History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania, Part 198

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

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" THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, SS : " Whereas, A. B. of the county of · - hath re- quested to take up - acres of land, in - town- ship, in the county of - (provided the land is not within the last purchase made of the Indians,) for which he agrees to pay, immediately, into the office of the Receiver General, for the use of this State, at the rate of -- per hundred acres, in Gold, Silver, Pa- per Money of our State, or Certificates, agreeably to an act of Assembly, passed the first day of April, 1784, and to an act passed the third day of April, 1792, entitled an act for the sale of vacant lands within this Commonwealth. Interest to commence from the -.

" These are, therefore, to authorize and require you to survey, or cause to be surveyed, unto the said A. B., the said quantity of acres, if not already sur- veyed or appropriated, and to make return thereof into the Secretary's Office, in order for confirmation, for which this shall be your warrant.

" In witness whereof, Thomas Mifflin, Governor of the said Commonwealth, hath hereunto set his Hand, and caused the Less Seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed, the - day of ---- in the year - " To Daniel Brodhead, Esq., Surveyor (teneral."

In pursuance of the survey, a patent deed was granted to the settler which fully vested the title in him.

After full title to their lands was thus ob- tained, the early settlers devoted themselves with might and main to the clearing of the land.

The houses were built of logs, the interstices between were filled up with mud. The bare ground, trodden down hard, often served as a floor. The first floor generally consisted of two rooms-one being the kitchen and the other a bed-room. The second floor was reached by a step-ladder. In the kitchen there was a huge fire-place, generally in the partition wall be- tween the two lower rooms, and a large chimney pointed from the middleof the roof. The clothes

Linen was worn during the summer and woolen in winter. The women did the spinning and often the weaving. In every household the hum of the spinning-wheel could be heard from early in the morning till late at night. In some houses three or four spinning-wheels could be found. After calico became cheap, women commenced to wear it, and many a lass boasted of a calico dress. Nearly all the people wore home-made clothes till 1855 or 1865.

Landlords used to have frolics every Satur- day evening. It was seldom that a frolic was held where there were not several fights. " Corn matches" were made by farmers to husk corn in the day and have a frolic in the evening, and the dancing was often kept up till near daylight.

CHURCHES .- There are five buildings in the township dedicated to the service of the Al- mighty God, viz. : The old Chestnuthill, or Salem Church, near Gilbert's ; St. John's Church, at Effort ; St. Mark's Church, at Brodheadsville ; Union Church, at Keller's Mills ; and Evangelical Church, near Mc- Michael's.

THE SALEM CHURCH is a union church, the building and lands of the church being owned in equal right by Reformed and Lutheran congregations. The organization of this church antedates the recollections of the oldest mem- bers, and a complete chronology of the same cannot be found. The first church was built in 1805. The building committee consisted of Henry Everitt, Philip Kresge (Reformed), George Kunkle and John Serfass (Lutheran). The builders were Frederick Case and his three sons,-Conrad, John and Charles. A second church was built in 1872, at a cost of ten thousand dollars.

The pastors regularly serving the Reformed congregation from its organization to the pres- ent time are as follows : Eilenmoyer, Boomp, Hofenditz, Decker, Becker, Daniels, Huber and Smith. The Lutheran pastors for the same time have been Faunderslot, Mensing, Gross, Heilig, Smalsey, Grow, Yeager, Struntz, Weber and Strauss.

The cemetery belonging to this church is worn by the early settlers were all home-made. located across the street and contains about one

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acre. The oldest tombstone bears this inscrip- tion,-

" In Memory Jacob Esh, Died April 11, 1808. " Aged 30 years."

ST. MARK'S CHURCH .- Some time previous to 1860 divine worship was held in private houses in the vicinity of Brodheadsville. In that year C. D. Brodhead was instrumental in raising, by subscription, sixteen hundred dol- lars toward building a church. Encouraged by this success, a congregation was organized and C. D. Brodhead, Harrison Snyder and Rudolph Weiss were selected as building committee. The ground upon which the church stands was donated for that purpose by Rudolph Weiss. The building was finished and dedi- cated in 1862. The cost of the church build- ing was about twenty-five thousand dollars.

The Reformed pastors have been G. B. Dechant, Charles Becker, Daniel Sheodler, T. A. Huber and Rev. Kretzing, the present pas- tor. On the Lutheran side we find Henry S. Seifert, Rev. Focht, Rev. Roth and the present pastor, Rev. Clair.

ST. JOHN'S CHURCH .- This is a Union Church, the building belonging to Reformed and Lutheran congregations. It was built in 1872, at a cost of about two thousand dollars.

UNION CHURCH .- This building is owned in equal right by Evangelical and Methodist Episcopal denominations. The first regular pastors for these congregations were Rev. Zimmerman and Rev. Illman, respectively. The building was erected in 1872.

SCHOOLS .- The first school-house in this township was built in 1806, on a spot of ground now belonging to the Salem Church Cemetery. It was a double house. The teacher and family lived in one half and the school was held in the other. It is said that the first teacher in this house was a Mro Kotz. He was succeeded in 1810 by Frederick Stiner, a native of Germany, who taught about fifteen years. Instruction was imparted in both the English and German languages. About 1810 a second school building was erected near Keller's Mills. At present there are thirteen school-houses in the township.

Following is a list of the school directors of the township since 1840 :

1840. Philip Dutterer. Sebastian Brong. Mich. Hawk. C. D. Keller.

1841. Abraham Setzer. Peter S. Altemose.

1842. Peter S. Altemose. Jacob Altemose.

1843. Wm. F. Edmonds. Jacob Hufsmith.

1844. Peter Hufsmith. Mch. Getz.

1845. Jas. Smith. Edward Gilespie.

1846. Jac. Greenamoyer. Charles Laufer.

1870. John Kerchner. J. E. Hoodmaker.

1847. Joseph Brong. John Kresge.

1848. P. J. Hoodmaker. Henry H. Weiss.

1849. C. H. Brodhead. Edw. Gilespie.

1850. Lewis Sox. John Setzer.

1851. Felix Storm. Jac. Greenamoyer.

1852. C. D. Brodhead. Reuben Heiney.

1853. Jacob Altemose. John Gregory.

1854. Felix Weiss. Jos. Shupp.

1855. Peter Gilbert. Wm. F. Edmonds.

1856. Jacob Dorshimer. Sam. Arnold.

1880. A. S. Goner. N. Kishpaugh.

1881. Wm. H. Fenner. Daniel Serfass.

1882. Nathan Laufer. Josiah Shupp.

1883. Lyman Everitt. Freeman Shiffer.

1860. Isaac Rodenbach. Jacob K. Shafer.

1861. John I. Barthold. John I. Green.

1862. Frederick Siglin. Christian Decker.

1863. Geo Miller. John Snyder. 1864. Daniel H. Weiss. Simon Mill. 1865. Frederick Siglin. David Shupp.

1866. Geo. W. Altemose. Lafayette Everitt. 1867. Jonathan" Darrow. E. C. Davis.

1868. David Shupp. Robert Snyder.

1869. Isaac Rodenbach. John Snyder.

1871. Geo. W. Altemose. David Shupp.

1872. Timothy Kresge. Joseph Brong.

1873. Charles Laufer. Christian Decker.

1874. J. E. Hoodmaker. Mathias Frable.

1875. Jac. Greenamoyer. Simon Snyder.

1876. J. E. Hoodmaker. George Miller.

1877. J. E. Hoodmaker. Freeman Shiffer.

1878. Wm. H. Fenner. Chas. Dorshimer.

1879. Christian Decker. Jonas Murphy.

1857. Chas. Serfass. Joseph Shupp.

1858. John I. Barthold. Frederick Siglin.

1859. Jacob Altemose. Sebastian Brong.

1884. Joseph Brong. Daniel Everitt.

1885. D. M. Haney. Josiah Shupp.

1886. Wm. F. Kresge. James Everitt.

VILLAGES.

BRODHEADSVILLE is the oldest village in the township and is accessible by stage from Strouds- burg, Lehighton and Weissport daily.

The land where this village now stands was granted by " the Honorable the Proprietaries of

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Pennsylvania " to William Scrfass in fce. His | T. H. Serfass, principal and Miss M. C. Strauss, assistant.

descendants are still living in the village. The first store was started by Michael Meisner on the lot now owned and occupied by John T. Stotz.

Adam Hufsmith, a short time after, started a store where Reuben Weiss now lives. Since that day the village has had two stores, the for- mer known as " upper store," and the latter as " lower store." Charles Brodhead and Daniel Brown purchased the " upper store" and run the same two years, under the firm-name Brod- head & Brown, when Brodhead died and the firm changed to Brown & Co. This firm kept the first hotel and rnn both store and hotel un- til 1848, when C. D. Brodhead became the sole owner of same. His store was well known throughout the whole western part of the county. He had teams constantly on the road " hauling storc goods " from Easton, and many trips were even made to Philadelphia, a dis- tance of about eighty-six miles. The village was named after him, which previous to 1862 was called " Shafer's." Linford Heller became the owner of the store and hotel in 1865, when Mr. Brodhead moved to Stroudsburg, where he still lives. The store is now owned by John T. Stotz. His stock is large and complete, of the latest styles, and is displayed in such an artistic manner that it forms one of the most attractive stores in the city. Davis Everitt is the present proprietor of the hotel.

The " lower store" was successively owned and run by Adam Hufsmitlı, Charles Springer, Adam Utt, Daily & Tumbler, Lewis Sox, Charles Sensenbach and John J. Stecker, the present merchant.

ACADEMY .- Among the things of which Brodheadsville may be justly proud are its su- perior educational advantages. Fairview Acad- emy was planned and built in the spring and summer of 1881 by Professor George G. Kun- klc. The first session opened in August, 1881, with an attendance of sixty students for the first year. There are three courses of study, viz. : Preparatory, college preparatory and aca- demic. Students who complete college prepara- tory and academic courses receive the diploma of the academy. The present instructors are

MINNEOLA LODGE, No. 365, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, was organized in 1872. Charter was granted June 6th of the same year. The first installed officers of Minneola Lodge, No. 365, are as follows :

J. Ingraham Allender, V. P .; W. H. Rhine- hart, W. C .; C. Burnett, V. C .; Abraham Bryan, R. S. ; George W. Drake, F. S .; Wil- liam S. Rees, B .; Samuel Hoffman, G .; N. C. Miller, O. S.

At the last election of the lodge the following persons were elected as officers : George Miller, C. C. ; Charles J. Shafer, V. C .; John T. Stotz, P. ; William H. Barthold, M. A .; William Serfass, M. F .; Jerome Arnold, M. of E. ; Jo- nas B. Miller, K. of R. and S. Regular meet- ings held Saturday night of each week.

EFFORT is a little giant village in the stride it has made in the past few years, toward a solidity and importance rivaling the oldest points in the township. One of the most suc- cessful merchants, J. D. Serfass, can look with pride upon the few years he has spent in the mercantile trade. The village has two schools, two stores, hotel, shoemaker shop, blacksmith shop, wheelwright shop, spoke factory, grist- mill, foundry, millinery-shop and post-office.

McMICHAEL's is a small hamlet situated near the source of McMichael's Creek, and con- tains two stores, hotel, saw-mill, post-office and blacksmith shop.

MCILHANEY is situated in the southeastern part of the township. It has a store, post-office, hotel, school and blacksmith shop.

PLEASANT VALLEY .- The post-office was taken from Long Valley to this village, in 1864, by Jacob K. Shafer, who opened the first store in 1851. John Kerchner started the first hotel in 1847. The village contains store, hotel, academy, blacksmith shop, wheelwright shop and shoemaker shop.

GRIST-MILLS-There are four grist-mills in the township, viz. : The Brodheadsville Mill, owned and run by Geisinger & Bro .; the Wagner Mill, owned and run by John Wagner ; the Kel- ler Mill, run by Ciccro Siglin ; and the Alte- mose Mill, owned and run by F. H. Altemosc.

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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE .- The following persons have been elected justices of the peace since 1840 :

1840. Peter S. Altemose. 1859. James Kresge.

Philip Kresge.

1863. Felix Storm.

1845. Henry H. Weiss.

1864. Samuel Arnold.

Philip Kresge.

1868. Felix Storm.

1847. Henry H. Weiss.

1869. Samuel Arnold.

1850. J. E. Hoodmaker.

1874. Samuel Arnold.

1852. Henry H. Weiss.

1878. Felix Storm.

1855. J. E. Hoodmaker.

1879. John J. Stecker.

1857. Abraham Shiffer.

1858. Felix Storm.

ROADS .- The earliest and most important road is the old Wilkes-Barre and Easton turn- pike. It was constructed about the year 1808, and continued to be the property of the com- pany that built it till about 1860, when it was abandoned, since which time the township has kept it in repair. One of the mile-stones re- mains standing a short distance north of the village of Effort. All the early travel between the Wyoming Valley and Easton and Phila- delphia was done over this road. The township contains many good roads. Owing to the im- perfect manner in which the early records were made, we are not able to fix the dates of their opening.

CHAPTER XV.

ROSS TOWNSHIP.1

THIS township lies next west from Hamilton and borders Northampton County on the south, Eldred on the west and Chestnuthill on the north. The drainage is nearly all westward into the Lehigh River, through Aquanchicola Creek and its tributaries. This stream rises a little west of " Ross Common " tavern, thence runs some eighteen miles south west and empties into the Lehigh, at the Gap. Frantz Creek flows west through the centre of the township. It heads in an old drift-filled valley, where the divide between it and the water flowing east- ward to the Delaware through McMichael Creek is almost imperceptible, there being an

extensive swamp nearly on the crest of the divide, out of which Frantz Creek issues west- ward, while to the north, and separated from it by only a low ridge of drift, the waters of Lake Creek flow castward.

MINERALS .- The Bossardville limestone is extensively quarried just west from the village of Saylorsburg. Messrs. Lessig, Altimus, Mackes, Schoch and others have quarries.

On the land of Samuel Lessig quite a large deposit of brown hematite iron-ore has lately been developed under the superintendency of Mr. Nelson Le Barre, of Portland, who, seeing ore scattered over the surface, leased the land from Mr. Lessig and went to work systemati- cally to search for the main body of the same. Almost the first trial-hole sunk resulted in striking a body of flat-ore which comes in layers, and descends almost vertically, except that the layers are frequently curved and bent from side to side. A second shaft was sunk a few rods southwest from the last, in which the ore is more silicious than that in the other shaft.

On the land of Bouser Brothers (Simon and William) many hundred dollars have been ex- pended in a fruitless search for anthracite coal, several entries having been driven into the base of Dodendorf Mountain, on its northern side, just south from Frantz Creek. A company from New Jersey have lately leased consider- able land in the township, and intend to make a thorough search for coal and iron. The com- pany will commence its first operations on the farm of Simon Bouser.

Agriculture is the chief employment of the people. Considerable attention has been given, of late, to improved varieties of stock, of horses, cattle and sheep, and the stock now seen on many of the farms compares favorably with the finest cattle herds of the country. Oats, corn, rye and buckwheat are the principal grains. Good crops of wheat are generally raised on the creek flats.

EARLY SETTLEMENTS .- The first settlers of Ross were German-speaking people, who crossed the mountain from Northampton County about the middle of the last century. It was at one period the home of a well-known Delaware

1 By Cicero Gearhart, Esq.

1883. Jacob M. Kresge. 1884. Felix Storm.

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chief, old Captain Harris, father of Teedyus- cung, king of the Delawares, during their alien- ation from the Englislı.

A man by the name of Sheridine is said to have been the first settler in this township. He came, with his family, from Northampton County and located at Spring, on farm now owned by George Kleintop.

Joseph Altemosc, a German by birth, was the first to settle on the property where Marsh's grist-mill now stands. Hc located at this place about 1770. His parents died at sea, on the voyage to this country, and he and his sister were the only survivors of the family. She became the wife of Abraham Smith, the first settler at Kunkletown, Eldred township. He was the father of Nicholas Altemose, who had four sons, viz. : Michael, Peter, Nicholas and Adam. Michael married a Miss Starner. He built a grist-mill, said to have been the first grist-mill in the township. The saw-mill was built by his father some years previous. Michael Altemose was the father of five children, viz. : Jacob, Adam, Joseph, Michael and Peter. Peter left the township at an early age. Nicholas had four children, viz. : Thomas, Henry, Charles . and Nicholas. Adam is the father of George W. Altemose and Amanda, wife of John Shiffer. Jacob Altemose, oldest son of Michael Alte- mose, married Elizabeth Greenamoyer, and was blessed with eight children, viz .: Linford, Thomas, Ephraim, Adam, Elizabeth (married to George B. Weiss), Catharine (married to Henry Kintz), Sarah Jane (married to Charles Sensen- bach), and Lydia Ann (married to Joseph Butz).

John Andrew, one of the early settlers, lo- cated on the farm now owned and occupied by Joseph Kresge. He had seven children-three boys and four girls. The names of the sons are as follows : Jacob, Daniel and Peter. Jacob succeeded to his father's estate, and was the father of three children, viz .: Lucinda (who married Joseph Kresge, and lives with her lius- band on the old homestead), Charles (who moved to Weatherly, Pa.) and Maria (married to Jacob K. Shafer). Daniel had two children, one of whom, John, is living in the township. Peter was the father of ten children, none of whom are now living in the township.

About 1790 Philip Lessig settled on the Aquanchicola Creek, where Samuel Lessig now lives. He had married Elizabeth Meckas, and was the father of John Lessig. Jolin succeeded to his father's estate, and in 1835 built a grist- mill, which is now owned and run by his son, Samuel Lessig. A few years previous he built a saw-mill, which is also owned by Samuel Lessig. This was the second grist-mill in the township. He married Margaret Mixsell, and was blessed with eleven children, viz. : Samuel (who married Lydia Shoemaker, succeeded to the old homestead, and has six children,-three boys and three girls), George (who lives at Tannersville, Pocono township), Peter (who married Lucy Correll, and has three children), Enos, Reuben, Philip, John, Mary Ann (mar- ried to Joseph Rudy), Elizabeth (married to Frank Donner), Susan (married to Daniel Custard) and Emma (married to George Meckas).

In the year 1817 the assessment roll made by the commissioners of Northampton County contained the following names :

Michael Altemose. John Kitz.

John Andrew. Conrad Kitzsen.

George Buskirk. Conrad Kleindop.

Henry Burger. John Kleindop.

David Brotzman. Peter Ritman.

Frederick Brotzman. George Kern.

Nicholas Burger. Peter Kitchlin.

John Barlib.

George Levers.

Daniel Burger. Philip Learning.

Sofia Burger.

Michael Lockharsh.

Henry Burger.

Widow Levers.

Henry Burger, Jr.

Jacob Mixsell.

Jacob Burger.

Jolın Mixsell.

Daniel Buskirk.

Christian Mackes.

Stoffe Barleib.

Nicholas Cowell.

Philip Barleib.

Joseph Christman.

Jacob Buskirk.

Stoffle Christman, Sr.

Andrew Boskirk, Sr.

David Christman.

Andrew Boskirk. John Burger.

Stoffle Christman.

Henry Christman.

Adam Engler.

John Christian.

John Davis.

William Henry.

Simon Engler.

Jacob Kitzer.

Adam Flite.

George Kitz.

George Flite. Abraham Flite.

George Kitzsen. Conrad Kitz.

Daniel Frantz.

Adam Kitz.

John Frantz.

John Kremser.

George Fravel.

Peter Kern.

Philip Frantz.

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Adam Correll.

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George Frantz.

John Serfass.

Henry Fry.

Frederick Shuyned.

Jacob Frantz, Jr.

Jacob Smith.

Samuel Frantz.

David Smith.

Jacob Frantz.

John Smith.

John Smith, Jr.

Henry Frantz. Greentzweig.

Isaac Smith.

Gotleib Greentzweig.

Jona. Greentzweig.

Eliza. Greentzweig.

David Greentzweig.

Frederick Mockes.

Henry Greentzweig.

Adam Mockes.

George Komer.

John Mockes.

Henry Hower.

Jacob Mockes.

Ludwig Hower.

John Marsh.

Stoffle Hower.

Adam Oyer.

Jacob Hopple.

Alex. Patterson, Esq.

Jacob Hane.

Jacob Rommel.

David Hess.

John Ross.

James Siddle.

John Rilbert.

Henry Sulfer.

John Roth.

Daniel Washbourn.

Samuel Richard.

Jacob Washbourn.

Jacob Sigler.

John Young.

Alexander Smith.

Henry Younkee.

William Smeal.

John Zacharias.

Jost Smeal.

Jacob Sylfus.

Peter Strohl.

Jesse Buskirk.

John Strohl.

In this list Stoffle Christman, Adam Correll, George Flite and Samuel Frantz are assessed with saw-mills. The products of these mills were carried by wagons to Easton and other markets. As late as 1820 merehants had their supplies brought all the way from Philadelphia, a distance of about seventy-five miles, on wagons. It took them from Monday morning till Friday evening to make a trip. Four and six horses were driven in these " store teams," and often five and six such teams could be seeu going together. The drivers took horse-feed and their own food along for the whole week. On the side of the wagon a small box was at- taehed, in which hammer, pincers, nails, horse- shoes, bolts, screws, ctc., were carried.

SCHOOLS .- The first school in this township was a German school, taught by a Mr. Keener. It was entirely supported by subseription, and the term lasted but three months. The children living north of Shafer's Hill, in the neighbor- hood of MeIlhaney and Brodheadsville, attended this school till 1806 or 1807, when a school- house was built at Killer's Mills, mentioned in Chapter IV. of this work.

At present there are five school districts

in the township. The school-house of District No. 1 is situated in the eentre of the township. District Nos. 2 and 3 comprise the upper part of the township, Nos. 4 and 5 the lower part. In the year 1885 there were one hundred and eighty pupils enrolled. The schools are in a very prosperous condition.

The present school board consists of :

Peter Lessig. John Misson.

Daniel Andrew. Levi Buskirk.

Joseph Staples. Andrew Hoffman.

The official records show that the following have been elected school directors :

1840. Adam Smith. Jacob Frantz.

1841. Adam Altemose. Jos. Greeszweig.

1862. Wm. H. Neyhart. Val. Hauser.

1863. Joseph Kresge.

1863. Conrad Serfass.

1864. Chas. Carrell. Henry Laufer. George Bauser. 1865. Jacob Neyhart. Henry Altemose.

1866. Jacob H. Stocker. Charles Kaler.

1867. Charles Carrell. George Bauser.

1868. Peter Gruver. Levi Neyhart.

1869. Wm. Smith. Philip Remel.

1870. Barnet Flyte. Samuel Lessig. 1871. Timothy Marsh. Peter Misson.

1872. Philip Remel. Levi Neyhart.

1873. Levi Buskirk. Samuel Altemose.

1874. John Andrew. Josiah Getz.

1875. Levi Neyhart. Henry Altemose.

1855. Jacob Remmel. Jacob Bauser.

1856. Joseph Getz. Enoch Buskirk.

1857. George Mixell. Peter Arnold.

1858. Samuel Metzger. Henry Altemose.

1859. Antony Arnold. Chas. Frantz.

1860. David Misson. Chas. Carrell.

1861. Philip Remmel. Jos. S. Altemose. V. Hauser.

1842. John Frable. Jos. Altemose.

1843. Jacob Buskirk. Joseph Kunkle.

1844. Jacob Frantz. Anthony Burger. 1845. Jos. M. Altemose. Henry Smith.

1846. Peter Remel. David Correll.

1847. Benj. Kercher. Barnet Flyte.

1848. Jacob Remmel. Jos. Altemose. 1849. Jacob Smith. Joseph Frable.

1850. Joseph Hawk. Nicholas Smith. Wm. Neyhart.

1851. Thos. Christman. Henry Misson. 1852. Jacob Frantz. Jos. Sturner.

1853. Wm. Sinith. Jos. Altemose.

1854. Jacob Buskirk. Simon Stocker.

1876. Jeremialı Sees. Henry Lesoine. 1877. Elias Mixsell. Andrew Carrell. 1878. Jacob Neyhart. Thomas Remel.

1879. Charles Carrell. Calvin Frantz.

1880. Daniel Gowcr. John Shook.

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1881. Levi Bowers.

1884. Peter Lessig. John Misson.

Levi Neyhart.

1882. S. L. Bush.

1885. Daniel Andrew.

Jacob Kaler.

Levi Buskirk.

1883. George Serfass.

1886. Joseph Staples.

Peter Grover. Andrew Hoffman.

ROADS .- It is very probable that the oldest road in the township is what is known as the Ross Valley road, leading from Saylorsburg to Kunkletown. The Wilkes-Barre turnpike passes through the eastern part. All parts of the township are accessible by very good roads, which are in a very good condition.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. - The following is a list of the justices of the peace since 1845 :

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History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania, Part 198

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

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