y f ®t A 2 CHAS. R. 'TZ, Proprietor. ¥ 2 -% k OUR HISTO. CAL REVIEW A Few Stray lacidents of Pio- neer Life. LARGE ELECTION DISTRICTS | Preachers Traveled Over Large Sec- tions and Sermons Were Few- Early Assessments in Some of the Townships. CHAP. XXXXIIII. During the old settlers’ days election districts were as few and far between and wide apart as the circuits of the | preachers. In 1785 and several years thereafter, Potter township, Buffalo and White Deer, (now in Union county) held their elections at a mill, later Rockey's, a short distance below Mifflinburg. Some of the pioneer ministers had all of Peuns valley and Buffalo valley as their charges, and traveled on horseback and sometimes afoot. Parsonages and ceptable salaries were not thought just then, and the minister depended upon the hospitality of his flock and even of such good people as were not of his or any othe: flock. The early settlers were full to the brim, as a rule, of hos Even back as late ac- of pit ality. and 60 years ago, the German Reformed charge em- braced nearly all Penns valley. When Rev. P. S. Fisher pastor of the denomination, stationed at Boalsburg, his charge took in all the Reformed churches from above Boalsburg to the lower end of Penns valley, and sermons were delivered once a month in each church. The lotof the other denomina- tions was about the same, as 50 was The following incidents were related | by Hon. Samuel Frank, of Rebersburg, to the compiler for the Centre Democrat, which are worthy a place 10 ourHistori- cal Review, having occurred some sev. ently years ago, when his parents lived at Aaroonsburg One evening an Indian came to the home of his parents, and was given and shelter for the night, The lad Samuel having beard so much about the cruelties of the red men, he became greatly alarmed food 1, and visions of with not sleep when him te con d massacre filled much that he he was put to bed, for there was a murder After through much agouy on that ous “Injan” in the house, going Account, he left his couch and crept to his father’s bed for safety, and to save his scalp The red man however was harmless and He had a path along the foot of the mfuntain north of Aaronsburg, to Nittany valley Samuel does not to day wear a wig also mentions of the Indians having At anoiher time, he relates, a Jot of Iodians, a squaw among them, came aloog and held Indian b's tavern in Aaronsburg at night; among them was an Indian who said his father bad him there when a boy ; they bad a camp at a big spring, somewhere iu that section he could where the spring was, but remembered what it looked like, They took him Dutweiler’s spring and he recognized it as the place. Above the spring was an Indian burial ground, avd many arrows were there The spring ison Elk creek, one mile south of Millheim, There was a superstition among the whites that vicinity, that whenever there were signs for rain the Indians in the burial ground would set up a how! from their graves. The country was densely wooded at that time, In 1786 Bald Eagle township, (now Spring), bad the following additional settlers an dance at but oot tell to sears after. found m MeGee, Johnion Mar garet Bradford tract of Antes, Henry (grist mill). Bennett, James (grist will), Crawford, Robert, Davis, William, Donelly, John Eannah, David Holt Jacob, Hamilton, Hugh Helford, Christopher Gunsalus, Derick King, Joseph Knapp, Ebenezer Limber, Joseph MeCormiek, John (marked as non resi dent on tax list, George McCormick's at Spring Mills was the place of holding elections for Potter after 1786, and five years there. after the poling place was changed to Aaron Levy's house, in Asronsburg, who was the founder of that town, and MeCracken, Willllam., Mason, John Michael, John Quickley, Michael! Ramsey, James 8, Richards, Frederick Skidmore, Joshua, Spear, Alexander Terwiliger, John Westbrooke, Jame Westhrooke, Richard Lucas, Benediot, x it was then in Potter, ih The great run-away from Penns val. ley, ov a account of a coming great in cursion of the Indians, to pillage and slaughter, left no white settlers behind and their homes and cleared acres were deserted and remaived thas some four years; when the danger seemed over, the inhabitants returned, and the only as. sessments of Potter were those made in 1786, namely : Andrew, Maloolm, Henney, Adam. { ball opemed | atoms, Wallis’, in Liberty twp.) | | The employes miraculously entre BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, Ayres, Abraham | Bonn, Frederick, | Cannon, James. Carnahan, Willlam | | Henney, Christopher Henney, Hieronymus, Hess, Matthias, Hubler, Jacob and sawmill, Hubler, John Johnston, Alexander Johnston Jordan, Benjamin (tax with a negro). King, Francis | King. William (taxed | ed with a slave) Willlam (grist | Chambers, Thomas Conser, Henry. Elsey, Peter. Ertle, Valentine | Garret, John | Gelswet, George, Gibson, James, Glasgow, Samuel, | Green, Thomas | Hall, John Harper, Adam Hastings, John Livingston, Danie! Livingston, David McCashon, James {| McConnell, John MeCormick, George MeCormick, John | MeKim, Robert, MeViekar, Duncan Miller, Henry. Mitehell, John | Morrow, Andrew | Motz. John, Motz, Michael Neely, John. | Pennington, Robart Platt, Kobert Poutlus, George Reynolds, Adam Reinhart, James Lamb, mill). Long, Dantel. rrist grist Long, Michael Roll, John Ross, Joseph Sandford, Abraham Shingle, Phillp Stover, Adam, Stover, Frederick Stover, Jacob Blover, John Thompson, Thomas. Thompson, Robert Ulse, Jacob Vanhorne Van Ostrand, George Van Ostrand Watt, John Watson, John Weaver, David Wi George Joseph John Wilson Wolle Woods, George George lan Relahart, Joseph Anthony Robertson Gen. James Potter is marked as a non- he having his White Deer township, now Union county resident, residence in Abraham Piatt, John Hall, and George Woods were the assessors, Daniel Turner took up the land where Roopsburg now stands, on Spring Creek, 14, , and lated by Judged Linn, illustrative of Sept 1787 the sad incident re- the hardships of the early settlers, is refera bie tothe severe winter of 1787 88. Turn er left for Clearfield county to hunt and trap. and his His family ran out of provisions, wife came to Lamb's, where Bellefonte now stands, to borrow some meal. Going back she took a different path, the children started down to meet ber, taking the usual path. ‘They got bewildered and spent the night on the hill, the boys taking off their coats to When it got light they said they could not get the cover the youngest children two youngest awake, and they went and reported at Nathan Williams’. The pure bad fallen their their and flakes of soow upon little bodies, upturned eyes were glazed over, their little mouths They were buried on the at the Great Spring side of the mound - He Was Green. Au unsophisticated countryman the ; Hollidaysbus vent vred into office at yrothonotary's £ and cautiously approach. Ing one of the clerks, exhibited a rage license which he had § September He asked pt He cere marriage certificate lw was asked who had performed the mony and replied that he bad been mar. ried io that office by the prothonotary Upon farther inquiry tt was disclosed that be and bis intended bride were un der the impression that the marriage bad performed at the time they procured the license and when they had sworn that they had true an. to the questions relative to their intended marnage ceremony been swers made The couple bave been living as man and 4 wife ever But from will S104 blissful the bably in Ignorance, information obtained they pro experience a genuine marriage ceremony in the near future, Engine Ran Away be safety valve of the eugine at B. F Hal's saw mill, at Hall's Run. RO! out of order a few days ago, and the governor belt broke, causing the engine to ran the machinery so rapidly that a metal pulley The flying pieces of | pulley cut the rafters, cauaug the roof | to fall. A circular saw was reduced to | Finally the engine was tom | | from its foundation and started furious: | ly about the mill, smashing everything | in its path, uatil the steam chest broke. escaped. | Mr. Hall jumped fifteen feet, breaking | bis right ankle. ————— flew into pieces. Smallpox at Laurelton. Miss Ida Voneda, a young lady who for a numbcr of years held a position in Philadelphia, took ill about ten days ago and returved to her parents home at Laurelton, Union cousiy, On Monday # consultation of physicians prosounced it » case of smallpox. Laurelton is along the Lewisburg & Tyrone R R , and not far from the Centre county line. She was clerk in Gimbel's store, Philadelphia, and came bome a week ago. Several acquaintances were in to see her before they learned the nature of her disease. : Tails Twelve Feet Long. A new breed of chickens just received in New York from China has tails twelve feet long. They are kept in cages and when they are taken out for exercise an attendant goes along to hold up the feathers. The bens lay thirty eggu a year which are hatched by other hens, Pine feathers make a girl feel like a stitute for INSTITUTE AT BOALSBURG The Teachers of District No, 2 in Session, LIVE TOPICS DISCUSSED Were Present the Exercises. Various Ses- Prominent Instructors and Took Part in Programme of the sions, District No. 2, held their first local the year at Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17th and 18th, 1902 ing with Miss Dora in- Boa!sburg, on of Meyer, the Boalsburg High school, presiding at the piano, exercises were conducted by Rev, G, W, Leisher The subject for the evening was ‘Duties of a pupil Devotional which was He very able manuer the duties of the di School Directors” opened by Supt. C. L. Gramley. showed in a rectors. The first one which he named was that of seeing that none but moral characters to t Next that they should visit the men or women of good should be selected for each eur schools schools and see how things progressing and to praise the teaches he was doing good work, | ul teacher before his scold a what may not seem rig and talk to him privately about the The next who matter, was Res speaker lLeisher showed why the parents should help the directors in their work Thenext subject was “How can we secure Kew Booze, the co operation of the parents.’ Hepler being sick, Prof. E. G of He showed the way in which we can secure get the Prof Gramliey then said a few words and the State College, opened the subject the co operation of the parents ; parents interested in the schools institute aojourned. The norning ject “History, J burg, who read a very able paper first sub taken up Saturday was which was opened by Prof Bryson, of Boals aud brought out some excellent points. Many of the teachers took part in the discussion and brought out many thiogs which the teachers conld take back to their school The nex Parent | room and use them, “What Teacher’ Thomas I. Moore who made very tog that miuch of the teacher High Prof. 1'ge showed subject f Does the Of ch of Potter good was x pect the w hi was opened by township, a speech savy- the parent often expects too The next subject was "Borough School Course’ opened by u, of Centre Hall, who what they were doing in Centre Hall high schoo! and also gave some very valuable biots to all teachers In the afternoon the subject was taken by Prof and Prof. Stahir of Pine Grove. up again and discussed Bryson The subject opened in the afternoon Co relation of Studies’ by Miss Hayman, of State College Her discus. The next subject taken up was “Teaching of Standard Literature,” opened by G. C. Hosterman, ' was sion was very good of Harris township, who made some ex cellent remarks showicg what a good influence good literature had on the chil. dren. "How to Teach Primary Geog. raphy’ was then opened by Miss Ger trude Weiland, teacher in the Boalsbury primary school, valuable hiats, who gave some vers E. K. Smith, of Oak Hall, also made quite a rousing speech. The next subject "Preparation for Teaching" was opened by D. K. Mothers. baugh wio made a very lengthy speech | and also gave some good points to the teachers to prepare their lessons every day. meet some time next mouth in Centre | Hall, and J. C. Strobm secretary, GUM BOOTS ON BIG BULL. Cattie thieves who bave been operat. lug extensively in Cleatfield and Elk counties adopted a peculiar and vovel! method of hiding their trail, They recently drove off a big bull be. longing to Z. L. Hartshorn, In order to disguise the animal's tracks while going through Pennfield at night, the thieves put rubber boots on the bull's feet. Thus the journey was made in a quiet, sleuth. like manner, and no telitale hoof marks were left in the roadway. The thieves have a rendezvous in the great forest east of here. The stolen cattle are taken there until the chase blows over, and are then disposed of, Hotel Man's Anniversary. The forty-eighth anniversary of Peter Meitzir's career as a hotel keeper, was celebrated by a banquet at the Riverside hotel, Lack Haven on Thursday night, 16th, Thirty years of Mr, Meltzler's life as a botel keeper were spent fn that city. About 60 guests enjoyed the hospl. tality of the genial proprietor. The bill of fare included everything seasonable. The institute was opened by sing. | ! duced when the tunoel The institute then adjourned to | Prof. igen was elected chairman | JANUARY 23, 1902. MRS. NATION AND JOHN L. Carrie Nation and John I. Sullivan are to be twin stars in a forthcoming pro- duction of "Uncles Tom's Cabin, in Boston, It is said that Carrie is to ap- pear as Little Eva and Johnl,. as Uncle Tom, As to Carrie Nation's part in the per formance, it is said that she was first ask. {ed 10 play “Topsy,” but declined, on the (round that e and vuigar The view iL Was 100 coars for one of her refined susce pribiiti same critics sustain her in this that a nin ber i assertive pointing out the lady of the axe, eve moments, she alwa one eye on Heavy. en. She will undouitedly br ug out al the finer spi } ides of Little Eva's characte? t urthermore said that she has long rished an ambition to elevate The equipped ' 0A hound 3 a] Api interestis is that SOTES © departme +] apt the eTSon sort of + at of 3 money Heant's is the ariment garette stains’ ployment deg manager in Counts 0 we course, are someti fooled by ys who wash mes the stains away before r posi West Branch Tunnel tie mount near each end tunnel is being bal completed will He in t) ¥ This made the eng tremely difficu't yi ih met within a half an i # ont IDES were « nhnecie three iuches in the entire was dis vered when the measurement tunnel easured after T his over piles of di m t and rocks an ference in the measurement may is completed and The the A survey is made along the level tunnel is 1.413 feet in length and curve has a radius of g 666 feet - RC — -— A Remarkable Woman. “Not twenty Morrisdale She has She owns a good miles from lives a woman 57 years of age reared a large family. farm of 75 acres, has moovey in the bank and she could spend the balance of her Last fall with the aid of a son she prospected for coal on her farm life at case She opened a draft and developed the mine. She deg and loaded four and five tons a day and sold it to farmers and people in the vicinity at five cents a bushel. In speak. ing about #t toa friend she she could load and run the coal out all right { but she hated the mining; this part of the work was the most irksome because | she had to lie down to mine. She does | her own ploughing. She frequently walks Philipsburg, a distance ten miles.” Search Light, i —— and found a three. foot vein said ito of | Religious Revival Closes Saloons. Religious enthusiasm is runsing high at Jersey Shore, and as a result unique occurence. without precedent in | acted, churches, the Presbyterian, First Metho dist, Baptist and Lutheran, every place of business, lucluding saloons and hotel barrooms are closed each evening dar. ing the hours the meeting are in progress, ~<lock Haven Express, A Duty He Liked, A preacher, raising his eyes from bis pulpit in the midst of his sermon, was paralyzed with amazement to see his son in the galiery pelting the hearers in the pews with horse chestouts. Bat while the good man was preparing a frown of reproof, the cried out, “You "tend to your preaching daddy, and I'll keep ‘em awake." a —— Ts The Little Blue Book For this month just out. The revised fine RAnlenaf atl} hayleania fullrodds. traveling companion, month, Cue dollar Issued r Be ak, an | the history of the locality, is being en. | Owing to the interest taken fo | revival services being beld mw four of the | young hopeful | ocral, VARIETY OF COUNTY NEWS Items of Interest Gathered From All Sections SHORT AND TO THE POINT What Transpired Worthy of Brief Men- tion, the Past Week——News From Over the County—For Hasty Read- ers—A New Department W. J. Hackeanburg has been appointed postmaster at Centre Mills. One night last week some thief stole John Reish’s meat at Millheim. An infant of Grant Coble, of Houser! *, aged about two months, died last Saturday night, rev Methodist of in the Mamma, Free nducting a revival at Valentine's iron works daughter of Ge fell Re from a chair loy ment * company, meet } et } JasR Cl LL College, Friday evening, between St: xk Haven Normal, r the f | | and the 1, esulted § ctory for rmer by the score of will this Several are that Howard expenence another building boom Hustler i be commenced assoon as the and summer, reports the USCS =» weather is fit are in contem- ths of the sermons 1s rf SAYS A YOUung lad ISUArg, registered at one of the Belicionte hotels, last week : when they retired be either had no light or was a little bewildered and got in the number by the course was fired out by a member of the of room occupied lady and of house where they stopped Al some twe ago at Howard, intends to re. Bechdel, whose barn was barned build on the site of the old one this spring. He recently purchased the the Bellefonte nail building of works and will use The lumber was hauled down on wagons last the lumber for building purposes Tuesday, which made a very While Harry part of his family were at Sun i2th, a molasses bucket that bad been left ou the stove stewing long train Baker, of Nittany, and church day mornieg some vegetables ‘or disner exploded, throwing scalding water and hot vegeta. bles over their little six year ald daugh. the stove at the the ter Ida who was near time and was borribly barned by eX plosion Miss Catharine Parker has been ap. pointed post-mistress at Roland to sec ceed ber father, the late J. M. Parker. | This appointment has given general sat. | isfaction in that community, Since the death of Mr, Parker his son.in.law W, Galer Morrison, of Bellefonte, bas been devoting his attention to affairs of the estate, and we would not be surprised to tinue the mercantile business, had a peculiar wreck at Auman’s mill | Wednesday 15th The hoisting at | the mill is done with steam power, and | in some manner the sled got tangled up | | agnoy. lin the load that was being lifted to the i second story. This firightened the | horses, which started to run away. | Conley waz thrown from his sled, but | managed to secure a hold on the line: he was dragged a considerable distance | by the horses, but with a few cuts about the head escaped injury, Repor ter, - IN ADJOINING COUNTIES. The President has appointed Robert D. | Peck postmaster at Lock Haven. | Oliver 5. Rumberger, of Warriors | Mark, has been granted a pension of $12 | a mouth, ner Mr. Simons, head of one of the old and prominent Lock Haven mercantile firms, Continued on Sh page. see hin finally locate at Roland and con- | [ing at hades and rambling around among John W. Conley, of near Centre Hall. | thie furnaces he got Jost from his guide. Mr | oblivious Lo all else around him. {ly the angel found him and reminded VOL. 24. NO. 4 — FACT, FUN AND FAKXCY. Bright Sparkling Paragraphs —Selected and Original. A county seat-——the top fence rail, Watches and men are known by their works, Some people will take everything ex cept a hint, Does a standing army ever occupy the seat of war? A man natoerally feels cheap when his | salary is reduced Some people are so lazy that even their lives won't work The weaker a man is, the stronger his bad habits grow on him. E The people who have the most to say sometimes talk the least Old bachelors wear cotton gloves be. cause they don’t like kids Some people even get pleasure from their troubles, in telling them to other people. The more that live than fellows wh for two SAY it COSts no to for one evi. dently never had twins Kansas drink, by the down There in whose motto is ie and nt "When you dreams | is thus explained swear,” Lt it be e le to pleasant when you steal, les away fron associates when you drink water ; when you swear, Jet itt zat you will patronize your home pay your subscription : and not ur jobwork ecisewhere A man came into the Breeze office sey. eral weeks ago and paid up arearage on He said he wanted to Well, we had great coukdence in that man’s religion his subscription be ready for the revival before he did that, but we bave greater The church needs a re- We confidence than ever since as well as the world sadly vival of debt-paying Christianity woulde't give much for a man if it doesn't make him try, at W a $ debts. — North East Breeze pay - - Teachers Surprised sof Miss B ' Lil- ner of Snow Shoe lo. tersection, § . teacher of Pine Grove i gave a party at the resi es cast of Ut iness fe about r home, home of ghted and ) young peoj for the evening Mr. Davidson heated without young ladies met at the door | too much the 18 the situation 1 in but rashed | not ushered ie who could not real- wail to bod Miss Nel ze whether it » inl was an army of murderers r burg After wraps Mrs. Davidson gave them posses- bo spent in play then they were the feast was awai ars being relieved of sion of the house. Several urs were invited to sumptuous Blair seemed 10 be dining room where a ug particularly fond of pickles, never leav- ingad in a circle about his plate while a certain lady at end of the table looked longingly at them ih pass him but arranging them young the extreme Upon leaving the dining room some preferred to linger in the quiet of the cozy corner in the dimly lighted hall to games of tke When the wee small joining in the music and pariors bours ar- rived the happy company bade good-bye to the family, expressing their delight with the evening's entertainment. Just ope thing was wanting-—a "Bash." - 01d Story, but Worth Retelling. A broken down editor who had stary- ed to death was being taken to heaven by his goardian angel. Ou his way be asked permission to see the other place before the gates of heaven closed behind him. His resquest was granted. Arriv- He finally stopped before a furnace labeled “Delinquent Sabucribers,” and | | in there be saw a number of men dance ig around on the hot coals in great The sight fascinated him, and be continued to gaze on their sufferings, Final- him that it was time to go on to heaven, “Well, vou go en,” replied the fasci- nated editor, “I'm going to stay right bere. This is heaven enough for me.” han ORGAN CONTEST CLOSES. Again we wish to call attention to the fact that the contest for the Estey organ will close on Saturday, February st, at 1anoon. If you are interested in any church having the organ you should see that your coupons are sent fn at one. There are a great wany Premium Coe. 4
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