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Miller, Abraham.
Miller, Peter.
Mehaffy, Samuel.
Miller, Andrew.
Muwrer, Baltser.
Moses Bush (tanner). James Newfort (luborer) .
Mulier, Widow.
May, Jacob ; joineri.
May, Phihp (joiner).
McConnel, Oliver (blacksmith).
John Gosset (joiner).
Miles, George.
MeC'all, Robert (collier).
John Rhine (joiner). Juhn Conghenour.
Lines, Samuel. Liues, Christian.
JUIN GRAFT, Assessor.
Some of the foregoing were among the early settlers in the township.
Michael Shank emigrated from Switzerland about 1720. Hle purchased a tract of land containing twelve hundred acres, partly in Providence and part in Dru- more township. John M. Shenk now owns and re- sides on a portion of the original tract. The land was purchased from James Musgrave, who had secured his title from Penn. Michael Shank died about 1745. He was the father of Michael Shank and a daughter, who became the wife of Ulrich Everly. Michael's family, besides his wife, were children named John, Michael, and Ann. Michael died about 1785. Ann married Henry Whitestick ; they had children named Henry, Michael, Esther, Mary, Martha, and Eliza- beth. Michael married Susan Fight, and they were
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Harris, William.
Heston, Hlvmy.
lantis, dautes.
Huber, Peter.
Hautt, Valentine (cordwainer).
Hart, Benjamin (tanter).
Hart, John (tanher).
Spencer, John. Senlook, Wm. (gunsmith). Shamp, Joshua (tanner). Shanp, John (miller).
Herr, Martin.
Herr, Abraham.
Heble, Peter.
Herz, Isaac.
Smith, Jolin. Slocum, Thomas (cord wainer).
Winters, Jacob. Winters, John Winters, Wadlow.
David Hess.
Jacob Shaup (farmer).
John Echman.
Sammel MeConnel.
Simon Winter's. John Eckman. John Graft, Jr.
John Long. William Tulan (tanner).
Julin Lines (laborer). John Coughenour.
No sluvea.
Brown, Frederick (mason). Bear, Samuel. Bletcher, Michael (tallor). Bletcher, J wob (joiner). Burns, Francis (millwright). Barnes, Gillion ( weaver ). Bair, John (weaver). Conphenour, Adamı.
Coughenour, Jarob. Conghenom, Joseph. Coughenour, John.
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the parents of Michael, Susan, Barbara, and Eliza- beth.
John married Martha Stauffer; they had but one son, John. The elder John died in 1836, aged sev- enty-seven years.
John married Catharine, a daughter of Joseph Gochenour. John lived on the old homestead until his death, which occurred about 1825, in the thirty- ninth year of his age. He was the father of Ben- jamin F. (who married Barbara Barr, and moved to Lancaster many years ago), Joseph (who married Margaret Eckman, now living in West Lampeter township), Mattie (who married Daniel Lefevre, now living in Chatham, Chester Co.), and John MI., Het- tie, and Katie, who are still living in the township.
Hettie married Daniel Bair, who now owns part of the original Shank tract; Katie married John Hess, living near by, who are the parents of Laura MI., who married Dr. A. H. Helm, and Mattie C.
John M. married Fannie, a daughter of Frederic Stively ; they are living at the old home. Their chil- dren are Annie C. (who married J. Ellwood Keylor), Hettie E., and John F.
Michael Graft and wife, natives of Germany, set- tled on a tract adjoining the above, now owned by Christ. Groff, Daniel Bair, and others. It is probable they settled there about the same time. Michael died about 1770. He was the father of John (Swamp), Annie, and Elizabeth, was married a second time to an Eshleman, and they had the following children : Joseph, Jacob, Abram, Martin, Benjamin, and Mary. John, the oldest son, married Susan, daughter of Daniel Kendig. John died about 1830, at the age of sixty-six years. They had children named Henry, Isaac, Michael, John, Simon, Daniel, Jacob, Joseph, Martin, Nancy, Betsey, and Susan. Simon, now living in Strasburg township, in his ninety-sixth year, is the last one living of the family. Daniel has one son, Samuel, living in the township. Henry, the old- est son, married Rosanna Myers. They had sons,- John, Jacob, Thomas, and Benjamin ; daughters, - Ann, Susan, and Betsey. Jacob, one of Henry's sons, married a daughter of Adam Stoneroad, who have two sons living in the township, Adam and Thomas. One son of Henry's is yet living in the township, Thomas. He married Annie Newland. They were the parents of Jacob N. (who married a Scott), Henry (who married a White), Michael and Benja- min, both dead, Rosanna (who married Abram Dennis), Fannie (who married Tobias Brubaker), Elizabeth (who married Absalom Gochenour), and Susan.
tian Lines, Samuel Bear, and Oliver McConnell. His sons were Michael, Henry, John, and Abram. Michael married a Martin, Henry married Eva Fight, and mored to Virginia many years ago ; John mar- ried Betsey Bird; one of their children is yet living, Mrs. Benjamin Myers. Abram married Annie Shimp. He died in 1816. Their children were Jacob, Abram, Mary, and Christiana; the latter is still living at the Old Mennonite meeting-house in the township, at an advanced age.
Farther westward in the township, among the early settlers was Christopher Winters. Of his nativity we have no positive data, but it is altogether probable that he was of German descent. He owned a large scope of land now owned by John Shultz, Albert Smith, George Mowrer, John Wiggins, and others. Ile died about 1830. He was the father of John, Simon, Joseph, Christopher, Susan, Mary, and Bet- sey Winters. John, the oldest son, married Eliza- beth Krider, and was the father of Michael Winters, who married Mary, a daughter of Adam Stoneroad. Michael had daughters, who married Absalom Goch- enour, Samuel Groff, Jacob Newswanger, Martin Le- fevre, Levi Groff, and Edward Reese. Washington, a son, married a Mowrer, now living in Strasburg township. Adam L., another son, living in the town- ship, married Mary J. Langer, the second time a Duffy. Christopher, Jr., married Hettie, a daughter of Joseph Gochenonr. Their children were Silas, Augustus, and Ilettie. Silas married Catherine, a daughter of Nicholas Marks. He is the father of Augustus, living in Drumore, who married Annie Esbenshade; John, who married Maria L. Rockey, (gone West) ; Walter H., who is in the township with his father, and married Christie Kauffman; also of Ella, Mary Ann, Kate and Laura, the litter of whom married Martin Lefevre, Martin Reese, and Albert Rockey.
Henry Hair, a native of Germany, settled on a tract of land farther north in the township, Amos Herr being one of his descendants. A short distance northwest were Henry and Frank Bowman, who were also early settlers of the township. Henry married a daughter of Christian Herr; they had children named John, Henry, Polly, Hettie, aud Betsy. John moved to the West. Henry, who was a bishop in the Reformed Mennonite Church, was. married the third time. He died in 1863, in his sixty- eiglith year. Henry, one of his sons, is living on the old homestead. Farther west of the last were John Miller and wife, who emigrated from Germany many years ago. Peter, a son, married a Rohrer ; he died about 1825. They had several daughters and a son named Peter, who married Betsy, a daughter of John Huber. Their children are Benjamin, Samuel, Peter, Susan, Barbara, and Polly, several of them living in the township.
Ulrich Everly, when but one year old, came from Switzerland, in company with his parents, and set- tled on land now owned by Samuel Stoneroad and others, some time about 1730. One of his brothers settled north of Lancaster. Ulrich died about 1810. Ile was married to a sister of Michael Shanks. His John and Valentine Hart, south of this, on land daughters became the wives of Henry Bear, Chris- I now owned by the Leamans and others. John mar-
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ried a Lines; was the father of Benjamin, John, and Jacob Hart. John and Benjamin had tan-yards and carried on the business very extensively. Benjamin married a daughter of George Hess; they had daugh- ters named Mary Ann and Elizabeth, sons Henry, George, and Benjamin.
. Close by the Harts was Frederick Kuhn, who mar- ried a Brackbill ; they had two sons, John and Abram, who moved West many years ago. The Kuhns owned land now owned by Simon Good and others.
Next above, on a tract now owned by George H. Miller, George Iless kept a hotel in the earlier days of the township. He had sons David and George, danghters Naney and Betsy. The latter married Joseph Miller, father of George 11. Miller, whose present store-house was built on the foundation of the old hotel.
Henry MeFalls emigrated from Ireland in 1782. He settled on the property of the late Josiah Burgess. He was twenty-five years of age when he landed in America, Ile married Margaret, a daughter of Wil- liam Seabrooks; was the father of William, Patrick, James, John, Henry, Sarah, Margaret, Susan, and Catherine. Henry died about 1823. William, the oldest son, married Sarah, a danghter of Barclay Clark. One of his sons, William, is now living in the township. Henry, another son of the elder McFalls, married Rachel, a daughter of Terrence McCardle. John, Amos, and William McFalls are sons of llenry, who is still living in the township at an advanced age.
The following is a nearly complete list of super- visors, assessors, school directors, and justices of the peace of this township from its organization as a sep- arate municipality in 1853 to 1883 :
ASSESSORS.
1854. Benjamin F. Rowe. 1867-68. Samuel Drumm.
1855. Franklin Breneman.
1:00-71. E G. Book.
1856-58. James Passmore.
1872-73. Elias Winters.
1859. John Peoples.
1874-75. Haram S. Kendig.
1860. Martin Huber.
1876-77. Martin Reese, Jr.
1861. George Anthony.
1878-82 T. J Armstrong.
1862. Martin Reese, Jr.
1883. J. W. Hotr.
1863-66. John M. Martin.
SUPERVISORS.
1854-55. Thomas Redman.
1871. R. F Rowe.
1856. Adam Mowrer.
1872. Joseph Long.
1857. Stephen Wiggins.
1873. Amos Bruce.
1>58-50. Heury Bowman.
1874. Christian Warfel.
18G0, 1864. John Thomas,
1575. John Hess.
1861. David Iless. 1875-78. Albert Thomas.
1862-63. Philip Eichely.
1878-83. Edward Reese.
1865-Gb, 1869. Daniel Bair.
1879-80. Clayton Wiggins.
1867. Thomas Groff
1881-82. John Coble.
1868. George Brubaker.
1883. Jacob Eisenberger.
1$70. Martin Watfel.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
1854. Benjamin II. Witmer:
1873. John M Peoples.
1855. Hemy Rush,
1874. John Strohm, Sr.
1858, John Conrad. 1875. B. K. Witmer.
1859, Juhn Strohin, Sr.
1x80. John Strolım, Sr. . B. F. Brooks,
1864. John Strohm, Sr.
1882. Martin Reese.
18GA. John M. Peoples
1883. T. J. Attstrong.
SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
1854. George Martin. 1867. John Tweed.
Tobias Brubaker. [ 1868, 1871, 1874, 1877, 1880. John
N. K. Look. Strohm, Jr.
1855. Juseph Bleccher. 1869, 1872, 2875, 1876. Jonas HInber.
1856. Matthias Shirk. 1×70. Cyrus Craoier. .
1857. Amos Groff.
1873. Jacob N. Groff
1×59. John M. Shenk 1874, 1877, 1880, 1883. Dr. A. H. HelmL.
1860. Dr. John K. Kanb.
1861, 1964. John Wilson. 1876, 1879, 18$2. B. K. Andrews.
1862, 1871 Benjamin F. Rowe. Wilham B. Lyons.
18h3. Frederic Myers.
1881. Jutenb Keen.
1865. Heury Rowman.
Tobias Brubaker.
1866. Jacob F. Andrews. 1883 Urias Clarkson.
New Providence .- This village is pleasantly situ- ated in the northeastern part of the township, on an elevation near the banks of Big Beaver Creek. It was formerly known as the " Black Horse," taking its name from the picture of a black horse on the sign in front of the old one-and-a-half-story log honse occupied as a hotel for perhaps a century or more. Its name was changed about the time a post-office was established at New Providence. In 1736, John Taylor purchased a tract of land from the Penns con- taining over eleven hundred acres. The site of New Providence is on the southern portion of this tract. Taylor divided his tract into smaller sections and sold them to different individuals. A man by the name of Powpather had a large tract of land close by, if not altogether in the limits of the present village. His land extended westward. When he divided his land among his children he changed the name on their deeds to " Brubaker." After this time the land in this place was owned by different parties, and later was owned by Jacob Eshleman, Christian Shultz, and others.
The first house erected in the place was the log hotel above mentioned. There was an old grist-mill in the place, destroyed by fire long prior to 1800; afterwards a chopping- and still later a saw-mill was built on the site of the old mill, but the latter, too, has long since disappeared. The first blacksmith in the place was Henry Eckman, known as " plow- maker." From these early days the village slowly but steadily grew, until the census of 1880 shows a population of one hundred and three. David Miller built the woolen-mill about 1816. He also built the present grist-mill about 1825, and left the township many years ago. His widow is still living, in Cumber- land County, in her ninety-fourth year. Howry & Eshelman built the present hotel in 1825. Among its first landlords was Richard Kerns. At one end of the hotel building Dr. Semple had a store, and was the first merchant to open a stoek of goods in the village. He was followed by Dr. Robinson, who was succeeded by the following: David Bair (in 1831), John Rice, and Jacob Stoutzenberger. John People- built a new store-house in 1847, and he and John Bair opened a store in the new building, now owned by F. W. HIeh. After them came John Peoples, Jacob and John Bair, Groff Brothers; in 1848, John
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1803, Martin Reese.
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1869. John Strohm, Sr.
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Peoples and John Rohrer, then Rohrer and Hiram Peoples, Rohrer, John Tweed and J. K. Raub, Tweed, 'Raub, Raub and F. W. Helm, Helm and Jolin M.| Peoples, Helm and G. J. P. Raub, and F. W. and D. E. Helm, the present merchants.
In 1846, John Hildebran purchased the old log hotel property and razed it to the ground, and upon the site of the old building built his present store- house. A large arched cellar built under the old hotel remains in a good state of preservation under the | about 1833. George Smith is the present proprietor store building. In 1847, John Hildebran and Jacob of the store. A post-office was established there shortly prior to 1840, and John C. Smith appointed the postmaster. From that time it has been known as Smithville. George Smith is its present post- master. Myers opened a stock of goods, it being the second store in the village, and continued three years. John Hildebran then followed for five years, John Girvin and Wesley Steacy one year, then Hildebran until 1873; from that time to 1877, J. F. and Henry An- drews; from 1877 to 1881, J. Hildebran ; from that time to the present, J. Hildebran & Sons.
A post-office was established in the village about 1834. Christian Wenditz carried the mail from Strasburg on foot once a week, his mail-pouch being something similar to the present school-boy's knap- sack. After some time mail was received by stage from Strasburg twice a week, then three times. Within perhaps twenty years a mail-route was established by stage from Lancaster to Quarryville, supplying the village with a daily mail. For the past eight years the Lancaster and Quarryville Railroad supplies this community with two mails a day.
Smithville .- This hamlet consists of a hotel, and a store and dwelling under one roof, and one separate dwelling-house. John Bair built the hotel about 1810; John Hamil was Its first landlord. An eagle with outstretched wings decorated the sign in front of
the hotel, hence its original name, "Spread Eagle." 1 In 1818, George Smith purchased the property, living there until he died, about 1828. After this John C. and Albert Smith, sons of George, came into posses- sion of the property. In 1860, John C. Smith be- came the sole owner of the property, keeping it as a hotel until his death, which occurred about 1876 .- Ilis widow is the proprietress at the present time. William McMullen opened the first store in the place,
Hotels .- Aside from the hotels at New Providence and Smithville, there are three others in the town- ship, known as " Blue Bell," "Hickory Grove," and " Union Hotels," Near seventy-five years ago a per- son known as Jane Sargen erected a small log build- ing, in which she disposed of beer and cakes, after- wards keeping it as a regular hotel. The old building, with some attachments, is still standing, and has been kept and known as "Blue Bell Hotel" up to the present year. It is situated on the Lancaster and Port Deposit road, about centrally in the township. The elections and principal business of the township have taken place there from the time of the town- ship's legal organization to the present. David Flaud is the present proprietor.
The first postmaster in the village was Jacob Stout- zenberger, succeeded by John Bair, John Peoples, "Hickory Grove," farther south on the same road, was built by Mrs. Burgess, mother of the late Jo-iah Burgess, deceased, and was first opened as a hotel Rineer is the present proprietor. John Rohrer, Jolm Hildebran, John Rohrer, and John Tweed. In 1863, F. W. Helm, then between twenty and twenty-one years of age, was appointed ' in 1858, John Riley being its first landlord. Harvey postmaster, and has held the office continuously until the present time. " Union Hotel," on the western side of the town-
Among the professional and business men of the . ship, on the Lancaster and Rawlinsville road, was village in 1883 are Gabriel Smith and two sons, built by Jacob Eshleman, who kept a store there about two years. Dawid Groff afterwards took out a license for a hotel. John Conrad is its present in- cumbent. B. F. and II. Elmer Smith, who run a four- and grist-mill; John Hildebran & Sons, dealers in general merchandise, also in coal, lumber, and phosphate; J. Hildebran, also dealing extensively in leaf tobacco; Early Schools, Teachers, etc .- Among the early teachers of the township were Moore Connell and George Evans, who taught as early as 1800 in a log building which stood near the Molar Mine bank, in the southeastern part of the township, slab benches and desks constituting its furniture. The text-books in those days were the New Testament, spelling-book, and ciphering-book. Michael Mowrer, hotel-keeper; Harry Edwards, dealer in furniture, etc. ; Aaron (troff, dealer in phosphates ; Philip Miller, shoemaker, and dealer in boots and shoes ; William Miller, confectionery ; Helm & Brother, dealers in general merchandise ; Abram Dennis, blacksmith; Harry Dennis, wagon-maker ; A. II. Helm, physician ; Hiram Heagy, ticket agent ; Rev. J. G. Smoker, pastor of United Brethren at Ref- ton and other places, also a tailor ; Hiram Peoples, a teacher of vocal and instrumental music, also a farmer; Nelson Dyson, proprietor of the woolen- mills.
Among those who taught here in later years was Abraham Brubaker, who is still living in the town- ship at an advanced age. Since those early days, when it was not thought necessary for the girls to learn to write, education has made rapid advancement in the township.
As showing the present condition of the public schools in Providence we append the following, taken from the annual report for the year ending June, 1883 :
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Whole number of schools.
8
Average number of monthy taught
7
Whole number of teachers employed ... 11
Number of pupils enrolled in all the schools .... 57>
Average daily attend.cm ( ......
Average percentage of attendance ... 87
Cost of each pujul per month. 71
Money Receivedl.
From Stute appropriation .. $552 96
Balance on hand from last year .
312.30
From collector, including taxes of all kinds .. 2859.12
Total receipts ... $3757.38
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Erpeudituri 8.
For teachers' wages ... $2182 85
For billing and furnishing houses 179.68
For renting and remoaring, etc .. 1.29 34
For fuel and contingencies .... 1,56 93
For fers of collector and treasurer 144 74
For salary of sertetary. 20 00
For other expenses.
39,05
Total expenditures $652.59
Resources and Liabilities.
Cash on hand.
៛104 79
Amonut due district from all sources 307 28
Resources in excess of liabilities
$472.07
Religious .- Since the first settlement of the town- church. Later in its history the Methodist Epis- copal, Church of God, and United Brethren have built churches and organized congregations. There is one Old and one New Mennonite, two Methodist
ship the Old Mennonites were the first to build a ; property two thousand two hundred dollars. There
Of those who have preached at regular intervals to members of this congregation have been Revs. Tib- Churches, two organizations of the Church of God, bles, Hand, Reed, Miller, Sumption, J. McGee, Bay- and a United Brethren Church in the township.
num, Bodine, Gregg, William McGee, Horwell, Ili- nau, Shafer, Collina, and R. C. Wood, the present pastor, who resides at Mount Nebo.
Old Mennonite Church .- More than one hundred years ago this denomination built a house of worship at New Providence (then Black Horse). It was a log A Sunday-school was organized early in the history of the church, Tilman Thomson being among its first superintendents. A flourishing school is now sus- tained, and in charge of J. II. Royer. structure, and served in its early days for both church and school. The old church was replaced by a new brick one, thirty-eight feet by forty-eight, in 1855. Among its early ministers were Jacob Neff, Christian Union Bethel A. M. E. Church .- The African Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1872 at the house of Samuel Steward. The following were the members present for organization : William Proe- tor, Charles Steward, Hannah Rollins, Mary Jane Sweeney, Mary Green, Maria Rollins, Stephen Sweeney, and Sophia Steward. At this meeting William Proctor, Samuel Steward, and Stephen Sweeney were elected trustees. Previous to this time Shaub, Henry Breneman, Christian Ilerr, and Peter Eby; later, Benjamin Herr, Amos Herr, Elias Groff, and Abram Brubaker. The first Sunday-school or- ganized in this church was in the spring of 1871. George Witmer was its first superintendent. A flourishing school has been continued during the summer of each year since that time. In connection with the church property by recent additions, they now have a large sized graveyard. The first persons . Revs, Holland and Henry served this people at their buried in it were Christian Shaub and wife, about eighty years ago.
New Mennonite Church .- About 1833 Henry Bowman donated a piece of land in the northwestern part of the township upon which the New Mennonites erected a log building, weather-boarded, for the bene- fit of their society. The main building is twenty- eight by thirty-two feet, with an attachment fourteen feet square. . The value of the church property is ' was dedicated the following spring. The first min- eight hundred dollars. Henry Bowman (a bishop), John Herr, Jacob Bowman, and John Kohr minis- , was Elder 11. 1I. Lewis, followed by Rev. James tered to them in the past, and Henry Weaver, John Paden, Elders Grumes, Henderson, Davis, Robinson, Keeports, and Christian Ilowry are the present ' Jackson R. Davis, and J. L. Hamilton, the present minister -. pastor.
Methodist Episcopal Church .- In the spring of
1835 Peter Good sold a piece of land containing thirty-eight and a half perches for the sum of two dol- lars to John Beam, Tilman Thomson, John C. Owens, Christian Hart, and Robert Bruce, upon which was .to be erected a house of worship for the use of the Methodist Episcopal society at Clearfield, which was accordingly done the following summer (1836). Prior to that time Rev. Tolbert preached regularly for some time at the house of Robert Bruce. The church was built of stone, size twenty-eight by thirty feet. In 1853 an additional piece of land was purchased of Daniel Good and George Warfel, and a stone attachment of twelve feet was built to the church the same year. In 1876 the old stone struc- ture was taken down and the corner-stone of a new church took its place in July of the same year, Rev. Frederic Brady preaching the sermon on that occa- sion. By the 3d of December, of the same year, a neat brick edifice was completed, the dedicatory ser- mon being preached by Rev. C. F. Turner. The present membership is twenty-seven ; value of church is also a good-sized burying-ground in connection with this church property.
several houses, The same year the congregation was organized they purchased one-fourth of an aere of land from Charles Steward for the sum of twenty-five dollars, upon' which they erected a frame church building, forty by twenty-two feet, the balance of the land to be used as a burying-ground. The corner- stone of the church was laid on the 2d of October, 1872, Bishop J. A. Shorter officiating. The church ister who served them after the building of the church
Church of God .- At a meeting at the house of J.
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A. Augustin, in Martie township, Aug. 17, 1849, this United Brethren .- In 1863, William Johnson, in behalf of a few members, purchased the old Mount Hope Methodist Episcopal Church, of Denmore, and moved i to Providence township, where they had procured half an acre of land from Dr. Frick, upon which they' erected the old structure known as Mount Carmel United Brethren Church. This build- , ing was entirely destroyed by fire in 1871. About two years later a new frame church was built upon the site of the old one. Rev. Keys and Riger offici- church was organized by J. C. Owens, minister of the .gospel. The original members were John A. Augus- tin, Ann Angustin, Elizabeth Miller, Elizabeth Au- gustin, Martin Angustin, Maria Martin, John Au- gustin, Jacob Shultz, and Elizabeth Shultz. The members met on the 3d of December, 1849, at Philip Frankford's, to consider the propriety of building a church. It was then unanimously agreed to build, and that it should be called Union Bethel. Martin Huber offered one acre of land, for building a church, " ated at the dedicatory service. The pastors who have at George Martin's orchard, which was accepted. served here have been Revs. Lewis Peters, Corsey, Lee, Carpenter, R. Kaufman, A. Kaufman, I. Balt- zell, H. HI. Stehman, J. G. Smoker, Shellenberger, Dunkleberger, and Stehman. The church was sold a few years ago on account of debt, passing out of the The following persons were elected officers : Treasurer, George Martin ; Building Committee, Samuel Huber, Stephen Wiggins, Samuel Martin, Abraham Mylin, John Albright, Philip Frankford, Jonathan Sees- holtz, and John Lightheiser ; Trustees, Martin Huber, hands of this society. A few of the old members Jr., Ryland B. MeAlister, John Albright, Samuel have again purchased the property, but at this time are not controlled by any ecclesiastical body. The number of members at present is twenty-three; value of church property seven hundred dollars. Jacob Esh- leman and Henry Reese were among the first to take charge of a Sunday-school soon after the organization of the church. The school at present numbers abont twenty. William Peters is at present superintendent. Martin, Philip Frankford, Stephen Wiggins, and John Lightheiser. The church was built in 1850, of stone, size thirty by thirty-six feet. There is a grave- yard in connection. Value of church property, one thousand dollars. Of those who have ministered to the spiritual wants of the congregation were Revs. C. Price, in 1851 ; Abram Swartz, 1852; Jacob Keller, 1853-54; Jesse Haifleigh and William Clay, 1835; Samuel Crawford, 1856-57 ; Israel Brady, 1858 ; Simon Fleigh, 1859-60; John S. Stamen, 1861-62; John
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