The Jeffersonian. (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, July 20, 1876, Image 3

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    CKNTEXX I AL II IST011Y
OF
MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
BY WILLIAM S. REES.
()n the first settlement of the Province
(nov State) of Pennsylvania, three orinal
(.Van tics were established, as follows:
J'ucks. Chester and Philadelphia, and on
t. 11th day of March 1752, Northampton,
(old mother Northampton) was formed from
;i part of rucks. Ont of the territory taken
from Bucks at that time, there have been
firmed " Counties and part of the Gth,
Consequently the Co mty of Northampton
LMt the name of mother of Counties ''Old
lother Northampton." One hundred
years :i0, 31 arch 21st, 1770, the first
t'olinty was formed lr wm Northampton,
and was named afier one of the (Jcnerals
then lighting for our liberty and Indepen-;
deiice, Ueneral Anthony Wayne, (called
Mad Anthony Wayne, or, the htin
Quaker, of Chester County, Pa.) March
1st, IS 1 1 , Schuylkill County was formed
from parts of Northampton and Berks ; and
Lehigh was formed from Northampton on
the lit h day of March, 1812. During the
second war, about oue year after the death
ot CJeneral Zebulon Montgomery Pike,
(one of the Generals of our second war)
on the 20th day March, 1814, Pike County
was formed from the County of Wayne,
and on "All fools day" April 1st lSIJO,
Monroe (the namesake of President
Monroe) was formed from part of North
ampton and Pike, therefore our County
originated from "Little Pike" and "Old
Mother Northampton," with "Old Pucks"
one of the original Counties for Grand
father. The presumption is the first settle
ment within the boundaries of the State of
Pennsylvania, was in what is now the
County of Monroe, at Shawnee, by the
Low 1 Hitch or Hollanders ( probably descen
dants of the Putch that took llollaud). In
17S7 Samuel Preston of Wayne County,
went on his first surveying tour into North
ampton County, at that time he was Deputy
under John Lukehs, Surveyor General and
received from him his instructions, and
also the following account or narrative in
regard to the settlement above Kittatinny,
or lllue Mountains: '"That the settlement
was made a long time before it was known
to the government in Philadelphia. That
when government was informed of the settle
ment, they passed a law, in 172'.'. that any
purchases of the Indians should be void,
and the purchasers indicted for forcible en
try and detainer, according to the laws of
Kiiglaiid. That in 1 730 they appointed an
arei t to ge and investigate the laets; that
the agent so appointed was the famous sur
veyor Nicholas Scull ; that he John Lukons.
was Nicholas Scull's apprentice, to carry
chain and learn surveying; that lie accom
panied Nicholas Scull. As they both un
derstood and could talk Indian, they hired
Indian guides, and had a fatiguing journey,
there beiiiir then no white inhabitants in the
upper part of Bucks or Northampton
Counties. That thev had verv irreat diih
cult y to lea 1 their horses through the Water
Clap to MeeiicHiik fiats, which were all
tattled with Hollanders: with several they
could only be understood in Indian '. ''The
f.rst thing that struck his admiration Was a
rove of ;:T'!e trees. ; f size far b''Vnd any
PI:
'1
la.
That
i:in
Mis
t.-ld them that when the livers were fruz-'ti
'he had a good road to Eusopus from the
Mine Hole, on the Mine I'mad. some hun
dr
ed miles : that he took his wheat and
tiler there, for salt and necessaries ; and did
not appear to have any knowledge or idea
where the river ran Philadelphia market
or being in the government of Pennsyl
vania. They (Scull and Lukens) were of
opinion that the fir.-t sttlemeut of Hollan
ders, in Mecnesiuk, were many years older
than William Penu's charter ; and as
Samuel Pepuis had treated them so well,
they concluded to make a survey of his
i iaim. in order to befriend him if necessary.
When they began to survey, the Indians
gathered around ; an old Indian laid his
hand on Nicholas Scull's shoulder and said,
"put up iron string, go home!" and they
piit and returned. The Indians had the
anie Men that some people have yet, (for 1
have run disputed lines where threats were
made, that thev would cut the chain, thev
had no fears of the compass doing any mis
chief, but that iron string was a dangerous
affair.) Mr. Lukens must have been mis
taken as to the 3'car being 173, for I have
a copy of a draft, (which I copied from the
original ) ofa,curvc made several years
hefure that time and I think it is the oldest
survey in Monroe count, and is as follows:
In the draft, SO acres, 0 acres allowed, 1)5
acres, the Shawnee town, inside is a draft,
and underneath the draft is the following
words: '-The draft of a tract cf land situa
ted near the Miunessink, in the County of
Bucks, containing 89 acres, surveyed for
m. Allen, of Philadelphia city, by virtue
of a warrant from the Proprietaries Trus
tees bearing date of the lGth of November,
1727, for sureying to Wm. Penu, the Pro
prietaries grand-son, 10,000 acres of laud
m the province, the right whereof is now
vested in said Wrm. Allen; certified by
Jacob Taylor. N. B. The above tract
contains 80 acres with allowance of G per
cent." On the draft is the following endorse
ment, the lands at "Shawnee town" above. In
contie.etion with the above I would state
that Wm. Penn, the founder of Pennsylva
nia was bom Oct. 10, 1004, nearly 232
years ago, and March 4, 1031, when in his
o7th year obtained a charter from Charles
for the Province of Pennsylvania, de
bribed as follows: t;For a tract of land in
America laying north of Maryland, on the
Last bounded by the Delaware Liver, on
the West limited as Maryland, and North
Ward to extend as far as plantable." Wm.
J enn in his will devised to his grand son,
m. lVnn, 10,000 acres to be laid out in
some convenient place or places in the Pro
vince of Pennsylvania, and Wm. Penu, the
?rand-son, sold and conveyed all his right,
Jitle and interest iu the same to Win. Allen,
hence the order and survey of Shawnee
town. There were other parts surveyed in
"lis County, one tract in Hamilton town
fcinp of which I have a deed in my posses
ion, endorsed Wm. Allen to "Nicholas
Muni, 250 acres, unlocated, and bearing date
'T't- 17, 1731; nearly! 15 years old, which
deed has never been recorded. This deed
"cites the deed from Wm. Penn, the
grund-soa to Wru. Allen, dated August 20,
1728, and on record at Philadelphia, book
F. volume 5, page 92 &c.
The. oldert surveys after Shawnee town
are the tracts of land on which the Borough
of Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg are
located, the oldest of which is the Daniel
Brodhcad, 000 acres ; which covers the
principal part of East Stroudsburg and a
small portion of. Stroudsburg, Warrant April
5, 17H7, surveyed Dec. 275 1737, and the
following tracts, parts of which are in the
Borough of Stroudsburg John Clark, 200
acres, warrant, Oct. 12, 173S, surveyed
May 21, 17:10, Lynford Lardner, 310 acres,
for which there was no warrant issued and
no date of surveyor surveyor's name given,
but marked on the draft as follows : "Jtc-j
turned into the Secretary's office March 17,!
17-11" and the following entry is made in the
office at Ilarrisburg, 'one of three tracts
which had been surveyed for the Proprie
taries by their direction for such uses and
as we should afterwards think fit to apply
them." Dec. 20, 1741, a warrant of accep
tance was issued in which is the following :
"It being our pleasure to make a grant there
of to our kinsman, Lynford Lardner."
Henry or (Win.) Clark, 72 acres, warrant
Sept. U), 1748. John McMickle, (now cal
led McMichael,) two tracts, 20 and 8 acres
respectively warrants dated Dec. 1750, and
Daniel Brodhcad, 130 acres, warrant, Dec.
20, 1750, returned into the Secretary's
office, June 20, 1755, for the use of Ephraim
Colver. in the deed (or Patent) from Thos.
and Itichard Perm to Ephriam Colver,
Miller, of Bethlehem, dated June 30, 1755,
the land is described as "A certain tract of
Land situate in Danshury township, former
ly iu the County of Bucks, now Northamp
ton count)', aforesaid" : This tract had the
Falls on, now known as Wallace's Dam.
Ephraim Colver built the first mill, that
was built here, (probably the -first mill that
was built this side of the Kittatinny or Blue
Mountain,) a log mill, and after Col. Jacob
Stroud, purchased the mill property in
Feb. 1700, he built a Stone-Mill, which
was afterwards burnt down.
In the vicinity of Stroudsburg arc the'
following tracts taken up ami settled on at
an early day, which I will mention as near
as L can m tlie order m wlncli they were
taken up. The tract of land on which Col.
Norton now resides was settled on by John
McMickle and surveyed to him A mil 27,
j 1714, on a warrant dated Dec. 21, 1743.
Where Henry Kautz, resides was surveyed
May 1, 1740; on warrant of Dec. 13, 1745,
to Ann Garton, ( who was a Brodhcad) and
where John W. Huston resides, was survey
ed to John Hillman, Dee. 12, 1753, on
warrants dated respectively, Dee. 21, 1743
and Line 3, 17 IS. granted to John Mc
Mickle, Henry Keever, 155 acres, war
rant April 22, 1751, surveyed Oct. 10,
1751. The hill at Owens' was named after
him ''Keever's Hill" but generally called
"Kafer's J I ill'. On this hill is the old burial
irround commonly called "llollinshead's
Grave Yard," in which Dirk or (Derrick)
' A-.r i - l l ? i r rn ?
an Heir was ouncu in l i'. ane l.ees
Farm, now occupied by Matthias Able,
was granted to Wm. Peter Knowlton by
Warrant dated May 15, 1749, and Patented
Mav 16. 17-TJ, and was settled on or owned
les .John Drake. Soloman Jenningsand Jno
McMickle took up the land now known a
A nule
& wami i
(on which Thomas and
David Smi
y Iive.l) in 1 4 4ft, and it was
then called the "Big Meadow," and th
e
run near Melchior Drcher s was called Bi
Meadow Bun. Along the Brodhead's (or
Analomink) Creek from the Brodhcad
OiJO acre tract to near Spranuevilie was the
''Proprietaries Manor 1500 acres. (Jen.
Robert Brown lives at the Brodhcad nlace,
on the 0M) acre tract. At Bushkill. James
Hvndsliaw, (the Grand-father of the llcv
Jas. llyndshaw, formerly of this place) set
tled at an eary day. About the year 175G,
there was a line of Forts erected to protect the
frontier settlements. Fort Allen where
Weissport now is ; Fort Norris at Grccn-
sweig's, ( now in EM red township, this Coun
ty.) I ort Hamilton, here at this place, near
the est end of our town, and I-ort llynd
sliaw at the mouth of the Bushkill Creek;
20 3'ears later during the Revolution Fort
Penn was in existence, on the hill back of
where the stone house, where William S
ltitcmute ami Alexander rowler live.
Among the earlv settlers in Hamilton town
ship were John McDowel, Philip Bossard,
Conrad Bittenbendcr and others. During
the Old French and Indian War of 1755-00
the inhabitants north of the mountain were
continually in danger of being massacred bv
the Indians; and in someplace, the Indians
commenced operations m ITo.j. In jJcceiu
ber 1755, the Indians made an attack upon
the inhabitants in the neigliorhood of this
place (then Fort Hamilton Jasippcars from
the following, (parts ol ) depositions dec.
"Col. Joseph Stout received one express
this morning by a young man from that place
( Fort Hamilton,) where Jno. Carmcclc (Mc
Mickle) and Broadhcad live, back of bam 1
Depue's, where they were attacked yester
day about 11 o'clock, where Brodhcad'i
Barn and Barracks were on fire, and heard
the runs afiring, for Broadhcad had bar
ricaded his house ; and there were several
people killed, and I fled to John Ander
son, and as near as I could estimate, there
were 100 of the enemy that appeared to me,
and were iu white people's clothing, only a
few match coats. 1 1 EN II Y CO L E,
Sworn, &.c, Dec. 12. 1755
Col. Stout :
I desire you would come up directly
with your regiment till you and I see if we
cannot save our country.
JOHN ANDERSON.
On the same day, Dec. 12, 1755, Jno. Mc
Mickle or McM ichacl) Hy. Dysert,Jas. Tidd
and Job Blakehorn, were sworn at Easton,
and said "Yesterday about 3 of the clock
in the morning two Indian men came from
towards Brodhead's house, who fired at
these deponents and several others, who
returned the fire and made the Indians turn
oil"; and the said Tidd and Blakehorn,
further say that as they were going round
the stack yard of sfiid McMichael, they saw
as they verily believe 4 Indians . on their
knees about 20 perches from the stack
yard, who fired at these deponents ; that
thev were engaged with the Indians at least
three quarters of an hour ; Aud the said
McMichael and Dysort, further say, that
thev saw the Barn of the said Brodhcad
on fire about 1) o'clock in the morning,
which continued burning till they left the
house, about four iu the afternoon, and
fen
that they heard shorting and cry'ng at
Brodhead's house almost the whole day,
and that when they left McMichael's house,
the dwelling house Of the said Brodhcad
was yet unburnt, being as they supposed
defended by the people within. ,j And the
said Tidd and Blakehorn also Paid, "that
they did not come to McMichael's house
till about three o clock iii the afternoon,
when they could see the Barn and Barracks
of the said Brodhcad on fire ; that they did
not see any one killed on cither side, but
James Garland one of their company was
shot through the hand." About the same
time the Indians appeared at what is now
called Pleasant Valley, in Polk township.
In 31ichacl llute s deposition, taken Decem
ber 12, 1755, he says : "Last Wednesday
about 0 o'clock, afternoon, a company of
Indians about 5 in number attacked the
house, of Frederick lloeth, about 12 miles
East from unauden Huttcn (Lehurhton)
on Pocho Pochto Creek ; that the family
being at supper, the Indians shot into
the house, and wounded a woman ; at
the next shot they killed Frederick Hoeth
himself, and shot several times more,
whereupon all ran out of the house that
could. The Indians immediately set fire
to the house, mill and stables. Heaths
wife ran into the bake house, which was
also set on fire. The poor woman ran out
through the flames, and being very much
burned, she ran into the water and there
lied. They killed and scalped a daughter ;
and he thinks three other children who
were of the family, were burnt. Three of
lloeth s daughters are missing with another
woman, who are supposed to be carried off.
In the action, one Indian was killed and
another wounded."
I suppose Fort Hamilton was not in
existence then as there is no account given
of it, but the next year it is mentioned.
I he following is taken from the journal
of James Young, Commissary General :
"June 22, 17aG, At 4 P. M. set out.
at G came to Lehigh Gap where I found a
sergant and S men stationed at a farm
house, with a small stoccade around it.
From Fort Allen (now Weissport, Carbon
county,) here the road is very hilly aud
swampy, I found they were a detachment
from Capt. Weathcrholt's Company ; he is
stationed on the other side the Gap, 3 miles
from tins with 12 men. . I he rest of hi.-
company is at Depue's and another at (Jap
(The Wind Gap) 15 miles from this.
June 2.j, Ii.jG. At t in the morning
mustered the men" kc. " At 9 A. M. 1
set out for Fort Norris. The road fur the
first 0 miles is a crood waeon road along the
foot of the North Mouutain ; the other 7
miles verv hilly and stony. Passed 3 plan
tations on this road, all deserted and the
houses burnt down. At 11 A. M. I came
to Fort Norris, found here a sergent com
manding with 21 men. This Fort stand.-
in a valley midway between the North
Mountain and the Tin-l;trora, 0 miles from
each on the hi'h road towards the Minne-
siuks; it is a souare about SO feet each
way, with 4 half bastions, all very com
pletely stoccaded, finished and defensible
At 2 P. M. Capt, Wcathcrholt came here
to us. He brought me his muster roll, vc
and proposed to go with me to Samuel De
pue's, where his lieutenant and 20 men are,
to see them mustered, I accepted his com
pany. At 3 1 . M. we set forth from rort
Norris on our way to Fort Hamilton. At
0 P. M. came to Philip Bosart's farm 12
miles from Fort Norris, here we staved all
night. In our way to this house we found
the road very hill, the country barren :
passed 3 plantations, all deserted and the
houses burnt down. Iu Bosart's house are
0 families from other plantations. June
24. At 4 A. M. set out from Bosart's :
at C came to Fort Hamilton, about 7 miles
from Bosart's; a good wagon road and the
land better than any I had seen on the
north side of the Mountain. Fort Ham
ilton stands in a cornfield by a firm house,
in a plain and clear country ; it is a square
with 4 half bastiqms, all very illcontrived
and finished ; the stoccades arc 0 inches
open in many places and not firm in the
ground, and may be easily pulled down.
Before the gate are some stoccades driven
in the ground to cover it which I think
might be a great shelter to an enemy. I
therefore ordered them to pull them down.
I also ordered to fill up the other stoccades
where they were open. I found here a
lieutenant and 8 men, 7 were gone to Easton
with a prisoner, At 8, a. m. I set out from
Fort Hamilton for Samuel Depue's where
Capt. Weathcrholt's lieutenant and 20 men
are stationed ; when I came there his mus
ter roll was not ready. I therefore .pro
ceeded to the next Fort, 10 miles further
up the river. At.l P. M. I came there.
It is a good plain road from Depue's; there
are many plantations this way, but all de
serted, and the houses chiefly burnt. Found
at this Fort (llyndshaw) Lieut, Handshaw
with 25 men. This Fort is a square about
70 feet each way, very lightly stoccaded.
It is clear all round for 300 yards. The
Fort stands on the bank of a creek and
about one fourth of a mile from the River
Delaware. I think it is a very important
place for the defence of this frontier. At
7 1. M. came to Samuel Depue's, mustered
that part of Capt, Weathcrholt's company
stationed here, a lieutenant and 20 men, all
regularly enlisted for 6 months, as arc the
rest of his company. Around Depue's
house is a large but very and ill-contrived
stoccade, with a swivel guu mounted on
each corner.
June 25, At 5 A. M. set out from . De
pue's for the Wiod Gap, where a part of
Weathcrholt's company is stationed. Stop
ped at Bosart's plantation to find our hor
ses. I was informed this morning that 2
miles from the house in the woods they
found the body of Peter Hess, who had
been murdered and scalped about the
month of February. At 11 A. M. came to
Wind Gap, where I found Capt. Weathcr
holt's ensign, who is stationed here with 7
men at a Farm House."
During the remaining part of 1750, there
seems to have been quiet north of the
Mountain ; but in 1757 the Indians again
made incursion in the settlements back of
the Mountain, as appears from letters from
Maj. Parsons to Gov. Denny, on informa
tion given to him by depositions of differ
ent parties, extracts of which are as follows:
April 24, 1757, Michael Roup of Lower
Smithfield was sworn, and said : " That on
Friday morning last, John Le Fever, passing
by the Louses of Philip Bosart and others
informed him them that the Indians had
murdered (jasper Gundryman last Monday
evening; that he went immediately to Bo
sart's to consult what vras best to be done ;
that they concluded it best for the neigh
bors to collect together in some one house;
that he returned and loaded his wagon
with his most valuable effect!, which he
carried to Bosart's house, and as soon as he
had unloaded Ins wagon he drove to his
son-in-law's, Peter Soan's house, about
two miles and loaded as much of his ef
fects as the time and hurry would ad
mit, and took them also to Bossart's where
nine familes were retired ; that a great
number of the inhabitants were also retired
to the houses of Conrad Bittenbcnder and
John McDowel ; that Bosart's house Js
seven miles from Fort Hamilton and twelve
from Fort Norris, that yesterday inornimr
about nine o'clock, the said Peter Soan
and Christian Klein, writh his daughter,
about thirteen years of age, went from
Bossart s house to the house of the said
Klein and then to Soan's house, to look
after the cattle, and to bring off more effects;
that about halt an hour after the above
three persons were gone from Bosart's
house a certain George Hartlieb, who also
fled. with his family to Bosart's, and who
had been at his own house about a mile
from Soan's, returned to Bosart's and
reported that he had heard three guns
fired very quick one after another towards
Soan's place Arc. That this morning nine
men armed themselves and went towards
Soan's place ; that when they came within
about three hundred yards of the house
they lound the bodies of the said Soan and
Klein lying about 20 feet from each other,
killed and scalped ; but did not fiud Klein's
daughter.
June 22, 1757, Maj. Parsons wrote to
Gov. Denny, and enclosed the deposition of
George Ebert, taken dune 20th, from which
are the following extracts : " That on or
about the 2d day of May last he, with about
18 armed men went with two wagons from
Plainfield township, to assist the inhabi
tants of Lower Smithfield, who had a few
days before been attacked by the enemy,
Indians, and some of the neighborhood
murdered by the savages, to bring off some
of their best effects; that about noon of the
same da' they came to the house of Conrad
Bittenbendcr, to w hich divers of the neigh
bors had fled. Here one of the wagons,
with about 10 men and himself, halted to
load their wagou with the poor people's ef
fects ; and the rest ot the company with
the other wagon, went about a mile further
to Philip Bozart's ; That Conrad Bitten
bcnder, Peter Shajffer, John Nolf, Jacob
Roth, Michael Kiersfer (Keiser), a certain
Kcins (Kintz), and one man more, whose
name he had forgotten, and himself, went
about 2 miles iuto the woods, to seek the
neighbors horses, where they found 0, and
were returning with them to within half a
mile of Bittenbender's house, when they
were attacked by 15 French Indians, who
fired, upon them, and killed Bittenbendcr,
Jacob Roth, and Johu Nolf, as he believed,
for that he saw them fall, one dead, and
took Peter Shteffer, who received two flesh
shots, one in his arm and the other in his
shoulder, and him the said Ebert, prison
ers, that he received a shot. I hat the In
tliaus frequently talked French together ;
that they immediately started off with their
prisoners ; that on the evening of the next
day they fell in with another company of
about 24 Indians, who had Abraham -Mil
ler, with his mother, and Adam Snell
daughter prisoners. The Indians with their
prisouers, marched in parties as far as Dia
lioga, and at that place the Indians separa
ted, and about 8, the foremost took him
and Abraham Miller with them, and they
never saw any of the other prisoners after
wards : that on their way on this side of
Piahoga they saw Klein's daughter, who
had been taken prisoner about a week be
fore he was taken, and about a day's jour
ney beyond Diahoga, they come to some
French Indian cabins, where they saw an
other prisoner, a girl about IS or Id years
old, who said her name was CathariHC lea
gcr, and that her father was a locksmith
and lived at Allemengle ; that she had been
a prisoner ever since Christinas; that at
this place the Indians loosed him and Abra
ham Miller, whom they had bound every
night before; that finding themselves at
liberty, he and Abraham Miller made their
escape in the night, and the next day came
to French Margaret's at Diahoga, having
been prisoners 9 days ; that they stayed
about 4 weeks with her, during which time
she concealed them and supported them
That some French Indians came in search of
them and she told them it was not safe for
them to stay any longer and advised them
to make the best of their way homewards,
that while at Diahoga, they were informed
that the Indians had killed Abraham Mil
ler's mother, who was not able to travel
any further and Sncll's daughthcr who had
received a wound in her left leg by a fall
when they first took her prisoner ; but,
heard nothing of Peter Shaeffer, that in
three days they arrived at Wyoming by
water, as Margaret had advised them, that
at Wyoming the friendly Indians directed
them the way to Fort Allen, but they
missed their way and came the road to Fort
Hamilton where they arrived last Saturday
a week. (Abraham Miller, afterwards mar
ried a daughter of Johu McDowell, a sister
of Col. Stroud's wife, and owned and lived
on the place where Judge Storm afterwards
owned and lived on, (now Snovcr's,) at
Stormsville, and when ho left there, he
went to the Wyoming V alley, on the bus
quehanna.) The letter (with Ebcrt's deposi
tion,) from Major Parson's, on the 20th of
June, 1757, giving an account "that a large
body of Indians had attacked and burned
Brodhead's house, which is about a mile
from here and in sight of Fort Hamilton
and that they had killed and scalped one
Tidd, besides, killing a great number of
creatures.
The Hilborn's settled at an early day on
the Brodhead's Creek, near Wywamic
Mountain on the farm now owned by John
Savage, and the Soliday's, about the same
time settled on the south-west branch of
Brodhead's creek near its junction with the
main creek, (now at the High Bridge, and
owned by Thomas Stite's,) and were cither
killed or captured by the Indians, Price
and Wissimer settled lurther up the hrod
head's creek, now in (Price and Barrett
townships,) and I believe were never
molested ry the Indians.
Nicholas Wieser, was killed near Briukor'sj
(now Fenuersville or Sciotaj) aud his fam
ily taken to Canada.
Russells, settled on the flats below, now
(Bartonsville,) and John Russell was killed
in 1704 by the Indians, arid the hut kil
ling . done by the Indians was--George
Learn and his wife and child, in i780, (at
now the lower part of Tannersville, in
Pocono township.)
Fort Penn was erected about the time of
the Revolution, at the lower part of the
town of Stroudsburg.
General Sullivan on his way from Easton
to Wyoming with about 5,000 troops to
chastise the Indians on the Susquehanna
passed through this County in 1779. In
his journal he saj's. "On the ISth of June
1779, he had encamped at llillard's (Hel
ler's) tavern, 11 miles from Easton, June
19th marched to Larney's (Lame's or
Learn's) tavern, at Pokanose (Pocono)
Point, 20th to Chowder Camp, which is
now known as Hungry Hill, in Tobyhanna
township, and at which place they halted
several days and sent back to Fort Penn,
(now Stroudsburg) for provisions. While
waiting there they cut a road through a
swamp there, and Gen. Sullivan's son about
17 years of age cut in large letters on a
tree on the hill, the words " HUNGRY
HILL," and in the swamp, in letters about
two inches in size, on a yellow pine, the
words " HELL'S KITCHEN." The tree
on the hill blew down and rotted, but the
one in the swamp stood until within about
twenty years ago, when Frederick P. Miller,
cut the block out with the letters on and
had it on the mantle in his bar-room at
Tompkiusville. After he left the tavern the
block was sent to the Historical Society of
Pennsylvania. Gen. Sullivan,, on his re
turn stayed several days at Drinker's wait
ing for his wagon train, which took the
wrong road about three miles above' Stod
dartsville, (at Buck's) they having taking
what is called the "old Shupp road or
the road from bhupps to W-oming and
and came down through Chcsnuthill, to
Blinker's (afterwards called Fort Sullivan,
Fennersville and now Sciota). At Hungry
Hill there is a grave by tho side of the
;01d Sullivan. Road" of one of the Soldiers.
and another grave at Locust Ridge. Dur-
g the . war in the Wyoming Valley
between the Connecticut claimants (or
Yankee's) and the Pcnnsylvanians (Pcna-
mite's) called the Penamite war, there was
one battle fought, within the boundaries of
now Monroe County. At Locust Lidge,
in which one of the Penamite soldiers
named Everitt, was killed. Locust Ridge
seems to have been an old place, as there
was a survey made there in 149, for
Samuel Depue. There was 'also an old
settlement at White Oak Run by a man by
a i " ' r l - l
me name oi jUoroisNa, ana one wncre
General Sullivan crossed the Tobyhanna,
by a man named Levers.
Ihere has nothing transpired after 17S0,
to record, except that in some parts of the
County there lias been destructive freshets.
In January, 1S41, Junc,lS02, aud
October, 1809. Our "County has im
proved steadily, and from a population of
about 2000 one huudred 3'ears ago, it now
has a population of about 20,000, and an
area of i84,000 acres of land.-: and instead
of a faw scattering mills, we now have about
30 Flouring mills, 10 Tanneries, several
l oundncs, a Woolen mill, aTanite Factory
for manufacturing Emery Wheels, Sec. and
a glass Factory, which will soon be in opera
tion, and our hills and valleys dotted
with Churches aud School Houses.
Special JSTotice.
"The safety of the people is the highest law,'
was an old lawgiver's maxim. Messrs. Wana
maker & Brown, at their creat Oak Hall
Clothing House in Philadelphia, seems to have
adopted the old maxim. There is absolutely
no risk in buying of them. o' mistake of a
salesman, or inexperience of a customer can
ever be taken advantage of. The firm sives to
every buyer a guarantee, over their own sirna
ture, covering everv possible point at which a
purchaser can need protection. Such deter
mination to take every obstacle out of the way
oi ouying cunning is wormy oi sincere applause
It need not any longer be a terror to suit your
self or your family with the best and cheapest
clothing the country aflords. July 13-lm
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
A semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent will be paid hy
the Stroiidsburj; l'assengc r Kail war Company, at the
oiiioe cr tne .Monroe County Hanking and Ravines Co.
Parties holding certificates of stork, which have, not
been "transferred on the nooks of the Company, will
please present them aud have new certificates issued
in their iavor.
July 1ML THOS. A. BELL, Soc'y.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Estate, of Stephen II. Peters, dee'd., of Barrett tsp,
Letters testamentary upon the above Estate having
oeen granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted
to said Estate aro requested to make payment, and
those having claims to present the same, without delay
to LEVIN A PETEKS, Executrix,
or SAMUEL PUSTENS, Executor.
July 13-Ct. Mountain lUme, Pa
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that an application will be
made under the Act or Assembly, or the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, entitled. "An Act to provide for the
incorporation or certain corporations," approved
April 14, lor tne charter oi an intended
corporation to be called " 1 he Stroudsburg Water Com
pany," for tho purpose of supplying tho (aid Borough
of Stroudsburg and vicinity with water. The business
of said company to be transacted in said Borough of
Atrouasuurg, county oi Jionroe, Mate oi t'ennsylvania
J. IS. SIOU.M, Solicitor.
July 13, lS7-3t.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Estate of EMANUEL IT. HELLER, late of Stroud town
ship, deceased.
Letters of Administration upon the above named
sons persons indebted to said Estate are requested to
Instate having been granted to the undersigned, all ner
maKe immediate payment, and those having claims
ngatnsi me same win present tneir accounts duly
auincniicaieu lor seuiem-m to.
CHAIiLES B. RTATLES, Adra'r.
July Stroudsburg, Pa.
NOTICE.
All persons indebted to me on book account
are requested to make immediate payment.
All accounts not settled up before the first of
August 186, will be placed in the hands of a
Justice of the 1 eace for collection.
WM. S. FLORE Y.
Stroudsburg, July 13, lS7ti.tf.
Auditor's Notice.
The undersigned appointed Auditor by the
Court of Common Fleas of Monroe county, to
make distribution of the fund in Court, arising
from the cdienlT asaleof the personal property
of Samuel Stitzer, will attend to the duties of
his appointment at his ollice, in the Borough of
Sitrouusburg, on rriday, July 21, 187o, at 2
o'clock p. m., when and where all persons in
terested in said distribution, mav attend if they
think proper or be forever debarred from coin
ing in for any share thereof.
A. A. D1NSMORE, Auditor.
Jane 22, 1876. it.
Terrible times m m York !
DRY GOODS MEN BtllSttNS tipH
The! Clothing Meflatref Biirtflii'gtJpl
Hat & Cap Bfefl are BffrstiAg' tfy I i
The Milliners tre Bursting tlp
A BIG SrjAP MAtf has BURSTED UP III
Thousands of Dollars icbrth of Goods aft
Sold the Sheriff every day, and
some go fur a mere liothirijj! ! !
DECKED
OF THE
WONDERFUL CHEAP
AUCTION
Is WIDE AWAKE cm the spot, and hU
Store iii Strbudsbtfrg ii libw gtoaiiiny
and grunting tinder the load of
Cheap Goods Just arrived.
JUST LOOK HERE f
2 spoola of our best Colto'n for 5 cents.
3 rows of Pins for 1 cent.
2 papers best Needles, 5 cents.
2 large cakes Toilet Soap, 5 cents.'
Good Lead Pencils, 1 cent.
Full set of Jet Jewelry, 20' ceAtsV
Gents' and Youth's lined Cdllata per box, 8
and 10 cents.
Calico, 4 and 5; Very fine white stripe Peka,
12 cents. . ..... .
Beautiful Shades of Grass Cloth', find, 6nf ltf
cents a yard.
Plain Dress Goods, 10. Black Alpaca, 25' tUt;
Summer and Fall Shawls, 55 and 65 cents.
Large White Counter-panes SI and Si 15.
Cassimeres & Summer Wear, nearly half price:
Fine Dress Linen 1 8, 22 and 25 cents".
Muslin Edgfngs 4, 6, S and 12 cents.
Ribbons, Flowers antf Feathersy half price;
Children a Gloves o cents."
Ladies' Gloves 8 and 10 cents;
GcntsT Giuves 10 and 15 cents. . .......
Children's, Ladie's and Gents' Hosiery' nearly
half nnce.
Hemmed Handkerchiefs 4 cents.
Oil Table-cloths and Covers never so cheap."
Corsets, elegant, only 40 cents.
Linen lable-cloths and lqwels, very cheap."
r ull pound Cotton Bats 14 cts;
Beautiful Carpets 25 cts. per yard. ,
Men's Pants, lined, $1: Men's Coats $1 and!
S3. Men's Vests SI. . ...
Men's and Boys' whole suits, good Cassimer;
So to !?3, .......
Men's and Youth's soft Hats, 70c to $1 25:
Men s and Boys' Straw Hats, 15 and 25 cts.
Misses' fc Ladies' fashionalW trimmed Spring
and Summer Hats, 30c. to SI 50l .
Ladies' Fine Lace and Button Lasting Gaiters
SI 25 to SI 75.
Men's Fine Calf Boots $3 50. Men's fine Un
dershirts, 35 to 50 cents.
Ladies' fine Undershirts 45 cts.' Men's fine
Muslin Shirts SI.
Now, if vou want to see a J2 USH. just come"
to DECKEIl'S wonderful cheap Auction Store
4 doors below Jrost Oiace."
April 27, '70. ly."
WAITED,
To rent bv a workingman. a small hous near yfl'-''
lage, between Stroudsburg and Bushkill, address, with
particulars P. SWIFTWOOD,
Julyl3-4t. Philadelphia. Ta.
- Sheriff's Stile.-
Bv virtue of a writ of Ler. Fa. to me directed. Issued'
out of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County, I
win expose to sale, at I'uolic endue, ou
SATURDAY; JULY 29th, IS76"; . .
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, at the Court House in the,
Borough of Mroudsburg, Monroe County, Che following;
describtM Heal Estate, to wit : . . ,
All tnat certain messuage, tenement and lot or land,
situate on the north side of Ann Street in the Borough
of Stroudsburg, being KOKTY-TIIREE FEET on said
Ann Street and ONE HUNDRED and NINETY FEET
in depth, adjoining land of James II. McCarty and land
late James T. Palmer and Cherry Ally. Tho improve-
menu are a t i;a.mj
Dwelling House,
22x20 feet, 2 stories high. Kitchen attached, 12x16 feet
. -1 i t . . , ,.. . ... .
Seized and taken in execution as the property, ojf,
Morris 11. Stone aud Susan Stone his wife, and to be
sold by me for cash.
JACOB K. SHATER, Sheriff:
Sheriff's Office, Stroudsburg,
July 13th, 1S76.
i sn.ry injjii, waier near xne uoor and lot CI Iran treef.
Sheriff's Sale.-
By virtue of a writ of Fi. Fa. to' me directed,'. Issued.'
out of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County, I
will expose to sale at Public Vendue, on
SATURDAY, JULY 20iK;lS7G;
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, at- the Court House, Jn
the Borough of Stroudsburg, Monroe County, the fol
lowing described Real Estate, to wit: :. , ,. ,.
An certain lot of land situate in the Tillage of Oak
land, Township of Barrett, County of Monroe, contain-
x ..... . .
Three Quarter Acres;
all cleared, adjoining land of Day, Wilcox A Co!i John'
Zahn. The Improvements are a FRAME'
Dwelling House;
tfix2i feet, 2 stories high, a lot of appVe and eher fruit
trees on the premises and water neat the dobir.
Seised and taken in execution as the property of
Philip Koehlcr, and to be sold br m for cash.
JACOB K. SftATER, Sheriff.
SheriiTs Office, Stroudsburg,")
July 13th, 1S7G, V
Smithfield School District.
STATEMENT OP
Receipts and Expenses.'
of the District for the year ending June Mh, 1876.-
For school purposes 10 mills, and for tiirilding- 2 mittV
to the dollar.
Total amount levied for school
purposes,
Total amount levied for buildirg,
212 35
406 69
t 2573 01'
1639 90
S3 39
855 75 '$2573
Total amount levied,
Tho Treasurer collected,
Premiums and mistakes,'
To be collected,
Duplicate Theo. W. Bunnel, collector,
Collectors rcceirte 762 98
855 75"
Exonerations cl9 85, paid other dis
tricts ?27 15
Amount due at settlement,
47 00
45 82-
8? 75
45 82
Ainount due from collector,'
From State appropriation, 353 05i
" M. Yetter, collector 1875. . , 22 50'
" Theo. Taylor, col. bounty tax '71 24 28"
" sale of oM stove Ac, 2 40
" Treasurer aud collector, 2429 9?
Total receipts from aH resources.
Teachers wages, 1927 65
Fuel aud contingencies, 169 19;
Repairs and renewals, 259 39
Paid in other districts, 27 15
Printing Sll 50, School Journal S7 00, 18 5r
Debt $1 10 00, interest $9 30, 155 SO
Salary of Secretary, 15 05
Auditors and town clerk, 4 50
Treasurer's commissions, 50 99
283721
Total expenditures.
2627 67
balance tn hands of Treasurer. 2v9 54
Balance on duplii'jte, 45 82
Total revourcfa of District. Jane fi. 1875.
255 !
June 29-ot.J
E. T. CROASPALE, Sec'y.
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