2 "CHAS. R KURTZ, Pro OUR HISTORICAL ™ REVIEW An Interesting Story by S, Peck, of Nittany. ABOUT THE EARLY SETTLERS How Grain and Farm Products Were Taken to Market-——Teaming Through the Narrows to Derstown Other Incidents. A descriptive account of the “flitting of an early settler into our county, in connection with a graphic account of how teaming was done to Derstown, | add interest'to the Centre De moct at's Hist, wrical Review, hence a contribution fromm the pen of Solomon Peck, Esq , of Nittany, *‘one who was there and knows,”” is deserving ot record as tol- lows ; father and grandfather walked Harrisl Pa., to Wolf's Store, Centre county, In the fall of 1845 my my from arg, Pa choer Poorman and father's At father purchased a small and the to make a visitto Mel family, a this time my place north of Wolf's Store, step-uncle of my in spring of 1846 he and his family me to this place ; on the first day April we started from three miles east of Har- of rial stl “ Sel 4 ¢ . 1 three risburg, with a covered wagon and three horses hitched to it, with all our beloug. wagon, My md i, Was arven io a car ings packed in the ther, with six children, riage the opposite Liver; te ‘en up river to Creamers Ferr ool, preceeding the wag days. When my mother made kno to Mr. C and her reamer, the ferryman, children would river, he said the water is very high and the wind blowing very hard, and an- ess the wind would fall he would not At un- dertake to cross sunset it got quite calm and we started in a row boat with Mr. Creamer and his two twin sous ; the boys took the oars and: he had a long pole in hand acting as pilot. On the op posite side we rowed out over fclds before they could land ; we then went to my grandfather's house on my mother's side. The reason we had to ferry the river was on account of the high water that spring having taken all the wagon bridges away crossing the river. In ten days when father apd the team came across the them, My mother and the small ren got in the wagon river, we joined child- [ walked] and we started, we come by way of Mifflinburg and the Brushval On the third day of oar journey, at 3 o'clock the afternoon, tavern, at the east end ley Narrows in we were at Heber myg's of the narrows, when my father said to the teamster we would stop for the night ; the teamster, objected, he said the day was yet quite long, but father said we bave now a fourteen wile narrows to drive through without a habitation, as at that time the old road was still in use, crossing the mountain, However we started into the narrows, going up the big mountain we met a two horse team loaded with shingles and the road bat oue track wide, 0 pass the men built a wall to the lower side of the track and cut long poles and pried the shingle wagon out on the wall and then passed and crossed the moun. tain. At tem o'clock p. m., we came to Spruce Run, the middid of the mar. rows, the horses fagged out by crossing the big mountain ; but Mr. Grove, in there we unhitched, turned the horses to the wagon tongue and fed them ; we had feed and some provision along. My mother got out of the wagon and made some coffee over the fire and we ate some supper, then all got in the wagon and slept until morn- ing when we started on our way and landed at our destination about one o'clock in the afternoon, In the year 1845 Anthony Wolf bailt a stone grist mill on his land at Wolf's Store ; he owned at that time three good farms, all in one body, well improved, a | grist mill, sawmill, oil mill, plaster mill, and a store. He was one of the great rich men. John Weaver, Sr., adjoining lands with Anthony Wolf, owned three large farms in one body and a large dis. tillery ; he also was one of the great rich men of the place. The farms being well | improved yielded large ‘crops of wheat, oats, rye and corn, To thrash the crops by four-horse power machines and to | get to market, took a whole winter, as the grain had to be hauled to Derflowa [now Lewisburg) on wagons or sleds, about 35 miles. In the winter as soon as the snow would fall and sledding be Rood, the farmers would get ready to haul grain. They would send word from one to the other that on a certain day we start for Lewisburg—this was done in order to get as many as possible to go at the same time. I would drive a team for some farmer ; we would start about four o'clock in the morning ; the first stop would be at Stover’'s tavern at the west end of the narrows, get warm nd The next stop was in the middle f "the narrows where the Hall-way House, a tavesn, was located. Their we all had Ho take t's warmer ete., then we would tor. two | In order for the teams | | | | go to the next stop at the east end of the : narrows, at Heberling’s tavern, a and here we all had to for it where tke stop again ; Y*warm'' was the to Ders- grain twice, last stop town was unloaded, ’ | and plaster, salt, etc., loaded up for the | { next day home, when the usual had to be made to get ‘warm’ then some few could not keep *'w bad to carry to arm" little stoves in their 3 at The number of teams would they pockets “warm between stops, vary from ten to fifty, I there was along when forty sleds in one gang and or My ng of gr was done iu 1854 to 1857 and at that time were we had lots of ‘jolly haul ain a man could not step up to the tele "Hello, are you paying for John wh in his own house and say, Walls now ?"’ , what at The farmers would load up and » EO and never got less then one Harter) east Andreas Haerter the pioneers of the to Penns valley in 1, ter county. Arriving at what is known as Wolf's chappel, les east of Aarons he the 2mm barg, left valley road and with two blind horses struck through woods and thicket in a south westerly dir tion located a south of he wilderne and rg, then a dense two miles, Aarons! where settled in what was trip over these two miles t that he had to use sage | Here and which 0 dense cut a pa or his through the county the sp « he MN wed, and blankets Thi him over for SCTveda as was ed as a home inten a Ive years as his home, upied it year, but he occug twe when he built a two story log weather boarded house, still serving as the farm bouse He cleared all the land now in the farm, with the assistance of his While oul in (1902) wife, clearing a dulch-oven was taken which his wife cooked their dinner, mor. ing it from one log fire to the other, and when the dinner hour arrived the warm meal was carried to the house. His sur- plus grain Mr. Harter haul Reading, the nearest market, requiring five days for the trip, and received 10 cents per bushel for his wheat, and would to other his ab. remained preduce in proportion. During seuce on such a trip his wife alone in their protect her these heard outside, during the night, which jog hut with only a dog to and little trips dre n chil while the wife Upon one of was on the indicat. a fight fright furni ture as was in the room, against the blanket that served as a door 10 bar out the wild animal should it attempt to en. ter. Next morving the noble dog was found seriously wounded and almost alone she a commotion ed that the large dog was having In ber shelmoved tables and such other with some wild animal. dead from the injuries received from the | animal, which bad made its escape. In his trips to Reading. the old pioneer al. ways spent a night in the long Narrows, horses tied to the wagon, while himself crept under the hay and wrapped in a blanket, had the wagon for his bed room He although he never wore an overcoat or any under lived to a ripe old age, wear. This is a sample of the lives of the other early settlers in Penns valley The farm remained in possession of the family, (falling to his son William Har- ter) until of recent years, parchased by Jacob Moy r. ten of this pioneer were William, drew, John, Jacob, Mrs. when it was An Henry Swartz, Mrs. George Moyer, all now Their descendants, mostly in Centre county, are numerous. George, dead, The old pioneer led a strictly christian life; he was an ardent democrat, wrongs committed in the days of the alien and sedition laws, persecutions, cutting down liberty polls, etc., by the “federalists,” made him a dyed in-the- wool democrat, and be died in the faith. Murder at Brisbin. Charles Wagner, of Brisbin, was shot | and killed by an Italian named Domin- | ico Jericho, at Windber, Saturday night. The shooting took place along the rail | road mn the outskirts of that place, where two Hungarians had been held up and robbed about an hour before. The Ital fan claims that Wagner tried to hold him up and rob him and that he shot in self defense. Ouve bullet struck Wagner in the head and another in the abdomen. The Italian has been arrested and the coroner is investigating, A I ADA Mo Joked About Death, David Ross, of Penfield, a conchman employed by Dr. 8. E. Hayes, was jok ing Wednesday night with the doctor's young daughter, Marguerite, about death. He said: "All peed to do to die 1s to turn on my left side.” The next morning he was found dead in bed, lying on his left side, stops "aud even | hone | | who speaks before he thinks, ete we presume there is more or less "trath | | advice, and for that reason we will The child. | So per cent, of the M. E. the | [spleen and are paid fine salaries for | | such service out of campaign funds, they BELLEFONTE, PA. CONFERENCE (ONCLUDED Plenty of Excitement but no One Was Injured MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS { The Swallow Controversey was the ab- sorbing Whitewash Preachers Topic—Evidences of Applied to Political Pa bh, which The Central ce of the E. chur March 1 wi ase in this pl 25th, adjourned Wednesday no An long be remembered by IN } church and as well by some of its ent members who were brough on most serions charges though the ordiaary busines Attracts ¢ atte nliong this oncern ose no ng and the 1 pref of Harr rm Dr. Swall rious charge +4 ter ni : Thes gatio I sup to be but the ally. This controversey at times threatened posed secret, proceedings leaked out continu to break out in the open conference and | at times did become exceedingly bitter, strong language was exchanged, but for. tunately for the church no open eruption marred the public sessions. There were sympathizers on both sides, with evidence | that guilt was not confined to but one man The organization of conference, from the Bishop down, from general comment we would judge to have been unfriendly towards Dr. Swallow, and there was a general effort in committees to “white wash’' as mach as possible for the pur. pose of sparing the various accused ai vines, all of whom were found not guilty, but were badly scared and will be prudent in the fature. Evidence that was damaging, on some trival techatcali more ties, was ruled out wholesale and at times rulings to suit emergencies would be | reversed the same day by the Bishop, and committees were packed with per. sons who were Dr. Swallow's open and bitter enemies. These allegations were openly made and published far and wide. On the other hand Swallow is de. clared a distutber, fanatic, agitator, one and on_both sides of the ugly contention always to good fight, . OUR VERSION OF THE AFFAIR it takes two roosters In this unfortunate controversy every. body is volunteering opinions and giving have a few words on the issue although we don’t belong to the church and it may be none of our business that Conference are When the head men of the We believe republicans, | church like Bishops Newman and Fowler | step oat of their pulpits, throw off the ministerial garb, rather forsake their | duty, to dabble in politics, travel up and down the country venting their political are open to censure, spired by men like Fowler and Newman, too many others have been posing in poli. tics for filthy lucre or official preferment, | When Dr. Swallow assailed the cor. | rupt machine (the Quay gang) he prod. ded some of these political preachers and trouble ensued. Swallow, while he told much truth, probably overstepped the mark. Whenever you run across an anti-Swallow preacher or layman in. variably you have a Quayite who is squealing. : Had Rev. Hill, Dr. Reed, Rev, Hart. 2ell and others been attending to the ministration of the church instead of nos. ing around political headquarters and kept in their pulpits instead of stump speaking they would not have suffered from the charges made by Swallow. To our mind the Methodist church will pros- per more abundantly if her ministry stay off the political stump, keep away from political spoils, and confine themselves to the greater cause for which they are better fitted, This advice, we beileve, will not be ac ceptable to some, but there are times when even the ministry need a little can THURSDAY, make a! Of late years, in. | APRIL 3, 1002. did advice. The pouring its hot puipit is frequently shot into the sensational» corrupt, yellow press, and by way of a friendly exchange we offer the above for their reflection. N £B.—The above comment should not be confined alone to the political preach ers of the Methodist church. There others, as well In the was that the charges of lying and in are case of Dr, Swallow the verdict, ordination are not sustained, but found guilty nghly imprudent deserving of of the duct and fore the a reprimand bar Conference. Swallow appealed from the t to the : hie Wp Wald ie Judicial Conference, and tated that the pens d not imposed The re the port of at Harr Total amount received The part as follows Paid for building churches, $115 Parsonages, psumber valued $489,425 Ord debts paid, $71,927 Debts remaining, $200,786, Number Probationers, 6,042 Full members, 63 640. local preachers, 148. fwaths, Number of Baptisms, 2 Scholars in the The conference membership $5g, 7 Statistical Secretary reporte 199 at a" Ba JOO0 Sunday schools, 17,005 of various committees ia of the growth report on the chare showed a healthy and the improvem many buildings and acqai properties. It had been an exceedi prosperous year for this conference the gregation are delighted The members of Bellefonte com. 10 know that Dr remain with us another year, as it was feared that Williamsport { might secure him. Dr. Shriver has been oue of the most successful and acceptable pastors in this field and this congrega- tion as well as the public fully appriciate his ability and worth. Conference adjourned Wednesday voon, will meet next year at Altoona. Pa Shriner will ALTOONA DISTRICT APPOINTMENTS J. Ellis Boll, Presiding Eider. Allegheny: John A.J. Will Altoona: Chesthut Avenue, Joshua K Clreoit, William LL. Chileote Eighth Avenue. Thomas 8 Ww . Epworth Asbury, H. W. Hartsock Fairview, Elbert V. Brown Firth Avenue, Miles C. Pard First Church. Horace 1. Jacobs Juniata, Kimer KE Hart Nimpson Chureh, Jos. PF. Anders Walnut Avenue, Marshall « V Barnesboro Harry J. Schu Bellefonte... Wilford P Beriwe Wil Birmingham Nathan B Sn Centre, and ' Sandy Ridges | {| Cleacfield Altoona Rms (s ip w per hart Shriner wud AI Moses ih George M. Shimer (supply) Milton K. Poster MeKendree Re ley a West Side, Charles A. Biddle Conlport & | Irvona 2 Curwensville Duncansville | Glen Hope... cvs mun vesinunn Ce TR | Hastings - ! Holliday sburg ......... Charles W. Karns waohn W, Roe Jacob P. Benford wdJohn Vrooman «Rdwin L. Eslloger «John Horaing «Alfred 8 Bowman | Houtzdale ....... Howard ........ Karthaos ..... Lumber City Mahaffey... | Martinsburg & Woodbury, MeKeos's Gap ...... Milestung & Unionville Morrisdale, George F. Boge» William C «William C.Ohariton. «Andrew Pp Henry N. Minnich « Richard H. Wha . Norman H., Smith | Munson, wen sien sme B00rge W. Mellnay New Miflport, . wc dOBN KR, Shaffer (supply New WASH IREION, meeeees seen wdohn ©, Young Oseeola MILs. cociiiinw Floteher W, Middle Patton, ... Edwin #1. Witman Penn's Valley, coco Theodore W. Haven PRIIPSDUTE, . corns. (HOOTERS D, Ponepacker PIOasant Gap... common woe Bort A. Salter Port Mathida, «ovina Killot 8. L Latshaw RAMEY, cons ivi ivsnrmrmmmns seroma WITHA W. Roose Roaring Springs, oe weoorge M. Glenn BRAWYIIO ovis iiiiir inns A DERBAM LL. Krank Snow Shoe, ........ socom. Theodore 8, Faus te Ool Win IREMOR RAR, | R. Heckman yrone umbia Ave... Asase Hockman " ood, Jr mund W .T ee A I aoan pons snares BODIE W., Run In A, " 1 Buperintandent t of Mow Avenue, Ahoona: ith ary oo n ton Cos Ee we aaa ahvilis... Ee — — 0.4 Frank W. Leidy _ | bas always supported the party nomi John B. Durkee (supply) . Wallace | HOE Wharton | { ous sections of the state, and no man on | | the stump made better speeches. GUBERNATORIAL MATERIAL Centre County Cas Supply the Democratic Ticket A GOOD MAN SUGGESTED Why john A sidered for the Nomination of Col, Con atid Reasons thi Woodward. is jeing Y Has M Place sny Oualific ns lua r. W thirty farmer given ie of the usefu wdward is moreover a he practical si at YEO.T8 Or more has best efforts to the has taught AS necessary, the ot out on farmer Ww do, his ios ruct and practicable bas been wroug farm before he bas uBOeRal t others Mr. Wood as the word is genera ward is not only wel! educated iy used snd under. 4 stood, but is a man of broad culture, and aired the exper sil to fill apy posi by his Mr. Woo experience in iward the he tions and the discharge of public diding of public duties. Twice has he represented Centre county iu the Legislature of the state, and to his credit and honor, it can be said, he came through that hot bed of filth and corrup tion, with his honor and integrity unsul- lied. During his service in the Legisia- tare he looked the interest of Centre county and ber lastitutions, and whatever he could do to advance the of the state was well after educational interests done. The two years’ service in the lLegisla- ture, to a man of his ability, vation and EO needs, keen obser. facuity to acquire knowledge, { the of a great way to mform him o nterests and industries out great Commonwealth In M- Deputy Executive C the World's Fair was entrusted 18g2 Woodward was’ appoint ed of To him the wonderful mmissioner Commission the preparation of Pennsylvania exhibit, at that and it is not detract exhibition, ing from others por in any way robbing them of any laurels, to say that the Pennsvivania display in the character of exhibits, show. { the industrial and educa- tional isherests of the state, was more complete than any other of the state ex. hibits, As the "Wyoming Democrat” says: “Mr. Woodward is a clean and a new man.” He is in no way tangled up with or allied to any party faction. He ing mineral, party not only in the county but in van: Centre county has furnished three Gov ervors to the state within a period of less | than forty-five years, barring the oppor. tunities that the civil war gave a man to do great things, Mr. Woodward, in all that is needed to make a clean, strong and able governor is the equal of any of them, The democrats of the state will make no mistake shoald they come to Centre county for their candidate for governor in this campaign. All that is needed in a candidate to win, is found in Mr. Wood. ward, Fears for Doctor Talmage. The Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage, D. 2. is lying dangerously {ll at his home on Massachusetts avenue, Washington, D. C., and it is feared he will not recover. It is said by friends of the family that a fata termination would not be a sarprise. In different campaigns he bas | | rendered most efficient service to the VOL. NO. 14e FACT, FUN AND FANCY. bright Sparkling Paragraphs— Selected and Original. sometlin $4 ma ing Long -winde short when it dents candidate hasan When a political ght. mare generally takes the form of a dark horse Everything is crobks. The insurance even taking now attributed to i- companies are precautions against fire bug. the custom White. learn to sneeze gracefully, King Edward has revived f snuff taking. We trust Envoy 3 aw Reid will They Are Not sbraska drammer te All Like This $s how a AN tie Creek Bat. cts of At the preacher tested the eff bard times on his congregation conclusion of his sermon he said “Let all persons in this house who are paving their debts stand up.’ Instantly every man, woman and child with one exception —arose to their feet, The preacher seated them and said : “Now let every person who is not pay- ing his or her debts stand up. The exception noted, a care-worn, bhungry-looking individual, clothed in his last summer's Suit, slowly assumed a perpendicular position, “How friend,”’ asked the minister, “that you are the only man Bit, my m m that is unable to his obligations?’ he the congregati meet run a newspaper,” he answered meekly, “and the brethern who stood up are my subscribers, and “Let us pray,” exclaimed the minis. Chicago Ledger. COLLEGES CONSOLIDATE D ter Evangelical lastitutions at New Berlin and Meverstown United The Evangelical colleges at New Ber. lin and Myerstown were consolidated at a meeting of trustees of the charch con. | ference held at Albright College, Myers. town, last Wednesday. The East Penn. sylvania, Central Pennsylvania and Pittsburg conference at recent sessions passed favorably upon the consolidation | plan and each of the conferences was represented at the meeting. {| It was decided to Jocate the comsoii- | dated college at Meyerstown temporarily, and Bishops R. Dubs and W. M. Stan- | ford and Prof. T. C. Bowersox and Revs. W. F. Hell and W, BE. Detweiler were appointed a Committee on Permanent location, Rev. J. D. Woodring, of Reading, was elected president of the college; Prof. C. | A. Bowmas, formerly president of the Myerstown College, was elected profes. sor of mental and moral sciences ; Prof, A. E. Gobble, formerly president of the New Berlin College, was elected pro. fessor of Latin language and literature, Sensible Idea. The success of one man means much to a community. For lostance, if one man succeeds, it encourages others and is the greatest stimulus to ambition, No man should envy the success ot his fel. Mmsll up to an lows, Lit shotid able place. =
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