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THE BOROUGH OF LEHIGHTON.
1872 the Rev. Jacob Beleville, the pastor of the church of Mauch Chunk, coneeived the idea of establishing a church at Lehighton and transferring the trust to trustees. In accordance with this idea a congregation was organized and trustees elected; the funds, with interest, were transferred to the trustees of the Pres- byterian Church of Lehighton. A lot was selected, and the present Presbyterian Church edifice was built with the funds realized. In 1870 the land now owned by the Gnadenhutten Cemetery Association was sold to the society by the trustees of the fund.
Methodist Episcopal Church .- About 1840 ser- vices were commenced by the Methodists in the sehool-house, and were conducted by ministers who occasionally visited this part of the country, the ma- jority of whom were in charge of the church at Mauch Chunk. The society was not organized till 1865, and then was placed in the circuit with Parry . ville, Weissport, and Slatington. Soon after the or- ganization the society purchased the building for- merly used as the Carbon Academy, which they used till 1882. The old building was torn down and a new edifice erected in the summer of 1883, and dedicated on Sunday, the 30th of September, in that year.
The church is a brick structure. The tower rises to a height of about eighty feet above the street. The church contains three rooms, all on the same floor,-a main audience-room, thirty-six by sixty feet, with twenty-six feet walls; a lecture-room, twenty and one-half by thirty-six feet, with twenty-two feet walls, opening by folding-doors with the main audi- ence-room ; and an infant-class room, thirteen and ! the lecture-room, into which it opens by sash and doors.
Ebenezer Church of the Evangelical Associa- tion .- This society was organized in 1872, and ser- one-half by twenty and one half feet, at the rear of | vices were held in the school-house on Pine Street
The pastors who have been in charge since 1865 are W. B. Durelle, E. Townsend, W. H. Friese, J. Lindermuth, J. F. Swindells, Wilmer Coffman, L. B. Brown, - Oram, J. P. Miller, G. W. North, and Henry G. Watt, the present pastor.
St. Peter's and St. Paul's Catholic Church (Ger- man),- This congregation was organized in 1869. The first pastor was the Rev. C. Frende, who resided. in Lehighton, and had other churches in charge. The Catholic German school was founded at the same time, attended by the same pastors, and is now taught by Sisters from East Manch Chunk. Mr. Frende was succeeded in 1872 by the Rev. W. Heinan, who is the present pastor. In 1871 the St. Joseph's Catholic Church was organized at East Mauch Chunk, and placed under the eare of Father Heinan, who, in 1874, removed from Lehighton to that place. Father
. Heinan has had as assistant pastors the following : : place of the Moravians who were massacred near here Rev. A. Merach, 1879; Rev. A. Fietz, 1880; Rev. A. Mistell, 1881; Rev. A. Wolf, 1882.
Zion's Reformed Congregation .- In 1872 a few persons gathered together in Lehighton, under the ; care of the Rev. A. Bartholomew, and on the 20th of April, 1873, they were organized as a church, and
the Rev. L. K. Derr beeaine their pastor, and served till 1881. Ile was succeeded by the Rev. J. H. Ilort- man. A church edifice was erected in 1876, the base- ment of which was fitted for use and dedicated Jan. 14, 1877. A bell was added to the tower in Novem- ber of that year. The church is not yet fully com- pleted. It is the intention to finish and occupy it during the present year.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church .- This society was organized by the Rev. D. K. Kepner on the 5th of January, 1873. Efforts were at once made to erect a church edifice. A lot was purchased on the corner of Iron and Northampton Streets, and the corner-stone of a new building laid June 1, 1873. At this time the church numbered one hundred and seventy-five members. Work progressed slowly, and on the 8th of February, 1874, the basement of the church was used for services, and on the 17th of May, 1874, was dedicated. The building was not completed till November, 1874, and on the 23d and 24th of that month was dedicated with appropriate services in both English and German. The edifice is forty by seventy feet, with a spire one hundred and forty-five feet in height, and cost sixteen thousand dollars. The Rev. D. K. Kepner was pastor from the organization to September, 1874. The Rev. Gustav A. Bruegel was chosen pastor Jan. 10, 1875, and installed July 4th in that year. He was succeeded in 1878 by the Rev. William Laitzle, who remained till April, 1882, when the Rev. J. 11. Kuder, the present pastor, was chosen.
until the new ehurch edifice was completed, the corner-stone of which was laid with appropriate cere- monies on the 15th of August, 1875. The church is built of brick, and was completed in the spring of 1876, and dedicated on the 21st of May in that year. The dedicatory sermon was preached by Bishop Thomas Bowman, from Rev. xxi. 3, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men." The first pastor was the Rev. A. F. Leopold, who served the people till February, 1874. He was succeeded by the Rev. A. Krecker, who continned till March, 1875, when the Rev. J. C. Bleim was appointed. He served three years, and in March, 1878, the Rev. D. B. Albright succeeded him. He was followed, in March, 1879, by the Rev. B. J. Smoyer, who served three years. In March, 1882, the Rev. W. K. Wieand, the present pastor, was appointed.
Gnadenhütten Cemetery Association .- The land now owned by this association was made the burial- on the evening of Nov. 24, 1755. From the year 1820 the grounds were occasionally used as a burial-place "by the people of the surrounding country. The land on which the burial-place was located was sold about 1830 to Frederika Miska, a Polish woman. It was in 1833 left in trust for the Presbyterians, and
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on the 7th of August, 1838, was opened for publie use as a burial-place. In the year 1788 the Moravians of Bethlehem erected a marble slab over the remains of their brethren, which contained the following in- seription :
" To the memory of Gottlieb and Christina Anders, with their child Johanna, Martin and Susanna Nitschman, And Catharina Sonseman, Leonhard Gottermyer, Christian Fabricns Clerk,
George Schweigerl, John Frederick Lesly, und Martin Presser; who lived at Gnaden Huetteu unto the Lord, and lost their lives in a surprise from Indian warriors, November the 2414, 1755. 'Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.' Psalins exvi. 15.
[A. Bower, Phila., 1788.]"
After the opening of the grounds in 1848 they were inclosed with a fence. Over the entrance was placed an arch with the following inseription :
""" Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth '
Commenced Aug. 7, 1748. Renewed Ang. 7, 1848."
A few years since a citizen of Bethlehem erected a small marble monument upon the grounds, upon which is inscribed :
"To honor and perpetuate the remembrance of the Moravian Martyrs, whose ashes ure gathered at its base, this monument is erected."
In the year 1867 a number of gentlemen of Lehigh- ton decided to form an association for the purpose of sceuring and keeping in good condition a cemetery for the use of the people of Lehighton and surround- ing country. A society was formed, which was incor- porated by the court of Carbon County, Dec. 30, 1867, as "The Gnadenhütten Cemetery Association." A committee was appointed to select a suitable site for a cemetery.
The committee made a report Jan. 12, 1870, in which it is stated that the trustees of the Gnadenhuit- ten land were willing to sell the Gnadenhutten burial- ground to the association for two hundred dollars per acre. The proposition was accepted and ground pur- chased. Sinee that time a small addition has been made to the grounds, and the cemetery now contains about eight acres.
William Miller is the president of the association, and Thomas Kemerer is secretary.
Schools .- The old log school-house, built on the mission grounds about 1820, was one story in height, and divided into two rooms, one for church and one for school purposes. The school was controlled by a board of trustees, and was kept during the winter months for many years. Pupils of that old school
are yet living in Lehighton, Weissport, and the sur- rounding country. Abont 1840 the public school system was aceepted by Mahoning township, of which this borough was then a part, and other houses were erected or fitted np for school purposes. One was erected on Iron Street about 1850. In 1853 one was built on the Town Square, which was used till the completion of the present building. One soon after was erected on Pine Street.
On the 29th of July, 1873, the board of school di- rectors decided to ereet a three-story brick school- house, with the third story fitted up for publie pur- poses. The present site was selected and purchased, plans were drawn by J. Boyd Henri, an architect of Allentown, which, after due examination, were ac- cepted. Work was commenced in May of that year, carried forward with energy, and completed at a cost of forty-five thousand dollars. Upon its completion the three schools in the borough were gathered in the building, where they have since remained.
There are at present (1883) attending school in the borough four hundred and thirty-eight pupils, under the charge of Prof. T. A. Snyder, principal.
Upon the erection of the borough of Lehighton, in 1866, it became an independent school district. The directors since that time have been as follows :
1866 .- Moses Heilman, Thomas S. Beck, N. B. Rober, E. A. Bauer, W. A. Santee, T. M. Sweeny. 1867 .- E. H. Snyder, Granville Clauss.
1868 .- John Miller, M. W. Raudenbush.
1869 .- Philip Miller, N. B. Raber.
1870 .- Granville Clauss, Zachariah H. Long. 1871 .- No record.
1872 .- N. B. Rober, John S. Lentz.
1873 .- R. J. Younker, Charles Siefert.
1874 .- George W. Heilman, E. B. Albright.
1875 .- N. B. Raber, A. G. Dollenmoyer.
1876 .- John S. Lentz, B. J. Kuntz, Daniel Graver.
1877 .- William H. Rex, William D. Zehner.
1878 .- E. H. Snyder, Reuben Fenstermacher.
1879 .- Daniel Grover, Daniel Olewine, A. Barthol- omew.
1880 .-- A. Bartholomew, John Peters.
1881 .- E. 11. Snyder, F. P. Lentz, M. Heilman.
1882 .- R. F. Hofford, William Mentz.
1883 .- F. P. Lentz, C. F. Horn, George Musbaum. Carbon Academy .- The freshet of January, 1862, carried away the Carbon Academy building, then lo- cated at Weissport, and owned by R. F. Hofford, who the same year rebuilt at Lehighton, and opened and conducted a school, with A. S. Christine as assistant. In 1867, Professor Christine became principal, and the school prospered until his death, in June, 1868.
The original building was sold about 1865 to the Methodist society, and lots were purchased on Bank Street, and a Carbon Academy building was erected, which is now used for dwellings.
The academy was closed after the death of Mr. Christine, though several attempts were made to re-
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open the sehrool, but without sueeess. In 1872 it was opened by Professor A. S. Baer, under the name of the Lehighton Academy, but after a year closed.
Post-Office .- The date of the establishment of a post-office at Lehighton is not known. In the sum- mer of 1817 a post-office was opened at the Landing Tavern, and Isaac A. Chapman was appointed post- master. That offiee was not in existence long, as in the year 1819, when the post-office was established at Maueh Chunk, it was noted that the nearest post- offiee was eight miles down the Lehigh River. With- out doubt the post-office was established at this place about 1828 or 1829, when the canal was in process of construction along the river.
It was located at the publie-house of Reuben Hagenbuch, and continued by Peter Bauman until his removal from the place in 1848.
Michael Dormetzer was then appointed, and served till April, 1852, when Thomas S. Beck succeeded to the position, and continued in office till July, 1874, when Henry HI. Peters, the present incumbent, was appointed.
First National Bank of Lehighton .- Upon appli- eation of a number of gentlemen a certificate of in- corporation was granted Nov. 3, 1875, for a bank of the above name, with a capital stock of fifty thousand dollars, which was enlarged to seventy-five thousand dollars May 16, 1877. The directors were Daniel Ole- wine, R. F. Hofford, A. J. Durling, Dennis Bauman, Levi Wentz, J. K. Rickert, and Thomas Kemmerer. Daniel Olewine was elected president, W. W. Bowman eashier, and R. F. Hofford viee-president. The only change in the officers has been the election of Thomas Kemerer as president, Jan. 14, 1880. The bank was opened for business on the 27th of Novem- ber, 1875, in an office that was fitted up in the house of Joseph Obert, where it remained until 1880, when it was removed to the present banking-office.
stone house, he secured a license and kept a public- house. He was the father of twelve children,-eight sons and four daughters, -seven of whom are now liv- ing. Jacob Bauman, the sceond oldest, was born at Bowmansville, March 28, 1799. His early life was spent at home in assisting his father in his business pursuits.
On June 9, 1829, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Weiss, daughter of Thomas Weiss, and granddaughter of Col. Jacob Weiss, one of the first settlers in the county (see history of Weissport). Thomas Weiss, father of Mrs. Bauman, lived at Weissport. The present Weissport borough was his farm. Mrs. Bau- man was born Dee. 5, 1808.
Mr. Jacob Bauman after his marriage, in June, 1829, moved to Lehigh Gap, where he engaged in the hotel business and general store. He was converted through the instrumentality of the Evangelical Asso- . ciation. His wife while under deep convietion re- eeived pardon for her troubled heart while in bed at night. Her joy was complete, and she praised her God with a loud voice. Mr. Bauman shortly after this, after he had closed the hotel in the evening, knelt down beside the bar of his hotel and poured out his heart to God, when he too found peace. HIe immediately gave up the hotel business and moved across the river ( Lehigh) to a small old house.
Shortly after, in the spring of 1845, he moved to Millport, where he engaged in farming, milling, and lumbering business. He had ten children. Mr. and Mrs. Bauman early impressed their children with the principles of Christianity, and their efforts in this direction were not lost. They had the pleasure of secing their children converted and united with the church of their choice. Two of their sons, Thomas and James, entered the ministry. Capt. James Bow- man entered the ministry at the close of the Rebellion, in which he had served three years; nine months of which time was spent in Salsbury, Danville, and Libby Prisons. Thomas, their oldest son, is now I bishop in the Evangelical Association. He rose in sixteen years from a country store to the highest dignity of the Evangelical Church. Jacob Bauman died Oct. 17, 1877.
W. W. Bowman, cashier of this bank, is the great- grandson of Henry Bauman, who was of German ex- traction, and one of the first settlers of Northampton County, north of the Blue Mountains. He proceeded at once in preparing a farm by clearing and tilling the ground, which occupation he followed in after- years in connection with the lumbering business. W. W. Bowman was born at Millport, Carbon Co., April 7, 1849. Ilis youthful days were spent at the paternal homestead in securing an education and as- sisting his father on the farm. He also clerked for Sharp, Weiss & Co., at Eckley, Pa, who as a firin ranked among our prominent and most successful coal operators ; also for the Lehigh Slate Company, at Slatington, Pa. At the age of fifteen, in order to com- plete his education, he entered the Dickinson Semi- nary, at Williamsport, Pa .; from there he attended He, like the early settlers generally, labored under great disadvantages and difficulties, as one can readily imagine. Among others, they occasionally came in contact with the Indians, making it necessary to re- move their families to places of safety. Mr. Banman was the father of four children, the oldest, John D., the grandfather of W. W., was born about the year 1772. In 1796 he settled in the place now known as Bowmansville, his home being the characteristie old løg house, more substantial than beautiful. He also ; the Freeland Seminary, finishing his course of in- engaged in elearing land preparatory to farming ; in , struction at the Fort Edward Collegiate Institute, Fort connection with lumbering business he devoted much Edward, N. Y. He was then employed by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company at their office at Paekerton. Shortly afterward he took charge of the general books time to hunting and trapping, game being very abun- dant in those days. In 1808, after building a large .
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of the Carbon Iron Company, at Parryville, Pa., who at this time were doing a large and prosperous busi- ness. The First National Bank of Lehighton was organized in 1875; the board of directors was com- posed of the following gentleman, viz. : Daniel Ole- wine, R. F. Hofford, Judge Dennis Bauman, J. K. Reickert, Judge Levi Wentz, Hon. A. J. Durling, and Thomas Kemmerer. After careful consideration these directors decided on W. W. Bowman as their eashier, which action, considering that Mr. Bowman was but twenty-six years old, showed their just ap- preciation in selecting a man who though young in years was worthy in experience, integrity, and in- telleet. Mr. Bowman has filled this position satis- factorily alike to the citizens, depositors, and bank officials ever since.
On June 15, 1871, he was married by his brother, Bishop Thomas Bowman, to Miss Zeina F. Kuntz, daughter of Henry Kuntz, of Slatington. The result of their union is a family of five children, viz. : Charles B., Minnie V., May E., Raymond K., Clarke W.
Newspapers .- The first newspaper was started in Lehighton in January, 1872, by O. M. Boyle. It was six columns in size, with a "patent outside," and ealled the Weekly News. Its publication was sts- pended in the fall of 1873.
The Carbon Advocate was established by II. V. Mor- thimer, the present editor and proprietor. The first number was issued on the 23d of November, 1872. It is independent in politics. Originally a six-column paper, it was enlarged in 1878 to eight columns. Many faets concerning the history of Lehighton are gleaned from its columns.
Fire Company .- On the 24th of August, 1874, the first fire company was organized in Lehighton as the Lehigh Hook-and-Ladder Company, No. 1. It contained fifty members. H. V. Morthimer was chosen president, C. F. Horn secretary, and P. T. Bradley chief. A hook-and-ladder truck and ladders and a Babcock extinguisher were purchased. The company remained in active service till 1881, when the members lost interest in it and the company prac- tically ceased to exist.
Societies .- A number of societies have been organ- ized, which have long since disbanded. Those still in existenee are here given. Meetings of all societies are held in Rober's Hall :
Gnaden Huetten Lodge, No. 680, I. O. O. F., char- tered Nov. 16, 1869.
Rebecca Degree Lodge (Bernice), No. 124, I. O. O. F., chartered Sept. 22, 1879.
Lehighton Lodge, No. 234, K. of P., chartered Jan. 14, 1870.
Gnaden Huetten Council, No. 249, O. of U. A. M., chartered Jan. 27, 1871.
Incorporation .- The borough of Lehighton was incorporated by the court of Carbon County on the 2d of January, 1866. The following is a list of the bur- gesses, Council, and justices of the peace :
BURGESSES.
1866 .- John Lentz.
1867 .- R. F. Hofford.
1868 .- R. F. Hofford.
1869 .- Francis Stickler.
1870 .- Francis Stickler.
1871 to 1875 .- William Wagner.
1876 to 1879 .- John T. Semmel.
1880 .- E. K. Snyder.
1881 .- Zachariah H. Long. 1882-83 .- John T. Semmel.
COUNCIL .. *
1866 .- Daniel Olewine, Thomas Kemerer, Reuben Hunsicker, Joseph Obert, John Senkel.
1867 .- M. W. Raudenbush.
1868 .- William Rex, John T. Nusbaum.
1869 .- W. C. Frederici, William C. Scabold.
1870 .- William Miller.
1872 .- William Miller, Manasses Asker.
1873 .- William Waterboer, Reuben Fenster- macher.
1875 .- George Swartz, William M. Rapsher.
1876 .- William Miller.
1877 .- Theodore R. Kemmerer, Moses Harleman, William Waterboer.
1878 .- William M. Rapsher, J. L. Gable.
1879 .- William Miller.
1880 .- William Waterboer, Daniel Wieand, A. Hinkell.
1881 .- William M. Rapsher, W. H. Mantz.
1882 .- William Miller, Richard Koons.
1883 .- William Waterboer, Valentine Schwartz.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
1866 .- A. S. Christine.
1869 .- Thomas Kemerer, E. H. Snyder.
1874 .- E. H. Snyder, Thomas S. Beck.
1879 .- Thomas S. Beck.
1881 .- Harrison A. Beltz.
The population of the borough, as given by the census of 1882, is two thousand five hundred and thirty-two.
Packing-House of Joseph Obert .- This business is the only one of the kind in the Lehigh Valley, and is the largest enterprise carried on in Lehighton. It was commenced by Mr. Obert abont 1865 in an hum- ble way, but the foundation was laid for the immense business of to-day. In 1875 the buildings in which the business was conducted were destroyed by fire, to- gether with the machinery and a large stock of goods. Notwithstanding this great loss Mr. Obert erected the present brick building, sixty by ninety feet, three stories high, in which was placed the latest improved machinery and appliances for slaughtering, euring, packing, and smoking meats. A force of twelve men are constantly employed in the different processes of the work.
Lehigh Stove-Works .- About 1866 the citizens of
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Lehighton being desirous of establishing manufactures of some kind, meetings were held and a committee appointed to visit and confer with manufacturers. Dr. G. B. Linderman, who had then recently pur- chased a farm near the borough, became interested in the project, and after hearing the reports of the com- mittee, proposed to establish a foundry for the manu- facture of stoves and hollow-ware, and subscribed largely to the stock. Sufficient capital was secured, and the Lchigh Stove-Works was incorporated in 1867. Land was purchased between the Lehigh River and the track of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. The stone building, engine- and boiler-rooms were erected in the summer of that year, and work was com- menced. Additional buildings have been added as the business enlarged. There are in the employ of the company about thirty-five men.
The stockholders of the company are G. B. Linder- man, president; C. W. Anthony, secretary and treas- urer ; C. O. Skeer, Robert Klotz, William Lilly, W. B. Mack, and A. G. Brodhead.
Central Carriage-Works .- About 1860 the manu- facture of carriages was commenced in Lehighton, and carried forward with success. In 1877, M. C. Trexler and H. R. Kreidler purchased the business under the name of Trexler & Kreidler. The estab- lishment was enlarged, improved machinery was put in, and the manufacture of coaches, carriages, bug- gies, and all kinds of carriage-work was commenced, and still continues.
The Lehigh Wagon Company was established in the spring of 1883 by Weiss, Bowman & Hofford. M. W. Weiss is in charge.
Daniel Wieand, a practical carriage-builder, com- menced business about 1881, on Bank Street. In 1883 he erceted a salesroom in front of the factory.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
DANIEL OLEWINE.
After a short walk from the Lehigh Valley Depot, in the suburbs of Lehighton, in a spacious brick residence, near the Gnadenhutten Burying-ground, of Revolutionary and historic fame, lives the subject of this sketch. Mr. Olewine is a son of Mr. George Olewine, who was born in Lower Towamensing township, Carbon Co., Pa. Ile married Miss Susan Erdman, whose family was one of the oldest and most respectable of Bucks County. Their occupation through life was farming. Their married life proved a most prosperous and happy one, being blessed with eight children equally divided in sex, Mr. Daniel Olewine being the seventh in descent.
He was born at the old homestead, in Lower Tow- amensing township, April 13, 1815. Enjoyed all the advantages that could be obtained from a country
school in that early day, until he reached the age of seventeen, when he was apprenticed for three years to learn tanning and currying, after which he spent ten years at this work as a journeyman.
In 1847 he moved to Mauch Chunk, Pa., where he engaged in tanning and shoe-manufacturing business. On April 14, 1850, at the age of thirty-five, he mar- ried Miss Esther Zoll, of Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Co., Pa. This estimable lady was born there March 23, 1818. In 1856, Mr. Olewine and family moved to Lehighton, still continuing in the tanning business until 1873, when that destructive agent, fire, burned his buildings to the ground ; however, he was not at loss for labor, as he had a large and productive farm in charge at the time of the fire.
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