he Centre Democrat, BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 6. OUR HISTORICAL REVIEW Circulation, 012 3400. ————————— 1002. VOL. 24. NO, 4). ——————, ————— 1 | { and I by regular appointment next.” By this reckoning the actual date of the Brieht Searkl p b Select first preachi P ’ 1 | " re N right Sparkling Paragraphs Preaching in Penn's valley, so far SOLDIERS p as known, is July 23, 1775. Captain | | ed and Original. Potter told Mr. Pithian that there were | - FACT, FUN AND FANCY. REVOLUTIONARY CAPT. HUGH 8. TAYLOR. Energetic, efficient, industrions—these stand forth in the career of Capt. Hugh S. Taylor, the democratic nominee for sheriff of Centre county, What he has accomplished, or success he has achieved, were attained solely by virtue of individual effort, Capt. Taylor is a son of the late Hugh Taylor, a native of County Monaghan, Ireland, who came to this section when 21 years of age. Hugh was born at this place Jan. 12th, 1868 and is the eldest of a family of fourteen children, which de. pended upon the wages of the parent, and therefore life to them was not that of luxury and ease, rather a struggle, with few opportunities. Early in life, as & mere boy, he became self-sustaining by working in the ore banks, driving cart and as a farm hand. From that he went to learn a trade as machinist and a plumber, and at the latter soon became recognized as an expert. Ambitious, in the meanwhile he devoted spare time in going to school and in 1886 was graduat- ed from the Beilefonte High school. Next he spent several years at State Col. lege, sustaining himself by working at his trade of plumbing. He took up the study of law and was admitted to the Bar in 1894. That year he became a candidate for tax collector, of Bellefonte, because no one was willing to accept the democratic nomination with 250 re. pu majority to overcome. Deter- m and epergetic he went into the to win and came out wits a majority of 160. Next term he was elected by 219 and the last time by 389 This is an in. dication of the high estimate placed upon Capt. Taylor by those who know him best. He made a good collector, got in the money and never unduly distressed a man. His worth was early recognized, for in 1896 he was made Chairman of the Dem. ocratic County Committee and the organi. gation under his leadership was effective. Being an expert plumber he was made superintendent of the Bellefonte Gas & Steam Heat Company and for some years under his direction that establishment has givent better service than heretofore, In March 1885 he enlisted as« a private in Company B, N. G. P., of this place has gradually risen filling al! posi. up to the captaincy of the company which be bas successfully held for years. When the Spanish-American War broke out Captain Taylor led as fine a body of wi! drilled men to Mt. Gretna as ever Idered guns, There they enlitsted in the U. 8. Volunteer service, April 28th, 1898, and proceeded south to Chicka. manga. In military circles Capt. Taylor Was at once recognized in various ways One of the important duties assigned him was as follows, we quote from ‘‘Report of the ‘Adjutant General of Penn’a for years 1808 and 1899" page 187 : “Orders were received on June 20. 1'% to re. erult a third batalllon of four companies »f 18 men each. The work of reeruiting and mus tering the batallion was placed In eharge of oaptain Hugh 8, Taylor. Company B. He re eruited company I, at Somerset, Company K, at Wellsboro, company 1, at Clearfield and | sompany M, at Gettysbarg, Pa. Captain Tay lor performed the duty assigned to him with | such energy and dispateh that within three While at Chicamangua Capt. Taylor was complimented for his soldierly bear. fog and careful management of his com. ‘pany. For a period of twenty days Capt. Taylor was detailed as Acting Assistant Adjatant General, 1st Brigade, Division 1st Army Corps 1 which he ly had charge over the affairs regiments comprising over four 1 soldiers, Th's is mentioned to show that in | whatever line his lot was cast his energy, | integrity and ability attracted attention. | are the qualities that will enable any | young man to cope with the emergencies | in life. They are characteristics that | In other pursuits Capt. Tavlor is orator whose services are always in de. mand at popular demonstrations and at | Memorial Day Exercises, while on the political rostrum be has attained a wide reputation. These comments will give the reader some information as to the man who is a candidate for Sheriff. His life has been one worthy of emulation by the young | men of the county, He is not a child of fortune, but one who has faced adversi. | ty and made his opportunities by energy and merit, meagre circnmstances he has truly de. | monstraled the possibilities of life. Me. chanic, farmer, tradesman, laborer, busi- | ness man, soldier, be is worthy of your | support. WHY A CHANGE? Last week, in a careful statement, the | finances of Centre county were set out | and the showing made was one that is unusaal, standing is anywhere near as good as our own. All bave heavy indebtedness to carry, the tax rate is much higher and their public buildings are not in as good repair contrast and gave rise to much favorable comment from all sections. It is a pleas- ure to the taxpayer to know that his money has not been misspent and that careful, prudent men have had the same consideration in handling public funds | as their private affairs, These are matters that must receive your attention for on November 4th every voter will be called on to select a new board of County Commissioners for the ensuing term. One of the candidates, Philip H. Mever, is a named for re. el ection. If you approve of the manner in which the County's finances have been handled, it is your duty to vote for Mr. Meyer and aid in his re-election. In addition, it is equally important, if you wa ut democratic economy in the future a8 in the past, the election of E. A. Humpton, who by the way, is a splendid m an for the same office. We consider the office of County Com- missioner the most important in the coun. ty to the taxpayer. done in the Past and how to insure a con- | tinnance in the future, Centre county, under democratic ad- ministration, bas no debt ; vote the demo. cratic ticket this year and have it con- tinued that way. THE SENATORIAL ISSUE. Alex Patton bad aun opportunity to get the nomination for Congress, but he sald be was too busy—wounld not pay him to bother with it. Now he wants to Ko to Harrisburg to make laws, He is a rich man, operator and mine owner, Would bis influence be with the man who labors in the mine and digs the coal, or with the capitalists and corpo rations, of which be is a prominent one ? Senate, On the other hand the labor orgavizations emphatically declare that turning Senator Heinle, issue, G. M. Davis, a prominent citizen of Williamsport, died suddenly on the Bald Eagle vrlley train about the time it passed Julian, Tuientay Svening to the wayto T , Mr. was chief car vi of the Philadelphia and Erie That is the known. He is a forcible and eloquent | marble slab, was the first pastor of what | He has blazed his own way | through life; from bumble bome and | Iu the central part of the state | there is not a county whose financial | | door on each of the two sides east and | go: but the location of the other | The showing made a striking For that reason it | is well to be thinking of what has been | This Is an important consideration for | | every man when he votes for State all the com panies had been mustered in | ad reported for duty at Camp Geo. H. ! their best interests will be served by re- of Rev. Martin ADDRESS OF REV, KELLY Sketch of the Pioneer Presbyterian Preacher in Pennsvalley—Des- cription of the Original Church Building From Rev. Joseph C. Kelly's address at the dedication of the Marker at the grave of Rev James Martin, Wednesday, 8, we print that portion which pertains directly to that pioneer preacher and the organization of the Huntingdon Presby. tery, as being of especial interest to Cen- tre county readers, and well worthy of the space it occupies in the Centre Democrat's Historical Review, this, with what bas previously appeared in our Review furnishes a complete history of this subject : A feeling of reverence becomes us to- day, as we assemble on this ground. Here where we stand, a single grave, distinctlv marked, among many unmark. ed, tells of a pastor and his flock whe on this spot assembled for Christian worship more than a century ago. Here was an organized church whose members were probably the pioneer witnesses for Jesus | Christ in Penn’s valley. The Rev. James | Martin, whose dust sleeps under this | was known as the East Penn's valley { church, The inscription oun this marker | farther informs wus that “The Rast { Penn's valley Presbyterian church, erect {ed im 1785, the first church in Penn's | | valley, stood seveuty-cight feet south of | this marker. |ingdon was organized therein April 14, 11795, the Rev. James Martin whose | grave is within this enclosure, was the | first pastor, his field of labor extending | to the Juniata river.” “Erected by the authority of the pres. bytery of Huntingdon, 1901." Concerning the appearance of the ola church, we have been informed by Mr. David Musser, who owns the site where it stood, that it was built of logs, not plastered within or covered with siding tll about 1836. In extest it was about 38x36 and very high, with gallery on | three sides. On the north side was a The | pews were narrow with high, straight | backs. | high, wine glass shaped pulpit. south side opposite the pulpit, a single i | | ment of the presbytery of Carlisle, at | The presbytery of Hunt. | only twenty-eight families in Penn's val- ley at that time, Twenty-two of these were subscribers and they had raised £40 on subscription to pay supplies. The earliest mention of an organized congre. gation in Penn's valley is to be found on the minutes of the synod of Philadelphia, 1776, where it is recorded that ‘‘com. missioners from the Penn's valley con. gregation made supplication for sup- plies.” The date is noteworthy and easily remembered because of another event which stirred the world, the Fourth of July of that same year, But although the church was organized before the Revolution, we are informed by Mr. Lion, in the history of the Pres. bytery of Carlisle, Vol. 1, page 32s, that “during the winter of 1779-1780 the wal. ley was entirely abandoned, and settle. ments were not renewed until the year 1784, and its church history is a blank until the call of the Rev. James Martin, April 15, 1789.” No doubt the abandon ment of the valley at that time was occa- sioned by the strenuousness of the Revo- lationary war, which claimed every man that could carry a musket, and which left the frontier unsafe for defenseless women, As for the other part of Mr. Martin's pastors] charge, which lies toward the | Juniata, there is no record of any preach. ing prior to the Revolution. earliest mention of any preaching any. where between the Tussey and Bald Ea- gle mountains, is the fourth Sabbath of June, 1876. On that date the Rev. Matthew Stevens preached by appoint. “Warrior Marks” (pot as it is called | pow, Warriorsmark ; but as it was called | then, “Warrior Marks.”") | Sabbath of August the same year. Mr. Samuel Wilson, a licentiate, preached the first { third Sabbath of May, 1888, the church | of Warrior Marks was supplied by Mr. west | and steps leading to the gallery, | There were windows with 8x10 glass | with shatters below, but none above. Mr. Musser also states that “the Re. formed and Lutheran people, who pure chased it from the Presbyterians, aband- oned it about 1860, when it was sold for $50 to a Mr. ligen, of Georges valley, who was then building a house and barn, A crowd assembled to see the corner stone opened, and although it was re- ported to contain various articles, vo- thing at all was found in the cavity, which was small.” This church however, was only a part of Mr. Martin's pastoral charge. The minutes of the preshytery of Carlisle speak of commissioners from the congre- gations of east and west Penn's Valley, Half Moon and Warriors Marks, who attended the meeting of presbytery held at East Cannococheague, April 15, 1789, and presented a call for the pastoral ser- vices of the Rev. James Martin, offering him a salary of sixty.five pounds specie to relieve him of worldly care. This was a large field for the pastoral | oversight of one man, It embraced a | territory of over 400 square miles, name. | from a line drawn east of where we are | now standing to the banks of the little | Juniata river. To supply such a field the | | minister would be obliged to divide his | ime among the different settlements to which his people belonged, and doubt. | {less much of his time was spent in the | saddle, visiting from house to house, | had seen graves distinctly marked with | | where the latch string, always out, bade him come in, Warriorsmark and Birmiogham., Al he was not by a number of years the first preacher who preached on this field, In his valuable “Retrospect of the Fron. tier Churches of Carlisle Presbytery,” the Hon, John Bisir Linn states that the Rev, William Linn, a grand uncle of the writer, was the first preacher who is known to have preached the Gospel in this part of Penn's valley, The date of this sermon is fixed by mention of it in the diary of Rev. Philip V, Fithian, who states that “on Sunday, August 6, 1775, I preached two sermons in Captain Pot. ter’s house, only eight men and not one woman besides the family present, as there was a violent storm. Mr, Linn was here two Sabbaths past, first of all, though Mr. Martin was the first pastor, | plainly fixed. There was a double door on the | Penn's Valley church stood, as we see today, is well marked and easily identi. | | Caldwell, a probationer from Irelasd. This completes the record of all the preaching there had been between the spot where we are now assembled, and the Juniata river, up to the time when James Martin was called to take the pastorate of the entire field. The exact place where Mr. Martin oreached when be supplied each of his several appomtments cannot always be That where the Bast churches under his care is not so evident. In Half Moon he probably preached in | | a barn, or in the open air and wuder the | shade of forest trees, to no particular spot. church building But there was a called “Warrior Marks,” and knowledge of its site has not | been altogether lost, From information which I believe per- fectly reliable, I have learned that this | church stood in the Dry Hollow, one mile south of the present village of War- riorsmark and a half mile west of the old ore bank, near two springs, which are easily found because they are the only springs in the Dry Hollow. The late Robert Lowrie, Bsq., of Warriors. mark, informed me that it stood upon a triangular piece of ground, comprisiog | fourteen acres, owned by two Jews vamed Himon and Simon Gratz, who sold in 1808 to Judge Gloninger. In company with the late Hon. John La. | porte, of Spruce Creek, and the late | William Hutchison, of Warriorsmark, 1 | visited the site of this charch the summer | of 1876. At that time there remained a | slight mound or elavation marking the | very spot where the church stood, but I ly, all that lies between the mountains | was told that since the church stood | there a log cabin had occupied the same spot, and that the mound which I saw was the remains of both. The place was | then all overgrown with young timber, In the same field to-day (time all trace of these had disap- there are the churches of Spring Mills, | peared. | Sinking Creek, Spring Creek, State Col. | ceived it from the memory of persons lege, Buffalo Run, Pine Grove Mills, | then living, who had received ft from | Spruce Creek, Lower Spruce Creek, | i and st the west side, under a dense un. dergrowth of brush. Mr. Hutchison pointed to a spot where he told me he head and fool stones. But at that That was in 1876, and 1 re. the lips of their fathers and mothers, that this was the first church in all the country between the end of Nittany monntain and the Little Janiata river, It was in that church, without a doubt, that Mr. Martin preached when he filled hie appointment at Warrior Marks. Bat this, like the place where we now are, was long since abandoned as a point of preaching, the churches following the centres of population, as their needs re quired. No doubt Mr. Martin's ministry was much blessed to his people, since other churches sprang up in different parts of bis field, which attained to much greater strength than any of those which be originally served, and on those altars be had first kindled the Gospel fires, Much of this growth was during the life. on page §) The very | The | Tradition points | | List of Some Who Were From | Centre County | |MANY OF OTHERS DESIRED | The Daughters of the American Revolu- tion are Compiling Information Regarding These Pioneer Patriots, Neglected Graves The following list of Revolutionary Soldiers, who are buried in this county, has been furnished by Mrs. H. C. Valen. | tine, of the D. A. R., who are anxious to | obtain all information concerning the | record and burial place of every soldier !of the Revolution in our county, Any {of the Democrat's readers who have | such iaformation will confer a favor by { informing Mrs. H. C. Valentine, Belle- | fonte. | Capt. Thos. Askey, | Archibald Allison, Matthew Allison, Gen. Philip Beauner, Lawrence Bathurst, Daniel Bolleau, | Yblilp Barvhart, | John Boggs, | Jacob Brower, Anthony slerly, { Benjamin Carson, | Elijah Chambers, | James Dougherty, Daniel David, John Douglass, | Conrad Drimmey, | Joseph Davis, Henry Dale, | Col, James Dunlop, | Philip Denney, Peter Florey, John Frederick, ! Andrew Gregg Andrew Graham, Wm, Rely, Joho Kelly, Jacob Kell, John Krider, Andrew Lytle, Mungo Lindsay, David Lamb, Capt, George Meek . Col. Henry Meyer, Philip Meyer, William Mason, Robert Moody, David Nelson, Henry McEwen, Charles MeClain, John MelLain John MeFariane, J acob Miller, John MeMillian John MeConnell, John MeCormick, Capt. Richard Miles, Col. John Patton Gen. James Potter, John Patton Anthony Peters, Toisas Pickle, Conrad Rimmy, Evan Russell Michael Rhone, John F. Ream Valentine Stover, Henry Gooninger, | Peter Hosterman Wm. Hinton, | Thomas Holt, Col. John Holt, Tobin Hall Andrew lianter, | Christopher Henny, Jolin Garrison, Andrew Jack, Michas! Jack, {| John Jones, Sr. Jacob Keller, Edward Quigley, Nicholas Schaefer, {| Nicholas Shanefelt, John Turner, William Stover, Capt. J Joshua Williams Charles Wilson, Robert Young, Insane Wall, Abrabam Tims, Cornelius Welch, Joseph Whiter, The Centre Democrat can add two names to the above list, viz: Adam Sun. day and William Long, of Giegg town. ship. Adam Sunday was born is Berks Co., and died April 24, 1855. He entered the army at the age of 14; and was present at the surrender of Cormwallts. He came to Centre county in 1800. His re- mains rest in the Georges valley cemete. | ry; be was buried with military honors. | He was aged nigh ¢2 years. He was a | staunch democrat. The writer hereof { had the honor of his personal acq ualn- | tance and oft met him at democratic | gatherings William Long, whose name is not in | the above list, belonged to the pioseer settlers, and was a soldier in the war | for Independence, belonged to Gregg twp. He died 1831, aged 76 years. | HEINLE FOR THE PEOPLE. The people are voting the difference {in the attitude of the candidates for State Senator in this district. Senator Heiule has been tried and the laboring | men know be 1s with them. The peopie’s interest 1s his interest. As Wo Patton, the DuBois Eveming Express, in the Octo ber 10th issue, gives the following ver. sion of what he would do, if elected : “Alexander Patton would probably { rather be beaten than to be elected to | the office of state senate with a Demo cratic governor and a Democratic house. | Some of his friends can’t understand why be turned down the nomination for ( an office that pays $10,000 with just as | good chance of election as the one he is running for now which pavs $1500. Is the {aterest of the people? Will be go {there and fight the corrupt politicians : whose disgraceful actions have caused | | this state to blush ? | did Heinle, and become the most feared | man on the floor by the Quay followers? | No! Patton is a coal operator and has | nothing but selfish motives in asking the | support of the people. If it was glory | he would have taken the congressman ; if it was salary he was | after, he would have run for the other | {ofhice. Patton sees where he can fill his | own coffers at the expense of the miner, in getting passed the kind of state legis- lation that will make the operator, more | completely the master ofthe common | miner,” THE STRIKE IS OFF, A long conference was held at the tem. porary white-house last night. A Com. mission was appointed consisting of six persons and the President named them early this morning. Strike will be de. Clared off and work resumed soon. The Commission is: Gen, J. M, Wilson, U. 8. AK. W. Parker, expert mining engi. neer; Hon. Geo. Gray, Judge of U. 8. Court; BE. RB. Clark, of lowa; Thos. H. Watkins, Scranton, practical miner; Bi. shop John L. Spaulding. W.J. CARLIN Is a careful, reliable, methodical man the kind necessary for Treasurer, A. Schaefer, | Patton, if elected, going to Harrisburg in | Will he go there, as | nomination for | GOOD ADVICE. How foolish is the pessimist, Despondent and forlorn, Who slways, when he gets a rose, Goes hunting for the thorn! | | | The optimist has better sense ; The charm of life he knows, He doesn’t mind a scrateh or two If he can’t got the rese. Bo do not be & pessimist, Cankered with discontent ; The optimist has heaps of fun That doesn't cost a cent. He courted & gem of a girl, And told her that she was his pear]; But when they were married Her ma came and tarried, Though he dida't like mother of pear. Even a drum may be delusion and a snare. The watchmaker 1s not the only man who lives on tick. When a man is generous to a fault it is usually his cwn fault, Some fellows who claim that they are driven to drink are really led, He is a gullible man who will buy hair tonic from a bald-headed barber. All men are born equal, but a good many of them get their legs pulled. When 8 woman goes out shopping she generally knows what is in store for her. The doctors will tell you that some | men die hard, while others are dead | easy. A man's opinion of his neighbor is | generally governed by his neighbor's | opinion of him. | AND now the women are to be squeez | ed ! A corset trust is being formed, and { will have a monopoly of the waists of | the fair sex. Too bad ! A young man down east bought 2,000 | extra fine cigars and had them insured for their full value, smoked them up and | then demanded the insarance, claiming [they had been destroved by fire. The case taken to court and decided in favor { of the young man. The insurance ecom- peny then had the young man arrested for setting fire to his own property and | the same judge ordered that he pay a | ime or go to jail for three months. i ——— “FROM PENNSVALLEY.” ! Dear BEpiToR © I want to thank you for printing some of those letters from this valley. [ saw | that a fellow from Gregg township wrote | a good one last week-—good, because it was gospel truth. Do you know we are a little “Datchified”’ over here, but some- bow we manage to know wha is going {ou and have minds of our own. Our people are of average intelligence and about as honest as can be found. Of course, there are a few real smart men in this valley who are too intelligent to be actual industrious farmers ~they are intended to hold office and to go to Har. risburg to make laws for the regular { tarmers—NIT. You know what I mean, without me mentioning names in public. But, if reports are correct, there are too many smart people in the Legislature already. Say, do vou know that when the Cen. tre Democrat came over last week peo ple gathered around 1o the stare and read that article of yours ahoat the Com. missioner’s office, and they talked a good bit about it. It does a farmer a great deal of good to kuow that honest men, at least, have been rannmg the commis. sioners office. Say whatever you please about them, and I suppose they have some faults and occasionally make a mistake, but when vou take all in all, sum up the record they have made. we should be thankful to know that oar | county has no debt, has the lowest tax. rate, business is all done in good shape, and our mosdey is not squandered. When public men do what 1s right, according to the way the republicans did with Ai. | lison they should be turned down. The | republicans want the democrats turned out of the commissioners office, too: | When public men do what is right in office the democrats believe they auld be upheld and re-elected, at least for a second time, and then if they don’t want to let go of the pablic teat give it to them | in the neck. Centre county has a big lot of good, honest men in it, and while we believe in granting every faithful official a sec- {ond term as a reward, we don't think it {18 fair for a few to try to seize every thing that comes along. This is not in- | sinuaung; we mean that Jim Strohm has bad more than his shave. He L his | nomination by agreeing to cro out a man who was honest, who was decent, { who was clean, who did not associate with bribers, who voted against all cor. rupt measures at Harrisburg, who merit. ed the praise of good people and got the curses of the politicians. That was Win. Allison and he is a republican, 100. Be. cause he did what was right be was crowded out, the hungry office seeker could not say no, and is after Allison's place. In office all his life or after office when out of itis the career of Jim Strohm. You dou’t know where he is at, or what he will do~that is what some think makes a “smart” man; I = wet up living office, ever to
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