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FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Soon after the incorporation of the borough, Feb. 19, 1828, an engine was procured, and a fire company organized under the name of the "Union." The engine was small but very effective for its class, and was built in Philadelphia in 1787 by Philip Mason. It remained in use until about 1868. The Borough Council, in order to make the engine available in case of fire, required the owner of each house to provide leather fire-buckets, one for each story of the house. These were kept at some point in the house where they could be readily obtained, and it was no uncom- mon thing to see a pair of fire-buckets su-pended in the hall near the front door. Each bucket was marked with the owner's name and that of the "Union Fire Company." Some of these buckets are still in ex- istence.
UNITED STATES ENGINE COMPANY .- In 1851 a meeting of citizens of Portsmouth was held, at which steps were taken to provide better facilities for extin- guishing fires. Tho-e present subscribed liberally, and a committee appointed to solicit subscriptions were so successful that in a short time a contract was made with Mr. Agnew, of Philadelphia, to build a suction-engine. The engine, built after the pattern
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and 1873, and did not su-pend operations or succumb to the pressure. Its warehouse is sixty-six by ninety feet, and has five floors besides the cellar. The foundry is one hundred and forty-four by seventy feet, with a wing eighty-tive by forty feet, in which there is room for forty-five moulders. It> brick pat- tern-shop is eighty by thirty feet, and is fire-proof. There are two frame buildings, one hundred by thirty feet and eighty-tive by thirty, for storing castings. patterns, etc. The machine-shop i- three stories high and ninety-five by forty-two feet. The black- smith-shop is eighty by fifty feet. The building for storing plates is ninety by forty-five feet. and two stories high. Railroad tracks connect all the build- ings, making shipping most convenient.
THE CAMERON FURNACE-, at first called the Chris- tiann Furnace, were established prior to 1840 by John Gamber, who named them for his daughter. It wa- originally a charcoal furnace ; the Round Top and much other woodland was cleared to furnish the charcoal. It was afterwards converted into an ar- thracite furnace. These furnaces have largely con- tributed to the growth and prosperity of the town. The proprietors are J. Donald Cameron, Joseph H. Landis, and James Young.
THE AMERICAN TUBE- AND IRON-WORKS Was originally the Middletown Pipe-Mill, and was oper- ated by a company, the largest stockholders being
Philadelphians, and manufactured pipe of two inch and less. The operations were suspended during the panic of 1873, and remained idle until 1579, when George Matheson, James Young, and others took hokl of them and have extended them, so that the works are now among the largest in the country. They are now manufacturing pipe of eight-inch diameter down to half-inch, and are constantly in- crea-ing their facilities for manufacturing. It is now owned by a company, of which James Young is president, George Matheson treasury, and Adam Matheson superintendent, and are compelled to run day and night to keep up with orders.
THE MIDDLETOWN CAR-WORKS were started by an incorporated company in 1869, and in 1881 were purchased by the present proprietors, Michael Shad and Arthur King, the latter being the superintendent. It is now one of the prosperous industries of that thriving town.
THE MIDDLETOWN FURNITURE COMPANY'S FAC- TORY is one of the leading establishments of the bor- ough. Its work is becoming well known, and its suc- ce>> has been steady and assured.
There are a number of planing-mills, which have been established for years. The lumber trade, as previously stated, ha- for over a century been the great business of the town. The paint manufactory of Cobangh Brothers is located on Railroad Street.
LOWER SWATARA TOWNSHIP.
LOWER SWATARA TOWNSHIP was erected by an aet of Assembly passed March 13, 1940, which directed,-
"That part of Swatara township, in the county of Dauphin, south of straight lines forthwith to be run by the supervisor of said township, commencing at the west end of the bridge over Swatara Creek at Nissley's mill; thence to the residence of Daniel Smith ; thence to Christian Roop's; thenee to Sam- uel Neidig's; thence to the River Susquehanna at the line dividing the farms of Christian Mumma and John Heagy; and thenee immediately by the lower end of Shreiner's Island to the York County line. shall hereafter form a separate election district and township to be called Lower Swatara."
And by the twenty-seventh section of an act of Assembly pas-ed on the 13th of June, 1840, it is further provided that .-
"That part of Lower Swatara township, in the county of Dauphin, north of straight lines to be run by the supervisors of the townships of Ewatara and
Lower Swatara, commencing at the residence of Dan- iel Smith ; thence to Peter Roop's; thenee to Chris- tian Good's fulling-mill ; and thence to the residence of Samuel Neidig, shall hereafter form part of Swa- tara township, etc., and that so much of the resolu- tion passed 18th of March, 1340, as is hereby altered is repealed."
As thus constituted the township of Lower Swa- tara is bounded on the east by Derry and London- derry townships, from which it is separated by the Swatara, on the south by the Susquehanna River to the York County line, and on the west and north by the township of Swatar:1.
HIGHSPIRE is a post-town, situated between the Susquehanna River and the Pennsylvania Canal, on the turnpike from Harrisburg to Middletown, six miles from the former and three from the latter. It is on the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The town was laid out prior to the war of 1812-14, but how and why designated Highspire we have yet to learn, the statement that it was named for Spires in
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Germany not being correct. By an act of the Assem- bly passed Feb. 7, 1867, it was incorporated into a borough, but the act was annulled on April 8, 1868. The village did not begin to grow much until 1842, when the following were the freeholders in its limits :
Conrad Alleman. George Boyer. Jacob Baker.
Michael Raymond. David Humtna. Christian Mamuma.
John Catr. Henry Cook (colored). Widow Carr.
Jacob Nisley.
John O'Brien.
John Parthamore.
Jacob Erisman.
Jacob Roop, Jr.
John Roop.
Mary Sener | w. idlow ..
Heury Stoner.
Michael stentz.
Andrew Gayman.
Swartz and P. Garm.n. Elizabeth Stoner widow).
John Geistweite.
Michael Strayer's estate.
Michael Ulrich, Jr.
Peter Goul's estate. Christian Hoover's estate. John Hocker.
Heury Wolf.
Jacob Waggoner.
Lehman & Stoner. Widow Long.
Matthias Winagle. Robert Wilson.
Two additions have been made to the town, the first by Maj. David Mumma, of Harrisburg, and the second by Judge Isaac Mumma. The oldest houses in the place are those of Jacob Bender, Michael Stoner, Samnel Mumma, Alfred Cannon ithe old "Cross-Keys" tavern), and Jacob Roop. There were all built before the laying out of the town in 1314. The first store was kept by a Mr. Liverick, who wa- succeeded by Conrad Alleman, who kept for thirty- five years, and the store buikling of the latter is still owned by his estate. John Sener came from Lancas- ter and kept the first tavern. The next inn was that of Mrs. Early, the "Cross-Keys." Afterward- Conrad Alleman kept a tavern in connection with Matthias Winagłe.
John Sener, about 1800 and later, made edge-tools for this whole region. The first blacksmith was Ben- jamin Ebersole, whose successor was Jacob Roop, who carried on the shop for forty years. During part | 57, Samuel Zimmerman ; 1857. Saniuie! Roop; 1858, of this time Jacob Wolf also had a shop at the other end of town, John Roop succeeded Wolf, and Daniel Long followed Jacob Roop. The first cooper was Benjamin Roop, whose successor was the late Abra- ham Funk.
In 1775, John Hollingsworth erected a large stone grist-mill, which -tood in constant operation until destroyed by fire, March 3, 1860, when owned by the Demmys. In 1863 it was rebuilt of wood by John and Elizabeth Puser, who have since operated it, It is one of the oldest mills in this part of the county. being ten years older than Frey's mill at Middletown.
SCHOOLS .- Lower Swatara being connected with Swatara township until 1840, was by a majority op- po-ed to the establishment of free schools, and year after year voted against it. But the town of Ports- mouth, having a population of seven hundred and fifty, was nearly unanimons in favor of the common- school system. It was not until 1843 that the town-
ship accepted the law, and then only through the efforts of Martin Kendig, William F. Murray, and others, who took advantage of the almost impa-sable roads, gathered up every voter in Portsmouth and vicinity that could be got out, and carried them to the place of holding the election, rightly suppo-ing that the farmers, who were generally opposed to the law, would not make their appearance. Enongh votes were obtained, not only to accept the provisions of the law, but to elect directors who were in favor of carrying out its provision. The adoption of the law was mainly owing to Martin Kendig, Robert Wil- son, John Bal-bauch, and Michael Alleman. At thi- time the township has eight good schools, with good and new houses well arranged for the scholars.
In 1875 the present commodious two-story brick school building was erected by the Board of Educa- tion, consisting of George W. Parthemore, A. Eher- sole, J. Bingaman, J. Ying-t, Isaac Momma, J. J. Lehman. The architect was G. Fisher.
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH. - The United Brethren denomination had preaching by local preachers as early as 1830 in the old school-house. but the congregation was not organized until 1843, On January 6th of this year the first subscription paper was started to erect a church, which was headed by Jacob Roop with one hundred dollars, followed by Conrad Alleman with fifty dollars, and Samuel Neidig with fifty dollars. The second subscription paper. dated January 17th, was started with Michael Frantz's name for seventy-five dollars, John Balsbaugh's for eighteen dollar-, and Christian Good's for ten dollars. Several other subscription papers were circulated, the money raised, and the church edifice completed the same year. The following have been its regular pas- tors: 1846, Simon Dreisbach ; 1847-49, Daniel Funk- houser; 1849, Sammel Sider -; 1850, George Miller ; 1851, Samuel Siders, Jacob Roop, Simon Dreisbach ; 1852, Abraham Noll; 1853-55, Joseph Young; 1855-
Jacob Kessler, L. W. Cromer ; 1860. J. B. Daugherty, L. Fleisher; 1861. J. B. Daugherty ; 1862-65, J. P. Smith ; 1865. John G. Clair, G. W. Hoffman; 1866, G. W. Hoffman; 1867, J. O. Brewer: 1868, J. P. Smith, H. Hackman, A. Miller : 1869-71, Israel Car- penter; 1870-72, W. B. Ever -; 1872. David O. Far- rall, P. Bowman ; 1873, W. D. Mower, P. Bowman, Isaiah Baltzell. H. C. Phillips; 1874, I-aiah Baltzell, II. C. Phillips, Hiram Neatfer; 1875, Hiram Neaffer; 1876-79. Thomas Garland; 1879, G. W. M. Rigor: 1880-52, Abraham H. Kaufman.
CHURCH OF GOD |BETHEL) .- This denomination have had for years prior to 1-43 preaching by mis- sionary mini-ter- in the old school-house, and in that year it- church edifice was built. Among the earliest pastors were Revs. Thomas Strohm, Abraham Snyder. Simon Fleisher, Israel Brady, Sterny, and Deshong. Since 1867 they have been : 1967-09, J. W. Miller ; 1809-72, Rev. Carvell; 1872-75, Rev. Arnold : 1875-
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Henry Fleisher. John A. Fisher. I. ory Fugle. Michael Frantz. Abraham Funk.
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77, D. S. Shoek ; 1877-79, James Speese; 1879-81, J. nut Hill," the home of the Cronehs and Jordans. B. Lockwood; 1881-82, S. B. Howard.
In some particulars the progressive spirit of the age TINIAN .- Just back of the village of Highspire, has changed it. It, too, was erected a century ago,
on the bluff overlooking the broad expanse of the Susquehanna, is "Tinian," the residence of Col. James Burd. At present it possibly presents the same appearance as when Col. Burd passed from off this stage of life. It is a stone structure. thirty by forty feet, two and a half stories high. It was erected by Col. Bard prior to the Bouquet expedition of 1763, and, unless the residence of Peter Allen, at the foot of Peter's Mountain, is in existence. i- probably the mnost ancient edince within the limits of the county of Dauphin. The place was named "Tinian" by Col. Burd, and is certainly one of the historic man- sions of our State. The most notable men of the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars were : entertained at "Tinian" right ho-pitably. and the associations which cluster around that famous build- : ing, whose owner was a man of mark in Provincial days, claim its preservation in this volume. The old iron knocker of Col. Burd remain- on the front door, while the interior presents little change. It has never been remodeled.
One-half a mile to the east of " Tinian" is " Wal-
"TINIAN, ' RESIDENCE OF COL. JAMIES BURD, Ho1.
and, as the residence of Capt. James Crouch, of the Revolution, Edward Crouch, a representative in Con- gress, and Benjamin Jordan, a State senator, all rep- resentative men, has an historie interest.
SWATARA TOWNSHIP.
THE court at their September sessions in the year 1799 issued an order to commissioners to view Lower Paxtang township and report to the next sessions a line dividing said township as nearly as might be for the convenience of the people into two equal parts ; to which the commissioners made return that they had made a division of the said township by a line.
"Beginning at the Paxtang Creek, where the breast of Landis' mill-dam formerly stool : thence south 85 degrees east 192 perches to a hickory in the land of : tween Susquehanna and Swatara townships. In the John Neisley ; thence south 76 degrees east 375 1 year 1842 the court issued an order to commissioners
perches to a black-oak in the land of Joshua Elder, Esq .; thence south 80 degrees east 135} perches to the fence of the glebo land belonging to the Paxtang meeting-house; thence south $5 degrees east 667 perches to a chestnut-tree in Christian Page's field ; thence 340 perches to Michael Ca-sel's bake-oven : thenee 200 perches to the house of George Ree-e ; thence 262 perches to a marked hickory on the bank of Beaver Creek, on land of Jacob Siders."
This report was confirmed by the court, and it was ordered that it be entered of record, and that the southern division be designated upon the records of
the court by the name of Swatara township. The fore- going shows the division line between Lower Pax- tang and Swatara townships in the year 1.99; sub-e- quently Lower Paxtang township wa- again divided and Su-quehanna township taken from it by a line from the mountain to somewhere near the centre of the line of Swatara, giving the southern section of the division to Susquehanna, thus making the before- described Swatara line in part the dividing line be-
to view, ascertain, and establish and lay out a line of division between Susquehanna and Swatara town- ships, from the bridge over Paxtang Creek at the junetion of Market and Chestnut Streets, in the line of the then borough of Harrisburg, to the corner between the townships of Swatara, Susquehanna, and Lower Paxtang. The commissioners reported the following line, to wit :
"Beginning at the corner between the said town-hips of Swatara. Susquehanna, and Lower Paxtang, where the eastern branch of Kimbortz's mill-dam crosses the same, and where a public road from said mill
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crosses said branch ; thence down said branch and mill-dam, along the west side thereof by the several courses, 39fs perches to the forks of said dam ; thence by the western fork of said dam and branch, and along the north side thereof by their several course-, 68 perches to a point where said branch is crossed by a road leading to Kimbortz's mill, and opposite the mouth of a run entering said branch from the south- west; thence crossing said branch and up said run and ravine, along which it flow- by their several courses, 9476 perches to a hickory in or near the line of lands of F. Rudy; thence by said line north 83; degrees west 93 perches to the forks of a stream rising near a stone corner between land- of the heirs of Joshua Elder and Jacob Pancake, deceased, in said Rudy's line; thence down said stream, by the several courses thereof, 88 perches to its junction with Rutherford's Run ; thence down Rutherford's Run two perches to the mouth of Hileman's Run ; thence up Hileman's Run, by the several courses
page 272, the second in Road Doc. A, page 273, and by reference to what follows it may be seen how Lower Swatara was separated. As now organized the township of Swatara is bounded on the north by the townships of Susquehanna and Lower Paxtang, on the east by Derry and Lower Swatara, on the south by Lower Swatara, and on the west by the Susque- hanna River and the limits of the city of Harrisburg.
Many of the incidents narrated in the general hi -- tory as occurring in Paxtang township proper trans- pired within the limits of the township of Swatara. The township is located in one of the finest valleys in Pennsylvania, and most of the land is highly culti- vated. There is little or no poor land within its limits.
PAXTANG CHURCH.
Three miles east of Harrisburg, on the ridge which forms the northern boundary of Paxtang Valley, stands the Paxtang Presbyterian Church, one of the oldest landmarks in Dauphin County. While it is true that
OLD PAXTANG CHURCH.
thereof. 119 perches to the line of James Herrington, ' nothing in the New World can be called old, it is also where a road crosses said run ; thence by the line of Herrington's land, south 671 degrees- west 100 perehes, to where said line strikes the head-waters of a run which leads across the Downingtown and Ephrata turnpike road ; thence down said run, by the several course- thereof, 153 perches to the middle of said turnpike and a bridge across said run ; thence along the middle of said turnpike road to the middle of the bridge over Paxtang Creek aforesaid, by the following courses and distances: north 74 degrees west 68 perches to an angle; north 74} degrees west 213 perches to an angle on Allison's Hill; north 66 degrees west 51f, perches to the junction of said turnpike with the Jonestown road, and south 781 de- grees west 8 perches to the middle of said bridge."
This report was confirmed by the court on the 18th of January, 1843. The line thus run, so far as it goes, varies materially from the line of 1799, before mentioned. The first division line of Swatara town- ship may be found recorded in Ses. Doc., 1795-1801,
true that the origin of this place as a place of worship is lost in antiquity. In 1732, when the Presbytery of Donegal was organized, there was standing on the spot a log house of worship with some of the marks of age upon it, and near by were the green graves of the pioneers, most of which were never marked, and their existence to-day is only discovered by the grave- digger when he -trikes his spade into the soil to add one more to the already populous city of the dead. Sixty years ago there was at the head of one of these graves a rough limestone, upon which was chiseled in rude letter- an inscription which stated that the inhabitant below had departed this life in 1716. This establishes the fact of the existence of the burying- ground at that date, and we are naturally led to the conclusion that the log church was also then in ex- istence. Rev. James Anderson and others preached here as supplies, under the care of the Presbytery of New Castle, prior to 1732. On the 11th of October ot that year the Presbytery of Donegal was constitutel
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out of a portion of the Presbytery of New Castle. they presented a supplication from the session asking The meeting was held at the Donegal Church : minis- for a separation, and that their bounds might be fixed. At the same time Lazarus Stewart prosecuted a sup- plication from Manada Creek ( Hanover) for a new erection. The subject of the separation between Paxtang and Derry was postponed from one Presby- tery to another, until finally on the 2d of September, 1736. it was agreed to. So popular was Mr. Bertram with his people that both parties were anxious to secure his services, -Paxtang engaging to pay for his yearly support sixty pounds. " one- half in money. the other half in hay, fax, linen, yarn, or linen eloth at market price." Perry promised fitty-five pounds. to be paid in like manner. Mr. Bertram was perplexed, and asked for time to consider; Presbytery gave him until the next meeting of Synod, which took place on the 16th of September. He chose Derry, and Pax- tang was declared vacant. From this date until Dec. 22, 1738, the congregation was supplied by Messrs. Sankey, Alexander, Craven, and Elder. ters present, Mes-rs. Ander-on, Thomson, Boyd, Orr, and Bertram. Mr. Thomson was elected moderator. and Mr. Bertram clerk. The first item of business brought before the new Presbytery of Donegal was in relation to Paxtang and Derry. These churches having united in a call to the Rev. William Bertram, which had been placed in his hands at the last meet- ing of the old New Castle Presbytery. George Renick and others of Paxtang and Derry appeared and re- quired an answer thereto. Mr. Bertram accepted, and was installed Nov. 15. 1732. at Swatara, which Web- ster -ays was the original name of Derry Church. Thomas Forster, George Renick, William Cunning- bam, and Thomas Mayes were appointed for the Pax- tang side, and Rowland Chambers, Hugh Black, Robert Campbell, John Wilson. William Wilson, James Quigley, William McCord. and John Sloan for the Derry side of the creek, to assist Mr. Bertram in congregational affairs until the erection nf a formal session.
At the meeting of Presbytery at Upper Octorara, Sept. 6, 1733, " Mr. Bertram presented a list of men nominated by the congregation, of Paxtang and Derry to be set apart for ruling elders. Presbytery ordered that they be again published, and intimation given that if any objection be made against any of them, >aid objection be given in due time."
The amount of the subscriptions to Mr. Bertram's salary does not appear, but the congregation, in addi- tion thereto, made over to him and his heirs their "right and title to the plantation commonly called 'The Indian Town,' purchased from the Indians." Hitherto, and until 1736, Paxtang and Derry were considered simply as two branches of the same con- gregation ; this arrangement was unwieldy, and gave rise to various disputes and misunderstandings about financial matters. They had fallen into arrears with Mr. Anderson, and were ordered no less than five times at as many different meetings of Presbytery to pay up; difficulty was experienced in getting all parts of the congregation to contribute their just dues towards the repairs of Mr. Bertram's house, and to defray the expenses of a lawsuit about certain boards. These and other troubles of a like nature were a source of annoyance to both societies as well as to Mr. Ber- tram, so much so that at Nottingham, Oct. 9, 1735, Mr. Bertram and his elder united in asking Presby- tery to appoint a committee "to go into and reason with the people of said congregation and inquire into their circumstances, as to their ability to be separated into two distinct congregations and support them- selves, in order that Mr. Bertram, being eased of part of his burden, may be able to go on with more com- fort in the discharge of his duty to whichever part of said people he shall be determined to continue with."
A committee was appointed and reported to Pres- bytery Nov. 20, 1785. Accompanying their report
On Dec. 22, 1738, John Elder, a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, was ordained and installed pastor of Paxtang, at a salary of sixty pounds in money. Mr. Elder was a strong man, and filled a large space not only in the church but in the State. In addition to the sacred office he held a commission as civil magistrate, was captain of the celebrated body of men known as the " Paxtang Rangers," and held a colonel's commission under the Proprietary government. It is unnecessary to give more of his personal history in this connection, as a full biograph- ical sketch of him will be found in another part of this volume. Soon after Mr. Elder began his labors in Paxtang it was found that the old log church was in-ufficient, and steps were taken towards the erection of the present building. It stands about twenty feet back from the site of the old house, and was begun about the year 1740, but owing to the poverty of the congregation and their aversion to going into debt (a characteristic which they still retain ) it seems to have been some years in course of erection, and according to a tradition which is doubtless correct, was used for a long time as a hou-e of worship with neither floor nor pews; seats made of logs hewn on one side were used by all the people excepting the family of the pastor, who occupied a settee. In the division of Mr. Elder's effects after his death, the old settee fell to his son Thomas.
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