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John Hegy, Jr.
Michael Hosler.
Christian Hosler.
Christian Erhard, Sr.
Joseph Homer.
Daniel Erhard.
Christian Kbelsole.
Christian Holdermao. Peter Homer, Jr. Nicholas left.
John Herr. Julin llomer.
Peter Homer, Sr.
Christian Erhard, Jr. Casper Fester. Jobu Fegley.
John Homer, Jr. Edward Hilton. Andrew Hershey.
Widow Patterson. Alexander Porter. William Porter. . Samuel Patterson. John Peters, 2 stills. Hugh Peaden, I negro. Sunuel Robinson, 1 negro.
Rider, John. Suider, Jacob. Shealhoon, Baltzer. Shartzer, Jacob.
Sheffer, Michael.
Shank, John. Winger, Stephen. Winger, Christian.
. Shirler, Frederick. Sher, Jolın.
Winger, Hemy
Caspar Lear.
Joseph Little, I negro.
Jacob life.
Uhich Strickler.
Juhu Lemun, Sr.
John Lemian, .Il.
Henry Strickler, Jr.
Henry Lesper.
Michael Longenecker, 2 stills.
Christian Shelly.
Abram Leman.
Ulrich Longenecker.
Rev. Peter Leman.
Jacob Sneider, 1 mill.
Peter Longenecker.
Frederick Louser.
John Sneringer, 1 still.
Daniel Leman, 1 mill.
Heury Longenecker, 1 mill.
Daniel Longenecker.
Henry Swart. George Segrist.
Joseph Lung. Jacob Lighty, 2 stills.
Hugh McLean.
Conrad Springer.
Christian Martin.
Michael Shell.
David Moore.
Martin Shuke.
Lutzwig Metz.
John Seever. George Shank.
Peter Brubaker, 3 onils,
Hugh Graham.
Adam Mimch.
Michael Shelly, 1 still.
John Brubaker. Jacob Bender.
Phhp Gilmore.
Christian Martin.
John Wehler.
George Gantz, 2 stills.
Alain Mellinger. John Matz.
Charles Walker.
Stephen Wenger, 1 still.
Francis Grove.
Barnard Martin.
Michael Wenger.
John Hegey. Robert Iluys.
llenry Over.
Neal Welsh.
Jacob Over.
James Patterson, I negro.
Isaac Wagoner.
CHAPTER LXXIV.
SADSBURY TOWNSHIP.
SADSBURY was the first settled and the earliest or- ganized township in Lancaster County. Prior to the erection of this county it was a part of Sadsbury, Chester Co., and included the present townships of Bart and Edlen. As now constituted, it is bounded on the north by the townships of Paradise and Salisbury, on the southeast by Chester County, and on the southwest by Bart and Colerain townships. The surface of the township is rolling, and the soil is fer- tile and well adapted to agriculture, which is the
. Reeb, Cinistian.
Shook, Martin,
Sharen, Samuel.
Winger, John.
Anthony Shumaker.
Christian Longenecker, Jr.
John Shenk, 2 stills.
Baltzor Shellorn.
Nicholas Steer.
Michael Shefer.
Henry Segrist.
John Springer.
Jacob Metz.
Widow Scott, 2 negroes, 1 mill.
Sebastian Seidensticker.
Baltzar Walker.
Peter Ihistand, 1 mill.
Michael Horst.
Jacob Hostetter.
Isaac Eshleman.
John Eshleman. Abrum Esliteman.
Joseph Eborsole. Jacob Ebersole, 2 stills. Abram Ebermole. Jacob Erismith.
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chief pursuit of the inhabitants. It is well watered by the numerous tributaries of the Octorara Creek, which flow across it toward the west. On these ! streams numerous saw-mills were erected at an early period. Many of these have gone to decay since the country has become denuded of the forest growth which the original settlers found here. A fulling- mill was built near where the town of Christiana now is, about the year 1775, by Calvin Cooper, who, it is the earliest settlement of the country till near the middle of the present century nearly all the cloth worn by the people in the rural districts was of do- mestie manufacture ; and fulling-mills, within reason- able distances of each other, were almost indispen- sable. The spinning-wheel and the loom are now no longer, as of old, portions of the furniture of every house; and the wool-carding and cloth-dressing mills have gone out of existence because their "occupa- tion's gone." Grist-mills, that soon superseded the primitive mortar in which corn was converted into meal, did not disappear, but increased in number and capacity as the forest was cleared away and the area of arable land grew larger. Moore's, Sterrett's, and ganization of the county.
Taylor's grist-mills were erected soon after the or- . in the township of Sadsbury from half a century to
According to old deeds, the portion of Sadsbury lying south from Gap Ridge was called Penn's Manor ; of Springtown, while that to the northward of the Gap, including the Pequea Valley, belonged to his Manor of Conestoga, in Chester County.
time his surveyor, Isaac Taylor, located a tract near Nobleville, and William Clayton, an ex-member of Penn's Council of State, took up another tract ad- joining the old Fadsbury meeting-house property. Thomas Story, a member of Penn's Council, and James Logan, his Secretary of State, also located large tracts in the Pequea Valley, northward from the Gap. These locations were made in 1700. The traet of one thousand and fifty aeres, on a part of which Christiana stands, was taken up as "servants' land" under warrants issued in 1702 and 1703, and was surveyed in 1709. The title-deed recited that : "Whereas, John Thomas, Margaret Thomas, Anthony Morgan, Elizabeth Morgan, John Jones, Richard Kanthroll, Daniel Thomas, Elinor Thomas, John Floyd, Humphrey Edwards, Jeremiah Osborne, Elias Curne, Jacob Willis, Evan Williams, Margaret Wil- liams, Edmund McVeigh, Alice Me Veigh, Abraham Pratt, Jane Pratt, Thomas Pratt, and John Pratt, all of the province of Pennsylvania, having come over servants into the province at the settlement thereof,
and thereby having severally rights to fifty acres of land each in said province by virtue of the Proprie- tary's promise in England," ete.
The original settlers of the township were Friends and Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. Both had left their native countries because their religious sentiments were not in accord with those of the prevailing sect there, and, as usual in such cases, their difference of opinion in religions matters engendered bad feeling said, brought the machinery from England. From | between them as citizens. The Quakers were averse to war, while the Scotch-Irish were active, and even aggressive, in the maintenance of their rights, and in their dealings with the Indians, and subsequently in the war of the Revolution, these differences of opinion led to bitter animosities, which were long remembered.
During the period that intervened between the In- dian wars and the war of the Revolution several companies of emigrants from Sadsbury and adjoining townships went to what is now Guilford County, N. C., and since the development of the region west from the Mississippi, many from this region have gone thither.
Of the early settlers whose families were represented a century since, the names are remembered of the Coopers, Moores, Pownalls, Williamses, Longheads, Sprouts, Irvine, Heards, Morgan-, Borlands, Millers, Brookses, Souths, Chamberlins, Slokoms, Kennards, Brintons, Walkers, Musgraves, Rockeys, Townsends, Thongrons, Whistons, McGowans.
The following list- gleaned from various sources include most of these names, as well as many others.
It is believed that John Kemmerly located the first land taken up in Sad-bury township, and probably it was the first in Lancaster County. This was in 1691, From old wills of people in Sadsbury it appears Thomas. and afterward William Penn located directly south that Nathan Reid, who died in 1739, left one son, from the Gap a tract of one thousand acres, which in- cluded the old Shawnee village, and which is still John Ashleman, 1740, left children, -Mary, Fran- known as the William Penn tract. At the same , cis, John, William, Susannah.
William Shannon, 1741, left James, Hugh, Gressel, Jean, William.
Isabella Gray, 1742, left Robert, Henry, William, Thomas.
John Musgrave, 1745, left John, James, Thomas, Abraham, Esther (married John Griffith), Martha (married Benjamin Miller), Sarah (married Theoph- ilus Owen ), and two others who married John Ferree and Thomas Powell.
William Tate, 1746, left James, Samuel, Margaret. Alexander Work, 1749, left Hannah, a son Henry, Martha, Elizabeth, James, John.
James Anderson, 1749, left John, Margaret, Mary. George Anderson, 1767, left Margaret, a child.
Robert Bailey, 1798 (aged ninety), left Francis, Jacob, Lydia, Elizabeth, Abigail, Janet.
The following are the names of persons who owned land in Sadsbury, as appears by old title papers : James Musgrave, Daniel O'Connell, William Smith, 1740; James Thompson, 1750; Andrew Thompson, 1800; Joseph Tweed (a soldier in the Revolution),
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Gen. James Steel, 1816; Calvin Cooper (blacksmith), Evan Jetfries, Garner Pierce (innkeeper), 1808; Amos Slaymaker, William Ramsey, Benjamin Irwin, Wil- liam Rea, John Cooper (fuller), Jeremiah Cooper (fuller), 1810; James Noble, William Noble, George Cooper, 1805; William Noble, William Black, 1810; Joshua Chamberlain, Samuel Houston, 1809; Levi Pownall, 1811 ; Josiah Kennedy, 1811.
The following were taxables in Sadsbury in 1756:
Thomas Haladay. Samuel Pebels. John Joans.
Adain Hope.
James JoanS.
Enon Hery.
Elizabeth Duncan.
Jonas Chamberlain.
John MeCumsey, Sr.
John Walker.
John McCumsey, Jr.
John Colter.
William Kish.
Jolin Wilson.
John Giley.
Sammel Hall.
Archibald Gay.
Calvin Coulis.
Joseph Cotter.
Samuel Ainen.
Charles Hall.
Samuel Wilhatas.
William Gay.
Jacob Eshleman.
Jeun Heard.
Caleb Worley. Robert Gaston.
Thomas Heard.
James Henrd.
Joseph Elet.
Julen Heard.
Alexander Carne.
James Moor.
Robert Williams.
William Thompson.
John Musgrave.
Colin Brown.
William Wogan.
William Webster.
Ralph Martin.
Robert Gny. William Farr.
Robert Tweed.
Jonathan Cumine.
Samuel Patterson.
William Garner.
William Russ.
John Welch. Robert Bealy.
John Shannon.
Thomas Gay.
John Hathorne.
L'aster Williams.
Thomas Williams.
Solomon Ferree. John Carr.
Charles Adams.
George Long.
Damel l'arks.
Freemen.
Thomas Simpson.
William Walker.
Joseph Guy. Stephen Ilurd. John Brown.
John Bilgum. John Scott.
. Robert Thompson.
Enoch Hastens.
Gideon Irwin. William Rimons.
William Cooper.
Jusbua Chamberlain.
Samuel Peoples, collector.
TAXABLES IN 1758.
Calvin Brown, weaver.
Robert Gaston, cooper.
Robert Bayley.
Juhu Gilland, weaver.
Benjainın Biy the.
Thomas Holiday, Esq.
Julin Boyd.
John Herd.
Alen Barber.
James Hurd.
Calvin Cooper, fuller.
Stephen Herd.
Jonas Chamberlain, tanner.
Charles Hall.
Thomas Fulton.
Jacob Lowiy.
Jolın Mason. Carroll Coopdand.
John Elliot. Walter St. John.
James Leech. Jaines Beater.
William Hand.
James Taylor. Robert Antlerson.
Freemien in 1779.
Julin Griland.
Julin Riter.
Julın Wasun.
Thomas Fulton.
Robert Lee. John Cumins (mason). John Barry.
Ezekiel Irwin. Jaines Wallace,
William Tweed. Stephen Heid.
William Cummins. James Kliny.
Stephen HIall.
Robert Giny. Williamn Ilerd.
Robert Tweed.
John Murray, currier.
William Thompson.
John Mitchell.
Wilham Vogall.
John Mellheling.
Robert Williams.
John Muserove.
John William:s.
Samuel l'eoples
Samuel Williams.
Leonard Pich.te.
John Welsh.
Samuel Patterson.
William Widow.
Daniel Parket.
John Widow.
William Ross.
John Walker.
John Shanan. Julin Taylor.
Thomas Willinnis. William Webster.
Fremen.
George Boyd.
Thomas Lard.
William Cooper.
Patrick McGuire.
Andrew Douglass.
Matthew Paterson.
Andrew Frankhn.
Nathan Patersun. John Pope.
Joseph Farr.
Robert Ross.
Joseph Gay.
Thomas Sinisun.
William Gordon.
Robert Thompson.
Thomas Hathorn.
Andrew Thomson. William Walker.
TAXABLES IN 1775 AND 1779.
James Brown, 1779, Jacob Builey, Robert Bailey, 1779; Calvin Cooper, Esq., George Cooper, 1779; John Cooper, Nathan Cooper (wagon- maker, 1779; George Cresinger, George Cooper, Thomas Cooper, 1779: Joshua Chamberlain, John Craig, 1779; Alexander Camp- bell, Widow Cummins, James Craig, 1779; James Coop, 1779 ; Joshua Deal, Jobn Dommel, 1779; Joseph Elliot, Robert Evans, 1779; Wil- liam Farr, Joseph Gust, Archibald Guy; Robert tiny, William Guy, St., William Guy, Jr., Thomas Garner, Joseph Gess, 1779 ; Joseph Guy, Mike Gantlet, 1779; John Griffith, 1779, Thomas Ha- thorn, John Heard, Jr., Stephen Heard, John Heard, Jumes Heard, John Hood, 179 ; Charles Hall, William Hances, Isue Irwin, Jolmi Johnson, Samuel Irwin, 1779; Benjamin Irwin, 1779: Hugh Jarinan, Jacob Keins, 1779; Mike Keins, 1779, George Leech, Jr., John Iargen ( weaver), 1770 ; George Luckman, James Laughhead, 1779; Wilham Langhhead, 1779; James Laughlead, Thomas Lee, John McFaison, 1779; Robert Mondly, David Miller, 1779 ; John Me- Creag, Robert Moore, 1779; James Moore, Jobn Megrath, 1779; Andrew Moore, George Money, 1779; George Money, Jeremiah Muore, Robert Moute, Widow Wh Comsey, Widow Mesar, Samnel Me- Williams, Alexander Mcllatten, James Noble, William Noble, George Oxer, Leonard Pickle, Peter Pickle, 1779; Henry Pickle, 1779; John Patterson, Sammel Patterson, John Richie, Philip Rockey, John Ross, James Rea treed-maker), Samuel Smith, 1779; John Street (farmer), 1779; Matthow Simpson, Thomas Steal (mason), 1779 ; David Sprat, 1779 ; Samuel Simmons, John Tweed, Matthew Thomp- son, John Taylor, Widow Tweed, William Vogan, Samuel Williams, Robert Williams, Joseph Walker, Robert Maison, James Ray, Jona- than Cummins, William Guy
Freemen ẩn 1775.
John Culbertson. Nicholas Keenan.
George Kennedy. David Davidson.
Andrew Houseman. John Coventry.
Samuel Moody. James Walker.
Alexander Camble.
Salutiel Hall, chairmaker. John Hathoru.
Jonathan Camanie.
John Cutter.
Adam Hope.
William Camanie.
Thomas Hendl.
Joseph Cutter, cordwainer. John Dandle. Elizabeth Duncan.
Thomas Hotheru.
Nall Poncan. . Joseph Blot, miller.
John Karre.
Josiah Karie.
William Fan, carpenter. Solomon Ferree, taveru. William Gay. Thomas Gay.
John Laughhead. George Long. Jamies Moore, miller. .
Robert Gay.
Archibald Gay. Thomas Garvin.
Joseph Hastings.
Samuel Betaun.
Samuel Irwin. James Johns.
Thomas Maxel.
Andrew Moore. Alexander McCumsey. Francis Moure.
Ralph Matin.
John Lealor.
Fame Moul.
David Amen.
William Fari.
Thomas Keith.
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TAXABLES IN 1782.
Robert Bailey.
James Brown.
Joseph Gest. Mu hael Gander.
Robert Gay.
Samuel Vogan.
David Brown.
John Griffith.
Janues Ray.
William Atlee,
James Calvin.
Thomas Gay
Stephen Herd.
David Loughend.
Widow Crook.
Thomas Hathorn.
John Herland
JJumrs Cane. James Boylu.
Christiana, the principal town in Sadsbury town- ship, is at the junction of the Octorara and Pine Creeks, on the eastern boundary of Lancaster County. It is on land that was granted to twenty-one servants, so called, and which has hence been known as " ser- vants' land," or the " servant,' tract."
The accompanying illustration shows an exact view both of the configuration of the site, and also of the location of the buildings, which formed the nu- cleus around which Christiana has grown.
The dwelling to the right of the railroad track, the double building to the left, and nearly opposite, foun- dry and blacksmith-shop, with the third, having the
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CHRISTIANA IN 1846.
John McCrea. James Moore. John Moure. Andrew Moore.
Sammel Smith. Matthew Simpson
Moses Starr.
Thobias Simpson.
Matthias Slaymaker.
Robert Moore. Jeremiah Mooro. George Money. Damel Miller. Michael Mason. Aronenins Milier. James Noble. Genge Over. Leonard Pickle. Peter Pickle.
Samuel Simons. Nathan Thooipson. James Taylor (three negroes).
Widow Tweed.
Joseph Tweed
James Tweed. Christian Taffy. William Vugau (two negroes).
Rubert Williams, Sr. (one negro). Robert Williams, Jr. (one negro). Joseph Walton fone negro). Thonms Wason.
Henry Pickle. t.napo Pierre. Juines Ray. Philip Rockey. George Ross.
Robert Wasen. Juinrs Waren.
John Gribben. John Wenver.
John Cumings. Ezekiel Erwin.
railroad to form the dam-breast, constituting the water- wheel-house and machine-shop, were all erected at the same time by William Noble, in 1833, and were put in operation the following year.
This was at the time the State was constructing the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, to connect with the line of canals westward.
Mr. Noble, for many years previous to that time, was engaged more extensively in general manufac- turing enterprises than any one else in the southern section of the county. A little distance south of the site of his foundry-works, on the same stream, -the Octorara,-was his merchant-, grist- and saw-mill, store, wheelwright- and blacksmith-shops, and at abont the same distance farther down, and in close proximity to his farm buildings, was located his woolen-factory, with its necessary out-buildings and
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Stephen Hall. .
Stephen Hiand.
James Cooper. John Cinig. Nathan Ceap.
Jaunes Herd. John Herd, Jr.
James Craig.
Samuel Irwin.
Josialı Chamberlin.
Isaac Irwin (one negro).
Widow Commun (two stills).
Benjamin li win.
Jonathan Commnon.
John Johnston (one negro).
John Coventry.
John Donald.
Jacob Kuens. Michael Koens. John Largen.
James Dunn.
Robert Evans. Joseph Ehot.
James Loughead (one negro, one still). Gruige Leech.
Thomas Fulton. William Farr. William Gay, Sr. (one negro). William Gay, Jr. (two negives).
William Loughead.
Julın Lee.
Robert MleClellan,
William Tweed.
John Mowry
Withat Herd.
Willuin Boots.
Jolin Cooper. George Cooper.
John Hund, J1.
Charles Hall.
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tenements. With the farm was connected the manu- facture of lime. Shortly after the completion of the railroad, he built the warehouse which for many years was included in the category of Noble's foun- dry, Noble's mills, Noble's factory, and Noble's ware- house, the latter more recently named North Bend, from the abrupt bend in the road at that point.
Thus it will be seen that Mr. Noble had concen- trated and successfully developed a number of the most useful and needed enterprises, such as were calculated to supply the actual wants, and went far towards advancing the general interest and welfare of the communities for many miles from his works.
To revert to'the foundry : Mr. Noble's own manu- factories rendered such facilities an absolute neces- sity, while ordinarily such repairs as could not be made in the mills Laneaster could supply, yet Phila- delphia was his main dependence, having his own teams transporting his flour and woolen fabrics to the city, made it available.
The inconvenience thus labored under, along with the prospective needs of the railroad, were the incen- tives which brought into existence the original im- provements which are shown in the engraving, and for several years following, Mr. Noble, with a practi- eal foundryman as a partner, continued to carry on the business of making castings for mills, factories, and farm machinery, as well as that of building and repairing railroad cars, etc. Finally, Mr. Noble with- drew from the foundry business, and leased the works to Col. James Boon and William Dripps, who con- tinned to operate the work until the spring of 1838, when Mr. Dripps secured a site and erected a foundry and machine-shop at Midway, just west of the rail- road bridge over the Brandywine at Coatesville, where, from the increasing iron-works, he did an ex- tensive and successful business, and took the prinei- pal part of the business from Noble's works to his own. After that Mr. Noble did not succeed in getting men who were possessed of practical skill and business energy, and by the middle of 1844, from a gradual running down and general dilapidation of the works, all operations had ceased.
In 1844, Hugh MeClarron built a warehouse near where the railroad warehouse now stands. There Mr. McClarron was during some years engaged in the grain and produce business. These were the first business enterprises in the town of Christiana, which was then known as McClarronville.
In the summer of 1846, S. L. Denney purchased from Mr. Noble the foundry and twelve acres of land. He revived the foundry, and also erected and put in operation a machine-shop, which subsequently grew to be the important industry known now as the Chris- tiana Machine Company. The establishment of this business, of course, brought an influx of workmen to the place.
rar's store, Edward Lammey's house, now Franklin Humphrey's, Thomas McClarron's dwelling, the ware- house, foundry, and machine-shop. In the spring of 1847, Moses Pownall and Joseph C. Dickinson pur- chased land here from Mr. Denney, and built a ware- house where the establishment of Brinton Walter now stands. At that time the town was named Christiana, in honor of Christiana Noble, the first wife of Wil- liam Noble. In addition to the warehouse, Pownall and Dickinson erected two briek dwellings, a brick store, which is now a part of the store occupied by Samuel Carter.
The railroad at that time ran through the town some distance farther east than at present, and its change to the present route, in 1854, has of course had its influence in shaping the development of the place. From this commencement till the present time the town has had a steady growth, except in times of financial depression, and it is one of the most active business towns in Lancaster County. Many of the buildings here were erected by Samuel Slokom and J. D. C. Pownall. The present population of the town is estimated at eight hundred. It has four general stores, one hardware store, one grocery, three milli- nery-stores, two drug-stores, two physicians, two restaurants, a bakery, three shoe-shops, one merchant tailor, one barber, two tin-shops, two blacksmith-shops, one agricultural implement warehouse, one coal- and lumber-yard, and three livery stables.
Christiana Lodge, No. 417, F. and A. M., was first instituted at Kirkwood in 1868, as Colerain Lodge, No. 417, with James P. Andrews, W. M .; Pennington Moore, S. W. ; Simon W. Swisher, J. W .; Jeremiah P. Swisher, Treas. ; James P. Andrews, Sec .; Ebenezer Rogers and William Webb, charter members.
In 1873 the lodge was removed to Christiana, and its name was changed to Christiana Lodge. The communications of the lodge are held in Masonic Hall, a building owned by a stock company, which is largely composed of members of the lodge. The Worshipful Masters have been James P. Andrews, Pennington Moore, Simon W. Swisher, Ebenezer J. Rogers, William S. Hastings, Bordley S. Patterson, Iloratio S. Kerns, John D. Harrar, Philip S. Bush, Benjamin H. Pownall, George M. Knight, Cyrus Sin- gerfield, and Isaac N. McGowan. The present officers are Thomas J. Marsh, .W. M .; Thomas R. Hirst, S. W .; Henry Hoover Hamilton, J. W .; Samuel Slo- kom, Treas .; and Edwin Garret, See. The present membership is sixty.
Christiana Lodge, No. 52, I. O. of G. T., was first organized . Dec. 5, 1863, H. C. Herr acting as first Worthy Chief, and Hannah W. Brinton us first Worthy Vice. The lodge started with a membership of twenty, afterwards increased to more than one hundred. This was for a number of years a successful and highly interesting lodge, but it decreased in numbers, and
At that time there were in the town the farm build- ings of Samuel Slokom, a hotel, now J. D. llar- ! finally gave up its charter.
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In the winter of 1877 a few of the old members reorganized and proenred a new charter. Under the reorganization the first Worthy Chief was James D. Reed, with Josephine Williams, Worthy Vice, and Mary Plooper, secretary. The lodge has been in suc- cessful operation since its reorganization, and it now has a membership of fifty-three.
Christiana Library Association .- In 1880 a lit- erary association, termed a Reading Circle, was formed in Christiana. This was quite successful, and a small library was accumulated. Fully impressed with the importance of a library that might be more generally accessible, these ladies solicited the co- operation of some of the citizens of the town, and the result was the formation of this association. It is a voluntary stock company, with shares at five dollars each. The organization was effected in the autumn of 1881, and John Pownall was made president; Emma Brinton, secretary ; Brinton Walter, treasurer; and Dr. E. Plank, librarian. The enterprise has thus far been successful, and the number of volumes in the library is constantly increasing.
Christiana Masonic Hall .- In 1871 a joint stock company was organized under the title of the "Chris- tiana Building Association," with an authorized cap- ital of seven thousand dollars, in share- of fifty dollars each. In that year this company erected the building known as Masonic Hall. * It is a brick building, three stories in height above the basement, and seventy by thirty-two feet in size. The basement and first story are finished off for residences, the second story is a public hall, and the third is a Masonic lodge-room, with the usual parlors and anterooms. The cost of the building was seven thousand five hundred dollars. At the organization of the company J. D. Harrar was chosen president, Edwin Garret secretary, and Sam- uel Slokom treasurer. There has been no change in the officers since the first choice.
Christiana Ledger .- The first issue of this paper was on the 26th of May, 1883. It is a weekly sheet of six columns, devoted to local and general intel- | family as to whether they could, with their limited ligence, independent in politics. The proprietors are A. J. Milcher and J. M. White, under the firm-name of Milcher & White. The paper is printed on a steam- power press.
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