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Mcfferd, Benjamin, s. of Benjamin and Maria Mefferd; b. April 27, 1817; bap. July 6, 1817. Witnesses, George Fry and wife Barbara.
Michael, Susan, d. of William and Sarah Michael; b. April 7, 1818; bap. Aug. 2, 1818. Witness, Susan Michael. Poorman, Sarah, d. of William and
Catharine Poorman; b. June 12, 1818; bap. Aug. 2, 1818. Witnesses, Henry Sherk and wife Elizabeth.
Rudy, Joseph, s. of Frederick and Eliza- beth Rudy; b. May 5, 1818: bap. Aug. 2, 1818. Witnesses, Frederick Parthemore and wife Catharine.
Crum, Catharine, d. of John and Eliza-
beth Crum; b Mar. 14, 1818; bap. Aug. 30, 1818.
Moyer, John, s. of John and Catherine Moyer; b. Feb. 8, 1818; bap. Sept. 1818.
Garverich, John, s. of John, Jr. and Eliza- beth Garvericb, b. July 31; bap. Oct. 25, 1818. Witnesses, John Gerberick, Jr., and wife Barbara.
Schaffner, David, s. of Adam and Cath- arine Schaffner; b. Nov. 1, 1818; bap. Mar. 28, 1819.
McMahan, Maria Magdalena, d. of John and Rachel McMahan; b. Dec. 22. 1818; bap. April 2, 1819.
Smith, Daniel, s. of John and Catharine; b. Oct. 1, 1818; bap, April 18, 1819. Witness, Daniel Farridy.
Garverich, John, s. of George Garverich; b. Sept. 13, 1818; bap. April 18, 1819. Beck, Sarah, d. of Conrad and Barbara Beck; b. Nov. 18, 1818; bap. June 17, 1819. Witnesses, Henry Sherk and wife.
Conrad, John, s. of George and Anna Conrad; b. Jan. 1, 1819; bap. June 17, 1819. Witnesses, John Strock and wife.
Stine, Maria Barbara, d. of Barnhart and Elizabeth Stine; b. Sept. 14, 1818; bap. June 17, 1819.
Conrad, Anna, maiden name Kilhester: b. Sept. 31, 1802; bap. June 17, 1819. McMahan, John, son of John and Cath- arine McMahan; b. Oct. 22, 1784; bap. Oct. 30, 1791.
Mumma, Elizabeth, d. of David Mumma; b. Dec. 29, 1799; bap. [1819].
Albright, John, s. of Michael and Susan Albright; b. Nov. 14, 1818; bap. [1819]. Witnesses, John Beck and wife.
Rupley, Polly, d. of George and Polly Rupley; b. April 19, 1819. Witness, Elizabeth Krell.
Fry, Susan, d. of George and Barbara Fry: b. Feb. - , 1819; bap. [1819.] Witnesses, John Haverstick and wife.
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Zeller, Susan, d. of Christopher and Su- san Zeller; b. June 13, 1819; bap. [1819].
Shoop, Maria, d. of Christoph and Eliza- beth Shoop; b. Junc 5, 1819; bap. [1819]. Witnesses, Fred. Shoop and wife Maria.
Huber, Maria, d. of John and Rosina Huber; b. Feb. 26, 1819; bap. [1819]. Witnesses, Will Ewing and wife.
Mader, Mary, d. of Jacob Mader; b. May 19, 1819; bap. [1819].
Birch. Sarah Ann, d. of Jacob Birch; b. May 19, 1819; bap. [1819]. Witness, Margaret Garverich.
Hocker, Andrew, son of George and Elizabeth IIocker; b. Sept. 18, 1819; bap. Dec. 26, 1819.
Heckert, David, s. of Peter Heckert; b. Jan. 14, 1820; bap. Mar. 19, 1820. Witnesses, Henry Brightbill and wife. Schaeffer, Barbara, d. of John Schaeffer; b. Oct. 2, 1819; bap. Mar. 19, 1820. Witnesses, Jacob Schaeffer and wife.
NOTES AND QUERIES
Relating to the History of Dauphin County.
XXXI.
JOHN PARMERTERE, dicd in Susque- hanna township, Dauphin county, on the 2d of April, 1822, at the age of fifty years. He established the Huntingdon Gazette. What else is known of him ? E.
METHODISM in 1796 .- To show how the rise of Methodism was viewed in this locality at the close of the last century, we glean from the Oracle of Dauphin, for September 19th, 1796, this precious (?) morceau, the editor of that newspaper, being John Wyeth, a staunch Presbyte- rian :
"Last week the court of common pleas and quarter sessions was held in this town. During the session a Methodist preacher belonging, it is said, to this State, was tried and convicted of taking a horse without leave, and sentenced to serve seven years with his own congre- gation in Philadelphia gratis, besides pay- ing a fine of forty-five pounds with the cost of prosecution."
RENICK'S ISLAND. - On the 27th of March, 1738, a warrant was issued toThos. Renick for "326 acres of land in Paxtang adjoining lands of William Ritchey, and Thomas Mays,"-also, an "Island in the Sasquahannah opposite containing 28 acres." Was this what is now known as Stucker's Island ? E.
THE FIRST COURT HOUSE erected on the site of the present structure, was built by Connelly and Rowan, carpenters, in 1796. It was in this building that the Legislature of Pennsylvania held its scs- sions from the removal of the scat of gov- ernment in 1812 to the completion of the State Capitol in January, 1822.
A LETTER OF JOHN HARRIS .- Thc subjoined letter, copied from the Brad- ford papers, has been sent us :
PAXTANG, Jan 4, 1765.
DR. SIR : I settled with the Post & p'd him for his Several Papers of y'rs taken in this Township, During his late Services, and Every one that takes a Paper here has subscribed for yr's for the En- sueing year. providing this Post rides. Cumberland Co'ty will generally take yours for the Year. Any Encouragement in my Power shall be at y'r Service. We hope soon to hear of the Stamp Act Be- ing Repealed from y'r Quarter. I am, Dr. Sir,
Your Most Obe'd & Most Humble Servant, JOHN HARRIS.
To Mr. Wm. Bradford, by the Carlisle Post.
TOOT FAMILY, (N. and Q. vii) .- We have received the following notes in ad- dition to what we have heretofore given in regard to the Toot family. David Toot's children were:
i. David; d. 1788; m. and had George. ii. Col. George. iii, Adam.
iv. Magdalena: m. John Kissinger.
v. Amelia; m. - Hummel.
vi. Sarah: m. - Cassel.
vii. Sophia; m. - Ross. viii. Elizabeth; m. -- Hemperly
ix. Margaret; m. Christian King. x. Eva; m. - Flora.
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The children of Adam Toot son of Col. George Toot, who residesat Grand Rapids, Mich., are:
¿. AInna; m. Elias Matter.
ii. Catharine; m. Hendersholt.
iii. Mary; m - Gibbs. iv. George; m. 1st, Sarah R. Medley, 2d. Minnie Crittenden.
v. John; m- Gertrude Hilton.
vi. Adam; m. Emma Texter.
vii. William; m. Clara Brusse.
THE REV. MR. MAGRAW .- In our old series of Notes and Queries mention was made of the Rev. Mr. Magraw A writer now upwards of four score gives us the following reminiscences of the old school teaclier, as also some otiier facts which are interesting:
"In 1815-16, I was at school at the West Nottingham academy, Cecil county, Maryland, when the Rev. Mr. Magraw was president. I think, but am not cer- tain, his Christian name was James. He had married a Miss Slaymaker, a relative of the old stage proprietor of the "Good Intent Line." HIe owned or occup- pied a farm adjoining the ground on which was erected a good substantial stone church in which he used to pronounce the word of life and ham- mer it in by thumping the Bible. He was an austere man, portly in size, lieavy eyebrows, and a thoroughbred Democrat of the true Calvinistic order, and at times did not hesitate to give his hearers a dish of Democratic politics on the approach of an clection. He took an active part in whatever public matters occurred and desired to be president of a bank that was organized at Port Deposit, about eight miles from the academy and his residence. He was also active for the erection of a bridge at or near Port Deposit, the con-
tract for
which was given . to Theodore Burr, who built the Harrisburg bridge: While its erection was in pro- gress, Mr. Burr became intemperate, and the Rev. Mr. Magraw took upon himself to meddle somewhat in his affairs, and exercise a control in the direction of the work, which of course offended Mr. Burr. The latter in revenge published by hand- bill that he would preach on the following Sunday on the Island opposite, and in- vited all to come and hear. Everybody
attended, and Mr. Burr had a very large congregation. A few days after the Rev- erend gentleman called to remonstrate with Mr. Burr, who said to him, "See here, my Reverend friend, you are a minister, and it is your business to preach the Gospel. It is my
business to build bridges, and I make my living by it, as you make yours. Our interest and our business are distinct and separate. You have been meddling with mine, and now you complain that I have been meddling with yours. As you sue for peace, let it be understood hereaf- ter between us, that if you will mind your business and let mine alone, I will mind my business and let your's alone." After this Mr. Magraw's occupation as a bridge builder was gone, and the bridge com- pleted without his interference. Mr. Ma- graw had a family of four or five boys; as to girls I cannot say. His boys were named James, Samuel, Robert
and Henry Slaymaker Magraw- the latter State Treasurer of Pennsyl- vania. James and Samuel were more than ordinarily large men, exceeding three hundred pounds cach. Robert was at one time president of the Baltimore and York railroad-was an intimate friend of President James Buchanan, and traveled and toadied with him until he received the soubriquet of "Buchanan's baggage master." He had a penchant for Miss Harriet Lane that never ripened. The father of the Rev. Mr. Magraw was an old man when I was at school there, very garrulous and fond of talking about tlie Revolutionary War, claiming to have been in the battle of Ticonderoga. His business on the farm was the duty of a supernumerary, to drive the ducks to water, let down the bars for the cows, and to watch the orchard in
fruit time, lest the scholars should trespass, which we after did by getting a few to engage the old man in telling his yarns about the war on one side of the field, while on the other side deputation was busy in obtaining a sup- ply of peaches for the others. I do not know the name of the old gentleman. He was a native of Ireland I think, but where he lived before he came to West Nottingham, I know not. Henry S. Ma- graw who was State Treasurer in the
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early part of his life, lived in Pittsburgh, afterwards in California, and then in Lan- caster, where he died.
SHOOP'S CHURCH RECORD.
Baptisms from 1783 to 1830.
IV.
Simmons, David, s. of Joseph Simmons; b. Sept. 11, 1819; bap. April 3, 1820. Witnesses, David Unger and wife. Bressler, Samuel, s. of Jacob Bressler: b. Sept. 14, 1819; bap. April 3, 1820. Witnesses, Peter Michael and wife. Conrad, Catharine, d. of George Conrad, b. Jan. 10. 1820; bap. April 3, 1820. Witnesses, John Kilhester and wife. Sherk, Samuel, s. of Henry and Eliza- beth Sherk; b. Jan. 3, 1820; bap. April 30, 1820. Witnesses, Peter Stahl and wife Barbara.
Spang, John, s. of Peter and Elizabeth Spang; b. Oct. 22, 1819; bap. April 30, 1820. Witnesses, Thomas Hays and wife Polly.
Huber, Barbara, d. of Philip and Barbara Huber; b. Oct. 9, 1819; bap. April 30, 1820. Witness, Eve Bittner. Schaeffer, John, s. of William aud Mar- garet Schaeffer; b. April -, 1820: bap. May 22, 1820.
Hoke, Christian, s. of Jacob and Eliza- beth Hoke; b. Nov. 18, 1819; bap. May 22, 1820. Witnesses, Christian Hoke and wife Elizabeth.
Carmony, Anna Catharine, d. of John and Catharine ( Hoke) Carmony; b. Feb. 11, 1820; bap. May 27, 1820. Witnesses, David Unger and wife. Zarker, Elizabeth, d. of Benjamin Zar- ker; b. Dec. 6, 1819; bap. Jan. 21, 1820. Witnesses .John Schaeffer an 1 wife.
Ebersole, Daniel, s. of Joseph Ebersole: b. Jan. 18, 1820; bap June 21, 1820. Witnesses, John Schaeffer and wife. Rudy, John Jacob, s. of Frederick Rudy ; b. Feb. 28, 1820; bap. Junc 21, 1820. Witnesses, Frederick Schupp and wife.
McMahan, George, s. of John and Rachel McMahan; b. Nov. 11, 1820. Wit- nesses, John Beck and wife Barbara. Bretz, Jacob, s. of John and Catharine
Bretz, Jr .; b. April 19, 1820; bap. Aug. 20, 1820. Witnesses John Bretz, Jr., ard wife.
Bluthardt, Elizabeth, d. of Jacob and Elizabeth Bluthardt; b. July 30, 1820; bap. Aug. 20, 1820. Witnesses, John Bucher and wife.
Garverich, Catharine, d. of John and Elizabeth Garverich; b. July 27, 1820; bap. Oct. 15, 1820. Witnesses, Jacob Garverich and wife Catharine.
Kilhester, Elizabeth, d. of John and Catharine Kilhester; b. Sepr. 21, 1820; bap. Dec. 16, 1820. Witnesses, John Strock and wife.
Shupp, David, s. of Christopher and Elizabeth Shupp; b. Oct. 21, 1820; bap. Dec. 10, 1820. Witnesses, Wil- liam Ewing and wife.
Ewing, Elizabeth, d. of William and Christina Ewing; b. Oct. 1, 1820; bap. Dec. 10, 1820. Witnesses, John Ewing and wife Elizabeth.
Stein, Frederick, s. of Barnhard and Elizabeth Stein; b. Sepr. 25, 1820; bap. Feb. 3, 1821.
Bressler, John. s. of Jacob and Susan Bressler; b. Dec. 21, 1820; bap. May 27, 1821.
Hocker, Daniel, s. of George and Eliza - beth Hocker; b. Apr. 10, 1821; bap. July 22, 1821. Witnesses, John Sheaster and wife.
Beck, Joseph, s. of Conrad and Barbara Beck; b. April 10, 1821; bap. Sepr. 16, 1821. Witnesses, Jacob Shoop and wife.
Huber, Catharine, d. of Philip and Bar- bara Huber; b. Feb. 17, 1821; bap. Sepr. 16, 1821. Witnesses, John Huber and wife.
Garverieh, Lucetta, d. of Jacob and Catharinc Garverich; b. Nov. 18, 1821; bap. Dec. 22, 1821.
Machon, John Uriah, s. of John Machon; b. Dec. 7, 1821; bap. March 31, 1822, Witnesses, Daniel Beck and wife.
Schaeffer. Susan, d. of William Schaeffer; b. Jan. 15, 1822; bap. Mar. 31, 1822. Shoop, Lydia, d. of Christian Shoop; b Dec. 29, 1822; bap. Mar. 31, 1822. Simmons, Susan, d. of Joseph and Bar- bara Simmons; b. Sept. 12, 1821; bap. Apr. 28, 1822. Witnesses, John Haverstick and wife. Carmony, Amos, s. of John and Catbarire
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Carmony ; b. Fcb. 14, 1822; bap. April 28, 1822.
Poorman, Frederick William, s. of William and Catharine Poorman; b. Jan. 29, 1821; bap. May 12, 1822.
Wentz, Henry, s. of John Wentz, b. Nov. 27, 1821: bap. Jan. 23, 1822.
Zarker, Benjamin, s. of Benjamin Zarker; b. April 19, 1821; bap. Jan. 23, 1822. Lentz, Margaret, d. of Jolin Lentz; b. June 19, 1821; bap. July 21, 1822. Witness, Salome Farling.
Miller, Susan, d. of Danicl Miller; b. July 4, 1821; bap. Sept. 15, 1822.
Egner, George, s. of Edward Egner; b. April 5,1821; bap. Sept. 15,1822. Wit- nesses, Benjamin Zarker and wifc. Mader, Benjamin, s. of David and Sarah Mader: b. Junc 3, 1822; bap. Sept. 22, 1822
Shoop, Frederick, s. of Frederick Shoop; b, Sept. 16, 1822; bap. Oct. 13, 1822. Witnesses, Frederick Parthemorc and wife.
Ewing, Jolin David, s. of William and Christiana Ewing; b. Sept. 8, 1822; bap. Nov. 10, 1822. Witnesses, Frederick Poorman and wife Catha- rine.
Farling, Jacob, s. of Abraham Farling;b. Nov. 4, 1822; bap. April 25, 1823. Witnesses, Jacob Farling and wifc. = Ferrin, Sarah Elizabeth, d. of Daniel Ferrin; b. Jan. 26, 1823; bap. April 23, 1823,
Schaester, Peter, s. of Jacob Schaester; b. March 10, 1823; bap. April 26, 1823. Witnesses, Peter Heckert and wifc. Grest, Elizabeth, b. Dec. 20, 1822; bap. April 26, 1823. Witness, Elizabeth Hoke.
Bobb, Maria Elizabeth, d. of Peter, jr., and Elizabeth Bobb; b. September 4, 1823; bap. Oct. 12, 1823. Witnesscs, Peter Bobb, sr., and wife Shoop, Sarah, d. of John and Elizabeth Shoop; b. July 5, 1823; bap. Oct. 12. 1823.
Smith, Caroline, d. of James and IIannah Smitlı; b. January 19, 1823, bap. Oct 18, 1823. Martin, David, b. March 14, 1781; bap. Oct. 10, 1823. Martin Catharine, b. May 22, 1783; bap. Oct. 10, 1823.
Bcck, Fanny, b. February 17. 1788; bap. October 10, 1823.
Duncan, Margaret, b. March 7, 1802;bap. October 10, 1823.
MacIntire, Rebecca, b. December 13, 1801; bap. October 10, 1823.
Mader, Sarah Ann, d. of David and Sarah Mader; b. October 23, 1823; bap. November 24, 1823.
Handshaw, Elizabeth, d. of John and Catharinc Handshaw; b. October 18. 1823; bap. December 26, 1823. Wit nesses, William Poorman and wife. Hocker, Eli, s. ef George and Elizabeth Hocker; b. August 25, 1823; bap. February 29, 1824. Witnesses, Jacob Schaeffer and wife.
Shoop, Sarah, d. of Christopher and Eliza- beth Shoop; b. November 12, 1823; bap. Feb. 29 1824.
Fisler, Jacob Elias, s. of Jacob and Bar- bara Fisler; b. Nov. 2, 1823; bap. Feb. 24, 1824.
McMahan, Barbara, d. of John McMahan; b. Nov. 29, 1823; bap. April 25, 1824. Witnesses, John Beck and wife.
Lentz, John, s. of John Lentz; b. Jan. 3, 1824; ban. April 25, 1824.
Hain, Maria, d. of George Hain; b. Aug. 16, 1823; bap. April 25, 1824. Wit- nesses. Frederick Shoop and wife.
Poorman, Samuel, s. of William Poor- man ; b. Junc 7, 1824; bap. July 18, 1824. Witnesses, Jacob Bar and wife Magdalena.
Ewing, Anna Maria Catharine, d. of Wil- Jiam and Christina Ewing; b. Oct. 4, 1824; bap. Dcc. 5, 1824. Witnesses, Jolin Felty and wife.
Rohs, Daniel, s. of John Rohs; b. Aug. 18, 1824; bap. Jan. 29, 1825. Wit- nesses, Danl Farling and wife.
Enos, - b. Nov. 4, 1824; bap. -- 27, 1825. Witnesses, Jacob Shoop and wife. Shoop, Jonathan, s. of Frederick Shoop; b. Dec. 23, 1824; bap. - 30, 1825. Garman, John, s. of Jacob Garman; b. Dec. 2, 1824; bap. - 30, 1825. Rapp, John Eli, s. of John Adam Rapp; b. Sept. 25, 1824; bap. April 24, 1825. Witness, John Milleisen and wife.
Carmony, Cornelius Joseph, s. of John Carmony; b. Sept. 24, 1824; bap. May 12, 1825.
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Stein, Elizabeth, d. of Barnhardt Stein; b. Mar. 30, 1824; bap. May 12, 1825. Miller, Anna Maria, d. of Daniel Miller; b. Feb. 15, 1825; bap. May 12, 1825. Garverich, Henrietta, d. of Jacob Gar- verich; b. Mar. 6, 1825; hap. May 12, 1825.
Etzweiler, John Joseph and Maria Eliza . beth, s. and. d. of Frederick Etz weiler; b. Mar. 8, 1825; bap. May 12, 1825.
Spang, Samuel, s. of Peter Spang; b. Jan. 6, 1825; bap. May 12, 1825. Witnesscs, John Carmony and wife. Himmelreich, Catharine, d. of Samuel Himmelreich; b. Dec. 4, 1824; bap. May 12, 1825. Witnesses, Wm. Bretz and wife, John Bretz and wife. Beck, Susan Catharine, d. of Jacob Beck; b. Mar. 26, 1825; bap. June 18, 1825. Witnesses, Wm. Poorman and wife. Handshaw, Susan, d. of John Hand- shaw; b. April 12. 1825; bap. July 18, 1825.
Heffelfinger, John, s. of John Heffel- finger; b. Mar. 5, 1825; bap. July 17, 1825. Witnesses, Jacob Cassel and wife.
Demmy, Elizabeth Ann, b. June 9, 1825; bap. Nov. 6, 1825. Witnesses, Henry Reichard and wife Anna.
Fisler, Jacob Amos, s. of Jacob Fisler; b. Aug. 5, 1825; bap. Dec. 4, 1825. Schaeffer, Elizabeth, d. of Jacob Schaef- fer; b. Oct. 14, 1825; bap. Dec. 29, 1825.
Beck, Barbara, d. of Peter and Maria Beck; b. Jan. 2, 1828; bap. Feb. 24, 1828. Witnesses, John Beck and wife Barbara.
Alleman, Sarah, d. of John and Polly Alleman; b. Sept. 6, 1827; bap. Fcb. 24, 1828.
Rudy, John, s. of John and Elizabeth Rudy; b. Feb. 14, 1828; bap. May 18, 1828.
Walmer, Margaret Catharine, d. of David and Barbara Walmer; b. April 27, 1828; bap. June 14, 1828.
Leonard, Peter, s. of Frederick and Catharine Leonard; b. July 2, 1827; bap. June 14, 1828.
Shoop, Sarah Ann, s. of Jacob and Eliz- abeth Shoop; b. May 25, 1828; bap. Aug. 10, 1828.
Shiffler, Wilhelm, s. of Henry and Mar-
garet Shiffler; b. June 2, 1828; bap. Aug. 10, 1828.
Shuester, Maria. d. of William and Mar- garetta Shuester; b. April 14, 1828; bap. Aug. 7, 1828. Schaeffer, David, s. of Jacob and Anna Maria Schaeffer; b. July 14, 1828; bap. Aug. 7, 1828.
Garverich, George, s. of George and Eliz- abeth Garverich; b. June- 7, 1828; bap. Sept. 7, 1828.
Pennebecker, Jacob Felty, s. of Enosand Elizabeth Pennebecker; b. Aug. 29, 1828: bap. Jan. 24, 1829. Witness, Samuel Alleman.
Shell, John Henry, s. of Adam and Cath- arine Shell; b. Jan. 5, 1829; bap. Jan. 25, 1829. Witnesses, John Gerbcrich and wife.
Shoop, John, s. of John and Elizabeth Shoop; b. Oct. 28, 1828; bap. Mar. 22, 1829.
Meisnel, Elizabeth, d. of Christopher and Catharinc Mcisnel; b. Feb. 11, 1829; bap. May 16, 1829. Witness, Eliza- beth Meisnel.
Demmy, John William, s. of Jacob and Mary Demmy; b. Sept. 2, 1828: bap. -1829. Witnesses, William Poor- man and wife.
Rose, Jacob. s. of John and Elizabeth Rose; b. Nov. 8, 1827; bap .- 1829. Bretz, Margaret, d. of Jacob and Eliza- beth Bretz; b. April 21, 1829; bap .- 1829. Witness, Margaret Milleisen, Hastler, David, s. of Samuel and Susan Hastler; b. Aug. 26, 1829.
Shiffler, Henry, s. of Henry and Re- becca Shiffler, b. Nov. 28, 1829; bap. Mar. 28, 1830.
Shupp. Louisa, d. of Frederick Shupp; b. Dec 22, 1829; bap. Jan. 31, 1830. Beck, Sarah Elizabeth, d. of Peter and Mary Beck, b. Nov. 16, 1829; bap. May 29, 1830.
Weber, John, s. of John and Elizabeth Weber; b. Mar. 16. 1830.
NOTES AND QUERIES
Relating to the History of Dauphin County.
XXXII.
THE DAYS OF STAGING .- In the Guar- dian for September 20, 1803. Charles Burch states "that he has commenced
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running a light stage from Harrisburgh, throngh Lebanon to Reading. Pas- sengers going this way can go through to Philadelphia without delay. Every Sat- urday morning at 10 o'clock he will start from Mr. Ziegler's tavern in Harrisburg, and arrive in Reading on Sunday ; on Monday another stage starts from Read ing and arrives in Philadelphia the same day. Terms of passengers, 2 dollars and 50 cents to Reading, and from thence to Philadelphia 3 dollars, 150 wt. baggage, the same as a passenger." What a won- derful change in transit since then !
SIMON SALLADE.
A correspondent who went to then Far West forty years ago, sends us an inter- esting letter relating to some of the promi- nent characters residing in the "Upper End, " who figured in the history of our country years gonc by. One especially he calls to mind-Col. Simon Sallade, of whom he writes :
Conspicuous among the names of the honored dead is that of Simon Sallade- a man of marked character-a character so peculiar, that we never meet with more than one of its kind in a lifetime. Your sketch of him is necessarily but an outline, a skeleton as it were of his life; but it is to be hoped that some of his sur- viving contemporaries who knew him far better than I did, will finish the picture- the protrait of his character-and make it as plain and familiar as that homely but excellent likeness ot his person which hangs in the parlor of John J. Bowman.
Col. Sallade was a large man, raw- boned and muscular. Like the majority of tall men he was stoop-shouldercd; and added to his dark sallow complexion, was his black, greyish hair, his sparse beard, and his dnil brown eyes. But the great feature of his face was his immense Roman nosc, an organ by the way of might and power; when he slept, the roar of
his snore was a minia-
ure Niagara. In his person he followed the fashion of primitive times. His hair as nature designed it, fell down over his forehead, his clothes hung on him as though they had been thrown at him, and hls manners and motions were as awkward and as ciumsy as the veriest "greenhorn." Although a man sparing
in words he was as you say of a decidedly sociable turn. He rarely missed a public meeting, a festival, a venduc or a dance. Many a time the writer has danced in the same sct with him when he was verging on sixty, and certainly a more ungainly or awkward dancer it has never been his lot to see than was the old Colonel. In the spirit of mischief, probably, he would sometimes run wrong, swing wrong, mistake his partner and grasp somebody else, throwing the set into ludicrous con- fusion. Many a hearty laugh has been had over his efforts to set things aright. We judge men from appearances, bnt in this respect, Mr. Sallade was a puzzle and a paradox.
To have scen him in a noisy crowd silent, with lip down and eyes half shut, buried seemingly in his own thoughts, a stranger witness would have classed him as amongst the stupidest of men. But the people of the "Upper End" knew him better. Intellectually, his peer did not live in Lykens Valley; the hard, horse common sense of that indifferent looking individnal, was well and widely known ; and no man's counsel was more valued by the people than was his. He was by consent what the world calls a wise man, and was therefore a public man all his life. Raised in and
a "rough ready" country, he was a man of peace; was never proven to grumble or dispute with any one, and the writer has hcard him state that he positively ob- jected to fighting because "it hurried a man so much."
A great fund of "his sayings and do- ings" must be treasured up amongst his survivors in Lykens Valley, subject of course to the effacing fingers of time. I trust that some of these will be brought out-those which are worthy and char- acteristic of the man. As a mite contri- bution let me offer the following incident:
In the winter of 1838 or '39, a great shooting match was organized at Millers- burg. Marksmen came from a long dis- tance, and amongst others was Jim Black the crack shot of Clark's Ferry. Jim was an "off hand" and took the sixty yard station; He liad over thirty targets on which he had for sight marks small pieces of paper placed over his centres. The day was cold, but Jim warmed
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himself with whiskey and called his boards up rapidly. With admiration the crowd saw him plug his papers one after the other, rarely missing, and some- times driving out the center. Among his boards was one upon which he had-in bravado perhaps-placed a large playing card, the ace of clubs. He announced that he intended to win the first prize with that board, and offered to bet fifty cents when it was on the
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