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Prothonotaries: 1750-1770, Hermanus Alricks, Turbutt Francis, John Agnew; 1777, Wm. Lyon; 1820, B. Aughinbaugh; 1823, J. P. Helfenstein; 1826, R. McCoy; 1828, Willis Foulke; 1829, John Harper; 1835, George Fleming; 1839, George San- derson; 1842, T. H. Criswell; 1845, Wil- liam M. Beetem; 1848, J. F. Lamberton; 1851, Philip Quigley; 1860, Benjamin Duke; 1863, Samuel Shireman; 1866, John P. Brindle; 1869, W. V. Cavanaugh; 1872, D. W. Worst; 1875, J. M. Wallace; 1878, Robt. M. Graham; 1881, James A. Sibbett; 1884, Lewis Masonheimer.
Treasurers: 1787, Stephen Duncan; 1789, Alex. McKeehan; 1795, Robt. Miller; 1800, James Duncan; 1805, Hugh Boden; 1807, John Boden; 1810, Robert McCoy; 1813, John McGinnis; 1815, Andrew Boden; 1817, George M. Feely; 1820, James Thompson; 1824, George McFeely; 1826, Alex. Nesbitt; 1829, Hendricks Weise; 1832, John Phillips; 1835, Jason W. Eby; 1838, W. S. Ramsey; 1839, Robt. Snod- grass; 1841, W. A. Mateer; 1843, Robt. Moore, Jr .; 1849, W. M. Porter; 1851, W. S. Cobean; 1853, N. W. Woods; 1855, Adam Senseman; 1857, Moses Bricker;
1859, A. L. Sponsler; 1861, John Gutshall; 1863, Henry S. Riter; 1865, Levi Zeigler; 1867, Christian Mellinger; 1869, George Wetzel; 1871, George Bobb; 1873, L. H. Orris; 1875, A. A. Thompson; 1878, J. C. Eckels; 1881, W. H. Longsdorf; 1884, Ja- cob Hemminger.
County Commissioners: 1834, Alex. M. Kerr; 1840, Michael Mishler; 1841, Jacob Rehrar; 1842, Robert Laird; 1843, Chris- tian Titzel; 1844, Jefferson Worthington; 1845, David Sterrett; 1846, Daniel Coble; 1847, John Mell; 1848, James Kelso; 1849, John Sprout; 1850, W. H. Trout; 1851, J. G. Cressler; 1852, John Bobb; 1853, James Armstrong; 1854, Geo. M. Graham; 1855, W. M. Henderson; 1856, Andrew Kerr; 1857, Samuel Magaw; 1858, N. H. Eckels; 1859, J. H. Waggoner; 1860, George Mil- ler; 1861, Michael Kast; 1862, George Sco- bey; 1863, John McCoy, (3 yrs), M. Mc- Clain (2 yrs); 1864, Henry Karns, John Harris; 1865, Alex F. Meck; 1866, M. G. Hale; 1867, Allen Floyd; 1869, Jacob Rhoads; 1870, David Deits; 1871, J. C. Sample; 1872, Samuel Ernst; 1873, Jacob Barber; 1874, Joseph Bauts; 1875, Jacob Barber; 1878, Jacob Barber; Hugh Boyd; 1881, Hugh Boyd, Alfred B. Strock; 1884, James B. Brown, George Hauck.
Registers: The office of Clerk, Register and Recorder were held by John Creigh and William Lyon, and then from 1798 to 1832 the offices of Register and Recorder were combined. The Registers from 1834 have been 1834, J. G. Oliver; 1835, William Line; 1839, Isaac Angey; 1842, Jacob Bretz; 1845, James McCullough; 1848, Wm. Gould; 1851, A. L. Sponsler; 1854, Wm. Lytle; 1857, S. M. Emminger; 1860, E. N. Brady; 1863, G. W. North; 1866, Ja- cob Dorsheimer; 1869, Joseph Neely; 1872, John Reep; 1875, Martin Guswiler; 1878, J. M. Drawbaugh; 1881, C. Jacoby; 1884, L. R. Spong.
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Clerks and Recorders: 1832, Reinneck Angney; 1834, John Irvine; 1836, Thomas Craighead; 1839, Willis Foulke; 1842, Robt. Wilson; 1845, John Goodyear; 1848, John Hyer; 1851, Samuel Martin; 1854, J. M. Gregg; 1857, D. S. Croft; 1860, J. B. Floyd; 1863, Eph. Cornman; 1866, Samuel Bixler; 1869, G. S. Sheaffer; 1872, G. S. Emig; 1875, D. B. Stevick; 1878, John Sheaffer; 1881, D. B. Saxton; 1884, John Zinn.
Indian Local Names Many a moun- tain and river of this broad land will carry its Indian name down to the end of time, through the English language. Mrs. Sig- ourney has said truthfully of the Indians:
"But their name is on your waters;
Ye may not wash it out."
"Your mountains build their monuments, Though ye destroy their dust."
The Indians living in and passing through the territory of the present Nine- teenth District gave names to mountain, stream and plain but nearly all knowledge of them was lost when the early settlers passed away.
From Boyd's Indian Local Names we select those that pertain to the district and its adjoining territory:
Accomac (acaumauke), means on the other side.
Chesapeake, great water stretched out.
Cocalico, where snakes gather together in dens.
Codorus, rapid water.
Conedoguinit, continual bends.
Conestogo, corruption of Canastagiowne, the great magic land.
Conewago, long strip, or long reach.
Conecocheague, indeed a long way.
Cookquago, big owl.
Coos, a Lenappe word, the pines.
Kithanne or Kehthanne, applied to the Delaware river, meaning the largest stream. Lackawanna (Lechauhanne), forked streanı.
Mauch Chunk (Machktschunk), the bear mountain.
Susquehanna (gawanowananeh), great island river.
Waseca, red earth, or red paint.
Yellow Breeches (Callapasscink), where it turns back again.
Meteorology. But few meteorological observations taken in the district are on record. Great floods have occurred on the Susquehanna river in 1744, 1758, 1772, 1784, 1786, 1800, 1814, 1817, 1822, 1846, and 1884, while immense ice floods were along the river in 1830, 1865 and 1875. Deep snows fell in 1772 and 1894, and hail storms occurred in 1797 and 1821, while 1822 witnessed a great drought. The great meteoric shower of 1833 was observed by many, and already some are looking for- ward to the expected shower of 1899.
Political and Civil Lists of Adams County. Adams county has been in six different Congressional Districts from 1800 to 1897.
Congressmen : 1800, John Stewart; 1804, James Kelly; 1808, Wm. Crawford; 1812, Robert Whitehill; 1814-16, Wm. Mc- Clay; 1816-18, Andrew Boden; 1818, David Fullerton; 1820, James McSherry; 1820, James Duncan, Thomas G. Mccullough; 1821-24, John Finley; 1822-26, James Wil- son; 1826-30, Wm. Ramsey; 1828-30, T. H. Crawford; 1832, George Chambers; 1836, Daniel Sheffer; 1838, James Cooper; 1842, Henry Nes; 1844, Moses McClean; 1846, Henry Nes; 1850, W. H. Kurtz; Joel B. Danner; 1852, S. L. Russell; 1854, D. F. Robinson; 1856, Wilson Reilly; 1858, Ed- ward McPherson; 1862, A. H. Coffartlı; 1864, W. H. Koontz; 1868, John Cessna; 1870, B. F. Meyers; 1874, Levi Maish; 1878, F. E. Beltzhoover; 1882, W. A. Dunl- can; 1884, J. A. Swope.
State Senators: 1801, Wm. Reed; 1803, Randolph Spangler; 1805, William Miller;
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18II, John Stroman; 1813, James Mc- Sherry; 1815, C. A. Barnitz; 1817, Wm. Gilliland; 1819, Fred Eichelberger, Georgc Eyster; 1821, George Eyster; 1823, Wm. McIlvaine; 1824, Zeph Herbert; 1826, Henry Logan; 1829, Ezra Blythe; 1831, Henry Smyser; 1833, David Middlecoff; 1835, James McConkey; 1837, C. B. Pen- rose, Jacob Cassat; 1841, J. X. McLana- han, W. R. Gorgas; 1844, Thomas Carson; 1847, Wm. R. Sadler; 1850, Thomas Car- son; 1853, David Wellinger; 1856, G. W. Brewer; 1859, A. K. McClure; 1862, Wmn. McSherry ; 1865, David McConaughy; 1894, C. M. Duncan; 1871, Wm. McSherry ; 1874, James Chestnut; 1878, Isaac Hereter; 1882, S. C. Wagner; 1886, W. A. Martin.
Members of Assembly: 1800-02, Thomas Thornbaugh; 1800-3, Henry Slagle; 1802- 04, William Miller; 1803-06, Andrew Shriver; 1805-06, Walter Smith; 1807, James McSherry, James Gettys; 1810, Jas. McSherry, James Robinnette; 1813, James Robinnette, William Miller; 1816, Michael Slage, Samuel Witherow; 1818, Samuel Witherow, William Thompson; 1819, Wil- liam Miller, William Thompson; 1820, Jacob Cassat, Isaac Weirman; 1824, James McSherry, George Deardorf; 1826, James McSherry, T. T. Bonner; 1827, Ezra Blythe, T. T. Bonner; 1828, James Mc- Sherry, Thos. Stevens; 1829, James Mc- Sherry, D. Middlecauf; 1830, James Mc- Sherry, Andrew Marshall; 1831, Christian Picking, Andrew Marshall; 1832, James Potters, Wm. Renshaw; 1833, James Pat- terson, Thaddeus Stevens; 1834, James Mc- Sherry, Thaddeus Stevens; 1836, Wm. Mc- Curdy, Christian Picking; 1839, D. M. Smyser, Wm. Albright; 1840, D. M. Smy- ser, G. L. Fauss; 1841, Thaddeus Stevens, G. L. Fauss; 1842, John Marshall, Henry Myers; 1843, James Cooper; 1845, John Brough; 1846, James Cooper; 1847, Wm. McSherry; 1848, James Cooper; 1849, Wm.
McSherry; 1849, Daniel Smyser; 1850,Wm. McSherry; 1851, David Mellinger; 1853, J. C. Ellis; 1854, Moses McClean; 1855, Isaac Robinson; 1856, John Musselman; 1857, Chas. Will; 1858, Sam'l Durborrow; 1860, Henry T. Myers; 1861, John Bushey; 1862,Henry T.Myers; 1863, Jas. H. Marshall; 1865, P. L. Houck; 1866, Nicholas Heltzel; 1868, A. B. Dill; 1870, Isaac Hereter; 1872, W. S. Hildebrand; 1874, E. W. Stahle, Daniel Geiselman; 1876, W. A. Martin, W. T. McClure; 1878, W. R. White, J. E. Smith; 1880, J. U. Neely, A. W. Storm; 1882, R. W. Bream, F. G. Smeringer; 1884, S. S. Stockslager, Eph. Myers; 1888, John J. Brown, Francis Cole.
Sheriffs: 1800, Geo. Lashells; 1803, Jas. Gettys; 1806, Jacob Winrott; 1809, James Horner; 1812, John Murphy; 1815, Sam'l Galloway; 1818, John Arendt; 1821, Ber- nard Gilbert; 1824, Thos. C. Miller; 1827, Philip Heagy; 1830, Wm. Cobean; 1833, James Bell; 1836, Wm. Taughinbaugh; 1839, G. W. McClellan; 1842, Francis Bream; 1845, Benj. Shriver; 1848, Wm. Fickes; 1851, John Scott; 1854, Henry Thomas; 1857, Isaac Lightner; 1860, Sam'l Wolf; 1863, Adam Rebert; 1866, Philip Hann; 1869, Jacob Klunk; 1872, James Hersh; 1875, Joseph Spangler; 1878, A. J. Bowers; 1881, J. H. Plank; 1884, Samuel Eaholtz.
Prothonotaries: 1800 to 1821, James Duncan, appointed; 1821, Wm. McClel- lan; 1824, Geo. Welsh; 1832, Geo. Zeigler; 1835, Bernard Gilbert; 1839, J. B. Danner; 1839, A. McGinley; 1842, J. B. Danner; 1845, A. B. Kurtz; 1848, John Picking; 1851, W. W. Paxton; 1854, John Picking; 1857, Jacob Bushey; 1860, J. F. Bailey; 1862, Jacob Bushey ; 1865, J. A. Kitzmiller; 1868, Jacob Melhorn; 1871, Thos. G. Neely; 1877, Daniel Chronister; 1880, Robt. McCurdy; 1883, S. A. Smith.
Registers and Recorders: 1800-21,
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James Duncan; 1821, J. Winrott; 1823, Wm. McClellan; 1824, George Zeigler; 1830, J. B. Clark; 1835, T. C. Miller; 1836, J. A. Thompson; 1839, Jacob Le Fevre; 1839, Wm. King; 1845, Robt. Cobean; 1848, W. W. Hammersly; 1851, Daniel Plank; 1854, W. F. Walter; 1857, Zach Myers; 1860, Chas. X. Martin ; 1863, Sam'l Lilly; 1866, W. D. Holtzworth; 1869, S. A. Swope; 1872, J. C. Shriver; 1875, N. Mil- ler; 1878, S. B. Horner; 1881, J. Slay- baugh; 1885, I. S. Stonesifer.
Clerks of the Courts: The prothonotar- ies served as clerks until 1832. 1832, John 1835, Thos. Dickey; 1839, J. B. Danner; 1839, S. H. Russell; 1842, D. C. Brinker- hoff; 1845, W. S. Hamilton; 1848, Hugh Dinwiddie; 1851, Eden Norris; 1854, J. J. Baldwin; 1857, H. G. Wolf; 1860, John Eiholtz; 1863, J. J. Fink; 1866, A. W. Marter; 1869, H. G. Wolf; 1872, Robt. McCleaf; 1875, A. King; 1878, J. C. Pitten- turf; 1881, F. M. Timmins; 1884, C. W. Stoner.
County Treasurers: 1801, James Scott; 1805, Samuel Agnew; 1807, Mathew Long- well; 1809, Walter Smith; 1812, John Mc- Canaughy; 1815, Wm. McLean; 1818,Wal- ter Smith; 1821, Robt. Smith; 1825, J. B. McPherson; 1828, W. S. Cobean; 1831, Robt. Smith; 1834, Wm. Laub; 1835, Jesse Gilbert; 1836, Bernard Gilbert; 1837, Jesse Gilbert; 1838, J. H. McClellan; 1841, J. A. Thompson; 1843, J. H. McClellan; 1845, David McCreary; 1847, R. G. Harper; 1849, J. H. Fahnestock; 1851, Thos. War- ren; 1853, Geo. Arnold; 1855, J. L. Shick; 1857, J. B. Danner; 1859, W. Ziegler; 1861, H. B. Danner; 1863, Jacob Troxel; 1865, Jacob Sheads; 1867, H. D. Wattles; 1869, W. J. Martin; 1871, R. D. Armor; 1873, W. K. Gallagher; 1875, Chas. Zeigler; 1878, F. S. Ramer; 1881, S. K. Folk; 1884, G. E. Stock.
County Commissioners: 1800, Walter
Smith, Henry Hull, Michael Slagle; 1801, Walter Smith; 1802, Henry Hull; 1803, Michael Slagle; 1804, Moses McClean; 1805, Jacob Cassat; 1806, John Bounce; 1807, John Arendt; 1808, Joseph Swear- inger; 1809, Samuel Withrow and Peter Mack; 1810, Henry Brinkerhoff; 1811, Mack; 1812, Robt. Hays; 1813, John Stew- art and Alex. Russell; 1814, Henry Smyser and David Stewart; 1815, Amos McGinley; 1816, Michael Newman; 1817, James Hor- ner; 1818, Wm. Patterson; 1819, Joseph Swearinger; 1820, Archibald Boyd; 1821, Alex. Mack; 1822, Harmon Weirman; 1823, Jacob Shorb; 1824, James Paxton; 1825, J. F. McFarlane; 1826, S. B. Wright; 1827, Jacob Fickes; 1828, James McIl- henny; 1829, Thos. Ehrehart; 1830, Jacob Cover; 1831, J. L. Gubernator; 1832, Robt. McIlhenny; 1833, John Brough; 1834, John Musselman; 1835, George Will; 1836, John Wolford; 1837, Wm. Rex and James Renshaw; 1838, Daniel Diehl; 1839, J. J. Kuhn; 1840, Wm. Douglas; 1841, Geo. Basehoar; 1842, James Patterson; 1843, Peter Diehl; 1844, James Cunningham; 1845, James Funk; 1846, And. Heintzel- man; 1847, Jacob King; 1848, J. G. Morn- ingstar; 1849, John Musselman, Jr .; 1850, Jacob Griest; 1851, A. Reaser; 1852, John Mickey; 1853, J. S. Wills; 1854, Geo. Myers; 1855, H. A. Picking; 1856, Josiah Benner; 1857, J. Raffensperger; 1858, D. Geiselman; 1859, J. H. Marshall; 1860, W. B. Gardiner; 1861, Eph. Myers; 1862, Jacob Eppleman; 1863, Sam'l March; 1864, Abrahamı Krise; 1865, Sam'l Wolf; 1866, N. Weirman; 1867, Jacob Lott; 1868, Moses Hartman; 1869, E. Neidich; 1870, Francis Will; 1871, J. E. Smith; 1872, J. H. Myers; 1873, John Herbst; 1874, H. W. Swartz; 1875, John Nunemaker, J. E. Leas, I. D. Worley; 1878, Henry Culp, Jacob Hainish; 1884, Abraham Sheely, E. D. Keller, J. T. Hartzell.
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Secret Societies. Tradition asserts that a traveling Masonic lodge of Revolutionary tinies held sessions at York in 1777, but the first regular Masonic lodge there was St. John's, No. 123, which was instituted Oc- tober 27, 1810, while the present lodges, York, No. 266, and Zeredatha were consti- tuted November 4, 1852, and November 24, 1869. Other lodges were founded at other places in York county, and chapter and commandery were organized in due time. Cumberland Star Lodge, No. 197, Free and Accepted Masons was instituted at Carlisle, November 6, 1824, and was fol- lowed by St. John's Chapter, St. John's Commandery and St. John's Lodge, at Car- lisle and by chapters and lodges in other parts of Cumberland county. Good Sa- maritan Lodge, No. 200, was constituted at Gettysburg, January 1, 1825, and a chapter organized in 1886.
Odd Fellowship. This organization whose lodges and camps are so numerous in the Nineteenth district, was introduced at York in 1842 by the institution of Mt. Zion Lodge, No. 74. Mt. Vernon Chapter, No. 14, was organized January 28, 1845, and soon lodges were started in all of the larger towns of York county. Cumberland Lodge, No. 90, was founded December 12, 1846. Carlisle Lodge, No. 91, was institu- ted December 22, 1843, Mechanicsburg, Lodge, No. 215, in 1846, and Valley En- campment, No. 34, June 22, 1846. An Odd Fellow lodge was organized at Gettysburg before 1850, and Union Encampment of that place was instituted October 3, 1857.
Improved Order of Red Men. Cayuga Tribe, No. 31, was organized at Gettysburg, June 25, 1854, and tribes have been institu- ted since in different parts of Adams county. Conedoguinet Tribe, No. 108, was instituted at Carlisle, September 27, 1868, but Conewago Tribe, No. 37, was or- ganized at York in 1857, and tribes now are
numerous in some parts of the district.
Knights of Pythias. On November II, 1869, White Rose Castle, No. 211, was instituted at York, and soon other Castles were organized, but internal troubles in 1874 retarded the growth of the order for a time. Temperance Organization. As early as 1829, a temperance society was formed at Carlisle and the Washingtonians, Good Templars and other secret branches of the temperance organizations have been repre- sented in the district.
Grand Army of the Republic. Cor- poral Skelly Post, No. 9, was organized at Gettysburg prior to 1872, and is one of the oldest posts in the State, while posts are now in existence in different parts of the district, and as death thins the veteran ranks, and sweeps away the posts, camps of Sons of Veterans are being organized to take their places.
Knights of the Golden Eagle. This or ganization is growing rapidly in the district and a number of castles are in existence, but we have no data to give the year and place of its introduction.
Other Societies. At present there exist in the Nineteenth District conclaves of the American and Junior orders of Mechanics; lodges of Knights of Labor, Mystic Broth- ers, Mystic Chain, Artificers, Sons of St. John, and Heptasophs; branches of the Brotherhood of Engineers; camps of Patri- otic Order Sons of America; councils of U. A. Mechanics and the Royal Arcanum; and negro lodges of Masons and Odd Fellows introduced from England originally and erroneously called colored Masons and Odd Fellows, as all races are colored or have color as well as the negro. Besides these secret societies are some semi-secret associations, such as St. Mary's and St. Joseph's and the German Laboring Men's Beneficial Association.
Insurance. The progress of insurance
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has naturally followed the development of commerce and trade, and the system of do- ing business on credit necessitates the in- surance of goods, while the possibilities of fire demands insurance as the secret means of protection against loss in that line. The leading life, accident and fire insurance companies of this country and England are well represented in every county in the Nineteenth District, in which the introduc- tion of insurance was between 1840 and 1850.
In addition to foreign companies doing business in the district, there have been many local insurance companies organized since 1840. In York county, the York County Mutual Insurance company was incorporated April 4, 1843; Farmers Insur- ance, April 6, 1853; Farmers Mutual, of Paradise, March 24, 1854; Codorus and Manheim Mutual, May 24, 1856; Dover, Conewago, Newberry, East and West Manchester Mutual, 1856; Southern Mutual, about 1862; and Spring Garden Mutual, April 14, 1864.
Gettysburg National Cemetery. The grounds of the National Cemetery at Get- tysburg comprise seventeen acres of land on the highest point on Cemetery hill in the great battlefield, where 400 monuments and 1,000 markers costing nearly 3 million dol- lars, stand to tell of the desperate struggle there. Judge David Wills suggested this cemetery which is the first of all our na- tional cemeteries. The Gettysburg ceme- tery association representing 18 States, was incorporated by the Pennsylvania legisla- ture in 1864, and on June 22, 1871, transfer- red it to the general government. The cemetery is semicircular in form and the 3,590 graves are in 22 sections, with the feet of the dead laid toward the center of the semi-circle where the National monu- ment executed by Powers stands,a beautiful shaft 60 feet high and crowned with a
splendid statue representing the Goddess of Liberty. The grounds were consecrated November 19, 1863, when the dedicatory address-of which every word seemed an inspiration-was delivered by Abraham Lincoln. Edward Everett was the orator of the day, and commenced his great oration by saying, "Standing beneath this serene sky, overlooking these broad fields, now re- posing from the labors of the waning year, the mighty Alleghenies dimly towering be- fore us, the graves of our brethren beneath our feet, it is with hesitation that I raise my poor voice to break the eloquent silence of God and nature;" while his closing words were "that wheresoever throughout the civ- ilized world the accounts of this great war- fare are read and down to the latest period of recorded time, in the glorious annals of our common country there will be no brighter page than that which relates to the battle of Gettysburg." The corner stone of the monument was laid July 4, 1865, with General Howard as orator of the day, and was dedicated July 1, 1869, when Oliver P. Morton delivered the oration and in open- ing said, "When the monument which we are about to dedicate shall have crumbled into dust; when the last vestige of this cemetery shall have been obliterated by the hand of time; when there shall be nothing left of all that we see now but the hills, the valleys, the streams and the distant moun- tains, the great battle which here took place, with its far-reaching consequences, will still live in history."
York County Political and Civil Lists. Congressmen: 1788, Thomas Hartley; 1801, John Stewart; 1804, James Kelly; 1808, Wm. Crawford; 1812, Hugh Glas- gow; 1816, Jacob Spangler; 1818, Jacob Hostetter; 1822, J. S. Mitchell; 1826, Adam King; 1832, C. A. Barnitz; 1834, Henry Logan; 1838, James Gerry; 1842, Henry Nes; 1850, W. K. Kurtz; 1854, Lemuel
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Todd; 1858, B. F. Junkin; 1860, Joseph Bailey; 1868, R. J. Haldeman; 1872, J. A. McGee; 1874, Levi Maish; 1878, F. A. Beltzhoover; 1882, W. A. Duncan; 1885, John Swope; 1887, Levi Maish; 1891, F. E. Beltzhoover; 1895, Col. J. A. Stahle; 1897, George J. Benner.
State Senators: 1790,Adam Hubley, Jr., Michael Schmeiser and Sebastian Groff; 1794, Michael Schmeiser and Thomas Lilly; 1795, James Ewing; 1800, Wm. Reed; 1803, Wm. Miller; 1807, Thos. Campbell. 1809, Wm. Gilliland; 1811, John Strohman; 1813, James MsSherry; 1815, C. A. Barnitz; 1817, Wm. Gilliland; 1819, F. Eichelberger; 1821, Jacob Eyster; 1823, Wm. McIlvaine; 1824, Zeph. Herbert; 1826, Henry Logan; 1829, Henry Blythe; 1831, Henry Smyser; 1833, D. Middle- kauf; 1836, James McCochran; 1843, Adam Eby; 1846, Philip Smyser; 1849, Henry Fulton; 1852, T. S. Haldeman; 1855, W. H. Welsh; 1861, A. H. Glatz; 1863, G. H. Bucher; 1866, A. H. Glatz; 1872, Wm. McSherry; 1875, H. G. Busey; 1878, J. H. Ross; 1879, A. C. Miller; 1887-94, Gerard C. Brown; 1895-98, Harvey W. Haines.
Members of Assembly: 1749, John Wright and John Armstrong; 1750, no re- turn; 1751, John Wright and John With- erow; 1752, no return; 1753, John Wright and David McConaughy; 1760, John Blackburn and David McConaughy; 1765, John Blackburn and Robert McPherson; 1767, Archibald McGrew and Robert Mc- Pherson; 1768, Thomas Minshall and Michael Schwaabe; 1771, James Ewing and Michael Schwaabe; 1772, James Ewing and John Pope; 1774, James Ewing and Michael Schwaabe; 1776, Archibald McLean, Michael Schwaabe, David Dunn- woodie, James Dickson, Michael Hahn and John Read: 1777, David Dunwoodie, James Dickson, Michael Hahn, Matthew Dill, John Agnew, John Orr; 1778,
Thomas Hartley, Samuel Edie, Thos. Lilly, Michael Schmeiser, Wm. Ross, Henry Schlegal; 1779, David Dunwoodie, James Dickson, Matthew Dill, John Orr, Henry Schlegel, James Leeper, John Hay, David Kennedy; 1780, James Dickson, Thomas Lilly, Michael Schmeiser, Moses McLean, Robert Gilbraith, James Smith, William Mitchell, James Ramsay; 1781, Michael Hahn, Thos. Lilly, Michael Schmeiser, Moses McLean, Robert McPherson, James Ramsay, Joseph McGaffin; 1782, Michael Hahn, Thos. Lilly, Michael Schmeiser, Moses McLean, Robert McPherson, Jos- eph McGaffin, John Hay, Patrick Scott, 1783, Moses McLean, Robt. McPherson, Joseph McGaffin, John Hay, Henry Miller, Philip Gardner, David Grier, David Mc- Conaughy; 1784, Robert McPherson, John Hay, Henry Miller, Philip Gardner, David McConaughy, James Ewing, Henry Tyson, Joseph Lilly; 1785, Henry Miller, Philip Gardner, David McConaughy, Henry Ty- son, Joseph Lilly, David McLellan, Adam Eichelberger, Michael Schmeiser; 1786, David McConaughy, Henry Tyson, Joseph Lilly, David McLellan, Adam Eichelberger, Michael Schmeiser ; 1787, Mich'l Schmeiser, Joseph Lilly, David McLellan, Joseph Read, Thomas Clingan; 1788, Michael Schmeiser, Thomas Lilly, Henry Tyson, David McLellan, Joseph Read, Thomas Clingan; 1789, Thomas Lilly, Thomas Clingan, Jacob Schmeiser, John Stewart, William Godfrey, Joseph Read; 1790, Joseph Read, Philip Gardner, Henry Tyson, William McPherson, John Stewart, Thos. Lilly; 1791, Thomas Lilly, John Stewart, William McPherson, Alexander Turner, Thomas Thornburg, Henry Tyson; 1792. Philip Gardner, John Stewart, Alexander Turner, Thomas Thornburg, Thomas Lilly, William McPherson; 1793, Thomas Lilly, Philip Gardner, John Stewart, Alexander Turner, Thomas Campbell, James Kelly;
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1794, Philip Gardner, John Stewart, Wm. McPherson, Alexander Turner, Thomas Campbell, James Kelly; 1795, William McPherson, Alexander Turner, Thomas Campbell, Philip Gardner, William Miller, John Stewart; 1796, William McPherson, John Stewart, Philip Gardner, Alexander Turner, Thomas Campbell, William Miller; 1797, Thomas Campbell, William McPher- son, Alexander Turner, Philip Gardner, Jacob Hostetter, James Kelly; 1798, Thos. Campbell, Alexander Turner, William Mc- Pherson, James Kelly, Jacob Hostetter, Philip Albright; 1799, William McPherson, Alexander Turner, Thomas Campbell, Yost Herbach, Alexander Cobean, Jacob Hos- tetter; 1800, Jacob Hostetter, Frederick Eichelberger, William Anderson, Michael Gemmill; 1801, Frederick Eichelberger, William Anderson, Michael Hellman, Dan- iel Stouffer; 1802, Frederick Eichelberger, William Anderson, Michael Hellman, Dan- iel Stouffer; 1803, Michael Hellman, Dan- ie Stouffer, Matthew Clark, George Speng- ler: 1804, Michael Hellman, Matthew Clark, George Spengler, Adam Hendricks; 1805, George Spengler, Conrad Sherman, William McLellan, Benjamin Pedan; 1806, William Anderson, George Spengler, Adam Hendricks, Robert Hammersly: 1807, Con- rad Sherman, Jacob Eichelberger, Robert Gemmill, John McLellan: 1808, George Spengler, Abraham Graffius, Archibald Steele, George Nes: 1809, George Spengler, Abraham Graffius, George Ness, Archibald S. Jordan; 1810, George Nes, James S. Mit- chell, Moses Rankin, Rudolph Spengler; 18II, Adam Hendricks, James S. Mitchell, Moses Rankin, George Stake: 1812, James S. Mitchell, Peter Storm, Jacob Heckert, Adam Hendricks; 1813, James S. Mitchell, Jacob Heckert, Archibald S. Jordan, Geo. Frysinger : 1814, Archibald S. Jordan, Peter Storm, Peter Small, James S. Mitchell; 1815, Frederick Eichelberger, Peter Storm,
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