Pubtlshe Every Tknrsdaj lirain K0. W. WAQBNSIIXIR. A. II BDITO AJTO OWHIR. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. 91.00 per year paid In advance. 91.80 per yew II not paid J .1 u 1 I LV J Aalvertl-iliiif KMIea. SS crnU per Una, nonpareil nnr ten, for hrit inwrtior. And 3U rrnU per line lor each sute a;rl InMTtion. IVOFPICB. Nearlne County Court House. between me rirt national Ban and Ibeuiuutyjail. Vol. xxxix. Skitemhkk 4, 1902. NumbekSo Republican Standing Committee. Aileme :r.P. Pie. J. T. Hhawver. Hravrr-4'has. K. Iltnw, H. H. Kaunt. Hearer We-J. W. linker, Iavid Kennlnger. Centra W. A. Kapp, L, V. rlingatnan. Chapman .loevph I auk, T. K. Leiicht. Franklin J. C. Hackrnburs;, . K. Metier. Jai-lcaon J. S. Yearick, Win. Martin. MiiMlehurg Kiank Sprt'ht, Hank. W. Toiler. Middlevreek M. K. Krdley, J. M. Maurer. Monroe H. C. Hendricks. II. F. Kinder. I'enii Jnsrph It. Hendricks. I. N. Jarrett Perry A. W. Valentine. K. K. Boyer. Perry Went-J. H. Winer. ,1. Z. Mtrawser. Sellnsfoove J. r rank Keller, J, A, I.utlwig. HpriiiK C. K. Kline, l). Harr eon Snook. I nion J. U, Stalil. Washington W. K. Brown, Myron . Moyer, Repi-blicax Ticket. For Governor. Samuel W. Pennypacker. For Lieutenant-Governor. . William M. Brown. For Secretary of Internal Affairs. Isaac B. Brown. For Congress. Ed. M. Hummel. Subject to district conference,) For Assembly. F. C. Bowcrsox. For SlicrllT, Clias. K. Sampsel. For Treasurer. D. Norman A pp. For county commissioners. Harrison Mover. Jonathan Reichenhach. For County Auditors. (.'has. M. Arlmgast. Jolm M. Buyer. For coroner. A. J. Herman. LOCAL HISTORY. Penns Township Settlers Prior to 1800. Peons township io colonial times covered all the territory now in Snyder county except Mon roe township, part of the townships of Brown, nearly all of Armagh and Decatur in Mifflin county and the southern portions of Hartley and Ix?wis in Union. Penns township when North umberland county was erected 1772, began at the mouth of Mahantongo creek; thence, by the county line, to MeteerV Spring; thence with same Hue, to the top of Tussey's mountain; thence along the top thereof, easterly to Pcuns Creek; thence down the creek to its mouth; thence down the river to the place of beginning. This boundary ran along the present line of Snyder county; thence to the north line of Mifflin county, at the corner of the present townships of Jackson and Brown. In 1708, when Penns township, was in Cum berland county, the assessment books at Carlisle show the following lists of inhabitants: Johh Aumiller, Philip Aumillcr, William Blythe, Jacob Carpenter, George Drowner, Adam Ewig, George Gabrial, Jacob Hammersly, Jolm Lee, Arthur Moody, Michael Regar, George lline, John lleighlxnigh, junior and senior, Michael Rodman Casper Reed, Frederick Stump, (who is taxed with one negro,) Peter Straub, Adam Stephen, and Andrew Shafer. The freeman ate John McCormick, William Gill, Edward Lee, and Joseph Reynolds. Of these early settlers I can fix the locality ol but lew. William Blythe lived at the mouth of Middle creek; Adam Ewig on the creek just above App's mill; George Gabrial on the site of Selinsgrove; Frederick Stump where Middleburg now stands; Peter Straub at Straubstown; Will ian Gill on Tuscarora creek, not far from New Berlin. The latter came originally from Bucks county. Belonging to a regiment in Forbes' campaign, he was wounded in the leg in Grant's defeat, Septemlier 14, 1758, or in the attack on Bouquet's camp, at fjoyalhanna, and made for home, through the woods, with a bullet in his leg. . He lived mostly on wild gran 00 the way. Reaching Peon's creek, he stopped, married a German woman there, and settled. He served in Captain Clarke's company the winter of 1776 7, and when, during the war of 1812, one of his sons was drafted, and fur some reason could not go, the old man went with him to Sunbury, and asked to be substituded fur his son. The board rewarded his patriotism by discharging his son. He died in Beaver township, about the year 1S20, leavinir a larce family of boys. His gruudson Jacob was a member of Captain Mid dlewarth's company, in 1814. 17:1 The assessment of Penn's township contains this year the names of the fullowicg additional settlers)" Frederick Albright, Thomas Allen, Tobias Bickle, . Henry liower, Robert Boyd, Tobias Bickle; junior, Michael Beidenbaugh, William Burchard, Abraham Billman, George Bowerman, Peter Druckenmiller, Widow Dowd, Michael Egulph, John Foutz, George Herrold, Joseph Jacobs, Michael Kerstetter, Bostiau Kerf tetter, Andrew Moor, Jacob Myer, Robert Moody, Edward McConnel, William Nees, John Regenbach, junior, Michael Stoke, Michntl Swingle, Harman Snyder, Michael Weaver, George Miller, Andrew Ulsh. Freeman: Cas per Suyder, Conrad Hayslick, and Michael Foutz. Additional residents in Penn's township: Abraham Clements, Michael Hawn, Henry Miser, George Miller, John Swartz, Melchior Stock, Adam Stefly, Simon Scouden, Widow of Audrew Moore, Benjamin Ewig, Conrad Hafllich, John Rebcr. The first assessments of Penn's and Buffalo, from the organization of the county down to 1775, seem to have been lost when the records where forwarded !.t Paxton, during the great runaway. List of settlers can not, therefore, lie given for the three years in tervening. TO HE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK. IT The Union Party Njw Owned and Operated by Democrats. WANT TO CAPTURE LEGISLATURE i Then They Wouia. Proceed to Elect, a Democratic Senator Plane All Laid Out Some Sensatienal Democratic Fakes Exposed. (From Cur Own Correspondent.) Philadelphia, Sept. 2. What every body has ln't n expecting has at last come to pass. The Democracy has gobbled the so-called Union party at one gulp. On Saturady last the Demo cratic stale leader. Colonel Jauies M. GulTey. held n conference in this city with Frank M. Kiter, state chairman of the Union party, and completed the details. It is a notorious fact that Democrats lave been alter Union party delegates right and left for weeks. The result of this is that the Democratic owners of the Union rarty have demanded an endorsement of Tattison and Guthrie or else they will "rough" the conven tion and make a scene. The people in charge of the Republi can state headquarters have kept themselves fully informed of the move ments of the Democrats in their work of capturing the independent remnant in this city and state. An agent of the party went into Washington coun ty and offered the delegates of the Union party there free transportation and all expenses to Philadelphia if they would vote to endorse Pattison. In this city the most unusual proceed ings have been resorted to to capture delegates in the interest of the Demo cratic party. A DEMOCRAT FOR SENATOR. It Is now understood that the deal between the Union party promoters and the Democratic managers includes oot only the indorsement of the Demo cratic state ticket, but an arrangement for the selection of candidates for the legislature who will be pledged to vote for a Democrat for United States sena tor and the support of Democrats and Unionists of a fusion candidate for mayor of Philadelphia next spring. In the promotion of the mayoralty scheme it is understood the so-called Union party state convention will un dertake to authorize a reconstruction of the Philadelphia Union ward and city committees along the lines calcu lated to promote the deal already en tered into. This means that an effort will be made to depose men in Phila delphia who favor Judge Pennypacker and substitute Democrats or those who are in harmony with the Democratic 6cbeaie. A sample of the work they have bet-n carrying on wrs furnished the other night in this city. Members of the Union Party committee of the Thir teenth ward met at Eighth street and Fairmount avmue and elected Louis Meunch and William McGowan as dele gates to the state convention, instruct ing them to support ex-Judge Penny packer tor governor. The meeting, which was presided over by Joseph TA'pltirlrh vrna InvRrierl hv mmh nrf tne Democratic Ward Executive Com mittee, who wished to throw the sup port of the convention to Robert E. Pattison. Failing In their efforts to stampede the convention the Democrats bolted, nnd held a second convention at R21 North Seventh street, where they elect ed representatives for Pattison. A PACKED CONVENTION. The Union party has held no prl riifiitcft - A few men hnve gathered here and there and they have chosen their delegates In s-ome eases there has been snap f"l'" .t nv.J in other cases two Sets oT di-iei'.-H ": have been elected from thf rr.w districts. Put the Pat tison d"l"t:ntes will lie admitted to the convention. Of cutirso there w ill be some Penny packer men in the convention, but the Paitison men control the machinery of the party by purchase nnd they will see to it that Pattison has a majority in the convention. It will be a packed ! gathering and the Pennypacker dele ! gates will not stand a chance of being ! treated fairly. SOME DEMOCRATIC FAKES, i Sensational fakes are playing a ; prominent part in the Democratic cam f paign. A week or two ago somebody sent Hon. Robert E. Tattison an al leged Infprnal "machine." After a lot 1 of exploitation it turned out to be a package of harmless stuff, j Last week the story was industrlous ! ly circulated by the Democrats that ! State Insurance Commissioner I. W. 1 Durham, the Philadelphia leader, who , is In Colorado, was dangerously ill ! with a chronic disease. It is not a new trick to Invent reports that this and that political leader are not expected to live long, owing to some malady that has taken hold of them. For the last dozen years Quay's enemies have from time to time reported him in a dying condition. Several years before his death the late lamented Chris Magee read in the newspapers that he was a dying man. And there have been other similar cases. Commissioner Durham is in perfect health and will return to Philadelphia this week. He rides on an average 25 miles a day, and in a recent per sonal letter declared that be was never so well In his life. Thanks For Penrose, Resolutions of thanks, according to a Washington dispatch, continue to pour in upon Hon. Boies Penrose for hlB speech In the senate against the oleomargarine trust. Granges all over the state are sendin? him official reso lutions for his efforts In the Interests of pure butter and the dairy. A TARIFF TEST How Pennsylvania's Iron and Steel In I duetry Has Grown, j The Hunt in Pennsylvania this fall is , one of the most interesting in the ! country, because of the large congres- sional interests Involved. The pro- posed Democratic attempt to revise ! the tariff enters largely into the sub Ject and increases the importance of I the contest. I Of great interest to the people of this ' state is a special bulletin Just issued j by the census bureau. It shows what . Republicans and a protective tariff ' have done for the state and its wage ; workers through the development of its iron and steel industry. The re port says: Pennsylvania's place as the leader in this industry is thus shown by the re port. Of the total capital reported for active establishments in 1900, namely, $590,530,3S4, Pennsylvania contributed $321,985,659, or considerably over one half, as compared with $226,294,407 in 1890 (total $414,044,844), still over one half, and $102,956,223 in 18S0 (total $209,904,965), a little less than one half. The average number of wage-earners employed in the whole country in 1900 was 222.607, who were paid wages amounting to $120,836,338. Of these to tals Pennsylvania gave work to 110,864 wage earners, almost one-half of the total reported, paying them $61,908,405, or over one-half of the wages paid in this industry in the United States. In 1900 the cost of all materials used by iron and steel establishments. In cluding freight charges, amounted to $322,431,701. Pennsylvania's contribu tion to this total was $283,142,785, con siderably more than the total cost re ported by all the other states in the union. In 1S90 the amount reported by Pennsylvania for cost of materials was $180,220,237, compared with $327. 272.845 for the whole country, and in 1S80 it was $92,267,030, compared with $191,271,150 for all the states. The value of the iron and steel pro ducts reported by Pennsylvania in 1900 was $434,445,200, compared with $804, 034,918 for the United States, or 54 per cent of the total value reported. In 1S90 the figures for Pennsylvania were $264,571,624. and for the whole country they were $478,687,519. Penn sylvania's contribution amounting to 55.3 per cent., slightly more than in 1900. In 1880 the value of the pro ducts made by iron and steel establish ments in Pennsylvania was $145,576, 2C8, as compared with $296,557,685 re ported by the United States, the pro portion of Pennsylvania being 49.1 per cenL That New Party In Pittsburg. Republicans throughout the state would have considerable more inter est in the so-called "Ballot Reform Party," organized in Pittsburg last week, if it were headed by men of re sponsibility. The fact is that this or ganization has been formed to be used as a club by some politicians in Pitts burg. It is not entitled to the consid eration of anybody, under the circum stances. There is a big fight going on in Pittsburg and this alleged "Ballot Reform Party" is only another and newer phase of the Pittsburg row. It is to be used against the regular Re publican state ticket. A Bad Breath A bad breath means a bad stomach, a bad digestion, a bad liver. Ayer's Pills are liver pills. They cure con stipation, biliousness, dys pepsia, sick headache. 28c All druggist. to ant your tuoviiarht or bmrd bwvtUuJ brown or rich blark? Tarn um BUCKINGHAM'S DYE&fflU to era. tntHil. CR . H.ui OJ. , wmmu. N m. For a bad taste in the mouth take Chamberlain's stomaeh and liver tablets. 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