VOL. LXX1V.
JR ISTORICAL NOTES.
By MR. J.D. MURRAY.
it has ncourred to the mind of the w' iter that an historical aecount of tha Borough of Contre
Hall and viciuity wouaid bs of vome int ‘res to the pr of the village as well ast wa of ths violin
‘Ly Che writer has therefore take the task upon blamed! to prodace such « history, of those ots
We See proser to oil them )
partion of this acoonnt that para 18 Lo the vicinity of Centre Hall
ton It has been transmitted from father to son oraliv, Wa io unt have one wreittan word that we
Can copy. Bat wa have been very careful ta sele ting thaw oral 8000 a1 ae thav hava basen hand.
cid down from father to son, and the writer has fain 1 that the aeons from dill epnt
relisted to kim, are so near alike that they wore given almost veroatim. This bas eucounraged
Writer to believe that traditionary word can and has been faad to be true and go «| fhe Jows pay
Rrvat regard to tradition in matters of Rsligion, 4s do the Rymen Catholics Protestants reject the
win hority of tradition [a Sacred things, and rely o tly on the written word * Staat fast sud
the traditions which ye have been taught.” The writer wishes Lo say thal the correct dates of our
nhcostors coming iuto this part of the valley cannot be riven ia all c4ss%: the fese aad ants have for
Relte 1, if they aver knew, bat we exoeot Lr wporox imate the tims vi ry usarly, howaver we dd),
role cases, expect to give the correct date more than a bund. ed years {no the pds!
The first settlers that we have any account of, who settled on the site of
Lioden Hall aud vicinity were three young Irishmen, brothers, who cane di-
reet from Ireland, Wm., John, and Guian Irven, about the year 1794.
They were young men bouyant with hope and excited with desires. They
were distillers, and were inclined to stay pretty close to each other. They all
settled near what is now called Linden Hall. John built for himself near the
head of Cedar Creek, a still house, just opposite the brick house where George
wale
19 #11 'h as Is alwavs oalted teadt
runding land along the creek. There he continued to make whiskey for
¢ tite a number of years; he was a ma who did not indulge in his own pro-
ducts; there were plenty of others to do tha, He saw that it would pay
better to make the whiskey than to drink it himself, and he prospered won-
derfully.
At that time there was a family lived just
three-fourth of a mile, by the name of Watson.
there, and also owned much land surrounding
down the creek,
They had a mill
and a
their home, and they also
what is not so desirable a thing to have -many mortgages
they wera a high toned pople, ani livel in sty! i
vin was a fairly good lokiag mur aad hal
and shrewdness, entirely too much for the Watsous, as the sequel will show,
on property,
I' iis John Ir-
Nn Rios tiv
WwW.
It was noticeable that John's visits became more frequent than common to the
Watson mill and store, although it was necessary fr him to go to the mill, for
thiere was where he got rye ground preparatory to manufacturing it into whis-
Key. The Watsous had a fair daughter, and Joha had his eve on her as well
as on his chopped rye. He felt himself to some extent beneath
and she felt a superiority over
many cases the wheels of true
her diguity,
But, like in
love did not run smoothly: the parents w
him, yet she reciprocated his love.
ould
not allow them to meet ia the
Tradition tells us
space from hill to bill along the stream bot
seCiug
all the
house, but the young folks persisted in
each other, that at that tine the bullrushes occupied
ha above the mill and still house for
tiles; there was a fost path leading all the way along the stream between
these places, and that is where the young folks had to
hold a private meeting. And when it was announesd
married thre was a great storm of
ey ioteaded to
Old Irish Billy Stewart was called on and the knot was tied
tled down, in a little
hey al
log house almost opposite (reorge Swabb's house,
Johnuoy lived, enjoying the sweets of connubial felicity
to get hold of the Watson property.
store in the very little house in which they lived; his wife Kept house
The first he devised was to start a small i
tended the store, and they prospers| am izingly. At this place their first son
ir Governor on the Whig |
Democrat, and was defeated.
was born, Gen. James Irvin, who was a candidate {
side in 1849 against Franees R. Shunk.
Johnny continued his well laid plavs and all the money he could spare |
he invested in the Watson mortgages and it was not very many years until he |
proposed buying them out and did. Now he had a mill: the very same old
Linden Hal" either |
fall of 1544
worth $150.08
mill that burned down a mouth azo. He moved over to
in 15811 or 12, where he continued in business until in the when he
died and his estate was settled ap | ba large
sum for that day. But if reports were true he had an CANy Way of g@#ting mon.
ey; he was in league with the devil and he used to send a dragon #0uod with
a loug firey tail, who hovered around the mill chimuopey fora while, thes dr yp
ped a bag of money down the chimney. Wm. Irvin turned farmer: he livid on
was fouad to be i
the farm formerly owned by Fred Kurtz He was largely engaged in clearifi
J J BE) E
land; be cleared many hundred acres around there and was stock
large |
Joho, he
got wiat was called rich for that day but he never met with as much financial |
success as John. The other brother, Guian,
engaged
He built the stone house and bara which stands there, also u
in
raising.
stone still house and made whiskey. In « pposition to his brother
was a farmer; he
giged in making whiskey, but nearly all the time drinking it.
Among the early settlers about Linden Hall was Jonathan Tressle r, who!
died on his farm only a few vears ago, at the age of nioety seven years, al |
though we Know of two other families who lived there before him. Boals and |
Ristiels, his widow was
John Sweetwood; she had two children when ste married Sweet
aod Margaret, who are both living.
All that country lying north of Linden Hall was settled at that time by
the Stuarts, Keatleys and Gaiaa Irvin, brother of John Wm. Irvin, and
others who were not land owners, but who lived aloug the mountain and |
worked for such men as Rev. Stuart aad Christie Keatley, and, strange to say, !
they were all Irish, and if reports are true, they were about all fond of a drop |
ounce in a while, even the Rev, Billy Stuart would carefully indulge a little at
times; but it was during the days when every Jack had bis gill, aud if he did!
not have he was expected to. Rav, Stuart was s man of ability and a good
preacher; be belonged to the Huntingdon Presbytery, and was amoug their
best and most learned men. Rev. Stuart and Christy Keatley lived ouly one-
half mile apart and they were both good Presbyterians and were often in each
other's company. On one occasion they were together at the preacher's house
spparently evjoying themselves when the preacher happened to look out of
the window and, low and behold, there were two preachers coming on
back. It would have been all right, but Christy was not in a proper -condi-
tion to appear. This put the poor preacher to a quick study; the equestrians
were drawing near the houss very fast and Christy had to be disposed of, and
that quickly, and he was afraid if he left the house when the preachers were
so near] his locomotion would give him away, but he though: quick. here
was a little side room and a bed in it; Christy was put into that room and a
pillow thrown under the bed and Christy sent in after it, expecting him to go
to sleep, bul he tailed to do so. His quarters were a lijtle short, or he had
too much, and he became noisy, so much so that the preacher had to leave his
company and go and whisper to him to keep quiet, making use of the follow-
jug term, *'Christy, keep quiet, you Baste you.” The two reverend gentlemen
had only a short call to make and left. Rev. Stuart was the fat her of David
Stuart, who died less than two years ago in Boalsburg, at the age of about
vighty-six years. To this man we are largely indebted for information con-
cerning the old settlers. He was a man of extraordinary good memory and
very ready to communicate. He was a man of more thay ordinary size, and
inclived to be a littlesporty. The Rhone farm is still in the hands of the
hones, aud has been for more than a hundred Years, Michael, the father of
Hon. Leovard Rhone came there in an early day.
The next oldest residenter that we have any knowledge of was Fergus
Potter, 8r., who settled where his grand children are still living, at the bead
of Mackey’s Run, the old Potter homestead. He was a tanner by trade, and
started a tannery on Mackey Run, close to the Brush Valley road on the north
side. There he followed his trade and did some farming; he owned a farm, but
Jike most of the tracts, it was not all cleared at that early day. From what we
understand, he also belonged to the Irisli pat ionality; he was a kind and inof-
fensive man, and prospered, and became rich in this world's goods. He had
four sous, William, Robert, Samuel and Joshua. Those four boys all learned
trades; William was a millwright; Robert a wagon maker: Samuel a tanner,
aud Joshua a millwright and wa. considered an expert at his trade, but he fi-
nally drifted into farming on the old homestead and became owner of It as well
as other lauds, and there he lived until his desth not many years ago. He
was always considered one of the very best citizens, also a men of more
than ordinery intelligence as a farmer. There are three of bis sons living,
John, an attorney. Heury, a farmer, Joshua, a farmer. When we take a rets
rospective view and a study of the last fifty or a hubdred years, we find that
1 early all our ancestors were men who understood some kind of handicraft;
they were skilled workmen of some kind or other; many of them after a time
would turn farmer, merchant, or other useful business. Our grandfathers
would insist on each of their sons learning some kind of trade, mostly leav-
Was never en-
i
Rishel died there about the year 1832: married to |
wood, John
and
horse-
COUNTY 8. 8, CONVENTION
Mileabarg April 22 Vour
re Roads Will bs Prossat
the
slons
The annual convention of
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jtre County Sabbath
Sehool
Milesburg,
£34)
{tion will meet in
{and Tuesday, April 22
to
The
the
ollicers
addition
aud superintendent,
the Association are:
Rev, A 7
i Rev J MM. Beari
I Rev.A A
{ Mr. 5. W,
Mr, A
| Rev. D. E
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{ delegates, in
Phitlig
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Myors, Yratdont
106 Presi
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| Mr Geo, Nol M 3] cont
} Com, of arrangement
i The toliowing 3 i
{ the convention
i MONDAY EVENING
mass meetlin
| Roms, D, D
bath School
bly Upon the Past
evra
vssociation
FTUESHAY
Worship, Rev. W
Address, Practical No
Rev. Chas. Rownds DD. D
dress of We
ae,
M Bower,
Mesponse, OC,
§ of I
iment
Appointoment of «
Add ress i
"niladelplile
Al
Worship
rol vlega
f ga
Rn
~ Sa. —-
FIRE AT JENKINS & LINGLE'S,
Foundry and Severs! Out Buildings Par
tially Destroyed
Monday
o'clock
evening
fire broke ou
foundry building oe
Lingle,
fonte, and spread with
4
ins & Rc
several thousand doll
pre pe ry.
feared that the
the
fortunately this was
Poor he
use wot
barn was on fire sever:
time the Linze was
war ao
The
on buildings and ¢
lms will probably
covered by josturane
News, This is
dustries of the {
one of
win and
built at once,
— -— » -
Schools Close,
The wep]
rimary school eld
little students proudly
school room and their
that
work
ad
york of
Anba
bear fhe closest = rut
another school term b
The
primary room under Miss
tholome » will
ing that school will be very agreeably
trouble of
surprised if they go to the
DRDETS,
looking over the examination }
and this they should do,
The Secondary
schools also close
and Grammar
this
High Bchool next week.
psi —
ana
oo’
week, he
The Risen King
title of =a
rendered io
Sunday evening,
is the
“The Risen King,"
cantaa that will be
Reformed church
21st inst.
Progra,
Iatroduction—Chorus—This is
day which the Lord hath made,
'H¥ STony.
men--As it
Chorus of
dawn,
began
hearts and laden hands,
Recit., wen—But when they came
unto the sepulehre,
Chorus The Lord is risen.
Recit , men—Tnen went they
quickly and fled
Chorus—Weeping for Him,
Alto Solo—T'hey have taken
my Lord.
oil
AWAY
she had thus said.
tory.
FINALE,
Chorus—Unto Him who loved us.
MS
From Miliheim Journal,
8. M., Weber, formerly principal of
the Aaronsburg school, but who bad
recently been engaged weighing mail
on the trains between Tyrone and
Lock Haven, returned home Thurs
day, the term for weighing mall bhav-
ing ended. Mr. Weber was highly
pleased with the position,
J. Allison Shull, who finished his
term of school in this place a few
weeks ago, departed for EMiogham,
Ilinois, Tuesday afternoon. It is his
intention to enter the Illinois SBehool
of Photography of that place, and pre
pare himwell fully for photographic
work. Mr. Bhull bas had considera-
ble'experience as a retoucher, and is
confident that be will find the work
both agreeable and more profitable,
Miss Bessie Walker, of Pine Grove
Mille, and Miss Jennie Bitner, of Penn
Hall, were the guests of Miss Stella
Aug tbe choice of the busioesy to the buy,
Zerby Baturduy.
HUI
SDAY. APRIL
HEASY ELECTED CHATIIHAN
Representative of Columbia ¢ ounty
Buceesd J. 8. Hilling,
Farmer’
reasy. Ni
reasy He
nm T. Cre wy, of
was Wednesday aft
iy
¥
ate comimitiee
It waa
“Member! (
man” (
Creasy
Wit |
tnlive
presen
{ 1h oounty
erin u
alum!
$ to suceeed
Rilling, of Erie,
tion A resolution
tor Washburn, of (
Was unanimously
ntion
who declined peeled
condemning
rawford oot
adopted, und
"id
ng in t
conden general
those Democratic members of the
and House w
vi pathy
machine, wus carrl
“ring mnsj
‘Hu
[keler, hlr
the ho have
ive
wily
Willis
Have the n wh } eve
right, ang : jis
Dei
wer
forward to
He members of
airman ¢
.
PLY
eld nt 1
LE
bD
and 1
+} p
Han,
fmon
(questions;
Charge Lhe pastor,
. AR —
Transier of Rea
J. B. Ard to Mary (
0, 1901, lot in Fergust
ration,
Mary Gowwdhart, fo Myra J.
April, 1, 1901, one fourth acre
Hall con sideration,
Ady Housman,
Poetate
Ard, Marek
Wa Awh, consid-
=f OO
Kerr,
Centre
SG)
‘ to John Ti
June 190%), thirty.
three and sevenh-eleventh y
guson twp.
Wm. Houser
Rautt, Nov. |,
jw rehes Fer
consideration, $100
to
1804, eighty
Harr
Walker
en
wt Us ,
He few
s is twp a
sideration,
W. F. Rearick,
CGirove, ot. al.
Lrregg tw, ens
W. E. Smith, et
SN),
et. al. tn AM
2Crvs,
Arthur
1960]
ideration, 83315
al. Livlla
Mareh 20, 1901, hots
Mareh & ie
.
toy Mur.
nl. nud
Coviimicds ration, S450
Frank Tharp, et. ux., to Edward
H.
(. P
laura J
WwW. and
9G, ones
cotxddera-
Long, et. ux, to A
Gentzell, Nov, 2M,
tion, $75.
TL — hn
Marriage Licensca,
Willer W. Tihheve
Mary M. KE. Meck'ey, Filmore
Calvin M. Sharar. Taslor twp
Arminia Blowers, Taylor fog
Willlam B. Lurss, Howard
Delia Hever'y, Mi, Eagle
James Rellev, By noon
Mongie Cinrk, Hommer's Noteb
Harry I. Mayes, Altoona
Effie M. OG arbart Phillipsburg,
Harry M. Wyle, Aor mehure,
Mary J, Wirth, Glenn Lron
dokin M. Crowell, Birmingham,
Bessie V., Pier, Bellefonte,
A 5 A
Roll of Ronor.
rimmary School, Anna Bartholo-
mew, teacher —*William Bradford,
Musser Coldren, Ira Foreman, *Cora
Luse, Blarry Mader, John Odenkirk,
Hommorville,
Hit’, *Nina Snyder,
sb
John K. Lane Hancock, aged 30
years, of Philadelphia, died at the Na-
tional Hotel at Lewistown Inte Satur
day night from an overdose of more
phine,
The examination of applisants for
vertificates to tench public school In
Potter township and Centre Hall
borough will be held in this place
Thursday, May 30, Decorativa Day.
DEATHS
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Prominent Citizens of Centre ( oanty Cailed
to Hest
MIES LIZZIE KELLER
o'clock death
lizabethh Keller, the
Mr. Mrs. P.
thin The deceased
was a young lady who possessed inany
ight at eleven
eldest
Fisher le child of J, W. Whiteman is
i nid
Keller, of place,
Lyman Smith is
phoid fever.
ill with ty-
of Lhe qualities that go to make up an
atif- Mrs. Julia Ishler, of 1 issey ville, has
been very sick the past week.
ident Young indy Bhe
red for many wke from consump-
IV a year vince Tussey Mountsin was well covered
his week,
with snow beginning of
D. F.
rile
al terminated
Foreman, of
lo town ou his bike Tuesday,
Mrs, W. W }
Crrace,
Dr
daughter,
$e
were in Liltheim 1 Uesday,
and M Hosterman spent
and Tuesday at J
¥ Lr
rs WwW.
woersburg,
Presbytery
Jersey
wWanis | Op€nea il rin; sions at
and sis.
Oniy a Misses Maud NWweeney
and
Spring Mills,
Anna
vy. for years Mowery, sf were in
Lu conscious
was Lo
ston, wife of George
at
dace Saturday morn-
srayevilie, died
on, aged
Years, i leceased’s maiden name
was Clara Cole and her mother, one
brother and several sisters survive her
Mrs,
Lutheran church, and was highly es
teemed in the connpunity in which she
iii
{ al §
aner
al tonk olace Tuesday
it ig neni at
i
ie age of
tied at his home near
morning of
4 well, Mr.
ed to bed,
of
Witmer,
fay inst
Alitig
Wilner was not oor fi
week ugh not feels
fils fatily had tile thought
sudden death. wha
died a few years ago, was Miss Eliza.
beth Beakler
the of
Whom survive tie
Fifteen ebildren
result this upion, cvieven of
parents
Mozes Wal.
Allen
nates are Joho and Mra
Mills: and
Hott.
Fhe inneral took place Mor-
Presbyterian
A
Miss Katie Heckman, of Penn Hall,
is visiting friends at Tussey ville,
Madisou Moyer, of Tusseyville, left
for Delever, New Jersey, Wednesday
morning.
Bullie Courtier, of Mill Hall, aged
fifteen years, stepped from a moving
train as it spproached Lock Haven
and was fatally injured,
Dr. G. W. Rruubine, of Deech
Creek, Wedoesduy came to see his
brother John, who is ill at this place.
The doctor reports business very fair
in his section,
N. L, Dale, of Bellefonte, represent.
ing the reliable weed firm of George K.
Higbie, Rochester, N. Y., was a caller
Wednesday. Mr. Dale is making a
eireuit of this portion of the county,
and is prepared to sell farooers and
garduvrs \biv ehuicest seeds.
Foreka, Kan-
Y, by this time
tory, whi«h
sheriff, will
Bartholomew will on
term of
ehi weeks!
ist,
of
to
special
Felix,
Horse
{ EIXly
them
enter
season
agent
for
Insurance
3 Was ia town
on business Tuesday.
Don't pay five cen advar
Harvester Straw Hat when
buy one at our store at old
M. Swartz,
There are
Hn t of
He 108 Of
Fassey ville, Pa
on hand at this office a
be
i to patrons of the
ey desire them.
blank receipts that will
filled out and nands
Reporter if tl
Mrs, Sitnon Harps rand son, Harry.
Friday returned from Bellefonte after
her
assisting Mrs. Marshall to put
t
i
Bellefonte home fate conditi
i
Yearick, of
the
Hi,
Adam Brash Valley
now occupies house formerly
Yearick has purchased the property.
During the month of March the
Modera Woodman sociely issued 18,-
mem-
bers, and chartered 169 new camps,
The Fischer Match Factory
Williamsport one of largest in
in
to new
at
the
mak-
ing preparations to double its capacity.
Wilber Salada, of the firm of Pryor
& Balada, Electricians of Williams-
port, spent Thursday vight with his
Rearick in this
place,
J. M. Bargz:, of Beech, was a caller
Monday, and advertised letters of ad-
ministration upon the estate of bis fae
ther, Jacob Barger, deceased, of Gregg
tow uship.
Andrew Gregg, after finishing teach!
ing a term of winter school at Lemont,
engaged with the Commercial tele
phone company, and is with one of the
Hoe gangs,
John Daroer and Dan Rohn, who
left Linden Hall for the west begin.
ning of April, came back on Monday.
The young men think Centre county a
better place than ever,
J. T. Lee Monday called at this of
fice to express his gratification on the
resulis of advertising in the Reporter,
Mr. Lew does work in his line in ao
entirely satisfactory way.
Miss Emilie Alexander was home
duri og the beginning of this week,
and returned Wednesday to Tyrone,
where she has a Lage class in instra-
mental and voeal music, Vik
John Booger, of Osceols, brother |
D. A. Boozer, of this place, was here
to attend the funeral of Miss Lissle
Keller, Mr. Booger is engaged fu
derteking, and is with
“rH