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In 1864 a narrow-gauge railroad was built to supply the furnaces with ore and haul the product to the Allegheny, where it was trans- shipped into the keelboats for other points. Up to 1867 this was the only railroad in this section and the rivers were used to a great extent in the iron carrying trade. The asses- sors' report for 1864 valued the railroad at $10,000, the plant and machinery at $259,000, the total being $269,000. One of the principal stockholders at this time was the late Sam- uel J. Tilden, one time candidate for the presi- dency of the United States. The year 1871 was the topmost one in production and the valuation of the plant reached the (at that period) enormous total of $1,292,700. The venience, while the neighboring town of East
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Brady can also be said to owe its existence to this great enterprise.
After Mr. Raymond the plant was con- ducted by H. A. S. D. Dudley from 1850 to 1864; by John H. Haines from 1864 to 1869, and by Col. W. D. Slack from then until the end in 1873. The remainder of the property of the later owners of the plant is now in the hands of Edward W. Dewey, a nephew of the great Admiral George Dewey of Spanish- American war fame.
CHURCHES
Brady's Bend Presbyterian Church was or- ganized in 1845 and at first was a missionary enterprise. The iron company donated a lot and a neat building was erected at a cost of $5,000. This structure was afterward sold to the German Catholic Church and a $4,000 home put up on another lot given by the pro- prietors of the iron works in 1865. In 1867 the company again evidenced their pious New England ancestry by presenting the church with the site of the parsonage, which was built at cost of $2,000. The first pastor was Rev. Louis L. Conrad, from 1846 to 1849. Fol- lowed Rev. Carl Moore, 1850-53, then a va- cancy of four years, after which came Rev. D. Hall, 1857-67 ; Rev. S. H. Holliday, 1868- 74; Revs. Theodore S. Negley and William J. Wilson, until 1878; Revs. S. A. Hughes and H. Magill, 1879-81 ; Rev. J. S. Helm, dur- ing 1885; Rev. Swan, 1886; Rev. S. A. Hughes, 1887-88. A record of the last pas- tors of this church is not available at pres- ent. Services have not been held in the build- ing for some years.
The first Roman Catholic Church. at this point was a German congregation, under the charge of Father Lewis Vogelsang, and occu- pied the old Presbyterian church on the top of the hill, which they purchased from that denomination in 1865. This congregation was afterward consolidated with the "Irish" Cath- olic organization after the building was torn down in 1893. The English speaking Catholics united into a church body in 1867 and erected the present frame church in 1868. The pastors in charge have been: Rev. Fathers Thomas Welsh, Sheehan, Callahan, Hern, Ryan, Quigley and the present pastor, Father Hopkins, who is within the diocese of Erie, it being too far for the supplying of pastors from Pittsburgh.
The Protestant Episcopal denomination or- ganized here and erected a stone building of Gothic design in 1867. For some time the
church was prosperous, but like the rest of the religious societies, succumbed to the gradual disintegration caused by the decline in the town's chief source of prosperity-the iron works. The old church is in an admirable state of preservation and stands in the center of the valley, a fine example of pure Gothic archi- tecture in contrast to the hideously plain edi- fices of the older congregation. During the entire period of its existence the pastor was Rev. B. F. Brown, who came in 1868.
The Reformed Church has a neat edifice here and is served by Rev. J. A. Law, of Chicora.
Zion Lutheran church, built in 1870, is not now in use regularly, but is supplied by pas- tors from Chicora, Butler county.
PRESENT INDUSTRIES
The Great Western Distilleries Company, a Kittanning corporation, have a plant for the manufacture of rye whiskey on the river bank near the bridge across the Allegheny, employ- ing six men.
George Reed operates a sawmill on the Al- legheny just above the town. Siebert Broth- ers have a machine shop in the town, with an auto garage in connection.
The Upper Kittanning Brick Company have a large plant on the upper reaches of the creek near the first run, with eight kilns, employ- ing fifty men, and producing 100,000 firebrick per day. They are one of the few brick plants which use natural gas to fire the kilns.
The Pittsburgh Limestone Company have a quarry in the forks of Holder's run, from which come some of the limestone used in the Pittsburgh furnaces. They are also pro- ducing a brand of Portland cement.
In 1882 the resident physicians at Brady's Bend were Drs. J. W. and W. T. James. The former is now dead, but the latter is still prac- ticing in this section. Another resident physi- cian in 1913 is Dr. W. C. Butler.
E. L. Dunkle & Sons keep the store at the river bank, and Matthew Blatt is the village storekeeper in the heart of the old town. One hotel at the upper end of the valley caters to the wants of travelers. It is conducted by Thomas Rockett. The village blacksmith is J. S. Schneider.
The old ferries at this point are supplanted by a fine steel bridge constructed in 1886 by the counties of Armstrong and Clarion.
SCHOOLS
The "Mill" schoolhouse is situated on a small hill near the Allegheny, in the sharp
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bend of Sugar creek, and is one of the most 1619; in 1880, 2,340; in 1890, 1,261 ; in 1900, prominent objects of the landscape. The 891 ; in 1910, 2,696. "Furnace" school is higher up the creek, near the Episcopal church. George E. Ballwig and A. S. Brenneman were teachers here in 1867- 68. The first recorded teacher was W. C. Mil- ler, in 1864.
The number of schools in 1913 was 12 ; aver- age months taught, 7; male teachers, 2; fe- male teachers, 10; average salaries, male, $62 .- 50; female. $42; male scholars, 160; female scholars, 210; average attendance, 296; cost per month, $1.89; tax levied, $5,069.45; re- ceived from State, $2,597.66; other sources, $7,435.21; value of schoolhouses, $16,000; teachers' wages, $3,810; fuel, fees, etc., $3,- 001.09.
The school directors are: William Jenkins, president ; John H. Rohrbach, secretary ; Harry C. Lewis, treasurer ; Hermon Schultz, Dr. Charles B. McGogney.
POPULATION
The population of the village of Brady's Bend in 1880 was 1,010. At present it is scarcely more than 300.
In 1913 the assessment returns for the town- ship were: Number of acres of timber, 556; cleared land, 6,428; value of lands, $93,635; houses and lots, 343, valued at $89,070, aver- age value, $259.67; 242 horses, valued at $9,- 115 average value, $37.66; 201 cows valued at $3,115, average value, $15; taxables, 509; total valuation, $281,364. Money at interest, $54,278.
GEOLOGY
The geological formation of this township is practically the same as Sugar Creek. The mines at Kaylor work the Kittanning and Freeport veins. The Pittsburgh Limestone Company get their stone from the Vanport limestone vein.
In the northwest corner of the township. between the waters of Long and Pine runs, is
The population of Brady's Bend township in 1850 was 2,325; in 1860, 1,890; in 1870, 3,- the highest spot above sea level, 1,523 feet.
CHAPTER XXXIX
SUGAR. CREEK TOWNSHIP
GREATLY REDUCED IN AREA-NUMEROUS PIONEERS-MANY MILLS OF OLDEN TIME-FRANKLIN VILLAGE-"ORRSVILLE"-RELIGIOUS-MIDWAY CHURCH-ST. PATRICK'S, THE OLDEST CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA-SCHOOLS-POPULATION-GEOLOGY
Sugar Creek township at the present time rick Graham, Rev. John Dickey, John P. is but a small remnant of what it formerly Quigley, James C. Porterfield, Samuel Swartz -. was in size, having been the parent of five lander, Edward Mckinney, Nathan Williams, townships, two boroughs and one city. It is to be hoped that no further division of its territory will be made in the future. Joseph Irwin, William Blain, Edward McKee, John Davis, Thomas Collins, Nicholas Day, James Fulton, Nicholas Snow, John Dennis- ton, Charles Campbell, Elisha Wick, John Bar- ron, Adam Moyer, James Hutchison, Harmon Vasbinder, Matthew Brown, Elijah Davis, Thomas Barr, Thomas H. Foster, George Pence, D. C. Mobley, John Bell, James C. Bur- ford. Daniel Morrison, Abraham Lennington, Jacob Schloss, George Elsor, Benjamin Shaf- fer, George Forster, Christian Yockey, Abra- ham Yockey, Samuel Dinsmore, Matthew Wil- son, John Gillespie, Reuben Burford, Adam Gallagher, William F. Johnston, Michael Maley, John Griffith, William B. Clymer, Wil-
In the following list of names of early set- tlers and landowners will be found only those who settled or acquired land in the present limits of the township. They were: Robert Beatty, David Henry, Samuel Kincaide, Michael Red, Thomas R. McMillen, James Hutchison, John E. Gilchrist, Joseph Sutton, John Crawford, Robert G. Crawford, Joseph Thomas, Andrew Shriver, Sylvanus S. White, Solomon Wolf, John Blain, Ezekiel Lewis, William Ayres, George Byers, William Byers, Adam A. Byers, Joseph Thomas, John Moore, Richard Meldrun, Peter Pence, James Withe- liam Robbett, Francis Miller, James Rankin, row, Samuel Caldwell, Cyrus Kilgore, John Peter Cardan, Patrick Boyle, Andrew Bull- Craig, Philip Templeton, John Johnston, Pat- man, Philip Lowe, Daniel Boyle, Stephen Mc-
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Cue, Michael Maloney, Jacob Hepler, Hugh Milligan, Anthony Cravenor, Francis O'Neal, Nathaniel Patterson, Thomas Hindman, Owen Quinn, William Robbitt, John Boyers, Josiah White, Daniel B. Heiner, John Mechling, James Wilson, John Mclaughlin, Robert Cathcart, Leonard Trees, Charles Ellenberger, Peter Hummon, Charley Seckler, William De- vinney, Samuel S. Wallace, Joseph Wiles, Sol- omon Rumbaugh, Jabez Griffith, John Wiles, Benjamin Swaim, John Crawford, Jonathan Mutimore, Samuel Sanderson, Thomas F. Toule, William D. Watkins, John Pontius, Thomas Buchanan, James A. Adams, William Varnum, William Hart, Jacob Ellenberger, Henry Moore, William Cowan, Andrew Rod- gers, Jacob Hershey, Frederick Howard, Da- vid Snyder, William Blaney, Archibald Thompson, Abraham Swartzlander.
EARLY INDUSTRIES
The first gristmill established in the town- ship was erected in 1800 by Abraham Yockey, and was located on the Little Buffalo (now called Patterson creek), in the south-central part of the township.
The second gristmill was that of Ebenezer Davis, in 1809, located on the northern tribu- tary of Patterson creek. Ebenezer Davis was the next comer, building a sawmill in 1815, and finding trade increasing built an- other gristmill in 1817, all at the same place. All of these mills were acquired in 1849 by Christopher, James and Thomas H. Foster. "Foster's Mills" postoffice was established here adopted.
in 1862, with James Y. Foster as postmaster. A store and several houses are located here, making a thriving little settlement.
The same year that Davis' mill was built Abraham Lennington put up a gristmill on Patterson creek, southwest of the former, but trade went to Davis and this mill was later on abandoned.
A sawmill, gristmill and tannery were es- tablished on Patterson creek near the center of the township in 1824 by John Patton (or Patterson). The third schoolhouse in the township was erected near Patton's house in 1821.
The first blacksmith shop in the present lim- its of the township was that of Nicholas Snow, who opened for trade in 1810, in the south- eastern corner, near the present line of Wash- ington township.
James Adams was first assessed in this town- ship as a single man, with one horse in 1815, at $20, and the next year as "storekeeper"
( the first one in this township) and one horse, at $50. His store, it is said, was at first kept in the loft of a springhouse on an adjoining tract, but was afterward removed to the south- ern part of the Moore-Adams tract, which point has been for many years known as "Adams." Hay scales, not common in rural districts, were erected here soon after the Great Western or Brady's Bend iron works went into operation, and proved to be very convenient to the farmers of this section, who sold their hay and other products at these works. The postoffice was established here Sept. 23, 1853. James Adams, postmaster. This property still belongs to the Adams' es- tate.
FRANKLIN VILLAGE
In the extreme northeastern corner of the township, at the only place where it touches the Allegheny, is located the thriving little town of Franklin. Archibald Thompson set- tled here in 1801, remaining until 1806, after which the property came into the hands of Philip Templeton, who, in 1843, erected a saw- mill at the mouth of Snyder's run, and by 1854, with the assistance of his sons, had es- tablished another mill, a factory, a furnace and a distillery at this point.
By this period quite a settlement had grown up here, a schoolhouse had been erected on land donated by Templeton, a ferry estab- , lished, and the embryo town acquired the name of "Ferryton." Later on the present name, a much more historic and dignified one, was
The present owner of the sawmill is W. J. James, who has supplied most of the timber used in the construction of the Pennsylvania railroad tunnel through the famous Brady's Bend hill, just opposite, in Clarion county.
"ORRSVILLE"
Robert Orr, Sr., whose history is related elsewhere, was a resident of the tract of 300 acres located near the center of the pres- ent limits of Sugar Creek township, from 1805 to 1824, after which he removed to Kit- tanning. In 1819 he laid out north of his resi- dence and west of the Brady's Bend road the town of "Orrsville." It was separately as- sessed in 1819, but the nearby settlement of "Adams," with its mills and other industries, diverted prospective lot buyers, and the site of the town was finally divided and sold. It bears the name of "Brown's" at the present date.
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RELIGIOUS
About 1835 Rev. Mr. Sweitzerbort of But- ler county commenced holding religious serv- ices among the Lutherans, who had settled here and hereabout, and were members of the White church in that county, preaching at first to congregations in private houses, barns and the grove. This resulted in the organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sugar Creek township. In the course of about four years the congregation erected a church edi- fice, frame, about 40 by 50 feet, the roof of which before it had been completed and fur- nished was broken down by the weight of the heavy snow on New Year's night, 1840.
Its site was on the old "Campbelltown" tract, in the extreme northwestern part of the township, on the Kittanning turnpike, the legal title to which being in Henry Wiles and Peter Kemerer, they conveyed it to John El- lenberger, Joseph King, John Marchand, Da- vid Snyder and Barnhart Vensel, trustees of the Evangelical Lutheran church, and John Boyers, Adam and Daniel Kemerer, John Mil- lison and Frederick Wiles, Jr., trustees of the St. Paul's Reformed church of Sugar Creek township, and their successors, April 20, 1841, for $40, the St. Paul's having been organized about that time with Rev. Mr. Dale as pastor. The two congregations soon after erected their first church edifice, frame, 34 by 50 feet, sub- stantially built and painted white and neatly furnished. The next Lutheran pastor was Rev. J. W. Alspach.
The combined membership of this church in 1876 was 150, with a Sabbath school of 100, but after that date the church languished until 1888, when Rev. Eli Miller reorganized the Lutherans under the title of Mount Pleasant Evangelical Lutheran church. Much of the credit of the second organization is due to Amos Steel, who donated the ground on which the present Lutheran church is located. The church property, including the parsonage, is valued at $3,500. The charter members of the second organization in 1888 were: Amos Steel, Allen Steel, Sidney Steel, Maggie Steel, Mrs. A. Steel, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Steel, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Kepple, Mr. and Mrs. William Kepple, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. King, S. S. King, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pontius, W. J. Myers, C. F. Myers, J. G. Myers, M. My- ers, D. I. Myers, Henry Myers, Minnie Myers, Ada Myers, Margaret Myers, Maria Myers, Chambers Foringer, Mary A. Foringer, Frank Foringer, Jedediah Wiles, S. M. Wiles.
The pastors after Rev. Mr. Miller were: 18
Revs. J. R. Williams, J. C. Nicholas, W. O. Ibach, A. J. B. Kast, G. W. McSherry. The present pastor is Rev. J. A. Law, who also serves the people of Chicora, Butler county. Membership in 1913, 88; Sunday school, 75.
MIDWAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
This church gained its name from its loca- tion midway between Union and Brady's Bend churches and was organized in September, 1875, with forty-six members. Christopher Foster, John Adams and Daniel Rankin were elected elders. On the following Sabbath the first communion was held, Rev. A. S. Thomp- son officiating. Rev. W. J. Wilson was the first pastor, remaining until 1879, when the pulpit became vacant, the church relying upon supplies until the appointment of Rev. H. Magill in 1881. After the departure of Rev. Mr. Magill the church depended entirely on supplies.
At first the services were held in the school- house, which had been erected with the view of adapting it to church purposes. In 1880, under the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Magill, the membership had increased to 114 and a church building was built at a cost of $2,500 and dedicated free of debt in November.
ST. PATRICK'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
On one of the highest hills in Armstrong county, in a restful rural district, stands a Norman-Gothic church edifice, surmounted with a tall Norman tower. This beautiful structure is the most prominent feature of the landscape and can be seen for miles around. A visitor would at first wonder how so pre- tentious a structure could be placed so far away from a city or town, yet after reading the history of this temple of piety the wonder ceases and admiration for the energy, loyalty and unswerving religious faith of the early founders takes its place.
This faraway church is the parent of all the Catholic churches west of the Allegheny river, and its history is the history of the Catholic church in Armstrong county. As an intro- ductory to the history of the church a brief resume is given of the causes which led to its organization.
In 1795 an important Irish colony which came by way of Connellsville and Freeport settled in Donegal township, Butler county. This little band was increased from time to time by emigrants from Ireland, and was the nucleus of the congregation of St. Patrick's.
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The first priest to visit this settlement was Rev. Patrick Lonergan, O. S. F., who admin- istered the sacrament of baptism in 1801. The logs. next visit was made by Rev. P. Heilbron, who performed the necessary services for a short period, but as he could not speak English and most of the congregation were Irish, he did not remain.
The most authentic date of the arrival of Father Lawrence Sylvester Phelan is given as 1805. As he was the first resident priest, the parish, with the usual Irish energy, undertook to supply the pressing need of a house of God. Money was scarce and five dollars was a small fortune, so the settlement, which cov- ered twenty miles, was divided into districts and volunteers appointed to make collections. Casper W. Easly took the southern district, James Sheridan the southwestern in Clear- field township, Neil Sweeny took Butler and the surrounding territory, and Connell Rod- gers the northwestern, or Donegal township. In a short time the necessary amount was col- lected, none of the subscriptions exceeding $2.00.
The present farm, consisting of nearly three hundred acres, was purchased and a small log cabin was built for the pastor. Then, upon a certain day, each of the four who had solicited subscriptions was required to meet at the farm, bringing with him as many men as would be required to cut and hew logs enough for one side of the church. To Patrick McElroy was assigned the work of making shingles and ob- taining and driving the nails. The building was erected the autumn after Father Phelan's arrival, but as nails could not be secured, it was not roofed until the next spring. It was then placed under the invocation of the Apostle of Ireland.
The date of the erection of this church was 1806. It is still standing, and is being re- stored to its original condition by the con- tributions of devout members of the present congregation. This is in great contrast to the fate of the first Episcopal church at Brady's Bend, which was used as a dance hall after the congregation relinquished it, and is now converted into a hay barn by the present pro- prietor.
to a low gallery. The stations of the cross were marked by rude crosses burned into the
This is the oldest Catholic church now standing in the entire western part of the State. It was attended by people from all the sur- rounding country for ten miles or more. Peo- ple often walked from Freeport, fasting, to be present at the services. The stations which the priest was obliged to visit were so numer- ous, and so far apart, that Mass was not cele- brated more than once a month, and, in some instances, once in two months. There was then but one priest in the whole district west of the Allegheny river from Erie to Beaver.
Father Phelan withdrew in 1810. From 1810 to 1820 the congregation was visited oc- casionally by Fathers O'Brien and McGuire, from Pittsburgh, and by Father McGirr, from Sportsman's Hill. In 1821 Rev. Charles Ferry came to the church and resided here. He vis- ited all the surrounding district, a territory at least thirty miles square, which was then esti- mated to contain about 140 families. He re- mained until 1827. when he was succeeded by Rev. Patrick O'Neil, who also performed mis- sionary work in Butler, Armstrong and ad- jacent counties. He remained until 1834, and subsequently was engaged in missionary labors in the West. He died in 1879, in the eighty- fourth year of his age, and the fifty-eighth of his ministry.
In the summer of 1834 Rev. Patrick Raf- ferty was placed in charge of the mission and resided at Freeport, visiting St. Patrick's one Sunday in a month. He remained in charge about two years. He was afterward pastor of St. Francis Church, Fairmount, Phila- delphia, and died in that position in 1863. He was a man of great learning and ability.
St. Patrick's remained without a pastor until the summer of 1837. when Rev. Joseph Cody was appointed to the pastorate and took up his residence at the church. Mass was cele- brated here two Sundays in the month, the remainder of the pastor's time being given to Freeport and Butler. By 1840 the congrega- tion had become so large that a larger church was needed. A brick edifice. 45 by 80 feet. with a sacristy (a separate building against the rear of the church), was erected. It was dedicated July 29. 1842, by Very Rev. M. O'Connor. V. G. In 1844 the pastor's field of labor was rendered somewhat smaller by the appointment of a priest at Butler, who also had charge of Murrinsville and Mercer.
The old log church of St. Patrick was built of oak and roofed with split shingles, the crevices of the logs were filled with clay and straw, and the interior whitewashed and pa- pered near the altar with a thin gilt paper of odd design. The windows and doors were wide but low, to avoid cutting too many logs, Father Cody, however, visited Brady's Bend the floor was puncheon, and a stairway led occasionally, and a little later officiated at the
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newly established church at Donegal (now North Oakland), in Clearfield township, But- ler county. In 1847 Freeport and Brady's Bend were assigned to another priest, and thenceforth Father Cody gave three-fourths of his time to St. Patrick's and the remain- der to North Oakland. In 1854 the log par- sonage was replaced by a brick residence. After the year 1861 Father Cody, on account of age and failing health, ministered only to St. Patrick's congregation. At length he was obliged to ccase from the labor of the par- ish and at the end of the year 1865, Rev. John O'G. Scanlon was transferred from Kittan- ning to St. Patrick's. Father Cody soon after- ward went to the Mercy hospital, Pittsburgh, where he died August 7, 1871, in the seventieth year of his age. He was buried from St. Patrick's, and his remains repose in front of the church at Sugar Creek.
Father Scanlon started to improve the in- terior of the church, but before the work could be done he was transferred to another congre- gation, and Rev. James P. Tanany took up the work in 1868. He succeeded in making the church one of the most beautiful in the dio- cese. In November, 1871, he was succeeded by Rev. S. P. Herman, and the following year, on New Year's night, the church was destroyed by a fire, believed to have been in- cendiary. The congregation then returned to the old log church, where they worshiped dur- ing the pastorates of Father Thomas Fitz- gerald and P. M. Doyle, until 1876, when Rev. P. J. Quilter became pastor.
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