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 87

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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arrived. In 1867 G. G. Messenger was appointed postmaster, succeeding Lib. Luther. In 1869 J. H. Hagerty was commissioned postmaster, serving until 1887, when G. G. Messenger was commissioned. On August 1, 1889, Postmaster Messenger turned the office over to Mr. Hagerty. William A. Irwin, the veteran deputy, has been continued.

Municipal Affairs .- The petition to incorporate Ridgway was dated Sep- tember 23, 1880. The petitioners were Madams G. G. Messenger, A. M. Scribner. J. Y. Barrett, Mary Service, M. E. Lesser and S. E. Johnson, and Messrs. Little. Oyster, Derby, Morgester, C. R. Earley, E. J. Miller, Kime, Bardwell. Wil- lard, Campbell, Holes, Head, Schram, Ross, W. C. Healy, Penfield, H. S. Thayer. Luther Hagerty, Dr. Day, Phil Lesser, Jr., Jerome Powell. W. H. Hyde, J. F. Dill, S. A. Olmstead. F. McGloin, J. M. Schram, W. S. Hamblen. Fred Schoening. W. H. Osterhout, W. C. Geary, Gresh, French, Noon, J. R. Kime. Miles, M. E. Lesser. A. R. Chapin, Dr. T. S. Hartley and H. A. Par- sons, Jr.

"The first election was held February 15, 1881. Jerome Powell was elected burgess; D. C. Oyster and C. H. McCauley were chosen councilmen for three years; W. H. Osterhout and W. H. Hyde for two years, and W. H. Schram and H. S. Thayer, for one year. The school directors chosen for the respective terms were J. S. Bardwell and H.A. Parsons. Fred Schoening and E. E. Willard: H. M. Powers and W. S. Hamblen. W. C. Healy was elected assessor; J. D. Ful- lerton, justice of the peace: R. V. Kime (three years), Hugh McGeehin (two years) and T. S. Hartley (one year), auditors; George R. Woodward, high con- stable; B. P. Mercer, constable; D. S. Luther, judge, with John Flynn and A. W. Jones, inspectors of election; M. E. Lesser and R. J. Campbell, over- seers of the poor. The highest vote cast was 174 for Councilman W. H. Hyde. The office of burgess has been filled by Jerome Powell in 1882; M. S. Service, 1883; John R. Kime, 1884-85: R. J. Campbell, 1886; W. H. Schram, 1887; Thomas Gillooly. 1888; L. S. Guth. 1889. W. C. Healy has served as re- corder of the borough since organization.

The justices of the peace elected since 1881 are named as follows: A. Swartz Ross. 1882; E. K. Gresh, 1884; W. C. Healy, 1885; Rufus Lucore, 1889.

In June, 1885, there were 55 votes cast for a gas and water-tax. and 1 against. and 140 cast against a water-tax and 2 for. In August, 1888, the vote on the respective questions was 146 and 3 and 185 and 15. In November, 1888. the vote to increase debt was 207, opposed by 1.

The elections of February, 1890, resulted as follows: Burgess-A. Swartz Ross (D.), 226; no opposition. Council-W. H. Hyde (D.). 223; John Flynn (D.), 185; William Earl (R.), 117: J. C. Millin (R.), 133. School directors -- S. W. Miles, 198: M. O'Connor, Jr. (D.), 197; Delos Dolliver (R.), 96; B. P. Mercer (R.), 137. Justice of the peace-W. C. Healy (D.), 197; no opposi- tion. Collector-Thomas Barry (D.), 149; Robert Morrison (R.). 176. High Constable- W. M. Dill (D.), 198; no opposition. Borough constable-W. M. Dill (D.), 238; no opposition. Overseer of the poor-John Dwyer (D.), 194; Jacob Butterfuss (R.), 124. Auditor-J. D. Messenger (D.). 210; no opposition. Judge of election-DuBois Gorton (D.), 205; A. Renburg (R. ), 118. Inspector of election-W. C. Beman (D.), 213; John Larson (R.), 118.

Gas. - On November 26, 1885, the gas well was connected with the pipes at Johnsonburg, and in four minutes a volume of gas traveled six miles to the gasometer at Ridgway in rear of the Hyde House. That night the burner at the corner of Main and Broad streets was lighted, and the chase after the grim plumbers commenced .... The Ridgway Gas Company petitioned for incorpo- ration October 22, 1883, through the stockholders. C. R. Earley. D. D. Cook,

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F. W. Morgan, Charles B. Earley, A. Thompson and S. A. Rote. The cap- ital stock was placed at $5,000 .... The Ridgway Light & Heat Company was chartered September 16. 1885, with D. C. Oyster, W. C. Healy, H. M. Powers, Dysan Rishell and Alfred Short, stockholders. . .. The Elk Gas Com- pany was chartered by the State August 19, 1886. O. B. Grant, W. H. Os- terhout, G. F. Dickinson, H. S. Thayer and C. H. McCauley were named directors, representing twenty-eight stockholders .... A charter to the People's Gas Company of Warren was entered here in 1886, and one to the United Natural Gas Company the same year; also one to the Northwestern Pennsyl- vania Natural Gas Company .... The New Era Gas Company petitioned for charter in April, 1889, through I. D. Bell, S. A. Rote, D. C. Oyster, Alfred Short and John C. Brady. H. M. Powers was named as treasurer. The ob- ject of this company was to mine for gas in Ridgway township to be consumed in the borough.

Water .- In November, 1843, the water privilege of the large spring south of the town was granted to the county for the use of the proposed public buildings .... The Ridgway Water Company was chartered July 7, 1885, the stock being placed at $50,000, held by citizens of Williamsport. About this time the proposition of Peter Herdic, in behalf of this corporation, was made. The company proposed, among other things, that "the borough of Ridgway grant a franchise for the building, constructing, erecting and main- taining said water-works within said borough, and the exclusive privilege of maintaining and operating said works for a period of ten years, or until such time as they may be purchased by said borough, and during said period to rent or lease from said P. Herdic, his heirs or assigns, the twenty-five hydrants. at an annual rental of forty dollars each. to be paid quarterly. Should other fire hydrants be required hereafter, the rate of rental shall be thirty dollars each for such additional hydrants, payable quarterly as above mentioned." This and other articles were signed by Herdic, John R. Kime, the burgess. and William M. Sweet. On January 7. 1889, water from the new works was turned into the pipes, and came with a rush into the borongh.

Fire Companies-The Laurel Fire Company, No. 1. of Ridgway, was incor- porated April 22, 1884. W. H. Osterhout, D. C. Oyster and C. H. McCauley were named directors, and among the subscribers were W. H. Hyde, H. S. Thayer, E. J. Miller, W. L. Williams and John A. Kime. . . . The Emerald Hose Company elected the following-named officers in March, 1890: Presi- dent, Thomas B. Gillooly; first vice-president, M. O'Conner; second vice-pres- ident, William Vanorman; recording secretary, Samuel Ross; financial secre- tary, Thomas Barry; treasurer, Daniel Fitzgerald; foreman, Thomas H. Led- den: first assistant, Charles O'Conner; second assistant, Daniel Maloney; board of trustees, H. E. Van Aken, one year, S. G. Coon, one year, R. E. McFarlin, two years: plugmen, J. J. Devoge and John Barry; fire police, J. H. Ellinger, Lib. Luther and Thomas Barry.

The new hose company, organized in February, 1890, elected the follow- ing-named officers: J. M. Schram, president; W. S. Horton, vice-president; L. J. A. Lesser, recorder; A. L. Bell, financial secretary; J. H. McEwen. treasurer; H. H. Wensel, foreman; Gus F. Rohde, first assistant; George McFarlin, second assistant; W. S. Horton, George Clark, W. Irwin, William Earl and F. H. Ely, trustees. There are forty members.

Fires. - In June, 1870, the first big fire swept the north side of the square from the site of the Ridgway Bank to Broad street, leaving the old Hyde House safe. The fire of August, 1873, destroyed Lesser & Debble's wagon and the Hyde harness shop. In July, 1874, a building near Hyde's saw-mill was burned.

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The Ridgway fire of September 29, 1882, was discovered between 2 and 3 o'clock that morning in the Democrat block. The losses are given as follows: Commencing at Broad street, Dr. C. R. Earley's building, $3,000; Charles Holes' building (net), $2,500; Jerome Powell's building (net), $2,050; R. V. Kime's building, $350; James S. Maginnis' building (net), $1,800; Fred Schoening's building (net), $1,000; Union Store Company's building $3,000; Bank building (net), $500; George W. Rhines & Son (net), $2,300; J. W. Morgester's building (net), $1,000; R. I. Campbell's store building (net). $1.500, and dwelling house, rented to G. A. Rathbun (net), $600. (In the above list of losses the value of buildings destroyed above amount of insurance is only given.) The Elk County Advocate office in the Powell building lost, above insurance, $1,000, and the Democrat office was totally destroyed. except books, etc., in the safe. The loss on G. A. Rathbun's library and office in the bank building was about $1,325. Many others suffered small losses in personal property and mercantile stocks-the people saving the greater part of such property from the fire. The north side of Main street or of square from Mill to Broad street and back to the mill race was destroyed, except a barn in rear of Powell & Kime's store. The Hyde House escaped, through the efforts of the workers to confine the fire to one block; and Edward Derby's house, at the western end, was saved in the same way. A dwelling belong- ing to R. I. Campbell and one to Mrs. M. L. Ross, on Race street, were also saved, as well as the Hyde mills. It destroyed all the buildings, except one, on the north side of Main street, between Broad and Mill, and for more than a year thereafter many of our business men occupied shanties in the streets pending the construction of new buildings. What then seemed a disaster to the merchants and owners has, as in many cases, proved a benefit to the village and the community at large. The buildings destroyed were of wood, irregular in construction and unsightly in appearance, but have been replaced by substantial brick blocks. Scarcely had the heated ground cooled, than J. W. Morgester and Robert I. Campbell began the work of rebuilding, the former completing his building before the close of the year at a cost of $6,000. In March, 1883, work on the Union Hall (a $20,000 house), for Fred Schoen- ing and James McGinnis, commenced; also on Powell & Kime's Grand Cen- tral block, the Ridgway bank building, and G. W. Rhines' building. Mor- gester's building and three houses erected by Campbell in 1883 form a block with a frontage of eighty-nine feet on Main street. Up to 1889 this work has been carried on. The new building on the corner of Broad and Main streets was erected in 1889 by Hyde & Murphy for Frank G. Earley. P. Fitz- patrick was contractor for the brick work. The cost is estimated at $12,000. The fire of April 22, 1889, at Thompson's mills on Island run, two miles south of the borough, destroyed nearly 500,000 feet of hemlock and pine; also some lath, pickets and clap-boards, valued, altogether, at $5,000, was destroyed, the total loss in lumber, buildings and machinery being from $8,000 to $10,000.

Mrs. William McNall and her four children, of Ridgway, sought safety in the cellar of their honse from the terrible storm of May 10. 1889. While there lightning struck the house, and the mother and three of her children were killed. The other child, a babe of a month, was alive and uninjured in the arms of its dead mother. ... The destruction of a large section of the Eagle Tan nery took place Friday, July 19, 1889. Early that morning, the people of Ridg way were alarmed by the report of a loud explosion, and looking in the direc- tion from which the report seemed to come, they beheld, just over the bark- mill of the Eagle Valley Tannery, on the north side of Elk creek, a dense cloud of black smoke, and flames were bursting from the roof of the building on

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every side. The alarming shrieks of the whistle were heard for miles around. In less than five minutes a large crowd of the town people had gathered, and were assisting in taking care of the sadly injured workmen, and helping the tannery men to connect their hose with the pumps, to save as much of the property as possible. The Tannery Hose Company, assisted by the Emerald Hose Company, saved some of the principal buildings, leaving the bark-mill and engine room (containing two good engines). 45x100 feet, with cellar; leach house, 250x45 feet; bark-shed, 45x200 feet, containing 300 cords of rock-oak bark, worth $8 to $10 per cord. and the " cooler," 20x50 feet, besides a team of horses valued at $450, to be destroyed. The buildings and bark, valued at $15,000, were insured. The human victims of this fire were named as follows: John Strycker, Swiss, cremated, aged about twenty years, single man, a nephew of Andrew Strycker; Andrew Strycker, Swiss, fatally burned, died Saturday night, aged about fifty years, leaving a widow and several children; John Fisher, Swiss, fatally burned, died Saturday night, aged about fifty-one years, leaving a widow and several children; John Westerline, aged about eight- een years, fatally burned, died Sunday morning, lived with his brother, parents being in Sweden; John Borjeson, Swede, very badly burned; John Ber- gendahl, burned on one arm and face, was in the leach house and was thrown some twenty feet by the concussion; George D. Smith, engineer, an American, burned severely about the hands, arms, face and neck, his escape being marvelous. The mill was not in operation. The men had been cleaning up to change from grinding hemlock to oak bark. The engineer had just turned on steam, and the machinery had only commenced to revolve when the shock came, and the men were burned as with a flash of powder, and instantly the building was in flames. In clearing out the debris, the lantern held by John Strycker was found in the elevator, and it is supposed that while waiting for the mill to start up, he left this lantern on the works, whence it was carried up when the ma chinery was set in motion, and the light catching the bark-dust caused the explosion. The company has established a fire department, the employes forming the force. A fine hose cart and a large amount of hose have been pur- chased, also other equipments.

Manufactures .-- The lumber trade had always been the leading industry up to 1870, and still is, perhaps, in the number of men and amount of capital employed. Although since the burning of Hyde's saw-mill on Race street. there are no saw-mills within the borough, there is a number in its immediate neighborhood and contributory to its mercantile interests. Whistletown, on the Clarion, three miles north, is operated by Henry, Bayard & Co. ; Eagle Valley. one mile north, formerly owned by J. S. Hyde; West End, owned by Dickinson Bros. ; Mill Creek, four miles southwest, owned by Bryant & Ewer; Elk Creek, on Elk creek, one mile east, owned and run by B. F. Ely & Sons; H. S. Thayer's. on Big Mill creek, and J. S. Hyde's mill, on Gallagher run, near the borough line. All these are circular mills of large capacity: and the four on the Clarion are run by water-power.

Enos Gillis came to Ridgway in 1827, and began the building of his saw- mill and tannery immediately thereafter, placing James Gallagher in charge. In 1844 Enos Gillis moved to near Pittsburgh, and thence to Michigan.

The Hyde estate lands aggregate about 15,000 acres in Ridgway, Horton, Spring Creek and Fox townships. The Hyde Hill, along Eagle Valley, is capped with sandstone bowlders, some of which are 30x20 feet and ten feet high. In recent years the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and several indi- viduals have leased quarry tracts on this and on other hills west of the Eagle Valley mills from the estate, and dimension and common building stone quar-

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rying has become a great industry. The estate receives a royalty of fifteen to twenty-five cents per perch of stone.

The Eagle Valley mills were built years ago, and the late J. S. Hyde was interested in their building. They are now the property of the estate. The capacity is about 25,000 feet per day, and the number of men employed is about fifteen throughout the year. . . . The Gallagher Run mills were built about 1882, and the railroad constructed ten miles up the valley that year for the transport of lumber. The road runs two miles up the run, and thence over the abandoned Shawmut road to a point near Shawmut. The capacity is about 30,000 feet per day .... The old Elk Creek mills were owned by J. S. Hyde, up to the time of sale to Souther & Willis, who sold to B. F. Ely. ... The Hyde mills, in Horton township, are at the mouth of Brandy Camp creek and on Saw Mill run, two miles northeast of the former. Thirty men are em- ployed. and the capacity of both is 50,000 per day. ... The Laurel Run mill is operated by White & Thayer, a mile above the mouth of that stream. A tram road connects with the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad, one and a half miles distant. The capacity is 40,000 per day, and the number of men employed twenty.

The Portland Lumber Company comprise the quarter interest of W. H. Hyde, the quarter interest of the Hyde estate, the quarter interest of J. K. P. Hall, and a similar interest held by A. Kane, of St. Mary's. The unsold lands in Horton, Spring Creek and Ridgway townships comprise about 18,000 acres. On the tract there are 250,000.000 of hemlock, 40,000,000 of pine, some oak and other hardwoods. The hemlock is valued at $2 per M., and pine at $10 per M. Throughout the Hyde lands. W. H. Hyde is en- gaged extensively in lumbering, and also on a lease from Grant & Horton on their lands.

The Portland Company's mills, in Spring Creek township, are important industries, turning out 80,000 feet per day and giving employment to forty men .... The number of men employed in the woods by jobbers for W. H. Hyde and associate owners is at least 150, exclusive of those employed around the woods.

There are two grist-mills in the borough, one owned by W. H. Hyde & Co., at the foot of Mill street, and run by water-power from Elk creek, one of the oldest mills in the county; the other, recently built by A. H. Buckland, is situated on the Ridgway & Clearfield Railroad and South street, and is run by steam power. Both are noted for the good quality of their products, prin- cipally corn-meal and feed, and are run nearly to their full capacity. The Hyde grist-mill was erected years ago, and is still the old-style water-mill, with a capacity of 36,000 bushels of oats per annum. The grain, oats and corn are imported from the West, and here all the feed for the Hyde stables is ground .... The Cobb grist mill, which took the place of the one burned, was completed in June, 1850.

The Ridgway Company's planing-mill was erected in 1878 by Hyde & Ross, and the machinery of the old J. V. Houk mill on Centre street moved thereto. In 1883 Mr. Ross sold his interest, and in 1884 M. P. Murphy pur- chased. This mill gives employment to thirty-five men the year round. The building and machinery are valued at $25,000.

In 1876 the firm of Hyde, Kline & Co., composed of W. H. Hyde & Co. and D. R. Kline, established a foundry and machine shop on Depot street. Their business is largely repairing, but they also do considerable in the way of new work, and have as specialties the " Carman Saw Guide" and the " Kline Natural Gas Burner." In January, 1889, Mr. Kline's term of partnership ex-

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pired, and the works are now operated by W. H. Hyde, with R. I. Robinson, manager. The value of buildings and machinery is $15,000, and number of men employed is twelve.

In 1885 the joint stock company of McEwen Bros. & Co., limited, was formed for the purpose of carrying on a machine shop and the building of engines, boilers, and saw-mill and tannery machines. They built a large shop on Main street at the crossing of the Ridgway & Clearfield Railroad. Hardly was the machinery set, before the whole plant was destroyed by fire, May 27. 1886. With characteristic American energy they pushed ahead, and the works are again in full operation with better buildings and plant than before.

The Hamilton Wagon Company, composed of W. H. Hyde, W. H. Oster- hout, D. C. Oyster and D. B. Hamilton, perfected organization in January. 1889. The shops were completed on Broad street, near the depot, and opened in the summer following, and twenty or thirty employes are unable to supply the demand for their product.

Grant & Horton were the second parties to locate a sole leather tannery in Elk county (the first having been built at Wilcox), and are at the junction of Aylsworth run with the Clarion, about one mile from the court-house, and west of the borough line, where they bought from Dickinson, and built in 1867. The business is a very successful one, and grows in extent each year. Their works are called "Ridgway Tannery," and their leather is well and fa- vorably known, a large amount being exported to foreign countries. After the opening of their works, they found the tannery cut off from communication with the railroads in the spring and fall, for during the rainy seasons the bottom of Main and Broad streets was way below the surface. To remedy this, Grant & Horton and the Dickinsons built a plank road from the tannery to the rail- road station at their own expense, an improvement that has since been kept up by the township and borough authorities.

The Eagle Tannery may be said to date back to the fall of 1870, when W. H. Osterhout purchased, from J. S. Hyde, 135 acres of land for a building site and 1,700 acres of hemlock bark. He also purchased from J. S. Schultz 4,000 acres and from others 3.000 acres of bark lands. He at once built the Eagle Tannery, with a bark mill of 18,000 cords capacity. The tannery com- pany was organized for incorporation August 13, ISSS, with William H. Oster- hout. Calvin D. Osterhout, Jackson S. and Louis H. Schultz and W. B. Benson, directors. The capital stock consisted of 6,000 shares of $50 each. G. W. Childs. of Broome county, N. Y., was named treasurer. The cost of plant, etc., is about $200,000; sides of leather tanned per year, 250,000; amount of yearly sales of leather about $925,000; cords of bark used annually, 20,000; value of bark constantly in yard, from $75,000 to $100,000; 165 men are employed im- mediately in and about the works. The great fire of 1889 caused a temporary stoppage of work in some departments, as related in the sketch of that catastrophe. There are about forty six dwellings, including Mr. Osterhont's own residence. The water supply was put in in 1889, by Mr. Osterhout, on the moral assurance that the borough would pay ultimately. Previously he had conducted the water from the springs on the hill above for the use of his tenants. The rebuilding and improvements of 1889 will amount to $20,000. extending the capacity considerably. The lands owned or leased by this tannery company amount to 25,700 acres.

Banks .- The Ridgway Bank was established in 1875 by Henry Souther. Albert Willis and Edward Souther, as Souther, Willis & Souther, and was conducted by E. Souther until 1876, when it was sold to the present pro- prietors -Alfred Short, D. C. Oyster and Hezekiah Horton, Mr. Oyster being

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the president. The office is almost opposite the court-house on Main street. The wealth and industries represented by this banking company compare with that of any other business association in this section of the State.

The Elk County Bank was established August 16, 1874, with Jerome Powell, Dr. C. R. Earley, John G. Hall and C. R. Kline stockholders. The office was opened in Hall's brick block, where it has since been conducted. C. R. Kline served as cashier from 1874 to June, 1880, when M. S. Kline succeeded him. In 1877 Dr. Earley retired; in March, 1880, W. H. Hyde purchased an interest, and in January, 1888, Jerome Powell retired, selling his interest to John G. Hall. The same month M. S. Kline and C. H. McCauley entered the partnership, and in May of that year J. S. Hyde became associated with them. In July W. H. Hyde purchased his father's share, and he, with M. S. Kline and Messrs. Hall* and McCauley are present owners. The original capital was $50,000, a sum not since increased, although the present surplus is $24,291.

Hotels .- David Thayer, born in County Cavan, Ireland, in 1816, came to Ridgway with his family in 1836 or 1837, and died here in February, 1884. He built the Exchange Hotel at the east end of Clarion bridge, and con- ducted it for fifteen or twenty years, and carried the mails from Ridgway to Warren. In later years he conducted the Thayer House until 1871, when he sold to Rieley and Brother.

The Hyde House was built in 1858-59, and opened June 10, in the latter year, by Mr. Osgood. who leased it from J. S. Hyde. In 1861 he retired, and the house was conducted for Mr. Hyde some time, when Mrs. Cummins purchased it. She, with H. S. Belknap as manager, carried on the hotel until 1867, when a Mr. Moore, now of Olean, bought her interest. In 1869 Mr. Schram became owner, and with the exception of ten months, in 1883, when Mr. Holly conducted the house. he has managed it successfully down to the present time. Dr. Day, his son-in-law, purchased the house in 1887, but con- tinued Mr. Schram in the management. The east wing of the proposed mod- ern Hyde House was completed in 1888.

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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