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The Democrat remained in the possession of Indge Geo. Stroop until Jan., 1854, when John 1. Magee, (son of Alexander Magee), and Geo. Stroop, (son of Judge Stroop), succeeded to the paper. The latter retired in 1858, and the pa- per has since been managed by JJolm A. Magee. It was enlarged to seven columns June 13, 1867, and to its present size, eight columns, in January, 1871.
The Perry County Freeman was established as the Perry Freeman, in 1839, by John A. Bahn, who has been editor and proprietor from that time to the present. It was begun as a six- column paper, and the first issue was on the 21st of lune in that year. In 1850 the office was located in the second story of the Perry County Matnal Fire Company's building, which, in Is78, passed to Mr. Baker, who now owns and ocenpies the upper and lower floors, About 1870 the paper was enlarged to its present size. It was in this journal that the valuable contri- butions to the Historical Society were published.
The Perry County Standard was established at Newport September 1, 1811, by Sammel Sehroch, as the Newport Standard. It was purchased by Michael Kepner, of Bloomfield, who moved it to that place August 22, 1811. It was edited by John D. Ctilley. Later it passed to Rightmeyer & Morgan, and in 18 17 to Samnel G. Morrison and John A Magee, and in 1818 was discontinued and merged with the Perry County Democrat.
The first issue of the People's Advocate and Perry County Democratic Press was published
in Bloomfield June 29, 1853. A few years prior to this, irreconcilable differences had The Perry County Democrat succeeded to the i arisen between leading men of the Democratic party in the county, until quite a number of the leaders determined to start another Demo- cratie paper. Accordingly, early in the spring of 1853 some seven hundred or eight hun- dred dollars were raised, and the present editor and publisher, John 11. Sheibles, then em- ployed in the type-foundry of L. Johnson & Co., Philadelphia, was authorized to select presses, type and other material for the new paper and become its editor. When first started it was a four-page paper, with seven columns to the page. On the advent of the American party, in 1854, the Advocate upheld its principles until 1856, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, in 1855, and the continued agitation of the slavery ques- tion called into existence the Republican party, when the Idrocate cast its lot with that party. The paper continued a seven- column journal until 1866, when it was en- larged to eight columns. On December 5, 1873, the building in which the Advocate was published was destroyed by fire, and a power-press and a hand-press, together with much material, was destroyed.
In the earlier years of the existence of the Advocate, A. B. Anderson, one of the projec- tors, greatly assisted in the editorial work.
After the paper had been in existence a couple of years, at the request of those who had con- tributed towards its original purchase, the stock and good-will of the paper, by purchase aud yearly subscriptions, gradually passed into pos- session of the present and first editor and pub- lisher, who thus became its proprietor.
Since the first number, in 1858, the paper has urade its appearance every week without missing a single umnber.
The Times was established in 1867 by Frank Mortimer, the present proprietor, and was is- kned gratuitously, monthly, as an advertising sheet in the interest of his mercantile business. The frequent requests for a weekly issue caused him to cularge in 1869 and issue it weekly, at a subscription price of onedollar. From a subserip- tion-list of three hundred copies it soon reached
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such a list as to compel an enlargement and the procuring of a new press and steam-power. It now has a circulation of nearly twenty-five hun- dred copies.
The Times takes no part in politics, but i- issued as a literary and local newspaper.
FRANK MORTIMER was born in Franklin, Mass., March 1. 1829. Until he was seven- teen years of age he was employed on a farm. At that age he went to Boston, where he se- enred a situation as clerk in a large dry-goods establishment. In 1849 he went to New York City, where he began the study of the law, which, after three years, he was compelled to abandon on account of' failing eyesight, which, for a time, threatened to render him entirely blind. He again cutered the mercantile busi- ness, which he followed until the breaking out of the Rebellion. In May, ES61, he joined the army, going out in command of Company 1, Ninth New York. On the 5th of December, 1862, he was taken prisoner by a scouting party near Falmouth and taken to Lynchburg and from there to Atlanta, Ga. Early in May, 1861, he, with several other prisoners, made their scape and reached the lines of General Rosecrans, after being out for fifteen nights. The condition of his health now compelled him to leave the army. In January, 1864, he located in Green Park, Perry County, front whence he removed to New Bloomfield, in March, 1865. Here hecontinued the mercantile business, and in 1867 commenced the publication of the Times. Since that date, up to this time, he has conducted both the Times and his mercantile affairs with marked snecess. Mr. Mortimer's family con- sists of a wife, who was Miss Sarah .1. Mcclellan, of Iberia, Morrow County, Ohio, one son and four daughters.
THE PERRY COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE IN- SPRANCE COMPANY .- This company was incor- porated by act of Legislature April IS, 1813, with the following corporators: F'inlaw Me- Cown, David Darlington, John Gotwalt, John Witherow, David Deardorff, John Rice, Johu MeBride, David Lupfer, Joseph Carey, James Black, Samuel Leiby, John Jumkin, Heury Petter, Win. B. Anderson, Abraham Addams, Thomas B. Cochran, Robert Elliot, Abra-
ham B. Demarce, Jacob Evinger and Jacob Shearer. The corporators met on July 8th and elected Fiulaw Mccown president, David Deardorff treasurer and Joseph Casey secretary. The office was open for business on the Ist of September, 1813, and insurance policies were issued. In the summer of IS 19 the insurance office was created on lot No. 59, which was par- chased, January 1, 18IS, of George Barnett.
In the year 1853, ten years after opening, the company had issued three thousand two hun- dred and forty-eight policies, of which, on Sep- tember 1, 1853, two thousand and sixty-nine were in force.
The company continned business until 1878, when it was thought best to retire from business, and, by a vote of the stockholders and on a de- erce of the Court of Common Pleas grauted August 22, 1878, the company was dissolved. The insurance office was sold to John A. Baker, editor of the Freeman.
The presidents of the company from its or- ganization to its close were as follows:
1843, Finlaw MeCowo ; 1849, George Barnett ; 1853, Conrad Roth, Jr. ; 1856, B. MeIntire; 1857, Conrad Roth, Jr .; 1860, John Campbell; 1861, William A. Sponsler; 1863, Conrad Roth ; 1866, William A. Sponsler; 1868, B. F. Junkin; 1874, Courad Roth.
CHAPTER VI.
TYRONE TOWNSHIP.
This township originally embraced all that part of Perry County lying west of the Juniata River. The purchase of the territory lying north of the Blue Mountains was made of the Indians, at Albany, N. Y., in July, 1754. Cumberland County had been organized four years previously, and the territory purchased before this date was then organized into town- ships. The territory above the Blue Mountains was considered under the jurisdiction of the pro- prietarios, and a part of Cumberland County. Trespassers had been driven from these lands in 1750. So many had returned and settled in the territory by October, 1751, that petitions were sent to the Cumberland County Court asking for townships to be erected (as will be seen on page
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727). The part of the court record relating to the erection of Tyrone township reads as follows :
" And we further erreet the settlements called Sher- man's Valley and Bufolo's Creek into a separate township, and nominate the same the township of Ty- rone, and we appoint John Scott X Linton to act as constable therin for the remaining part of the current year."
Tyrone, thus erected, embraced all of Perry County north of the Juniata River. The ter- ritory east of the river was all embraced in Fermanagh township, which was erected in 1755. Tyrone township was reduced by the erection of Toboyne, in 1763, and Rye, in 1767. Its territory from that time remained unchanged until 1817, when Saville was taken from the northern part. Since that time portions have been taken off to form Centre, Carroll, Madison and Spring townships.
ASSESSMENT OF 1767 .- The first assessment of Tyrone township of which any information is obtained was made in the year 1767, and is here given. It will be remembered that at this time Toboyne and Rye had been erected from Tyrone. The following are the names of per- sons assessed and the number of acres owned by each person :
Hugh Alexander, 200; Hermanus Alricks, 200; John Black, 300; Robert Brotherton, 100; David Beard, 150; Henry Cunningham, 250; David Car- son, 100; Allen Carson, 100; John Darlington, 300; John Dimmbar, Sr., 100; James Dickson, 200; John Dunbar, Jr., 100; James Diven, 100; James Dunbar, 100; Thomas Elliot, 200 ; Edward Elliot, 200 ; Sam- nel Fisher, 200; Hance Ferguson, 300; Thomas Fisher, 100; Henry Gass, 250; James Glass, 300; abadiah Garwood, 125; John Hamilton, 150; John Johnston, 100; Thomas Hamilton, 100; John Kin- Lead, 100; Hugh Kilgore, 100; Widow Kennedy, 100; Patrick Kinsloe, 100; Widow Kinkead, 100; Robert Kelly, 100; John Kennedy, 100; Sammel lamb, 50; Thomas Maney, 300; William MeChire, 260; Owen Me Keab, 200 ; David MeClure, 100; Wil- liam Miller, 250; John MeConnell, 200; William Noble, 100 ; Richard Nicholson, 200; William Ofhi- cer, 100; James Orr, 100; William Patterson, 100; John Perkins, 50; James Purdy, 100; Thomas Ross, 200; Jonathan Ross, 150; George Robinson, 300; Mexander Roddy, 300; Robert Robinson, 100; Rob- ert Vin, 150; William Sanderson, 200; John Sander- son, 200; Alexander Sanderson, 200; John Sharps, I'M); Andrew Simonson, 100; John Scott, 400 ; Peter Stones, 200; John Simonson, 400; Peter Titters, 50 ;
Francis Wert, 300; William Wangh, 100; Daniel Williams, 100; John Williams, 100; Robert Welsh, 100; John Wilson, 300; Thomas Wilson, 300.
In 1779 Obadiah Garwood was assessed with a saw-mill, Widow Robison with a grist-mill and Francis West with a grist and saw-mill. West lived on the township line between Ty- rone and Rye. The following mills and dis- tilleries were assessed in 1782:
HIngh Brown, still; John Black, still; Robert Ir- win, Sr., two stills; Robert Irwin, Jr., two stills ; James Fisher, one malt-kiln ; Robert Garwood, grist- mill ; George Hamilton, still ; William Neilson, still ; Alexander Roddy, saw-mill ; Robert Scott, still ; John Sanderson, two stills and a grist-mill ; Francis West, grist-mill and old mill.
The following, from the assessment roll of the township in 1814, is of interest as showing the industries of the township in that year :
TYRONE ASSESSMENT, 1814.
James Diven, tan-yard; George Elliot, grist-mill ; John Foos, saw-mill, still ; Francis Gibson, 2 distil- leries; Widow Gibson's heirs, grist-mill; Conrad Halle- man, saw-mill; Christian Heckerdorn, saw-mill and still; Nicholas Lekes, saw-mill, 2 stills ; Nicholas Loy, saw-mill ; John Linn, still ; Samuel and Andrew Linn, grist and saw-mill; Peter Mores, tilt-hammer; Sammel McCord, saw-mill ; Samuel Nickey, tan-yard; William Power, store; Francis Patterson, saw-mill ; Thomas Purdy, store ; Francis Portline, still ; Josiah Roddy, still ; Zachariah Price, grist-mill; Adam Sel- ler, grist and saw-mill ; John Shater, saw-mill; Jacob Shatto, saw-mill ; Sammel Smiley, still; Frederick Smiley, saw-mill ; Martin Swartz, grist and saw-mill ; Henry Shoemaker, still ; Jacob Stambangh, still ; Shoeman & Utter, grist and saw-mill; Geo, Stroop, saw-mill ; Zalmon and Azariah Toneey, grist and saw- mill, still ; Robert Thompson, tan-yard; Frederick Shull, still; Englehart Womley, still ; John Wag- goner, grist and saw-mill, still; Adam Webley, still ; George Waggoner, saw-mill.
EARLY SETTLERS AND THEIR DESCEND- ANTS .- Tyrone, the mother of the townships of the greater partof' Perry County, is at present a small township, and some of the settlements made in Sherman's Valley before 1750 were made within its limits, but it is difficult to ascertain the locality. The best information upon the sub- ject will be found in the history of Spring township, one of the youngest in the county, which contains names now found in the present limits of Tyrone. The Fisher and Sanderson
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lands, there mentioned, are located in the north- west corner of Spring township, joining Tyrone and some portion of the land was in the limits. Alexander Roddy, Thomas Wilson, William Patterson, James Kennedy, John and Joseph Scott and others were located here in 1753, be- fore the purchase, and took out warrants as soon as practicable atter purchase.
Alexander Rhoddy, or Roddy, and Thomas Wilson are mentioned in the warrants of Rob- ert and James Wilson, Andrew Simeson and others as being located when they came, iu 1755. Their locations are given as west of Monton's Run. Roddy lived at the place sev- eral years before he took up a warrant, May 13, 1763, on Roddy's Run, to which place he moved and where he soon after built the Roddy-Wag- goner Mill. He purchased other lands adjoin- ing the Mill Run tract on both sides of the run, and, in 1767, was, assessed on one hun- dred acres and a grist-mill in Toboyne town- ship, and on three hundred and a saw-mill in Tyrone township, a part of the three hundred aeres being his original purchase, near Montour Rim. A full account of the grist-mill and the Roddys will be found in Madison township. Josiah and Alexander Roddy, sons of Alexan- der Roddy, Sr., in 1786, warranted one hm- dred and seventy-five acres bounded on the north by lands of the late Alexander Roddy, on the cast by the heirs of Andrew Simeson, and on the south by land of Letitia Alexan- der. In 1789 the Roddys took ont a warrant for three hundred and twelve aeres, adjoining the Wilson tract and William MeClure (poor- house tract). It is now owned by Henry Coop- er's heirs, John Stambangh and others. The Letitia Alexander above mentioned was the second wife of Hugh Alexander, and warranted one hundred aeres June 21, 1789, joining the heirs of Charles Stewart, Alexander Roddy, de- ceased, Andrew Simeson, deceased, and James Bell. Philip Fosselman purchased part of this traet and water-rights of Josiah Roddy from the farm north, and in 1813 built a stone tannery on a branch of Montour's Run, and carried on business there until June 23, 1832, when he sold to Jacob Shearer, who continued until
1849, went to California, and sent to the tau- very large quantities of hides. In his absence it was conducted by James MeElheny, now of Bloomfield.
Robert and James Wilson, in their warrant for four hundred aeres, dated February 3, 1755, say they have located " where Thomas Wilson and Alexander Roddy have presumed to settle on Montour's Run, adjoining the dwell- ing plantation of Andrew Montour." Andrew Simeson, on the same date, February 3, 1755, received a warrant for one hundred acres, "iu- cluding his improvement purchased of Joseph Scott, adjoining lands of Thomas Wilson aud Alexander Roddy." This tract is known as the old JJohn Albert and John Creigh farms.
Andrew Montour, a half-breed, and brother of the famous Catharine Montour, was at the confer- ence, in May, 1750, of Richard Peters, Conrad Weiser and the three Indian delegates from the Five Nations, held at George Croghan's (Sterrett's Gap), when Peters and Weiser were on their way to drive off the trespassers on the Indians' land. These were driven off, and on the 18th of April, 1752, Andrew Montour received a commission from the Governor to settle and reside upon the Indians' land (their consent having been previ- ously obtained), in any place he should consider most convenient and central, and to preserve the lands from being settled upon by others, and to warn off all who presumed to locate there; also to report to the government the names of such as did locate, that they might be proscented. It is evident from the earliest warrants that he set- tled on a run subsequently named after him. In the application of Alexander Roddy and others they are mentioned as bounded by Andrew Mon- tom's plantation. These lmds lie between Lau- disburg and Loysville, on Montour's Run. Con- rad Weiser, an Indian interpreter, while on his way to Anghwick to hold a treaty with the In- dians, stopped at. Montom's, in August, 1754, and in his journal of September 1st of that year he says,-
"Crossed the Kittatinny Mountains at George Cro- ghan's Gap and Sherman's Creek, and arrived that day at Andrew Moutonr's, accompanied (from Harris' Ferry) by himself, the Half King, another Indian and 1856, when it was abandoned. Mr. Shearer, in | my son. I found at Andrew Montour's about fifteen
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Indians, men, women and children, and more had been there, but were gone.
" Andrew's wife had killed a sheep for these some days ago. She complained that the Indians had done great damage to the Indian corn, which was now ready to roast."
Andrew Montour took ont a warrant for one hundred and forty-three acres, now between Lan- disburg, Montour's Rum and Sherman's Creek, which, June 13, 1788, was surveyed to William Mitchell, and soon passed to Abraham Landis.
The old mill, yet standing, and owned by Jeremiah Rice, was evidently built in 1786, as part of the iron machinery has stamped upon it the figures 1786. Andrew Montour evi- dently left this part of the country soon after set- tlers began to arrive, as his mission was accom- plished. Abraham Landis, of Lancaster County, May 26, 1787, warranted one hundred and sixteen acres. He soon after purchased the one hundred und forty-three acres of William Mitchell, and in 1795 the two tracts were patented to Abraham Landis. As far as em be ascertained, Landis laid out the town of Landisburg in 1793. There is no evidence that Mr. Landis ever lived in Landisburg, as he is mentioned in all deeds as of Cocalico township, Lancaster County. Lots were sold in the town until March 10, 1813, when he sold the farm lands and unsold lots to George Stroop, who laid ont an addition to the town and died before 1828. Ilis heirs failed to comply with the terms of sale by Landis, and, December 26, 1828, Abraham Landis gave to Peter Falmestock, his son-in-law, power of attorney to transact his business at the place. Action was begtm, and the property again came to Landis, Compromise was made with pur- chasers, and the remainder of the farm lands were sold to Dr. Samuel Moore, General Henry Fetter and Zachariah Rice. Peter Fahne- stock, before 1830, had built a seythe and edge- tool factory, and also had then a tilt-hammer at the old Francis Patterson mill (now Lightner's mill). The names of John Henry and Catharine Landis are found later in the history of the town, and were doubtless children of Abraham Lan- dis. None of the family are now living in the county.
At the month of Laurel Run Robert Scott
took np, September 22, 1767, a tract containing one hundred and ninety-one aeres, and in 1791 warranted three Indred acres adjoin- ing, which later passed to William Power, known as Tyrone William Power, who was for many years a merchant at Landisburg. He died in 1834, and left his real estate to his grandsous, William and John Power. The William Power, Jr., farm later was sold to William Lightner, son of' Henry. At his death it was bought by Sammel R. Lightner, son of Jacob, who now owns it. William Power, Jr., now resides at Landisburg. Jolin Power lived on his farm for several years, carried on a tannery at Ickesburg, was in the service in the last war and died in Harrisburg. His farm was sold years ago to Peter Shaffer, by whom it was con- veyed to the present owner, Peter Lightner.
On Laurel Run, and above the Robert Scott warrant, William Patterson settled in 1753, as is indicated by his deposition in the Kirkpat- rick case before the Governor. He does not seem to have warranted land until 1766, and then took up four hundred acres, which is still in po-session of the family. Francis Patterson, in 1814, had then a saw-mill, and soon after erected an oil-mill, which, in 1825, was oper- ated by Thomas Patterson, who also was run- ning the saw-mill and a chopping-mill.
Fammestock & Ferguson, abont 1838, built a seythe and edge-tool factory at the Patterson mill, and ran it until January 15, 1836. The mill property was purchased by John Wag- goner, son of' John Waggoner, of Kennedy's Valley, who changed the oil and chopping-mill into a grist-mill. Solomon Hengst conducted a foundry at the place for a few years after 1840. The mill property is now owned by William A. and James F'. Lightner.
James Blaine located one hundred acres, Feb- ruary 3, 1755, adjoining John Caruthers. This trart lies south of Lanrel Run and north of the spur of which Pilot Hill is the termination. John Caruthers was then located, it appears, but it was not until September 23, 1766, that he secured three hundred acres of land now owned partly by Henry JJ. Rice. Michael Murray located a tract April 11, 1792. These lands were south of the William Patterson tract. The
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Caruthers lands are known as the Caldwell Still-House traet.
Above the month of Laurel Ran John Di- bar, Jr., took up one hundred aeres, April 22, 1763, adjoining his father, Jolm Dunbar, Sr., who had some time previously taken up a tract, amd July 19, 1768, John Dunbar, Sr., took up three hundred acres adjoining his old survey, and May 17, 1786, he took up one hundred acres adjoining William Patterson. A part of the Dunbar lands were in possession of the family as late as 1810. On this Dunbar tract the Rev. J. W. Heim built a stone grist-mill about 1830, which, April 6, 1852, was sold by his administrator to Joseph Bixler, and later passed to Anthony Firman, and now is owned by George Weaver.
James Thom, on April 22, 1763, took out one hundred and fifty acres adjoining Roger Clark, William Officer and Alexander Roddy. A note by William Peters, secretary of the Land- Office, is written in the warrant as follows :
"The land for which this warrant is granted having been settled upwards of nine years ago, the interest and Quit-Rents is to connnence from March 1, 1754."
This tract is now owned by --- Briner and Thomas Morrow. James Thom warranted, September, 1766, another tract on the sonth side of Sherman's Creek, adjoining Robert Miller, who located one hundred acres March 18, 1763.
William Officer, on the 17th of September, 1766, warranted one hundred and fifty acres adjoining lands of Alexander Roddy and John Sharp. This land later came to George Loy, whose grandson, lohn Ritter, now owns it.
June 1, 1762, John Hamilton, son-in-law of Hugh Alexander, warranted one hundred and fifty acres along Muddy Run. Hamilton, in 1769, moved to Juniata County, and settled on land now owned by Hugh Hamilton, his grandson. In 1788 the land was owned by George Hackett, and was bought by Andrew Tressler.
Archibald Stewart, Inne 28, 1762, took upone hundred acres adjoining lands of John Scott, las. Galbreath and John Dunbar. He had three sons, -Samuel, Archibald and Thomas. Samnel settled on the homestead and died there ; his son Jolm now owns this farm. Thomas, another
son of Samuel, resided on part of the old James Galbreath tract, which, abont 1800, passed to George Waggoner.
William MeClure warranted 26 1 acres May 12, 1763, adjoining lands of John Sharp and John Simeson, and before 1791 sold the farm to Martin Bornheisel. The children of William MeClure by his first marriage were Alexander, Robert, John, William, Elizabeth (Mrs. Joseph Diven), Margaret (Mrs .- Lemon). Alexander settled at Contre Church, in Madison township, and was the father of A. K. MeClure, editor of the Philadelphia Times; Robert and Holm went West ; William removed to New Bloomfield and engaged in the tanning business. The children of William McClure by the second marriage were James, Samuel, Joseph, Polly, Nancy, Jane, Susan and Ann. James and Samuel settled in the vicinity of the homestead ; Joseph went to California.
After the death of Martin Bernheisel the farm passed to his son Adam, who married Eve Loy, and in 1806 built the old brick house that stands in front of the ahns-house, and on April 12, 1810, sold the farm to the poor directors of Cumberland County, and moved West. The other sons of Martin Bernheisel were John, Samuel and Jacob. John married Catharine Loy, and bought a farm between Green Park and Elliottsburg, which is now owned by his heirs. A clover-mill and saw-mill were built on the stream over fifty years ago, and about 1863 Solomon, son of John, changed it into a grist-mill, which, in 1885, was refitted with steam-power. Sammel Bornheisel settled near the old MeClure tract and below it.
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