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SYKESVILLE
Sykesville borough was incorporated from a part of Winslow township March 14, 1907. and was named for Jacob B. Sykes, the most enterprising citizen. In 1894 it had a popula- tion of 175; in 1910. 1.756.
BUSINESS
There is one newspaper, the Sykesville Post- Dispatch, published in the borough ; there are
two hotels and a number of fine industries. The Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburgh railroad skirts the town. There is excellent trolley service and connections and large coal mining interests in the vicinity, which make the town a busy mart.
Sykesville has three churches, Methodist Episcopal, Bethel Baptist and Greek Catholic.
The First National Bank of Sykesville opened for business Jan. 4, 1905 : capital, $25,- 000; J. B. Sykes, president; C. H. Boyles, cashier : directors, J. B. Sykes. C. H. Boyles, S. B. Long. Levi Schuckers, J. H. Murray, A. W. Sykes, James Wachob. Dr. J. F. Raine is now president; Mr. Boyles, vice president ; W. D. McHenry, cashier.
At a special election held in the borough April 30. 1907, under the order of court creat- ing said borough, the following candidates ran for office, and we give the number of votes cast for each: Treasurer, G. W. Eaton, 148; tax collector, F. W. Fenely, 72; J. F. Weber, 90; assessor, John H. Null, 75; Edward Rupert, 89. Auditors-Three years, S. B. . Long. 82; M. A. Zimmerman, 83. Two years, Adam Null. 69: B. B. Weber, 96. One year, Everett Humphrey, 86; T. L. Swisher, 78. Iligh constable-Henry Smith, 72; A. J. Deemer, 93. Town council-Three years, J. B. Sykes, 91; David Estes, 80; J. E. Long, 112; Abraham Fye, 102; G. W. Walker, 84. Two years, James Shaffer, 81; C. C. Gadd, 132: J. C. Shaffer, 57. One year, T. W. White, 67; A. L. Zimmerman, 139; I. Z. Slaw- son, 96. Burgess-T. O. Sykes, 73; J. E. Rishel. 93. School directors-Three years, G.
E. Null. 93: 1. G. Mansfield, 101 ; G. B. Hen- nigh, 102; Henry Smith, 1; W. N. Rishel, I. Two years, Frank Sadler, 80; J. W. Craw- ford. 66: G. E. Rupert, 94; Fred Walker, 79. One year, G. M. Kriner, 145; G. A. Buhite, 148. Inspector, W. H. Stahl, 104: Judson Rupert, 63. Judge of election, Frank Moore, 74: D. A. Smith, 92.
At the election held Nov. 2, 1915, J. H. Coffman and John Reiter were elected school directors, and John Allen, constable.
CHAPTER XXXIX RINGGOLD TOWNSHIP-BOROUGH OF WORTHVILLE
ORGANIZATION AND FIRST OFFICIALS-PIONEERS AND EARLY BUSINESS-IIUNTING INCIDENTS-
POPULATION-TAXABLES, 1850-TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS-TOWNS-JEFFERSON GUARDS-BOR- OUGH OF WORTHVILLE
Ringgold township, formerly known as Hastings, was named after Thomas Hastings and Major Ringgold. It was organized in 1848, being taken from Porter, and is bounded on the north by Beaver township, on the east by Rose and Oliver townships, on the south by Porter township and on the west by Arm- strong county. In 1850 the township was called North Porter, and so continued until May 13. 1853, when the court appointed the following officers for Ringgold: Constable, George Mencer; supervisors, Daniel Shannon and Solomon Geist ; school directors, Henry Minich, Valentine Shick, Elijah Campbell, Daniel Geist ; poor overseers. Robert E. Ken- nedy and D. D. Boyington ; auditors; A. P. Heichhold. E. M. Geist, P. H. Shannon ; as- sessor, George Mencer. The township was finally named in honor of Major Ringgold, who lost his life in the Mexican war. in the battle of Palo Alto, on May 8, 1846.
PIONEERS-EARLY BUSINESS
The pioneer settlers in the township were Andrew Shaffer and David Milliron, in 1818. They made the first improvements. Daniel Geist located at what is now Worthville, then in Ringgold, in 1834. That year he killed nine deer and one bear. In 1840 two grist- mills were built, one near Ringgold village by Henry Freas, and the other in what is now Worthville, by Daniel Geist. Isaac Cherry built the first sawmill, in 1844, on Cherry run. The pioneer schoolhouse was built in 1836, near the present village of Ringgold. In 1847 Moses Weaver had a carding machine in the township, and also owned a powder-mill. Peter Enty, colored, was the pioneer coal digger, 1837. The first graveyard was on the Milliron farm, at St. John's Church.
The first store and hotel were kept by Rob- ert MeFarland in 1844 or 1845. Other early
merchants were R. Wonderling, Amos Hol- ben and the Shannons. The pioneer tailor was R. F. Perry.
Peter Warden ran a distillery in the town- ship in 1865.
HUNTING INCIDENTS
The township was full of wild game, espe- cially wolves, bears and deer. This attracted hunters to the territory, and Daniel Geist re- lated the following incidents: Among the hunters who came there were Henry Nolf, who lived in Clarion county, where New Beth- lehem now stands, and Lewis Doverspike. When hunting in the north end of the town- ship they wounded a bear, which attacked Nolf, and would have killed him had not his cries brought Doverspike to his assistance. The bear had Nolf down and was tearing him with teeth and claws. Doverspike tried to shoot the brute, but his gun missed fire, so he punched the animal in the ribs with his gun, causing it to leave Nolf and attack him. It chased him around a tree several times before he could get a shot at it. AAt length he killed it, and going to Nolf's assistance found him so badly wounded that the unfortunate man begged he would shoot him, to get him out of his misery. This Doverspike refused to do, of course, and being remarkably strong, he picked the injured man up and carried him three miles to a house, whence he was re- moved to his home, where he recovered.
Some years after this Nolf and his son George were again in the township hunting. They had erected a small shanty. One even- ing the father was cutting a tree for firewood, when the tree split at the butt, fell upon him and killed him instantly. The son had to go three miles to get help and a team to haul the body home. Men had to be summoned from the "Dutch Settlement" along Red Bank creek
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to hold the inqnest. They took a jug of whisky with them, held the inquest where the acci- dent happened, and then started for Milliron's, the nearest house. On the way they lost the body. it having in some way rolled out of the sled into the snow. When it was missed of course they had to go back to find it.
TAXABLES, 1850
William Alcorn, two horses, cow; John Alcorn, cow; George Bailey, cow, two oxen ; Catherine Bailey, cow ; Solomon Plyler, cow, two oxen : Daniel Buck; D. D. Boyington, cow : Phillip Plyler, cow; John Barr, horse, cow: B. R. Campbell, two horses, cow; John C. Campbell; Elijah Campbell, two cows, two oxen; Robert Campbell ; John Kunselman, cow; Henry Kunselman, two horses, three cows : John K. Campbell; Benjamin Diminick ; Henry Druckmiller: Samuel Drayer, Jr., horse; William M. Drayer, horse; Michael Dinger; John Drayer; Samuel Troyer, Jr., cow ; Abraham Enty, cow ; Edward Enty, cow ; Daniel Eisenberger : William Eisenhart : John C. Furgeson, two horses, five cows; Ebenezer Fergeson, two horses, two cows; William Fer- geson. two horses, three cows: William Fer- geson, Sr .. cow : Henry Farringer, two horses, three cows; John Frease, two horses, two cows: Henry Frease; William Fishel, cow; John Guthrie; Solomon Geist, cow, two oxen; Jesse Geist, cow, two oxen ; Daniel Geist. Sr., two horses; George Geist, two horses, two cows; Samuel Geist, horse, cow; John Geist, Sr., cow; John Geist, Jr., two horses, two cows ; Lydia Geist, cow ; James Guthrie, black- smith; David Gearhart, shoemaker, cow ; Geist & Wagner, three horses, two oxen; Thomas Guthrie, cow : Michael Hinderliter, horse, two cows, two oxen ; I. IJ. S. M. Heasley ; Elias Hulwick, two horses, three cows; Samuel Ilice, two cows; Frederick Hetrick, cow ; Adam Ilaine, two horses, two cows; Jacob Hoffman, cow, two oxen; Nathan Haines ( volunteer), cow: Jacob Hoffman, cow ; Albert Harman, horse; Eli Haines, "Gone to the Gold Diggings": Peter IJaines, cow; Isaac Hawthorne, horse, cow; John Keihl, horse, cow; Robert Kennedy, cow; Joseph Rinncard; George Lettick, Sr., two cows: John Lang; Aaron Lankard. two cows; George A. Lettick ; Robert Milliron, two oxen ; Solomon Martz; John Motter, two horses, three cows; Amos Motter, horse, two cows; Isaac Motter, horse, two cows; John G. Mow- rey, two horses, two cows; Robert M. Mc- Farland, horse, cow; John Martz, two horses,
three cows; William McNutt, horse, two cows; Robert MeNutt, two oxen; John Mowry. two horses, two cows, two oxen; Peter Minich, horse, two cows; George Mill- iron, three horses, three cows; Phillip Mill- iron, two horses, two cows; Henry Minich, blacksmith, three horses, three cows: Jacob Minich, horse, cow; William Milliron, cow; Samuel McMichaels; George Mercer; Dr. W. W. McCormick; Solomon Minich, horse. cow; William Martz, cow, two oxen ; Elias Martz, two horses; Samuel Motter, two cows : Benjamin Martz, cow, two oxen ; Henry Mot- ter, Sr., horse, cow, two oxen; Levi Mot- tern, horse; Henry Mottern, Jr., horse, cow ; Daniel Martz; William Neal, two cows, two oxen; Paul James, two oxen; Joseph Powell : Michael Reitz; Daniel Richards, cow; Hance Robinson; Jacob Reitz, Jr., cow; Rev. Jacob Rank, two cows; Robert Richards; Jacob Raner, cow: Joel Repler (tailor) ; Charles Shugars; Michael Shaffer, three cows, two oxen ; George Startzell; Martin Shannon, cow ; Isaac Shaffer, two horses, cow, two oxen; Jolın Startzell; William A. Stewart, horse, cow: John Sugars, cow; Francis Shrauger. three horses, two cows; Phillip Shannon ; Henry Sparc. Jr. : George Shingledecker, two horses, three cows: Jacob Startzell, two horses, four cows; John Shaffer, one horse. one cow; Vallentine Shaffer: Philip Snider, horse; Moses Shoffstall, horse, cow; Joseph Smith, cow ; Vallentine Shick, two horses, two cows; Christ Shick. cow; Peter Seiler, cow: Jacob Shaffer, cow; Jacob Wagner; George Yaeger, horse; Frederick Yeager; Brice Robut.
POPULATION
In 1849 there were 132 taxables in the township, in 1856. 156. The population in 1850 was 665: 1860, 909; 1870, 1,006; 1880, 1,078; 1890, 1,004 ; 1900, 1,037 ; 1910, 1,190.
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS
On November 2, 1915, the following officials were elected: James C. Geist, of Dora, and Charles Stewart, of Ringgold, school direc- tors for six years; O. S. Kiehl, of Worthville, supervisor for six years; J. H. Powell, of Ringgold, constable, for four years.
TOWNS
Worthville, the smallest borough in the county, is situated in Ringgold township.
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There are post offices at that point and at Ring- gold.
Ringgold village was established about 1847. In 1878, among the residents and business men were the following: R. T. Perry, tailor ; "Eagle Hotel"; L. P. Harris, dealer in all kinds of first-class goods; A. L. Harris, har- nessmaker ; Wonderling & Freas, merchants ; Samuel Shilling, wagonmaker; David Mill- iron, gunsmith; S. G. Falk, tanner; W. C. McGaughey, blacksmith ; G. W. Barnett, phy- sician; John Geist, retired; Elijah Campbell, farmer : B. R. Campbell, retired ; Samuel Hart- man, shoemaker. In 1888 there were three stores, a tannery, a hotel and a cemetery. Now. 1915, Ringgold has a railroad and is quite a coal producing township.
Timblin is a hamlet in Ringgold township of several hundred people, about six stores, and an unlicensed hotel. The Pittsburgh, Shawmut & Northern railroad runs through it, and extensive coal operations are carried on there. The town is located on Pine run, the dividing line between Ringgold and Porter townships, and was laid out about 1883, when John A. Timlin had the post office changed from New Petersburg to Timlin, and opened a store there. D. F. Harrison had a store there in 1878 and kept the post office.
New Petersburg had a post office until 1883. Dora post office is in this township.
JEFFERSON GUARDS
In 1849 the "Jefferson Guards," a militia company, was organized at the village of Ring- gold, with forty-three members. M. H. Shan- non was captain, with Levi Gearhart as first lieutenant, and Benjamin Thomas as second lieutenant.
WORTHVILLE
The borough of Worthville, the smallest borough in the county, was laid out by Daniel Geist, and was known as Geistown until 1854. when it took its name of Worthville, from the post office established there. On April 1. 1878. it was incorporated as a borough, the only one in the township. In 1858 Worthville con- tained about eighty citizens, one store, one gristmill, two sawmills, one blacksmith and one carpenter shop.
In 1878 there lived in Worthville: J. C.
McNutt, justice of the peace ; Morris R. Put- ney & Bro., dealers in dry goods; Robert Richards, cabinetmaker; E. H. Geist, propri- etor of "Worthville hotel," accommodations good; W. S. Kiehl, carpenter; W. S. King, farmer ; R. G. Dinger, carpenter ; S. M. Bleak- ney, physician ; Peter Slagle, shoemaker ; Amos Holben, miller : Peter Simon, merchant; An- drew Geist, farmer; Daniel Geist, farmer; Rev. M. H. Shannon, pastor of Evangelical Church; W. M. Raymer, blacksmith; Daniel Geist. Sr., retired; A. Geist, farmer; J. G. Geist. miller; D. W. Smith, carpenter; A. Startzill, carpenter; Elias Buzzard, harness- maker: Joseph Smith, laborer; C. H. Small, harnessmaker ; W. H. Smith, carpenter.
There were in 1887 the sawmill of Jacob Wagner, with a daily capacity of two thousand feet, the large gristmill of Daniel and Samuel Geist. The hotels were kept by Elias Geist and Alvin Startzell. There were two general stores, kept by H. K. Carrier & Son and Wag- ner & Smith, and the shops of Elias Buzzard, Martin Reymer, Amos Caylor and Robert Richards.
There is a cemetery at Worthville, and the first person interred there was Andrew Falk, who was drowned in a tannery vat at Worth- ville.
ELECTIONS
The first election in Worthville after it was incorporated as a borough was held April 30, 1878. when the following were elected : Justice of the peace, S. M. Bleakney; burgess, D. Geist; town council, M. R. Putney, S. M. Geist, E. H. Geist, S. M. Bleakney, J. Wagner, Elias Buzzard ; constable, W. S. Kiehl ; high constable. James Richards; auditors, W. A. Putney. W. H. Smith, R. G. Dinger; over- seers, WV. H. Smith, W. B. King, S. M. Geist, E. H. Geist: assessor, W. S. Kiehl; school directors, D. W. Smith, J. G. Geist, A. Holben, Joseph Simons, J. Wagner, S. M. Geist : judge of election. T. L. Hall; inspectors, D. W. Smith, Jacob Wagner.
Melvin Dinger and Samuel Myers were elected school directors November 2, 1915, and John Stormer constable.
POPULATION
1880. 174; 1890. 176; 1900, 154; 1910, 12I
CHAPTER XL UNION TOWNSHIP-BOROUGH OF CORSICA
ORGANIZATION AND FIRST OFFICIALS-PIONEER TAX LIST, 1850 - POPULATION - SCHOOL AND CHURCH NOTES-TOWNS-ROSEVILLE GRAYS - HAUGH FAMILY AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT- BOROUGH OF CORSICA
Union township was organized in 1849. The name has no special significance. This township was bounded on the north by El- dred township, on the cast by Eldred and Rose townships, on the south by Clover township, and on the west by Clover township. At the May quarter sessions of court in 1849, the court confirmed the township organization by appointing for it the following officers: Con- stable, Job Carley: supervisors, Joseph Ilughes, John Cuddy ; school directors, John W. Monks, William Steel, W. B. Kennedy. W. 31. Hindman, William Il. Barr, John John- son : township clerk, J. K. Mendenhall.
The first person to settle in the township was John Scott, about 1802. William Love was second:
PIONEER TAX LIST, 1850
Samuel .Anderson, two horses, cow ; George Aaron; Daniel Aaron, Sr. : Anthony Arnold, cow; Thomas Varon, horse, cow; Philip and John Aaron, two horses, two cows: William Aaron, two cows; David Aikens, two horses, two cows: Robert Barr, horse, cow ; William 11. Barr, horse; Andrew Bridge, three cows, two oxen ; George II. Brown, two horses, three cows; John Barr; Samuel Barr, cow; Newell Bunker & Co .; Robert Barnett: Andrew Bridge, two cows; Roswell Cummins, two horses, two cows: Job Ml. Carley, horse, cow. two oxen : David Carley, cow: John Christie estate ; Crouch: James Crooks, cow : Michael Deibler. cow ; George Elwood, horse; John Hughes estate, two horses, cow; John Fitzsimmons, horse, three cows, two oxen ; David Fisher, cow ; David Foster, cow ; James D. Flick : Robert Huey, horse, cow ; Thomas Hughes, horse, cow; Paul Horn, two horses; William Hughes, horse; William Hindman, two horses; Joseph Hughes, three horses, three cows: Jacob Hawk, horse, two cows; Samuel Hindman, two horses, three cows;
Robert Hindman; Henry Hughes: Michael Ilawk, two horses, cow; Valentine Hawk, cow ; Benjamin Hawk, horse; Augustus Ilawk: David Hawk; John Hutcheson, two horses. two cows; William Huey, horse ; Adam Ilepler ; John Johnson ; Joseph Kahler, two horses, three cows; William Kelly, two horses ; Rev. William Kennedy, cow; John Kennedy, two horses, cow ; William Kennedy, two horses, two cows: William Love, two horses, cow; Samuel Love, horse; David Lamb, two horses, three cows; John Mc- Anulty, horse. cow ; William Menderhall, two horses, cow ; J. K. Menderhall : William Mc- Kee, two horses, two cows ; Joshua MeKinley, two horses, two cows; Michael MeGuown ; Jacob Mineweaser: John W. Monks, two horses, four cows, two oxen; William Mc- Cullough ; Robert McFarland, horse : William Miller : Samuel McGill; William Morrison, two horses, two cows; William Klinglesmith ; Andrew Porter, horse, cow; Christ Ruffner. two horses, two cows; William Rennells, two horses, two cows; George Ransell, two horses ; Anthony Rancill, cow ; Hugh Richards ; Mark Rodgers (physician), horse ; John Summer- ville, three horses, three cows : William Sum- merville, two horses, four cows; Joseph Sum- merville, horse : Joseph Syars, two horses, two cows; Thomas Sharp, two horses, two cows; James Sharp ; Samuel Steel, two horses ; Hugh Stewart, two horses, two cows; Samuel Sowers, two horses, two cows; John G. Simp- son, two horses, two cows; Edw. Snyder; John Shaddle, horse, two cows, two oxen ; Phillip Syphert, horse, two cows : Lyman San- ton; George Trimble, $300 at interest, three horses, three cows : J. J. Y. Thompson, horse. three cows, $1,000 at interest ; Rev. D. Thomas: Casper Snyder, two horses, cow: Daniel Undercoffer, horse, cow, buggy: Wil- liam and Enoch Steel, two horses, two cows; John Simpson: Edw. Snyder (blacksmith ) ; George Wirick ; James Guthrie ; Samuel Wil-
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son; Lewis Litzell; James White; William Orr; James Taylor ; John Ferguson ; Dr. R. K. Scott; Oliver Shadle; William Ransell; Rob- ert Beatty; George Bowers; Dennis Grine; Robert C. Gugon; Jeremiah Loper; James Burns.
The first gristmill was built at Corsica, and the first sawmill on Little Mill Creek, where the Olean road crosses; there are now two sawmills on that creek.
POPULATION
In 1850 this township had a population of 597; 1860, 532; 1870, 595; 1880, 809; 1900, 732; 1910, 581.
PRESENT OFFICIALS
On November 2, 1915, R. T. Hindman and John E. Summerville were elected school di- rectors; R. J. Fitzsimmons, supervisor ; G. C. Aaron, constable.
SCHOOL AND CHURCH NOTES
The first building to be used for a school- house in what is now Union township was built on what is known as the John S. Brown farm, located east of and adjoining the Peter B. Cowan place. It was built in 1823, by the men who built the Waterford and Susque- hanna turnpike, and was occupied by them until the road was finished, when they aban- coned it, in 1824. School was held for sev- eral years in this cabin. It was constructed of round logs, was about twenty feet square, was chunked and daubed, had a fireplace in one end, and was covered with clapboards held in place by heavy poles laid on the roof. The first "master" to teach in this temple of learn- ing was John Christy, Sr., in 1825. William Ferguson and Rev. William Kennedy (the pioneer Presbyterian minister in the county) taught after Christy. Mr. Kennedy also taught a terin or two in Union township in a schoolhouse on the Robert Hindman farm.
The John S. Brown farm, comprising fifty -. nine acres, had been donated by the original landowners for church and school purposes, hence a church graveyard was laid out on it, which is still in use. The first person to be buried there was Alexander Powers, who died in 1827. When this land was abandoned for church and school purposes it became the prop- erty of Alexander Campbell, and has since passed through several hands, until it is now owned by Prof. W. M. Brown, son of John S. Brown.
One of the first buildings erected for school purposes within the present limits of Union township was built in 1835, on land of Isaac Mills, at the top of the hill just west of Rose- ville. It was a frame structure, and the car- penter and builder was Samuel Quest. Mr. Mills, on whose land it stood, was keeping tavern in Roseville when it was built. The early teachers in this house were John Wilson, John Boggs, James Barr, Robert McFarlane, George James, R. K. Scott, Charlotte Sloan, Jane Clark (now Mrs. E. H. Darrah), Joseph Mccullough, Mary Ann McGarey, Ed. Scott, Mary Douglas, I. H. McKee, Samuel McKee, Samuel Clark, Nancy Lucas, Lewis Williams, W. W. Reed, Maria J. Larimer, J. K. Menden- hall, William Young, Rev. David Polk, Mar- garet Ann Sharp, Melissa Jaynes and W. B. Kennedy. The latter performed the triple labor one winter of teaching the school and courting and marrying one of the pupils, Polly Hunter.
A desirable qualification in the teachers of this school was a willingness and ability to flog and control the boys. "Master" Wilson used the rod freely, and "Master" James used. in addition to the other punishments, split sticks placed on the nose and ears of the pupils. The Christy boys, I. D. Hughes and others drove him from the school.
The first church building erected in Jeffer- son county was built in September, 1824, on this fifty-nine-acre tract, known now as the Brown farm. It was built by the Presby- terians, of round logs, with an earthen floor, with slabs laid on logs or blocks of wood for seats, and the pulpit was a plank laid on two long blocks of wood set on end. Preaching service was held here for seven years. The building was burned by a forest fire in 1832. Rev. William Kennedy, Rev. Cyrus Riggs and Rev. Mr. Core preached statedly in the build- ing.
Below is a subscription paper for the erec- tion of the first schoolhouse in Roseville, Union township. Mr. Bogs was the carpenter. Rev. William Kennedy gave the largest sub- scription.
February 19, 1836. Mr. John Bogs, received on schoolhouse subscrip- tion the following of John Barnett :
Of Michael Troy I bushel wheat. . . $1.00
Of William Corbett, I Do Do. 1.00
Of William Kennedy, 11/2 Do. 1.50
Of H. Stewart .. .50
Of Is Gray, I Do by J. Barnett. 1.00
Of J. Bogs. .25
Of J. Barnett, cash. 421/2
Of Isaac Davison .. .25
Of Andrew Steel, i hushel wheat ... 1.00
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(See also Haugh Family, later in this chap- ter. )
TOWNS
The borough of Corsica, situated in Union township, was erected in 1859. It has the only post office in the township, and the only hotel. ( See below. )
Roseville was the pioneer village, was a place of some note before Union township was organized, and was a central point in the township after its formation, until Corsica grew into importance. It was founded by Mr. Rose, a prominent landowner, before Brook- ville was laid out, and he labored hard to make it the county seat. In 1849 it had a uniformed military company, styled the Rose- ville Grays. Ebenezer Barton was the captain, Samuel Wilson was the first lieutenant, and James Christie second lieutenant. The rec- ords show it to have had eighteen enlisted nien. But few militia companies in those early day- numbered more than thirty-five or forty inen.
In 1850 the merchants were John J. Y. Thompson & Reed. W. Barr and George Trimble. Now there is only one store in the township, kept by Mr. Winters in Roseville.
ILAUGHI FAMILY LOCAL. DEVELOPMENT
The Haugh reunion, held at the old home- stead in Union township Friday, September 14, 1900, was one of the most successful affairs of its kind ever held in this section. It was a holiday for all the people of that community. and the immense crowd that was gathered to- gether in the beautiful grove on the rear end of the farm resembled a campmeeting assem- blage rather than a family reunion. A con- servative estimate placed the number of people at from seven to eight hundred, most of whom came carly and stayed all day, enjoying to the fullest extent the beautiful weather, a delicious dinner in the grove, music, speeches and social intercourse with relatives and friends, many of whom had been long lost but through this re- union had been again found. The dinner was a great feature of the day, and it was indulged in to the full extent of each individual capacity, the Hlaughs and their friends demon- strating on this occasion not only a special fondness for chicken, but a rare taste for roast pig and the many other good things that had been provided. After dinner the meeting was called to order by the election of Edward Ilaugh as president and M. M. Hlaugh as sec- rotary. After music by the Corsica cornet
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