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Enoch Lewis warranted, February 21, 1788, one hundred and ten aeres below the Bark Tavern tract of Stewart, which was surveyed later for Andrew (less.
Robert MeClay warranted a tract of four hun- dred and thirty-six acres, March 22, 1793, which now belongs to Andrew B. Comp, We- ley Sonle and others. On the land now owned by Wesley Soute is a species of' plant known as the "box huckleberry," a plant not known to exist in any other place in the United States, except on the banks of Indian River, near Mills- borough, Sussex County, Delaware.
The Michaux, father and son, French traveler- in this country over a century ago, were botan- ists, and probably described and named more North American plants than any other in the same field. Plants were carefully described by them that careful search in the same localities since has failed to discover, and it was thought by botanists that they were mistaken ; but one by one the plants have been rediscovered in other localities. Among the plants described In Michaux was the "box huckleberry," from the mountains of Virginia, and it has not been found later in those mountains, and, in fact, not until found by Spencer F. Baird (now president
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of the Smithsonian Institute, at Washington, D. C.) a few years ago, near New Bloomfield, in Centre township.
It covers the ground on a hillside, and, while ! it was described accurately so many years ago, yet on this spot of a few acres grows the plant which is not known to have been found in any other place in the United States, except as above men- tioned. This account is given on the authority of Professor E. W. Claypole, who says of it: " It appears to be a lingering relie of the an- vient flora of the county, maintaining itself on the sterile hill-side of Chemung shale, but lia- ble to be destroyed by cultivation at any time. It is exceedingly plentiful, forming a perfect mat over much of the ground, but its limits are sharply defined without apparent cause."
A tract adjoining the Bark Tavern tract and the Andrew Porter tract, containing three hun- dred and twenty-seven acres, was located by Nicholas Robison, and sold by him to John Ja- cobs. James Hill secured the rights of Jacobs in the land, and, as the title was in dispute, an agreement was made, February 19, 1809, be- tween William Power and James Hill, that the survey of William Power, in the name of John Power, should be patented to James Hill, and the right of Jacobs abandoned. The land lay on the Little Juniata, and James Hill erected thercon a saw-mill, which is now owned by .I. F. Ayle. The Hill farm, containing mill prop- erty, was sold by Hill to Thomas Miller, his son-in-law ; it later passed to Jacob Runer, and, about 1865, to .I. F. Ayle.
A tract of two hundred acres was granted on two warrants, February 27 and April 7, 1775, to James Castalo, Jeremiah Sullivan and Charles Queen. It extended from the foot of Mahanoy Ridge nearly to the Little Juniata Creek. Cas- talo lived upon the tract near the old grave- yard at Stingle's Gap in 1788. In 1857 one hundred and eighteen acres of this tract was sold by Thomas O'Brien to Heury Shade, and November 19, 1880, D. M. Rinesmith scenred ninety-four acres adjoining and sold to John F. Hoffman.
In the year 1767 Joseph Marshall was as- sessed on one hundred aeres, and Michael Mar- shall on two hundred acres. They do not ap-
pear to have obtained title until later, when they appear jointly to have a tract of two hun- dred and sixty-three acres, which was granted to them on an order of survey dated May 25, 1769, and a warrant dated January 8, 1787. The lands lay a short distance above New Bloomfield and are now owned by Jacob Swartz and John C. Darlington.
On MeCowen's Branch, that empties in- to the Juniata, Ralph Smiley purchased of William Gardner forty acres of land, June 9, 1823, and erected thereon a grist-mill, which was destroyed by fire in 1830. The property was sold, March 28, 1833, to Daniel Gallatin, who rebuilt the mill and run it a few years, when it passed respectively to Atkinson, John and William Bergstresser, Samuel Comp, and to Samuel Frabel, the present owner.
Above the Frabel mill, on the same stream, Absalom Martin purchased land of Robert Kelly, November 21, 1833, and erected a mill for the manufacture of woolen cloths, carding and fulling. He conveyed the property to Jacob Billow, April 1, 1836, who sold to John Witherow and Thomas Patterson, March 31, 1838. Mr. Witherow later built the present fulling-mill, and is still operating it.
Edward Irvin, on the 6th of March, 1773, warranted one hundred and thirty acres, adjoin- ing lands of William and John Darlington, the heirs of James Porter and the Matthew Me- Bride tract, which he purchased from the Rev. Hugh Magill. Oct. 1, 1802; ninety-two acres of the tract were surveyed to George Wiseman.
John Moore, on the 22d of March, 1793, took up a warrant for two hundred and eighty- four acres, adjoining lands of Widow Margaret Clouser and Robert Hamilton.
The Robert Hamilton tract of three hundred and thirty acres, adjoining lands of Charles Queen and Robert Porter, was granted on order of survey No. 3929, June 20, 1767. Many years later it came to JJacob Hoffinan, whose son, Amos Hoffinan, now owns it.
Anthony Shatto, before 1797, owned land in Green's Valley, which he patented April 19, 1803. He sold one hundred and eighty acres to George Shade, John Holler and George Gar- ling, and, February 16, 1801, the remainder of it
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to Nicholas Shatto, who, Jannary 22, 1806, sold it to Jacob Shatto, and also " land sufficient for a log or board-yard at the forks of the run near Rodger's line, with privilege to take the water ont of Mill-Stone Run forany mills he, the said Jacob Shatto, may oreet." On this run a saw-mill was erected and used for many years. The site of the dam may still be seen.
The farm is near the line, between Centre and Spring townships, and is now owned by Samuel Zigler.
The land owned by Isaac Hollenbaugh was patented November 18, 1801, by John Billman, I by a cyclone that passed through the section.
and contained one hundred and fifty-eight acres. He sold it, February 1, 1802, to Jacob Smith, who resided there until March 22, 1830, when he sold to John Smith, and purchased a farm near Newport. His sons-Jacob, Henry, Valentine, Jonas, Samuel and John-all set- tled in the county.
JUNIATA FURNACE. - James McConaghy, 1766, took ont a warrant for land which at a later date came into the possession of William Power. David Watts, of Carlisle, abont 1807, became part owner of the tract, and on a small stream that empties into the Little Buffalo Creek they, in 1808, erected what is now remembered as the " Old Juniata Furnace." It was run by them for several years. April 1, 1821, the heirs of David Watts and William Power leased for ten years the fornace and lands to John Everhart, of Chester County, who erected a forge, and in the spring of 1825 put the furnace in blast, and continued several years. On May 21, 1833, Charles Postley & Son, of Philadelphia, purchased of William Power the furnace property and thirty-five hundred acres of land for nineteen thousand five hundred dollars, including a grist-mill at the mouth of the run. Jannary 17th Postley & Son advertised for sixteen stone and four potter hollow-ware moukders to work at the "Juniata Iron-Works." A new furnace had been erected farther up the stream, and both fir- naces were in blast under the management of James McGowen. The property had passed from Charles Postley to his sons, who, July 13, 1837, sold it to John MeKechan and Matthew S. Henry. After a year or two James M-Gowen
bought the interest of Henry. This firm built the present grist-mill. At this time the old furnace was ont of blast and the buildings were the grist-mill, mansion-house, coal-house and cleven tenement-hoases, store and warchou-e, blacksmith-shop and carpenter-shop. A large ore-bank was also on the tract and within forty rods of the furnace. The property later passed through several hands and, in 1819, the works were abandoned and the mill property was sold to William R. Shanff, who now owns it. In 1855 the casting-house and office were destroyed The lands are now divided into several farms.
PERRY FURNACE .- The tract of land ou which the furnace was built was warranted by Anthony Shatto, and came to the possession of Captain William Power, of whom, in April, 1837, Jacob Loy, John Everhart and Johu Kough, under the firm-name of Loy, Everhart & Co., purchased several hundred acres of land in Centre township, and erected therenpon the " Perry Furnace" and began the manu- facture of hollow-ware and ten-plate stoves. After about ten years they failed, the furnace was abandoned and the property was sold to Peter Cameron. Three hundred and fifty acres of it are now owned by Dr. M. B. Strickler, of New Bloomfield, whose barn now stands on the site of the furnace.
MANNSVILLE.
Mannsville is situated near the Saville town- ship line. It was first known as Phonixville, Daniel Swartz owned the land in the vicinity, and sold a small tract in 1850 to Adam Doren, who erected at the place a tannery, which was operated by him for many years. He sold it to John Bower, who continued it until his death, in 1870, when it was abandoned. William Burd opened at the place a store, and soon after a post-office was opened, under the name of Mannsville. It was abandoned after a few years and re-established when John Bower bought the tannery. The office has since been held by Il. D. Kopenhoffer, James English and, since 1882, by I. D. Kopenholler.
Senoots .- Centre township has at present ten school-houses, known as Mannsville, Comp's,
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Markel's, Centre, Laurel Grove, Okofenokee, Perry Furnace, Airy View, Pine Grove and Jericho. These houses have accommodations for three hundred and forty-three pupils.
The first school-house in the township of which any information has been obtained was built of logs, on the Barnett farm, beyond the bridge that crosses the mill-race on the road to Duncannon. A large rock is near the site, on which the pupils were often compelled to stand as a punishment. The house was used until the present school-house site was purchased in New Bloomfield, in 1838, and a school-house erected upon it. Messrs. Elliot, Ferguson and Robert Kelly were teachers in this house.
In 1832 a school-house was created on the MeBride farm, and abandoned in 1840. Jomm, James and Joshna B. Triplett were teachers in this honse. A new house was built of brick northeast of the old house, which is now known as Laurel Grove.
On October 21, 1837, William Neilson sold to the school directors of the township one-quar- ter of an aere of land, on which Neilson had erected a school building. John McClure was a teacher. The Centre school-house now takes its place.
The school directors bought of George Swiger, October 3, 1840, forty-five perches of land, on which to erect a school-house. It was on the road between Adam Markel's and Swiger's farm. John McGowen and John MeK cchan erveted a school-house near the Juniata Furnace, about 1841, and April 25, 1842, sold the lot and build- ing to the school directors.
October 31, 1849, Jacob Billow and Finley McCown sold to the school directors seventeen perches of land adjoining their land, on which a stone school-house was erected and used until the present Airy View house was erected.
The school-house now known as Comp's was built abont 1876, on a lot purchased by the school directors of Samuel Comp, February 20, 1841. A house was erected and used until the present one was built.
CHAPTER XVIII.
WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP.
SEVERAL unsuccessful efforts were made to divide Rye township prior to 1824. Rye then embraced the territory bounded by Mahanoy Ridge, Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers, Bhie Mountains and the township of Tyrone. A petition was presented to court in May, 1824, when it was decided that the order to divide Rye township be continued. Meredith Dar- lington, Jacob Stroop, Esq., and William Wil- son, Esq., were appointed viewers. Their re- port designating the bounds of a new township was confirmed January 5, 1826, and was named " Wheatfield." Its territory has since been re- duced by the erection of the townships of Cen- tre, Miller, Penn and Carroll ; it has also had an addition of the strip of land from Rye township south of Sherman's Creek to the erest of Pine Hill. It is irregular in form and has a length of eight miles with a breadth of about one and three-quarter miles on the Juni- ata River and a breadth of about four miles on the Carroll township line. Little Juniata Creek passes through the township southeasterly ; Sherman's Creek passes through the west and northwesterly part, each having tributary streams. Losh's Run forms part of the north- ern boundary and joins the JJuniata River at Logania post-office and station.
At the time the township was erected it con- tained two hundred and ninety-eight taxables. The following are the names of the owners of land in Wheatfield township in 1828 :
Frederick Albright, grist and saw-mill; Archi- bald Allison, saw-mill; Anthony Aker, carpenter ; Robert Armstrong's heirs; Benjamin Bloser, tailor; John Boden, inn-keeper; James Baskins, ferryman ; Ephraim and Joshua Byers; Jacob Billow ; Henry Bender, mason; John Brown, miller; John Bear; John Branyan, mason ; Samnel Bosler, blacksmith ; Jacob Brindle, miller ; John Chisholm ; David Carns; Gco. Clay, grist and saw-mill ; Robt Clark, Willam Clark, merchant ; Duncan & Mahon, grist-mill, saw-mill and distillery ; James Campbell, Sr .; David Campbell's heirs; Thomas Craighead; George Cless; Daniel Cless ; Joseph Dunbar's heirs ; James Elliot ; William Elliot's heirs; John Elliot; John Egnew, manager ; David English's heirs; Henry Funk's heirs; Paul Frazer; Israel Fritz; Philip Foulk ; Daniel Foulk ;
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Jantes Finton ; Zaccheus Finley, blacksmith ; Jacob Fesler, ferryman; John Fritz, inn-keeper; Henry Fritz, mason ; Abram Flora ; Peter Fisher's heirs ; Joseph Gerhart ; Alexander Garrett ; Alexander Gar- rett and Isaac Kirkpatrick ; William Gardner, saw- mill; Andrew Galbraith, shoemaker; Simon Gratz ; John Gardner ; Henry Gordon ; Mathias Grover; William Hays ; William Henderson ; Hodgen Ien- derson ; James Hill, saw-mill ; John Harris; Dr. John Henderson; James Hamilton, Esq., heirs; Philip Hel-ley ; Robert Hamilton's heirs; Dr. Jonas Tekes ; William Jones ; George Jones' heirs; Israel Jacob; Jonathan Jones, blacksmith; William Irvine, weaver ; Jacob Jumper, weaver; Henry Irvine, weaver ; Isaac Kirkpatrick, saw-mill ; Jesse Kirk patrick ; Joseph Kirkpatrick ; Thomas Kirkpatrick ; Isaac Kirkpatrick, Jr .; Alexander Kirkpatrick; Moses Kirkpatrick's heirs; John Kirk patrick ; Robert Kelly ; Henry Lephard ; Henry Lackey ; John Light ; John Leedy ; William Lackey ; David Lupfer ; Jacob Lupfer's heirs; Jeremiah Madden, Esq., judge ; John McKinzie ; Thomas MeKinzie; Elijah McCoy ; Sarah McCoy; Mary McBride; John Moore, carpenter; Thomas Mchaffy ; Daniel Miller; David Miller, inn- keeper; Frederick MeCaskey, saw-mill ; William Mooney, Jr , saw-mill ; Thomas Mchafly, Jr .; John Mchaffy ; James McClintock, cooper; James Mc- Closky, weaver; John McCord; Martin Miller ; Jacob Miller's heirs; Joseph Morrison, cooper; William Moore, mason; Michael Marshall; David McCoy; James Maxwell, shoemaker; Robert Mitchell, Rev. John Niblock ; Gritlith Owens ; Benjamin Owens, saw-mill ; John Owens, Esq., justice of the peace and commissioner : James Ogle ; John Owens and Shortess; Samuel Potter, mason; James Parson, butcher; Charles Penrose; J. Mahen, Esq .; William Power and David Watts' heirs; William Ramsey, Esq., grist and saw-mill; Abram Rodgers, Esq., justice of the peace; Abram Rodgers and John Harper; Samuel Rodgers, blacksmith ; John Rathfon's heirs; John Rathfon ; Daniel Piper; Catharine Pinkerton and Mary Hill ; Alexander Patterson ; Philip Roth, wea- ver; Conrad Roth's heirs; Joseph Rodgers; Henry Roth ; Jane and Sarah Robison ; Thomas Rodgers, distillery ; Jacob Sidle; Jacob, Smith ; John Smith ; Christian Smith, blacksmith; Rev. John Suyder; George Suyder, Jr. ; Jacob Suyder; John Stewart ; Robert Stewart ; Jacob Stauffer, carpenter ; Ralph Smiley, grist-mill; John Smiley; William Smith ; Christian Shade and Reisher; Samnel Stehr; Sus- annah Souder; John Such, saw-mill ; Peirce String- fellow, carpenter; Jacob Steel; Jacob Shutz, shoe- maker; Henry Smith, miller ; John M. Smith, tailor; William A. Smith's heirs; George Smiley's heirs; Frederick Speck, Esq .; Dr. Joseph Speck ; Jacob Sweger; Andrew Shortess: John Trimmer; James Thompson, wagon-maker; Nathan Vanfossen, tan- yard ; James Wallace; Jefferson Wallace, carpenter; Robert Wallace's heirs; Sammel Wallace; Henry
Wax ; Philip Wax's heirs; James Willis ; William Watson's heirs; John Woodburn ; Frederick Wattr. Sr. ; James Watts ; Andrew Welsh ; Joseph Wilson, carpenter; Joseph Weaver; David Watts' heirs; Charles Wingert's heirs; John Wingert, weaver; Abram Young; John Young, tailor ; Jacob Young, wagon-maker ; Christian Young; John Yeager, butcher.
It must be remembered that The township embraced at this time part of Centre, Penn, Carroll and Miller.
EARLY LocaTIONS .- Two tracts embracol the frontage of Wheatfield on the Juniata, -- the one on the south, of three hundred and thirty-one aeres, warranted June 4, 1762, by Frederick Watts, a native of Wales, boru June 1, 1719, and about 1749 married to Jane Murray, a niece of David Murray, Marquis of Tullibardine, a partisan of the pretender Charles Edward, who, after the battle of Collo- den, fled to France.'
At the close of his official career he retired lo his farm on the Juniata, where he died Octaher 3, 1795, aged seventy-six years. The remain- of him and his wife were interred in the burial- ground on the farm.
The children of Frederick and Jane Watts were Margery, Catharine, Margaret, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah and David. Of these, Elizabeth became the wife of Thomas Halings, son of Marcus, and mother of David W. Hulings, a prominent attorney of Lewistown for many
1 Frederick Watts came to America with his family abom 1760, and settled upon and resided on this tract until his death. The Revolution breaking ont a few years after his arrival, he became a zealous advocate for the rights of the people with whom he had become identified. He was ap- pointed one of the eight members of Cumberland County who met at Philadelphia in June, 1776. le assisted in organizi- ing the battalion for the county, and was made lieutenant- colonel of the First Battalion, and represented the same w the Military Convention of July 4, 1776, which mel at Lan- caster. He was in command of the First Battalion of the Flying Camp at the surrender of Fort Washington, Noven- ber 16, 1776, where he was enj inred and soon after es. changed. He was commissioned a justice of the peace of Cumberland Comily April 1, 1778; chosen a representa. live to Assembly in 1779; appointed sub-lieutenant of Cumberland County April 18, 1780; brigadier-general of Pennsylvania militia May 27, 1782 ; a member of the su- preme Excentive Conneil from October 20, 1787, until ils abolition by the Constitution of 1790, mol was, at the same tin e acting as a member of the Board of Property.
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years. Margaret married George Smiley, of and fifty acres, and later purchased other lands Shermansdale. David Watts, the youngest child, was born October 29, 1761; married Ju- liana, a daughter of General Robert Miller. He studied law and settled in Carlisle, where he became one of the leading lawyers of the bar, and practiced in many courts in this part of the State. He was also interested with William Power in the Juniata Furnace. Ile died in Carlisle in 1819. Judge Frederick Watts, of Carlisle, is a son. The Watts tract later came to John Gorman, and is now owned by Noah Hertzler.
MONTABELLO FURNACE .- The other tract on the river contained one hundred and ninety- nine acres, and extends into Miller township. It was warranted by John Smith, June 20, 1788. It is now owned by Dr. J. P. Singer.
On the Little Juniata Creek, above King's Mill, a tract of two Imindred and thirty-eight acres was warranted, December 15, 1766, by William Baskins, on which Montabello Fur- mee was built. June 6, 1834, Jacob Lindley, Elizabeth and Hannah Downing and William Logan Fisher purchased this and adjoining tracts of land " for the purpose of building a furnace " thereon. It was built soon after, and named Montabello. After a few years it was sold to Fisher, Morgan & Co., who ran it until about 1846, when it was abandoned. The fur- nace had a six foot bosh, and had a capacity for manufacturing twenty-five to thirty tons of iron per week. The furnace, after it came into pos- session of Fisher, Morgan & Co., was run in connection with their works at Dunemmon. A stave-mill was built near the forge, which was in use until 1875, when it was destroyed by fire.
The Owen family, of Wheatfield, were first. represented by Levi Owen, who came from Wales to this country, and, March 10, 1767, was married to Ann Smith by the Rev. Michael Schlatter. It is not known at what time he came to this section ; but, within a few years of that time, he bought one hundred and thirty-three aeres of land, which was taken up by Eve Baker on order of survey No. 2595, dated Jamnary 27, 1767. On the 24th of Jan- uary, 1791, he warranted adjoining one hundred
in the vicinity. He died April 3, 1823, aged seventy-nine years, and his wife, Ann, August, 1822. He had three sons, -Griffith, Benjamin and John. Griffith, the eklest, in 1820, owned one hundred and eight acres. He had two sons,-Levi and Jesse. The widow of George D. Owen (son of Levi) resides on this place. Benjamin, in 1820, owned three hundred and live acres in the loop on Sherman's Creek and a saw-mill. He had seven sons,-Samuel, Wes- ley, John, Jesse, Seth, Renben and Josiah, The farm is now in part owned by Joseph Acker, whose father, Joseph, purchased it. This branch of the family is now extinct in the county, they mostly having moved West.
John, the youngest son of Levi Owen, Sr., settled adjoining the farm of his father, and on which his son Eleazer and grandson, Ezra G. Owen, now live. He was one of the first com- missioners of the county. His son Eleazer was a member of the Legislature in 1845. The sons of John Owen were Eleazer, Samuel, Grif- fith, Jolm T., Abel D. and Joel B. With the exception of John T., who went West, they settled in the county.
Moses Stone now owns a tract of one hun- dred and twenty-three aeres, which was granted in 1766 to Arnold Vanfossen.
The Rev. Jolm Snyder, one of the early pas- tors of the United Brethren Church in this vicinity, warranted a tract of one hundred and eighty-nine aeres, below the Owen and Vanfossen tracts, April 21, 1828, on which an improvement was made before 1800. He died in 1845. The farm is now owned by Samuel Shull.
The farm now owned by Daniel Bowman is part of tract of one hundred and eighty-nineacres warranted, May 22, 1767, by Robert Ramsey and surveyed in his right to Alexander Shortess. Below this tract, on Dark Run, was a tract known as the "Saw-Mill tract," which contained two hundred and twenty-eight acres and was warranted in September, 1793, to John Me- Bride.
East of the MeBride tract William Bothwell, in 1811, warranted four hundred and fifty acres, which a few years later was increased to five hundred acres. After his death it was divided
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between his sons Samuel and George and his daughters.
Dr. Jonas Ickes lived for a time in the old mansion-honse before he moved to New Bloom. field.
John Light, on June 9, 1815, warranted two Indred and thirty-one aeres, which later emne to Samuel MeKinzie.
On November 20, 1812, Alexander Shortess took up one hundred and eighty-six acres ad- joining land Andrew Berryhill had located and to the township line.
On Sherman's Creek, embracing the loop aud on both sides of the creek, in Wheatfield and Penn townships, Benjamin Abram warranted two hundred and seven acres August 14, 1766.
Fio FORCE .- Israel Downing and James B. Davis, in 1827, purchased twenty-three aeres of the above-mentioned traet. A notice made of the forge June 12, 1828, shows its condition at that time.
It says they own twenty-three acres of land, " on which is erected a forge, nearly finished, with frames and timber prepared to complete the same." It was evidently not finished by them, as on July 18th, in that year the property was sold to JJacob Lindley and Frederick Speck. In 1811 it was owned by Elias Jackson, Samuel Yoem and Daniel Kongh, who were at the time operating Mary Ann Furnace, in Cimber- land County. They sold soon after to Walker. Daniel Kough remained as manager. A heavy flood, March 14, 1846, carried the dam away and the forge was abandoned. The stone building, used as an office, is still standing.
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