History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 103

Author: Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Philadelphia : L.H. Everts & Co.
Number of Pages: 1314

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tend regularly the meetings of the board. Thomas Duncan, the present vice-president, was chosen in his place. The board was organized the same as before. At this time, to facilitate the business of the bank and to accommodate the public, an exchange committee was appointed. The duty of this committee was to pass on paper when the board was not in session (it only meeting weekly), and at the next meeting of the board the business done by this committee is passed upon. This important business was intrusted to J. T. Rogers, W. H. Clarke, and Thomas Duncan.

During the year 1865, Robert Rogers, president, died, and J. T. Rogers was chosen president, a posi- tion in which he has done honor both to himself and the bank. Thomas Duncan was elected vice-presi- dent, to fill the place made vacant by the promotion of Mr. Rogers to the presidency. On the resignation of William Parkhill as cashier, Mr. Eli Crumrine was chosen to fill his place.

The present officers of the bank are J. T. Rogers, president ; Thomas Duncan, vice-president; E. , 1864, took possession and started with an eight-pot Crumrine, cashier. The directors are J. T. Rogers, Thomas Duncan, J. W. Jefferies, James Slocum, John Springer, L. H. Abrams, and S. S. Grabam.

The bank first commenced doing business in a small room at the lower end of Front Street, but the busi- ness increased so rapidly that more commodious quar- ters became necessary. Accordingly a lot was pur- chased and a new building was put up for its especial accommodation. The bank building is on Market Street near the Neck. It is a two-story brick building, containing a banking-room, directors' room, and a dwelling for the cashier. The erection of the build- ing was superintended by Mr. J. T. Rogers.

The success of the bank has been remarkable. It has averaged a semi-annual dividend to the stock- holders of five per cent., besides laying by a surplus

fund of $48,000. When it is taken into consideration that at first its capital was only $50,000, and after- wards $75,000, this result shows the great popularity of the bank and the sound principles on which its affairs have been conducted.

MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS.

THE BROWNSVILLE GLASS-FACTORY.

The first board of directors was composed of Robert This was built by George Hogg & Co., in the year 1828, was run one year successfully, then changed to John Taylor & Co., and became a decided success. The firm of Taylor & Co. consisted of John Taylor and Edward Campbell. After two years, Taylor selling his interest to William R. Campbell, the style of the firm became and remained for several years E. Camp- bell & Co. Their reputation was very high as glass- makers. E. Campbell selling his interest to Robert : Forsyth, the firm again changed to Campbell & For- syth, who continned some two years, then sold to Ed- ward Campbell, who ran part of the year and sold to Gue & Gabler, who ran several years without success. Rogers, better known as Squire Rogers, J. T. Rogers, William H. Clarke, Capt. I. C. Woodward, Samuel Thompson, Elijah Craft, Capt. Adam Jacobs, Albert G. Mason, and William Elliott. The board was or- ganized by electing Robert Rogers president, and J. T. Rogers vice-president. William Parkhill was elected cashier, and discharged the duties of that office down to 1872, when he resigned to accept the position of cashier in the Monongahela National Bank. At the election for directors in January, 1864, the old board was re-elected with the exception of Elijah Craft, who was not elected, probably because living so far in the country it was not convenient for him to at- . The property was sold by the sheriff, and fell into the

hands of the original owners, George Hogg & Co. It was then started again by a co-operative firm styled Burk, Sedgwick & Co., and run for several years, but finally failed. Carter, Hogg & Co. started it again, but were not successful, and the works lay idle for some time. Benedict Kimber then started it and made some money the first year. He purchased a steamboat and took command of her, leaving the glass business in the hands of other parties to man- age for him. He took the cholera and died on the Illinois River. This brought the factory to a stand- still. The property was then purchased by a co- operative company, under the style of Haught, Swearer & Co., who erected a new factory with eight pots and failed the second or third year, and the prop- erty fell into the hands of Robert Rogers. He leased it to P. & I. Swearer, who ran it successfully for a few years and finally failed. They made a second start and were successful, doing a good business, when George W. Wells purchased the property in the year

furnace and did a successful business, increasing his furnace to ten pots, still doing well. The expensive improvements with perhaps the panic of 1873 caused him to lose money. The property was then purchased by Schmertz & Quinby, who are now running it with success.

BROWNSVILLE ROLLING-MILL.

The rolling-mill now operated in Brownsville by Magee & Anderson, was built by John Snowdon about 1853, and operated by him for several years. Later his sons became interested in the business, and it was then carried on under the firm-name of John Snowdon & Sons. In March, 1872, Capt. Adam Jacobs purchased the property and ran the mill for two or three years, during which time it was improved ! and brought to its present capacity.

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BROWNSVILLE BOROUGH AND TOWNSHIP.

In January, 1881, the works were leased from Capt. Jacobs by Magee & Anderson, who repaired the mill, placed it again at work, and are now operating it successfully.

STEELE & SON'S TANNERY.

Samuel Steele commenced learning the trade of tanner with his brother-in-law, Jesse Cunningham, at the old tannery on Hogg's Alley, in 1833. He worked with Mr. Cunningham till his death, which occurred in 1843, when he bought a half-interest, Mrs. Cunningham retaining the other half. This firm was known as Samuel Steele & Co. till 1860, when they dissolved, and Samuel Steele then built the tannery at the present site. He carried it on in the old style way of tanning, grinding bark by horse- power and pumping by hand till 1867, when he pur- chased a boiler and engine of forty horse-power to grind bark, pump, syphon, etc., enabling him to tan in less time and thus increasing his facilities. In April, 1879, he admitted his son, William C. Steele, under the present firm-name of Samuel Steele & Son. They are now tanning about one thousand hides per year, employing five experienced workmen, and using one hundred and twenty-five to one hundred and fifty cords of rock oak bark, making two thousand sides of harness leather, which is sold to saddlers and dealers in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Colorado. The hides are furnished by butchers in neighboring towns and the surround- ing country, the supply from this source being more than can be used in the tannery, three hundred having been sold in the past year to other parties.

COAL-MINES AND COKE-WORKS.

The Ethel Coke-Works, located in Brownsville township, ontside the borough, are furnished with coal from a mine opened in 1872 by George E. Hogg, who then built four ovens, and in 1875 constructed sixteen more. These coke-works are now (1881) operated by Snowdon & McCormick, by whom the slack of the mine only is used for coke. The capacity of the works is one thousand bushels per day.

The Umpire Mine, also outside the borongh limits in Brownsville township, was opened by George E. Hogg in 1872. The main entry extends about two thousand yards through the hill, and four side entries extend from the main one from two hundred to five hundred yards. The mine is now operated by J. S. Cunningham & Co., who ship the coal to Southern and Western markets. The slack is manufactured into coke by Snowdon & McCormick.

BROWNSVILLE GAS COMPANY.

By the provisions of an act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, approved March 31, 1857,1 William

Lafferty, John L. Dawson, Westley Frost, James L. Bowman, D. S. Knox, Adam Jacobs, G. H. Bowman, J. C. Woodward, W. H. Clark, John R. Dutton, and J. W. Jeffries, of the borough of Brownsville, and Samuel B. Page, Elisha Bennett, and J. T. Rogers, of the borough of Bridgeport, were appointed commis- sioners to effect the organization of a gas company, with a capital of thirty thousand dollars, to be located in Brownsville, and to supply gas to the boroughs of Brownsville and Bridgeport. The organization was effected with Dr. William L. Lafferty as president, and in 1860 the company purchased a lot of ground on Water Street, below Market Street, of John N. Snowdon, and contracted with John Snowdon to erect on it for sixteen thousand dollars the necessary build- ings and works for the manufacture of gas. The works were accordingly erected and put in operation, and have so continued successfully to the present time.

The present officers of the company are John R. Dutton, president; William Parkhill, secretary and treasurer ; Capt. Adam Jacobs, George E. Hogg, J. G. Rogers, J. W. Jeffries, J. L. Bowman, and John R. Dutton, directors.

SOCIETIES AND ORDERS.

BROWNSVILLE LODGE, No. 60, F. AND A. M.

The record of this lodge begins with an entry dated Jan. 22, 1794, at which time John Bowles, John Mc- Dowell, Joseph Asheton (of Pittsburgh Lodge, No. 45), James Chambers, Jr., William Arbutton, John Farcker, James Chambers, Sr., and Jonathan Morris, of Washington Lodge, No. 54, James Long, of No. 3, Philadelphia, and Ready McSherry, of No. 660, Irc- land, opened the new lodge, No. 60, in due form, John Bowles being appointed secretary. Applications were received from James Elliott, Jonathan Hick- man, and Charles Ford for initiation. John Christ- mas, Michael Sowers, Ready McSherry were appointed a committee to inquire and to report to the lodge the next evening.

Jan. 23, 1794, the lodge commenced work under a dispensation of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, dated Dec. 9, 1793, Chads Chalfant, W. M .; John Chambers, S. W .; Michael Sowers, J. W.

Twenty-seven members were added to the lodge in 1794. St. John's day in that year was celebrated by a procession to the church, where a sermon was preached by the Rev. John H. Reynolds. Similar exercises were observed on St. John's day, 1797, when the sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Davis. On St. John's day (June 24), 1799, after the ceremonies of the day, the members of the lodge and visitors "in the evening repaired to Bro. Wilson's, at the Black Horse Tavern, and spent the evening in festivity."

1 In the same year the Borough Council of Brownsville granted to William stevenson and associates (who were projecting the erection of gas-works) the right for ten years to use the streets and alleys of the borough for the laying down of their ma'ns, on the condition that they

should charge the borough not to exceed two dollars, and the c'tizens not to exceed three dollars per thousand feet of gas. The project never went fartber, being superseded by the Brownsville Gas Company,

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HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

In 1799 the first building owned by the lodge was erected for its use .. On the 6th of May in that year " Bros. Rogers and Miner agreed to furnish 700 plank at the Lodge for use; Bro. Gregg, Lime; B. Hezlip to have Doors and Windows." June 14. 1811, Chads Chalfant sold for fifty dollars the lot of ground on the southwest side of Church Street, on which the present Masonic Hall building was erected in 1834.

On the 2d of February, 1829, Andrew Jackson, President-elect of the United States, arrived at Brownsville by stage over the National road from the West, and stopped at George Gibson's inn. There he was waited on by Henry Pieffer, Valentine Giesey, Robert Patterson, John Blythe, and N. Isler, who had been appointed a committee to invite him to visit the lodge. He accepted the invitation, and was introduced by Brother John Davis.

Brownsville Lodge, No. 60, and Pittsburgh, No. 45, were the only lodges west of the mountains which did not surrender their charters during the anti- Masonic excitement a little over half a century ago. From the Brownsville Lodge have sprung the follow- ing-named lodges, viz .: Fayette City, Uniontown, California, Greensborough, Connellsville, Carmichael, and Clarksville.

The present officers of the Brownsville Lodge, No. 60, are : W. M., William Chatland ; S. W., Matthew Story ; J. W., Jesse M. Bowel; Sec., Dr. C. C. Rich- ard; Treas., Thomas Duncan ; Tiler, James A. Hill.

BROWNSVILLE CHAPTER, No. 164, R. A. M.

Chartered in June, 1849. The following were the first officers : M. E. H. Priest, W. L. Lafferty ; King, C. P. Gummert; Scribe, Thomas Duncan. The offi- cers for 1881 are: M. E. H. P., William Chatland ; King, Michael A. Cox; Scribe, Jesse M. Bowel; Treasurer, Thomas Duncan; Secretary, George W. Lenhart. The present number of members is thirty- four.

ST. OMER'S COMMANDERY, No. 7, K. T.

Application was made June 10, 1862, to the Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania to revive St. Omer's Commandery, which had been organized at Union- town in 1853, and suspended work in the following year. The application was granted. E. Sir William Chatland was installed E. Commander, and has held that position in the commandery until the present time. The commandery was ordered removed from Uniontown to Brownsville, where the first meeting was held Oct. 22, 1862. The number of charter members was twelve. The present membership of the commandery is twenty-two, and its officers are: Sir William Chatland, E. Commander ; Sir M. A. Cox, Generalissimo; Sir John S. Marsh, Captain- General ; Sir Thomas Duncan, Treasurer; Sir George Campbell, Recorder.

WESTERN STAR LODGE, No. 36, F. AND A. M.

Chartered Dec. 27, 1866. The Fairfax ( Washing- ton), Ecolite (Uniontown), and Golden Rule

(Waynesburg) Lodges were taken at different times from this lodge, and it numbers now but twenty members. The present officers are: W. M., John Peyton; S. W., Charles Peyton; J. W., Jackson Cheek; Sec., John Hilton; Treas., Samuel Robin- son ; Tiler, Alfred Hamilton ; D. D. G. M., J. L. Bolden.

BROWNSVILLE LODGE, No. 5], I. O. OF O. F.

Original charter1 Aug. 20, 1832. N. G., William Corwin; V. G., John Garwood; Sec., Thomas S. Wright; A. S., Daniel Delaney, Jr .; Treas., Thomas Duncan. The present officers are: N. G., Henry Drake; V. G., George Herbertson ; Sec., Daniel De- Janey ; Treas., Thomas Duncan. Meetings are held in Templars' Hall.

REDSTONE OLD FORT ENCAMPMENT, No. 70, I. O. O. F.

Original charter granted2 Dec. 29, 1847. First offi- cers : John J. Rathmill, C. P .; Jacob Grazier, H. P .; James Storer, S. W. ; Thomas Shuman, J. W .; Dan- iel Delaney, Sec .; Thomas Duncan, Treas. Present officers : J. W. Byland, C. P .; Michael Allen, H. P .; Thomas Woods, S. W .; Harrison Woods, J. W .; Daniel Delaney, Sec .; Thomas Duncan, Treas.

Lodge meets in Templars' Hall. Present number of members, 46.

TRIUMPH LODGE, No. 613, I. O. O. F.

Chartered Nov. 19, 1867. First officers: U. L. Clemmer, N. G .; Florence Bernhart, V. G .; J. R. Thornton, Sec. ; John R. McCune, A. S .; Charles T. Hurd, Treas. Present officers : T. S. Wood, N. G .; Charles Gabler, V. G .; G. B. Clemmer, Sec .; H. H. Hawley, Asst. Sec. ; C. T. Hurd, Treas.

The lodge has 74 members. Meetings are held in Shupe's Hall.

NEMACOLIN TRIBE, No. 112, IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN.

Twentieth Sun of the Buck Moon, G. H. D. 379. Charter members : J. M. Hutchinson, D. P. Swearer, E. N. Coon, James B. Vandyke, A. V. Smith, R. 1. Patton.

This organization is now defunct.

MONONGAHELA VALLEY LODGE, No. 1305, G. U. O. OF O. F.

Chartered June, 1867, with twenty-five charter members.

The lodge at present contains sixty members. The present officers are William Florence, N. G .; David Freeman, V. G .; Isaac Alexander, Sec. ; Thornton Baker, Treas. ; Samuel Honesty, P. G. M.

The lodge meets in Shupe's Hall.

BROWNSVILLE LODGE, No. 357, K. OF P.

Chartered May 28, 1872. S. B. P. Knox, James M. Hutchinson, James B. Vandyke, Thomas Duncan,

1 The original chatter was destroyed by fire in Pittsburgh; another Was taken out and destroyed by fire in the lodge room. It was re- granted Feb. 28. 1872.

" Original charter destroyed by fire in room, and regranted Feb. 28, 1872.

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BROWNSVILLE BOROUGH AND TOWNSHIP.

Nathan Crawford, Van B. Baker, John L. Wise, Samuel A. Clear, James A. Hill. charter members.

Present officers : P. C., W. K. Gregg ; C. C., J. W. Harrison ; V. C., George S. Herbertson ; P., James A. Hill; M. of E., Thomas Duncan ; M. of F., S. A. Clear ; K. of R. and S., J. M. Hutchinson ; M. at A., E. B. Wells; I. G., Seaburn Crawford; O. G., J. D. G. Pringle.

Present membership, 62. Lodge meets in Templars' Hall.

KEYSTONE TEMPLE OF HONOR, No. 4.

Chartered May 9, 1850. Charter members : John S. Pringle, Oliver C. Cromlow, Robert K. Coulter, Hugh Kennedy, Henry C. Drum, George C. Isherwood, Freeman Wise, D. W. C. Harvey, William England, Jolın H. Lindsey, James M. Hutchinson, Samuel Voorhis, Charles T. Hurd, James Corwin, Morris Moorehouse, Thomas B. Murphy, William L. Faull, A. G. Minehart, Thomas Craven, Thomas Danks.

Present officers : W. C. T., J. E. Adams ; W. V. T., Joseph Meintyre; W. Rec., G. W. Wilkinson; F. Rec., J. M. Hutchinson ; W. Usher, J. T. Worcester. Present membership, 24.

Templars' Hall was bought by the Keystone Temple of Honor in 1857, and destroyed by fire in 1861. Present building erected the same season.

KEYSTONE TEMPLE OF HONOR, No. 4, UNION SOCIAL DEGREE.

Chartered Dec. 13, 1850. Charter members as fol- lows : C. Harvey, Emma Minehart, D. Cromlow, Lydia Voorhis, John S. Pringle, F. Wise, G. C. Isher- wood, Martin H. Kennedy, R. K. Coulter, J. Corwin, M. Moorehouse, C. Drum, W. L. Faull, J. C. Lind- sey, C. F. Hard, A. G. Minehart, O. C. Cromlow.

Present officers: Sister Presiding, Jenny Hartranft ; Brother Presiding, Joshua Haddock ; Worthy Vice, James McIntyre; Usher, George Gaskill ; Guardian, Jesse Fitzgerald. Present membership, 60.

TEMPLE OF HONOR, No. 4, COUNCIL.

Original charter Dec. 15, 1851; re-chartered May 19, 1853 : John S. Pringle, Freeman Wise, G. C. Isherwood, John H. Lindsey.

Present officers : Chief of Council, George W. Wil- kinson ; S. C., James McIntyre ; J. C., J. E. Adams ; R. of C., J. M. Hutchinson ; M., Joshua Haddock ; W., Jesse Fitzgerald. Twenty-three members.

JOHN E. MICHENER POST, No. 173, DEPT. OF PA., G. A. R.

This post was chartered May 13, 1880, with the fol- lowing-named charter members : B. F. Campbell, William A. Barnes, N. W. Truxall, William McCoy, Samuel B. Blair, Samuel A. Clear, T. V. Dwyer, Daniel Campbell, Samuel Wright, William H. Shaffer, James Smith, George W. Jenkins, John G. Jackson, Charles E. Eccles, Thomas Feuster, N. P. Hermel, William Wright, Henry Minks, George W. Arrison, J. W. McIntyre, R. N. Chew, Henry Drake, S. Wil- liams, F. T. Chalfant, Hugh McGinty, W. A. Haught,

J. H. Gibson, J. T. Wells, J. D. S. Pringle, John D. Hart, Enoch Calvert.

The post now numbers 54 members. The present officers are : Post Commander, Samuel A. Clear; Se- nior Vice-Commander, N. E. Rice; Junior Vice- Commander, William A. Haught; Adjutant, J. T. Welles ; Officer of the Day, T. V. Dwyer; Officer of the Guard, James Smith ; Chaplain, Rev. William A. Barnes. Meetings of the post are held in Templars' Hall.

BROWNSVILLE CIVIL LIST. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.1

Jacob Bowman, 1803-8.

Isaac Rogers, 1803-8.

James Blaine, 1806-16.

Michael Sowers, Brownsville and Redstene, Feb. 16, 1811.2 Thomas MeKibben, Brownsville and Redstone, July 13, 1819. N. Isler, Brownsville and Redstone, May 5, 1824.

John Freeman, Brownsville and Redstone, Jan. 9, 1826.

William F. Coplan, Brownsville and Redstone, Dec. 5, 1828.

Eli Abrams, Brownsville aud Redstone, March 5, 1830.

George McCormick, Brownsville and Redstone, March 28, 1831.

William Jackman, Brownsville and Redstone, Dec. 13. 1831. Robert Rogers, Brownsville and Redstone, June 19, 1835. Ephraim Butcher, Brownsville and Redstone, March 30, 1836. James Spicer, Brownsville and Redstone, May 14, 1839.

Elected.

1840 .- Ephraim Butcher, William L. Wilkinson.

1845 .- William L. Wilkinson, James Martin, Clark Ely, Wil- liam Slean.

1850 .- William L. Wilkinson, James Martin, Solomon Burd. 1851 .- Isaac Bailey.

IS55 .- William L. Wilkinson, George Morrison, James Martin, John Jackson, Daniel Brubaker.

1856 .- Jacob Bedlow, Ewing Todd.

1858 .- Samuel Smouse, Madison Daniels.

1859 .- Henry J. Rigden.

1860 .- William L. Wilkinson, Peter Griffin, Selomen Burd, George W. Frazer.

1864 .- llenry J. Rigden, Robert Mckean, Joseph Woods.

1865 .- William L. Wilkinson, Daniel Brubaker, William Gas- kell.

1866 .- F. C. Gummert, Isaac Burd.

1867 .- William P. Clifton.

1869 .- Henry J. Rigden.

1870 .- William L. Wilkinson.

1872 .- Ewing Todd, William P. Clifton.

1874 .- A. H. Shaw, Jacob Graser, S. W. Claybaugh.

1875 .- William L. Wilkinson.

1877 .- Thomas C. Gummert.

1878 .- John B. Patterson.

1879 .- S. W. Claybaugh.

1880 .- William L. Wilkinson, William Garwood, Charles Boucher.

BOROUGH OFFICERS.

1815 .- Chief Burgess, Thomas Mckibben ; Assistant Burgess, Philip Shaffner : Town Council, William Hogg, Basil Bra- sbear, John S. Dugan, John McCadden, George llogg, Jr.,

1 The list of justices of the peace includes those of both the borough and the township, the looseness of the records rendering it almost im- possible to give separate lists.

2 Date of appointment.

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HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

Israel Miller, George Dawson; Town Clerk, John McC. Ilazlip.

1816 .- Chief Burgess, Michael Sowers ; Assistant Burgess, John Johnston ; Town Council, Henry Wise,1 Elisha Hunt, James Workman, James Breading, Nathan Smith, Wil- liam Stephenson, Thomas Mckibben ; Town Clerk, Thomas MeKibben.

1817 .- Chief Burgess, Joseph Thornton ; Assistant Burgess, Thomas MeKibben; Town Council, Jacob Bowman, Robert Clarke, Elisha IIunt, James Blaine, George Dawson, Val- entine Giesey, John Johnston : Town Clerk, Robert Clarke. 1818,-Chief Burgess, Joseph Thornton ; Assistant Burgess, Thomas Mckibben ; Town Council. George Dawson, James Blaine, Valentine Giesey, John Johnston, Jacob Bowman, Elisha Hunt, Robert Clarke; Town Clerk, Thomas Mc- Kilben.

1819 .- Chief Burgess, Jacob Bowman : Assistant Burgess, Henry G. Dales ; Town Council, Joseph Thornton, Heary Wise, Peter IJumrickhouse, William Minnikin, James L. Bowman, John O. Marsh, George Graff; Town Clerk, D. R. Baylis.

1820 .- Chief Burgess, Michael Sowers; Assistant Burgess, Adam Jacobs; Towo Council, Basil Brashear, Matthew Coffin, George Hlogg, James E. Breading, Robert Clarke, John Johnston, Thomas Sloan ; Town Clerk, J. MeC. Haz- Jip.

1841.2-Chief Burgess, Henry Sweitzer : Assistant Burgess, Wil- lium L. Lafferty ; Town Council, Israel Miller, James L. Bowman, James Martin, Jesse Cunningham, John John- ston : Town Clerk, William L. Wilkinson,

1842 .- Chief Burgess, John Snowdon, Jr. : Assistant Burgess, John Gerc; Town Council, Robert Rogers, William Y. Roberts, William Barkman, Edward Hughes, James C. Beckley ; Town Clerk, William L. Wilkinson.

1843 .- Chief Burgess, Thomas G. Evans; Assistant Burgess, John Johnston; Town Council, Edward Hughes, Robert Rogers, Henry J. Rigden, David Anderson, James Martin ; Town Clerk, Reuben C. Bailey.

1844,-Chief Burgess, George Dawson ; Assistant Burgess, John T. Ilogg; Town Council, John Johnston. William John- ston, David Anderson, Edward Hughes, Henry J. Rigden ; Town Clerk, J. C. Price.

1845 .- Chief Burgess, - --; Town Council, David Ander- son, Elward Hughes, Thomas Buteher, R. W. Play ford, Edward Campbell ; Town Clerk, W. L. Wilkinson.

1846 .- Chief Burgess, George Dawson; Assistant Burgess, Christopher Stitzel : Town Council, Edward Hughes, David Anderson, Thomas Butcher, Robert W. Playford, Edward Campbell.

1847 .- Chief Burgess, John Snowdon ; Assistant Burgess, Daniel Barnhart ; Town Council, R. W. Playford, Thomas Butcher, David Anderson, Edward Hughes, Dorsey Overturf; Town Clerk, N. B. Rigden,

1848 .- Chief Burgess, Henry J. Rigden : Assistant Burgess, Ilenry Barkman ; Town Council, John Snowden, Jr., Ed- ward Moorehonse, R. W. Playford, Edward Hughes, Dor- sey Overturf, William Barkman, Daniel Barnhart, David Anderson, Wesley Frost ; Town Clerk, N. B. Rigden.

1849 .- Chief Burgess, -- -; Town Conneil, Edward IInghes, C. P. Gummert, Adam Jacobs, James Martin,

1 Henry Wise and James Breading having declined to serve, a special election was called, and William Ogle and George Dawson were elected to fill the vacancies.

2 A guy in the borough records from March 26, 1821, to Ang. 31, 1840, renders it impracticable to give the list of borough officers elected dur- ing that period.

Dorsey Overturf, William Barkman, Edward Moorehouse, Dr. R. W. Playford, John Snowdon; Town Clerk, Simon Meredith.

1850 .- Chief Burgess, -- -; Town Council, C. P. Gum- mert, Adam Jacobs, James Martin, Eli Abrams, Nelson Goslin, John Snowdon, We-ley Frost, Jobn Jobnstoo, R. W. Playford ; Town Clerk, S. Meredith.

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History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 103

Author: Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885 Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Philadelphia : L.H. Everts & Co. Number of Pages: 1314

Author: Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Philadelphia : L.H. Everts & Co.
Number of Pages: 1314