March 22, 1951
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LINN'S HISTORY
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CHAPTER LXXVII
Milesburg Borough
The village of Milesburg
founded in 1793, and in 1843 re
celved a borough charter, The sur
vey of the town lots was made
1793, and covered at first that part
of the present borough includec
within the boundaries of Limestone
Creek, Mill, and Catherine Streets
A good many town lots were sold
but numbers of t returned, by
default of non-payment the
Mileses, as unsatisfied notes now
held by the Miles descendants bear
withess, Roland Curtin came u
Milesburg from Philipsburg 1799
and opened a store, and Josep!
Miles had already built I
sawmill on Spring Creek
established a store, bu
Was located at the ironworks
closed his Milesburg
transferred his field
to Bellefonte ir
storekeeper wa
1809), and the t
Samuel Patton
in which he
but his log residenc
In 1809 the
buflt at Milesbu
Franklin B. Sm
opened a store in a |
owned by James Foster
on a corner opposite the
House. Squire James Foster wa
weaver and a property holder
some consequence. He
building now known
House, which was one
or so houses boasted by
in 1819, and one of the only ty
at that time 1 h
The other was a building part fr
and part stone, now owned and ¢
cupled by Car 1 Watson. In that
house a taver been kept pre
vious to 1819
Henry Rs Brolasky
hem
f
yawned
a
were not log
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| Poland in 1793, kept a
I Mr
Was |
| Lipton
a grist ana
Parrish Drug Store
BELLEFONTE, PA.
store before
Foster, The Franklin House was
kept in 181% by John Lucas, and
uccessively thereafter by Samuel
William Mason, and Thom-
as M. Hall. The house now kept by
Daniel Bollleau was built by Robert
ipton, who opened it as a tavern
it an early day. Since 1859, Boil-
leau has been landlord
he Black
f
orner of
the
Horse tavern, at the
Water and Limestone
was at yarious
Hannah Green
John Ducas
brewery on the
but it was
afterward I'he old Miles mill
stone structure
of Col. Samuel
ession
will
Pott
streets,
Rober?
George
Bald
led over by
ipton, and
Facklin had a
Eagle in 1819
replaced by a
under the
of Thomas
ried on by
Miles, who
a fine brick mill upon the site
present mill which latte:
terpart of brick first
there burned ing 1875, and at on
replaced. J. Mile Green took
in 1873, and still c«
The mil]
Frank
built
of the
IS A Coun-
and Joseph
the
POS -
ntinue
busines
stru { three run
anda is perfectly appoint
throughout. David Ryman came
from Montgomery County in 1809 to
take mill. He
left to
mill Julian
was remark-
i of a remark-
measuring 22 [feet
1 Julian
three
harge the stone
ITE
He and his
19 vears
brick mill
Milesb I
Hi h 1
we living are El
and Henry T.
now the mille:
been a miller
having
th very %
114 ery po
of
received
After
Howard, at
ied in Mile
Zacharial
the willage. In
ige and Anthonys
the villagers
blacksmith
had his shop.
the Miles’
THE NIGHT
IS NOT
FOREVER
Ix AMERICA. no night can last forever
There is no darkness deep enough lo hide for
long the spirit of its people.
This 18 50 be aAuse we have made il 80.
Almost alone of all nations,
we have held fast
to our faith that every tomorrow holds the promise
of a better life
In America’s long. hard march to greatness, its
trials have brought it strength
From OUr wars we
have won our freedome. Panies have given way to
serenity. Depressions have been followed by pros.
perity. From every night has come a dawn,
Now again the world is filled with fear and
gloom. Once
men s souls,
more,
But let us not dread the dark.
these are “times that try
Let
Americans keep alive their abiding faith in God,
in our own tomorrow and in ourselves.
That faith will be a tower of strength to the
free world as it seeks to build a future,
* “MEET CORLISS ARCHER
for delightful comedy,
Sundeys CBS 9 P.M, Eavtern Tina,
WEST PENN POWER CO.
| Main
now
{rough mill stone, which was
{tered the ‘ministery he leased it
{ Shirk, who
| years
erty to Samuel] McKean, whereupon
[Shirk built the tannery now
iter by Joseph Shirk
{ Among the early Industrie
times presi- |
burned |
THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA.
| Easter
March 22.23.24
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piace 18) LL
MchMasters was also a Week Services otted lillies for the alter on
and blacksmith on |
Street, where Joseph Roger:
lives. Later he kept tavern in|
Snow Shoe, on the pike. He resides
now in Iowa. In 1819, Joseph Shirk |
carried on a tannery on the creek
His bark he ground by means of a
turned
by William Baird, and when he en- |
to
tanned there about 20
In 1845, Miles sold the prop
James
maker
store
wagon
Veterans’ Enrollment
Decreases At State
enrolment { (RF 3 H Pi
Plan Holy
The Holy Week serv will be Nn id be br Spade Garden Early
held In the public Chapel of tin A ry | But Not When Wet
Loretto Carmel, William Penn High: hi ) op Vill be : : ed
way, Loretto. All who desire ar ! intentions of the don repar rade: i lant}
to attend cordially invited. On
Palm Sunday, the ing of the
palms will take place before the i
o'clock mass. A high mass will he
celebrated at 7 a.m. on Holy Thurs: (Continued from Page One
day. The Chapel will remain oper | Yorkshire
until 9 pm. to accommodate all | Hampshire
| who wish to visit the Repository | ro
I'he Tre Ore services will hela | chose: rot » and
Opera- | nn Good Friday. The celebrant, the this vear's show
(his and | Rev, Wilfred J. Sisk, T.O.R. of Saint student exp
tanned there until his death in 1868. | prancis College will deliver {he sex ition alwavs attracts cre
of Miles- | mon at 1:30—Reflections at 2:15 §
burg, mention may also be made of | 1y followed by the Stations of the
Ephraim Williams, who bullt a full- | Cross at 2:30 pan. The relic of the
ing mill at an early day, and lost | True Cross will th offered
it subsequently by fire dl for veneration On Holy Satur- | have i v . | dt
In 17904 Robert Fleming moved t ay, the
Milesburg, where he died in 1796 | at 6:30 a
One of his daughters married Judge | The
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