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object. The order from this time on spread very rapidly. The State of Missouri alone or- ganized over two thousand Granges. Co-op- "mitive stores were started, fire and life insurance companies were organized in the interest of the Grange. The Patrons of California shipped their own grain to Europe ; the Patrons of lowa united in compelling railroads to lower their freight rates ; the rights of barbed fence-wire monopoly were contested in the courts ; the Fruit Exchange in the State of Delaware was suggested by the Grange.
Pennsylvania has, up to this date, organized nearly eight hundred Granges. Arrangements have been made with wholesale houses in Phila- delphia and Pittsburgh by which Patrons of this State can buy goods of every variety at wholesale rites, also in disposing of produce.
Quite a number of Patrons have been elected to the Legislature and other important offices. The State Grange is at present endeavoring to have laws enacted to equalize taxation of prop- erty and prevent railroad discrimination in freight rates.
Snyder County joined the Grange movement in 1874.
Monroe Grange, No. 191, in Monroe town- hip, was organized by R. II. Thomas (W. Sceretary of the State Grange) April 4, 1874, with twenty-two charter members ; sixteen men and six women. Robert Lesher was elected Worthy Master, John App, Worthy Secretary.
Ruth Grange, No. 323, in Chapman town- ship, was organized August 15, 1874, by Rob- ert Lesher, W. Deputy for Snyder County, with twenty-five charter members-seventeen men and eight women. David Reber, W. M .; John C. Kreitzer, W. Ser.
Adam Grange, No. 481, in Perry township, was organized February 19, 1875, by W. D. Robert Lesher, with twenty-seven charter mem- lars-seventeen men and ten women. John R. Fisher, W. M .; Levi Kepler, W. See.
Union Grange, No. 514, in Union township, was organized AApril 23, 1875, by W. D. Rob- ert Lesher, with thirty charter members-seven- teen men and thirteen women. Isaac S. Long- are, W. M .; Elias S. Stald, W. Soc.
Penn Grange, No. 569, in Penn township, was
organized June 18, 1875, by W. D. Robert Lesher, with thirteen charter members-nine men and four women. W. M., Win. J. Wag- enseller; W. Sec .; Christian F. Kantz.
West Beaver Grange, No. 726, in West Bea- ver township, was organized November 14, 1876, by W. D. Robert Lesher, with seventeen char- ter members-nine men and eight women. Ja- cob J. Mattern, W. M. ; A. A. Romig, W. Sec.
Beaver Grange, No. 740, in Beaver town- ship, was organized July 24, 1877, by W. D. Isaac S. Longaere, with twenty-four charter members-fourteen men and ten women. John Hetrick, W. M. ; Renben Greenhoe, W. Sec.
Centre Grange, No. 753, in Centre township, was organized December 9, 1878, by W. D. Isaac S. Longaere, with thirteen charter mem- bers-nine men and four women. Nathaniel Walter, W. M. ; J. C. Bowersox, W. Sec.
The total number initiated to the order in the connty to date is five hundred, being three hun- dred and eighteen men and one Imindred and eighty-two women. Of these, Monroe Grange initiated sixty-six members (men, forty-five; women, twenty-one); Ruth Grange, eighty-seven (men, fifty-nine ; women, twenty-eight). Un- ion Grange, seventy-five (men, forty-five; women, thirty) ; Penn Grange, one hundred and five (men, sixty ; women, forty-five) ; West. Beaver Grange, sixty-two (men, thirty-eight ; women, twenty-four); Beaver Grange, fifty- two (men, thirty-six ; women, sixteen) ; Centre Grange, nineteen (men, twelve ; women, seven) ; Adam Grange, thirty-four (men, twenty-three ; women, eleven). Union Grange and West Beaver Grange built and own their own halls. Ruth Grange and Penn Grange have co-opera- tive stores.
The Snyder County Pomona Grange, No. 35, was organized at Middleburg February 23, 1881, by W. State Deputy J. A. Herr, of Clin- ton County, Pa. The following were elected officers: W. M., Isane S. Longaere; W. O., Wm. l. Wagenseller; W. Lecturer, Robert Lesh- er; W. Chaplain, II. P. App ; W. Steward, A. A. Romig ; W. AAssistant Steward, D. J. Hassin- ger; W. Secretary, Miss V. Mitinan ; W. Treasurer, John Hetrick ; W. Gate-Keeper, J. 11. Hendricks ; W. Ceres, Mrs. Elmira App :
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W. Pomona, Mrs. Rebecca Wagenseller ; W. Flora, Mrs. Mary Longaere ; W. L. A. S., Mrs. Auna Longacre.
The Pomona Grange has, since its organiza- tion, initiated sixty-nine members-forty-six men and twenty-three women.
The Grange is undoubtedly the best insti- tution ever organized for the benefit of the farming community, but its success depends eu- tirely on the fidelity and perseverance of its members.
The cares and household duties of farm-life are apt to engross too much of the time that should be devoted to social improvement, and instead of making farm-life a joy and delight, the farmer places himself in Egyptian boudage to those whose whole study is, how to profit by the labor of their farmer brethren.
POPULATION OF SNYDER COUNTY.
'TowNs.
1820
15330
1850
1870 : 1880
Beaver
2036
2280
2609
1659
1760
1107
Centre.
2094
2130
1551
2171
991
1060
Chajanan
1050
1297
1501
1761
1007
1126
Franklin
1351
981
1217
Jackson. . .
709
712
72%
Middleburg Bor
370
398
Middle Creek
562
61.1
G00
574
727
Montou .
2099
2304
280
2736
1227
1415
1373
Perry .
1330
1097
1251
1341
1055
1016
1212
Selin's Grove Bor.
1261
1153
1131
Union . .
1091
1253
Washington .
1437
1097
1135
1238
1370
1541
1725
West Braver
1192
1172
1131
1855
Wisst Perry
035
5×5
789
Adams.
631
Spring.
8896
9958
11028|
12152
15035
15606
17839
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CHAPTER VI. SELIN'S GROVE.
ALONG the western bank of the Susquehanna, surrounded by fertile fields and woodland dells, in the midst of picturesque landscapes, fifty miles north of the capital of the State, stands the borough of Selin's Grove, with its fifteen Inindred inhabitants.
As early as 1755 an extensive settlement was made by the Scotch-Irish from Kittatinny Val- ley, at Penn's Creek, a few miles below Suubury. Siuce part of this settlement was at a place now embraced in the upper part of Selin's Grove, it, will no doubt prove interesting to its citizens.
Among these settlers we find the names of John MeCahan, George Gliwell, George Suabble, Abraham Sourkill, George Anchmudy, Jacob Le Roy (King), George Liun, Dennis Muckle- heuny, Gotfried Fryer, Daniel Brough, George Aberheart, John Simmons, William Darau, Mark Curry, John Young and Edmund Ma- these. On October 15, 1755, this settlement was attacked by the Indians, who had become unfriendly, and all, including the men, women and children, excepting one man, were either killed or made prisoners. Their houses were destroyed and their fields turned into a wilder- ness. The following description of the mass- ere will give the reader some conception of the horrors and privations which our forefathers encountered in order to prepare the way for our present comfort and prosperity :
"We, the subscribers, living near the month of Penn's Creek, on the west side of the Susquehanna, humbly show that, og or about the 16th October, the enemy came down upon said creek, killed, scalped and carried away all the men, women and children, amount- ing to twenty-five in number, and wounded one man, who, fortunately, made his escape and brought us the news. Whereupon the subscribers went out and bur- ied the dead. We found thirteen, who are men and elderly women, and one chill, two weeks old; the rest being young women and children, we suppose to be carried away. The house (where we suppose they fin- ished their murder) we found burned np, the man of it, named Jacob King, a Swisser, lying just by it. He lay on his back, barbarously burned, and two toma- hawks sticking in his forehead; one of them newly marked W. D. We have sent them to your honor. The terror of which has drove away all the inhabit- ants except ns. We are willing to stay and defeud the land, but need arms, ammunition and assistance. Without them we must flee and leave the country to the mercy of the enemy."
About five days after this massacre a party of forty-five men, under the command of John Harris, the founder of Harrisburg, set ont from Harris' Ferry for the purpose of pacifying the Indians and restoring the friendly relations which had for some time heretofore existed. After having visited the scene of the massacre, they proceeded to Shamokin (Sunbury) for the purposeof accomplishing the object of their visit. But the Indiaus were distrustful and inclined ta murder and rapine, and seeing this, the Harris party departed toward their homes.
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Before leaving they were advised to take the east side of the river on their return ; but, mis- trusting the advice, they crossed over and pro- ceeded down toward the month of Penn's Creek, where, after having crossed the creek, they were attacked by a party of Iodians in ambush. . 1 fight ensned, but the natives ontmimbering the whites, put the latter to flight across the river. In this fight Harris lost seven men, and in cross- ing five were drowned ; the Indians lost five. Harris made a remarkable escape. Being mounted upon his horse, he was entreated by one of his party, a large and corpulent doctor, to be allowed to ride behind him. It was for- tunate for Harris that he yielded to the doctor's request, as he had proceeded but a short distance into the river when the doctor fell, mortally wounded by a rifle-ball. U'rging on his steed, he continued his flight, when his horse also was taken from him through the sure aim of the enemy. Harris was thus compelled to swim to the eastern shore, and in this manner made his escape. All this ocenrred in the neighborhood of where the Maine Saw-Mill now stands. The scene of this fight was shortly after marked by driving a wedge into a linden sapling, and is now included within the limits of the borough of Selin's Grove. Before penning these lines the writer visited the spot in order to ascertain if, after a period of one hundred and thirty years, any traces of this sapling still existed. There, almost at the water's edge stood the re- mains of what had grown to be a mighty tree. I'pou measurement, it was found to be eleven fert, three inches around the trunk. The top limbs were mostly gone; the tree has become hollow, with an opening on the west side of three feet in width, from the ground up. On the south side, about nine feet from the ground, are the plain evidences of where the wedge was driven, since there is an opening in the v shape, from the lower part of which, down to the ground, is a distinct split, which extends through to the inside and bears the indications of many wars' existence. About 1874, while digging near this tree, there was exhumed a very fine sample of an Indian pipe. It is about five inches in length, and is made of a smooth, dark-red stone, -aid to be found in the State of Michigan. This
relie is now in the possession of HI. D. Schmire, and is highly prized. Many of the citizens of Selin's Grove and of the adjoining country have mimerous relies, which formerly belonged to the red man. During the great flood of 1865 large quantities of arrow-heads, pieces of carthenware, spears, etc., were washed from the sandy soil to the surface. Though traces of the Indian have nearly all vanisbed from the surface, the ground in this locality contains many valuable and in- teresting products of his handiwork and inge- mity.
The first settlement of the place dates back to a period of one hundred and thirty-one years, since it is recorded that in 1754 a man by the name of George Gabriel built a house where Selin's Grove now stands. John Snyder, a brother of the Governor, laid out the town, but the exact date when and the name he gave it is not known. In 1787 he met his death, by being thrown from his horse. Anthony Selin, a Swiss, w ho bore a captain's commission in the Ameri- can army during the Revolutionary War, be- came the purchaser of his property. Selin re- surveyed the town, laid it out anew and named it Selin's Grove. Anthony Selin was also a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, and his certificate of membership, signed by George Washington, is in the possession of James K. Davis, a grandson of the founder of the town.
For some years the site now occupied by the principal part of the town remained a dense forest. All locating seemed to be toward the Isle of Que. The first house on the main land of which we have any record was built by a man named Kern, who was a clock-maker. This house stood on the south side of Pine Street, half-way between Market and Water Streets, and remained until about 1870. During the carly history of the town all business was done along the river-bank, and it is narrated by some of the older citizens that in their day there still remained three business places along the river-shore. This location of business is ac- counted for from the fact that transportation was entirely done in arks and keel-boats, floated down the river and pushed up with poles. When the public roads were more opened, and when transportation by canal began, the busi-
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uess activity of the place, and with it the resi- dences of the people, receded from the river to where the principal part of the town now is, which was on both sides of the great public highway leading from Northumberland to Har- risburg. The manner in which the founder of the town disposed of the lots will no doubt be interesting to the reader. This was done by lot. Two of the originals, printed on old style paper, now in the possession of IT. D. Sehnure, a great-grandson of the founder of the place, were handed the writer, and read as follows:
" PLAN AND CONDITIONS OF SELIN'S GROVE. .
"The lots are fifty feet front by one hundred and sixty feet deep, except the lots from Nos. 1 to 8, which are one hundred and fifty feet deep. Conditions for purchasers are as follows, viz: As soon as eighty lots are sold, the lot of each purchaser shall be determined by drawing, under the inspection of chosen, honest men, who shall be appointed judges to superintend the drawing, so that each purchaser shall have the lot coming out against his name, a book of which shall be kept, and lodged with the judges for that purpose; that. the proprietor cugages, as soon as the drawing is com- pleted, to convey to each purchaser a clear and indis- putable title, free from ground-rent forever, to his lot or lots, with all the privileges set forth in the plan, the purchaser to be at the expense of said title. Lots will be reserved for the use of religious societies. The proprietor reserves the lots Nos. 2, 55, 57, 54 and 41. Each purchaser shall receive a ticket for a lot, and have his name enrolled in a book, to be kept for that purpose, on paying the sum of five pounds."
TICKET.
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY. SELIN'S GROVE. (No .. ... )
This ticket entitles the bearer to such lot as shall be drawn against its number, free from ground rent forever, agreeably to the conditions of the plan of said town.
The reserved lots were as follows: No. 2, Southwest corner Market and Pine Streets; No. 55, Southwest corner Market and Chest- mit Streets; No. 57, on west side of Market. Street, third lot north of Pine, now occupied by J. Rohrbach and E. Dentz; No. 51, North- west corner Market and Chestnut Streets; No. 11, Northeast corner Pine and Water Streets.
PIONEER SETTLERS .- Among the first settlers where now stands Selin's Grove, was Conrad Weiser, a grandson of the Indian agent and interpreter. He was possessed of vast tracts of land in this immediate vicinity, which doubtless descended to him from his grandfather. The following narrative may give some idea how ingeniously the Indian agent became possessed of his land : On one occasion an Indian chief came to Weiser stating "me have a dream," whereupon Weiser asked him what it was. The chief replied : " Me dream you give me good rifle, shot-pouch and powder-horn." This made Weiser study ; but being equal to the emergency, said : " Yon shall not dream in vain," and ae- cordingly presented the chief with a fine ride and the accoutrements desired. Shortly after this they met again, when Weiser informed the chief that he also had had a dream, wherenpon the chief inquired: " What you dream?" Weiser then told him his dream : to the effect that he dreamed the chief had given him all that land beginning at this point, and extending to that point, and so on, until quite an area was embraced. The Indian was somewhat cha- grined, and after deep meditation replied : " Yon shall have it. Me dream no more."
Conrad Weiser made an addition to the low- er part of the town, which to this day is some- times called Weiserburg, its northern boundary passing through the town hall at an angle about north sixty degrees east.
Captain Benjamin Weiser, of the Revolu- tionary War ; John Snyder, a brother of the Governor ; Anthony Selin, who was married to a sister of John and Simon Snyder (opened the first hotel in Selin's Grove 1781) ; Simon Snyder, who moved here in 1784, and purchased a store and mill; Jacob Kendig, who married John Suyder's widow, were among the principal inhabitants of Selin's Grove in its early history. Descendants of the Snyders are numerous, though but few remain in Solid's Grove, viz, Mary K. Snyder and Mrs. Utica V. Mussle- man, daughters of John Snyder, who was a son of the Governor. Of the founder of the town there are also descendants living. Anthony Selin left a son, Anthony Charles, and a daughter, Agnes. Agne- was married to
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James K. Davis, Sr .; hence Anthony Selin was the grandfather of' James K. Davis, now living in Selin's Grove; of Mrs. Spyker, of Lewisburgh; and of Mrs. Mary O. Eyer and Mrs. Cordelia Schnure, late of this borourgh.
INHABITANTS IN 1802 .- For the names of the carly inhabitants of this town in 1802 the writer is indebted to Lim's " Annals of Buffalo Valley."
Isane Clymer, Charles Drinn, John Dusing, George Etzweiler, Peter Fisher, Joseph Four (weaver), Nich- olas Gangler, Charles Gemberling, Frederick Gettig, Adam Good, Charles Hlegins (tavern), Widow Hughes, Christian Kemerer, Isaac Krider, Valentine Laudenslager (tavern), Widow Meyer, Henry Mem- horter (tavero), Jacob Myer, Michael Newmanr, Henry Oberdorf, Thomas Price, Francis Rhoads, Henry Rhoads, Daniel Rhoads, Nicholas Reim, Alex- ander Robins (tailor), George Roop, James Silver- wood, Simon Spyder, Frederick Tryon, George UI- rick.
Inhabitants previous to this period are in- cluded in the lists of Penn township.
BUSINESS INTERESTS IN 1820 .- The follow- ing is a list of some of the citizens, together with their occupations, during the year 1820.
Jacob Albert, wagon-maker; Thomas Armstrong, tavern ; Peter Arnold, tailor ; Peter Bergstresser, carpenter ; . Daniel Becker, inu-keeper; Math- ias Brewer, shoemaker; John Bassler, es- quire; George Bergstresser, saddler; John Bas- kins, doctor ; Jobn Baker, carpenter; Fred. Berg- stresser, farmer ; Isane Climber, laborer ; Jacob Clanser, distiller; Wm. Coulter, chair-maker ; Henry Der- ring, millwright ; John Deitrich, shoemaker; James K. Davis, inn-keeper; Stephen Duncan ; Solomon Fisher, laborer; James Fitzsimons, distiller; David Fitzsimons, distiller; Joseph Fechrer, esquire; Henry Fried, inn-keeper; Phibp Gemberling, Jr., farmer; Jacob Gemberling, Sr .; John Grobb, carpenter ; Sam'l Ilmy, boatman ; John Huggins, inn-keeper; Jacob Hettrick, carpenter ; John Houseman, mason; Sam'l Ha-let, chair-maker; Henry Haas, weaver; Peter Hosterman, store-keeper; Valentine Haas, farmer; Reuben Hathaway,, fuller; Jobn Houseworth, carpen- ler; Valentine Hare, farmer ; Jonathan Jones, black- smith ; Henry Keely, weaver; Samnel Keller, carpen- ter; James Kraus, comb-maker ; Joseph Long, mer- chant ; Daniel Lebo, tailor; David Lloyd, shoemaker; Jacob Long, Jr., farmer ; Jobu Miller, cooper ; Meyer Martin, blacksmith ; James Merril, laborer; Henry Overdorf, mason ; David Robison, laborer; Jacob Rhoads, in-keeper ; George Rupp, carpenter ; Peter Richter, merchant ; Jacob Stauffer, shoemaker ; John Snyder, blacksmith ; Adam Stam, hatter; Lewis
Stark, butcher ; Samuel Shadle, hatter ; Si- mon Snyder, deceased, grist-mill, saw-mill, fulling-mill, distillery, stone bonse, etc .; Martin Vogel, tailor; John Walborn, carpenter ; Robert Willet, doctor ; David Weiser, tinker; Jacob Yoner, tanner ; Samuel Yerrick, hatter.
In 1827 Selin's Grove, by an act of the Legis- lature, was incorporated into a borough; but so strennously was this opposed by the inhabitants of Penn township that the next Legislature in 1828 repealed the act. It was not until Sep- tember 24, 1853, that the court of Union Con- ty, under the general borongh law, decreed it a borough. Upon being thus incorporated, George Schnure became its first chief burgess.
BUSINESS INTERESTS IN 1836 .- Jacob AI- bert, wagon-maker, south side of Market street, second lot east of Third, Isle of Que; George Bletcher, blacksmith, southeast corner Water and Snyder Streets ; Peter Bergstresser, cabinet- maker, Isle of Que; William Byers, hotel, northeast corner Market Square; William D. Bradley, hotel, Market Square, next to south- cast corner, building destroyed by fire 1872; Jolin Bassler, justice of the peace and tavern, southwest corner Market and Bough Streets ; Charles Cummings, general store, Market Square, west side, second lot south of Pine; James Crouse, combs, Isle of Que ; Charles Doebler, tobacconist, brick house, east side of Market street, near bridge crossing to Monroe town- ship; John Deitrich, shoemaker, west side of Market Street, second lot sonth of Bough; James K. Davis, Sr., hotel, east side of Market Street, third lot north of Bangh Street; John Emmett, Cross-Keys Hotel, northwest corner Market and Pine Streets; Michael Frank, tailor, southwest corner Market Square; William Gaugler, tailor, northwest corner Market and Sassafras Streets; John Hall, general store, northeast corner Market and Pine Streets; Ab- raham Haas, harness and saddle-maker, north- west corner Market and Walnut Streets; Henry Keefer, blacksmith, east side Market Street, fourth lot north of Walnut; Richard Lloyd, shoemaker, on lot on northwest corner of Market Square; Samuel McCormick, hatter, east side of Market Street, third lot south of Chestunt Street; Charles Rhodes, cooper, west side of Market Street, second lot north of Chestnut
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Street; Jacob Rhoads, tavern, southwest corner Market and Pine Streets; Jacob Riblett, justice of the peace, Isle of Que; C. M. Straub, general store, east side Market Street, near northeast corner Market and Bough Streets; Sterrett & Schnure, general store, graiu, etc., east side Market Street, second lot north of Walnut; John G. Schwint, tobacconist, west side Market Street, third lot north of Chestout; John Scharf, watch-maker, southwest corner Market and Chestnut Streets; Samuel Stuck, black-
FIRST CHURCH.
smith, next to John Scharf; Jonathan Ulrich, tanner, northeast corner Water and Pine Streets; Daniel Ulrich, tauner, northwest corner Highi and Sassafras Streets; Jacob Wagenseller, large brick house, southwest coruer Third and High ! Streets, Isle of Que, tavern in north end, store iu sonth end of building; Joseph Walter, butcher, southwest corner Market and Sassafras Streets; Jacob Woodley, tavern, in log house on river-bank.
CHURCHES.
THE UNION CHURCH (afterwards the First Intheran congregation of Selin's Grove) .- The first church building in Seliu's Grove was one erected by the United Lutheran and German Reformed congregations. In 1801 subscriptions were first taken for the erection of this building. The following is a list of the names of coutribu- tors toward paying for the new church :
Matthias App, George Ewig, Michael Bieber, Mich- ael Wartman, John Weisz, Jolm Miller, Michael Werlcin, John Hartman, Heinrich Himm- mell, Jacob Bastian, Peter Bastian, -- Bastian, George Bastian, Jacob Kindig, Jacob Streininger, John Bucher, George Ott, Jacob Jarrett, Adam Ewig, Conrad Hoch, Jacob Wartman, Jacob Schup, Jacob Weis, Conrad Geist, Val. Landeu- schleger, Samuel Greiner, George Bassler, John Manrer, Jacob Kratzer, Jobn Geist, John Roth, Jacob Hummel, Peter Bucher, Frantz Roth, - Roth, - Kratzer, Philip Meyer, Jacob Houszwerth, Peter Friesz, George Mootz, John Arbogast Philip Mertz, Christophel Meyer, George Glass, George Rausch, Jacob Joirn, Daniel Roth, Fred. Shararte, John Gelinger, Philip Gemberling, Peter Walter, Matth. Spotz, P. Hosterman, Frantz Roth, Benj. Weiser, George Rupp, Jacob Gemberling, Jacob Leelmer, Charles Drum, Chris. Fisher, Jacob Drester, Jacob Rausch, John German, James Hoff, Henry Blum, Abraham Stump, Adam Meyer, Coorad Walter, George Ulerich, George Ulerich, Jr., Jolm Adam, John Conrad, Nicolaus Rihin, Josiah Kleiner, Peter Eyher, Jacob Adam, George Etzweiler, Henry Mew- horter, Robert Smith, Fridich Trion, Adam Stam, Alex. Kalis, Jacob Rhoads, Jacob Reichenbach, Chris. Walter, Adam Guth, George Guth, Ludwig Stard, John Hall, Peter Rhoads, George Gangler, John Dnsing, Richard Hudson, John Moyer, Jacob Sterner, Geo. Kremer, John Becker, John Harlem, Philip Bobb, J. Moyer, D. Becker, M. Numan, Caleb Way, Philip Miller, John Hochn, Jacob Gemberling, Jacob Way, George Good, Joseph Pawling, George Miller, Abraham Haas, Matth. Spotz, Simon Bickel, Peter Schwartz, Jacob Friederich, John Epler, John Fisher, Catharine Snyder, Adam Fisher, Peter Epler, Fred. Hochn, John Dietrich, Simon Schneider, Jesse Reichenbach.
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