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Chronister J, wheelwright, Peters st. Chronister T H, laborer, Berlin st. Chronister Sam, " Clapsaddle J, butcher, Pitt st. Cook E G, druggist, Hanover st. Cronise Jacob, tinner, Philadelphia st. Connelly J D, hostler, Wash. House. Deardorff Jno, farmer, Carlisle st. Deatrich Jno, tinner, Hanover st. Deatrich Chas, cigarmaker, Pitt st. Diehl Mrs, wid, Peters st. Diehl Alex, machinist, Pitt st. Diehl H H, .€
Diehl W A, butcher, Pitt st.
Diehl I. Wesley, Pitt st. Diehl, widow of I, Pitt st. Diehl, widow of D, Pitt st.
Diehl Peter, High st.
Dicks I W, watchmaker, Philadelphia st. Eckert Arthur, clerk, High st. Emmert W D, merchant, Diamond.
Emmert G W, clerk, Diamond. Emmert C H,
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Feiser Peter, cabinet-maker and un- dertaker, Phila. st.
Feiser G, carpenter, Phila. st.
Feiser Albert, clerk, Phila. st.
Feiser A S, cabinet-maker, Phila. st. Felix Lewis, mason, Hanover St. Felix Henry, "
Felix A D M, High st.
Felix T, blacksmith,
Felix Mrs J, wid, Pitt st. Ford Hilary, laborer, Diamond.
Frazer T, tailor, Carlisle st.
Fuller C F, laborer, Pitt st.
Gilbert McClain, huckster, Pitt st.
Gitt Jos S, civil engineer and sur- veyor, Pitt st.
Gitt H L, Phila. st.
Gardner G, Pitt st.
Gross J B, grocer, Carlisle st.
Grove Francis, machinist, Pitt st.
Guise Peter, carpenter, Peters st. Gulden J, clerk, Pitt st.
Harman Joseph, grocer, High st. Hartman A S, Pitt st.
Hartman Jacob, farmer, Phila. st. Hartman John, laborer, High st. Heagy A, merchant, Diamond.
Heagy E. wid, Berlin road. Heltzel M, wid, dressmaker, Diamond.
Hemler Francis, laborer, Pitt st. Heltzell Mrs D, wid, High st. Heltzell John, printer, High st.
Flour, Feed, Grain, &c., at lowest prices at Centennial Mills, formerly Senft's Mill. Postoffice Address, Centennial, Adams co., Pa.
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Heltzell Jacob, shoemaker, Pitt st. Heltzell Wm, Diamond. Hendrix J W, physician, Pitt st. Herman E, painter, Hanover st. Hersh Paul, clerk, Pitt st. Hersh John, farmer, Pitt st. Hersh Mrs J R, wid, Pitt st. Hersh Mrs N, wid, Pitt st. Hershy Geo, Hanover st. Hershy J W, huckster, Hanover st. Heltzel M, laborer, High st. Himes W D, Diamond. Himes A S, Pitt st.
Himes W A, lumber dealer, Diam'd. Himes. H O, music teacher, Diamond. Himes G T, shoe merchant, Pitt st. Himes Thos, Pitt st. Himes A W, Pitt st. Hoffheins S, laborer, Washington House. Jacobs I W, musician, Pitt st, Kehm Henry, tailor, Phila. st. Kehm Chas, shoemaker, Phila. st. Keplinger P, farmer, Berlin road. Kepner S, laborer, Hanover st. Klingle Geo, barber, Hanover st. Lenhart J, carpenter, Hanover st. Long Pierce, laborer, Peters st. Lough E G, marble cutter, S Peters st. Leivensperger J C, blacksmith, Peters st. Long J, wid, Peters st. Lough Geo, tanner, Pitt st. Martin Jacob, Phila. st. Maus Geo, laborer, Hanover st. McCadden L, laborer, Phila. st.
McChessney J N, tailor, boards Wash- ington House.
McClain A, laborer, High st. McTaggert Samuel, Pitt st. McCadden M, mason, Philadelphia st. McCadden C, mason, Philadelphia st. McCadden F, laborer, Philadelphia st. Miley E and L, Carlisle st.
Myers Adaline, Peters st. McTaggart, wid, Pitt st. Miller H, wid, Philadelphia st. Martin M, wid, Carlisle st.
Melhorn D J A, produce deal Pitt st.
Melhorn Jacob, High st. Melhorn Wm, Sr, wheelwright, High : Melhorn Wm, Jr, High st. Miller F, cigarmaker, Phila. st. Miller Geo, painter, Peters st. Miller J E C, merchant, Diamond. Mills Francis, hostler, Eagle Hotel. Musser J W, baker, - st. Myers Chas, Pitt st.
Myers H J, grain merchant, Pitt st Myers Jacob, ag't, Phila. st. Myers Henry, carpenter, High st. Myers C S, clerk, High st. Myers Gibson, stock dealer, High st. Myers Lewis, Phila. st.
Myers Eugene, Phila. st.
Neely Sam'l F, High st.
Newport B, baker, Phila. st.
Noel P J, grocer, Hanover st. Noel James, clerk, Hanover st. Noel Wm, clerk, Hanover st. Peters S, wid, Philadelphia st. Pfeiffer J Q A, clerk, Phila. st.
Quigley T V S, physician, Diamond. Roth Elias, carpenter, Carlisle st. Sanders H J, Phila. st. Sanders H C, clerk, Phila. st. Saddler Aug, constable, Berlin st. Schnell H K, shoe dealer, Hanover st. Shane Geo, carpenter, Hanover st, Sheely H, laborer, Peters st. . Sheely C H, clerk, Hanover st.
Sheely G C, express ag't, Hanover st.
Sheely A, lumber dealer, Han. st. Sheely Wm, clerk, Hanover st.
Try Crystal Cement to close your Fruit Jars, and you will use nothing else. Sold at Snively's Drug Store, Hanover. 9
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Sherman I, painter, Berlin road. Sherman D, saloon keeper, Phila. st. Sherman M, painter, Hanover st. Sherman H A, painter, Berlin road. Smith T D, tinner, Diamond. Smith A, laborer, Pitt st.
Smith J W, physician Phila. st. Smith J, laborer, Phila. st. Smith Prof J O, Phila. st. Spangler Kate, seamstress, Carlise st. Sowers J L, teacher, Hanover st. Smith H I, printer, Diamond.
Staub A A, laborer, Hanover st. Staub V, farmer, Pitt st. Steffy F, merchant, Carlisle st. Stough Chas, saddler, Berlin st. Stough C C, saddler, Diamond. Stough Ed, clerk, Berlin st.
Stonesifer I D W, Washington House.
Stonesifer James, clerk, Wash. House. Swartz J O, clerk, Phila. st. Swartz H W, clerk, Phila. st. Swartz W M, merchant, Phila. st. Thomas Phil, farmer, Phila. st.
Timmins F S, shoemaker, Carlisle st. Topper E G, teacher, Carlisle st. Wagener L B, laborer, Pitt st. Wagener Levi, carpenter, Hanover st. Wagener Wm, carpenter, Phila. st. Warner J F, butcher, Hanover st. Weaver J S, blacksmith, High st. Wiest J H, Eagle Hotel. Wiest C A, clerk, Eagle Hotel. Williams John, laborer, High st." Wolf Richard, butcher, Pitt st. Wolf Rev David U, Carlisle st.
Zouck J C, Justice, Pitt st. Zouck G S, clerk, Pitt st.
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Littlestown, situate in the southern part of Adams County, about two miles from the Maryland State line, is one of the oldest towns in the County. It is in Germany township; its elevation above sea-level is five hundred and thirty-two feet-only a difference of three feet between it and Gettysburg. It was laid out in the year 1765-only sixteen years after York was detached from Lancaster County, thirty-five years before the foundation of Adams County, fifteen years before the county seat of Ad- ams was laid out by James Gettys, and one year after our sister town, Hanover, was founded by Richard McAllister-then called McAllister's town. The town was laid out in that year by Peter Little, whose name in the vernacular, was "Klein." The new town was long known as "Kleina Sthettle." Then it took the anglicized name of its founder, Peter Little's Town, and was subsequently called Petersburg, but as there was another town of the same name in Adams County, to prevent confusion in mail matter, it was given the name it now bears-Littlestown.
Among the original owners of town lots, the following appear : Peter Cushwa, Matthias Baker, Stephen Geiss, Henry Brothers, R. McIlhenny, Jacob Gray, John Alspach, Michael Reed, Peter Baker, D. Zackery, and such names as Will, Sell, Hostetter, Staley, Crouse, Long, Dysert, Little, Kuntz, and others. Many of the descendants of these ancestors are to-day among our most respected and useful citizens. The original lots, forty- eight in number, were arranged in consecutive order. The two streets of the town were named King Street and Queen Street.
Littlestown at first improved but slowly-lagging along quietly until the completion of the Gettysburg and Petersburg Turnpike, which was built about the year 1814; this formed a part of the through line of Turnpike from Pittsburg (which was then considered the far West) to Baltimore, over which was carried in "Pitt Wagons," as they were then styled, traffic to and from the East and West. Several lines of stages carrying mails and passengers from these, then distant points, passed through the town daily in earlier days, and the gaily-caparisoned horses and highly colored stage coaches, on their arrival and departure, created as much excitement and interest among the people as do now the arrival and departure of Railroad trains. The Gettysburg and Petersburg Turnpike Company was charted by the Legislature of Pennsylvania on the seventh day of April, A. D. 1807, and the Turnpike was finished about seven years after- wards.
Nothing remarkable in the improvement of the town or its progress oc- curred until 1857, when the Littlestown Railroad was built; it was com-
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menced on the Fourth of July, 1857, and completed in the latter part of June in the following year. About this time, Littlestown commenced a new life-additional town lots were laid out by James Renshaw and Geo. Myers, known as "Renshaws & Myer's addition to Littlestown. Old town lots of desirable location brought very high prices for building purposes, and the new lots were in great demand. Two new warehouses were built along the terminus of the railroad, also a new hotel, all the stores reno- vated, and a few years after a new store-room and dwelling house was erected by Ephraim Myers, which is probably one of the finest and best constructed buildings in Adams County. Business of all kinds revived, and the population of the town in a few years nearly doubled itself. In 1871, the railroad was extended to Frederick city, Maryland, and forms now the Frederick Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Littlestown was incorporated by the Court of Adams County, in the year, A. D., 1864, and by the faithful and persevering energy of Dr. R. S. Seiss, its second Mayor, and the Town Council composed of Daniel Crouse, Frederick Bittinger, Joseph Barker, David Schwartz, and Samuel Weikert, the streets were graded and shortly afterwards new pavements were laid, and the general appearance of the town improved.
In 1872, a very commodious and substantial public school house was built of brick, capable of accommodating over two hundred pupils.
In August of 1864, the first election for borough officers was held-W. F. Crouse being elected Chief Burgess. His successors were, Dr. R. S. Seiss, Simon S. Bishop, James H. Colehouse, Henry Rahter, Martin Steffy, Dr. R. S. Seiss, J. H. Hinkle, H. S. Klein, Dr. Seiss being the present in- cumbent.
There are now in the town five well built churches-the Catholic church rebuilt in 1840, the United Brethren church built in 1822 and rebuilt in 1862, St. Paul's Lutheran church built in 1866, the German Reformed church built in 1858, and a very beautiful church of modern architecture, rebuilt in 1870 by the Methodists.
A new banking house for the Littlestown Savings Institution, of great architectural beauty, was erected in the year 1879.
Mount Carmel Cemetery occupies a lovely spot on the southwestern portion of the borough, and its elevated position commands a splendid view of the beautiful surrounding country.
Littlestown is distant ten miles from Gettysburg and forty-two from Bal- timore. The population of the town, according to the late census, is nine hundred and thirteen. Littlestown is located in a rich, fertile and healthy . neighborhood ; its citizens are remarkable for their energy, industry, and hospitality, and display much taste in the neatness and cleanliness of the town, and especially of their houses and homes-almost every house having two yards, beautified and adorned with flowers.
The Weekly Visitor-the first newspaper printed in Littlestown, was started in 1847; it was neutral in politics, and was edited by W. C. Gould
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and W. Barst, subsequently by H. J. Miller. The publication of a news- paper in Littlestown was considered a memorable period in the history of the town, and its advent was welcomed with feelings of pride and con- gratulation. Henry J. Miller started the next paper, called the Weekly Ledger. The Crystal Palace and the Littlestown Press followed, both edited by Mr. Miller. The Littlestown News was started in the year 1874, by Preston O. Good. The next publisher was A. F. Barker, with H. J. Miller as editor. Mr. Miller had some interest in nearly all the news- paper enterprises of the town, of the founder of which he was a great- grandson. Barton H. Knode became editor and proprietor of the News about 1875. It suspended in 1878, Mr. Knode purchasing the Hanover Citizen-the Democratic journal of Hanover, which he still owns. The. press, type, &c., of the News were purchased by a gentleman from Em- mittsburg, and from them the Emmittsburg Chronicle is now printed. In the beginning of 1879, L. Huber started a paper in Littlestown, called the' Littlestown Courier. It soon suspended. In August 1880, the Littles -- town Era appeared, A. E. Keeport editor and proprietor.
LITTLESTOWN CHURCHES.
The first religious organization in Littlestown was the Catholic congre -- gation. Their first building used as a church was situated on the northern corner of the lot now used by them as a burial ground. This building had been occupied as a dwelling, and was converted into a church about the year 1791. The trustees of the church at that time were Patrick McSherry,. Joseph Flauth, and Henry O'Hara. Among the earliest pastors of the church, was Father Demetrius Augustus de Galitzin, who attended the Catholic settlements in the southern part of Pennsylvania, also portions of Maryland and Virginia, and afterwards became the founder of the Catholic settlements of Loretto and Galitzen, in Cambria county, where- he ended his earthly labors. There is every reason to believe that Father Pellentz, who was superior of Conewago Chapel from about 1765 to the time of his death, Feb. 3d, 1800, held divine services in Littlestown prior to the pastorate of Father Galitzin. Subsequent to that period, the church in Littlestown was attended by Rev. Fathers Louis De Barth, Matthew Leken, and Michael Dougherty, until the year 1840, when the present brick church was built, Father Dougherty being pastor, and the trustees; under whose supervision the church was built were, Henry Spalding, John. Shorb, James McSherry, Jacob Rider, Dr. Joseph A. Shorb, Jacob Baum- gartner, Joseph Fink, Joseph Riddlemoser, and J. Rider. The old frame weatherboarded church was sold to Joseph Aker, Sr., and was converted into a dwelling house, and is at this time occupied as such by him on the road leading from Littlestown to Taneytown.
Father Dougherty attended the congregation for a short time after the new church was erected, subsequently Fathers Joseph Dietz, F. X. Den- ecker, George Villiger, Peter Manns, Father Rieter, and others, were its
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pastors. After a service of over twenty years, like a true and faithful sol- dier, Father Denecker died in the church at his post of duty, on the 8th day of January, 1879. He was succeeded by Rev. Father Villiger, who is now pastor of the congregation, and although beyond the age of "three score and ten," is hale and hearty, and discharges the duties of pastor faithfully and earnestly.
In 1867 a substantial brick school house, capable of accommodating about 100 pupils, was erected through the untiring energy of Rev. Father Denecker, as a parish school for the children of the congregation. The first teacher of the schools was Miss Mary Wilson ; she was succeeded by the following teachers: Miss Ellen Heath, Joseph Smith, Frank Addels- perger, Miss Mary Fink and A. J. Smith, Esq., and Miss Emma Shorb, the present efficient teachers. In the year 1870 the school room was enlarged so as to accommodate the increased number of pupils. The pastor of the church has supervision over this school, and under his zeal- ous care and guardianship it is being much improved. The congregation numbers about four hundred persons at this time, and was incorporated by the Legislature of Penn'a on the 19th day of April, A. D. 1840, under the name and title of "The congregation of Saint Aloysius"-Francis X. Denecker, Joseph A. Shorb, Henry Spalding, Joseph Fink, Jacob Baum- gartner, William McSherry, Sebastian O'Bold, Jacob Marshall, nnd An- drew Little, being named as incorporators and trustees.
LITTLESTOWN U. B. CHURCH IN CHRIST. BY REV. J. R. HUTCHISON.
After the Catholic Church, the United Brethren congregation is the old- est in Littlestown. It was organized in 1822, and the same year the con- gregation built itself a house of worship on a lot of ground donated by Philip Bishop, Sr. The church then had a small but devoted body of members. The membership increased, and the church flourished, until a few years ago, when an unhappy state of things was brought about which resulted in a division, leaving but a small membership. There are at present only thirty members, and the church is prospering.
Connected with the church is a Sunday School, having a Primary and an Intermediate Department, under the Superintendency of Mr. David Bollinger.
The old church was torn down in 1863 and a new brick church erected. This church is conveniently located, neat in construction, with lecture room and audience chamber complete, and will seat about five hundred people. The parsonage, on Frederick street, is a frame house, situate in a beautiful part of the town, and is well improved.
The following are the ministers.who have served this congregation in succession since 1837: John Hawey, Philip Frey, Adam Noon, Jacob Sheller, Samuel Liders, Benjamin Speck, Alexander Owens, Jacob C. Smite, Z. A. Colestock, John Fohl, George W. Stroman, William Miller,
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Thomas F. Hollowell, Dr. Thomas McNeil, Samuel L. Minnick, J. Gideon Shaff, A. Tripner, Prof. Daniel Eberly, Isaac W. Weidler, Thomas F. Bushong, H. A. Schlichter, J. H. Young, J. S. Shaffer, W. Owen, R. H. Whitlock, and the present pastor, J. R. Hutchison.
THE M. E. CHURCH.
"The Methodist Church ranks next in point of organization. The year 1835 marks its beginning. During a period of ten years they worshipped in the United Brethren building, but in the year 1845 they erected a small house of worship of their own. During the present year (1876) the old building was razed to the ground, and a new one put up in its place. The building is gothic in style of architecture, tasteful in all its plans and ar- rangements, and presents a very pretty and attractive appearance. The congregation, though not large in numbers, is actuated by much enterprise and religious activity." The present pastor is Rev. J. N. Moorhead.
THE REDEEMER'S CHURCH.
The Reformed was the fourth church started in Littlestown, in 1859. The congregation was organized in 1860, by Rev. Jacob Sechler. Ser- vices were at first held in the Old Academy building, which they purchased. Rev. Jacob Sechler first preached in the old school house .* This old building was torn down after the lapse of a few years, and the erection of a new brick church was commenced on the same lot, which was com- pleted in the spring of 1872. The new church was built during the min- istry of Rev. Clemens, who was succeeded by Rev. Casper Shields. The ' church at first belonged to the Hanover charge, which was divided in 1857, and Littlestown formed a charge consisting of Christ church, Littles- town, St. Jame's and St. Luke's, the latter near Bonneauville, St. James on the Emmittsburg road. The present charge includes the three first named churches.
Rev. John Ault* succeeded Bro. Shields in 1873, and supplied the charge
*Rev. Jacob Sechler was born in Turbut township, Northumberland Co., Pa., March 18th, 1806. At twenty eight years of age he entered the Reformed Theologi- cal Seminary at York, and completed his studies in the Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. In 1837 he became the assistant, and shortly after the successor, of Rev. Samuel Gutelius, pastor of the Hanover charge of the Reformed Church. He accepted a call from the Littlestown Charge in 1859. In 1866, he received a call from the Manheim, (York Co.) charge, and removed to Hanover, where he remained until his death, Monday, May 10th, 1880. He married Miss Anna Harmony, of Franklin Co., Pa., in 1838, who, with two sons-one a minister-and two daughters, survive him.
*Rev. John Ault was born at Annville, Pa., April 1st, 1836. In 1857 he grad- uated in Franklin and Marshall College, and entered the Theological Seminary at Mercersburg. He was licensed in 1858 by the Classis of Lebanon. His first charge was Trindle Spring, Cumberland Co., July 29th, 1859, he was united in matrimony to Miss S. T. Wagner. He died at Littlestown, Monday, July 26th, 1880, of typhoid
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until his death, in the Spring of 1880, since which time the charge is vacant, but receives occasional ministerial visits from Rev. Dr. W. Zieber, of Han- over. "It was an important field," says his biographer, "which for var- ious reasons had suffered greatly ; and it was at the earnest solicitations of several neighboring ministers that he undertook the task of cultivating it. We have not the statistics of his labors in this charge, but we know that in five years he added over five hundred members. The old Christ church (called Kreutz Kirche in our early annals) entirely remodeled its church building ; St. James' church was also rebuilt. The church at Lit- tlestown had been organized in 1860, but it had grown slowly and its building was not completed until 1872. At the late pastor's first com- munion in 1873, there were but twenty-nine communicants; five years later the writer assisted him at a communion when the number of com- municants was two hundred and twenty-six .. The church being, as usual, found too small, was extended nineteen feet, and was otherwise remodeled. In this way the congregation increased in membership, becoming daily more prosperous."
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Mr. Ault was greatly beloved by all his members rich and poor, old and young, to all of whom he was truly a father, and his loss is univer- sally mourned. Writing to a friend about a month before his death, he said : "We had Classis here in May, and enjoyed a delightful meeting. Baring a few trifling exceptions, everything passed off very pleasantly and encouragingly. The attendance at all the services was uncommonly large, indeed, I have scarcely ever seen such continuously fine attendance either at Classis or Synod. You may be sure I felt good on it ; and on the Sunday following the adjournment, I gave my people hearty praise, as they well deserved."
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ST. PAUL'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH.
BY REV. E. D. WEIGLE.
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in the year of our Lord, 1867. The membership composing this new organization were, for the most part, members of St. John's Ev. Luth. church, a short dis- tance west of Littlestown. A Lutheran church in the village had long been a felt want. Hence a number of the citizens of the town and sur- rounding country, of the Lutheran faith, undertook the project, and a most handsome church, costing about $14,000, was the result.
The building committee consisted of the following persons: Ephraim Myers, Dr. R. S. Seiss, Geo. Stonesifer, Joseph Barker, Henry Rahter, and John B. Byers, of which number Ephraim Myers was the president, Dr. R. S. Seiss the secretary, and Geo. Stonesifer the treasurer.
The first council was composed of the following members: Trustees, Samuel Weikert and Jacob Keller; Elders, John Diehl, Amos Lefevre,
fever. A wife and five children survive him. His remains were interred at Christ church, Thursday, July 29th.
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John Crumrine and Jesse Geiselman; Deacons, Levi T. Mehring, Dr. R. S. Seiss, James H. Colehouse, J. Henry Miller, Amos Basehoar, and Geo. D. Basehoar. This council obtaining a charter in full accord with the formula of government of the General Synod of the Lutheran church in the United States, became the body politic.
On November 27th, 1867, the Rev. Samuel Henry, the pastor of St. John's Ev. Lutheran church received and accepted a call to become the pastor of the new organization. Because of unpleasant affairs, growing out of the peculiar relation the new organization sustained to the mother church, the ministry of Rev. Henry in this church was of short duration. He resigned on Nov. 9th, 1868. From this date to the Ist of May, 1869, the church was without a regular pastor. During the year in which Rev. Henry served the new organization, St. Luke's, near Bonneauville, and St. Mary's, at Silver Run, Md., were united with St. Paul's, making a charge consisting of three churches.
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