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" The freshet in the Big Lehigh was tremendons. The water was about twenty feet above low-water mark below the dam, and was about three feet above the highest point on the Big Island. Euch a flood is not recollected by our oldest inhabitants. Our excellent bridge over the Big Lehigh and toll-honse are gone. Three fraine houses of Mr. D. Kleckner, between his tavern and the bridge, are gone. The gate- keeper's family got away, but saved nothing out of the house. The other families saved more or less, but sustained heavy losses. The store- honses have been considerably injured at the basin, and several of our merchants, in not having their goods removed, have met with heavy losses, A large quantity of lumber and a number of boats and scows were lost. The navigation dam has but little, if any, injury done to it. The canal has sustained some injury."
While the actual damage caused by this flood was not so great as that by the flood of 1862, it was, in proportion to the total valuation of Allentown prop- erty, muelt heavier.1
The great fire occurred Thursday, June 1, 1848, and a full account of it appeared in the Republikaner of Tttesday, June 6th, of which the following is a trans- lation :
"TERRIBLE FIRE.
"35 DWELLINGS AND ABOUT 2 BARNS AND STABLES A PREY TO THE FLAMES. LOSS ARDUT >200,000.
"At 4 o'clock last Thursday a fire broke out in our town, which, owing to the high wind theu prevailing, spread so quickly that in the course of an hour and a half nearly half the town was laid in ashes, The tire originated in the statde of John Eckert, cither through incen- diaries or the carelessness of children, and spread from one stable to another so rapidly and did its work of destruction so thoroughly, that all the buildings on Hamilton Street, running westwardly from Market Square to Hagenbach's hotel, excepting Landenslager & Ettinger's hardware-store, were destroyed. The firemen exerted themselves to subdne the flames, but their efforts proved vain, and it seemed as if the whole town would be burned down.
"The loss in property is large, so large that Allentown will hardly recover from the stroke in a decade. The main business portion of the town lies in ashes. It is perhaps unnecessary to say that this block was the most beautiful in town, including a number of three-story brick buildings, among them the new Odd-Fellows' Hall. The loss falls so inneh more heavily by reason of the failure of property-owners to have their dwellings insured.
" Below follows a list of the sufferers, who for the main part have lost their all through this calamity. This list will be found in the main correct, since we sent a man to the spot to obtain a complete list of all who have been ruined by the destroying element.
" North Ward.
" The large three-story brick hotel on the northwest corner of Market Square, the property of Jesse Grim, and tenanted in part for hotel pur- poses by James Trexler, and in part by Messrs, Crim & Reninger and Selfridge & Wilson tor store purposes, besides a frame store-house and five stables. The bes of Mr. Grim is put at $5000; insurance, $5000. The store of Grim & Reninger was insured for $6000; loss, $10,000, Selfridge & Wilson suffer a totid boss, The books and some of the goods in these two stores were saved, Mr. Trexler, the landlord, lost nearly everything, and saved only a little of his furniture. His loss is $1200.
" The two-story briek store-house of Yeager & Weidner. A part of the stock saved. Loss, $7000; Insurance on building, $1000.
"The two-story brick dwelling-house and jewelry-store of Joseph Weiss. Loss, $3150; insurance, $1533.
"The two-story brick stove and tinware shop of Thomas Ginkinger. Whole loss, $1800.
" The double two-story dwelling-house and stable of Daniel Kviper. The house was ocenpied by Keiner aml Ephraim Gangwere. A part of the household furniture was saved, Loss, $1300, scenred to the extent of $2000.
" The two-story frame dwelling-house of Abraham Newhard, and his carpenter-shop and barn. This house was ocenpied by Silas and Abru- ham Newhard. Only a little of the furniture was saved.
"The thiresstory mich dwelling of Abraham New hunl, occupied by
1 The flood of 1862 was also disactions to property at Allentown, but in proportion to the total wealth of the town probably did not do as ! Thomas Nowhard and Stetler & George. Entire loss, $1150; no instr- mmet chunage as that of 1841. This flood reached its greatest height here about midnight of June tth. Its impetuosity aml the great height " The three-story brick dwelling-house and drug store of Dr. Danow- sky, besides a laboratory and stables; very little saved. Loss, $1500; secured, $1500. it attained were duo tid entirely to the heavy rains, but also to the break. ing away successively of the immense dams in the meer part of the river. The Republikaner says, " The flood rose eighteen inches higher " The three-story brick dwelling-house and store-stand of Elius Mertz (or Mertz & Weaver), and stables. A part of the store-goods saved ; loss, 58000; insurance, $5000. at Allentown than that of 1841. The Allentown brilge was borne nway at midnight (of the 11th), cansing a loss estimated at titty thousand dol- lars, and all of the other bridges between Mauch Chunk and Easton " Two three-story brick dwellings and outhouses of Mr. Klein, one tenanted by Messis. Unber & Wagner as merchants, the other by Messrs, Keiper & Gross, publishers of the Lehigh Patriot und Lehigh Re- porter, and booksellers. A portion of Messis. Huber & Wagner's stock und the business books of Keiper & Gross were saved. The store of the former timm was insured for $8000; loss, $10,000, The two buildings were insured for $1000, nud valued at $6000; the loss to the printing- bonse was $1500. were destroyed, except the railroad bridges at this place and Freemans- burg. The furnaces and rolling-mills here were minch damaged, and Inmber-owners suhered unich loss, as did also the inhabitants of the lower part of the town in general. The highly cultivated island was laid entirely waste. Several dwellings in the lower part of town were rendered tenantless, und one or two were carried entirely away. Seven persons lost their lives. Of those, three were of the family of Herman Laub (his wife and two children) and one was a son of the lock-tender. " The three-story brick dwelling-house and hardware-store of Edmund R. Newhard. A part of the wares were saved. Loss, $9500; insurance, $1200. The wife and child of Anthony Dyer, n canal-boat owner, were also antong the lost. There were a number of heroic resenes, The loss of or damage to property was probably not less than two hundred thousand "the two-story store and dwelling-honer and stable of Mr. Peter Newhurd. A part of the furniture was saved. Loss, $3500; insurance, dollars."
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$2000. In this building was the post-office, the greater part of the con- tenis of which were saved.
" The two-story briek dwelling-house and shoe store of Mr. George Lucas. In the latter nearly everything was saved. The building was insured for $1000. Loss, $1900.
"The two-story brick dwelling, store-house, and stable of Mr. Peter IInber. Nothing was saved except the books, some papers, and money. A large sum of money, as well as a large quantity of grain, is said to have been destroyed. Loss, $8115; no insurance.
" The following also suffered losses, estimated as follows:
M. Schwarz, barn and contents $500
Ephraim Gangwere, household furniture. 600
Charles Eckert, stable (instance, $200). 500
John Eckert, stable 226
Widow Schaffer, stable, 500
Charles Seager, stable. 150
Reformed Church 200
Silas Newkard, household goods. 300
Edwin Keiper, household goods .. 100
Michael Uhler, dry goods ... 2500
Hannah Dunlap, household goods. 45
The market-house .. 500
" South Ward.
"The two-story stone dwelling-house and an adjacent frame building on the southwest corner of Market Square was the property of Mr. Joshna lanse, Loss, $3864; insurance, $2000.
"The new Odd-Fellows' Hall, with the store-stock of Messrs. Weiss & Co., the saddler-shop of Charles Keck, and the restaurant of Henry Nagel. No insurance. Loss to the Odd-Fellows, 86528.
" The two-story brick dwelling-house, two stables, and the frame-work of a barn of Dr. C. H. Marlin, and all his household goods. Nothing was saved. Loss, $5206 ; no insurance.
" The two two-story brick dwelling-houses, stable, and shop of John Q. Cole, one of the houses ocenpied by the family of Mr. Brown, the toy manufacturer. Mr. Cole had a great deal of willow-ware on hand, and he und Mr. Brown suffer especially. Estimated loss of Mr. Cole, $3280; insurance, $1500. Mr. Brown's loss is $550, with no insurance.
"The two-story brick dwelling-house and stable of Mr. Joseph F. Newhard. Estimated loss, $1700 ; insurance, $1000.
"The two-story brick dwelling-house, tobacco-factory, stable, ma- chine-shop, etc , of John F. Ruhe, as well as a large quantity of tobacco. Estimated loss, 84755; insurance, $1600.
"The two-story brick dwelling-house and stable of Michael Uhler. Loss, $1100, with no insurance.
" The two-story brick dwelling-house and stable of Charles Scholl, be- sides tailoring materials and honschold furniture. Estimated loss, $1400 ; no insurance.
" The two-story brick dwelling-house of Catharine Graff and house- hold furniture. A total loss, $750.
" The butcher-shop und barn of Mr. Martin Schwenk. Loss, $600.
"The turning shop of Reuben Kauffinan, with finished work. Esti- mated loss, $220. -
" The new two-story brick dwelling-honse of William Scholl, on Allen Street, opposite Mr. Rees' hotel. Loss, $500.
" The two-story dwelling-house of Mr. George Good, on Allen Street, wilh all ils contents. 1.oss, $850.
"The frame dwelling-house of Albright & Woodring, on Allon Street with contents, Loss, Sito.
" The following persons besides the foregoing have lost property as indiented :
I. C. Longnecker. $300
George F. Ruhe, house furniture ...... 100
Ilenry Ruhe, cash. ...
50
Renben Reiss, furniture ...
250
Reuben Stranlos,
150
Nathan Landeuslager, sundries. 150
Charles Beidler, smithy. 60
Henry Ebner, stable. 75
280
The Allentown Hose Honse, 550
James Sengrenves, two slables,
William Kern, stable ... 250
975
M. U. R. Ihinter, "
150
Georgo Keiper, 300
55
John Neiligh, furniture
200
Sarah Hittel,
100 JJolin Woll', 20
Charles Keck, Iniloring goods. 300
1600
Henry F. Nagle, tools ....
350
Patrick McGlowu, scaffolding, etc .. 160
.C. L. Lechinan, tools. 50
"The above losses were estimated by a connnittee appointed at a citi - zens' meeting. It can be seen that the above valnations are low, and if the full value of the lost property were given it would sum up the loss to at least $250,000, As it is now made, the loss does not appear higher than $145,000, of which $42,000 is covered by insurance."
A meeting of citizens was held the morning after the fire to take measures for the relief of the suf- ferers. Hon. Henry King was president, and J. D. Lawall and J. M. Line, secretaries. Committees were appointed to ascertain the losses, to prepare an ad- dress to the country, to sueeor those in need of imme- (liate assistance, and to demolish the tottering walls left by the fire. Thanks were expressed by resolu- tion to all who assisted in preventing the spread of the flames, especially the Bethlehem firemen. On June 3d a second meeting was held, at which a finan- cial committee and collectors were appointed to secure donations. The country responded liberally in answer to the cry of distress that went up from smitten Al- lentown, and the report of the financial committee, made Feb. 1, 1849, showed that they had received and disbursed $18,497.49. Money was sent from various points in Lehigh County, from Philadelphia and New York, from Montgomery, Lancaster, Leba- non, Northumberland, Northampton, Bucks, Chester, Carbon, Huntingdon, York, Crawford, Berks, and Bedford Counties, from Ohio, from New Orleans, and from Washington, D. C. (through Hon. S. A. Bridges).
The fire, great as was the loss it caused, was a bless- ing in disguise for Allentown. In some cases the lots in the burnt district sold for more a year or so after the fire than they would have brought before it with the buildings. The first notice that the Republikaner contains of rebuilding on the ruins of the fire was that of a house erected by Joseph Weiss, which is mentioned under date of Oet. 5, 1848. Others began at the same time or soon after, the town received ac- quisitions of a desirable nature in the arrival of men of means, and improvement went rapidly forward. The town hind had in 1848 a population of 3700, and unmbered 619 houses, and in 18544, six years after the fire, when a special census was taken to ascertain the amount of growth, it was found that the population was 5250, and the number of houses 970,-a gain of 1550 in population and of 351 in the number of houses. The establishment of the iron-works, a short time before the fire, had done something towards bringing about this result. The building of the rail- road was begun in 1855, and materially advaneed the interests of the town. The population increased to 8025 in 1860, more than doubling the 8703 of 1850, and then, through the activity caused by the opening of many new manufacturing industries and the flush times of the war, it increased to 14,448 in 1870. In 1880 it had a population of 18,063, and now (1884) claims 21,000.
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Dr. Tilghman II. Martin, barn ..
Ephraim Grim, stable. 120
Andreas Wind, stable. .
150
Richard Lovers
Weiss && hochman, fancy goods.
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HISTORY OF LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
CHAPTER XVII.
THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN-(Continued).
Municipal History-Civil List-Improvements-The Water and Fire Departments.
Municipal History .- The corporate history of Allentown dates from March 18, 1811, that being the time when the act incorporating the borough of Northampton (Allentown) was approved by Gov- ernor Simon Snyder, after it had passed the Legis- lature. There seems to have been a fondness for the name of Northampton, and the people while autici- pating the erection of a new county (which came to pass the following year) evidently enjoyed the idea of preserving the name of the old one by applying it to the town which they foresaw must be the seat of justice of the new. The act of incorporation eon- tained the following clause prescribing the boun- daries :
. .. " The town of Northampton shall be and the same is hereby erected into a borough, which shall be called the 'Borough of North- ampton,' and shall be comprised within the following bounds, to wit : Beginning at a post on the northern bank of Little Lehigh Creek, thence extending by lands of John Wagner and Abraham Worman, and running along the line dividing the town and the outlots, north eighteen degrees west, to a stone, the northwestern corner of said town ; thence along the line dividing the town and ontlots, north, seventy-two degrees east, to a post on the western bank of Jordan Creek ; thence down the said creek, the several courses thereof, to the junction of the said Lehigh and Jordan Creeks ; thence up the said Lehigh Creek, the several courses thereof, to the place of beginning."
The first eleetion was ordered to be held upon the first Monday in May, 1811, at the house of George Savitz, which was a small two-story stone tavern, which is now incorporated in the Allen House. The election was duly held May 6th, and resulted in the choice of Peter Rhoads as burgess, a Town Council, and other offieers, which will be found in a list (con- taining also those of the succeeding years down to the present) appended to this sketch of Allentown's corporate history. We reserve for separate considera- tion the early action of the Council upon the matters ot street improvement, fire protection, and the build- ing of a market-house.
The corporate name of the borough was changed from Northampton to Allentown by authority of Sec- tion 20 of an act passed April 16, 1838. The Council was by this act increased to ten members.
The original boundaries were not extended until 1852. August 2d of that year a portion of the town- ship of Northampton (a small township which then surrounded the town) was added to the borongh. This tract was bounded on the east by the Lehigh River, south by the Little Lehigh, and west by Jordan Creek. This ground had been plotted under the name of Lehigh Port ; dubbed St. Domingo from the fact that it was then the residence of quite a number of negro families, and was called familiarly " Mingo."
By an ordinance passed Sept. 14, 1852, Allentown was increased westerly by the admission of a small part of Northampton township.
By an act of the Assembly passed April 28, 1853, Allentown was divided into three wards, the territory between the Lehigh River and Jordan Creek being ealled Lehigh Ward, while the older part of the borough was divided into the South and North Wards, the former including all west of the Jordan and south of Hamilton Street, and the latter all west of the Jordan and north of Hamilton Street.
The Lehigh Ward was changed to the First Ward by an aet passed March 8, 1859, and at the same time the South Ward was divided into the Second and Third by making Water and Seventh Streets the dividing line, and the North Ward was also divided by Seventh Street into the Fourth and Fifth Wards.
By an ordinance passed March 8, 1860, the First Ward was enlarged by admitting to the borough limits all the territory north of it, between the Lehigh River and Jordan Creek, up to the northern boundary of the lands of the Allentown Iron Company.
The next legislation affeeting Allentown was im- portant, for it changed the borough into a city. The act passed the Assembly March 12, 1867. It was eon- stituted with six wards. The First was divided into First and Sixth, and Lehigh Island was then virtually annexed to the former.
By the act establishing city government the western limits were extended two squares west of Tenth Street, and an addition of thirty-three perches was made on the north, between the extended Ninth and Eleventh Streets. A further addition was made on the north of ten hundred and forty-six feet, between Eighth and Ninth Streets, by ordinance of June 10, 1868, and on June 10, 1870, the present limits were estab- lished, containing 3.14 square miles, or 2011.27 aeres.
OFFICERS OF THE BOROUGH AND CITY, ISIT TO 1833.
1811 .- Burgess, l'eter Rhoads; Town Conneil, George Graff, chairman, Jacob Martin, John Miller (tailor), John Keiner, Leonard Nagle; Town Clerk, George Rhoads ; High Constable, John F. Ruhe ; Road and Street Commissioners, John Mohr, Courad Huber.
1812 .- Burgess, Peter Rhoads; Town Council, Jacob Martin, chairman, John Mohr, John Miller, John House, John Eckert ; High Consta- ble, Frederick Eckert; Street Commissioners, Poter Houh, Peter Newbard.
( No record for 1-13.)
1814 .-- Bigess, George Grad; Town Council, Jacob Martin, chairman, John Wagner, Adutu Reep, William Eckert, John Knecht; Town Clerk, Jacob Bhummer; High Constable, John Lehr ; Street Commis- sioners, Frederick Kocher, Jacob Buther.
(No perfect records of elections in the yours from 1815 to 3830 up- pear, but some of the officers' names have been found in minutes of public meetings. In 1816, Jacob Martin was still the chairman of the Council, and Jacob Binmer was town clerk, The latter was con- stantly in the office until 1829, The name of John F. Ruhe appears AS chairman of Council in 1822, that of l'eter Newhard in 1824, Michael D. Eberhard in 1826, Philip Sellers in 1827, and John F. Ruhe again in 1828-20.)
1850,-Burgess, John J. Kranss; Town Council, Adam Reep, chairman, Adam Seip, Andrew Gangwere, Henry Reichard, Moses Horn ; Town Clerk, John F. Ruhe ; High Constable, George Reiper ; Street Com- missioners, John Keiper, William Ginkinger.
1831 .- Burgess, Jolm .1. Krauss; Town Council, Henry Reichard, chair- mon, Timothy Geidner, Solomon Gungwere, Benjamin Landwig, Thomas Ginkinger ; Town Clerk, John F. Rnhe ; High Constable, George Kelper; Street Commissioners, William Ginkinger, John Keiper.
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1832,-Burgess, John J. Krauss; Town Council, Henry Reichard, Tim- othy Geidner, Solomon Gangwere, Benjamin Ludwig, Thomas Giukinger; High Constable, George Keiper : Street Commissioners, John Wagner, John Keiper.
1833,-Burgess, John J. Kranss; Town Conneil, David Heimbach, chair- man, George Haberacker, Charles A. Gross, Martin Schenck, Peter Huber; Town Clerk, J. W. Hornbeck : High Constable, George Keiper: Street Commissioners, Abraham Gangwere, George Kei- per.
1834 .- Burgess, John J. Kraus4; Town Council, Jacob Stein, chairman, George Wetherhold, Abraham Beiber, Charles A. Ruhe, Samnel Horn; Town Clerk, J. W. Hornbeck; High Constable, George Keiper; Street Commissioners, Abraham Gangwere, John Keiper. 1835 .- Burgess, Jacob Newhard ; Town Conneil, Charles A. Ruhe, chair- man, Joseph Saeger, dedin Eckert, Jr., Joseph Weiss, Jacob D. Boas ; Town Clerk, J. W. Hornberk ; High Constable, George Wetherhold; Street Commissioners, John Keiper, II. W. Knipe.
1836 .- Burgess, Jacob Newhard; Town Conneil, Michael D. Eberhard, chairman, Jacob D. Boas, Solomon Keck, Abraham Rinker, Paul Knanss : Town Clerk, R. E. Wright.
1837 .- Burgess, Jacob Newhard; Town Council, Michael D. Eberhard, Peter Newhard, chairman, John Mohr, John Wagner, Jr., Josepdi Hartman; Town Clerk, S. A. Bridges; Treasurer, Henry Ebner; Engineer, Simon Schweitzer ; Wood-Corder, Caspar Newhard.
1838 .-- Burgess, Jolm F. Ruhe ; Town Conneil, John J. Kranss, John Albright, Henry W. Knipe, Solomon Fatzinger, Charles A. Rahe, George Stein, Joseph Hartman, Joel Kranss, John V. R. Himter ; Town Clerk, S. A. Bridges ; High Constable, Jacob Heckman.
1839 .- Burgess, Samuel Runk ; Town Conneil, John Mohr, chairman, George Stein, Joseph Hartman, Daniel Keiper, Henry Reichard, Samuel Moyer, Jacob Moyer, Amirew Klotz, Bartholomew Balliet ; Town Clerk, S. A. Bridges; High Constable, Renben Stranss.
1840 .- Burgess, Samuel Runk ; Town Council, John Wagner, chairman, John Mohr, John Eckert, Joseph Young, John Detweiler, Henry Reichard, Jacob Hagenbuch, Andrew Klotz; Town Clerk, S. A. Bridges; Treasurer, Jacob Stein ; Engineer, S. Schweitzer ; Street Commissioners, George Engleman, Joseph Lehr.
1841,-Burgess, Charles Seip; Town Council, John Albright, chairman, John Mohr, John Wagner, John Detweiler, Joseph Young, John Eckert, John J. Kranss, Joseph Saeger; Town Clerk, S. A. Bridges; Treasurer, Jacob Stein; Engineer, S. Schweitzer; Clerk of Market, J. F. Newhard ; Wood-Corder, Caspar Newhard.
1842 .- Burgess, -: Town Council, John J. Kranss, chairman, John Allnight, J. K. Saeger, Joseph Young, William Moll, Stephen Far- ber, Charles Scholl, William Mertz, John Nonnemacher; Town Clerk, S. A. Bridges; Treasurer, George Stein; Engineer, P. JJarrett; High Constable, Israel Erdmann ; Street Commissioners, Peter New- hard, Jucob Colver.
1843 .- Burgess, Peter Newhard; Town Council, Joseph Young, John Moll, Stephen Barber, Charles Scholl, William Mertz; Josepde Kramer, Abraham Gangwere, Michael D. Eberhard, J. D. Boas; Town Clerk, John F. Ruhe; Treasurer, George Stein; High Con- stable, Samuel Mayer; Market-Master, 1. F. Newluard ; Engineer, Jesse Samuels; Street Commissioners, Caspar Keeter, Adam Scip.
1811 Burgess, ; Town Council, Joseph Young, chairman, J. D. Boas, Michael D. Eberhard, Jedem Moll, Charles Scholl, C. 11. Martin, Joseph Kammer, Stephen Barber, William H. Metz, Manham Gangwere; Town Clerk, John F. Rule; Treasurer, Goorge Stein; High Constable, Samuel Horn.
1845 .- Burgess, R. E. Wright ; Town Council, J. D. Bons, president, Simon Schweitzer, Charles Sanger, Michael D. Eberhard, Nathan Dresher, Solomou Gross, C. H. Martin, Joseph Kramer, Charles Kramer, Abraham Gangwere; Town Clerk, John F. Ruhe ; Trens. urer, George Stein; High Constable, Sanmel Horn,
1846 .- Burgess, Poter Wycoff; Town Council, Charles Saeger, William Edelman, Nathan Dresher, Jonathan Reichard, James Gangwere, Solomon Gross, Willimmn Fry, Reuben Strouss, Charles Kramer, Simon Schweitzer; Town Clerk, John F. Ruhe ; Treasurer, J. W. Hornbeck ; High Constalde, Charles Haines.
1847 .- Burgess, --; Town Council, Peter Newhard, Jacob Hart- zell, John Eckert, Bartholomew Balliel, George Keifer, Amos Kt- tinger, Aaron Troxell, George Wetherhold, C. b. Martin, Bernard Rees; Town Clerk, Jolm F. Rahe; Treasurer, J. W. Hornbeck ; ligh Constable, William Eckert ; Engineer, Jesse Samuels,
1848, -Burgess, John D. Lawall; Town Council, Amos Ettinger, Aaron Troxell, B. Balliet, John Eckert, B. Rees, W. H. Blumer, Peter Heller, James Hartman, Edward D. Leisenring, Charles Koch ;
Town Clerk, Eli J. Saeger ; Treasurer, J. F. Reichard ; High Con- stable, Jacob Ehrig; Engineer, Jesse Samuels.
1849 .- Burgess, - -; Town Conneil, W. H. Blumer, Charles Keck, E. D. Leisenring, toseph Hartman, Peter Heller, Pant Knanss, Charles Eckert, F. E. Samnels, John Nonnemacher, Nathan Dresher ; Town Clerk, Eli J. Saeger; Treasurer, John Reichard ; High Con- stable, Jacob Ehrig.
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