn- 
lative  purfos.s  and  witiiout  intention  of 
theinifclvf-  settling  in  Wyoming,  it  is  likely 
euoa;;h  that  Arnold  may  have  been  inter- 
ested in  oi;e  of  them:  bnt  I  do  not  now  re- 
aienibc-r  wriethsr  his  name  appeared  in  Mc- 
Cloud's  book  or  not. 

ClIAr.LKS   J.    UOADLY. 


The  History  of  Hnutiustou  Valley 
Mrs.  JL  L.  T.  Hartmau  is  now  arranging 
for  tho  publication  in  book  form,  with 
numeror.s  additions,  the  Huntington  Valley 
hi-torio-d  articles  published  in  the  Shick- 
siiinny   /.-.■Ao    la-t    year.     The   volume  will 


t-d  f,ii 


The   South    H-s 


rn  pre- 


louf.d    in    H;'.ni-..i      i  ,;.    1.- ■    ^,'1.  (.'o. 

Tti"  speciiiier.s  cra-;^  ui  a  aa.af.lui -(ear 
head  over  ten  itich- -  in  hjugth,  an  Indian 
rtoce  tomah-iwk  and  30  perfectly  shaped  ar- 
row heads  of  different  make. 


TllK  Ill.^TOUJCAL  VJ'.COIW. 


OOUKi'V  COM> 


iioxrr.s. 


Col 


ComplKto  List  <.f  from  11!H,  T<.s<ll,cr 
Willi  the  ScVKiKl  ClciKrtof  llic  IJoanl- 
A    llltlKT'.o   i  i,in,l,ii-l„u   i.l,;. 

Wo  are  ind  I'..  !  n  i  .  iri -c-ut  Lii.TirJ  of 
County    Coii  .  ;    ■     ;li(-   !■c^llowillf 

list,  takeu  fru,.  ,  .ii  ■  .-iMue  liavim,- 

hitherto  lit \vr  I  -  :-  ;    :    ,.   .■     u: 

1704— Jesro  lull.  Al. M'.MJtr  Jauipsou. 

17;ir)-(; --  Joliu  Philliijs,  Jolm  Jenkins, 
Tl.omHS  WriRlit. 

lyOO  1— Lnwrenco  Mjers,  E.  Blackmail, 
Thoraiis  \Vri<;hl. 

ISOU— !•:.  BlBckmnu,  Aruold  Colt,  ((livor 
Pctlebons. 

1801— Avnokl  Colt,  Kzekiel  Hyde,  Oliver 
I'ettebone. 

1805— Oliver  Pettoboiie,  Bc-nj^miu  Dor- 
rauce,  E.  Ujde,  KU-aztr  Blackmiin. 

1806— E.  Blackmun,  B.  Dorrance,  Elislia 
Harding. 

1907— B.  Dorrance,  E.  llardiiif;,  H.  Tiff- 
any. 

1808  — E.  Harding,  H.  Tiffany,  James 
Wheeler. 

1809— H.  Tiffany,  J.Whtoler,  Benj.  Perry. 

Peleg  Tracy  was  clerk  of  the  board  from 
1804  to  1803. 

1810-Benj.  Perry.  Thos.  Welle?,  Xoah 
Wadhams,  Samnel  Bowman. 

1811— B.  Perry,  N.  Wadhams,  Thomas 
Phrk. 

1813— B.  Perry,  N.  Wadhams,  .\biel  Fel- 

loWB. 

1813— Cornelins  Cortright,  Xapthali  Harl- 
bQt,  Abiel  Fellows. 

1814— N.  Harlbnt,  C.  Cortright.  Benjamin 
Carey. 

1815— C.  Cortright,  Beuj.  Carey,  Jr.mes 
Reeder. 

1810— Benj.  Carey,  James  Reeder,  Lord 
Butler. 

Jesse  Fell  was  clerk  of  the  board  from 
1810  to  1816. 

1817— Lord  Butler,  James  Reeder,  L-=aao 
Hartzell. 

1818-Lord  Butler,  I.  Hartzell,  E.  Shoe- 
maker. 

Arnold  Colt  was  clerk  of  the  board  in 
1817  and  1S18. 

1819-E.  Shoemaker,  I.  Harlzell,  Cyrus 
AvBry. 

1820  — E.  Shoemaker,  C.  Avery,  Joel 
Rogers. 

1821  —  C.  Avery.  Jool  Rogers,  Samuel 
Yost. 

1822-Joel  Roger--,  Samuel  Yost.  Ueze- 
kiah  Parsons. 

182;^- Samnel  Yost,  U.  Parsons,  Suubeu 
Butler. 

1824— H.  Parsons,  Steiiben  Butler,  ElisIia 
S.  Potter. 

182.")-S.  Butler,  E.  S.  Potter,  Deodat 
Smith. 


-v..   S.    Poller,    D.    Smith,    Arnold 

LS27-1).  Smith,  A.  Colt,  John  Bitten- 
bender. 

lS:iS-A.  CoK,  John  Riltcnder,  Isaac  Har- 
ding. 

lb'2;^-J.  Billonbender,  I.  Harding,  Wm. 
Sfiitlar.d. 

18;.10-L  Harding,  Win.  Swcthmd,  Corne- 
lius Cortright. 

Jesso  Fell  was  clerk  of  the  board  from 
181'J  to  18J0. 

Ibai— \Vm.  Swetlaud,  C.  Cortright,  Jacob 
RamtiHCh. 

1832-— C.  Cortright,  J.  Rsmbach,  Lumau 
Ferry. 

1833— J.  Uambach,  Luman  Ferry,  Joseph 
Tnttle. 

E.  Carey  was  clerk  of  the  board  from  IKil 
to  1833. 

1831— L.  Ferry,  Joseph  Tuttlc,  Sebastian 
Sybon. 

183a— Joseph  Tnttle,  S.  Sjbort,  Samuel 
Saylor. 

Thomas  Myers  was  clerk  of  the  board  in 
1534  and  ISC. 

1?3(;— S.  Svbert,   S.  Saylor,  Jolm  Fassett. 

It37— S.  Saylor,  Jolm  Fassett,  Wm. 
Koon-i. 

1838 — John  Fassott,  Wm.  Koons,  Gorton 
Wall. 

1839— Wm.  Koons,  Gorton  Wall,  Philip 
Yost. 

1840— Gorton  Wall,  Philip  Yost,  Niithaniel 
Cottrill. 

Chester  Tuttle  was  clerk  of  the  board  from 
1836  to  1840. 

1841- Philip  Yost,   N.    Cottrill,  Thos.  Ir- 


:has.  W.  Potter  • 


rk  of  the  board  in 


18t2~N.  Cottrill,  Thos.  Irwin.  J.  Bens- 
ooter. 

1843 — J.  Beascoter,  Jno.  Rosencranse,  Jr., 
Thos.  Irv.-in. 

1^41— J.  lisnscoter,  J.  Rosencranse,  Jr., 
E  Ct.-mberliii. 

K.lsvard  Dolph  was  clerk  of  the  board  from 
lel2to  181 1. 

isi.j— J.  Rosencranse,  Jr.,  E.  Ghamberlin, 
Charl.-s  Berry. 

1846— E.  Cbamberlin,  C.  Berry,  Philip 
Meixell.  , 

1847— C.  Berry,  P.  Jleixell,   Ira   Branson. 

1818— P.     Mtixell,    I.     Branson,    Robert 


t-li>  -I.  Branson,    R.    Eiton,  Jacob    Be- 

ker. 

b-")!)— Robert    Eaton,   Rowland  Richards, 


Isaiah  Stiles. 

Jartd  R.  Baldwin  was  clerk  of  the  board 
from  18  1.')  to  Ib.'yj. 

1801— L.  H.  Lifts,  Isaiah  Stiles,  R. 
Hatchins. 


•I'lF.  IllSTOUlCM.   I;K<-iiI; 


1853— Isaiah  Stilep,  R.  Hntchins,  I'eter 
Wintir. 

lSr>3-  -I!.  UutchinB,  I'ctcr  WiLt.r,  Al.ra- 
hftmSuiitii. 

ChtsttT  Tattle  was  clerk  of  the  board  from 
1851  to  1853. 

1851— PBler  Wiuter,  A.  Smith,  Dauiel 
Voil. 

1855— A.  Smith,  D.  Vail,  Silas  Dod^ou. 

185G— U.  Vail,  S.  Uudsoii,  \V.  A.  Tubh:^. 

1857 -S.  Dodson,  \V.  A.  Tnbbs  Beiij.  F. 
I'fouts. 

lesa-W.  A.  Tubba,  B.  F.  Tfoats,  Jlo.  C. 
Duiiniug. 

1859-B.  F.  Pfoats,  J.  C.  DunuiDfj,  John 
Blanchard. 

18«J0— J.  C.  DnnuiiiB.J.  Blanchard,  Dauiel 
Rambaoli. 

1801 -John  Blam-hard,  D.  Kambach. 
Samuel  Vaughn. 

18U;J— D.  Rambaeh,  S.  Vauphu,  Nathau 
Kochpr. 

1803— S.  Vanglm,  N,  Kochtr,  Stephen 
Devenport. 

Cha«.  T.  Barnnm  was  clerk  of  the  board 
from  1855  to  1803. 

180-1  —  N.  Koeher,  Stephen  Devenport, 
lliiah  A.  Gritman. 

18G5-S.  Devenport,  U.  A.  Gr.tman.  Wil- 
liam Wolf. 

1800— U.  A.  Gritmau,  W.  Wolf,  William 
Frauck. 

1807— W.  Wolf,  W.  Francb,  W.  W.  Smith. 

1808-W.  Franck,  W.  \V.  Smith,  MK-hael 
Reber. 

1800— W.  W.  Smith,  M.  Raber.  B.  F. 
Louder. 

Stonbon  Jenkins  was  clerk  of  the  board 
from  ISO!  to  1809. 

1870— M.  Raber,  B.  F.  Londer,  G.  W. 
Bailey. 

Steuben  Jenkins  and  Geo.  M.  Na^le  were 
clerk  of  the  board  in  1870. 

Ib71-B.  F.  Louder,  G.  W.  B  .licy,  Cl.as. 
F.  Hill. 

1872-G.  W.  Bailey,  C.  F.  Hill,  A.  J.  Wil- 
liams. 

1873— A.  J.  Williams,  C.  F.  Hill,  K.  Ger<- 
bacher. 

George  M.  Naele  was  clerk  of  the  board 
from  lb71  to  }b73. 

1874  and  Ib75-A.  J.  Williams.  H.  Ger?- 
bacher,  N.  Sibtrt. 

P.  F.  Lynch  was  clerk  of  the  bc.'.rd  in 
1871  and  1>7.-). 

It'll-.,  1-  ::.    -M  l-:~-N'.N.DL-an, Samuel 

lanr  :iM.;    i  .  t    -  .l         .;!■,,.. 

H   r.  I,  ,:,  ,,f  the  board  in  1870. 

1871',  !■■  .,  .:,  !  lt.^1-  L.  C.  Dane, 
Stephen  'I  unib  icli,  Jiuucs  D.  Hams. 

S.  k.  Wiiitebread  was  clerk  of  the  board 
from  1877  to  1S3I. 

1882,  IK.^3  ai.d  18S4-Thos.  V.'.  Haines, 
Casper  Dbe.'dorfer,  Henry  VHr..~c.i\ . 

S.  A.  Whitobread  and  U.  W.   sJ.ir.-h  were 


clerks  nf  the  board  in  1,S83.     H.  W.  Search 
was  clerk  ot  t:,.-  \-iy.v..\  in  1883  and  1881. 
lH-'.-,,l,--r,.  ,■,,:,!    l>--.7-nK>s.  W.  Hainea, 

l;ol,(.  r.  1{, .1,11. -on  istheproB.nt  clerk  and 
has  Ulled  the  po-iliou  since  ISSh. 


The  r.:ur8  Keuuioi 

•le  siirvivo 

rs   of    the    fi3d    : 

Pennsylvania 

iiiteurs,    ri 

isidinc  in    this  virinili.   hold 

r  annual 

reimion    on    tho 

Dallas    fur 

Uid    S.i.l. 

lu.    There    we. 

ruber  of  veterans. 

,     One  nf 'the 

ci-ot  the 

nieetinsj  was  to  raise  s-iOO  to 

ird,  I  recti 

na  a  moDumeut  on  the  tit  Id  of 

■  ;,'  '.'^  ■  ■' 

'         ■'''■/■'/ 

-ting  of  .sur- 
i.i   -...rio  field 
.!.:-«   8200 
.    !:,..    Sl.oHO 
..1:1    of   .>200 
..u,    of    this 

:1.\   :.LiJ    ol 

1  >..i:'jrd,iy   tho   whole  of   the 

l.I,t  WilS  pi 

.J  .red. 

d-.>-   a  Mihstarti 

al   ireal  was 

•a  by  lliel 

■-..l!-.^  i.r  Diiia-,  ! 

iM'l'uiing  not 

Ihu  u  ii  .1 

k  and  baans, 
Ai;er  diu- 
1.'.    a    very 

•  IlUUi'   .  '  . 

I  ] 'alias  and 

l.ri-fut.  A  number  of  speeches  were  made, 
.■^moufj  thoie  who  addressed  the  fathering 
bii!,-  G,-n.    E.    S.    O.-borne,    Hon.    H.    B. 

t  ■..  -  :.  .  '  l-i.  ■  I'M  ;  i;.-cesf.  Moore,  of 
■■''■!:;-  .  :  ^  1  \!!red  Darte.  Tho 
^ -■  '  .'^'  and  enjoyable 

,  1'.-^  ....;v.,.n.i  .i..V.;ur,  of  Co.  F,  53d 
llt-muieut  P.  v.,  Were  I'resent: 

Capt.  Jacob  itice,  Capt.  Isaac  Howell, 
Lieat.  Martin  W.  Anthony,  Lient.  Lester 
liacfc,  Geor^^e  W.  Towmp-on,  Al-^xander 
P.-estou,  Wm.  Richards,  Elilme  Dimoa, 
Char!.-.s  Ohrispell,  K.  L.  Whitney.  Wm. 
H.  Jack-on,  p,,ttr  Cnl[),  E.  L.  Hoover, 
.-^.  D.  Iliin:.  J,.|,M  WiUon,  Jacob  Delay, 
-'•'!  11  .  ■■  Ainos  Pool,  Wm.  Hocken- 
'■■:■.'■  '■'■'•■:.  O.  L.  Roushey,  Jabis 
■I  ■        '    .  iirry,  JamesCrulip.  .Able 

'■r  ■  ..  .i  ■  Si, i-i,t.r,  Henry  Case,  Nelson 
C.i-..,  l..i:/i.  ;  MctJiund. 

1-  ..il )  ■■■\Ui^  IS  a  list  of  comrades  from  other 
or- ..n-,;;  itiou-.-  G^u.  E.  S.  O-borre.  Capt. 
Allrcd  U.irte.  P.  Pcr.-is^o,  I77th  V.  V  :  .John 
I.  .\iini,r.4!i.h  P.  v.:  O.  S.  Garnttl,7ih  Pa. 
Cav.;  J.  H.  Shook,  1st  Pa.  Ii.  Art,:  K.  B. 
^\ii.ion.  18;ji  Cav. ;  Tom  P.  lierrinffer, 
143d  P.  v.;  S.  F.  Uocers.  2(131  P.  V.: 
John  F.  Go!.ldsmuh.  lij~th  P.  V,:  Chester 
Kii-worth.  !J7c-i  P.  V.;  Pidlup  Tamaroat, 
2o3J  1'.  v.:  J.  K.  Gulp,  1-t  Pa.  L.  Art.:  Wm. 
Sits.  2;n'  I'a.  h.  Art  :  Samuel  Storry,  !t7th 
P.  v.;  Mat  Coberi,  M;Jd  P.  V.:  Charles  Knn- 
kle,  143  1  P.  v.;  S  K.  .Sn.ll,  l-iHd  P.  V- 
Charles   Dimon,    177th    P.    V.;    J.ime-.    M&^ 


TlIK  lUSTOrJCAT.  UF.Conh. 


Gniro,  203dP.V.;\;iil.  ,,  ,  i;;i 

:■'  ,1,  1  Kid  P. 

v.:  Charles   lloov,  r,    1  ;:  :    < 

>    ,    viu-hael 

Rothor.     U3d     1'.     \         : 

•  oDVPr, 

U:ii  V.  V. ;  Csipt.  D.  .1 

111',  v.; 

Jjaren  Dexter,  l*-lii  i.  \    ;  '  '. 

.    /  .i-:th 

P.V.;  Chiirle-^H.  H  >l',:  . 

(■      .:    i;.!i:ih 

Kiehardc,  0th  Ph.  V.-.-.  :    :     , 

rowp. 

20:UIPn.  Cav.jS.  /  !■  .    : 

1   '       1 '.'.   ('iiv.; 

Sfinar!    V  r,^-    :■-.■.    ,       :      1    , 

.-:     Henry 

H-ui,!'!'    1-1         1        ',       ,    .       :. 

Auiiklis  2J 

Fa.    i..   \    ■   .  -■■        ;'    -'  ■.          .1,  1 

1.5th  N.  Y.;  J. 

W.   J',.,'        .    !■    -■    \      '.  .    :           ..   Al 

t.iSimouBel- 

las,  i"!;::  >..  V.:  :.u-l  ^:::,;.. 

A  Itolic  of    Pii.m-c-r  I.lfc  J 

;ot«v<rc(l. 

[Honr='I.i!o  Iniipprndi. 

T.t.l 

lioiiM.^^i   1    .  -■  .  I-  ,.  ..•.■!,   •       •.■     :     ■      .    ...■ 

attacked    l>y    ihs    ii,..,  .;.  ; 

were  finally  dnveu  1.,.,  i  .     -         :i 

afterward  abandon'. il  ;,.  I-  ,.:,■:.'.  .1 
tradition  ha.s  snrvivfd  t:.,.t  U.^j  :.a^v.  iMu 
a  well,  within  thj  cijoio.-iare,  ?.  qu:>utity  of 
tools  and  other  things  which  they  were  un- 
able to  csrry  away;  and  the  well  was  after- 
ward filled  up.  Kc-ccutly,  Nathan  and  Albert 
Mitchell,  natives  ol  Damascos,  now  resid- 
ing at  Great  Bend,  in  preparing  for  the 
celebration  of  the  Susquehanna  County  cen- 
tennial, decided  to  fxi  lore  the  old  well  in 
search  of  rtlici  illustM;.:!  '  :'  -  '..:  ■luent  of 
Wayne    County.       J.  .  '.      '■  ■  Albert 

Mitchell,  assisted  by  r  .    -en  of 

Hon.  T.  Y.  Bnjd,  h;ivi!.  :  r-  ;•  .'  \  ,  iho  dirt 
from  the  well,  st  a  depiii  ut  ei-altei!  feet 
found  an  ax  and  a  chutl;  the  toriner  well 
preserved,  but  the  latter  ne.irly  eaten  ap  by 
rnst.  The  ax,  with  the  crumhlm^  remains 
of  a  helve,  about  thirty  inches  long,  weighs 
five  pounds  and  two  ounces. 

Konvirkable  SAv.inn  .if  Hies. 

JndtjpE.  I-  1);mi^  -r.l  c  ■  ;  .  ;  ■  „ri,  of 
Wilkes-lx;rre.  a:!d  r.  I'  li  ,.  '.  .Mikhan- 
Bock,  went    up   io  m    ■    •  _     .  .   :   a;rday, 

Aoji.  "-JT  .i>.d  I'.n  .ti  i  ...  1  -  ■  i,  i'hey 
caught  about  thiny  Ui-l  b. ._-.-.-  .  ....iJ.uuHOch 
Nexc  A'j.: 

Our  contemporary  has  nais.sed  an  impor- 
tant ff.-.ture  of  th»  trip.  Durinsj  thu  last  five 
miles  of  their  nd'j  Ihoy  were  enveloped  in 
an  immense  STarm  of  white  flies,  which, 
when  they  saw  at  a  distance,  they  thought 
was  a  snow  squall.  The  insects  shot  out  the 
view  entirely  cud  the  roners  could  make  their 
way  with  ditticuliy.  'J  he  flies  fell  into  the 
stream  by  tronsauds  imd  wereeat;eriy  seized 
by  the  bass  in  iill  directions.  Jud^s  Dana 
prououncts  it  the  most  wonderful  swarm  of 
insects  he  ever  saw,  and  they  were  not  at  all 
familiar  to  him. 


UKrUi;l.ICAN  C.4NDIDATKS. 

•ShctcliKB  of  the  Jlon  Nonilimtod  oii  tlio 
Lnzorni-  County  Ticket  ou  Sopt.  13,  iit 
Wllkts-liariu. 

COUNTT  TBEASUBEB. 
Charles  Buell  Mel7-er  was  born  Nov.  29, 
l.;<JH,nt  LewisburK.Union  Co., Pa.  Two  years 
later  his  parents  moved  to  Williamsport  and 
removed  to  Wilkes- Barro  in  March,1818.  On 
his  father's  side,  ho  is  deaoeudent  from 
liolland  Dutch  .-lock,  who  settled  at  Middle- 
towu,  Pa.,  in  the  jear  1763,  and  his  mother 
was  a  liiiial  d-sceudaiit  of  John  Alden. 
Charh-s  wiis  educated  in  the  common  schools 
of  tills  city  and  Wyoinini'  Scininary  at 
:.'     ■  t'lii.     ife  learned  tinM  ■     ,.   cf  i  :     '■  r-(.r 

;        :.  f  ither.     Wlien  tl-  -  : 

'      1  !  ,.  -    was  issued   by  Pr^        ■     [    i    -  .  j'u, 

..  ■ -vcond  sergeant  in  !;,•■  ^'i  .m  :i::i;/ Ar- 
'  .  -.  ■^,  .■oinniaud.-d  by  the  hae  Cul.  A.  H. 
1  :, .  v.iio  had  olicred  its  services  to  the 
.  ..'  ::i  r  of  the  State.  The  company  was 
I  ,:,-•.  r(d  into  tlif  service  of  the  Unit-ed 
htate;.  April  23,  IbUl.  lib  was  mustered  out 
in  .August  and  returned  home,  and  be- 
ing an  only  son,  and  his  mother  objecting  to 
his  re-etdistment,  he  remamej  at  work  until 
the  call  for  the  militia  in  'ii2.  He  was  or- 
derly sergeant  of  Capt.  (now  Jadiie)  Wood- 
ward's Co.  I,  3d  Penn.  After  a  cam- 
paign of  11  days  they  were  dis- 
charged. Charles  coalini.cl  his  trade 
until  June,  1800,  v.:,.  .,  t"  ;.■  v.  .  >  ■■.uother  call 
for  the  State  mil:;     ,     ■    I  ■  .i-nd   asain 

with  Capt.  \Vou.i,  :  :.,-ted   tirst 

lieutenant  of  Co.  A,  :  t  I  •,;,.  P:.  Mayer  was 
its  colonel.  After  a  sri  va.-^lis'  campaign 
the  company  was  again  mustered  out.  In 
February,  le-G-l,  having  received  his  mother's 
consent,  he  euli-ted,  with  thirteen  other 
\Vilkes-Barre  bojs,  in  the  -llh  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery,  who  were  stationed  at  that 
time  at  Fort  Kthan  Allen,  in  Virginia,  where 
they  ren.ained  until  some  time  in  Match, 
when  tney  were  or.l  red  to  the  front,  their 
Colonel,  John  C.  I'lduall,  being  made  chief 
of  artillery  of  the  2i  .\rmy  Corps.  His  regi- 
ment was  in  all  the  eugayemeuts  from 
the  Wildtrntss  down  to  the  capture  of  Gen. 
Lee.  He,  with  his  entire  company  (:i6  men 
and  two  commis^ioned  ollicers)  were  cap- 
tured at  Ream's  Station,  Va.,  .Aug.  20,  1864, 
and  was  confined  in  Libby  and  Belle  Island 
prisons,  but  had  the  good  luck  to  be  paroled 
after  a  confinement  ot  srjme  six  weeks,  and 
was  mu.-tered  out  with  his  regimen  iS'.-pt,  27. 

Ho  was  a  member  of  llio  \\  i!';>^  barre 
Fire  Department  Irom  1-  ■ '."  1"  '-■  ::!l.r,g 
.several  stations  with  the  ii,  •  ;  •  ■  rim, 
resigning  as  chief  eugii:'    1    '    '.'■.'■•'■ 

He  was  mustered  into  1,:,  1'.'.  ■■,  De- 
partment of  Pennsylvania,  in  1-rl.  a  id  has 
filled  the  po=ition  of  qnartcrma=ter  for  three 


•/■///;  iiisroincM.  i:Ert)i;iK 


years  uud  oommaudcr  of  llie  post    for   one 
yenr. 

Hnr'iir--,'    I     II;-     •    ,   t  f  .r    f;vc    voflrs    <it 


oi  couiouii'jf.ry. 

KtCISTKR    OF  WIULS. 

Tha  Het'Ublicnii  fUiudard  bfarer  for 
Register  is  Harry  C.  tJeck,  of  LohniHti. 
Mr.  Heck  wa-i  born  ill  Lf>b,inoii  Conntj,  P"-, 

IbUr..  He  PLTveil  I!  jears  find  3  months 
duriiij;  the  late  war  m  Die  If.LU  Key.,  P.  W, 
Hs  a  member  of  IJaitory  H,  Lisiht  Artillery. 
He  made  a  mosi  creditable  war 
record,  liwlast  eu^at-emetit  bein;;  at  Gettjs- 
burr.     He  i-lhr  |.r,.i„!,.ii.r  of  Uie    L-hmau 


that  iH  sure  to  be  (oh.  ii  lor  Harry  Beck. 

COirNIY      COMMISSIONERS. 

Cniit.  Cyroi  Straw  was  born  itj  Uazletonin 
18ay.  Hewa.s  a  .-on  of  .\udiev,-  Straw,  a 
native  of  Lebanon  County,  wlio  moved  to 
Uazltton  in  WXk  ('apt.  Straw  paf.sed  h;^ 
yoaijfer  years  in  the  Butier  Valley,  whither 
his  father  had  moved.  He  wa^  cd:ic,ited  at 
the  common  sohools  in  Hutler  'J'i;wn<hin 
and  in  lt;o.')  entereil  the  .'>  joiniur;  Seu.inarj 
andstudud  there  for  n.',rly  two  j'ear.'i.  He 
then  taui,-ht  .ichool  in  iinth'r.  Ua/ie  and  Fn- 
terTownship.-!  tor  one  term  m  e.ich.  In  l-i'.l 
he  entered  the  army  as  a  lieoteLaut  in  Co 
K.  8l5t  Fa.  Vols.  Ho  served  with  bravery 
and  distinction  uutil  the  ba'.tle  of  Antie- 
tam  Feb.  17,  1SM2.  in  which  c-trnu-ulo  ne  re- 
ceived a  ganshot  wound  in  the  hip,  and  in 
186B  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  on  ac- 
count of  disability,  with  the  r.iuk  of 
captain.  Hfi  returned  to  hi-  home  in 
the  Butler  Valley,  ar.d  for  li.;  mouths 
waa  unable  to  stir  around  eiceiJt  with 
crutches.  He  soon  after  entered  into  bu.-i- 
ness,  carryin;:  on  an  e:.',.usive  trade  in 
flour,  f.  .J,  I;  I  .  ".■:.■..,-;•_•  .-i  ^-n-t  and 
saw  n.i';.     I,,   i-  _         ;  -  :r  VMS  "totally 

destr.r. .   ,  1  ,  :  ,  .  ,    ,.,.a  ia   ,.-^iin 

estahh  :,.;    •,.    :  ^    .....    i.:.-,m,,^s    in"the 

luml.rr  I,-,.  ,  ,-.  .    ;,..  w„s    -till    enLMu'cd 

Bt  their  .  ..;  .  ,  :,.,„  io  ise  olU-.-e  of 
Com.t,  I     )    .;  -Ill    Ibrt,  fi-ct  which 

timeh.  !:.-  .-.  ;  .:.    t.iis    cicy.       He  was 

marri._d  lu  i-  ;  i,  .-<;.rah  H.  Leach,  of 
Scranton,  dau-hter  of  Charles  J.each,  of 
Susquehanna. 

Harry  Lvaus,  of  I'ltlston.  is  ono  of  the 
most  popular  yonnu'  V.'olshmen  of  upper 
Luzerne.  He  wils  lioru  in  Aberdarp. 
Wales,  and  will  be  :«  yearR  old 
in    January    next.      He  came  to    America 


with  liis  p.irontfl  wlien  only  a  few 
mouths  old,  (he  ocean  voyage  beinr  note- 
worthy by  reason  of  the  lent'lh-two 
monihs.  .Mr.  Kvau.s lias  passed  his  life  in 
Wyornin,;  Valley.  At  10  years  of  ace  he  was 
piciiiis;  slate  in  a  coal  breaker  and  acquir- 
iuf;  tlio  rudiments  of  an  education  by  at- 
tendini;  ni-ht  .school  after  his  day's  toil  was 
ended.  L.'der  he  attended  the  common 
schools  f.f  I'lttsion,  the  grammar 
tchool  nr.d  the  hi.'h  school,  finishing 
with  a  (■■■.■(.11  .  1  ,  ]  ,11..,  at  Wyoming  Sem- 
iniiry  lr...:i      '         .■  ...luatedin  l&T-l. 

l'*"*^'''  '  •  .1..  ■■■  i  .  evernl  positions  as 
ck-rk,  b. ...■:.  j...  ,..,  LL..et  agent,  etc.  Dur- 
irf;  Is^Li  J.)  he  v.ai  deputy  tax  receiver  of 
rut-ton  Ijorough  and  was  the  tirst  man  to 
settle  his  duplicates  in  their  entirety  and  with 
oui  iruuble.  La-t  spring  he  ran  for  borough 
■■  r:'r..i.d  'A  :  •.  the  only  Republican  can- 
>  ■  ...     1         .iolly  ran  the  Democratic 

-■.■';  ■■itingso  popular  a  politi- 
'  '■  ■  '  "■'"  '  1  rk  James  L.  Morris  bj  a 
maj.jritj  ot -Lis.  He  has  been  deputy  warden 
of  the  county  prison  since   last   April. 

AUDlTOliS. 

(leoroe  W.  Kinu-r.  nf   s.v<....    Valley,    was 

'','''■  " !'  ''  '.'.■•■.-'  ■■  .  "'(i  ;'.>.  theago 
'.'',  ■  "■  '  '  ■"  :       .  where  his 


Hi  J  ear 
ler  wa 
sm  tha 


i  th; 


thoc^'h  lie  |.       .   I  •;.,■■;  .     ...  '  '■"^.,,'    '" 
wound.     After  Ih.  v,:,r  he  -.v.-nt'iub.  t'hrw 
t.er  business  in  the  western  part  of  the  State, 

Sr.rin' -'Tnl?.^-'"  1^^T'"A  "'  Fairmount 
hpriuq.^in  I.-.?-.  In  lf-1  he  was  attending 
a  OraiKl  .V  r  :.:.,■,..,.,  ....^t  at  Bellefonte, 
llunJ'"'-'   '    '       '    ■  'Jthespinebythe 

'■;'.'"""■     •■  t.  v.mch  have  since 

en.irel.   w..  .,    .,     ■.   .;    „  „„    ^e    havin-    no 

nnable  to  t;et  fr..„u  point  to  point  except  by 
tlifc  aid  of  crutches.  '' 

c;u-'-!hl-'';''^'"';'"*.-^'"''^  ''"''  *'°'-"  '^  'his 
f  f  •„  ,^,'  ',?""r,^*«  i^^'^  ^'BO-  Uis  father 
l»  Capt.  iiutler  Dil  ey,  well  known  through- 
out the^^oon  y  He  is  a  grand-^on  of  The 
late    Oliver  Fsttebone,  and  related  to  the 


TIJK  UISrOh-lCAL  UKCOnD. 


Pettebone?    looatrJ    alor.;;   'he   v.f=t  .-.iilo  of 

the  Susiicehaiinu  froi.    i.,     • J'!;:  -tou, 

portiousof  thopiovuiii  .:'■      ii  urtu- 

pied  Binoa  before  liic  II  i  ■-  ■  i.:..[..iug. 
Tho  Dilk.j„  :.,-o  i.  \  .  _;.  i  ;  i:;.  :  J  i:ll 
r.epiibliciiij.-.  J  lij  luninnci:  imu  u;  'A ash- 
iugtoc  city  for  a  ini.ib.r  ot  jcarH,  but  the 
Crenter  portiou  of  hi- lifi>  li;-.s  been  ps?scti 
on  the  Oliver  rtUibone  home?tead,  cc-ar 
Lnzerno.  At  present  hp  lives  in  Kingston 
Borough.  Since  littaimng  his  majority  he 
has  been  an  nctivci  KepublicHo,  always  in- 
teresting him?frl£  in  the  confi;r-t9  and  being 
on  the  side  with  the  best  men.  He  served 
two  years  in  the  county  comraissiouers, 
oflice  as  assistant  clerk,  but  atprtseut  is  en- 
gaged in  the  publication  of  the  WMOininr] 
Valley  Times,  of  which  p:;per  he  is  editor 
and  business  manager.  He  taught  in  the 
public  schools  for  several  terms. 


WTOJIING  COAL  MK.VSUKKS 


liter 


tlDB  De 


by 


Geo 


llosiu  a  OuHrtcr  of  a  .nUe  Deep. 

Geographically,  the  Wyoming  Valley  ex- 
tends from  Shickshinny  to  I'ittstoii;  topo- 
graphically, it  extends  from  Shickshinny  to 
Scranton;  geologically,  it  extends  from 
Shickshinny  to  Carbondale,  a  distance  of  i)0 
miles.  Its  general  appearance  as  viewed, 
lor  instance,  from  Prospect  Kock  is  that  of 
8  spacious  vale  fading  on  both  h^.r.ds  into 
the  ha/te  of  dist«nce.  h'llui'i:;. 'lin'iy  ^ii-eu  in 
its  northeastern  e\trf"i.: .,  '  ■•  •■  S.ran- 
ton,    and    on    tlie   or;         ■  'nick- 

shinny.  Theoneai.:;  .,  .  •  ■  .■  >-  '-ape, 
when  viewed  by  a  gt.?:,,,;  ■  i'i,_-  ;".-ence 
of  the  Susquehanna  Kiver  as  an 
element  of  the  scenery.  The  course 
of  the  stream  is  entirely  indepen- 
dent of  the  straiigraphical  struc- 
ture of  the  region.  It  enters  the  valley  at 
Pittston  only  after  CGit.ng  transversely 
through  the  mountains  norin  of  that  place. 
It  then  curves  £jrit=c!f  a  dt^nltory  course 
over  the  coal  rceasnres  as  far  as  Nauticoke, 
where,  passing  through  a  notch  m  the  con- 
glomerate, it  enters  the  region  of  red  shale, 
and  continues  in  th'".!  course  uni-l  at  Shick- 
ehinny  it  again  breaks  at  ri:;iit  angles  across 
the  trend  of  the  mouuti'.in  ran;,-e.  The 
height  of  the  river  above  the  level  of  the  sea 
is  about  540  feet.  The  mountaiu?  eLoirclinxr 
the  valley  are  from  1,330  to  2,000  feet  above 
Bea  level. 

The  Northern  Coal  Field. C'nsistirg  of  one 
long  concave  basin,  may  be  compared  to  a 
boat  whose  stem  rests  a  little  north  of  Car- 
bondalcand  stern  somewhat  south  of  Shick- 
shinny, and  whose  gunwales  are  the  ^N'iikes- 
Barre  and  Kingston  mountains.  The  length 
of  this  canoe  wovld  be  more  than  --'0  mile-^; 
the  width  atCarbondale,    1  mile:  at   Scran- 


ton, 4  miles  and  at  Kinssloii,  ."i.V<  miles. 
Taking  the  .Maimiui;;i  ;;.id  to  b.i tlie'ilo.ir of 
the  boat,    ils  dcpih  voiiM  be  8(,'0  fei-t  below 


The 


L.ed 


crops  at  slope  Mo.  ~,  of  tho  Kingston  Coal 
Co  ,  and  at  the  Hoileiiback  Kloiu-,  below 
Pro.-pect  Kock,  however,  rises  to  the  height 
of  755  feel  above  sea- Uvel,  so  that  the  real 
depth  of  ttif  boat  is  I  ,.575  feet. 

Theco::!  I:v---r--  thrrn- •■!■: .--  -re  ..nrv-.d 


Ulg     Iim     .-     :r       ....   ,,•;■■.  ■  -         il 

every  corj    i,    -i-i.  ,    -  .        '      .  .    .1 

that  Iher^  is  a.-i     -i       ■  ■:■,,.  i,,.; 

ridge  of  mount.;:;.    .    .   ,      .  >      :  >        ,i 

stone,  while  bet'.v   ,        ■  :..  ru 

is  a  thick  bed  o!  M  .•-  I'  ■•'.■  .:.•  ,:  ■•  ^  '.  ilc 
which  is  general);  (.riKitd  ii.tu  a  narrow  val- 
ley. 

All  the  slrafa  of  V,"jomiug  Valley  which 
come  to  the  surface  iu  US  niciiu-ts  bt-ku^', 
therefore  to  t!;.-  l'aleoz.)ii-  '.,-..  ..i.'l  u,  lue 
LVvoLif.n  and  Ca;boi,if(-r,  V  i<  .  .  'i  ..r 
toT.-ijsiiii.s  north  of  Kiugrl.-.'       .■  ,  r.v 

the   Catfklll  toru!i.liO'.,  v::,    i  ;  ;    ■  ,e 

aglimp^r  of  til,-   (  !     :■    :■,.  .        i  :-  a.: 


tcri^tics.^    AlC-..-i;|  -   .,  -  !.■     ,•   ;     .    ii;  "'.Mr 

to  rxa.uiinatiou.     If  we  were   to    trwrr-S'  a 
s;r.-iighi    line    from   Harvei's   !,«■;■■  to  licar 
CreeK,  the  country  fors.-.nne  pi:!-'^    w.hm!   I.u 
lir.-t  o:  CatskiiUand.-tone.       P.  i:   .    -    i  ;  inn 
lowhinds  along  Tory's  Cr'  .      ,    '    .'.^ 

the  Chemung.     .AsceudiLu'  i       :  :'!<-' 

of  Kingston  Mounl^ny,  ■.>i-'  ■■  .i.  -i  .:.   '  ";ir- 
selves  when  at  the  tuomiit  io  hi-  uu  J'ueono 
sauustone.        If    Vve      were     nnacquainted 
witli  the    country,    we    would    next    e-i(ptct 
to  tird  a  narrow  valley  in  tho    Red    81iale. 
But  the  law  in  this  case  ful-   t'  v...-!:.    lud 
we    nnd    instiad,  a  narrr..-.    ;-,  .     :■■■    .ii    ii,d 
same  material.     Cr.o=-icii.' tii;   .   v,        .i,..-    to 
the    Pott-,vii;e    C'-:  -!:■.!.':•■■    i   .   ■•■  ■!    l-r'  .Id 
1,000  feet  ■     :  -     ■•'    •:-.    "        ...       ■^-l-.'.     ;  .  J 
spect    o:    ■>'  ;    ■    i'   •      '  -   ■.     '•.■::"    'i.e 
conglon..     .1   ,  ■  .   .  11     "f 

the  cos!  :  .      -         .  ■   .:  '<  '■  ■■-    of 

coal,    and    ;ia....    ..  i. -e  .r..;   1. .:;;., a.  'Uo  ui 

the  Kiu,'5:oa  ii-.ts.  A-ceuulug  N'.'ilkes- 
Earre  iJonntain  we  would  again  p.iss  over 
the  coil  outcrops,  .arrive  at  l!je  conglomer- 
ate summit,  cross  a  i;arro(v  valley  m  thn 
shale,  and  come  to  the  great  l^ocono  plateau 
and  thus  to  Bear  Creek. 

The  Wyomiug  Basin,  owing   to    its    com- 
parative  reniote:..  --    troiu    ihe    cetifre    of 


by  llexi 


20(! 


Tin:  JIlSTolHCAL  liKCOlUh 


nil  opportuiiiiy  to  reacli  Uieir  \<to\mt  Bufi- 
cli:;:-.!..  '1  h.  :!'->-:■  or  1!;'-S  ('■I'-buinferun^ 
troiij;li  is  bj  iu>  iu;-!Mis  ?i  mmcirical.  It  is 
cruuitil.-ii  lulo  LOi.iiy  rolls  th.ll  run  in  Ions 
diHgoi-iils  iKTo-ritlu'  b:'.?iii  iu  Dearly  pdralltl 
lines,  forming,  as  it  were,  many 
BQialler,  or  local  bar^ins.  The  nnmber 
of  suifiU  iiuticliuiU?  exii^tiug  iu 
tne  EiUb-slratii  i.^  coiiseqaetitly  great, 
and  mauy  of  tlicm  are  Ueiecled  only 
with  niui-li  ditlk'ully.  'Ihcse  nuduUtions,  or 
saddles,  as  they  a'(ii]ro:ich  Carbondale,  di- 
verce  mure  auu  inure  from  the  general  di- 
reetinii  of    Ihr    v.illiy.  bat  become    propor- 


tbe 


the  line  of  \\n  .--..-^nitr.iaiD.'.  if.o^e  anti- 
cliuaU  orisin.itiuf,'  in  tiio  northern  ridife  are 
Bappo^ed  to  have  the  same  thai-acten^tics, 
but  owing  to  the  larye  aocomulatious  of 
drift  on  the  surface-,  lue  topugr.iphical  evi- 
dences are  Very  inoicre.  Trie  (ieuloaii-'al 
Survey  has  alrtadj  ae.-eribed  40  of  these 
trough'^,  and  we  are  informed  that  e:--ch  of 
tlie=e  is  in-irked  a-ain  by  a  steanda'y  series 
of  anticlinals  k  hieb,  tliOGgh  bat  slightly  ob- 
eervable  in  a  map,  are  of  vast  importance  in 
a  mine. 

The  thickness  of  the  coal  measnres  varies 
greatly.  The  deepe.n  part  of  the  basin  is 
111  the  vicinity  or  the  iinndoe  i>haft,  near 
Nanticuke,  where  1,7U0  feet  of  coal  strata 
are  developed.  The  nunies  of  the  principal 
seams  as  tkty  are  met  m  r'efc.ndin^;  No.  4 
shaft  of  the  Kinaston  Coal  Co  ,  with  their 
average  tliickne-.-es,  is  as  follow-: 

Orchard   vein i'i  feet 

Lnneevein 0;^  feet 

HiUinan  veni 10      feet 

Five  l-..ut  vein 5      feet 

Fi.or  I'not   Miu         4      feet 

six  Knot  vein 6      f..  t 

Elev.-uF.,otv,-ii. n      f.et 

Cooper  vein • -i  feet 

IJeunet  rem 1-      fe-t 

Itoss  vein 10      feet 

KedAshvein 0      feet 

The  total  thickness  of  coal  i-  therefore 
abjot  L)iJ  feet.  Thesj  eoai  mea-nrcs  are 
composed  of  soittr  ma;en,il  than  are  the 
strata  of  the  soii'h."ru  b  .sins,  bnl  it  is  be- 
lieved that  ihej  are  r eve^!iiL.>--s  identic.U. 

trof.  Whit-  -:yf:  •-.^Uhoanh  Uilkes- 
Barre  and  II  i:;li:  .u  are  ai-iant  from  each 
other  tv.-!t;    i!;:l---.    the  *  in  e  coal  bids  c  in 

thai  K  •  V  CM- .  .  :  ri  •.■  iniB  rock-arch 
..I  i'„  .•>.;.  .  .  ..  '  ■.  ..'  :  .  ;  at  all  tiie  coal 
riti  J:  til  .-.  'ne  slowtrosion 
,1  to  ih»- peopl,-.  of  Peunsjl- 
vauni  nut  a  small  fractiiin  of  the  mineral 
which  once  covered  the  entire  area  of  the 
Stale." 


fields  V,-. 


Tho  mRt;nifiocnt  force  of  these  eroding 
Ri.'enoie^  i-i  \v,!l  proven  by  tho  presence  of 
III,  !..,,  Ml.  .  ;■,  1.11  Piuobscot  Knob  which 
i'  - :  •  :  ;  I,'  nd  is  only  nine  niilea  north 
fii  'I     'I  '!'■  terminal  moraine.     Near 

II,.-  :.,,  '  .,  ,  y.  ,niCatskiIlsand-;onc..isa 
lai-e  v!:.'  I  '.i  :.  r  .'f  V.^<  /W.  C\-.n- 
(.'lomeriiti  ,  ].  .  .  wi  ■'■'■.  \  '  ■■  ' ,  '.':at 
Well  att.-.-l  <  '"  li'  .  i  ;■•  -  "1  '  ■  ,"'  ■  '  '■  at 
that  poml.  r.'.i  li  i-  um.,  --ii.'t  t'.  u.  ;■  r- 
mine  from  liie  il -la  ru  lar  aeeiiinii!.,: '  u  the 
real    action   and  direct  resalt  of  the  iilacial 

'J'he  phenomena  of  the  glacial  a^'C  are  not 
h'lni.r'  1,1  i-,ini|.ri  hend,  however,  than  are 
t  ...     .    ,,;   ::■..    ,.i  the  sedimentary  deposits 

1  ,       I  C.malomerate    formation. 


of  the  uud.;rliint:  r.haie,  or  th.at  tiicre  is  a 
non-conforniability  between  individual 
strata  of  tne  conglomerate  mea.-ures, 
or  it  is  pos-iblo  that  the  phenomenon 
is  the  result  of  local  currents  existing  at  the 
time  of  deposition.  Prof.  Lesley  says: 
'•The  variable  thickness  of  the  conglomer- 
ate txiust  be  di^scnssed  on  on.- of  f.i.o  hy- 
potheses; either  wo  must  srru  '  •.  ^  t;  "i, un- 
ary and  unaccoantable  v.;-.  r  ;iiO 
quality  of  sand  and  gra^  !  .  :  '  .  —  "n 
neighboring  parts  of  red  >i' i'  -  '  i n; oni; 
or,  we  must  api'ly  the  meea-anu-al  law,  triat 
the  folding  of  a  plastic  mass  snitis  all  parts 
of  the  mass  to  allow  of  its  accomodation  in 
K  smaller  space."— fr.  George  roicell  in 
Hcronton  Arrjus. 

Our  Anuu:>l  Directory. 

The  .size  of  our  city,  as  well  as  it^  growth, 
is  well  shown  by  an  e.tamination  ot  tho  new 
directory,  just  distributed  by  J.  E.  Will- 
iams. It  contains  13,740  names,  an  excess 
of  2,027  over  the  directory  of  a  year  ago. 
There  are  4,151  names  which  were  not  in 
last  year's  issue  and  of  thi  names  a  year 
ago  2,124  ha\e  been  dropped.  O:  the  12,- 
710  uaiiies  contained  in  this  issne  only 
about  hall  are  to  be  found  iu  the  edition  of 
last  year  wilhoat  some  alteration.  Mr. 
Uiliiams  tiuds  that  the  mnlliplying  of  the 
names  iu  hn-  directories  by  2;i  gives  the 
[lOpulation.  '1  Lis  gives  Wilkes  Birre  a  pop- 
ulation of  ri."j,Ut;o,  and  an  increase  during 
the  year  of  o,.'j74,  certainly  a  very  healthy 
showing. 


TiiK  iiisTOiiiCAL  i;i:(:oi:u. 


SAMi/i;r-  nn.nKH!  rn. 

J)r.  KollKter  \Viil..h  »„  iultrtsllui,-  tlmp- 
Icr  Coiicernliis;  Thla  Ucvoluthnmry 
Ullicer  Who  I.ocaleU  In   the  \V  iltltrotHt 

[Letter  to  tlu'  Kiliior.  | 

A  century,  or  even  huh'  a  ccutiiry,  aijo 
there  was  co  uauiu  more  familiar  in  ^ortlJ- 
eru  Peun.-jlvaniH  than  that  of  Mtrtdith. 
When  the  villngns  of  MoiUroso,  Daudiill, 
Belmont  and  Milford  emerged  from  the 
wilueineis  this  name,  above  all  others,  eom- 
inuudfcd  atteutiounud  rfspect.  Sneh  errone- 
ous imprei=^ioll?,  however,  in  reference  to 
Sarautl  haTe  crt-pt  into  prnit  thai  a  brief, 
autlK-i'','' :ir  ■- '"•  p:  <'..  ■  ■.■ill!,  man  from 
Ihed.  .      .1.  ••      .        .  .11,  V,.  D.,of 

3»S  i'  r  ■  '  .  :•  '  !..  with  th:U  of 
hi^f.u.      .  ,  ,  ,  ■ 

lie  V  -  I  ■  '.  '•  ■  ■  I  '  1  741.  Accord- 
ing ti)  ',  \  :  i.  I  ■  '.  .:■  '!'  Gets.  Cad 
walli-.:  .' ■  ,  ,  ;  .,  :  •  •  Jion,  wtiich 
aided  (■  ;  '>>  ;  ■  .  \  '''■'■''  77  at  Tren- 
ton ai.>!  !•:  M  :  ■■  '  !•  r  v-.'  fi'Tch  to 
MorrM    ■    '       .    1  .  ,  ..  ■■■      .     ,- 


.'.    hi: 


wn 


week  ■•:::  .   ;:  i^   ■■   r.,:  .    ■■!,,  ■-  ^till 

extant,  in  it  he  ?pLiL.3  of  t!ie  h;ird-hi[.s  en- 
dured by  \Vr.>hinston  and  hi? great  -'ftroke" 
of  ce^;eral^lli}|  in  "our  march  from  Trenton 
to  Prii'Cci  'lo'.vi,."  Ue  v,-;;^  a  mtmbir  or  the 
Coutin-  •   !  I', .!._:■,  -.  ■:.  ,i  ti,:   !V..  .,;  ,,  l.-,^- 


ilizaiion,  and  had  lie  lived  v, oiild  have   huilt 
a  larL-i  ii!:u'<',  aiid  tlu  re  v/onld  tiave  been    no 
Mt.  Pl;.-i<int  lov.u  as  now. 
The  rajjo  for  !:iud  spectilatioii  at  this  time 


1  di:iniptfT  grew  over  his 


-,  K-J,Hb- 

:ii.d  then 
Mil,   took 


Ui';-,         I       .     ..   :i'     ■       ;i<.[M  rty,   if  it  had 

!" (     :,  ■  •;.  r   the   death    of 

Si  .:  I,  .  .  '  ■  ..  •  ,  ■.  >i  inunen?e  heri- 
t;..,-.  l.i  I-  >i.  ■  '  .'  .>  :-.  ihoinas  the  only 
son  ot  t;.,u;Mj!!,  vv;;,-  a  man  of 
enptrior  endowments.  After  the  death 
of  his  father  and  after  the 
\Vnrt.=;es  had  begun  miuinu'  I'ord  in  tlin  urest 
\Thpre  Carbondale  now  ^i  '  I-.  'I'hi.i-; 
moved  over  the  Moofio  Mo'i'  :  ;     .  >   :    i:t 

the  wioJ-.=ide  a  mile  below  h  .  :  .  i  :  nr 
mai;.~ion  ;uid  I'.fti  p  :i  wi.jh   i,'  \  ::.  .\.v 


I.omte.i  m:;i  \:  -  .  i    ;  ■     ; 

States,     iieh.  '  ;  ;     -  :  :    -  '  J 

years  and  v.\\!-.>  1.  .    .     i      i  .  -    '     . 

fer.^on   v.-rote  Is.  ;    .  .■ -:  ,-   ..■■■.    .:,  .  •■- 

commendatioii.  lli-  i..'.!;  ..  i.._^-L  .'.:.:.- 
dith,  wa^  an  Engli-tuaau  L-y  birtii.  Hi-;  ril- 
rer  service  wa>  marked  with  a  cre<t  of  the 
Merediths,  an  old  '.VeL-h  fau.ily  of  ancient 
lineage.  It  wa=  a  demi-liou  r;innt».nt,  col- 
lared and  chained.  Th;:  family  in  Iceland, 
called  Meredith,  have  the  sime  crest 
at  the  present  time.  The  na'i.e  was 
originally  Meiedi  dd.  Meredith  was  prei-ident 
of  the  \Vel=h  Society  for  the  Promotion  of 
Emigration  to  America.  Saranel  was  a 
gentleman  of  means  and  cnlinre.  Geo. 
Clymer,  his  biOther-in-law,  was  associated 
with  him  in  business  in  Philadelphia.  In 
the  early  part  of  the  century  ihty  irareh-ised 
many  thousand  acres  of  wild  laud  in  ^o^th- 
ern  Pcnr=ylT-;ria  for  a  -or?,  for  speculative 
rurpo^^.  S""y '■!  ^r**!  d  ir-  ^-':ln?.ont,  'A ayne 
Co.,  v.i,  '  ■:  ■       ;■-■..  manor   tract 

of   .\;,::      .  i;  1.  d   an   a-hery 

for  nii.    ::..,  1  ■i,  ;    u  a  village   in 

thewilj'.i-.t^  b-.joi.d  !.!._■ '-ji^tiues  of  civ- 


aijd  it  \:  ;-.  Known  u'jm  no't-d  hy  every  p;i-.-er 
for  its  cheerful  outlook. 

His  son  Samuel,  born  h°rp.  inherited  all 
thd  kibd  y.ai  i^euerous  tr.-dis,  bat  none  of 
!,'.'  !  ,.  :  .  -  I'li  ricte'-'^ncs  and  ccon- 
o:  '  ■  1  ,  '  ■li'jr.  H"  lived  a  fast, 
t.  ,  ;;:7isted    lus    money    in    a 

h.i- i    -1   .  '    -•  d    intho    now    abandoned 

Jc  ^up     I,'  ^     ■'    vuii-l,ed     like     the 

moriuni;  d  ■  i  -■  ■ -:  "•-i:i;il-'is  in  Phila- 
delphia. ,■•  1  ■  .  '.  ■•■  '■■■  f,,,non^  pl,ic8 
for  Phil:?.:   ::  :,  ..V    OMU    of    Gold- 

smith's dc  -■  .  i  -i!.  _■  -  iMth  but  a  siiiule 
dwelliu-  .-t:ii.aii4,'  u|,.iii  its  former  site. 
Mt.  Pleasant  is   about  a  mil"  awny. 

il.   lluLLISTKR. 

Tlio  .llerLMlitli  Orrtvistone. 

The  followius  letter  tias  been  received 
from  William  Wri„'ht,  of  I'lea.-aut  .Mount, 
Wayne  Co.,  and  the  same  properly   fupple- 


TUK  JIlSToniCAL  lil-'COUD. 


monts  the  Meredith  article  by  Dr.  Hollisler: 
Editoh  );i;(,'oiiD:   Snranel  Mereditli'n  "rnve 
in  lua-kbd  by  u  miirble  slab,  with  tl  o  f„Jlow- 
iiilj  insonptiou: 

"&mncl  Jl'.-ieditli 

Died 

February  the  tenth 

1S17 

In  tlioTCth  ycarof  hisagc." 

Tlie  gravB  of  his  wire  is  also  marked  by  a 

marble  slab,  wilh  tlio  f:iIlowiDf: 

■■)|.;..|i,    t<       l;    ;:,un,°of 


Chi 


On  tl;c  1th  of  Jaly,  1877,  a  large  nnniber 
cf  thf  (M|./.-  rf  tiM^  Tillase  met  on  tlis 
Pf""'   '     ■  '  ■  i   lip  the  little  c=nietery 

"''"  ■;•  tlie   stones,  etc.;  and 

rro..     .  V.  tliiu   iiinngurated  for  the 

rnrji..  I  (ji  i. :  •_ c::ii-^  a  mouninent  more 
wortliyofthe  inau  and  the  position  ho  oe- 
capied  as  the  first  Troasarer  of  the  United 
Stales.  An  orf;aijizaiion  was  formed  and 
application  made  to  Congress  for  an  appro- 
priation, which  failod.  These  proceedings 
attracted  wide  attention  at  the  time,  and 
seem  to  have  led  to  the  inferouco  that  the 
grave  is  tinmarked. 

Ou  last  Docoralion  Day  a  delegation  from 
the  G.  A.  R.  Tost  proceeded  to  the  C;;metery 
at  Belmont  and  placed  llowers  npi.'u  the 
General's  grave.  w.  -w. 

Pleasant  .\1onnt,  Ang.  31,  1SB7. 


Furtbcr  JlerciUth  Corresponileurr. 

Reference  was  made  by  Dr.  Hollisler  in  a 
recent  issneof  the  Recced  to  Dr.  Thomas 
Meredith  .Maxwell,  of  Xew  York,  who  had 
gathered  some  material  relative  to  General 
Thomas  Meredith.  The  editor  of  tiio  RixoiiD 
addressed  a  note  to  Dr.  Maxwell  asking  him 
among  other  thiDs:^  if  he  is  a  relative  of  our 
former  esteemed  lowusman,  the  hit*  A'oliiey 
Lee   Maxwell,  K-q.     U'm  reply  is  as  follows: 

I  am  a  grand-nephew  of  Volney  Leo  .Max- 
well to  whom  jou  refer.  He  was  a  good,  if 
not  a  great  man,  and  I  alwajs  nnicmber 
him  with  affection  and  reverence.  W  ilko-- 
Barre  is  my  native  city,  bat  it  is  a  long  tune 
since  I  hive  made  u  an  aPtdiiig  vi«ii  1  arji 
fond  '.f  b;o-r,u. !.!>■,!  aiid  hi-i..-  ie  ,1  r.-.-irch 


my 


ate 


n^uied.  was  a  n^iuvo  ot  I'miavi.  Iptua.  In 
his  early  days  he  knew  Wu-hiugton.  as  did 
hi^  father  (ciamuel;,  and   his    grandfather 


Roeso,  who  was  born  in  Radnor  County, 
Hale'',  in  170.").  There  is  a  reference 
to  the  two  hitler  in  Watson's  Annuls 
of  I'hiladelphia,  speaking  of  Ihtir  intimacy 
with  the  I'ater  rntria;.  'JIki  family  had  a 
portrait  of  liini,  jiaiuted  by  Stuart,  of  which 
I  have  a  reproduction. 

Sanmel  .Meredith  was  born  at  Philadel- 
phia, Penn'a.,  and  was  a  prominent  and 
wealthy  citizen  of  that  city. 

The  old  fanjily  name,  as  a  patronymic,  is 
now  extinct  in  this  country.  Thomas  .Mere- 
dith was  my  mother's  father,  and  my  grand- 
father. The  family  which  once  stood  so  well 
has  been  unfortunate  beyond  precedence. 
Everything  lost  and  ruined,  except  some  of 
tlie  old  plate  and  rare  autograph  letters. 
Reese  .Meredith  is  said  to  have  come  to  this 
country  in  17:J0.     lie    aud    his  son  Samuel 


were  imili 
resolu;  \> 

lend  . 
private  m^ 
lister  drew 


"uon-importatiou 

:;eich  printed  for 
:n  which  Dr.  Hol- 
do  not  seek    any 


notorieiy  m  this  respect,  and  hope  that  you 
will  excuse  those  details. 

T.  MEEEiiiTn  Maxwem,. 
358  East  72d  Street. 

BEV.  H.   E.    UAYDEN,    Or  WIl.KES-LiP.BE. 

[Letter  to  the  Kditor.] 
Dr.  Hollisler  doubtless  will  pardon  a  cor- 
rection of  his  interesting  paper  in  the 
Recokd  on  Samuel  Meredith.  .Mr.  Mere- 
dith was  a  son  of  Reese  Meredith,  a  na- 
tive of  ilerefordshire,  England,  who  came 
to  Philadelphia  1730,  m.  1733  Martha,  dan. 
of  John  Carpenter,  and  had  born,  not  in 
England,  but  in  Phil.adelphia,  at  least  three 
children: 

1.  Elizabeth  m.  Christ  Chnrch,  Philadel- 
phia, Mch.  18,  17(35,  Hon.  George  Clymer, 
signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence. 

3.  Ann  m.  Christ  Church,  June  1,  1773, 
Hon.  Henry  Hill, of  the  Constitutional  Conv. 
of  Pennsylvania,  177ti. 

3.  Samuel,  the  first  Treasurer  of  the 
United  States,  born  on.  Ihc  cornrr  of  iVvfiarf 
and  ]\-atimt  street.'^,  PliitaxJfSjihi'a.  17J1, 
m.  Christ  Ohurcli,  May  21,  177:i,  Margaret 
Cadwallader. 

Nr>  complete  history  of  the  family  h?.s  yet 
api  tarr.l,  l.nt  "K-itt,-,  }>rr,virr^  -i    r.n^.n-,M- 


otJ3. 


ilB.    WBIOUT,   01    PLEASANT  MOUNT. 

[Letter  tu  the  Editor.l 

Permit  me  to  add  a  few  words  concerning 

the  Merediths,  which  are  written,  not    in    a 


TiiK  ifisri'i:i< 


rieas;int  towu^hio  WHt-  organi/ed 
tlin  Cocln'Otou  aud  Great  Bind 
v.,  •  co;:::'l- t;,i  in    Isll,    nod    lli!.^ 


tin 


lUil  bet!it 


before  (ren 


:i.  and  had  he 
livid  t»-ii  or  !  ,  ■!  .  :  ..,'i'r  tlie  coarst- 
of  i-v  !  '    1-'       ,  ,   ,    I   I .  ,1  chaDsed. 

•|;..  .       •       .:  ,      '.  ID  thematterof 

innir..    ::  .    ^'    ,       ■    .  j    r.ud    in>Utat- 

iiit;  1'  .  ',;.  I'll  •  :  "Miuitnt  belongs 
to  Miiilu,  Br.i'.vn  i  hd  H.  nry  Sifi-ncbr.  Dr. 
Hurmes  entered  lieartily  into  the  \<\?.u  wlien 
it  war*  proposed,  and  when  the  or;;ain/-<ilion 
allnded  to  in  a  forii:er  letter  wa?  furii-ed 
Spencer  was  elected  president,  Harmes  sec- 
retary and  )!rown  trea=arer. 

Samael  Meredith,  fon  of  Thorn  as, was 
born  at  Bolroont  in  1823,  and  the  family  re- 
moved to  the  place  below  Carbondale  in 
1830,  so  that  he  was  then  about  seven  years 
old.  lie  was  several  years  yonnijer  than  the 
writer,  and  I  know  from  personal  recolli'C- 
tiou  that  he  was  old  euonL>h  to  attend,  ai  d 
did  attend  the  same  school  with  niycilf  lu 
the  school  house  which  formerly  stooii  in 
the  valley  of  the  J.ackawaxen  niidway  be- 
tween Pleasant  Motmt  and  Belmont. 

Belii.out  formerly  compri-ed  four  dwel- 
ling houses:  there  are  now  two.  1  he  Mere- 
dith mansion,  now  oocnpicd  by  J.  \V.  Fow- 
ler, has  been  well  taken  care  of  and  is  in 
good  condition.  It  narrowly  escaped  de- 
struction in  July  Ia?-t.  being  struck  by  light- 
ning aud  the  interior  considerably  dan:- 
aged,  but  it  was  not  set  on  tire.  \v.  w. 

PLEASiNT  Mount,  WayneCcSept.  1."),  '^i". 

Golden  Wertdine  Aiiiilvtrs:iry. 
liDehalf   century     SfO    'let     :■:    o;eurred 
theweddic-of  !' :',  '■■,-■  ■,'    s--'    •■■   eldest 
daughter  ot  V,  :  :  'inning, 

to  Payne  I'eit  -  .ry  of 

the    event    v.    -    : ,  ,    , ,  j  .    1     on 

.Mond-ij.  al  1:  "'..  i;c,.:iL.  1  i.^  v.ijded 
cuui'Im       ).         i  ">ekM,piL:.;       at        the 

placf  s     1  :>  ;    ;..  reside.     The  hoase  has 

of  rnii-  <  1  i  .  ■  ■  '•  ,::;id  and  repaired,  but 
thi- -11.  '  -  !i  .■  .:•.■  ujd  the  occupancy  by 
Mr.  and  .Mr-.  IVttvboue  has  been eontinuons 
during  the  flffy  years.  Ihev  have  had  six 
children,  only  two  ot  whom  survive.  One  is 
a  (-on  ill  business  v.ith  hi,- tather.  the  ot'ier 
IK  the  wife  of  All-.n  H.  Dickson,  Z-d-  The 
auniver-ary  k;is  simple  b.-ing  attended  by 
inemhtrsof  the  family  only.  1  he  most  re- 
markable ft- tnre  of  Uie  occasion  was  the 
presence  of  .Mrs.  Petlebono's    mother,  Mrs. 


urii:e.SN^t,'i!i'i.<l,  n-od  88,    who  i«   still 

..  •      ..i    ,1-  ,i     . .  .iM  1    who    6till    kooi* 

,.  1   -.d   homestead  wliore 

:  I  i     .  ,  ;  In    front    of    tho 

:r  .    .  ;:i  1.4  till)  water  trough 

.      :'      ,    ..  '.       >  '  "  '   '    I.  "for  half 

:  >     ,   ',       1.'  '  I  ■  •    ■  ,' !    ly    hor^ies 

:■  :;  ...  ■  |..  ,  ,  l;,-..  :  ',  ll,'  s  lley.  The 
il:uI  II,..  pi|...  1,1  ln;U  irul.-li  was  the 
work  doKo  111  tlie  valley  by  Hester 
ru',  father  of  Hon.  ii.  C.  Payne.  Bestor 
lie  subsequently  removed  bis  pipe 
jrj  from  llouesdalo  to  Kingston.  The 
•  tore  house  ot  Williriiu  iSwelland  i  Co., 
re  ho  .ludMr.  Poltebone  carried  on  their 
11  general  store  business  in  early  timed 
-t.'iii'l-.  No  uuruuutile  bu-iuess  has 
ir,.,,  ,:,i,  ,.  :  ,  ,,  ..lice  ISOO,  but  .Mr. 
...11.1     n.  1  bin  business  office 

:  i.-e.     In  1837  goods 

.    ,     :     '  '     were  ft-nt  by  sloop 


^  '       i.d  to  Columbia  and  thenoe 

I..  ;■  :  ,  '111  ("anal  to  Wilkes- Barre. 
i).  !   .;  ..  the  provisions  of  Mr.  Swet- 

liii;u--t;:i  ;!..  i.ld  Porty  Fort  church  was 
ropMiid  111  lfJ.">  aud  is  now  again  being  put 
in  order  by  a  committee  of  the  Forty  Fort 
Cemetery  Association,  of  which  Mr.  Pette- 
bone  is  chairman. 

.Mr.  Pettebone  is  still  actively  engaged  in 
business.  Ue  has  a  large  plantation  in 
LoQisiani,— IS  in  partnership  with  his  eon 
in  the  Wyoming  Shovel  Works  under  the 
firm  name  of  i'.  Pettebone  &  Son,  which  is 
cow  a  successful  and  thriving  industry,— is 
a  director  m  several  banking  institutions,  -is 
one  of  till,  committee  on  the  erection  of  the 
>..'•:  "i  ,  .,:.:'.  Hall  at  Kingston  and  has 
1,,  I  i  :  ■  i.r  enterprises  ol  busiuean 
J-   .  .  I..  ..'.'ill  be  seventy-four  years 

Ji,,.,  i,.,r.lr.  now  tiurvivinw  who 

wtTu  I'M      .  '      .  I    '     '  '.ilmg   although  the 
lid  gay   one.     The 
:  ,  .lr^  can  now  be  ra- 
\  ;..  rton  was   grooma- 

.  -ulK-^niaid    was    Kosanna 

Shoemaker,  now  .Mrs.  Col.  Ira  Tripp,  of 
Soranton,  where  there  is  a  promise  or  a 
probability  of  a  golden  wedding  not  many 
months  hence.  'I'he  wedding  took  place 
at  seveij  o'clock  in  the  evening  and  the  next 
morning  the  bridf  and  groom  started  on 
taeir  weildiug  iourney,  wliich  was  by  car- 
nage to  New  York  aud  Philadel.ihia.  This 
carriagii  was  a  buggy  expre-.-ly  hired  for 
the  trip.  It  took  one  month  to  make  the 
journey  and  venison  was  frcTuently  sup- 
plied at  the  stage  stations  on  the  route. 


B=-embl:  : 
names  u;  • 
culled.  I 
and 


"//;■;  insTdHK 


Halt  a  Century    in  Jv 

Oapt.    S.    L.  Enuis  hand: 

copy  of  *'^'»  fir-it  i^'-viH  of  th'.' 


lR3t;, 
fioni 
mort- 
and  b 
to-dny 


tllDU^^ll 


pucn 


tlift  llHroiU) 

Fv.h'ic  Lr,!un 


the  RtcouD 
e  Lnlrjer  of 
ies  are   stiil 


retained,  as  hcndioijs  in  brnckfls  "Reported 
for  the  I'uhlic  Led'jer."  Unlike  most  nowe- 
paper  ventnre?  the  Ledcrr  began  witli  an 
advertising  putronage  suilicieul  to  ensure  it 
a  handsoiro  futnrf— it  havinsT  one-half  its 
Bpaco  with  ndveriisomcnt-i,  fet  solid,  in 
small  type.  Tha  tJitorial  nnnoancement 
oocopies  L  coluom  and  a  qnarter,  and  the 
pnrpriio  of  the  Lt'd'jn-  was  to  fnrrish  the 
wortiiy  poor  with  a  penny  paper,  there  al- 
ready beiiif  a  plentiful  ?ndicieuey  oi  hicher 
priced  journals.  A  police  reoorter  and  a 
collector  of  news  had  h^en  enjployed  and 
the  publishers  gaarnntoed  publication  for 
one  year  at  least.  The  chief  item  of  news 
was  the  report  of  mayor's  court  to  which 
two  full  columns  were  devoted— the  record 
of  the  preeediiifr  week.  A  local  item  states 
that  four  daily  lines  of  stacks  between  I'tiil- 
edelphia  and  I'iltstinrg  are  nniajle  to  carry 
all  the  passengers  and  in  another  column  ia 
an  advertisement  of  a  combined  canal  and 
railroad  line  between  those  cities.  That 
Congress  wa=  almost  the  same  then  as  now 
is  shown  by  this  item:  "The  Co:igr'.ssional 
news  up  to  this  date  pos=e==es  not  the  sliuiit- 
est  interest— Conyress  seems  determined  to 
fritter  away  its  time,  instead  of  rendorinsit 
profitable  to  the  nation— ^harae  on  such 
tardy  legislation." 

A  Pre-HiBtoTlc  Uiirial  Oroiiii'l. 
Our  former  townsman,  H.  C.  \N  ilson,  now 
of  Mt.  Vernon.  0.,  h=stho  largest  collection 
of  Indian  relics  ia  Ohio.  Nearly  all  were 
fonnd  on  his  own  farm.  Kuox  County,  as 
well  as  neiphboring  counties,  beiog  p;!_rlic- 
nlarly  prohric  in  aboriginal  remain^.  Trom 
the  Mt.  Vernon  Rt-jxiljiican  we  clip  tiie  fol- 
lowing: 

Licking  County  has  long  been  uo'ed  for 
its  richness   in  aboncinal   rii      i     .   ■  t 

ing  of  moGncis,fortmcs.tioii-,  .;  •       '■- 

ly  in  the  vicinity  of  Horner.  •     .  ''. 

of  this  city,   there    has    b.-- ■  i       r,-    y 

which  taken  in  connection  ■a. In  i;im  -ur- 
roondmg  forts  and  mounds  is  one  of  the 
mo.-t  wonderful  which  has  yet  teen  un- 
earthed. 

The  find  consists  of  an  immense  number 
of  human  skeletons,  buried  in  a  promi-eu- 
ous  heap,  together  with  ancient  pottery,  ar- 
rows and  spear  heads,  etc.  The  locition  is 
almost  within  the  village  of  Homer,  on  the 
south  bank  of  the  creek  and  adjoining  the 
cemetery. 


The   rin-.aiiis  were  exposed  by  the  ( 

of  the  baiil;  of  tlie  stream  caused  by  the  late 
frt  "h'-li.  'I'lie  condition  of  the  remains 
cUarly  r  !iiiv/thal  the  place  wa-  i.ct  a  rtL'ular 
buri-u  );:i'»i"ii  hut  that  llii  !'"  .  '  ■  I'  mi  all 
Iirob.dij'lity  those  of  warn    ■  n       'i:  ., 

toiriblo  l.altla  at  tins    p;...'  .      i         ■    ,    ,  ■   r 
and  po.-ilR.n  of  the  skele'.;.-   i  '■    1.'   -  tn" 
silnty  of  anything  but  a  b  ilUe  tr,  a^  j'u.i 


for 
htapec 


111  the 


r  in  a  tmge  trencti 
ise  yet  living  there  esiMod  a 
largo  foriitication  adjoining  the  place  where 
these  l)Oiiies  are  found,  but  the  creek  has 
washed  it  away,  and  now  tiy  the  same  action 
brings  ti>  our  gaz'i  the  remains  of  those  w'lo 
sent  up  th«ir  last  detiaiit  war  whoop  on  this 
prehistoric  battle  ground. 


An  Inslitiilp  Ti  Hclier  Uo.u\. 
Mrs.  Faith  C.  Uosmer  died  on  the  31st  of 
August,  ISt^V,  at  her  home  in  Rockford,  111., 
after  a  severe  illness  of  live  days.  For  many 
years  she  was  as-iociate  principal  of  the 
Wilkes-Barre  Female  Institute  in  connection 
with  .Miss  K.  H.  Rockwell.  She  had  been 
engaged  in  teaching  for  over  lifty  years  and 
only  ceusi-d  when  overcome  with  the  infirm- 
ities of  old  age.  She  .vas  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  70  years  of  age. 


Has  Taken  Wilkes-na 

CAiir.o.-iDinE,  Oct. 
Kecohd:  Kudosed  yon 
for  which  send  Recoed 
year.  At  the  com 
1BV2,  1  ■*■?->  a.   c:n 

Miner'-'.-'.  < 

felt  a. -.T  ;  •     ... 
Thai  i.  .1  : 


B  Papers  '.3  Years 
3,  18S7.— EniTOB 
;ill  find  one  dollar, 
THE  Times  another 
ent  of  the  war  of 
■ader  of  Charles 
1  year    old  boy,    I 


i)  to  the  end 
oft'fi'.^  .r  ,  :.'.  1  at  tnat  tim-a  I  be- 
came a  .-nb-iril'ef  ;o  both  .Mr.  .Miner's  and 
Steuben  Hulle-'s  pap'-rs.  Un  the  l^t  of 
March  182.").  I  loft  WiJkes-Barre  and  -ettU-d 
down  iii  the  village  of  IJund-.fT-  t  :i-!  t!-..  re 
■J'Jj,«r^,  t(.en  movi'dto  (.'  .-t,  .„  i  ,!  ■,  :\'.[o{ 
April  1847,  and 


^t    tAO 


Horace  Ureeli  .v  ■    .  ,     ..;..■:  ..  .ine 

was  eh  mged  to  /         '  :■     in 

18-10,  1  think,    ii      .  .    _;     ■  nul 

called  t.'B  .Vi-a-  1  -  ..  j  '■  .  ■.  1 .  -.  .  ;  ii'~t 
issued  weekly,  then  --'iii--*e(  iJy  ar,,i  tliially 
daily,  and  I  still  cousnier  it  lior.icc  Cifr-elj's 
paper,  and  have  from  l^'.i-i  np  to  l-5b7,  i)3 
year.-".  When  I  get  talking  or  writing  on 
the-e  old  njatters,  I  hardly  know  when  or 
«hore  to  slop.  D.  y.Miisoro.s. 


lilL  UlcsTuiUCM.  i:frijl; 


AN   OLD-TJMli:    IMII.ITAH.Y     COMPANY. 

A  Uithorto  Uiipul.lislud  IMuster  Koll 
Copieil  from  :in  Aiici.Mit  UlHry  of 
flvrlBlopbcrHurlbiiiof  Uauover  Xown- 

"Kolls  of  the  Fir?t  Compsny  of  tlio  r.th 
Regimcut  of  mililia  in  the  Slate  of  Couiiec- 
ticot,  under  the  coinmnnd  of  Captain  John 
Franklin: 

GaptHiu — John  Franklin. 

Lientonanti— Daniel  Gore,  Roawel  Frank- 
lin, Kiithan  Kingf^ley. 

Eu.-.ipa— John  HaHPn-icn. 

Bergeauts  —  Daniel  IngcrfoU,  William 
Ilibbanl,  William  Jackson,  Jonn  Ilurlbut, 
Jr. 

Corporals— Renjimir  Baley,  Joseph  Elliot, 
Henry  HardiDK,  John  !■  alkr. 

Druu:\u)er— U  illiam  iluuek. 

Fifer — William  Smith,  Jr. 


KANK 

.\ND   FILE. 

"Asa  Bounott, 

N,atlibn  Carey, 

Isiuic  Bennett, 

John  (.'arey. 

Elishali.'nuett. 

lBlin.1,-1  B.-nnett,  Jr., 

J.'.  ■.  ■  -  ,-■■■''..:.'. 

Oliv.TH-ML.tt, 

Jn^inh  J'.;i, 

.]:'.                                     ,            ' 

\yilhum,l:.,-e. 

\.     .          1,      ■...',  ■.; 

Freil.ru  kFrej-. 

John  St.adi'-ig, 

Ephraint  Tyler, 

David  tir..wetvr. 

William  Fi.h, 

Gcorfe-o  Cl.i'-rlus, 

V\  i;i:',.,.  \'.  .;   i.i;u-J 

John  Laiit.Tiui.n, 

l;.-uo,-:i  llarrinyto't 

Joseph  Vaciionnan, 

Cl-.-tn.^-lit  'A.-t. 

Dauifl  Sh..rwood, 

PrP=.-TV,.l(   r„,l,.y, 

Joseph  Thomas, 

Xatluiiiiel  Walk.^r, 

Kirharl  tnman. 

Johu  iDij.an, 

John  Gore. 

K.lwarJ  Ionian, 

Ik-nj'imin  Carey. 

Kdwanl  Si.encer, 

WaU..r8,.e.cer, 

Narhhn  Wade, 

Joseph  C,.riy,  Jam.-a  Grimes. 

EbecezerHibbard.  Thomas  Keed. 

Jabez  SiLi.  Jr." 

This  company  was  formed,  certainly,  pre- 
vious to  June  4,  1783,  for  the  defence  of 
Wyoming  from  the  Indian-,  Jurins?  the 
Revolationary  War,  after  tlie  .Vasjacre  of 
Wjoming.  This  negative  date  is  fixed  by 
the  circnni?tance  that  on  the  same  pai^e  of 
the  rolls.,  after  the  name  of  "Thomas  Reed," 
the  lart  one  on  the  roll,  and  immediately 
under  it  a  ilianj  n  commenced,  beifinning 
the  4th  of  Juue— and  in  that  diary,  going  on 
day  by  day,  is: 

"July  8— Showery;  went  into  the  woods  to 
tet  shin  j!fs,  bat  got  none.  Messrs.  Jime- 
sou  and  Ci  apman  killed  by  the  Lidians  on 
the  road  about  half  n  mile  from  the  hoa-e.'' 
That  v.-a>.  his  own  house,  the  Hu^-lbut  house, 
(Uiri^itopher  Uurlbut  being  the  diari-t. 

Jtily  iUh— Clear;  attended  the  funeral  of 
the  slain  men. 

loth— Clear  and  cool;  hood  corn. 


11th  —  Clear,  hoed  some  and  weut  to 
Nathan  Carey's  wedding. 

l:.'th— Clear,  en  the  same  business,  at 
rifht  CHine  home." 

v\iil,.,„l  r.ii;.,:  anyfarlh-r  into  the  diary, 


'ih'.    -\i-'  ■     '  '■  :      '    ''I'as  If  it  had  beeii 
kept  b.\  1 1.     I  :  I  lor  use  in  a   mili- 

tary   v.-'\.  I  IS  supposed   to  have 

been  k.|.l  'i'\  (  ■  .  'i  ;  iliirlbnt  who  was 
not  a  loeniber  ..I  ':  i-'i  i  u  :.  tliongh  his 
brother  Johu  «■:  '       ■   IJurlbut's 

name  is  put  do'.v.  ;"   to  it.   it 

is  to  bo  pcppusi  ij  I.  '  ;  ....r  WHS  still 
living.  John  liun^iul,  ;>..,  ok  il  in  .March, 
178'J,  BO  that  this  roll  is  probably  older  ibau 
that.    There  is  no  date  to  it. 

H.  }?.  Fni'Mii. 


• .  ■  '.     .    .1  i  ..'€u    years    of  age. 

:        .  '      •.  the  Lieut.  Nathan 

K !   ,  ',;   t:  .     .  .  ,.;   .' y.     iiad  his  father 

e-'-.  pcil  fr.ir;:  C:o  1  jdian-,  and  returned  pre- 
vious   to  the   beginning  of  the  year   1762? 
Fifteen  of  these  men  were  Hanover  men. 
■  P. 

A    Century  of  Leg-al  Mfe. 

A  correspondent  of  the  Rr.cor.D  calls  at- 
tention to  the  fact  that  thi^  is  the  centennial 
year  of  the  opening  of  the  first  court  held 
for  Luzerne  County,  and  asks  that  the  fol- 
lowing from  Fearce's  -Annals,  be  published: 

"On  the  27th  of  May,  1787,  Timothy 
Pickering,  James  Nesbitt,  IJbadiah  Gore, 
Nathan  Kingsley,  Bei.jamin  Carpenter, 
.Matti.if.s  Holienbrtck  and  William  Hooker 
Smith,  who  h.'.J  biL-u  e..uinii^-f.ijid  justices 


oft 


pro 


idedi 


■.    ,  1    .       .  .-1  Zebulon 

Bu'ler.  ■:■  '  .  .■  '  "f  :■  :•:!■. riipton  and 
Kiver  S;rttts,  \\ii..cs-Harre,  and  proclama- 
tion being  made  by  Lord  Butler,  high 
sheriff,  for  all  persons  to  keep  silence,  the 
Commission''  of  the  county  oiTscers  were 
V  ?.:,.  -I  ■  ;'  ■  oaths  of  otiice  were  adminis- 
r  '':  I'  :!iy  Fickerii.g  and  Col.  Nathan 
!i  .,  .      I  '  w  was  the  tirst  court   held  for 

i  ,1  .i.iv.  The  duties  of  prothono- 
t.u>,  .■;.,.-;■-•.'.  rM^order  and  clerk  of  court 
were  i.trioru.ed  by  Timothy  I'iokering,  who 
was  a  lawyer  of  tine  ability.  Ko-ewell 
Welles.  Fnene?:..r  Rowman,  Fntnam  Oatlin 
and  WiUi:im  Nichols  were  admitted  and 
8  worn  as  attorneys-at-law." 


'Jill':  iiisrt>i:icAi.  fn^conn. 


THE     SHOltTKST     WILI. 


HuiculsJu'd 


Edlto 


The  enprosition  of  the  Scninton /.'-i;!'/-/;- 

can  thBt  a  Certiuu  will  m;  !•    i     m.   i  >- 1, .: 

the  resister  of  will-i  u:    i.  .     .     .'    -    >      . 

is  the    3liortf.--t  will    on  •  i   .     i/,     ;   -  ■• 

What  ifi  helieveii  to  h.  :  'i.i!  :  .i::1m:i 
record  is  oce  liltd  with  ttii>  ri^-i-tir  of  v.-ilK 
at  Wilkes-Barre.  It  comi.n^cs,  -Oi;nnUuc. 
incladed.iiine  words  and  is  as  follow?.: 

"Emily  K.  Miner  is  my  heir. 

Hxy.Mi  K.  MiNtit." 

The  testatrix  was  the  blind  danijhUT  of 
Charles  Miner,  tlu<  historian  of  Wyoming 
Valley,  end  the  beneficiary  i.~  her  uiccu,  the 
eldest  daughtur  ot  William  P.  Miner, 
fODndcr  of  tho  Kkcokd.  Tais  will,  which 
VBS  filed  Au2.  19,  1&7-1,  was  written  with 
lead  pencil  ou  a  sheet  of  note  uaiierand  was 
contained  in  an  envelope  on  which  was 
written  in  pencil 

"Kr-ad  tliis  when  1  am  lU-ad." 

Upon  being  filed,  the  will  was  accom- 
panied by  an  aliidavit  of  Jtsso  Tiiomas, 
brother-in-law  of  ttie  testatrix  and  lather  of 
Isaac  M.  Thomas,  averring  that  he  was  posi- 
tive the  instrament  was  ui  the  writinij  of 
Sarah  K.  Miner. 

Mia?  Miner  was  an  excetdiugly  gifted 
woman,  her  deprivation  of  vision  being 
counterbalanced  by  a  marvelous  memory. 
When  her  father  was  engaged  in  collfcting 
data  for  his  forthcoming  history  oi  U'yurn 
ing,  his  blind  daiightpr  accorarauifd  him 
on  his  visits  to  the  surviving  pioneers  of  the 
trying  days  of  177d,  listened  ch.-oly 
to  their  narratives,  and  recalled 
them  to  her  father  upon  returuiLg 
home  to  pot  his  data  on  paper.  -^he 
learned  to  read  bj  touching  the  largo  wooocu 
typLS  in  her  fathf  r's  print;ng  i:tlicc.  W  li-:i 
Bent  to  an  insiiiiuion  lor  te  idling  the  t>;iud, 
her  parents  were  informed  tnat  :-he  was  t.ie 
first  child  ever  a.ia.itted  who  was  ablr  to 
read.  Slie  was  not  bo:u  blind,  but  lo,-t  her 
sight  Very  early  in  childhood. 

Her  father,  who  w.is  I'orii  in  Conueciicnt 
in  1780,  came  to  Wilkes  Barre  at  the  a-e  ..t 
19  and  in  ItiOU  joined  his  brother,  .\^i,c-r 
Miner,  in  tho  publicatio.'i  ut  the 
Lmzithp  Fidi-rulift,  sacoe.-sor  to  the 
Wilkes  B-irre  f;«.:,?/«.  Two  years  laic  r 
Asher      withdrew      iii.d      wont     to    D    ^  ;,-,- 


West  Chester  1 
the  r,//,(w,.  ;,v 
17    j.ars.   n,. 


i..    pi 


.  Ilka  his  brother's /;iV//iy,'/i- 

■A    ..   i^inuled  and  is  still  a  Mgonius 

J  '  -n.    I      1  ;:!.ii-lR.d     by     the    same    lamily 

i  l,\Mii- ),  lo  Whom  tho  Miner   brothers  sold 

in  lHa4. 

(Since  the  above  was  in  type  we  are  in- 
formed by  the  present  publishers  that  upon 
going  to  West  Chester  Mr.  Miner  bought 
the  Chcslev  Covnh/  Fedeirili.s',  t  Ang.  0, 
1817)  ami  changed  its  name  to  MlUir/r 
h'rrunl  Jan.  7,  1818.— Editor  1 

Clr'.r!-^  \i,,.„r  V  ;"  di  [■-.■■r.-'-i-d.  not  only 


l''i'''^  ■:(;  •■  '-u'  L-.'il.i  a  ■■i.--a' s  from 
ihy  Ui'^k  lit  I'uoi  i;obert  the  Scribe,''  some 
of  which  were  atlribclod  to  Benjamin 
Frr.nlilin. 

Capl.  James  1'.  Dennis  has  handed  the 
Kl-.COUD  an  autograph  letter  written  from 
Washington  in  181.5  to  -Judge  Jesse  Fell,  of 
Wilkes  Barre.  by  Abraham  Bradley.  It 
has  the  following  reference  to  a  series  of 
articles     then     being    written    by    Charles 

"r.  S.— The  editor  of  the  G !■>(:, iPr  has  ac- 
quired the  hijhest  reputati  m  among  all 
ranks  of  people  and  served  his  country  and 
the  cause  he  has  espoused,  at  lea^l  equal  to 
any  editor  in  the  United  States  The 
humor  and  plea^'intry  .vith  which  he 
lills  his  columns,  serve  more  to  tiie  promo- 
tion of  good  morals  than  the  most  powerful 
arguments  of  the  superb  genius.  And 
wlien  he  touches  upon  poli'ics,  under  the 
signature  nt    'rncle  John,'  t.ie  humor   and 

ouciions  are  cci'ind  into  luo-t  of  the  papers 
from  .Maine  to  Onio,  and  some  of  ihose  to 
the, South.  Kven  tlm.V.rAioa..;  Inl-Hnjnu:', 
cannot  withhold,  with  all  his  Democratic 
ausieritj,  from  republishing  some  ijieces 
which  have  no  acrimony  against  his  bf  lovrd 
system  of  Democracy.  Kvery  one  is 
charmed  " 

The  writer  of  the  letter  referred  to  was  a 
lawyer  in  Wilkcr,- Barre  at  one  time  He 
was  a  g-aduHtP  at  Judge  Keeve's  law  school 
i„  l,,trt,t-..M.  i:nr,n  ,    hi^.1    -.,  .^    one    of    the 


pt-bll-i.,:.,,  <  ,  t.  :.  .  ■  ....  ,  !-...  ..,..,: 
he  wild  lu  .Si.mtj  'Irs'.c;  -.no  .^^luIr-u  L>.]iltr. 
who  changed  I's  name  to  the  Gli-nifr, 
Charles,  however,  continuing  to  coi.tribir.e 
to  its  editorial  columns  until  181G,  when  the 


While  in  Congress,  to  which  Mr.Miner  was 
twice  elected,  serving  from  lt<24  to  18J0, 
he  introduced  a  bill  for  the  suppression  of 


TiiK  JiJsTuJ;icAi.  !:!■:• 


the  tilovf>  trill  '  r  t;:  I  >:  'ri  t  uf  Coliim- 
bin  Riid  boltlh  .    ;■.    -    :  i     :  .Laaare  cdii- 

tiary  to  thfc  i,.1m>  >.i  ,  >  i  ■•  ud>,  but  the 
Blnve  power  V,  ,-  ...  -      ':>i.t;    Hnd    llu- 

bill  wnn  dct\;iii-  u  ..h.  Aui^.i  v^a.^  a  e.uoui,' 
ndvoonte  ol  i.mlcclioji  tj  Aiuerio.in  inda.>- 
try,  and  lii.';  corveii(ioniipt;c'e  erubnieed  ^ucli 
distineai-^hed  uduie.-*  a.<  Web.-tcr,  Clay  aud 
Johu  Qaiiicy  Adaius. 

Mr.  Mini-r  died  near  Wilkes-BnrrG  at  the 
age  of  bO. 

SOME  UXPUliLISQliU  KECOKDS. 

Diary  of  Dtacou  .lol.u  Uur Ibut-IIN  Xrij) 
to  WyumiusjiiKl  Hack  to  Couneclicut- 
Karly  Surveys. 

EmioK  KixoKii:  William  S.  and  Myron 
Hnrlbat,  of  Arkiiort,  N.  Y.,  Iiavc  loaned  lue 
eome  nucieut  papers  or  dooumetiis  ri.-latiDe 
to  the  early  settlenieat  of  Wyomiug  and 
Delaware  lards.  The  paper?,  or  eoiue  of 
iheni,  are  .somewhat  worn,  atiil  eomo  pans 
have  been  lorn  off  and  lo?t,  ?o  that  this  copy 
will  not  begin  at  the  commeijcemeut  of  the 
work,  but  such  as  it  is  I  send  yon. 

The  date  of  the  transactions  mentioned 
is  probably  1773,  except  the  meeiing 
in  Norwich,  Connecticut.  It  is  the  work  of 
"Deacon"  John  liurlbut.  I  hope  some  of 
yonr  readers  can  tell  where  the  towns  of 
Parkbnry  and  Hnutmgtou  were  or  are,  aud 
also  where  the  district  of  Grotou  tiustjae- 
hanna  Pnrcuase  was. 

H.  B.  Flumk. 

"Afternoon  Mr.  Chapmaii  drew  ihe  piac 
of  intervales.  These  lutervalts  near  the  river 
are  generally  very  jjood,  being  overtlown 
frequently  in  winter,  the  unantity  of  these 
low  lands  in  both  town?  is  about  4  or  -5 
thousand  acres  that  is  dry  enough  to  bear 
English  grai-s,  to  which  may  beadaed  about, 
of  land  ooutitrnour,  3  ihonsand  ot  swamp, 
part  of  It  ot  "  '^oud  kind  aud  the  re^l  a  bad 
kind,  beiUK  coin|ju.*ed  '  willow  or  bos 
meadow  ^'  acres  of  which  the  '' 
are  about  3  ftet  liich  and  entirely 
clear  of  trees  or  bush,  ihe  timber  on  the 
best  part  IS  on  je  suuth  end 
beach,  elm,  shagbark.-,  walnut,  maple, 
ash,  birch,  b:ack  and  white  oak,  but  towards 
the  middle  of  the  town  i=  chieliy  walnat; 
some  white  pine  aud  bcmlock  on  points  and 
higher  1-iuds,  butternut  also  and  chestuat: 
the  smaller  growth  i:^  thorn:  bhick,  speckled 
and  common  alder,  spice  wood,  hazie  and 
some  other  small  trash.  Uf  the  herbs  or 
grass  kind  are  luandtakes,  nettles,  wild 
grass  or  joint,  wild  oatf,  spikenard,  balm. 
and  a  variety  of  other  kind  of  herbs. 
Gooseberry  bu-hes  also  .  .  end  other 
weeds  to  which  low  land.~  are  incident. 

Thursday,  -May  ye  20th— A  little  wet,  but 
warm   and  sunshine  about  10    o'th  clock. 


Thi^  day  was  spent  in  planning  the  inter- 
vale lots. 

Friday  .May  yo  21st.  Layed  out  8  lots  ot 
intervaiii  in  Parkbnry  next  adjoining  those 
laid  out  which  .ireiso.  30  to  37.  At  night 
drew  17  lots.     My  lot  was  33. 

ilicre  is  it.  (hi-  town  .'>  houses,  about  30 
men  aud  lads,  ."i  -.voiaeii.  The  town  is  sit- 
niitf- on  yesidii  of  an  hill  faciui^  toward  ye 
N.  W.  ahoiit  }..'  mile  frouije  river.  'I'he 
lai;d-i  from  yo  unadow  ceuerally  rise  K  little 
too  hiyh  for  cunvtnieucy  altlio  in  many 
places  the  ascent  is  very  easy,  the  timber  is 
dm  tly  white  pine  but  in  some  wiiile 
o.ik.  l)ut  not  of  ye  best  kind,  and  ye  laud 
ii;u--lly  too  stony,  but  far  from  being  ledgy, 
and  about  a  mile  and  one. half  from  ye  fort 
,1,.  ,.....,.,..1,.,,,  -v.-!";uiM,-r)  -liwithva^it 
i  .■;.-:-.  '..^  ■■'■  .  ;  I  ,  ;  're.  This 
1  .     .  .  I,.  .,■,.-..   '  .ii.u    F'lOne, 

'1.  ■,  1-  !.  ^  !     1   .  1.'.   ■,,Lli    watered 

Satun.u.,  :  bounded  out   a 

number  u  '  ::  .  .  viy  lot  in  particu- 
lar. Tliir,  M  N  ,  ,  i: !,  \.  ,  M-ry  bad,  for  after 
v.adin^  all  (! '.y  c:-.ujL  Ol!  a  shower  al  night 
aud  we  had  near  4  miles  to  travel  thro  wet 
bo-<b65. 

babtiath  day.  May  ye  23rd.  Attended 
meeting  with  Capt.  Parko. 

The  number  and  names  of  lots  laid  out 
and  drawn: 

ElishaGitTiird 1      Noll.ar.  11  G.it,.^ 21 

Abol  N.Kimbal 2     li:  ui   !   l--t:,ii     ,      liS 

CVpt.  Silas  Vark....     a     D.^v,  '  i,   •--  J,'. 


Obadii 


■  Clore,  Jr 


.Monday,  -May  ye  2Uh.— About  10th  clock, 
pa--td  Laquaivack  Kiver  and  took  my  jour- 
ney to  Sa.-ijuahanah,  in  comoany  with  Capt. 
I'arirh  i;   .Mr.  Benaj  ih  Park,  went  that  day 

Tut.-d.iy.  .May  je  Soth.— \  isited  .Mr.  John- 
son   at    Ciiauman   Muls,  wentto   Wilkbnry 

Fort 3  miles.     In   ye  afternoon  went 

over  to  Capt.  Gore's  m  Kint,'s:on.  then  re- 
turned to  Wiikbury.  \Vent  up  to  .Abraham's 
Plains.  Asain  returned  to  ye  Fort.  At  a 
town  meeting  at  night;    returned  to  King- 


■J UK  iii,sroi:ii:Ai,  j:i-a\)J:i>. 


ston  to  Bunediot  Gfilterly'e.  Slept  there 
that  iiiijht. 

\VeiiuL'?a!iy,  Miiy  j6  20lh— Went  down  on 
ye  field?  !n  I'lyriioulh  nudthtji  lip.ck  toC-.pt. 
Gort;?,  tlr  n  ruliiruoJ  to  Wilkbniy  a^ain. 
Vii'-ited  M  I-.  Jolmpon.  \Va*?  with  him  about 
two  hour.  Rtid  n  half.  Fonud  him  iu  a  low 
discouBolate  state,  but  looking-  like  rain  rid 
for  Laquawanar  Fori.  Came  on  a  very 
black  heavy  cloud  of  thuuder  and  rain  iu  ye 
shower  reached  yo  fort.  After  ye  rain  rid  to 
Rasou's,  aboQt  two  miles.  Tarried  there 
that  night. 

Thareday,  May  ye  27th— Came  thro  Ca- 
pow's  groat  hill  aud  great  fwnnip  at  night; 
came  to  Halli-t's  Ferry  and  60  to  ye  fort. 

Friday,  May  ye  "JOlh.  Settled  my  afTairs 
at  Parkbnry  wi;h  ye  ?cttlerri. 

Saturday,  May  yc  :i!ith.  Took  my  journey 
towards  home;  tarried  that  nisht  on  ye  east 
of  Dehiware  Kiver,  at  Isaac  Fanarties,  in  ye 
Mitiibin!-.?. 

Sundiiy,  Maj  ye  30th.  Rode  to  Honas 
Deiktrs;  breakfasted  there;  afternoon  rid  20 
miles  to  Owen's. 

Monday,  May  ye  Slst.  To  walking  thence 
to  North  Hiver  nhout  noon,  thence  up  ye 
Fishkills  to  Bakers  in  ye  I'iVluI-. 

Tne~day.  Junnye  1  i.  :,  .;-  I'atonts 
kent  into  Ijitohlielcl  li,  :  tiiese  3 

days  very  liot  and  dr>  ;  -         ■        ,  ;       1  i-t." 

MISOELLANFXH  ■.     ,  :  i      "  ,\M'\. 

Kingston  on  ye  Snsqnehauua,  May  ye  26th, 

1773. 

Received  of  John  llarlhurt  ye  .-um  of  one 
pound,  ten  shillin>is  and  3d.  I  say  received 
for  me.  Stephkn  Hlbleut. 

1,341 
14 

l,2o5  acres  and  35  rods.  A  streight  line 
from  ye  bounds  at  each  end  of  ye  town  of 
Huntington,  leavdh  1,"J."5  acres  vo  ye  ea-t 
side  and  taketh  off  th-  town  of  Farkbnry 
569  acres.     l,2r")5  less  otjy— 63U. 

My  cost  of  purchase  and  expense  on  ye 
affeira  of   the    Western    Lauds.     I'ebry    je 
2nd,  A.  D.  1773: 
Purchased     }.i    a     Susqnahaunnli 

Right  cash io    Os  Od 

Paid  Capt.  Joseph  flurlbnt 0    3   0 

Kxpen?e..._. 0    5   0 

March  ye  l;>tn  took  a  deed  of  gift 
of  ye  Dt'liiware'^od  purchase  arid 

part  of  yo  1st  purchase  deed 0    10 

Expense 0    r>  o 

May   ye   10th  paid  to  Cnpt.  Park 

for  a  draught  of  that  grant 0  18   0 

Forlct:in{Tout 0    'JO 

For  lotting  out  yi   town  of   Hunt- 
ington     0    8   0 

August  ye   12th,  at  a  meetiug  of 
said  town  for  drawing  lots.    Ex- 


pence 0    5   0 

March  ye  loth  and  16th,  1774,  at  a 
meetmt;  in  Norwich  respecting 
yo  Delaware  rigiits.    Expeuee...  0  10   0 


Received  of  Captain  Hurlbnt 0    3    0 

Remains £8     Is  Od 

Oct.,  1774,  paid  to  my  brother 
Stephen,  for  cost  and  expenses 
in  surveying  and  lotting  my 
tights  in  ye  district  of  Groton 
Snsqoehanna    purchase £0  123  Od 

AVebt  I'.ranch  History. 

The  October  issue  of  tho  Historical 
.loxirnul,  published  by  Col.  J.  F.  McGinness 
at  WiPiamsport,  is  fall  of  interesting  mat- 
ter. Sainoel  .Maclay's  journal  is  continued 
at  great  length. 

Pronii-.e  is  given  of  an  illustrated  article 
on  "nl;l  Fort  Aucn^ta,"  whi'Mi  stood  at  the 
coi.lln. -i.-f,  nf  thf.  \,,rll.  :  ,u\  UVu  Branches 
(.'  1 ''.■.-.  i  ;■'  '■  ,!i'  ..  ;.t  \  I;  1  I  .,,i-.v  Snnbury. 
!'■  '  -  '  ■  \  •  .  I  •  ■  '  II,'..  tort,  inci- 
i'  ■'  •    .  ■  I     !       I      ly  dtfend- 


ila-r  prwiiii-.  d  ivrlii-le  of  interest  is  tlie 
ling  Valley  and  a  sketch  of  Methodism 
North   Branch,  by  C.  F.  Hill,  of    Ha- 


'fi'.fcs  thus  kindly  of  the   Hi: 


lUgl 


d  Record,  published  at 
proves  as  it  grows  older, 
jcr  is  exceedingly  valuable, 
choice   matter   relating  to 


early  tiuies  iti  the  NVyuniiug  region.  An 
illnstr.ited  article  eutitltd  "flL'lics  of  tho 
Red  Alen"  is  alone  worth  a  year's  subscrip- 
tion, which  is  only  SI. 50." 

We  rcaret  to  note  thut  Col.  Meginness  has 
concluded  not  to  publish  a  revised  edition  of 
his  valuable  "li:-'orv  of  the  West  Branch 
Valley,"  .1  :,•■■  1,1  :  uibility  of  making 
it  a  tiui',.'"'  '  I' I. r.ly  remains  there- 
fore, for  '  ■:  led  in  that  subject 
to  beco:i;i  ■.:  i  !,  tho  author's  lli^. 
turicril  Ju\n-r.'il.  [mblished  monthly  at  62  a 
year.  


Kind   \Vi 

)f  tho  Hi^Lori 


isle 


Ri'cord  the  Harrisbnrg 
Tcleijrnpli,  in  its  excellent  notes  and  queries 
department  says: 
The  n:i„r!r.,l   f:rct>r.I.   of  V>-|U;es-Barre, 

li;,.    1.   .■;      !    .■       .'   -.    ;,l'i     1,  H,:!.er.      It    is 
f  I      :  .        '■■     ■  1 jre    of  the 


formation.  lliu 
Ushers  are  doing  i 
they  may  see  theii 


I    '        .,  ,  I  .11  1?^  n-posi- 

lliiuKjj  ntv.-papt  r  pub- 
good  work,  and  we  trust 
way  clear    to    continue 


HIE  iiisroinrM.  itKcnun. 


thirt  lii^itorical  Uioiiltily  for  jenri;  to  ooi 
Their  work  has  a  jiormaDent  value  tu  eve 
body. 

KARLY    SUSQUKFfANNA    NAVKi.VTH 


h-.dfub- 


.'-□disa 


Ci'ui>ie  of  tlie  III  rated  Steamboat  Hear- 
ing 'lie  Naiiio  of  tlio  llivcr-C.mlem- 
I.oraiis^ous  Aeeoi.nt  of  Her  Deslrction. 
Mure  thau  nixly  ytar.s  asjo,  before  the  ad- 
vent of  canals  iiria  railroads,  the  enterpris- 
ing merchants  of  Br.Uimoro  compreheuded 
the  importancn  to  their  material  business 
interests  uf  facililntir.g  the  mode  of  trans- 
portation of  the  lumber,  grain,  iron  and 
whisky  trade  of  the  Susquehanna  Valley, 
then  an  important  factor  in  the  home  traffic 
of  that  city,  lying  so  ci>nveinently  at  the 
lower  extremity  of  Fenn-^lvania^-  rich 
agricultural  and  mineral  centre.  Larije 
sums  of  ruoney  liad  been  expt-nded  in  re- 
moving obstructions  in  the  rocky  chancel  of 
onr  noble,  (but-  rapid  and  imprac- 
ticable for  navigation  I  river  below 
Cnlumbifl,  so  f.s  to  admit  the  pa=sa?e  of 
arks  and  rafts  down  stream  on  their  way  to 
tide.  A  canal  had  been  con.itructtd  from 
Fort  Deposit,  northward,  in  order  that  these 
np-river  craft  might  avoid  the  shoals  and 
dangerous  reefs  ot  the  fir-t  ten  miles  above 
fide  water,  after  th,^  =;  rir  .: 
eided,  but  as  yet  f,.  : 
way  of  returning  ti'  :'■■ 
ing  commerce  lUci  ..  .. 
as  they  would  natsL.liy  i.^uu.  ;i.  r.-turu 
for  their  raw  products  of  forest,  titld  and 
mine. 

It  was  decided  to  make  the  attempt  to 
establish  steamboat  navigation  on  the  river 
in  order  to  overcome  this  serious  obstacle 
in  the  way  of  exchange  commerce.  The 
tirst  attempt  at  steamboat  navigation  above 
tide  water  was  made  in  162.5.  .A.  small  steam- 
boat named  the  Susquynm.ua.  had  been 
built  in  Baltimore  and  towcd  up  to  Port 
Deposit  in  the  spring  of  tt:at  year,  ihe 
lirat  mention  we  have  in  the  newspapers  of 
the  day  is  found  in  the  Uarriiburg 
Chronich'.  which  says: 

"The  Susquehanna  was  expected  at  Co- 
lumbia on  Sunday  night,  Tuesday's  reports 
were,  that  she  had  nut  got  to  Columbia. 
Eye-witne-ses  to  her  progress  put  the  mat- 
tt-r  to  rest  on  Weuaesday:  they  had  seen  her 
H  Euort  distiiicj  above  the  head  of  the 
.Maryland  Canal  with  a  pos-t  of  men  tug- 
ging at  the  ropos,  and  when  they  had 
tugged  nino  miles  gave  up  the  job. 
So  ended  all  the  romance 

about  the  St'firpifhayir.a.  She  drew  too 
much  water  i22  icches)  for  th"  purpose  and 
started  at  th-)  wrong  point.  NVatertneu  say 
that  the  croo!^eduo-s  of  the  channel,  with 
the  rapidity  of  the  current,  makes  it  utterly 
impossible  for  a  steamboat  to  ascend  the 


falls  between  the  head  of  tho  canal  and  Col- 
umbia." 

If  any  of  our  readers,  in  their  boyhood 
days,  ever  engaged  in  the  arduous,  though 
exciting,  labor  of  "rutmiiJg  to  tide"  on  lum- 
ber rafts,  and  tl.i.'i  t.ii,|,.  •.  -;'i:  over  Lnu- 
ca~ter  hiits  for  a  !:  ■  '.    morning. 


e.Utorial  romarl  .  l--  '...ii,-!  i^articulars 
iipply  to  \V.  i\.  J-.u.iiL^,,  \,i,;om  river 
pilot  through  Turkey  Ilili,  B.irger's  reef, 
Kshelman's  sluice,  etc. 

The  CV»-o)ue(->  article  pays  further:  "We 
have  a  report  that  Mr.  WiiieL' -(e'.  ff  I'llti- 
more,  has  contracted  for  0'  '  '  ;  •  'f  a 
fteambor'.t   at   Vork    Hav.i,  -a 

that  tho  York  Co.  are  111, 1..1'    •  :     -^s 

with  the  sheet-iron  steauil-     ,      ,i:  -lie 

will  be  launched  about  Ihr   1        -:   .    ,  ,     ' 

Thisshtet  iron  boat  w^-e    :      : 
and  early  in  .\pril  of  tho  ii  'h-.l 

the  river  as  far    s  l'.inL'hait     .  it-h 

she  returnea  to  York  Ha\i :         •  .,   a 

.-vir.  Klger,  reporting  that   i     .  :    f,e 

Su-quehanna  by  r-teain  w\. 

Some  of  our  older  citi/  •  ,.  .niii  --  re- 
member to  have  seen  her  !>  uig  uioortd  to 
the  shore  about  abreast  of  the  present 
Market  Street  sewer,  and  haw  the  men, 
women  and  children  of  tho  old  borough 
gathered  on  the  common  to  admire  so  great 
a  triumph  in  tho  art  ot  marine  architecture, 
and  enjoy  a  ride  to  Foity  Fort  and  return 
on  the  wonderful  craft. 

As  regards  the  boat  said  to  have 
been  contracted  for  by  Mr.  Winchester, 
there  seems  to  be  some  mystery. 
We  find  other  newspaper  mention  of 
her  saying  that  she  was  almost  completed 
and  would  soon  bo  ready  to  take  to  the 
water,  and  yet  there  is  no  certainty  of  her 
ever  having  been  used  in  any  way  on  the 
river.  And  a:;aiii,  we  are  not  uifnrmed  that 
the  S'is'i  ••■..'■.  -..  r  -.>'■'■■  ■-'"]  m  pa-sing 
the   ri'PiL!     ,     :■    .    I'   .    •'■>■     :     'iJ  It  isd:tn- 

cult    to    - .  '1    set     Mr. 

Fearce  in  :-■■■.  '  :  1.  ,  i.'-"  -^ajs  the 
.S".SQi"'  '    -        ■    •'■' ti^.c.l    boat    that 

explodei:    ;     -  .'    Ucr%\ioi;    the    next 

spring..    I    ■  -.e.nd   commi-sioners 

in  thei'  <  ,  ..  ■  :  : '  .. ^^e  the  name  as  tho 
,s-„. ,;..,■,,.  -:     •     i.nilnnore.      It   is   ju-^t 

I  ,,  -!  ,  .   '      '  .    ■   f..tal   explosion  may  have 
■  ■'...■       -  :rd  .\!r.  Winchister's  boat  of 

,,.,.'  ,,    ...  , .  r  -u-ceeded  in    getting   through 
the  low.T  ti-.m 
The  Svs,n„h' 


Till-:  IIISlTll;lc,\l,  ];y, 


tinder  ttio  cmo  of  Carit.Coru  well,  ( Pearce  eiiys 
OoUicp),  Bu  experienced  river  pilot;  shewH.i 
nwor,innni,.(oP  Iut  trial  trin  oo  thii.  por- 
'!""  'f  ■•'  -1.  ■  i,y  ii  boiird  of  Couimis- 
|;<^"'        '  '■   •'  ■■■-    of  Maryland,   iles.-^rs. 

f «"' '  '  "d   Morris,   throe  dis- 

t"V,''''  '■■■''  •  ;!'.ltiinore.  Cant.Coru- 

»■«•"    ''  ■    >^;r.-',   mad«"  Severn! 

?'"''■'       '      ■  :       :  •     .     N'orthcimber- 

'»";   ■  ■    '  I  ■  !  '-'h  Branch  and 

J"-;',''',",'-    ■  '    ''       ■  "!  :iud  retarned 

lo  ,V'^';.'-    '-"t.     Alnou.L 

on  the -i,,M.'  ,  :  .  .  ;  .,  boat  starttd 
from  \ork  I,  ,  -  .  <  ,  -  .  p.  tow  a  iflrj..c 
kee    boat  <-,  ..     .  .        ,  _.   ^  thou.aiid 

bushels  of  vi;,  :,  I,  ,  I  ■  ,  ..,,,. don  her  fatal 
Irip,  Brrivin„-  nt  the  N.-.ouneok  Fail-;  at  4 
o'clock  ot  May  3.  At  these  falls  there 
was  nu  enter  and  an  artificial 
inuer  channel  of  shallow  water  for 
tho  acoomniojation  of  rafts  and 
arks.  It  WHS  ckcKled  by  Cajit.  Cornwr'.l 
after  cousniiuia  witii  other  river  cen  on 
board  to  try  IJr^t  the  main,  or  deep  water 
channel,  as  they  feared  the  water  might  be 
too  shallow  iu  the  artiticial  elnniiel  to  allow 
the  boat  to  pass.  The  current  is  very  strong 
in  the  luaiii  channel,  and  the  raptaiu  ar>'ued 
ttjat  If  the  boat  would  not  stem 
it,  that  he  could  then  drop  back  and 
try  the  otlier  one.  The  boat  made  a  halt  m 
a  small  eddy  below  the  falls  on  the  easi  "ide 
of  the  river  and  some  of  tho  passengers  went 
ashore;  this  was  the  case  with  ihe  -Maryland 
Commi...siotiers. 

The  boat  v/=s  directed  into  the  main  chan- 
nel, and  had  proceeded  perhaps  two  tiind< 
of  the  distance  throuch  the  lall-,  when  s).e 
ceased  to  n;.-.k'j  turlhor  progress,  the  eu- 
Sine  was  stopped  and  she  was  permitted 
to  drift  back  to  tho  foot  of  tho  rapid, 
where  she  ftruck  upon  a  wall  dividinrr  the 
artificial  from  the  main  chancel,  and  at°lhat 
instant  one  of  her  boilers  ex]i!oded  at  both 
ends.  The  scene  was  as  aivful  as  the 
imasinatiou  cara  picture.  Two  of  the  p;u-^- 
eengers  on  bu:inl,  named  .John  Turk  and 
heber  \\  hitmar-h.  raitmen  from  Oheuanyo. 
IN.  Y.,  were  thrown  into  i he  river,  where  thoy 
met  with  an  in-iant  death,  if  not 
by  the  esplo=ion.  certainly  by  drown- 
ing in  the  swift  current  of  the 
nver;  William  Camp,  a  merchant  from 
Oweco,  was  totally  scalded  by  e.-cipm" 
steam.  David  Rose,  of  Cr.euaa"0,  Js  v" 
was  also  fatally  injured.  Quincy  .Maj  nard, 
the  en<;inetr,  as  stated  in  the  account  pub- 
li=ncd  m  t!ie  Uinville  n;ilch>wtn  otje  week 
after  the  occurrence,  *as  not  eX[i.H-ted  to 
rec'.ver.  thn-iiau  Brnbst,  of  r;i!,-.«i-^.i 
fatherof  our  1  ;te  towcsmai'  S.  1)  Brub^i 
and  .leremiah  Miller,  of  .lani-it^.  v.iT-rcr:- 
onsly  injured.  M.  s-rs.  Uooa-iele,  Cilt  ;u;d 
Underwood,  of  Danvilh',  were  more  or 
less    injured,     as      were      Mes^rs.     IJ.irtoti     t. 


Hnrley,  Fo.-ter  and  Col.  i'axton,  of  Cata- 
wissa,  and  Benjamin  Edwards,  of  BrMintrim. 


throu-h    is     Ui! 
ended  th 
tjusiiueui 


)iid   attempt  to   navigate  the 
by  steam  power.  w.  j. 


I'-inaiiuel  njiirsliall'H  Speedy  Auerstor. 
At  the  foot  of  the  Wilke:^-Barre  Mountain, 
on  tho  way  from  Wilkas-Earre  to  Oliver's 
Mills,  lives  a  well-known  Wilkes-Barroan, 
Kmaiiuel  Marshall.  Ho  comes  from  an  old 
pre-llevolutionary  family,  and  he  is  fond  of 
telling  aboat  the  lioublous  times  of  the  last 
''*""'>■  I'l-  -■■•■■■  ■  :i.rit.ither  was  one  of 
"'    '  '  ■      .•    J  by  the    Proprie- 

'  '  '     '       ■        !■">  years  ago  this 

■' '  '  '      i'  '     ■  :    rticipate  in  whathas 

•"'  '    '     '  i-torjc   walkingpnrchp.se. 

'  '  /  -  '  ■  "1  a  h't  of  land  on  the  Uela- 
^  '■  '    '5  before,  but  he  was  such 

■"  '  :  '  '  ■  '  •  !■  Kt-r  that  he  wonli  take  no 
au\  'lit;..:.,;,  o:  the  Indians  and  so  the  three 
days  walk,  which  was  to  limit  the  purchase, 
was  oi.ly  such  an  one  as  Penn  himself  and 
tlic  Itu!Lin=  con! J  accomplish.. 

N''-  ^  ^<'-r.i"lnns  were  his  succes'iOrs. 
II":  •■  •  '  :Mtn  who  were  famous  for 
"'  -i=t  walkers  and   they  were 

'"  '  :'-'.Hon   of   five   pounds  in 

'■^"'  '  '   ,  -r..-   ot   laud  m  the  par- 

''  '  ■  ''  ■  '  ■■  ■  ■■  I  M'-chase  was  to  be 
■'  !  ^  '  ■  '■•'"Id    be    w;dked 

Y'    "       '  '  ■   ■ 1  nuon  ot  the  next 

^■■y  ■"  ;  ■  ■  ■  .  ■!  '--hill  was  the  only 
onewlio  dm  nni  break  down,  he  covering 
sixty  miles.  The  Delaware  Indians  always 
considered  that  tho  Proprietaries  had 
swindled    <l-'.'Ji,    nor  wniild  they  relinquish 

^'"^  :  '  ■  !■  -  :  '  :  ■  -  ).  The  walk  was 
"    ''      V  ■    ■      '    '  .':-es  which   after- 

""'""  •  '  ■  ■"  '■'  .  ■  '  '1  I  :  .■:>'.-hed;and  the  first 
Uiurder  ,n  ,le.  irovmce.  Dr.  K^le  says  in 
his  History  of  Pennsylvania.was  on  the  very 
land  they  believed  themselves  cheated  ont 
ot.  V\  hen  the  Surveyor  General  atterwards 
pas-vd  over  thi-  eround  it  took  him  fonr 
days  to  cover  what  Mar.sh.al  had  covered  in 
a  diy  and  a  h..,lf. 

Ot  Marslmll's  companion-  one  who  broke 
iK.wnon  the  way  never  recovered  from  the  - 
strain,  but  lived  only  a  few  years.  The 
--■cond  who  iiU'j  fell  by  the  way  died  of  ex- 
hau-iion  in  three  da>>.  Marshall,  who  was 
a  n;itive  of  Buck;.  County,  was  a  noted 
hmner  and  chain  carrier.  H„  |,ved  and 
dicdonMarshallV  M.nd  in  the  Delaware 
,  enchint;  the  ago  of  ix). 


riiK  iiisionuAr.  UKronn. 


TWO  suiciors. 


by 


A.  cerlnin  No 
VVilkoB-liarro  iu  cini^-ultntion  with  a  number 
of  our  leading  cilizt'us  ijii  business  th:it  re- 
calls the  mimy  interesting  events  tliat  trp.uH- 
pired  in  connection  \MLh  the  residencti  and 
experience  of  Jiiy  Gould  and  his  then 
partners  in  this  county.  Leupp,  Lee  i  Co. 
was  the  niiuio  of  the  tirra  wliich  had  the 
famous  controversy  with  Gould  • 


the    Gouldsbc 


With 


nith  its  pitched 
■  drawn  oat  equity 
,  :  il  which  ended 
I  1  to  Lf-upp.  Leo 
i\  :ng  tlie  county 
liis  pocket  to  pay 
whence  he  ciine 


his  way  back  to  New  Yc 

here  on  his  then  disappointed  search  for  a 

fortune. 

It  13  noted  as  one  of  the  tragic  features  of 
the  association  of  the^o  men  that  boihLeupp 
and  Lee  afterwards  suicided.  The  former 
was  entertaining  a  number  of  his  friends  iu 
New  York,  the  conversation  turned  on  fire- 
arms. Lenpp  left  his  trnests  aiid  repaired  to 
hisown  bc-d  room  up  stairs.  Here  he  took 
down  from  its  usu  il  resliut;  place  a  reraark- 
cblesort  of  fun.  He  took  it  apart,  carefully 
put  it  together  a^-ain,  and  Ihen  deliberately 
blew  his  brains  oat  with  it. 

Lee  married  his  housekeeper  after  he  left 
here  and  finally  took  up  his  residence  at 
OniU(;6ville,  N.  J.  It  was  at  this  place  he 
put  an  end  to  his  life,  a  few  years  airo.  but 
not,  as  in  the  other  case,  with  any  special- 
ly dramatic  accompaniments.  It  is  with  ref- 
erence to  a  dispute  itiat  has  arisen  under  his 
will  that  the  New  Yorklawjor  came  here  The 
will  is  disputed  on  the  ground  that  he  was 
non  compos  vie>iti:i,  as  they  say  iu  law,  and 
legally  incapable  ot  miikiii;;   a  will,  and  the 


depu- 

■     -  'Mizens   as   knew 

nee  here,  to  the 

II  •    ■  ;,  cot   in  his  ri(;ht 

defiO.  itions  can  bo  se- 

He   is  remembered  as 

eccentric  man,  but  it 

follow  that   he    was  mad.     Many 

men  have  ;even  more  'pronounced  oddities 

d  J  jt  are   fully  capable,   and   disposed  to 

i)^'    as  the    law  eon- 


intention  o 
eitions  f  ro:i 
him  at  the  i 
effect  that  1 
mind.  W  h 
cured  is  a  q 
a  very  pcou 


1  J  jt  an 
1  doing. 


templates  tha 


•  done 


and  for  a  tin  ■  ;    i 

Dennis  tav._ : . 
Franklin    ai;  .     '.  . 

Second  N.Hti  i'.    '  i 

he  moved  to  tnt-  tiuarcii;, 
ner  of  the  alley  on  Frunkha  S'.reet,  west 
eide,  where  the  broker  shops  and  lawyers' 
ofiioes  are  to-daj.  Here  ha  used  to  do  bis 
work  at  a  table  piled  high  with  papers  and  in 


he  lievei  here 
a?  in  the  old 
the  corner  ct 
ts,  where  the 
.  Afterwards 
S3  on  the  cor- 


lu  all. 
ing  ill 
after;, 


he  was  ,\i!,;i;:;,  \,i;  a i  I  ■•■■■1  ;r ive,  boiluiK 
on  a  spue  ui  n:ie  of  his  rooms.  He  made 
jellies  himself,  that  is  with  his  own  hands. 
He  would  boil  eggs  and  feed  his  guests  with 
meals  composed  of  ttu  >e  and  other  articlen, 
the  product  of    ii  ■    >■    u 


He- 


th( 


ina  found 
up  as  the 
Canal  and 


flood  of  18i;:i,  ul  ,  :  : 
its  way  into  ";;r  ■'.:<■'-  :, 
Square  and  when  Kr.er,  Iriiu 
other  street-!  were  li.ivigHted  fur  some  time 
in  beats.  During  this  period  he  was  lond  of 
parading  in  the  water  up  and  down  Kiver 
Street  iu  great  long  boots  reaching  up  to  his 
middle,  and  a  rope  titd  around  his  waist, 
with  a  long  end  coiled,  which  he  carried  in 
his  hand,  and  which  he  said  wa~  to  bo  thrown 
to  the  re-cue  of  any  poor  devil  who  might 
be  bri'!!,'!,'.  ,  :i:  )  down  the  swollen 
stream  v  '  '  -  ;  ,'  "Love,  or  to  any  boy 
or  woi  ,-     '  '  1  -^plu  from  his  or  her 

boat,  01  ■  ;i  •  r ,, ;  -  1  pliced  iu  danger  of 
being  drowned.  He  traversed  this  beat 
patiently  during  nearly  all  the  continuance 
of  the  flood.  It  is  remembered 
that  once  during  this  tiaio  he  stoi^ped  at 
.Mrs.  Woodbury's  house  and  asked  for  a 
glas"  of  brandy.  The  liquor  w.is  given  to 
tiim,  but  instead  of  drinking  it  he  poured  it 
into  his  boots,  remarking  th,at  in  that  place 
it  would  be  a  reasonably  sure  preventive 
against  his  taking  cold. 

Other  of  his  peculiarities  are  remembered 
and  will  doubtless  be  sworn  to  for  the  use 
of  those  who  aim  to  overset  the  suicide's 
will,  but  whether  they  should  avail  to  accom- 
plish that  object  may  well  be  (lue-tioned.  It 
certainly  should  not  be  called  evidence  of 
insanity  that  a  man  prefers  brandy  in  his 
boots  to  brandy  iu  his  belly  c.  a.  j. 


Llio  Pcn,is',b:ania   Mn'jaune  of    Hif 
and   Bio'jrcf.'ny  for    (Jctober    contains 


folio        _ 

I  MS.  on  the  Susquehanna  and  bordc 
country.— The  British  Hi-torical  .\I 
scripts  Commission,  in  tt,H  \pi,.iMiix  in 
8th  Report,  menliou  a  i.i.i.i.  .-i;  :  i;  - 
value  to  students  of  I'r'. 
'■Otlicial  report  of  i-f  \  :  ,  ;  ^  ■  -, 
scription  de  la  riviere  dt-  .-  i  i  :  ;  i:,i, 
pays  qui  la  borde,  depuH  llnrr;--  I 
jusqua  rembouchurc.'  MS.  still  or  reci 
,in  the  .possession  of  Lord  Bniybrook 
^Braybrooke,  at  .\udley  Lud,  Saffron, 
den,  Sussex." 


riu:  iiisrouirAi.  avj 


The  SulHvttii     KxpuilitluJi      Journals. 

The  journal:;,  miip-.  e(o.,  of  Geticrnl  Jolin 
SHllivmi'r.  i:uhl:>r\  exiiJilinos  iWRinst  the 
"Six  Millions  •  uf  Indian?  iu  177ti,  hiive 
been  prcpnr.il  iii  n  v.iil.l.nutid  volniiio  by 
Secretnry  of  .Stuic  Conk  in  accordHUCO  Willi 
abillrasscd  in  (ho  N.w  Yorl;  J.^gisUitiirp. 
Tbojo^rnn!^<of  Gtucnil  binllivnn'a  lic-meu- 
ants  and  n^si-lant*  mn  im-ludi'd.  nnd  the 
Tolume  cout'-.in-i  fxcillent  ^  retl  «•  iif;riivinfj-; 
Of  Geci-i:il  Siilhvau.  Brii?miuT  GcihthI 
James  CliDtou,  Colonel  Peter  Gan^ovoort 
and  Colonr-1  I'lulin  \'au  Cortlmidt.  and  com- 
plete records  of  yonteuniHl  celebrations  of 
the  highly  iuterestiuM  events  iu  which  Gen- 
eral Sullivuu  participnted. 

(.Letter  to  the  Editor.l 

The  State  of  New  VorJi.  with  t;reat  libei- 
ality  and  honor  to  herself,  has  recently  pab- 
lisbed  the  cutemiml  proceedinfr^  celebrat- 
ing the  victory  of  Gen-  SuUivau  and  the 
forces  under  hi^  command  over  the  Indians, 
British  and  In-i.;-  ^.f  \  wtown,  six  miles 
below  Klniir^      v    t  '      ■  f  August.  1779. 

The  pnbli'".'  '     ivuteunial  pro- 

ceedings of  ...-....'.  uio'.ndes  the  hi"!- 
torical  iLddr>  ,-  i:.^  \..i,\\  ..Ld  oll'.er  places 
npon  the  sur-jv  ^t.  juurual  s  of  otiicers  and 
others  written, '.i  the  time,  roster  of  ofhcors, 
biographical  sketches,  etc.,  etc. 

Amont;  the  jaurnais  is  one  purportiiir^  to 
have  been  written  by  Maj.  James  Morris. 
On  page  '.iiO,  conameucini:  Aug.  14.  1770.  it 
will  be  foacd  that  this  jonrual  \:<  an  exact 
copy  of  that  of  Lieut.  Col.  Dearborn  from 
Aas.  14  to  the  end.     See  pa^e  70,  etc. 

At  the  conclasionof  Dearborn's  Journal 
the  Norris  Journal  is  tilled  out  with  the 
General  Order.s  i-.-ued  by  Snllivan  r.t  Iho 
camp  in  Ivi«ton  May 'J4.  1779.  See  Lieat. 
Col.  Huliley's  Journal,  page  145.  and  Lieut. 
Ck)l.  H.  iJenrbor-i's  Journal  page  liS 

The  cuuipil-jr  ot  this  publication  has  evi- 
dently bieii  impo-ed  upon,  by  whom  I  sliall 
not  attemiit  to  say. 

In  examining  the  introduction  to  Norris' 
Journal,  pa.^e  223,  I  fina  that  this  journal 
was  •'oarofnUy  revi-id  and  corrected"  by 
GeorRO  G.  B-niuin,  Esq.,  correspoudintj 
Buoretary  of  tht)  B'lS  ilo  Historicil  oojiety, 
from  "an  luiperfcct  copy  thereof,  with 
several  (■nns-iorjs  and  many  important 
errors."  Is  -\Ir.  Barnuin  the  p.arly  who  was 
guilty  of  supiilying  these,  "several  omis- 
eions  and  many  importanl  err.)rs."by  copy- 
incDearb 


for  Norris'-,  -  !,   -   ',  •    ! 

:.  imposed  upon. 

It  behoove-   (■•■-.. 

!    .  \i)laiu,  and  if 

he  is  not  th 

:  .  :ei   the  public 

know  who    t,,        ;.:,,-. 

U^-  society,  who 

have  the  Nor.-,.'    ..i  w,..,.    ; 

ii.t,  cucht  to  hunt 

ont  the  impor.Lcr  at  any  co 

'St.     W-  nas  u.ed 

that  society  to  perpetr-ate  a 

.  great  fravid. 

WlOMINC,  Oct.  8, 


SlEUBEN  jF.>iKI>S. 


In  lb70  the  .Alliens     (  Pa.  i    'f- ;■,  th.jn 

pa[.,ers,  iiublishedan    ni,.       .  ■   ',   "llie 

Story  of  a  K,-vohitionar..  :  i-!.i:,.d 

two  or  three  oolumuB,  »ih'  m  .  (  ,  ,,'->d  by 
the  editor,  Mr.  Chas.  T.  Jlnsioii.  it  gavi  the 
recollections,  almost  in  the  form  of  a  diary, 
of  Kdwm  Corwin,  of  General  Sullivan's  ex 
pedition  from  Aug.  20th  to  the  end. 

Corwin  belonged  to  General  Clinton's 
eomniaud.  Ho  begins  his  rec<3lleotions  with 
the  a^soinbly  of  Clinton's  troops  at  "Canajo- 
hary."ln  Mr.  (Jorwin's  volume  of  Sullivan's 
expedition,  lately  issued  by  the  State  of  New 
York,  nr-ither  Corwin  nor  his  "Heoolleo- 
tions"  are  mentioned.  Will  Hon.  Steuben 
Jenkins  examine  the  article  in  his  copy  of 
the  Uteaacr.  and  give  Fonio  knowledge  of 
Corwiu's  '•llecoliections';'"  Who  w.as  the 
person  wiio  took  them  down  "from  Corwin's 
lips,"  ns  the  preface  states? 

Corwin  was  born  in  Cayn>,'a  County,  N.  Y., 
Feb.  1^3,  17.'i!i:  died  Sept.  5,  1849,  at  the  ad- 
vanoed  age  of '.'O  years.  He  was  a  private 
iu  the  Gth  Co.,  Captain  Fowler — 2d 
N.  Y'.  Rc". :  was  at  the  bnttle.s  of  Saratoga 
and  Mobmoiiih— saw  Andre  hunc,  and  fol- 
lowed Snllivai.'s  expedition.  We  are  told 
that  he  "had  many  thrilling  incidents  to  re- 
late." Did  lie  leave  any  manuscript  narra- 
tives of  his  Revolutionary  life  beyond  the 
papar  supra'/ 

In  this  coniieetiou  I  beg,  with  profound 
respect,  to  differ  with  my  friend,  Mr.  Jen- 
kins, a  •  to  the  eimiliarity  o  Maj.  Norris'  and 
Gen.  Dearborn's  Jourijal  of  the  Sullivan  Ex- 
pedition. A  comparison  of  these  two  ioar- 
uals  does  not  justify  .Mr.  J.'s  statement  that 
the  journal  of  Norris  had  been  tampered 
with,  and  enlarged  by  a  third  party,  copying 
certain  portionsof  Dearborn's  journal.  The 
differences  in  lauguaae,  spoiling,  punctna- 
tioc,  and  the  use  of  capital  letters  in  those 
parts  of  Norris' jon.nai  that  are  similar  in 
fubstance,  and  largely  in  lanenaee,  to  Dear- 
born's, are  very  patent.  Each  journal  bears 
strong  internal  evidence  of  having  been 
written  throughout  by  the  party  to  whom  it 
is  credited.  And  nule.ss  Mr.  Jenkins  has 
seen  the  original  MS.  of  Norris'  journal, 
and  is  sure  that  the  suspected  parts  are  not 
in  tiie  same  wrilintf  wuh  the  part  that  is  not 
suspected,  his  criticism  is  not  jest.  Cer- 
tainly no  profit  could  V'e  gained  by  any  third 
party  fiom  sucrh  a  viilaiuous  forgery  as  an 
imitation  of  Norris'  style  of  writing  in  copy- 
ng  Iroui  Dearborn  would  be. 

In  defense  of  my  friend,  the  honorable 
secretary  of  the  Buffalo  Historical  .Society, 
Mr.  G.  C.  Barrum,  I  must  say  that  I  believe 
such  an  action  on  his  part  to  be  impossi- 
ble. If  Mr.  Jenkins  h.-.s  ever  been  a  soldier. 
and  as  fuoh  kept  a  diary  of  events  solely 


TUK  JirsTOKK'A!.  HECOIUi. 


tut  hir-.  owu  p(!rionii!  plciisnro,  as  the  writer 
has  dona,  he  will  have  had  an  nncomuion 
experience  if  ho  has  not  copied  from  other 
diaries  or  allowcil  his  coinrades  to  copy 
from  his  puch  eveutrf  an  proorotination  or 
other  causv.  may  have  prevented  liuing  lo- 
corded  at  ti^e  moment  they  happened.  It 
\a  very  donbtfnl  if  any  pint'le  expedition 
that  v/as  made  on  either  side  in  the  war 
between  the  States  (Ibtil-lbOr.)  prodnoed 
as  many  joaruala  of  the  esneditiou  a^  tliupo 
of  Arnold  to  Canada  in  I'iTd  and  Sullivan  to 
Niafj'iiain  1779.  The  wonder  ir*  that  aaionu 
the  27  jonrnals  of  the  latter  expedition  so 
fif'^e  exact  Bimilarity  occars.  Finally,  iMr. 
J.  fails  to  notice  that  Maj  Norris  was  tne 
major  of  Lt.  Col.  Dearborn's  regiment  in  this 
expedition,  donbtless  ocoiipjing  the  same 
tent;  at  least  sleeping  nndei  the  same 
blanket  and  it  is  hardly  probable  that  they 
failed  to  record  the  daily  events  in  their 
jonrnals  at  the  same  time.  Mr.  J.  is  nnjiist 
to  both  Mr.  B'Tuam  and  the  Bnffalo  His- 
torical Society  in  his  criticism  ''nnless  he 
speaks  from  the  book."  h.  e.  h. 


A  Former  Wllke 


Dead. 


The  San  Antonio  Express:,  of  Sept.  6 
contains  a  colnmn  and  a  half  report  of  a 
meeting  ot  the  San  Antonio  Bar,  called  to 
take  action  on  tije  death  of  Major  Jacob 
Waelder,  a  former  WilkesBarrean.  De- 
ceai?ed  is  spoken  of  in  the  most  cnlogistic 
terms  in  the  speeches  and  resolntions.  He 
oconpied  a  prominent  position  in  S.'in 
Antonio  and  wa.s  elected  to  every  ofBce  for 
which  he  was  a  candidate.  He  wan  twice 
elected  to  the  Legislatnreand  was  a  member 
of  the  convention  which  framed  the  State 
Constitntiou.  He  is  deooribert  as  an  able 
and  learned  lawyer,  a  pleasant  associate,  an 
esteemed  citizen,  a  Democrat  and  a 
christian  gentleman. 

He  v.as  the  founder  of  Mr.  Banr'a 
i;'i/,.  '  ■  .  .  i:  ,:  in  ;.aper  in  this  city,  in 
1>^'  ',  '  v.hi-h   ti.me   he  had  been 

cmi  ;    ;     '    '  I'e  Uepartmeutof  Harris- 

bur;  ;    cji  German    documents. 

In  loi.;,  i.e  rl  ...  i/i/f;- says,  he  went  to  the 
Mejkioau  war  as  u  first  lieutenant  m  the 
Wyoming  Artillerists.  and  made  a 
most  creditable  war  recird.  Upon  his  re- 
turn he  studied  law  wiih  Hon.  L.  I).  Shoe- 
maker, and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  IS.'jO, 
bein<;  elected  district  attorney  the  following 
year.  In  IS-'cl  he  went  to  Texas,  where  he 
built  op  a  largd  law  practice.  A  city  in 
Texas  bears  his  name. 

Mr.  Waelder  was  born  in  Germany  in 
1817.  He  leaves  a  widow  and  seven  chil. 
dren,  also  onedanBhter  by  a  former  mar- 
riage,  Molly  Waelder,    who    visits    Wilkes- 


B^irro  from  time  to  time,  in  company  with 
her  mother's  fisler,  Mws  .Mary  Lamb,  who 
owns  the  property  on  the  corner  of  Market 
and  Fr.'uiklin  Strefts,  diagonally  opposite 
the  WyomiutT  Bank. 

Funeral  ..f  tlie  Late  Ma,ior  Waelder. 

The  San  Antonio  I  Texas)  Ej:ijri:-<'<  of  the 
4tli  in.^t.,  give*  riariierd.irs  of  the  funeral  of 
the  late  Major  Jacob  Wnelder,  formerly  ot 
Wilkes-Barre.  Ho  wa=  buried  according  to 
the  ritual  of  the  Kpi-copal  church,  the  long 
cortege  comprising  a  batt-ry  of  artillery, 
three  troopj  of  c.ivalry,  besides  numerous 
civic,  beneficial  and  musical  a-^ociaiiona. 
The  Beethuvi-n  .Matr.nerchor  SHCg  at  the 
grave  and  the-  Belknap  Rilles  tirtd  a  farewell 
salute. 

Jacob  Jarobys  Death. 

At  1  pm.  Sept.  11,  Jacob  Jacohy,  a  well- 
known  resident  of  this  community,  died 
after  a  short  illness  of  general  debility  con- 
Bequent  on  oid  age.  Until  within  the  past 
few  years  he  was  engaged  in  the  grocery 
basine'^s  here,  and  was  an  industrions  and 
opright  mercliant.  He  had  resided  for  some 
time  pfi-t  M'lth  his  -oTum  law,  Jacob  Adams, 
OOSoDtli  W  .  I',.'  :  ^;reet,  where  he  died. 
He  lea'.    -    I    .     .  ,,    Insephine,  wife  of 

Mr.  Au  iM  ,  ,  .  ■  .  .  He  came  from  Ba- 
varia, (1.  rn.  '.•  \.  t.i  :  ,,-  city  forty-six  years 
ago,  and  '.!ri~  rriukcd  :iiii..-in.7  oor  oldest  Ger- 
man Citizens.     He  was  6-t  years  of  age. 

Death  of  Hev.  Matthias    W.  Harri-.. 

The  sad  news  has  been  received  of  the 
death  on  Sept.  17,  of  Kev.  M.  W.  Harris  in 
a  Western  home,  to  which  he  went  from 
Wilkes-Barre  only  a  few  months  ago.  The 
disease  whicli  struck  Mr.  Harris  down  was 
typhoid  fever,  with  whicri  he  had  been  ill  for 
only  a  fortnight.  Mr.  H.trris  was  ."lO  years 
of  age.  and  was  a  h.cal  minister  in  the 
Evangelical  Church  in  this  city.  Last  .April 
he  v/tnt  to  Carthage,  Mo.,  where  he  accepted 
a  charge,  and  was  preaching  np  to  the  time 
of  his  death.  VVhiie  m  U  ilkes-Barre  .Mr. 
Harris  was  an  active  p'.riicipant  in  tiie  Third 
Party  Prohibition  mover, :,/iit  and  was  a 
tluent  speaker  on  ihe  ii.M.irm  and  in  tho 
pulpit.  Ui^  ^i'.-  .11  •'  .1-  , '"It  children 
survive  hioj.      I:  -      Mrs.    N^^ry 

Goodwin,  of  (■■::;:  .  ;  i    ia,dU-.rTey 

H.Harris,  of  111-,-  >;;>  -.  .•  i.  .s  and  W.  S. 
Harris,  whoare  at  (.'.irringe.  Ihe  latterwas 
here  at  the  tune  ttie  new-  came  ttiat  be  wa.s 
ill,  and  left  lor  home  at  once,  but  arrived 
too  late  to  see  his  father  a.ivo.  Mr.  Harris 
was  buried  in  Carthage  on  Sunday,  Sept,  16. 


TIIK  llIslijlilfAl  I; 


IX-iith  of  .Mrs.  MrCaiiiiKlif.i-. 
Mis.  ]■,.  (\.  .McUarraahor,  the  wife  of 
Saointl  .Mi<;arr;isher,  Esq.,  dn  d  .S'luds.y 
morniQg,  Oct.  :-',  about  7  o'clock,  in 
the  tJiid  ytar  of  her  aye,  at  her  iMte  ru.si- 
ilence,  Srj  D.ina  Street.  For  several  years 
diabf-K'-i  had  weabi-ued  lier  and  kei^t  her 
uinch  at  lionie,  and  recently  BrisKt's  disvuse 
attacVed  lirr.  A  recent  fall  upou  thu  pave- 
uieDt,  iiw  1U4  at^evere  uervoti-  shock, perhaps 
hasteiied  her  end.  Mr.=.  McCani.-her  was 
B  member  of  the  First  Presbytcriau  (!hnrch 
of  this  city.  Uheii  fhe  knew  thu  time  of 
her  departure  whs  near,  she  looked  toward 
the  fill  lire  withont  fear  aud  wich  abnndaDt 
faith.  ^'  ^ii  !  \ .'..  pfacef'iUy,  and  during 
her  1-   ,-;      ,  'i.red   little   or  no  pain. 

'i'h'l:.;  ■    :         took  place   at    her  late 

re?niii,-.    on   I    ■     I  ly  afternoon  at  3:30. 

Attorney  Dltksou's  FHther  l)*;ul. 
Rev.  H.  S.  Dickson,  of  Philadelphia, 
father  of  A.  H.  Dickson,  Esq.,  of  Wilkes- 
Barre,  died  at  his  hoiue  in  the  former  city 
C)ct.  17.  KeT.  .Mr.  Dickson  was  a  native  of 
Comity  Duwii.lrel.md,  sod  was  sev^nty-livo 
years  of  ai;d  at  the  lime  of  his  death.  Uo 
came  to  tnis  e  jiintry  witti  his  parents  iu 
1821  and  settled  near  Launiugsbar-.  N.  i'., 
where,  by  his  own  inuustrj ,  ."le  accumulated 
ButScieut  funds  to  carry  him  throai;h  Union 
Colles^e  and  Princeton  Theoioaioal  Bemi- 
nary.  ile  then  too;;  up  r  is  lite  worK  of 
preaching,  his  first  chari^e  being  in  .Missis- 
sippi, k  Utt.ie  huor  we  near  of  him  at  B'ort 
Wayne,  Iiid.,  wntn  lin  r.Diiir.eJ  ..trvoral 
years,  preaciiinj  wi::!  ,  ;  .;  -  mo  -~.i-^cc-.\u<i 
a  fine  church   aud   i  :    :.  -r    ;    works 

that    are   grea'ly  toi  ^  •'•      atter- 

wards  performed  s.:j.:  .:  .v  ,  ,  ,i  I  '.lo'-i,  N. 
Y.,  bnildins  tne  VV,,-tm;L-ter  Church. 
Shortly  alter  he  w;is  injured  in  a  railroad 
accident  aud  compelled  to  give  up  active 
work,  when  he  removed  to  PhiPuieiphia, 
where  ho  has  couLinued  to  aia  the  jjood 
cause  by  wi^e  conn-el  fonnd'id  ou  lon<;  ex- 
perience and  a  hearty  interest  in   the   work. 


Deatli  of  -llr 


Fell. 


On  Saturday,  Oct.  S,  at  0  o'clock  am., 
Elizabeth  (irny.  wite  of  D.  \.  i'Ai.  Sr.,  oK-d 
at  her  re-idence,  I'-J  Nur'.h  W  a-hir.KCoQ 
Street,  of  cirriiosisof  tbe  liver,  atter  in  ill- 
ness of  some  six  mooths.  She  was  .ol  years 
of  asje  and  is  survived  Dy  her  ti'isbnad  and 
two  sons.  Attorney  D.  A.  J-'ell,  .Jr.,  aud  Dr. 
Ale:s;inoer  G.  Fell.  Uf  r  only  other  child,  a 
daui^litcf,  Mary,  died  obout  tv.'o  years  Ktfo. 

1  hi  d.  c^.'-sfrd  was  a  danghttr  of  the  late 
.Mex  iiider  (Truy,  of  this  city,  was  born  here 
and  pe.---d  ti3r  ffhole  life  in  Wiikes-Uarro. 
Of  her  family  foii^  sisters  survive  her,  .Mrs. 
j\nua  Brown,  widow  of  the  late  Joseph 
Brown,  of  this  city,  and  Wti.  Margaret  Car- 


penter mid  Misses  Jane  and  Isabella  Grny, 

of  Priucetoo,  N.  J.     Mrs.  Fell  will  be  fireatl}  ! 
missed    not    only    fromi  the    circle   of    her 

family,  but  by  all  her  many   friends.    She  j 
had   a  kiuody,  .otntle  nature,  warm   hearted 

and    (dlectioaate.      She    was    a    consistent  I 

member  of   the   First  Presbyterian  Church  I 
and  pratietd  the  christian  teachings  of  her 

faith  iu  all  the  occurrences  of  daily  life.  I 

The  funeral  took  plies  at  3  pm.  Monday  ! 

from   her   late   residence,   Kev.   Dr.   Hodge  ( 

officiating.    The    interment    ivas    made    in  ' 

Hollcnback  Cemetery.  ! 

Deatli  of  atrs.  Knterline.  j 

Death  entered  a  Wilkes-Barre  horns  Sept.  '' 

2!)   aud    robbed    it   of    a   kind   and   loving  i 

mother    and   robbed    the    community  of  a  ' 

valued    friend   and    neiiihbor.     Mrs.  Angle  ! 

Euterline,  widow  of  the  late  J.  H.  Euterlme,  ; 

OI  Dau]iliin  Couoiy,  and    eldest  dau^jriter  of  ', 

the  lite  Edwarti  Euterline,  of  this  city,  died  1 

'Ihuisday   al    7:.J0    pm.    at  her    home    ou  i 

Ross    Street,     tier    aye   was   39  years  and  i 

death      resulted       from      typhoid      pnen-  i 

uioiiia      from    whi^h      shs      has    been    a  I 

painful    .^fflertr.     .^Iie    is    survived  by  live  • 


,.  ,  .     ,        ^  ..       .  uri  01    li^r    lia.o.ii-i.     De- 

:.'        .       -rof   Mrs.   Gcor-.   S'lidie, 

M:    .  1  .  I    ;.;j-on  and  George  V. .  Enter- 

uieojber  of  tne  Presbyterian  Churcu. 

Xho  venerable  "Daddy"  Em:.ions,  the 
famous  hshermnn  of  Harvey's  I.  ikc  is  deaii, 
his  ucmise  having  occurred  at  Di..as  on 
Sept..  1-1,  at  tut  Momo  of  a  dau=;io  r,  Mrs. 
D,.vis.     A   tur'L:o  at    ac;>,    }.h;\.-    -^  ..^.i.s  on 


byap 
ot  a  hi 


.nd 


an  injury  n  \r  i  ;  ■..  .,:■  -,(_._  ,  t :  •  .i 
ho  p.-.ssid  quicUly  awi).  As  the  Lca'.lfr 
says,  he  went  to  iiartey's  Lake  from  New 
Jersey  i.bout  Udrty-nvfc  years  -i-o  <'.!:d  ever 
since  h.is  been  a  promii:eLi:  cu;  r.-eter  at 
that  favorite  resorl.  Up  t.'  .  .i..'.  >  ;fir5 
aao  he  lived  iu  a  hut  iu  ..  '■    ■  •    ■  '  -  ou 

tl.u  banks  of  the  laUe,  iiL     •  .o..,n 

lie  k  lew  ju.s:  where  ti'.o  nuci  :r.;.'  .•  ■..  ■--  must 
nunu-rou^,  ar.il  seldom  laikd  to  ;;.  -.ke  a 
catcii  when  a  :  roper  tlfort  was  \'.i-.  forth. 
Ho  tivu^jhl  many  ot  i."r;  prominent  men  of 
his  cay  ti^e  art  of  an^^linif,  amonc;  his  p up.U 
hoinjj  the  lale  Ju;!L;e  Puxson,  of  Pbiiadel- 
phia.  Since  leavinj;  the  lake  he  has  resided 
with  his  daughter." 


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