History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections; including their early settlement and development; a description of the historic and interesting localities; sketches of their cities, towns and villages biographies of representative citizens; outline history of Pennsylvania; statistics, Part 115

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320

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The Barclay Brothers' railroad np Wykoff's run, three and one-half miles, was constructed in 1888, with a view of extending it as the timber lands fall back from the river, one and one-half miles of road being projected this year. This road is also used by Wilmot. Quinn, Sherman & Co.

The officers of Grove township elected in February, 1890, are George S. Hill and D. B. Johnson, supervisors; E. F. Smith, clerk; Joseph Summerson, constable; Joseph T. Drum, auditor; C. W. Beldin and Adam Miller. over- seers of poor; J. H. Haynes and Henry Swartz, school directors.

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SINNEMAHONING.

Sinnemahoning was surveyed on lands owned originally by Overturf & Shaffer about 1805, which passed into the hands of Phelps & Dodge in 1846, and later became the property of Lyman Truman. In 1811 John Brooks pur- chased from Truman, and the same year made the survey and sold the lots, D. P. Baird buying the lots on which his dwelling and store now stand, Crane, Dr. Reese, D. J. Wykoff and D. A. Fulton being among the first lot buyers.

The historic apple tree was planted in 1811, by Joseph Brooks, among others. The tree in question measured three feet six inches in diameter. It was cut down in April, 1889, to make way for Barclay's hardware and furniture warehouse. A similar one was planted in Benezette township in 1812, by Ralph Johnson.

Mrs. Jordan, who died at her home near Sinnemahoning, in September, 1889. was over 100 years old, and credited with being the oldest person in Cameron county.

Some time about the year 1820 Buckman Clafflin settled at Sinnemahoning. and engaged in mercantile business. He was the father of Victoria (Mrs. Wood- hull) and Tennessee (Tennie C.), who were born at that place and lived there till from three to five years of age.

William Montgomery, a trader or pedlar, did business here prior to 1820. Some years later (Mr. Brooks thinks about 1829-30) Buckman Clafflin built a store-house, the same which was burned down years ago, near the site of Bar- clay's present store. Jacob Coleman, a brother-in-law of Clafflin, opened a store at Driftwood, the first at that point in 1834. Both pioneer merchants kept houses of entertainment, but John Coleman built the first house for hotel purposes. The building was destroyed and the railroad and public road pass over the location. The first house at Sinnemahoning was built in 1808, pur- chased in 1810-11, by Joseph Brooks, from Ned Ritchey. It stood where J. M. Shafer's hotel now is. The Wykoffs built, in 1812, where the Barclay mills now are. A store-house was built just east of the fork, near Barclay's grist-mill, about 1842, by John Brooks and Henry S. Shafer. This building was moved five years later, the counters being in Baird's post-office at the present time. Shafer moved to Driftwood where he was burned out, and left the county, while Mr. Brooks gave his attention to his lumbering and mercan- tile business on Driftwood branch.

Wilson established a store here about 1861, but sold his house to Barclay. During the flood of 1861 there were three feet of water over the counters. Mr. Baird, who bought lots from John Brooks in 1861, succeeded Wilson as rail- road agent, and established his store, Roberts & Barclay opening out a stock in the old Wilson store. The large frame block at the corner of Grove and Main streets was erected by Brooks, in 1870, at a cost of $10,000, the lumber being sawn at his mill up the run, and planed at Swift's West Creek Planing Mills.

The old Clafflin House which stood on the site of the Shafer House was burned in 1856, and the present Shafer House built the following winter by Sackett, Woodford & Co., under the superintendency of John Martin. G. W. Huntley carried on the house for some years, but in 1870 Joseph M. Shafer purchased the house, and has conducted it down to the present time.

The mails were carried from Smethport to Lock Haven by courier, for a number of years. Among the early postmasters at Sinnemahoning were James Shaffer, William Holden, John M. Floyd, W A. Simpson, Josiah Fink (in 1860), P. F. Wilson, G. B. Barclay, D. P. Baird (in 1885), who held the office in May, 1889.

In 1842-43 Joseph M. Shafer's school days commenced in the old log

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house which James Shaffer erected years before for school and church purposes. where is now the cemetery. Riley was the teacher; McCarthy was here a few years later. Miss Sarah Bennett, whose father kept the hotel where the Shafer House stands, presided over the next school in 1844. This lady was preparing a flag for the July celebration of that year, and after it John Camp- bell, a member of the committee, came in haste. Miss Bennett plied the stiches faster, but as she progressed she espied the youthful scholar named above engaged in antics even uncommon for him. Calling him to her side, she placed him on the floor by her side, and while the lady stitched the young urchin caught sight of her heavy calfskin shoes and long buckskin laces. The oppor- tunity for mischief was not lost, for the youth tied the laces round and round the shoes, entangling the lady in a way which held her prisoner for some time, so that when she stood up to present the flag she fell to the floor. The boy of 1844 has served as school director for sixteen years.

The first fire of any importance, other than that of 1856, was that which destroyed Barclay Brother,' store. A few small buildings were destroyed by fire, while at the forks John Brook's employes' house was burned. Forest fires have devastated large tracts in the neighborhood.

The Sinnemahoning Camp-meeting Association was organized in 1879, and incorporated that year, although the record gives January 20. 1883. The following named were the directors: J. H. Cochran, D. D. Angell, Levi Musser, David Chapman, C. F. Barclay, James Fulton and John Brooks. Of the 1,000 five- dollar shares authorized, seventy-two were purchased at the date of organization, the owners being the members named in the record of the Methodist Episcopal Church incorporation. In February, 1882, B. V. Wykoff and J. S. Langin leased the grounds. The boarding house was burned in 1884. The circular of 1881 is signed by John Brooks, president, James Fulton, secretary, and C. F. Barclay, treasurer. It is a prospectus of the encampment and reads as follows:

This encampment is situated among the evergreen bowers of the valley of Grove errek, a rapid mountain pebbled stream of pure water, and is about half a mile from the Sinnemahoning station, on the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad, baving express, telegraph and mail facilities. The buildings are new and well constructed; the scenery delightful and inspiring; the air balmy, ozonized and exhilarating; and the encampment a pleasant, healthful resort, not inferior to any. To all who admire and love to worship in " God's first temples" (the groves) the place is especially inviting. Excursion tickets over the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad, from Williamsport on the east and St. Mary's ou the west. will be issued as heretofore. The grounds of this encampment will be open for those who desire to occupy their tents on July 20th. Price of rents of tents is five dollars for tents on the first floor, and four dollars on the second floor. Persons desiring tents can be accommodated so long as any remain by applying to C. F. Barclay, at Sinnemahoning. The Association are improving their grounds. A commodious boarding house, com- missary and restaurant are being erected. A fountain of pure mountain water will be established on the grounds for the convenience of all. The auditorium will be enclosed by seventy-two cottage tents, and the area next the oratorium will be canopied so as to pro- tect the congregation from rain. Good boarding will be furnished on the grounds at fair rates, not to exceed eight dollars for the term of eleven days. One dollar for a single day and forty cents for a single meal. The managers of this camp meeting will spare no effort in making the appointments of the session to conspire for the promotion of the material comfort and spiritual enjoyment of all God's people of every name who are cordially invited to the meeting, and who delight to worship God in "the Cathedral boundless as our wonder, whose quenchless lamps the sun and moon supply: its choirs the winds and waves, its organ thunder; its dome the sky." The aim of this camp meeting is the advancement of our common Christianity. and the spiritual good of all, for this we hope, and for this we pray; and earnestly ask the Church to invoke the blessings of Heaven to fall upon the encampment, and give signal success.

Churches .- The first Methodist Episcopal Church of Sinnemahoning was incorporated January 25, 1878, with D. A. Fulton, L. G. Heck, John Brooks,

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William Shaffer, Jacob Shaffer. of Sinnemahoning; D. D. Alderfer and G. H. Mayo, of Cameron; L. A. Musser, of Driftwood, and Eli Bowker, of Sterling, incorporators. The first board of trustees comprised George Chapman, G. B. Barclay, L. A. Musser, D. P. Baird and B. V. Wykoff. The object of this legal action was to acquire rights to build and own the parsonage, the Brooks office, and later a private school-house. The society now meets in Brooks' Hall. Societies. - Washington Camp, No. 136, P. O. S. of A., was organized at Sin nemahoning July 7, 1889, the charter members being Almeron Chapman, V. A. Brooks, J. H. Darrin, M. J. B. Brooks. A. W. Wylie, J. W. Brooks, D. J. Wykoff, Jos. E. Shaffer, T. J. Cupp, J. L. D. Foultz, J. D. Thompson, Joseph M. Shafer, D. P. Baird, C. A. Reese, J. K. P. Shaffer.

The Knights of Pythias of Sinnemahoning organized a lodge July 17, 1871. with Thomas Greenly, V. P .; V. A. Brooks, W. C .; John D. Shirk, V. C .; James Shaffer, G .; M. J. B. Brooks, scribe: James Fulton, scribe; E. R. Houston, banker; D. A. Fulton, I. S .; William Van Lew, O. S. P.

Star of Enterprise, Lodge No. 306, I. O. G. T., was chartered February 14, 1888, with the following members: V. A. Brooks, J. E. Brooks, Eva Brooks, Minnie S. Gilmore, Laura A. Cupp, Bertha Fulton, A. H. Shafer, F. D. Walker, H. J. Cupp. Stella Foultz, H. B. Wykoff, J. H. Fulton, Emma Wolf, H. O. Shafer, J. H. Baird, W. P. Norcross. Ella M. Brooks, Blanche Ludlum, Frank Fay, N. W. Culborn, J. D. Shirk, Josephine M. Shirk and Joe Shafer, Jr.

Sinnemahoning in 1873 claimed Lodge No. 136, P. O. S. of A., W. H. Van- Lew, president, and V. A. Brooks, recorder; Glen Lodge No. 303, K. of P., with C. W. Welton, C. C., and M. J. B. Brooks, K. of R. & S .; Star of Enter- prise Lodge No. 657, I. O. G. T., with J. D. Shirk, W. C. T., and J. W. Heath, W. R. S.

CHAPTER XI.

LUMBER TOWNSHIP.

BOUNDARY-TOPOGRAPHY-POPULATION AND ASSESSMENT-ELECTIONS IN 1861- FOREST FIRES.

STERLING-ORIGIN AND SURVEY OF THE PLACE-BUSINESS AND IMPROVE- MENTS-FIRES-POSTMASTERS-SOCIETIES-CHURCHIES, ETC. CAMERON-SURVEY AND COMMENCEMENT-FIRES, ETC .- CATHOLIC CHURCHI.

L UMBER TOWNSHIP is bounded on the north by Portage township, on the west by Shippen, on the south by Gibson, and on the east by Grove, the northeast corner bordering on Potter county.

The greatest elevation occurs on the Kinzua, Emporium, Cross-flexture and Rattlesnake anticlinal in the southeastern corner, where a height of 2,227 feet above ocean level was reached, being 1,375 feet above the level of the river at Gibson township line. Lognes, Norcross and Brooks creeks run east from the divide into the First Fork; Plank-road, Hunts, Still House, Square Timber, Mason and Big runs flow west or southwest from the divide into the Driftwood brauch, while Sterling run flows southeast from the Boon's Moun- tain divide into the main river at the village of Sterling, and Canoe run, from the same divide, enters above Cameron.

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The population in 1880 was 902, including the 263 inhabitants of Cameron village and 411 of Sterling. In November. 1SSS, there were seventy-five Republican and eighty four Democratic votes recorded, the population based on same being 954. The Cameron Company's iron and coal mines, with their coke-ovens, will give employment to 300 men this year.

The assessment for 1889 is as follows: 287 taxables; exempt, $10,000; occupation, $10.517; seated real estate, $39,548: unseated real estate, $72,619; 118 cows and oxen, $1.456; 111 horses, $2.455; total, $126,595; money, etc., at interest, $9,173.77.

Two miles west of Sterling is the "Devil's Elbow," a gulch in the form of an elbow, through which the road winds along. One mile and a half south of Sterling, at the tannery. is the peculiar cap rock which projects from the mountain peak. At the tannery also is the ice spring, a mineral water which is considered of some value.

When digging the cellar under the Widow Earl's present store, about six- teen years ago, eighteen skeletons were exhumed. On the spot a large maple had grown, so that had this improvement not been made this ancient burial ground would still be unknown. One skeleton measured seven feet eight inches; in the mouth of another was found a pipe. An earthen pot was also found.

The March elections of 1861 for Lumber township were presided over by Samuel Smith, judge; George Chapman and James Strawbridge, inspectors; R. W. Grunnels and D. C. Chapman, clerks. The following were the candidates and number of votes: Justices of the peace. - Richard Eldred, 12; David Chapman, 12. Constable .- R. W. Grunnels, 12. Supervisors. - John Straw- bridge, 9; David Chapman, 11; J. W. Whiting. 2. Auditor. - George Chap- man. Election inspectors. - R. M. Lewis, 4; William Smith, 6. Assessor. - R. M. Lewis, 9; assistant assessors .- P. W. Whiting, 8; Samuel Smith, 8. School directors .- E. B. Eldred, 11; John Chapman, 10; James Strawbridge, 9. Judge of election. - James Strawbridge, 10.

Lumber township elected the following named officers in February, 1890: B. E. Smith, clerk; Matt. Phenix, constable; M. W. Whiting, auditor; C. G. Minick and Charles Morton, school directors; F. Shafer, supervisor (A. S. Elston and John Morris received each forty four votes for this office); Charles E. Martin, overseer of the poor.

Forest tires have done much injury in this section-that of 1884, which al- most wiped out Sterling, threatened to destroy the whole township. In May of that year the forests on each side of Hunts run showed running fires. Early in May a strong wind prevailed, fanning the fire into a raging flame, which increased every moment as it came tearing along in an easterly direction, catching the dry leaves and dead timber in its way, and driving a dense volume of smoke ahead. It reached the Pump Station. The hose was run ont for three hundred feet from the boiler house, and began playing on the fire around. the buildings, as it approached, temporarily checking it on the west side. The hose was instantly taken in and strung out in the direction of the tanks, where the fire had now reached and had caught the dry log heaps within a hundred feet of the immense tanks, which contained fifty thousand barrels of oil, com- pletely enveloping them in a cloud of smoke and flying cinders. The entire force, which consisted of only eight men, exerted themselves with a determina- tion seldom excelled, in their endeavors to impede the further progress of the fire in the direction of the tanks; scarcely being able to recognize each other through the blinding smoke, they bravely faced this new danger, expecting every moment to see the gas catch fire from some flying fragment, and fully aware that in case of an explosion they would be utterly lost. as every avenue

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of escape was cut off by the fire. It was an hour calculated to try their nerves, but the men succeeded in keeping the fire in check until 5 o'clock, when fortu- nately the wind went down, and finally, having the flames subdued in the im- mediate vicinity of the tanks, the attention was then turned toward the build- ings, where the women were at work carrying water from the creek and dashing it over the fire, which had almost reached the houses and already burned a portion of Schrum's stable. By this brave act the women were the means of sav- ing the buildings. At the Cameron mines, situated on the hill, where a large number of miners are employed, the families with their household goods were taken into the mines, while the men (and many women) fought the fire and saved the settlement.

STERLING.

The village of Sterling was surveyed by John Brooks in 1861-62 near the old Sterling grist mill. Mr. Brooks, Judge Smith, the Widow Ster- ling and B. J. Earl having interests in the Sterling farm. In the spring of 1871 a company known as Grant, Clark & Co. made purchases of land and privileges of John Brooks, near Sterling, and erected a tannery, which, although it has changed into other hands, has been in successful operation ever since. In 1876 it was the property of B. F. Sherwood, of Utica, N. Y., whose superintendent was Milo Bull, and storekeeper, P. N. Grant. The tannery buildings consist of a dry-house, 256 feet long and 45 feet wide, with capacity for drying 10,000. The vat house is 310 feet long and 62 feet wide, and has 152 vats that will hold 150 hides each; 134 that will hold 100 hides each, and six large vats that will hold 1,000 hides-making in all 292 vats with capacity for 37,200 hides. Prior to 1876 water-pipes were placed from the buildings to the mountain reservoir, 500 feet above.

The Sterling Gazette (moved to Driftwood in June, 1880) was issued at Sterling in March, 1877, by H. D. Earl & Co., who continued it in a small four-page form. Number 3 of this volume contains the report of school No. 5, then ably presided over by J. F. Nelson. In November the Alpine House was opened there. Daniel McCormick was proprietor of the McDonald House (vice H. A. McDonald). Dr. S. S. Smith, of Driftwood, advertised in the little paper, and also William Berry, the boot maker of Sterling. In March, 1879, the Gazette was enlarged and converted into a newspaper. The pioneer journal gave an account of the killing of bear and deer by the Sterling boys, and the third volume speaks of black bears around the village.

Jerome B. Earl, born at Coudersport, in 1825 (afterward owner of Earl's restaurant, Philadelphia) came to Sterling, and in connection with the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Company established a restaurant at that point. After the house was burned, he conducted the Driftwood House until it was burned. He died in 1885.

The Sterling fire of December 27, 1876, destroyed McCormick's Cen- tennial Hotel .... Andrew Kauls saw- and planing-mill at Sterling was destroyed by fire in January, 1881, entailing a loss, above insurance, of 86.000 .... The forest fire of May, 1884, commenced its work of destruction above the tannery . .. . The first houses destroyed were about one mile above the tannery, at the old mill-one unoccupied and the other Mike Loughlin lived in, who lost all his household goods. The next was the Oak Hill farm-house and barn, with about forty tons of hay, mowing machines and other farming implements, belonging to B. F. Sherwood.

The terrible cyclone swept on toward Sterling village, consuming the Orner House, occupied by John Lanning and Jacob Langlan, who lost everything,

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and came near perishing in the flames. The house occupied by James Quigley and the old school-house were next destroyed; the saw-mill (Hall, Kaul & Co.'s) and all the surrounding buildings were in flames. Dense volumes of smoke swept down the valley, covering everything from view. Boards and shingles in flames, were flying through the air, propelled by the terrible gale. John Summerson's residence and buildings, surrounding it, were in imminent danger; also the whole upper part of the town. The people in the lower part of the town were in a terrible panic, aud instead of helping those who needed help, commenced packing their goods and leaving, believing the day of wrath had come. But the people at the upper end stood their ground, assisted by a few men, not more than ten or twelve in number, and saved Sterling, for had Summerson's houses caught fire, those below would have also burned and Ster- ling would have existed only in name. The losses are as follows:

B. F. Sherwood, one house and barn, household goods, hay, and other losses, $4,000; John Summerson, nine houses, blacksmith shop, barn, saw- mill, lumber, etc., $4,000, no insurance; Andrew Kaul, machinery, lumber, etc., $5,000, insured. $3,000; M. Laughlin, household goods, $200; John Lanning, household goods, $300; Jacob Langlan, house hold goods, $200; John Ritchie, household goods, $50; Jeremiah Bull, clothing and valuables, $300; John Seymour, household goods, $150; James Quigley, household goods, $200; A. Pardee, Oak Hill House and barn, $1,500; Henry Hamilton, clothing, etc., $100; Barr Bros., lumber, $50. The total number of buildings destroyed in the vicinity of Sterling was twenty-three - fourteen dwell- ings, eight barns and one mill, besides a large amount of fences, about thirty cords of bark and 50,000 feet of lumber.

The Widow Earl was removed from the office of postmistress at Sterling Run in 1884, when Judge Smith was appointed. W. P. Herrick was appointed in 1889.

Sterling Grange was organized at Sterling May 26, 1876, with John Orner, master, and V. A. Brooks, secretary. This was the first organized in the county.

Sterling Run Cemetery Company was organized in September, 1886, with H. L. Pearsall, M. W. Whiting, A. W. Wylie, Joseph Kissell and J. E. Smith, as members.

The Church of the Messiah, at Sterling, was incorporated in 1871, on petition filed April 20, that year. The trustees named were D. R. Nelson, Philip Smith, S. W. Herrick, Samuel Smith and B. J. Earl. Among other names connected with the enterprise were Washington Mason, John Brooks and G. W. Gentry. The church building was dedicated September 2, 1872.

The Methodist Church of Sterling was chartered August 14, 1871. The trustees named in articles of association were George and John Chapman, David Chapman, John Mason and P. W. Whiting. The building was dedi- cated September 29, 1872, by the pastor, L. S. Crone.

The Catholic Church building at Sterling was dedicated by Bishop Mul- len, July 20, 1884. This church belongs to St. James' parish, and is in charge of Father Brennan. In July, 1880, the contract for building the school- house at Sterling was sold to Joseph Kissell, the lumber being furnished from Andrew Kaul's mill.

CAMERON.

The village of Cameron was surveyed in 1859, by John Brooks for himself and E. B. Eldred, and they erected their store-house, the same which was carried away in the flood of September, 1861. After the flood they erected a few build- ings at this point and in 1864 sold their interests to the Cameron Coal Com-

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pany, having previously sold thirteen acres to the Hunt's Run Lumber Com- pany, who built their mills in 1863.

The old Cameron House at Cameron was burned in June, 1873, while on June 18 Earl's Hotel and the Philadelphia & Erie depot at Sterling were de- stroyed .... The Cameron fire of January, 1882, destroyed the stores of E. N. Mayo, - Stephens and W. L. Herron .... The collision near the Cameron coal chutes. in January, 1880, resulted in the destruction of two locomotives, thirteen cars and serious injury to six employes . . . . In the fall of 1888 small pox entered Cameron settlement, creating much havoc.

The Catholic Church of Cameron is contempory with that of Emporium. The school building was purchased there about ten years ago by Rev. M. Meagher and remodeled for purposes of worship. The congregation numbers about 100.

The new coke ovens at Cameron, which have just been completed at the foot of the incline (operated by the gravity system) extend over the waters of the Sinnemahoning and up the mountains 1,000 feet. This is the terminus of the railroad the iron company have just begun to build, to connect their coal and ore interests with the furnace at Emporium, and about one-half mile above this spot on the opposite side of the river (over which at the mouth of Canoe run a railroad bridge will be erected) are the ore mines, 600 feet above the level of the valley. From them the ore will be transported to the railroad by means of the wire-rope and bucket system. The coal-mines are two and one-half miles across the mountains from the top of the incline leading to the coke-ovens, and are connected with the incline by a track traversed by a loco- motive and many coal cars. Just before reaching the mouth of the mines, which are drifts, a trestled ravine is crossed, from which the coal gradually rises both to the east and west, affording a good drainage from the mines.

CHAPTER XII.

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP.

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP-ITS ORIGIN-ELEVATION-STREAMS-POPULATION AND ASSESSMENT-FAMILIES RESIDENT IN 1859-ELECTIONS, 1861.

SIZERVILLE-A HISTORIC PLACE-SALT WORKS-HOTELS-FIRES-CEMETERY ASSOCIATION-CONCLUSION.

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Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1320

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320