History of Washington County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 126

Author: Crumrine, Boyd, 1838-1916; Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885; Hungerford, Austin N
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Philadelphia : H.L. Everts & Co.
Number of Pages: 1216

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An accident occurred to the stage in coming down Market Street, in which Sergeant Greene, one of the party, had his arm broken 'above the elbow, and Black Hawk, his son, and the son of the Prophet were slightly hurt. The accident caused a delay vi several days, and gave " our citizens an opportunity of gratifying their curiosity with a sight of these cele- brated wild sons of the forest, who had so recently caused such terror and distress to a portion of our pioneer settlers in the Far West."

In October, 1797, John Scott opened a tavern (which was formerly occupied by John Fisher) at the sign of the "Spread Eagle." It was opposite David Acheson's store.

In February, 1801, William McCammant opened a tavern at the sign of the "Cross Keys," on the south- east corner of Main and Wheeling Streets, opposite the " White Goose" (now the Valentine House). He remained as landlord until his death, in 1813. His widow, Mrs. Mary McCammant, continued till April, 1815, when she rented the property and moved to the southeast corner of Market and Beau Street, nearly opposite the court-house, where she opened a public- house at the sign of " General Washington." She was at the old place at the sign of the "Cross-Keys" as late as January, 1831, and advertised for that term of court the following prices : dinner and horse-feed, twenty-five cents; jurors and others attending court, two dollars per week.

Christian Keiffer kept tavern in February, 1805, at the sign of " Washington." John Rettig was licensed in 1806, and kept the stand formerly known as the " White Goose," at the corner of Market and Wheel- ing Streets, under the name of "The Golden Swan." Later he kept tavern in another part of the town, and was killed by falling down a well. His widow, Eliza- beth Rettig, succeeded him in the business.

Matthew Ocheltree was licensed in February, 1807, and opened tavern at the old stand formerly kept by James Wilson, and where Smith's store now stands. He remained at this place till about 1812.

John McCluney in November, 1808, advertised that he had just opened a travelers' hotel opposite the court-house, at the sign of the "Indian Queen," where he kept for several years. In 1815 he opened a public-house formerly kept by Thomas Officer at ! the sign of the "Green Tree," at the north end of Market Street. Thomas Officer opened the "Green Tree" tavern in July, 1809. The house is yet ! standing.

John Kline in April, 1815, moved from the Cross-

Roads, nine miles west of Brownsville, and opened a public-house (formerly kept by Michael Ocheltree) at the sign of "General Wayne.""

James Garrett, in September, 1816, opened a public- house at the sign of the " Rising Sun," near the cor- ner of Market and Chestnut Streets, where John and Andrew Best now reside. It was kept by Garrett till 1822, when James Briceland, from Briceland Cross- Roads, rented it and kept one year, when Garrett again took possession, and Briceland removed to "the Public-House and Stage-Office lately kept by Sam- uel Denniston." On the 1st 'of December, 1824, Gen. Andrew Jackson, family, and suite came to Washington and stopped at Briceland Inn. Several of the citizens of the town breakfasted with him, after which they escorted him as far as Hillsborough.

Richard Donaldson opened a public-house in the year 1805 on the southeast corner of Market and Beau Streets, where the " Fulton House" now stands, where he kept till 1815, when he moved to the old Workman stand opposite the seminary, and now occupied by Mrs. Sarah Hanna. This house had been kept prior to this time by - Surratt. In April, 1823, Richard Donaldson moved to the brick house at the east end of Maiden Street, at the sign of "Commodore Perry."

Dr. John Julius Le Moyne was licensed in August, 1798. He opened a tavern in his own house and kept till 1806.

James Sargeant soon after the death of Joseph Huston in 1812 rented the tavern known as "The Buck," and kept it till 1815, when he removed to the corner of Main and Wheeling Streets, at the sign of the "Cross-Keys," where he kept till 1818. The next year he opened a hotel where the Fulton House now stands. David Wilson opened a house of entertain- ment in 1802, and continued till 1818. William Wilson kept a tavern on Wheeling Street from 1801 to 1808.

John Fleming in April, 1820, opened a public-house opposite the market-house, " lately occupied by James Sergent." The house was then known as the " Phil- adelphia and Kentucky Inn." During the month of January, 1821, on the occasion of the wedding of the daughter of Mr. Fleming, the house caught fire and, was partially destroyed. A daughter, Mary, six years of age, was burned to death.

Samuel Denniston in May, 1821, informed the public that he had removed from Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., to Washington, Pa., and commenced keeping public-house in the new and eligible brick house at the corner of Main and Maiden Streets, opposite where the United States turnpike road enters Main Street from the east, at the sign of the "Travelers' Inn and stage office." In 1823, James Briceland was the pro- prietor, and in 1825 James Dunlap kept it with the sign of "Jackson Hotel." This was the present Auld House.

In 1822, John N. Dagg opened "The Rising Sun,"

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formerly kept by James Garrett and James Briceland. On the 7th of April, 1827, he moved to the " Eagle Inn," opposite the Rising Sun, on Main Street, and later to what is now the Valentine House, after which he kept the Mansion House for several years. In 1836 John Irons opened it and occupied for a year or two, when Dagg again took possession and kept it many years.

In April, 1821, Enoch Miller opened a hotel in the west end of the borough, in a large brick house nearly opposite the (old) Methodist meeting-house, on the National road, at the sign of " General Brown." Soon after, he opened the "Fountain Inn," which was in a brick house on Chestnut Street. He was succeeded in March, 1823, by George Ringland, who kept it a year or two.

John Wilson was first licensed to keep a tavern Sept. 1, 1806, and kept till 1812. On the 7th of May, 1831, John Wilson opened a tavern opposite the court-house, called "John Wilson's Tavern." This was on the site of the old John Dodd tavern, and the present site of Hastings' hardware-store. Mr. Wilson kept there many years.

In September, 1832, William J. Brown opened a hotel on the east side of Main Street, between Maiden and Wheeling (where Jacob Miller's hardware-store now is), with the sign of the " Farmers' Inn." Later he changed the sign to "The Black Bear." It is re- lated of him that at this time he made arrangements with a painter to paint the sign; and after beating him down on the price the painter finally agreed to paint it, and did so. The next rain storm washed it all off. Brown was angry, and the painter told him if he would pay his price, he would paint a bear that would stay and chain him to a post; which he did, and the bear remained there many years. There were many other taverns in the town besides the ones mentioned, but those given were the principal ones.

The names given below are of those who kept the public-houses in the years given :

1826 .- Robert Boyce, William P. Biles, Richard Donaldson, Philip Harton, John Wilson, Henry Koch, Robert Clokey, and James Fleming.

1836 .- John Irons, John Bradfield, Daniel Valen- tine, Sarah Beck, John Flender, William J. Brown, and Sarah Hartzell.

1838 .- William J. Brown kept the " Black Bear ;" John N. Dagg, the Mansion House ; Elizabeth Flem- ing kept "The Buck ;" Joseph Hallam, where Smith's store now is; Sheldon B. Hays, the "Green House," now the Gow property; Otho Hartzell, the "Cross Keys," where Warrick's store now stands; William Paull, where Mrs. Sarah Hanna now resides; James Searight, where the Auld House now stands ; Daniel Valentine, the Valentine House; and John Wilson, where Hastings' hardware-store stands.

1844 .- The Mansion House was kept by S. B. Hays. This tavern was the headquarters mostly of the stage- line "Good Intent." The "Green House" was then

kept by Daniel Brown; "The American" was then kept by E. R. Lane, and was the stopping-place of the stage-line of which Mr. Lane was the agent; the Fulton was then kept by Henry Fulton ; "The Washington," where Morgan & Hargreaves' store now is. The Valentine House and "The Buck" were still open. The present hotels of Washington are the Fulton House, kept by Thomas Hall ; the Valen- tine House, by William F. Dickey ; the Auld House, by A. Sargent.

Borough Incorporation and List of Officers,- The first movement having for its object the incor- poration of the borough was made in 1796. The West- ern Telegraphe of date February 2d in that year (the paper then having been published about six months) contained the following article: "We must have a law of Incorporation, Besides regulating the streets ; a corporation could do many other useful and neces- sary things. It could regulate the market-house, ad- just weights and measures, keep the market-house clean, prevent (what will soon destroy our market) people from buying up provisions before they reach the market-house, and take care that the provisions be wholesome and good. It could make provision against a calamity which every reflecting man must dread-fire. In vain is our fire-engine if we want water, and it is well known that in a dry season there is not a tenth part of the water necessary in case of a fire breaking out, yet there is no authority to dig wells in the streets. I propose that the people of this town meet at the Market House on Saturday next, at three o'clock in the afternoon, to consult on a peti- tion to the Assembly for Incorporating This Town.

"AN INHABITANT OF WASHINGTON."

Several articles were written in reply to the above. The meeting referred to in the article was held, but no action was taken, and the subject was not again seriously agitated until January, 1810, when a meet- ing was called, and a petition drawn up which was signed and sent to the Legislature, which resulted in the passage of an act granting a charter dated Feb. 13, 1810, with the powers usually conferred on bor- oughs. The first section provided and declared :

" That the town of Washington, in the county of Washington, shall be, and the same is hereby, erected into a borough, which shall be called the Borough of Washington, and shall be comprised within the follow- ing boundaries, viz., Beginning at a post on the land of James Ash- brook ; thence by land of Robert Anderson, Thomas Officer, and others, south seventy-seven degrees, west one hundred and fifty-nine and one- half perches to a post; thence by land of Thomas Jones, William Hoge, and others, south fourteen and three-fourth degrees, east one hundred perches to a post; thence by land of James Ashbrook, William Sherrard, and others, south thirteen degrees, east sixty-three and one-half perches to a post; thence by land of John Hoge south fifty-one and one-half degrees, east twenty-nine perches to a post; thence by land late of John Simonson, Hugh Workman, and others, north seventy-seven degrees, east one hundred and twenty perches to a post; thence by land of Thomas McFadden, Daniel Kehr, and others, north four and one-half degrees, west eighty-four perches to a post; thence by land of Robert Hazlett, Isaiah Steen, and others, north ten degrees, west one hundred and two perches to the place of beginning."

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The minutes of the burgess and Council of the borough from the incorporation in 1810 to the 28th day of March, 1864, covering a space of fifty-four years, are not to be found, although diligent search for them has been made in years past and at the present time. A few of the ordinances passed in the early years of the borough are gleaned from the news- papers of the time. The first of any interest was passed on the 17th of June, 1810, as follows : " Foot- ways on Main Street shall be made twelve feet in width from the front of lots to curbstone, not less depth than eighteen inches. Eight feet from curb- stone on each side of Main Street shall be paved and residue turnpiked.

"ALEXANDER REED, " Chief Burgess."

The ordinance was published in the Reporter, and in the next issue David Morris and Matthew Ochel- tree, street commissioners, advertised that they were prepared to receive proposals for paving and turn- piking Main Street. The lines of the pavement then laid are yet to be seen, extending eight feet from the curbstone on Main Street.

On the 10th of February, 1812, Alexander Reed and John Wilson, burgesses, gave to Daniel Kehr a receipt for $46.25, which he advanced to the borough of Washington towards paving the Main Street, con- formably to ordinance No. 15, passed July 13, 1810. This receipt implies that a later ordinance, supple- mental thereto, was passed.

In 1811 the following ordinances were passed, viz. : Imposing a fine of one dollar "for galloping a horse within the bounds of the borough, or driving a waggon, cart, sled, or sleigh faster than a slow trot ; for riding or leading a horse on foot-ways, .50; for violation of the Sabbath laws agreeably to State laws, $4.00." The Reporter of Aug. 17, 1812, contains an ad- vertisement for proposals to lay sewers in Maiden, Belle (now Wheeling), Chestnut, and Beau Streets, six feet in breadth, eight feet high, and walls to be two feet thick, and not less than forty-two feet in length. These sewers were built, one on Chestnut Street, west of Main Street, near where Wiley's wool- house now stands; one on East Beau Street, near the Methodist Church; one on Belle Street (now East Wheeling), near Rogers' livery-stable; and one on East Maiden Street, east of the Le Moyne residence, and west of the residence of Mr. J. Chambers. The history of the market-house, fire department, and other matters pertaining to the borough will be found under separate heads, the facts having been gleaned from the newspapers, the public records, and other sources.

Application was made to the Court of Quarter Ses- sions in May, 1852, for a charter under the act of Assembly, April 3, 1851. Decree was made May 18th, and its privileges were extended in accordance there- with. The borough lines were extended northwest,

west, and southwest by an ordinance passed May 30, 1854, to take effect June 10th the same year; and again to the southeast, east, and northeast of Main Street, by ordinance passed Dec. 22, 1854, to take effect Jan. 6, 1855.

The following additions have been made to the bor- ough. On the 1st of December, 1849, twelve lots were added by William Hopkins, known as Hopkins' Addition. On the 20th of April, 1850, fifty-six lots were added by David Lang, known as East Wash- ington. A street was laid through the centre known as Independence. By an act of Assembly, passed April 3, 1851, provision was made for the enlarge- ment of the borough limits, and June 10, 1854, and Jan. 6, 1855, they were extended. On the 3d of Sep- tember, 1873, Linn's extension was surveyed, contain- ing one hundred and seventy-six lots, embraced within the limits of the old Pittsburgh road, Pine Street, and Front and Sixth Streets. On the 9th of April, 1874, an addition was made, containing thirty lots, by N. K. & R. L. Wade, known as Wade's Extension. Rit- ner's Extension, consisting of twelve lots, was sur- veyed in February, 1875, from Chestnut Street to the extension of Walnut. And in April, the same year, six lots were added called Hayes' Extension. In De- cember, 1881, Wolfe and Whittlesey's Addition was made to Wade Avenue, consisting of seven lots sixty by two hundred feet.

A list is here given of the borough officers of Washington from its incorporation to the present time, viz. :

BURGESSES.

1810-11 .- Alexander Reed, John Wilson,

1812-13 .- David Morris, Thomas Officer.

1814 .- Daniel Moore, James Orr.

1815 .- David Shields, John Wilson.

1816 .- Alexander Murdoch, Alexander Reed.

1817 .- John Wilson, David Morris.

1818 .- James Blaine, James Shannon.

1819-22 .- James Blaine, John Gregg.

1823 .- James Orr, James Ruple.

1824-25 .- James Ruple. Daniel Moore.

1826-28 .- Samuel Workman, James Orr.

1829-30 .- James Orr, John Kuntz.

1831 .- George Kuntz. James Orr. 1832 .- John S. Brady, John Wilson.

1833,-Archibald Kerr, John Wilson.

1834 .- Archibald Kerr, James Ruple.

1835,-Archibald Kerr, James Ruple.

1836-37 .- John R. Griffith, James Ruple.

1838 .- John L. Gow, James Ruple.

1839 .- James Blaine, John R. Griffith.

1840 .- Robert Officer, John S. Brady. 1841-42 .- Robert Officer, George W. Brice.

1843 .- Robert Officer, Thomas McGiffin.

1844 .- Isaac Leet, James Langley.

1845 .- Matthew Giffin, Sample Sweeney.

1846 .- L. P. Hitchcock, John L. Gow.

1847 .- William McKennan, Alexander Murdoch.

1848 .- James Ruple, James Langley.

1849 .- Collin M. Reed, Alfred Creigh. 1850,-William Hopkins, Collin M. Reed.

1851 .- Alexander W. Acheson, Peter Reimund.

1852 .- Alexander W. Acheson, Hugh W. Reynolds.

1853 .- William Workman, Charles W. Hays.

1854 .- Charles W. Hays. James Spriggs.

1855 .- Alexander Murdoch, Samuel Cunningham.

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1856 .- Jacob Slagle, James Brown.

1857 .- James B. Ruple, William B. Hopkins.

1858-59 .- James W. Kuntz, James Rush.

1860 .- James W. Kuntz, Thomas J. Walker. 1861-62 .- James W. Kuntz, James Rush. 1863 .- James W. Kuntz, Alfred Creigh. 1864-65 .- Andrew Brady, James Rush. 1866 .- Charles Hays, William Smith. 1867 .- H. J. Vankirk, John Hoon.

1868 .- John D. Boyle, John McElroy.

1869 .- John D. Boyle, Isaac Y. Hamilton.

1870 .- John D. Boyle, Theodore F. Slater.

1871 .- Samuel Hazlett, Theodore F. Slater.

1872-73 .- Samuel Hazlett, J. H. Little.

1874 .- Samuel Hazlett, J. C. Acheson.

1875,-J. L. Judson, J. C. Acheson.

1876 .- J. L. Judson, William S. Bryson.

1877 .- H. J. Van Kirk, William S. Bryson.

1878,-H. J. Van Kirk, Alexander Rankin.

1879 .- Samuel Hazlett, Alexander Rankin.

1880 .- Samuel Hazlett, John H. Murdoch.

1881 .- J. Carter Judson, John H. Murdoch.

1882 -J. Carter Judson, J. Frank Taylor.

TOWN COUNCIL.

1810-11 .- Hugh Wilson, Thomas Acheson, Hugh Workman, Robert An- derson, Parker Campbell.

1812 .- John Scott, Matthew Dill, Hugh Workman, Parker Campbell, Thomas MeGiffin.

1813 .- Thomas McGiffin, Parker Campbell, Daniel Moore, James Orr, Hugh Workman.

1814 .- Parker Campbell, Thomas Officer, Thomas McGiffin, Hugh Work- man, David Morris.

1815 .- James Orr, Parker Campbell, Hugh Workman, Thomas McGiffin, Daniel Moore.

1816 .- Thomas MeGiffin, James Lattimore, James Blaine, Parker Camp- bell, George Baird.

1817 .- Alexander Reed, James Blaine, James Lattimore, James Orr, Thomas H. Baird.

1818 .- Thomas M. T. McKennan, Hugh Workman, John Wilson, James Garrett, William Hunter.

1819-20 .- Hugh Workman, John Wilson, William Hunter, Thomas M. T. McKennan, James Garrett.

1821-22 .- Thomas M. T. McKennan, John Wilson, David Eckert, James Stevens, John Koontz.

1823 .- Hugh Workman, Thomas M. T. McKennan, Jacob Slagle, John Wilson, James Stevens.

1824-25 .- Archibald Kerr, Thomas Good, James Lattimore, Thomas M. T. McKennan, James Kerr.

1826 .- Thomas M. T. McKennan, Thomas McGiffin, George Kuntz, John S. Brady, John Wilson.

1827 .- Thomas M. T. McKennan, George Kuntz, John Wilson, Jacob Slagle, George L. Morrison.

1828 .- Thomas M. T. McKennan, George Kuntz, Jacob Slagle, John K. Wilson, Samuel Hazlett.

1829 .- George Kuntz, Jacob Slagle, Thomas M. T. McKennan, William Robinson, William Hunter.

1830 .- Thomas M. T. McKennan, William Robinson, John K. Wilson, James Shannon, John Wilson.

1831-32 .- William Robinson, John K. Wilson, John Wilson, James Shan- non, William Baird.

1833 .- Hugh Workman, Isaac Leet, George Kuntz, Thomas Officer, John Morrow.

1834 .- Isaac Leet, John K. Wilson, Thomas Officer, George Kuntz, John Morrow.

1835 .- John K. Wilson, Isaac Leet, James Shannon, John L. Gow, John Wilson.

1836 .- Isaac Leet, John Morrow, John N. Dagg, Andrew Shearer, John Bradford.

1837 .- John N. Dagg, Andrew Shearer, John Morrow, John L. Gow, George Black.

1838 .- George Black, John Morrow, Andrew Shearer, John R. Griffith, Robert Officer.

1839 .- Alexander W. Acheson, Henry Langley, John Bert, James Pat- terson, Peter Wolfe.

1840 .- Peter Wolfe, Alexander W. Achesen, John Morrow, Oliver Lind- sey, Adam Silvey.

1841-42 .- Alexander W. Acheson, Oliver Lindsey, Peter Wolfe, Matthew Giffin, James Brown.

1843 .- Alexander W. Acheson, George W. Brice, George Lenkert, John S. Brady, John Grayson.

1844 .- Peter Wolfe, John R. Griffith, John Bert, Oliver Lindsey, Jacob Kissler.

1845 .- Oliver Lindsey, John Bert, Peter Kennedy, William Smith, David Wolfe.

1846 .- Joseph Henderson, George Lonkert, James Brown, John Morrow, Thomas Logan.

1847 .- James M. Hutchinson, T. W. Grayson, James Brice, Robert Officer, Alfred Thirkfield.

1848 .- John Morrow, William Hopkins, Charles W. Hays, Oliver Lind- sey, Jacob Slagle,

1849,-William Hopkins, Charles W. Hays, Oliver Lindsey, Jacob Slagle, Peter Kennedy.

1850 .- Jacob Kissler, John S. Brady, Philip Kuhn, John Bausman, Thomas B. Bryson.

1851 .- Oliver Lindsey, Sample Sweeny, Collin M. Reed, Thomas W. Gray- son, Freeman Brady, Sr.

1852 .- Oliver Lindsey, Freeman Brady, Sr., John Wiley, James. Brown, William McKennan.

1853 .- John Wiley, John Morrow, William R. Oliver, James Rush, Wil- liam T. Fleming.

1854,-Dr. M. H. Clarke, Collin M. Reed, Jacob Kessler, J. L. Judson, James D. Bert.

1855 .- Thomas W. Grayson, H. W. Reynolds, A. R. Frisbie, John Mc- Clelland, T. S. Mckinley.

1856 .- Thomas B. Bryson, Dr. J. R. Wilson, Simon Cort, L. W. Stockton, John McElroy.

1857 .- Charles W. Hays, Thomas B. Bryson, James W. Kuntz, S. R. Withrow, John McAllister.

1858 .- Jacob Goldsmith, N. F. Brobst, John Prigg, W. H. Stoy, David Wolfe.

1859-60 .- Charles W. Hays, James Walton, William T. Fleming, James W. Humphreys, Jackson Spriggs.

1861 .- John Prigg, Freeman Brady, Jr., Andrew Brady, Charles W. Hays, Alexander Frazier.

1862 .- John Prigg, Andrew Brady, Thomas D. O'Hara, Charles W. Hays, Samuel Beatty.

1863,-William T. Fleming, John Prigg, John Naughton, John W. Lock- hart, James Walton.

1864 .- Jacob Miller, Alpheus Murphy, A. J. Caton, Thomas Seaman, Patrick Waldron.

1865 .- Ira Lacock, John Naughton, William Drury, G. J. Dagg, Adam H. Ecker.

1866 .-. Thomas J. Hodgins, Nelson Vankirk, Thomas Walker, David Aiken, William Fitzwilliams.

1867 .- J. E. Acheson, Thomas Mckean, C. V. Greer, Alexander Seaman, John Hallam.

1868 .- John Templeton, William H. Taylor, R. W. Davis, George O. Jones, Samuel Hazlett.

1869 .- Alfred Creigh, Adam C. Morrow, J. L. Judson, James Houston, A. B. Caldwell.

1870 .- J. L. Judson, George S. Hart, Dr. A. Creigh, Martin Luther, James Huston.

1871 .- George S. Hart, Martin Luther, F. J. Wiley, John V. Wilson, James Huston.

1872 .- Enoch Dye, - Fulton, John V. Wilson, F. I. Wiley, John D. Braden, J. N. Haines.

1873 .- Euoch Dye, John D. Braden, Joseph Spriggs, A. Rankin, J. N. Haines.

1874 .- Joseph Spriggs, A. Rankin, A. T. Baird, Thomas Walker, George M. Warrick.

1875 .- George M. Warrick, Thomas Walker, John Hoon, A. T. Baird, John S. Wilson.

1876 .- Samuel Decker, M. L. A. McCracken, E. L. Christman, John Hoon, John S. Wilson.

1877 .- Samuel Decker, D. L. Christman, Thomas M. Wiley, John McEl- roy, John Hoon (removed).

1878 .- Thomas M. Wiley, Thomas Walker, John Baird, John S. Wilson, John McElroy.

1879 .- John McGuffie, John Munn, John Baird, John S. Wilson, Thomas Walker.

1880 .- James Hall, Jr., John M. Horn, Charles W. Scott, W. J. Doyle, John P. Linn, J. P. Miller, John Bane, Nelson Van Kirk, R. H. Baker, Isauc Sharp, John Munn, John McGuffie.

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1881 .- lat Ward, J. R. Clark, John McGuffie, William Hutson ; 2d Ward, C. W. Scott, F. Berthell, R. L. Thompson ; 3d Ward, B. J. M. Brown, W. J. Doyle, J. H. Kennedy; 4th Ward, Nelson Van Kirk, J. W. . Beck, Henry De Normandie.

1882,-1st Ward, James C. Acheson, Jacob Cline, John M. Broden; 2d Ward, Dr. George A. Dougherty, Edward Little, Michael Ryan ; 3d Ward, William Green, William A. Mickey, John H. Kennedy; 4th Ward, Nelson Van Kirk, Alexander Agnew, Jacob Beck.

TOWN CLERKS.

1810-11. David Shields.

1855-62. William B. Rose.

1812-14. Samuel Cunningham.

1863. Ashford Engle.

1815-16. John Cunningham.

1864, Henry Brown.1

1817-31. John Marshall.

1865. Thaddeus Stanton.

1832-33. Samuel Doak.

1866. J. G. Ruple.

1834. Henry Langley.

1867. John Aiken.

1835-40. George W. Brice.

1868. Joseph A. McKee.

1841-42. Robert K. Shannon,

1869. John Waldron.

1843-44. Henry M. Brister.

1870. Wesley Wolf.

1845-46. James Mckinley.

1871. W. H. McEnrue.

1847. David Wherry.

1872-73. L. M. Marsh.

1848-50. William J. Wilson.

1874-80. Robert S. Winters.

1851-54. Joseph O'Hara.

1881-82. Samuel C. Clark.

TREASURERS.

1810-12. Daniel Moore.

1870-71. M. G. Kuntz.

1813-15. Alexander Reed.

1872. L. R. W. Little.

1816. Daniel Moore.

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History of Washington County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 126

Author: Crumrine, Boyd, 1838-1916; Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885; Hungerford, Austin N Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Philadelphia : H.L. Everts & Co. Number of Pages: 1216

Author: Crumrine, Boyd, 1838-1916; Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885; Hungerford, Austin N
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Philadelphia : H.L. Everts & Co.
Number of Pages: 1216