History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania, Part 193

Author: Mathews, Alfred, 1852-1904. 4n
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Philadelphia : R.T. Peck & Co.
Number of Pages: 1438


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own account and hired to drive a horse on the tow-path, running what they called at that time " Jersey Flickers," small coal-boats, on the Lehigh and Morris Canals, and from there, after being about six weeks on the canal and after being promoted from a tow-path lad to bowsman, went to Lower Blacks Eddy and drove horses for a packet-boat running from the Eddy, by the Delaware and Raritan Feeder, t > Trenton, twenty-four miles, going to Trenton one day and returning to the Eddy the next. In August he was taken sick with fever, and after a severe attack, and after getting out, returned home in October. In December he went into what was called the Beech Woods, in the lumber woods, getting out cherry logs, and in January was caught there at the time the deep snow fell, being four and one-half feet in depth. Snowed in for some time at Naglesville (now Tobyhanna Mills).


In March, 1836, he again started out with his father and spent four years on the Lehigh between Mauch Chunk and White Haven, and at White Haven working at carpentering with his father, and in May, 1840, commenced sur- veying, working through the year 1840 at both carpentering and surveying, and since that time has followed the business of surveying and conveyancing. In 1841 he was appointed dep- uty surveyor by the surveyor-general, and held the position until 1846, and from 1843 to 1849 was deputy for James H. Stroud, the prothono- tary. He was deputy treasurer for Charles Fetherman, of Monroe County, and in 1854 he was elected register and recorder of Monroe County for three years, and in 1857 was re- elected for the second term.


He got the principal part of his education in subscription schools, and after the age of twelve only by going to school in the winter ; and the only schooling he got after he was sixteen years of age was four months in the winter of 1838- 39, at a place in Smithfield township called " Hungry Hill," to a man named Charles Huff- man, who learned the carpenter trade at the time his father did with a man named Allabach, the main builder and contractor at Stroudsburg. In 1847 he married Esther Kester, daughter of the late Peter Kester, deceased, of Hamilton, a


prominent tanner in that township in his time, and the owner of what was then, and still is known as " Kester's Tannery." They had six children, and raised two of them, two daugh- ters, the eldest of which married and died a few years ago, in Iowa. His family at the present time is himself, wife, daughter and grandson. On his mother's side he was related to the Kel- lers and Bossards, his grandmother being Catharine Keller and his great-grandmother Christiana Bossert.


He has been agent and surveyor for the Fire Insurance Company of Northampton County forty-five years, and has also been the same of the Bingham estate for Monroe County for about the same length of time.


CHAPTER XII.


EAST STROUDSBURG BOROUGH.


THIS fast-growing and enterprising town was originally a portion of Strond town- ship, and is situated upon the main line of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The rapid growth of the town after the completion of the railroad war- ranted its application for a charter as an in- dependent borough. In response to the appeal of its people it was incorporated as the borough of East Stroudsburg by the court on the 23d of May, 1870. The court provided that the first election should take place at the public house known as the Analomink House on the 11th day of June, 1870, when I. T. Puter- baugh was chosen the first burgess; C. E. Durfee, M. L. Hutchinson, A. W. Loder, S. P. Smith and W. N. Peters as the first Council. The land forming the site of the borough orig- inally belonged to Daniel Brodhead, which con- sisted of six hundred and forty acres.


In 1856 the Delaware, Lackawanna and West- ern Railroad was completed, and the company built its first depot for the town, which stood at the head of what is now Washington Street. The increase of the population and business necessitated a new depot, and in 1864 the pres-


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ent depot and freight-house were ereeted. The business portion of the borough is represented by six general stores, two furniture stores, one harness manufactory and dealer, a jewelry store, a manufactory of cigars, glass manufae- tory, tannery, brewery, clothing, stove foundry and machine-shop, three hotels, two drug stores and two lumber-yards, and contains many fine and substantial residences of its eitizens. The population is about two thousand.


OLD HOUSES .- The residence of J. R. Smith, located on Cortland Strect, is the oldest house in the borough, being the old homestead of Daniel Brodhead, and, as near as ean be aseer- tained, was built about one hundred and fifty years ago. It eame into the possession of Mr. Smith by inheritance and purchase, he being the great-grandson of Daniel Brodhead.


The old stone house standing on Washington Street, below the residenee of J. H. Shotwell, is the next oldest house in the borough limits, it having been the homestead of the Starbirds, the estate consisting of one hundred and fifty acres, and passed into the hands of the late Franklin Starbird, and after his death was purchased by a number of the citizens of Strondsburg and sold off in eity lots.


BOROUGH OFFICERS .- The following are officers who have served as chief burgess and Conneil sinee the borough was organized :


1871 .- Burgess, I. T. Puterbaugh ; Council, C. E. Durfee, M. L. Hutchinson, A. W. Loder, S. P. Smith, W. N. Peters.


1872 .- Burgess, Robert Brown; Council, George L. Walker, John Bush, Jacob L. Rhodes, John Kresge, Jr., S. P. Smith, Peter Empy.


1873 .- Burgess, Robert Brown ; Council, Samuel Smith, Peter Empy, Levi Smith, Thomas Stemples, Charles Durfee, Samuel S. Detrich.


1874 .- Burgess, George E. Stauffer ; Council, Jacob L. Rhodes, Samuel S. Detrich, Peter Empy, Levi Smith, John A. Gross, Samuel P. Smith.


1875 .- Burgess, Philip Lyons; Council, John Burt, John Fenner, Joseph M. Crystal, Milton Yetter, Henry Teeter, Frederick Brutzman.


1876 .- Burgess, Philip Lyon; Council, John Burt, John Fenner, Joseph M. Crystal, Henry Teeter, Frederick Brutzman, Milton Yetter.


1877 .- Burgess, J. H. Shotwell; Council, J. B. Drake, David Van Vliet, Thos. Stemples, David Stem- ples, R. J. Blair, H. P. Kurtz.


1878 .- Burgess, Thomas Stemples ; Council, Allen


Keller, Geo. Cramer, W. W. Garris, Stephen Kistler, David Van Vliet, Milton Yetter.


1879 .- Burgess, James K. Fenner; Council, Alonzo Turpening, Geo. Mount, James Bryant, Allen Keller, William Van Gorden, Harris B. Hitchcock.


1880 .- Burgess, M. M. Kistler; Council, William F. Bush, R. S. Blair, T. G. Hoffman, Philip Lyon, William E. Henry, Martin Chambers.


1881 .- Burgess, James K. Fenner; Council, W. W. Garris, J. Bryant, David Mills, Christ. Gschwint, Jackson Kresge, George Kramer.


1882 .- Burgess, M. M. Kistler; Council, D. Calla- lian, A. M. Faugboner, J. B. Morgan, A. Pipher, F. B. Bruntzman, A. Turpening.


1883 .- Burgess, Joseph Bossard; Council, James B. Morgan, J. H. Shotwell, Philip Lyons, Alonzo Turpening, Jacob Rhodes, Nathaniel Kurtz.


1884 .- Burgess, Joseph Bossard ; Council, E. S. G. Kenardy, R. J. Blair, H. S. Puterbaugh, C. Cuning- ham, F. Brutzman, T. Stemples.


1885 .- Burgess, Thomas J. Dunn; Council, David Van Vliet, Henry H. Teeter.


JUSTICES OF THE PEACE .- The first justice eleeted after the organization of the borough was M. L. Hutchinson, who has served until the present time, being now upon his fourth terni. George L. Walker, eleeted in 1871 and served two years; Alexander W. Loder, elected in 1872, served until 1885; William Voss, in offiee at present.


INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD-FELLOWS .- The charter of Analomink Lodge, No. 946, bears date of April 17, 1877, and it was insti- tuted by Grand Master B. F. Borie. The records show that its charter members were,-


B. F. Morey. Nelson Deitrick.


G. E. Stauffer. Chas. Bush.


R. S. Storms. A. Rockafellow.


David Van Vliet. David Miller.


Chas. Frankenfield.


H. Mann.


G. J. Fauseen.


B. S. Watson.


R. J. Blair. William F. Nice.


C. Eckert. John Lee.


M. F. Bush. J. W. Drelier.


Samuel Michle. J. H. McCarty.


Its present place of meeting is in Hutchin- son's Hall. The membership is about sixty. The officers at present are Michael Hardenstine, N. G .; David Van Vliet, Secretary ; J. H. Zacharias, Treasurer.


KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF THE GOLDEN STAR .- Gardner Lodge, No. 15, of this order, was instituted April 22, 1884. The charter members were, ---


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J. A. Gardner.


George Wolf.


A. K. Miller.


Owen Singer.


Lewis Bush.


Warren R. Van Vliet.


I. R. Bush.


Frank Vanwhy.


John Bossard. F. B. Overfield.


Arthur Brown.


J. W. Paul.


J. S. Williams.


M. D. Turn.


Frank K. Miller.


W. H. Voss.


Archelles Loder.


Doc F. Smith.


A. E. Pysher.


J. H. Predjone.


A. M. Faugboner.


E. M. Decker.


Joseph Bossard.


J. B. Williams.


H. M. Mutchler.


Thos. H. Stites.


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W. II. Voss, Dictator; W. R. Van Vliet, Past Dictator; Rev. Frank, Orator ; Doc F. Smith, Secre- tary and Financial Secretary; H. M. Mutchler, Treasurer ; Rev. R. Smith, Chaplain ; James M. Kin- ney, Guide; Mrs. H. M. Mutchler, Assistant Guide ; Wilson Kenney, Warden ; David Miller, Sentry ; Dr. I. R. Bush, Medical Examiner ; W. R. Van Vliet, J. B. Woodward, H. M. Mutchler, Trustees.


The body is composed of thirty-cight bene- ficiary and nine honorary members. The lodge meetings are held every two weeks. It was in- stituted April 17, 1877, by Grand Master Borie, of Philadelphia.


Its charter members are B. F. Morey, R. S. Storm, G. J. Fauseen, Charles Eckert, David. Van Vliet, Nelson Detrick, David Miller, B. S. Watson, John Lee, George E. Stauffer, Charles Frankenfield, R. J. Blair, M. F. Bush, Samuel Michle, Charles Bush, H. Mann, W. F. Nyce, J. W. Dreher, J. H. McCarty.


THE ELK HORN TANNERY .-- This tannery, located at East Stroudsburg, was built in 1869 by the late Stephen Kistler, who conducted it until 1881, when, at his death, it came by will under the management of Stephen Kistler's sons for a period of five years. At the expira- tion of this time it became the property of its present owners, George L. Adams & Co.


The plant is desirably situated upon the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, and occupies about six acres of ground. The main building is two hundred and sixty-seven feet long and forty-seven feet deep, with three additions,-one sixty-two feet long and forty- two feet deep, another thirty-seven feet long and thirty-two deep, and the third twenty feet long and thirty feet deep, with extensive sheds


for the storage of bark. The establishment is very complete in its mechanical appliances, and is operated by a seventy-five horse-power en- gine. The company are engaged in manufac- turing exclusively the Union crop sole-leather, and produce one thousand and twenty-seven hides per week, giving employment to many hands. The company owns and operates another plant, which is located at Spragueville, about five miles from East Stroudsburg, on the line of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail- road.


GEORGE LINCOLN ADAMS was born in the city of Boston December 5, 1854. He obtained his preparatory education in the public schools of his native city, at South End, and was gradu- ated at the English High School in Boston at the age of sixteen years. Inclining to a busi- ness, rather than a professional life, as a boy in the office, he entered the store of Atherton, Stet- son & Co., leather dealers, and afterward con- tinued a clerkship with that firm for some three years, until 1873, during which time he became conversant with the trade and had created a desire for a full knowledge of the mannfacture of all kinds of leather. At the age of nineteen he left Boston, relinquishing his favorable con- nection with the firm, which at that time com- manded a good salary, and for one year and a half engaged with Mr. Fulmer in his large tan- ncry at Portland, Pa., where he worked regu- larly as an employe at one dollar per day. His proficiency and skill commanded the attention of his employer, and for the following nine months he served as foreman of the works at that place. For the further, prosecution of this knowledge he was successively engaged at Bot- tle Run Tannery, near Cumberland, Md., and in the upper leather tanneries at Pittsburgh, Pa., studying their methods of manufacture for some time, when he returned to Boston with the satisfaction that he knew how to tan a hide of leather. At once upon his return, in July, 1874, his services were 'sought by leather man- ufacturers, and he accepted the position of gen- eral manager of the "Oak Valley Branch Tan- nery," at Spragueville, Monroe Co., Pa., owned by Day, Wilcox & Co., of Boston, which he sup- erintended for two years so successfully in the


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manufacture of high grade, marketable leather, that he was asked to add to his charge the sup- erintendency of the " Oak Valley Tannery," at Mountain Home, in the same county. He ac- cepted this additional responsibility and con- ducted both with great success until the destruc- tion of the latter by fire, January 5, 1885. Hc employed some one hundred men in the tan- neries, carried on a store at the Oak Valley


which time he has managed the affairs of the company at Spragueville and at East Strouds- burg with unabated success. His thorough knowledge of the proper methods to be em- ployed in the manufacture of different kinds of leather to secure a high grade, and at the same time place the products of their tanneries on the market at all times, has given him an envious reputation among leather men, and,


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Branch, and, during the season for peeling bark, personally looked after the detail of this branch of the business, which required many scores of men. In 1881 Mr. Adams became a partner in the firm, and the new firm has since been styled George L. Adams & Co. On March 23, 1885, the latter firm purchased the " Elk Horn Tannery " at East Stroudsburg, of the heirs of the late Stephen Kistler, since


although young in years, he may be classed along with the best-informed men in the leather trade.


His wife, May V., whom he married Octo- ber 3, 1878, is a daughter of Thomas D. Stites, formerly a contractor of Philadelphia. Their children are Lucy Hamilton and Gracie Adams.


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Washington, Vt., is the senior partner of the firm of Martin L. Hall & Co., large wholesale grocers of Boston, and at the age of thirteen years left his native State, journeyed to Boston, where lie, unaided, began life and to carve out a fortune for himself as a boy clerk with Stephen HIall & Co., in the very store where he is now the head of its vast business. His mother is Harriet Lincoln Norton, whose father was a ship-builder of Maine. Her father's brother was captain of a United States steamer from New York to New Orleans, and received high credit at one time for saving the ship in mid- ocean. Later he was appointed master of the port of New Orleans, and in 1886 is the govern- ment inspector of marine boilers on the coast.


The children of Adoniram and Harriet L. Adams are Edward D., a member of the firm of Winslow, Lanier & Company, of New York, and a financier of high standing ; Charles A., of Boston ; Walter B., with Adams, Blodgett & Company, bankers, of Boston ; Franklin, connected with F. W. & I. M. Mon- roe & Company, boot and shoe manufacturers, of Boston ; and Hattie Adams.


OLD STORES .- Thomas Stemples, a native of Wyoming County, Pa., came to East Strouds- burg in 1863, and erected the building now oc- enpied by him, and engaged in keeping a geu- eral store. Hc removed his business to the stand now occupied by the Glass Company for their store, subsequently returning to his original place, where he has since conducted business. Peter Turpening and Colonel John Nice, however, previously kept stores. Mr. Stemples is now the oldest merchant of the townl.


C. S. Deitrich & Co. opened the first drug- store, and it is located on what is now Crystal Street, afterwards coming into the possession of S. S. Deitrich, one of the firm of C. S. Deitrich & Co., who now keeps it.


Alexander W. Loder erected, in 1868, the building now owned by Dr. Lesch, in which he carried on mercantile business for three years, when he purchased the property on the corner of Crystal and Analomink Streets, where he erected his present store, and has carried on business since.


MATCH FACTORY .- This factory was started in 1882, by W. E. Henry & Co., who conducted it for about one year, when they sold the bus- iness to the match combination, and it was closed up.


ACADEMY OF MUSIC .- In 1883 the prop- erty and building owned by W. E. Henry & Co. was bought for the purpose of making it a place for public entertainments by a company composed of the following parties : I. T. Puter- baugh (president), J. H. Shotwell .(treasurer), M. L. Hutchinson (secretary) and Harry Puter- baugh (general manager), who, at an expense of several hundreds of dollars, have made it a desir- able place for entertainments. Its scating ca- pacity is five hundred, and it is the only public hall in the county.


BREWERY .- The brewery conducted by John Burt, in rear of the depot, was built about 1867 by George L. Walker. It comprises sev- eral substantial buildings ; five or six men are employed, and it has a capacity of fifteen thousand barrels per year. It is devoted especially to the brewing of ale and porter, and the manu- facture of mineral waters. In connection with the brewery, John T. Burt, son of the proprie- tor, carries on the bottling of lager beer.


CIGAR MANUFACTORY. - A. F. Kistler started a cigar factory in 1884, and carries on a large business, employing at times in the busy season from twenty to thirty hands, manufac- turing cigars for the trade. His goods are principally of fine grade, and he produces on an average, when the full force are employed, about seventy thousand per month.


MACHINE SHOP AND FOUNDRY .- Among the industries of the borough are the Keystone Foundry and Machine Shops. These works were built by G. Stauffer & Co., and consist of one building, one hundred and eighteen by thirty- two feet, with two. additions in 1881. Mr. George E. Stauffer succeeded to the business at the death of his father. The works are located on Washington Street. Broadlicad Creek, run- ning in the rear of the works, furnishes excel- lent power. The products of the establishment are engine, saw-mill and clothes-pin machinery, and the manufacture of plows, and general ma- chine work, and finds employment for ten men.


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EAST STROUDSBURG GLASS COMPANY .- In 1876 a gentleman named Chase organized a stock company for the purpose of manufactur- ing window glass and glass caskets, and erected the buildings now owned and occupied by the present company ; but the venture not proving a success, the business was suspended. In 1878 William Borrows formed a stock com- pany, composed of citizens of the town, with a working capital of seventeen thousand dollars, with the following officers : Amzi Coolbaugh, president ; J. H. Shotwell, secretary and treas- urer ; William Burrows, superintendent ; board of directors, Amzi Coolbaugh, J. H. Shotwell, William Burrows, Stephen Kistler and Milton Yetter. In the following year, 1879, William Burrows and Milton Yetter purchased the stock and interest of the com- pany, and have since conducted the business as a copartnership, and have employed as a work- ing capital one hundred thousand dollars. They give employment to one hundred men and boys, and turn out daily thirty-six hun- dred bottles of different kinds. The location of the works furnishes excellent railroad fa- cilities for shipping the products of the works and receiving its material, having a track of their own, which connects with the main track of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. In addition to the East Stroudsburg works, the company operates an- other extensive plant at Binghamton, N. Y., with W. F. Burrows as superintendent, and W. K. Burrows as general manager, giving em- ployment to one hundred hands. The success of Messrs. Burrows & Yetter has added mate- rially to the growth and prosperity of East Stroudsburg. The company also have a large and well-stocked store in connection with their factory, for the benefit of their employes, and which is patronized largely by the public.


POST-OFFICE .- The first post-office in East Stroudsburg was established in 1868, with W. N. Peters as the postmaster. It was located in the store now kept by Thomas Stemple, Mr. Peters then being its proprietor. In 1869 he sold his business and resigned in favor of Abra- ham Rockafellow, who removed it to his store opposite the depot, where it remained until


August, 1885, when A. W. Loder was appoint- ed, and now has it in the building adjoining his store, and referred to in his personal sketch.


SILK-MILL .- In the summer of 1885 thie opportunity to locate a silk-mill here presented itself. A meeting of the citizens of Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg was arranged, composed of Milton Yetter, I. T. Puterbaugh, J. S. Williams, John Storms, Jerome Fetherman and Joseph Wallace, for the purpose of obtaining subscriptions, which resulted in the raising of twelve thousand dollars in East Stroudsburg and eight thousand in Stroudsburg. A location was selected on Brown Street, near the bridge which spans Brodhead Creek, the dividing line of the two boroughs, and the buildings are now in course of erection, and when completed will consist of one building, two stories high, two hundred feet long and fifty feet deep, with a wing fifty feet deep and one hundred long. The works will be operated by John C. Ryle & Co., and will be devoted exclusively to the produc- tion of spool-silk and will give employment to four hundred operators.


STAR GLASS-WORKS .- These works were built in 1881, for the purpose of manufacturing glass-ware, by a stock company composed of Geo. E. Stauffer, president ; C. L. Rhodes, secre tary and treasurer; and Joseph Westcott, super- intendent. After operating for a year it was leased to Heller Bros., who failed in about a year, and it is now occupied as an armory.


HOTELS .- John Thomas, a native of Maine, removed to East Stroudsburg in 1853, and was engaged as foreman for Moses L. Noyes, who had a contract with the railroad company. After the completion of the road Thomas kept, near the depot, a small stand for the sale of re- freshments for travelers. In 1856 he built the Crystal Spring Hotel, which now stands on the corner of Washington and Crystal Streets. Until 1865 it was kept as a temperance housc. At that date he built an addition and other in- provements and opened it as a license house. In 1864 he sold it to John Kresge, who was its landlord until 1873, when it passed into the hands of the present owner and landlord, James K. Fenner.


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where stood a dwelling-house. In 1874 Van Cott bought the property and built an addi- tion, and opened it as a hotel. It subsequently passed into the hands of several parties. In 1883 J. S. Williams purchased the property, and was its landlord for two years and a half. It is a well-appointed hotel, three stories high, fronting on Crystal Street. Its convenience to the depot makes it a desirable place for travel- ers. Its present landlord is W. W. Hill.


ANALOMINK HOUSE is situated on the cor- ner of Crystal and Cortland Streets ; was built about 1857 by Richard Posten, who kept it for a number of years. It was the first licensed house in the town. It has had for its landlords Staples Barry, Daniel Cortright, A. Jones, John Hoenshildt and John Tims. John M. Hill is the present proprietor.


SCHOOLS .- In 1871, one year after the ill- corporation of the borough, plans were adopted for building a school-house, when a large and convenient building was erected. In 1876 an addition was made, and it is now capable of seat- ing two hundred and twenty-five pupils. The school-house is situated on Cortland Street. Mr. William Treible was the first principal of the new school, followed by J. W. Paul in 1879, who is still in charge. The school is di- vided into five grades, and has facilities for giv- ing the pupils a through English education. The present school board is composed of S. P. Smith, president ; Dr. L. Bush, secretary ; A. W. Teeter, treasurer ; Charles Dearr, J. M. Bos- sard.


MONROE NEWS .- In May 1878, George D. White, a printer of East Stroudsburg, issued the first number of the East Stroudsburg Ga- zette. It was a four-page weekly, seven columns to the page, and the subscription price was one dollar and fifty cents a year at first, but after- wards reduced to one dollar a year. The Ga- zette was printed on Wednesday, and the office was located in the same rooms now occupied by The Monroe News. The paper was established under rather unfortunate circumstances-short- ness of pecuniary means and lack of manage- ment on the part of the proprietor. Neverthe- less, Mr. White struggled along and toiled, kept up by the hope of better times to come,




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