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hundred and thirty-nine perches, costing two thousand three hundred and ninety-two dollars and fifty cents. The buildings erected ou these grounds have cost over one thousand dollars. At the time of incorporation the officers were : president, Hugh Hamilton ; vice-presidents, George McCulloch, Abram Harshbarger, Jerome N. Thompson ; secretary, Jolm R. Lin; ex- ceutive committee, James Gilliford, George W. Jacobs, James North ; treasurer, Lewis Burch- field; librarian, Wiliam Hench ; corresponding secretary, Noah Hertzler; committee on by- laws, Joseph Rothrock, E. S. Doty, G. W. Stronse. Annual fairs have been held here in October ever since.
RIVERSIDE PARK AND AGRICULTURAL AS- SOCIATION .-- This society, which belongs more particularly to Mifflintowo and its vicinity than to the county of Juniata, had its origin in a meeting held at the Patterson Honse, Patterson borough, May 13, 1874, at which, however, only a temporary organization was effected. A com- mittee was appointed to solicit stock subscrip- tions, and shares were fixed at ten dollars each. At a meeting held the next day, the committee reported that one hundred and forty shares had been taken On May 20th the society was regu- larly organized by the election of officers, - James MeKnight, president; Lucien Banks and Banks Wilson, vice-presidents ; T. Van Irwin, treasurer ; R. MeMeen, secretary ; and seven directors. At a meeting on the 21st of May the directors were ordered to lease ground and let a contract for the erection of proper build- ings for fairs, and to grade a track. About fourteen acres of ground were leased of Mr. Ezra S. Parker, about half a mile below Mifflin- town, a half-mile track graded and fenced, and commodions buildings erected. The first exhi- bition was held September 23, 21 and 25, 1874. The receipts from all sources were three thou- sand eight hundred and fifty-one dollars and eighty-six cents. Expenditures in that year were three thousand eight hundred and thirty- one dollars and seventy-four cents. Fairs were held in succeeding years, yutil 1883, in Septem- ber, and in that year, which was the last, it was held in October. The presidents of the society have been James MeKnight, James North,
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Bara S. Parker, A. G. Bmsill, Lucien Banks and Samuel Myers; secretaries, Robert Me- Meeu, Sammel B. London, Edmund S. Doty, Jr., and A. G. Bonsall ; treasurers, T. Van Irwin and A. G. Bonsall. The association gave up the grounds and held no fairs after 1883.
GRANGEs .- Following is a list of the granges in JJuniata County, with lists of the first officers and number of members in each :
Spruce Hill Grange, No. 772, organized Oc- tober 2, 1883. John D. Milliken, Master ; Christian Yoder, Secretary ; W. P. Graham, Treasurer. Number of members at time of organization, twenty-eight ; mumber at present date, sixty. Place of meeting, Pleasant View.
Milford Grange, No. 773, organized October 16, 1883. William B. MeCahan, Master; W. N. Sterrett, Secretary; I. T. Sterrett, Treas- urer. Number of members at time of organ- ization, twenty-seven ; number at present date, sixty-eight. Place of meeting, Loenst Grove.
Tuscarora Grange, No. 774, organized Octo- ber 21, 1883. James 1I. Junk, Master ; J. Crawford, Secretary ; Samuel Londen, Treas- urer. Number of members at organization, twenty-two; number at present date, forty-one. Place of meeting, Honey Grove.
Walnut Grange, No. 776, organized Febru- ary 6, 1884. D. B. Me Williams, Ma-ter ; Jolin Me Williams, Secretary; J. Minimm, Treas- urer. Number of members at time of organ- ization, seventeen ; mumber at present date, forty-four. Place of meeting, St. Paul.
Lost Creek Grange, No. 780, organized April 2, 1881. W. HI. Knonse, Master; Lewis Dagen, Secretary and Treasurer. Number of members at date of organization, twenty-five; number at prezent date, forty-eight. Place of meeting, Cocolumns.
Turbett Grange, No. 781, organized AApril 3, 1881. David Robison, Master ; Byron Shu- man, Secretary. Nmuber of members at date of organization, twenty three ; number at pres- ent date, fifty. Place of meeting, Port Royal.
Walker Change, No. 786, organized May 26, 1884. Lake Davis, Master; Michael Seiber, Secretary. Number of members at date of or- ginization, eighteen ; mimber at present date, fifty-six. Place of meeting, Mexico.
Fermanagh Grange, No. 787, organized May 27, 1881. 1I. A. Stimbangh, Master ; Wel- lington Smith, Secretary. Number of members at date of organization, twenty-three; mmiber at present date, fifty- eight. Place of meeting, Mifflintown.
A County Grange was organized, Angust 6, 1885, at Port Royal, with twenty-one charter members, and the following officers were elected; W. B. McMahan, Master; W. H. Knouse, Secretary ; John D. Milliken, Treasurer.
VETERANS' REUNION ASSOCIATION. - A meeting of honorably discharged soldiers was held at Mifflintown, October 19, 1878, for the purpose of forming a permanent association in Juniata County. Colonel John K. Robin- son was chosen president, E. W. H. Kreider and T. D. Garman, secretaries. A committee of two wa- appointed from each township to re- ceive the names of soldiers and the organiza- tions to which they belonged. A committee on permanent organization was appointed, who were to report at an adjourned meeting, Oct. 30th. . At this adjourned meeting the report of the commit- tre was read and adopted. The officers elected were as follows: President, Major L. E Atkin- con ; Vice-Presidents, Colonel John K. Patter- son, Sergeant S. S. Wil-on; Secretary, Lewis Degan; Corresponding Secretary, T. D. Gar- man.
The first rennion of the association was held December 18, 1878, in the court house at Mit- flintown, and reunions have been held in Sep- tember in each year since.
The following persons have been presidents and secretaries :
1878 .-- Major L. E. Atkinson, president; Captain Lewis Degau, secretary.
1879 .-- Captain II. II. Wilson, president; Dr. Thomas A. Elder, secretary.
1880 .- Dr. Isaac N. Grabb, president ; Dr. Thomas A. Elder, secretary.
18SI .- Captain James J. Patterson, president; T. D. Garmau, secretary.
1882 .- Major L. E. Atkinson, president ; E. W. H. Kreider, secretary. 1883 .-- 11. 11. Suyder, president ; William A. Alli- sou, secretary.
ISIL .- James A. Milliken, president; John T. Nourse, secretary.
1885 .-- G. II. Burchfield, president ; John T. Nourse, secretary.
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CHAPTER VI.
BOROUGH OF MIFFLINTOWN.
SETTLEMENT OF THE LOCALITY. - The bor- ough of Mifflintown lies on the east bank of the Juniata River, forty-nine miles from Harris- burg and on the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The land on which it was laid out was taken out on a warrant, bearing date Sep- tember 8, 1755, by Alexander Lafferty. It was surveyed by John Armstrong, deputy surveyor, and contained 2753 acres, with six per cent. allowance. It was re-surveyed and returned to the Land-Office by William Maclay, deputy sur- veyor, April 2, 1766, and was named in the return " Content." At this time the lands ad- joining were owned by Francis West ou the sonth, William Curran and William MeCoy on the east, and John Reed on the north, and the tract was bounded by the Juniata River on the west.
The island in the river was warranted by Lafferty, and contained ninety-nine acres when patented by William Maclay, November 15, 1772. It passed to John Harris in 1774 with the purchase of the main land, and was left by him to his son William, and was sold by James Harris, excentor, to William Bell, May 15, 1813. It is not embraced in the original limits of Fermanagh township and it is evident that it originally belonged to Milford. No information is obtained as to when it became a part of Fer- managh, but within the memory of the oldest persons now living the residents of the island have always voted in Fermanagh.
That Alexander Lafferty was a resident upon his laud is shown by the fact that on the 25th of March, 1763, he was elected a viewer of ferries of' Fermanagh township. It is evident that at this time there were ferries on the river, and probably John McClelland, who owned a large tract of land on the west bank of the luniata River, and who, it is known, was in possession of a ferry a few years later, was run- ning one at this time.
On the Best of January, 1767, Lafferty sold the tract to John Cox, who, on the 7th of March following, sold it to William Maclay.
It was confirmed to him on the 10th of the mouth and released of all quit-rents by the pay- ment of forty-two pounds. William Maclay was the deputy surveyor acting in this section, and in 1767 was assessed ou three hundred avres, with twenty acres cleared and one hundred aeres unseated land. In 1768 he is mentioned as having two hundred and seventy five acres and one horse, and in 1769, the land, a horse, a cow and a servant. It has been repeatedly stated that William Maclay never lived on this land, but resided in the Buffalo Valley, where his later years were passed ; but this entry proves that he was a resident on the Harris plantation. His name disappears from the roll in 1771. He was appointed a justice of the peace of Fer- managh township on May 21, 1770, and after his settlement in what is now Union County was United States Senator.
This tract of land he retained until the 2d of September, 1774, when he sold it to Jolm Harris for twelve hundred pounds. John Har- ris was a native of Donegal, Ireland, where he was born in 1723, and, with his wife Jean and brother James (older), came to this country. Upon this tract a log house had been built on the lot on the south side of the ravine, at the intersection of Cedar Spring road and Water Street. In time, additions were made by the ercetion of two others adjoining, making a large log house.
In 1775 the Rev. Philip Fithian, traveling through this region of country, came down the Licking Creek Valley and crossed the Ford op- posite John Harris' place, at whose honse he stopped. He describes it as being elegant and the windows in the parlor as containing cach twenty-four large lights of glass.
Soon after the settlement of John Harris in this county he began to take a prominent part in its affairs, and was at a meeting of the free- holders at Carlisle, July 12, 171, when they were gathered to express their sympathy for Boston, which city Great Britain was then op- pressing with the infamous stamp-tax. Resolu- tions were passed, and John Harris was one of thirteen delegates elected to carry out the objects of the resolution. On the 18th of June, ITis, he, with Hugh MeCormick and six others, as
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deputies, represented Cumberland County at the Provincial Conference, which resolved that a convention be called for the express purpose of forming a new government. The election for delegates was held July 8, 1776, and eight men were elected from Cumberland County, and the name of John Harris headed the list. He was chosen sub-lieutenant of the county March 12, 1777, and on November 9th following, was elect- ed as representative in the Assembly. On Febru- ary 6, 1779, he was commissioned a justice of the peace, which position he held nutil his death, in 1794. He wasalso a member of the Assembly March 1, 1780, when the act was passed for the gradual abolition of slavery in this State.
When the creation of Milllin County was agitated, in 1788, meetings of inhabitants were held and delegates were appointed who agreed to abide by the decisions of three disinterested persons upon whom they agreed. These person- selected the plantation of John Harris as the proposed county-seat. It did not meet with the approval of the inhab- itants above the Narrows, and measures were taken by them to defeat its accomplishment, in which they succeeded by the act of September, 1789. Before the final location of a county-seat John Harris, in 1790, laid out a town upon his plantation and named it Mifflintown, in honor of Governor Thomas Mifflin. The public square now occupied by the court-house in Mifflintown was set apart by him for public use. The idea of the location of the county-seat of Mifflin County at the place was not given up until after 1800.
John Harris died February 21, 1791, about seventy-one year- of age. leaving his wife Jean, who survived him until 1807, when she died, aged eighty-three years. They are buried in the old grave-yard which he had donated to the town.
John Harris was twice married -first, to Jane Poer, who died childless, and, second, to Jane Harris, a cousin, by whom he had children named dane, James, William, Grizelle, Margaret and Ann. Jane, the oldest, married ame- Pat - terson, son of Capt, James Patterson, whosettled at Mexico in 1755.
James, the oldest son, was one of the earliest
settler- in Bilefonte. His daughter married the Rey. James Linn, and the family are prom- inent in that section of the county. James Harris was the administrator of his father's estate and managed the sale of the lands about 1809. William Harris was a surveyor, and assisted his Uncle James, 'also a surveyor. Their names are both found on carly surveys. Hle died in 1807, aged forty-eight years.
Grizelle, one of the elder daughters of Mr. Harris, became the wife of James Knox, who settled in the new town and lived at the home- stead. He built a log store on the site of the brick house now owned by Thomas Parker, which he built a short time before hi- death, which occurred in 1819, at the age of fifty-six years. His wife survived him until 1831. They had two sons-Thomas, who moved to Tennessee and became a lawyer, and John, who was a physician, and settled and died in Hoge- town, Cumberland County. They had three daughters-Jane, Maria and Hannah. Jane became the wife of Joseph Cummings, and settled in Mifflintown until about 1834, when they moved to Sydney, Ohio, where Mrs. Cum- mings still resides. Maria and Hannah also moved to that place.
Margaretta, also a daughter of John Harris, married John Stewart, of Tuscarora Valley, where they settled.
Ann, a daughter of John Harris, became the wife of Sammel Bryson. He came from Frank- lin County, where he was a merchant. He was elected a lieutenant March 20, 1777, and served in the Second Regiment Pennsylvania Line, under Colonel Hampton, and was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. He married Am Harris, moved to this place and opened a store in a small log house about three-quarters of a mile above the residence of John Harris-about where the canal lock-house now stands. Later he built the stone house in the village now owned by George Smith, and opened a store in a log building on the present site of Sandoe's block. He abo owned a farm and distillery on Lost Creek, about four miles from Mifflintown, now owned by John Sicher and Abram Books.
Bryson was appointed a county lientenant,
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and as such refused to commission two colonels elected by the regiments. It was this action that caused the disturbance when he was appoint .. ed associate judge of Milllin, in 1791. The pro- ple were much incensed, and marched to Lewis- town, determined to force him to resign, which effort, however, did not succeed. He died De- cember 19, 1799, aged forty-eight years. ITis children were Jolm, James, Samuel, Sarah, Jane and Mary. John became a physician, practiced in Milllin for a time, and settled in Pittsburgh, where he died. James lived in Mit- flintown, and was a farmer. Samuel studied divinity, and died young. Sarah became the wife of William Bell, who was a native of Tus- carora Valley, and in 1804 opened a store at Henderson's (Old Port Royal). In 1807 he came to Mifflintown and built a log store on the corner of Main and Bridge Streets, where Belford Block now is. He was sheriff of Mit- flin County from 1806 to 1809, after which he purchased the island and settled npon it, and died there September 1, 1821, aged forty-six years. His wife died in 1839. Their children were Jane (Mrs. Dr. John Irwin), William Bell, both of Mifflintown, and Margarette ( Mrs. J. D. Sharon), of Springfield, Ohio.
The old Harris homestead was occupied many years, and in 1829 by David Suloff. It later went to ruin, and in 1866 was torn down by JJacob Suloff.
After the death of Mr. Harris, in 1794, the estate was divided. The homestead and west part of the farm passed to James Knox, the cast part to James Harris, who was executor of his father's estate. He sold two hundred and fifteen acres of the east part of the traet, on the 16th of August, 1806, to James Burd, and soon after moved to Bellefonte. One hundred and ninety-four acres of this tract passed from JJames Burd to his sons, Edward and Allen, April 17, 1826. In 1841 it passed to Jonas Kauffinan, Andrew Parker and Dr. Philo Hamlin. In 1809 several lots of the village plat were sold and built upon.
James Knox and others-he, being a physician, was called upon to attend some one in the neigh- borhood who was taken suddenly ill. His labors were successfully rewarded by the recovery of his patient. He was invited to remain in the set- tlement, and did so, and finally made it his home.
In 1810 Mrs. Cottle kept the Yellow House, and in 1818 it was occupied by Joseph Fetter- man, under whose occupancy it was destroyed by fire, and his daughter and step daughter were burned to death,
The Rev. Jolm Hutcheson, who was called as pastor of Mifflintown and Lost Creek Presbyte- rian Church in the summer of 1805, moved to Mifflintown, and lived in the house on Main Street, still standing. He began teaching the first year of his residence. He continued his classical teaching till about 1837.
In the year 1795 Thomas Gallagher erected a stone bridge across the ravine on Front Street, the abutments of which are partly standing. He recited in 1802, before the grand jury of Mit- flin County, that in that year he undertook to build the bridge at Miflintown; that a subserip- tion was taken up, and on completion of the bridge, he found, by reason of the insolvency of some and the moving away of other subscribers, that the amount collected would not reach the cost by one hundred dollars, and asked the court to relieve him. The grand jury, after considering the case, recommended the court to grant the amount, which was done.
In 1812 Fickling Alford and John Murphy advertised that they had established a boot and shoe-factory at the upper end of this bridge. Close & Ziegler were conducting business in the village at this time; James Knox had a store on the Thomas Parker lot ; Benjamin Law came to the village about 1799, and he also be- gan a store on the site of Mr. Harley's present store, which he continued for forty years. In 1815 J. & D. W. Aitkens were keeping a flore below " Patton's tavern," and kept for several var- after. Two stone re idences were elected on what is now Main Street (Second) very early in the history of the town. One was occupied
About 1790 Ezra Doty, a young physician, a native of Sharon, Conn., made a tour through Pennsylvania. Stopping over night at this place In James Kinkaid, watch maker, and i all -where then lived no. Harris, Samt. Bryson, Istanding; the other by John Johnston, at the
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south end of the village. The latter was de- stroyed by fire years ago.
In the winter of 1791 Jacob Wright, a tauner of Chambersburg, came to Millintown, and bought a town lot at the south end of Main Street, on the run. He contracted with a man living here to put up for him on the lot a log house, and returned to his home; and in the spring of the year came to the place with his wife and son John, then two or three years old, and moved into the new house, aud at once opened a tan-yard, which he enlarged from time to time, and did an extensive business. About 1820 he transferred the business to his son John, who continued it nutil about 1860, when it was abandoned. Jacob Wright died in 18-11, aged seventy-six years. He left a daughter Christina, who became the wife of Robert C. Gallagher, who, about 182 4, opened a store on the corner of Main and Bridge Streets, and a warehouse later on the canal. Not far from 18 40, Samuel Ilo- mau assumed the store business; the property remained in the hands of Gallagher until sold to Joseph Belford, who built the present Belford Block. Catharine, another daughter of Jacob Wright, beemne the wife of Jacob Sigler, who for many years kept a tavern in the place.
Jacob Wright, son of George Wright, was born at Chamber-burg, Franklin County, Pa., and died at Mifflintown March 8,18 10, aged seventy-six years. His wife, Chris- tine, was the daughter of Henry Hinuberger, a native of Germany, who came to Chambersburg with his mother and otherchildren when young. She died in 1813, aged forty years. In 1792 Jacob Wright came to Mifflintown and built a log house, and the next year removed his fan- ily, consisting of his wife and only child, John. Ile very soon thereafter erected a tammery on a little run or crock at the cast end of the place, which he enlarged as business increased, and was therefore not only a pioucer, but one of the first to establish a manufacturing interest at Millintown. He assisted in creating the list. Lutheran Church, and both himself and wife wore zealously identified with that church until their death. Their children are as follows: dolu, subject of this sketch ; Susan, died at the age of forty-nine years in ISTI; Catherine, with
of Jacob Zeigler, an early hotel-keeper of Mil- flintown ; and Sevilla Christine, born October 6, 1799, widow of the late Robert ( Gallaher, a merchant of Mifflintown, who died April 1, 1872, aged seventy-five years. Mrs. Gallaher was living in 1885, and furnished many of the facts narrated in this sketch.
John Wright was born March 3, 1792, in Strasburg, Pa., and died June 6, 1878, at Mifflintown, at which latter place he spent his entire life except one year. He had no opportunity for an education Trom books, and only obtained six months' schooling during his boyhood. He, however, acquired a prie- tical education, and early in life learned, through necessity, self-reliance, which, with his indus- trions habits and judicious management, in after- years, gave him a place among the thorough- going business men of the county. His purpose in life seemed to be to succeed in every under- taking, to fulfill the full duties of the citizen, and through the church, of which he was a life- long member, to firmly establish aud propagate the principles of Christianity. His interest in every enterprise calculated to advance the wel- fare of Mifflintown and the surrounding coun- try was noticeable, and he probably did as much as any other man in contributing to build up the place and give it its present thrifty pros- pects. He avoided, rather than sought, political preferment, was honorable in his business rela- tions, sociable, genial and esteemed by all who knew him. At the age of eighteen he took charge of his father's tannery and other busi- ness, in Mifflintown, which he carried on for many years, was engaged in business operations of varions kinds, and became the owner of sev- cral large and valuable farms in the vicinity. By his first wife, Polly Leonard, he had one. daughter living in 1885-Elizabeth, wife of Jackson MeGruder, of Mifflintown. By his second wife, Elizabeth Maxwell, he had children, viz .: Rev. Jacob H. Wright, a Lutheran min- ister of Elderton, l'a., who was educated at Jef. forson College and the Theological Seminary at Gettysburg ; Margaret, died at the age of nine- teen ; Ellen S., wife of Edward 12. Caum, of Harrisburg, died April 20, 1885 ; and Mary Emma, wife of Thomas Hildebrand, of Harper,
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lowa. By his third wife, Elizabeth T. Shelleu- berger, born in Marietta, Pa., and died in Mif- flintown, September, 1863, aged forty-two years, he had children, viz .: Clara I., wife of Joseph Martin, of Mifflintown ; John C., a civil engi- neer, educated at Lafayette College and Cornell University, now a resident of Greenview, Ill .; James C., educated at Lafayette College, a lum- ber merchant at Curwinsville, Pa .; Blanche, of Mifflintown, and Augustus S. Wright, of Pat- terson, Pa.
GROWTH OF THE TOWN-INCORPORATION. -The town grew slowly until the ercetion of Juniata County. A slight impulse was given to it by the opening of the canal, in 1829. The erection of the county and the incorporation of the village gave new life to the place, and from that time it grew to its present importance.
Soon after the erection of the county, prelim- inary meetings were held to carry forward move- ments that made Mifflintown the leading place in the county. December 19, 1832, the citizens met
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A tannery was started by Amos Doty, brother of Dr. Doty, about 1809 or 1810, near the bed of the canal, which in 1817 was operated by William Doty, who continued it until about 1830, when it was abandoned. In 1817, David Elder, of Path Valley, came to Mifflintown and started a tannery below the Doty tammery, which he continued until 1836, when his son, Noah Elder, now living in Low- istown, took its management, aud continued nutil about 1865, when he sold it to Cheucy Chamberlain, who after a few years abandoned it.
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