History of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming counties, Pa.; with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers, Part 147

Author: Munsell, W.W., & Co., New York
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: New York, W.W. Munsell & co.
Number of Pages: 900

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The tide of immigration set in more rapidly after 1800. Lemuel Stone settled here in 1806; Robert, John and James Stone, Asa Knight and his son Asa (still liv- ing), in the northern part in 1810; Peleg Aylesworth in the northern part in 1811; Deacon Phillips, at Clark's Green; Jacob Calvin in West Abington in 1817; Thomas Smith, John and Job Northup in 1818; and Dr. A. Bed- ford in 1824. After 1809 there was a rapid increase of settlers.

The early settlers of Abington suffered from the incur- sions of beasts of prey, which often confronted them, especially in Leggett's gap, while making their frequent trips to the mill in Slocum Hollow, or visiting the dif- ferent settlements. "Many a time," said Mr. Leach, “in passing through the notch with my little grist upon my shoulders, have I kept the wolves at bay with a long club which I kept swinging vigorously as they came growling around me, and to my faithful club, often bitten and broken, have I been indebted for my life." On one oc- casion he kept off the wolves by thrumming on a mill- saw which he was carrying.

About seven years after the first settlements the out- look was quite promising. 'Titles to the lands could be obtained on easy terms, and the toils of the farmer were rewarded with excellent crops. But the nearest market was Wilkes-Barre, twenty-five or thirty miles to the south, with only a single pathway leading to it through a dark extent of forests.

The first teacher, preacher and postmaster of Abing- ton was Elder John Miller. The first framed building was erected near the site of Glenburn. Lemuel Stone did the carpenter work. He was the first justice of the peace, and the first Sunday-school superintendent. He and Dr. A. Bedford were the first to do their harvesting without whiskey, and were always conspicuous in the cause of temperance.

The first factory (cotton) was built about 1815, near the site of Mr. Shoemaker's factory. Otis Colvin put in the machinery, which was drawn from Newburgh, N. Y. Drs. W. H. Nicholson and Henry Green were the first resident physicians. Samuel Griffin kept the first store at Clark's Green. The first blacksmith was Samson Wright. He sold his land claim to Asa Knight, sen.

Jonathan Dean was one of the Rhode Island survey- ors who surveyed Abington under the Connecticut claim. Nancy Bailey, Eliza, Philo and Sophia Hall were among the early teachers. The first school-house was built in the hollow near the site of the residence of Rev. B. Miller. The early town meetings and religious ser- vices were held in it. The first church was built by the Baptists on the farm of Elder John Miller. James Dean

built the first grist-mill, on the site of Shoemaker's factory. He and Henry Hall each had a still-house.

The wife of Dean William Clark was the first white woman in Abington. Delia Parker was probably the first white child born in the township. The first mar- riage ceremonies were performed by Elder John Miller, as follows: Ezra Dean to Amy Gardner; Sheldon Wall to Eunice Capwell; James Dean to Catharine Tripp, of Providence; Henry Hall to Warty Reynolds; George Capwell to Mary Gardner; Daniel Reynolds to Mercia Hall; all in 1803.

The first cemetery was begun on the farm now owned by Rev. B. Miller.

ARINGTON CIVIL LIST.

The justices of the peace of Abington from 1840, with the years of their election, were as follows: Nicholas Reynolds and Benjamin F. Baily, 1840, 1845; Thomas Smith, 1850, 1855; H. V. Hall, 1855, 1865; N. D. Green, 1858; Hiram Nichols, 1860; William B. Swick, 1864.

NORTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP.

N 1867 this township was formed from Abing- ton. The first auditors were J. H. McAlpine, B. F. Bailey and Amasa Dean; treasurer. N. D. Green. The present officers, except jus- tices, are: Assessor, W. W. Smith; auditors, Isaac Ellis, J. G. Northup, J. P. Stevens; clerk, C. W. Purdy; supervisors, E. C. Rozell, James A. Stone; constable, M. Edwards; treasurer, F. M. Calvin; school directors, George Seamans, D. N. Kennedy, Mon- roe Dean, George T. Bailey, John Beisecker and W. W. Smith.

The justices, with the date of beginning of terms, have been: Oscar A. Franklin, 1869; W. R. Swick, 1869; J. J. Shook, 1872, 1877; L. R. Howe, 1875; R. N. Holgate, 1878; L. R. Green, 1880.

The population of the township is 1,072. The most important village is

DALTON.

This village contains a flouring mill, plaster and saw mill, one large hotel, the agricultural warehouse of C. L. Briggs, stores and shops of various kinds, three church societies, a post-office and a thriving public school. There are some fine residences, including the beautiful house and grounds of Dr. J. C. Miles, the only resident physician, who has been in practice for many years.

Dalton post-office was instituted in 1854, and H. L. Halsted appointed postmaster. His successors have been L. R. Green, N. D. Green and the present incum- bent, C. L. Briggs, who is also station agent.

Mis Clementina Et Briggs &

C. L. BRIGGS AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS and MACHINERY

RAIL ROAD STATION AT DALTON, LACKAWANNA CO., PA., AND RESIDENCE OF THE AGENT, C. L . BRIGGS.

REV. WM JENKINS, Town of Jermyn, Lackawanna Co., Pa.

ALVER EATON, Town of Archbald, Lackawanna Co, Pa.

D! P.F. HUBLER, Newton, Lackawanna Co.,Pa.

REV. J.B.KENYON, Town of Olyphant, Lackawanna Co.,Pa.

GENEALOGICAL AND PERSONAL RECORD,

BENTON, NORTH ABINGTON AND SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIPS, GLENBURN AND WAVERLY BOROUGHS.

HON. A. I. ACKERLY.

Hon. Albert I. Ackerly, farmer and surveyor, was born in Abington, in 1834, and married Miss E. A. Swallow, of Abington. Major Ackerly was ist lieutenant, captain and major in the rith Pa. cavalry, and has been a mem- ber of the Legislature since 1877. Post-office, Chin- chillá, Pa.

C. L. BRIGGS.

C. L. Briggs, postmaster and station agent at Dalton, also dealer in agricultural implements. was born in Fac- toryville, in 1844, and married Clementine Schott, of New York. He was a member of the 132nd Pa. volunteers, and was severely wounded at Chancellorsville, Pa.

S. H. PELHAM.

S. H Pelham, farmer, was born in Delaware county, N. Y., in 1827, and came to Abington in 1839. He was married in 1851 to Maria Smith, of Orange county, N. Y.

LEWIS VAN SICKLE, M. D.

The subject of this sketch was born in Sussex county, N. J., in 1833. His father was James Van Sickle, who married Mary Fradenburg. Both were natives of Sussex county. The family migrated to Lackawanna county (at that time Luzerne) about the year 1843, and located in the town of Newton, where for many years they kept a hotel. About the year 1856 L. Van Sickle commenced studying medicine with Dr. James Decker, of Newton, and in the years 1858 and 1859 studied at Mich- igan University, Ann Arbor. Returning, he spent a time with Dr. B. A. Boughton, Scranton. In 1860 he located at Clark's Green. In 1868 and 1869 he attended a course of lectures at Jefferson College, Philadelphia, and received a diploma. In 1872 he took a full course in Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York city. In 1875 he attended part of a course in the Pennsylvania University, medical department. He has been located for the past eight years in Waverly, where he has acquired a very extensive practice, extending into all the adjoining towns and counties. Dr. Van Sickle married Miss Dor- cas A. Gardner in 1857, in Abington. J. W. Van Sickle was born September roth, 1860, and died in January, 1862. F. L. Van Sickle, a son, was born September 12th, 1862. Dr. Van Sickle was physician for the poor farm, Scranton city, about twelve years, and the towns of New- ton and Abington about fourteen years.

G. V. ADAMS, farmer, a native of Vermont, was born in 1824, and married Mary A. Parker, of Susquehanna county, Pa. He was formerly engaged in railroading.

WILLIAM AUSTIN, born in Rhode Island, in 1829, was married in 1852 to Elizabeth Wideman, of the same State. He is a dairy farmer and has been school director four terms. He has four children.

GEORGE T. BAILEY, farmer and postmaster at La Plume, was born in Abington, in 1848, and in 1871 was married to Miss Ada Reynolds, of Benton. Mr. Bailey has been a member of the school board.

DR. ANDREW BEDFORD, druggist, Waverly, was born in Kingston, Luzerne county, April 22nd, 1800. He grad- uated at Yale Medical College in 1824, receiving the de- gree of M. D., and in the same year began the practice of medicine in Abington. He was a member of the con-

stitutional convention of Pennsylvania in 1838, and served as prothonotary and clerk of courts of Luzerne county from 1840 until 1846.

REV. A. M. CALKIN, a native of Cochecton, N. Y., born July 13th, 1815, was married to Augusta H. Hed- den, of Damascus, Pa. In early life he was a teacher, but he has long been a Baptist clergyman.

MRS. SALLY CLARK was born in Factoryville, Pa., October 27th, 1796, and was married in 1814 to John Clark, of Abington, who died aged sixty years, having been born in 1788. Mrs. Clark resides with her daughter, Miss R. P. Clark, on the old homestead at Clark's Green.

ARTHUR A. DAVIS was born in Wilkes-Barre, August 25th, 1844, and married Lena Marx, of New York city, February 27th, 1876. Mr. Davis is a wheelwright and teacher of vocal music at Clark's Green.

DAVID DAVISON, born in Connecticut, in 1787, mar- ried in 1822 Betsey, daughter of Job Briggs, of Rhode Island. They had two sons, Henry and Alva. Henry served in the civil war nearly three years, when he was taken prisoner, and after suffering in Salisbury for seven months died while on his way home. David Davison was a soldier in the war of 1812 and a prisoner of war eighteen months.

F. B. DAVISON, M. D., was born in Connecticut, in 1817, and married (October 7th, 1852) a Miss Gardner, of Tunkhannock. He has practiced medicine since 1853, residing several years in Iowa, where he was for two years treasurer of Black Hawk county. He is the post- master at Fleetville and was surgeon of the 45th Penn- sylvania volunteers during the Rebellion.

ISAAC ELLIS, farmer and surveyor, was born September 27th, 1834, and married Miss M. E. Coon, of Lacka- wanna township. He served as school director sixteen years and was town auditor seven years.

F. B. FINN, a son of A. Papherus Finn, deceased, was born in Lackawanna township, in 1855. He lives with his widowed mother. He is one of a family of four sons and one daughter.

REV. SOLOMON F. FORGEUS, Baptist minister at Clark's Green, was born in 1844, in Chester county, Pa., and married Ida Kennedy, of Lewisburgh, Pa. He served in the 134th infantry and the 3d artillery Pennsylvania volunteers, and as second and first lieutenant and adju- tant in the 9th U. S. colored troops.

B. S. GARDNER was born in Benton, in 1827, and in 1853 married Catharine A., daughter of Crispin Reynolds. They have two children. Mr. Gardner operates a grist and saw-mill and cultivates a farm of two hundred acres.

JAMES C. GARDNER, now living on the place where he was born in 1837, was married in 1864 to Louisa, daugh- ter of Lyman Green. They have two children. Mr. Gardner is a township auditor and assessor.

JAMES GAY, born in Scotland in 1828, married in 1852 Helen Morton, daughter of James Callandar, and came to this State in 1854. 1

P. M. GREEN was born on his present farm, in 1838. In 1861 he married a daughter of Benedict Carr, and he has five children. He served in the army as musician. He is a school director.

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J. W. GRIFFIN, Esq., farmer, was born in Luzerne county, October 29th, 1830, and married Miss H. M. Allen (great niece of Col. Ethan Allen), of Ulster county, N. Y. Mr. Griffin is justice of the peace of South Abing- ton.

FRANK C. HALL was born in North Abington, July 17th, 1860, and removed to South Abington. He is a butcher.

JOHN C. HIGGINS, tailor, Clark's Green, was born in Minisink, N. Y., October 22nd, 1822, and married Miss Mary Churchill, of Herrick, Pa. Mr. Higgins served as sergeant in the 203d Pennsylvania volunteers.

WILLIAM M. HOBBS, born in 1830, married in 1851 Emily, daughter of David Farnham. They have one adopted daughter. Mr. Hobbs is a farmer, and is an elder in the First Presbyterian church of Nicholson.

REV. S. S. KENNEDY was born in Cumberland county, Pa., November 20th, 1823, and was married October 14th, 1858, to Carrie Miller, of Waverly, Pa. He was educated at the Wyoming Seminary and admitted to the Wyoming M. E. conference in 1853, and has been agent of the Pennsylvania Bible Society since 1856.

ASA KNIGHT, farmer, was born in Coventry, R. I., April 27th, 1803, and came with his father to Abington in 1810 and settled upon his present farm. His wife, Elvira Rice, deceased, was a native of New York State. Mr. Knight was overseer of the poor of Abington several years.

REV. BENJAMIN MILLER, son of Elder John Miller, was born in Abington, March 4th, 1808, and married Ruth Dean, of Abington. Mr. Miller is a farmer and a preacher of the gospel.

HIRAM NICHOLS, M. D., was born in Oxford, Chenan- go county, N. Y., June 11th, 1807, and was married in 1835 to Sarah Clark, of Clark's Green. Dr. Nichols has been a practicing physician nearly fifty years.

J. G. NORTHUP was born January 8th, 1821, and mar- ried Emeline Capwell, of Abington. He is engaged in farming and milling. He was first lieutenant in the "emergency" service in 1862.

N. C. NORTHUP, farmer, Glenburn, was born in Ab- ington, May 28th, 1824, and in 1853 married Almira L. Stone, of Abington. Mr. Northup was appointed burgess of Glenburn upon the organization of that borough.

HON. GIDEON W. PALMER, farmer and politician, was born in Rhode Island, April 18th, 1818, and married Elizabeth Burdick, of Greenfield, Pa. He has been sheriff of Luzerne county, member of the Legislature, and also a member of the State constitutional convention.

W. L. POTTER, stone mason, was born in Abington, February 25th, 1851, and is a great-grandson of General Greene, of Revolutionary fame. His father, Dennis M. Potter, came to Abington from Rhode Island, at the age of seven, in 1819.

C. RELPH, farmer, was born in Scituate, R. I., May 22nd, 1810. In 1829 he married Cynthia Fisk, of Rhode Island, who died in 1844, and in 1846 he mar- ried Harriet Franklin, also of Rhode Island. His daughter, Miss P. D. Relph, is preceptress of the Waverly High School.

S. P. REYNOLDS, dairy farmer, born in 1828, married Susan E. Thomas in 1853. They have three children.

ZIBA REYNOLDS was born in 1832, and in 1859 mar- ·ried Sarah A., daughter of Russell Patten, of Rhode Island.

REV. D. Ross was born in Hoosick Falls, N. Y., July 25th, 1826, and married Mary Stark, of Nicholson, Pa. He is pastor of the Six Principle Baptist Church of Dal- ton. He was formerly superintendent of public schools in Vermont.

JAMES SEAMANS, born in Connecticut in 1813, came to Abington in 1817, and in 1834 married Irena, daughter of Asa Knight, of Rhode Island. He is a prosperous farmer and a deacon in the Baptist church.

JEREMIAH SEAMANS, a native of Abington, born in 1832, married in 1861 Huldah E., daughter of John Dickson. They have two children. Mr. Seaman is a stone cutter and a farmer, and is a steward in the M. E. church.

G. E. SHERMAN is a founder and manufacturer of agri- cultural implements at Waverly. He was born May 3 1st, 1845, and was married May 21st, 1878, to Miss E. C. Davis, of Clark's Green.

A. C. SISSON, well and widely known as a horticultu- rist, resides near La Plume. He has been a resident of Abington for forty-three years, and was until a few years since a merchant at Waverly. He has a farm of nearly three hundred acres, devoted mainly to fruit interests.

F. W. SLADE, a native of Connecticut, married in 1869 Cornelia N. Van Fleet, of Benton. He served in the 14Ist Pa, volunteers, and was four times wounded.

LIEUT. ANDREW J. SMITH, attorney at law at Waverly, was a first lieutenant in the 11th Pennsylvania cavalry. He was born in Abington, December 15th, 1837. His wife, formerly Josephine A. Green, of Waverly, is dead.

THOMAS SMITH, a native of Rhode Island, settled in Abington in 1818. He died in 1856, aged sixty-two years. His widow, originally Mary Northup, aged eighty-three years, resides with her son, Thomas Smith, who owns the homestead.

O. U. SMITH was born in 1840, and in 1865 mar- ried Martha, daughter of Edmund Worth. They have five children.

SAMUEL STATES, deceased, was born in Bucks county, in 1797, and was married in 1821 to Hannah, daughter of David Smith. He was a gunsmith, a miller and a farmer, and left a family of three children.

MINERVA A. SWALLOW was born in Plains, Luzerne county, Pa., August 14th, 1844, and married Freeman Leach, of South Abington. Mrs. Leach is engaged in farming.

WILLIAM H. SWALLOW was born in Pittston township, in 1842, and removed with his parents to Abington. He has long been engaged in farming.

C. J. THOMAS, born in Nicholson in 1835, was married to Helen Mumford, of Otsego county, N. Y., in 1865. He is a farmer and a mechanic.

PETER TOWNSEND was born in Falls township, in 1830. He removed to Benton in 1872. He was married Sep- tember 15th, 1854, and has eight children. He is a dairy farmer.

DANIEL VAN FLEET was born in Pittston, in 1806, and has lived in Benton fifty-four years. He married in 1828 Mary, daughter of Stephen Parker, of Abington, who died in 1848, leaving four children. In 1850 he married Mary A. Hull, of Susquehanna county.

The following residents of these townships and bor- oughs also contributed their support to this publication : W. Catlett, H. N. Colvin, C. L. Prings, I. F. Tillinghast, 3. Tillinghast.

RESIDENCE of DR J. L. SHUMAN, WAPWALLOPEN, LUZERN,E .C.O., PA.

RESIDENCE of MICHAEL RABER, NESCOPECK TP., LUZERNE CO., PA.

S . H . PELLAM, NORTH ABINGTON TP., LACKAWANNA COUNTY , PA.

MRS. S.H. PELLAM, NORTH ABINGTON TP.,LACKAWANNA COUNTY, PA.

RESIDENCE of S. H.PELLAM, NORTH ABINGTON TP., LACKAWANNA CO., PA.

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LA PLUME-CHURCHES OF NORTH ABINGTON.

LA PLUME.

This name is of recent origin, being the nom de plume of a popular contributor to the local press, Mrs. I. F. Tillinghast.

The principal business is the extensive seed and plant trade conducted by Isaac F. Tillinghast, who ships plants and seeds to nearly every state and territory. George F. Bailey is erecting a large building to contain a grocery and the seed store of Mr. Tillinghast. Other and minor business interests are conducted here.

The post-office at La Plume was established in 1876, with William P. Slocum postmaster. He was succeeded by George F. Bailey, who is the present postmaster, with Isaac F. Tillinghast as deputy.

NORTH ABINGTON CHURCH HISTORIES.

Six Principle Baptist .- In 1817 Elder William Stovier, from Rhode Island, settled in Abington. He held meet- ings in different parts of Luzerne county, and in 1821 the Six Principle Baptist Church of Abington was or- ganized. William Stovier was pastor until 1830. George A. Bailey and Ezra Capwell were deacons until the close of their lives. Rev. John A. Shaw succeeded Mr. Stovier as pastor; under his labors the church was signally pros- perous. He left in 1841. From 1844 Rev. James Brown was pastor until 1864, when he went into the army and soon after died. From 1864 to 1874 the church was supplied by itinerant ministers of the same faith. Since the 28th of February, 1874, Rev. D. T. Ross, from New York, has been pastor. During his pas- torate eighty-four persons have been added to the church, a parsonage has been built, and the church building re- paired. This church once numbered 338 members, but six or seven branches have been formed from it. The one at Factoryville, Wyoming county, was organized in 1846.

The church edifice at Abington was built in 1846, and the church property, including the parsonage, is valued at $6,000; it is free from debt.

The first Sabbath-school of this society was organized about fifty years ago, with Rev. Gilbert Bailey, of Abing- ton, as superintendent, and has ever since been main- tained. Mr. N. T. Purdy is the superintendent.

Mrs. Mary Colvin, aged eighty-nine years, is the only one living of the original members of this society.

Methodist Episcopal .- In 1832 Rev. S. Griffin began preaching at Aylesworth's school-house in North Abing- ton. A class was formed, consisting of Benjamin Knight and wife, W. D. Stevens and wife, Charles King and wife, Mrs. Hurlburt, Mary Ann White and William White. In 1837 a revival under the labors of Rev. Wil- liam Reddy and Rev. C. W. Giddings brought in Leon- ard Hoppfer, Daniel Long, William Hierlihy, Christiana White, Anthony Weidman and others. This class devel- oped into the North Abington church, which built a frame edifice in 1860. A Sunday-school is successfully maintained.

The church at West Abington was erected in 1853.

The class here is the fruit of an early appointment for preaching at the house of Mrs. Esther Taylor. This church supports a successful Sunday-school.

The M. E. class at Dalton was organized by Rev. C. E. Taylor in 1866, and in 1874 bought and enlarged a chapel. This appointment belongs to the Waverly charge. A Sunday-school is supported.

Abington Valley Baptist Church .- This church was constituted at Dalton, February 23d, 1856, with the fol- lowing members :

Mary Colvin, Oeena Colvin, Elvira A. Colvin, Jane O. Colvin, Caroline M Colvin, Ermine M. Colvin, Lueretia E. Colvin, Elizabeth M. Colvin, Polly Franklin, Harriet Franklin, Edwin A. Franklin, Oscar Franklin, Otis Colvin, Henry J. Colvin, Ezra Colvin, Normon O. Colvin, Jason P. Colvin, Henry H. Colvin, Hiram Baily, Daniel Patterson, John Wight and L. R. Green.

Fourteen of these are still living. Henry J. Colvin was chosen deacon March 22nd, 1856. The church was admit- ted into the Abington Association September 4th, 1856. From the first year they had preaching occasionally by Elders . William K. Mott and Charles Parker. They commenced the building of their present church edifice in 1856, and it was dedicated April 3d, 1857. Elder Mott preached the sermon. Rev. T. J. Cole was pastor from 1857 until 1871. Rev. H. J. Millard resigned in 1872. The church was considerably revived under his short ministry. Rev. J. G. Brensingle, his successor, re- mained until 1873. Rev. D. J. R. Strayle came in 1874 and resigned in 1875. Rev. Alfred Cauldwell began his pastorate in 1875 and closed in 1878. . The present pas- tor, W. Cattell, came in May, 1880. There have been 178 members; of these 13 have died, 18 have been ex- cluded, 56 dismissed by letter, and 11 erased. The present membership is 74.

The Sunday-school has been kept up from the early organization of the church. Henry Northup has been superintendent more than twenty years.

North Abington Baptist Church .- A Baptist organiza- tion has lately been effected at the Aylesworth school- house. Rev. Newell Callender is pastor.

SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP.

T a special meeting held in the southern dis- trict of Abington, October 8th, 1867, 100 votes were cast in favor of a division of the township, and 24 against. A majority being gained in both districts in favor of division, it was carried into effect on the 25th of No- vember, 1867. Among the first officers of South Abington were: Auditors, H. V. Hall and Freeman Leach; overseers of poor, J. W. Griffin and George Swallow; clerk, J. C. Higgins; treasurer, C. F. Van Nort.

The present officers are as follows: Justices, Henry Sisco and Joseph W. Griffin; supervisors, J. P. Skinner and W. H. Smith; auditors, J. C. Higgins, James Tink- ham and J. S. Wagner; judge of elections, Henry Leach;

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inspectors of elections, E. A. O'Mally and N. S. Davis; clerk, Arthur A. Davis; poor director, Norman Leach; school directors, Samuel Stevenson, Norman Leach, R. P. Parker, G. Stanton, J. Brown.

Justices have been elected as follows: James Tink- ham, 1868; H. V. Hall, 1870; Joseph W. Griffin, 1873, 1878; Henry Sisco, 1874.

Six good public schools are maintained. Two tan- neries are in operation; one at Leach Flats and one near Waverly, J. Tinkham proprietor. The Knapp tannery, built in 1835, has suspended operations. There are two grist-mills and two saw-mills in South Abington.

The population in 1880 was 923.

IRISH WAR.

In 1850 the extreme enmity existing between the two Irish factions called "Corkonians " and " Fardowns " resulted in a conflict near Clark's Green. The belliger- ents met, armed with old muskets, picks, scythes and shillalahs, and for two days the battle raged. The military company was finally called out, and dispersed the rioters without firing a gun. In the conflict only two men were killed, but many wounded.

THE STEVENSON NURSERIES.

These nurseries cover more than one hundred and twenty-five acres. The proprietor, Samuel Stevenson, has spared no pains and expense in fitting and planting his grounds with the choicest fruits, trees and shrubbery. Clark's Summit is his receiving and shipping depot.

CLARK'S GREEN.

William Clark made the first clearing. This for many years was known as the " Green," and from it the settle- ment was named. This green is a triangular plot of sev- eral acres, upon which stands the residence of S. A. Northup. The village has two churches and several thriving business concerns (among which are Decker & Frace, merchants, J. C. Higgins, tailor, and Arthur A. Da- vis, carriage maker), a post-office and a flourishing public school. Hiram Nichols, M. D., and B. F. Evans, M. D., are among the most prominent physicians of the town. Dr. Nichols has been in practice about fifty years.

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History of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming counties, Pa.; with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers, Part 147

Author: Munsell, W.W., & Co., New York Publication date: 1880 Publisher: New York, W.W. Munsell & co. Number of Pages: 900

Author: Munsell, W.W., & Co., New York
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: New York, W.W. Munsell & co.
Number of Pages: 900