Wellsboro Agitator, The (Newspaper) - February 23, 1916, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania VOL. 8. A PIONEER TIOGA COUNTY LAWRENCEVILLE Record of a Week THE LATEST FROM 1910. TIME AT at Age of Nearly 93. John B. aged nearly 93 died early last Ing at the home of his Louis in Delmar He is survived by three and one Louis and of Henry Smith and Mrs. Henry of He married Margaret in June 3, 184S She died in July 20, 187'i. Mr Smith Up to a few months ago was frequently seen on our streets He was a clear-headed and active man for his years and he loved to talk of the old days when he first came to Tioga He was born in Apr. 3, 1823 and came to this country with his parents when he was so he had vivid recollections of breaking the ties in the the voyage and the first impressions of a new try The family came across in a sailing vessel and were three months on the They landed at timore July 4, 1840. He said he re- membered very well encountering a number of icebergs on the the majesty of the spectacle and the ASW Feb. evening the Lawrenceville Industry Feb. Miss Caroline Mrs evening tne Lawrenceville Cornet of Great Bend is a Feb Joe Band celebrated their 28th Mrs H Baldwin formerly of Ar- bv having a i rtn WHOLE NO. MARSHLANDS a banquet served by i Walter T. JJJ was Charles Preston has purchased thp Charles Jackson has bought the Feb. Lewis is at work at R. N. Smith's in Ferd of Woodland at- tended the Wellsboro There Is a rumor that Morris Is to have a chemical May it come and help out the Industries of the Rov Youmans and W L. of werg business visitors in j i town are The Morris High School basketball died on Friday Her re- mains were brought here on Saturday to the home of her Andrew Anderson The funeral was held services In the Swedish un Rev. J. Danielson burial In the Swedish cemetery QIL vci Jf Miss Baldwin Is I by one milk route of Lewis Lungren and the week in Elmira and her Andrew took possession on mung county towns two William and 1____ I 1 of Fuller I r M-f of bUG lety of the crew in navigating among Several years ago Mr. Smith in a personal Interview with the editor of the gave us some notes o his life on which this article is found so it Is being from hi own recollections of a long and activ life mostly In Delmar township and When their yessel reached th Chesapeake and was coming up the Potomac there were 36 guns fired from Fort This young German lad was much alarmed am thought that war had broken out In Oils He was reassured when the captain Informed tto that It was the Fourth of July and that the guns were merely a lute for the nation's Then young Smith learned all about Day and Its meaning in the land of his land of erty and opportunity Young Smith worked for two years at Texas near Annapolis In a blast furnace producing and at other till 1846, when he quit his job to with the son of the tor or the works over whipping of a For a slight offense the young tied up the who Dr Mary of several days with her Rev. horses T E. last the top of the steep hill just north of Charles Wood's and the Dr. Smith was Club and their friends last week sr st bty Salnes at 12 I Mrs. Genevieve Leet of Hornell is Much in Tioga of JK f Carpenter's In place organized with capital part recently re- ly raised ln and Sanford has gone to -j LU Buffalo to spend several months with her Mrs. W. J Murphy Mr. William Horton has become pearly helpless within a few days The Foreign and Home Missionary Society will hold their regular monthly meeting at the manse Wednesday afternoon who died in Corning ou Monday were burled In Evergreen etery here on Mrs. Joseph Clarke spent a year Mrs the died some months The mines were idle two days last week on account of scarcity of cars caused by the big locomotive being off for Supt. of was here two days last week visiting our Orrin and James Mitchell went to Elmira last Friday to work in the Morrow plant They are a jolly and to beat had with a Before he given the negro the intended inn i. me intended 100 lashes Smith backed by some of the other white workmen They were able to save the poor slave some of the but the result was that the next day Smith and his panions were discharged for In the Smith went down into the Cumberland valley and then came aid witnessed many a heartrending scene at the manacled in pairs and driven squads to the slave in In 1846 young Smith heard of the opportunities In this new country and he came to Tioga He on the canal from Baltimore and up Pine creek on to now and for seven years he lived Ing for Phelps Dodge in the lumber woods and in the His first trip to Wellsboro was to buy a pair boots He walked of that being far the easiest way make the trip to those Spring Changes in Feb. died at his home at ville after an illness of more than two years of aged 72 He was a veteran of the civil war having served In Co. 134th N i. He was a member of ng Post of this lie is d by his two sons and two The was held Rev. Mr Shelly preached at port Sunday morning and at town Jn the A young man from his ments on the charge Miss Grace Lucky and Jerome Brewer of and Miss Hazel D. Fish and Stanley of an mans Elmira 16. Mr. and Mrs will occupy the of his J some time last week with friends In Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wheeler spent several days last week In Corning Dr. Hughes who was very 111 with pneumonia last is ly Miss May Teare visited friends In Blossburg last The G. W. Brigham house on Park street has been purchased by Mr. and Mrs. They will reside there In C. L. S. C. roll the Our Relation with the pine Islands maps and Mrs. Mrs. Em- Merger history quiz 1492 to 1607, Mrs. March 8 roll nursery current assigned to three Mrs. Tioga County Medical A meeting of the Tioga County Society was held recently at the Coles Owing to the great of sickness Tmt few were able to be The officers were The physicians of the county will w glad to know that Dr Dewitt will continue as president of society for another meeting was enlivened by the reading of a most unusual paper by ten by himself and read before the Boston College of Technology fifty years upon his management of an epidemic of typhoid fever in ber then a little town of inhabitants five miles north of The people had not even the ordinary comforts of There were no health officers nor trained no scientific aid to diagnosis the Past Week from That Village and Feb. 21 Elwood of recently relatives Bayard Kjelgaard was home re- cently from where he has A lot of people still suffering from Willis Bump has been dangerously ill with grip Baptist Aid met at the home of Will Prouty last Thursday for Over 40 were The Methodist Aid will the home of Eugene H. Smith en Thursday for dinner Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Vermilyea and Coryal of N. and Charity of Cameron went to Galeton Monday The revival meetings at the tist church closed Sunday evening teorge of at- tended services at the Sunday Louis of at tended services in the Baptist church Sunday Mrs. Deborah Foster and daughter have gone to to slay with Mrs. Foster's daughter Mrs. John George Park er drove up there with them Monday Mr. and Mrs Harvey Hurlbert were Watrous visitors George Burchard and James Kern of were In town on Charles Belknap and Mr. Brown who were In Erie and Meadville ing for work did not stay together with good work of the Morris gave them the The lineup was as Morris H. English for- Bloom The Field 7: 2; Bloom 1, A. The town team won two victories week by defeating 9 to 8, and Oregon Ifi to 23. A Yoggy and Vaughn are playing a good game for the town Both the Black and the tels are closed to the L. W Hart is running a boarding house for the accommodation of the traveling Lewis of the Ithaca for the a f It for the lecture bureau of the and The Mission Circle of the Baptist church will meet with Mrs. M A Thompson this The Grange of this place held their regular meeting last Saturday night after which the doors were open to anyone who wished to attend A fine literary program was An Indian drill by seven young ladies was the feature of the evening Mr Dan Ford and a ane duet entitled the j TX former resident of this who has traveled quite extensively since leaving this place about 15 years has been ing old acquaintances here Mr. and Mrs. Willard who resided here a few have moved to New York state Miss Lulu who Is em- ployed at Visited her parents here Saturday and is logs on toe farm he purchased at Painter Fred Hurlbert expects to skid the logs for Charles Is piling up some 1EETONIA Will Move to Near Philadelphia and Social Feb. Smith Sunday with his family In William of Pigeon in town The Band class went on a sleighing party to Cedar Run Thursday The young folka a fine supper at the Eagle Hotel and all reported a fine Those who went Arnold Herman Ludwig Carl Earl Harold Earl Arthur Matilda Myrtle Rosa Mabel Maude Deltha Packard ra Pratt and their Sunday School Mrs. John Clinton Daniels is moving his ily to a farm near Mr. Daniels and his two Blair and went while the rest of the family will go later In the Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Packard are spending a few days with relatives In Jersey Miss Maude of was in town Tuesday and Albert of was in town Mrs. Ralph of is visiting her Mr. and Mrs. Roy of The Jesus Sunbeam class of 1 Ion Sunday School met at the 1 Mrs. J. D. Pratt Saturday Those present Gei Viola Ruth Jennie Alberta Audrey Elma Co Marion Mrs. L. Blair Dai ew days lai a few day Arthur LI The clinical thermometer was not I David Rose gave a very logs in front of Reinwald store mt yet in The source at the epi- demic was traced to a spring of wa- to On met a big black bear disputed the Smith said he didn't waste any time In but turned and went The next day he came over to and didn't beasts on that dangerous Wellsboro was then composed en- few In number The details of Mr. Smiths recollections of those days were very for he knew personally most of the prominent In and about the town Mr. Smith bought of Stowell In Delmar and he Beared two farms of fifty acres imf married and raised his family and prospered by hard work and frugality for the sixty years he spent In active Hls died When Smith began to make nis home in the wilderness of Delmar there was not another house than his and the John Dantz place and It was heavily timbered from the Boyden Place at the borough line all the way to If he ever saw many wild Jn Mr. Smith said that he often found deer with his cows In the He bered very well when Mr. John N Bache killed an elk at Four Mile run and came up to Ansonia and told the boys In the of his cess In hunting and with the hide and a quarter on his He told to go down and get the rest of the meat before the wolves and bears move to this place to live In the house with his L. P. M. Lutz has secured 'a position as gate tender with the Erie R. R Go at N. Y. Albert Galge Is moving to the T J Garrison now occupied by who will move to the C. L. Updike Mr. Updike will to T Cranse Is preparing to move o where he has secured a position with C. M and R. Tompkins A party from the Elmira Y W at supper at the church evening March roll Irish Contest of j ley of Irish Mrs. sketch of Saint Mrs. Smith talk on Mrs. Young aaaA ret there was no means for a ological Dr. with the aid only of an aged father retired from active cared for 48 cares of fever in this epidemic with the loss of only and these by m eating after being discharged from the doctor's This Is a record that any physician of the present day might with all the modern of Interesting A discussion and have sawed into on I have Read that Has a He ea Me Most as a wna to a barn next ery Handled by the male next Davis disease at his Mrs and C. J. of this after which about an hour was spent Carl of have l in a good social After enjoying the above program your correspondent has certainly de- that have some Grange Stratton Is cutting a fine cron M. L. on Copp F- Haverley are visiting their Prof. V W of of ice for Mr. and are in Osceola honors so M- ln and Mrs. Cockburn The whole with the The checker club of this place is developing some scientific players A keen but friendly is being dis- mayed with the honors so far in favor of Chan 6 Local Schools and Their led by Mrs. Bo- and Love of Upper Mrs. Nelson Cruttenden spent Friday at the home of Willis A number of the friends and bors of Nelson Day gave him a Mrs. Henry Cruttenden Visited her Mrs. Wilmot at on Martin who was ing from typhoid has had a re- a few days but ls a little better at present Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kimball in Tioga on Mr. C J. Wainwright was in ola on Sunday I K town Pomona Grange Pomona No. held at March 9th and p. address 6f D. H. i M. pt at r tint John Mrs. Charles Mrs. Harry Mrs. Herbert Natural Rights of Our of committees Mrs. Ferd Mrs Mrs. Fred Broughton Hollow Walter Jones the carload of horses which by E. G. I ot C. R. Price and family spent raS and day with his sonT WW Price last below tUW r parents on East Ray Coates of were In town Sunday Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Seamans Roxey Kriner spent Sunday with her on East run were Miss Emma of is ed their H. A. and I M- WUh visited at Willis J. D who has been Briefs has Purchased a farm Warters who I f rS a store his n and ls hls I returned to take charge of his own T friends In f was an over her Mr. and M wn r. a Mrs. of Wellsboro Junction Clarks in Chatham f H. Carpenter Is ill with Mr. and Mrs Lewis Margraff and anQ spent Monday in LIndley and Mr and Mrs. John Smith visited In The Aid Society met at Mrs Canton Joseph Mlss Beckwith Is Joseph Hartman has gone to s friends In Corning and Hart L. served condition of Carl who is at the Blossburg Is again reported Mrs. Kate English Is just recover ing from a severe attack of the grip Mrs. T. L Jones Is no better at the time of this and Mrs John Blanchard is seriously 111 Miss from the Charleston High spent Sunday at Mrs Len She gave a very Inter- esting talk on temperance In the tist church on Guy Wheeler has sold his er intends to go into thf butchering Hammond of Beaver visited his Mrs. Mary last C H. Stevens was In Corning last called there on account of the Uness of his Robert p. De- gree p. drama by members of cga County Center Grange a. by the quotations about by all sisters report of Mrs. T. M Can We Do to Develop a Higher hood and Womanhood Among M Mrs Dwight F. J County Agent and what We Expect of ard D. p. Mrs. M the Begt Eating Up the Kane Feb. For the first time in the history of this section wood Is being hauled from the surrounding forests by In an effort to get all the chemical wood cut during the past summer out of the forests before the snow disappears wood are now working their men night and ll as on The teams work every other with I YounS People B. F. report of the counties In any other for the good of the order many of them succeed in of the fn has nearly from an attack of pneumonia Earl Parsons has moved from the Cole farm to Harry Smith From East Ray Erway has been pressing hay the last Mrs. Frank Palmer is on the sick Gee and daughter Vlna ind Mr and Mrs. Will called on Lewis Gee last Mrs John Cleveland and daughter spent the last part of the week with Mrs Rex Mrs Lewis Gee has been very with a severe attack of Present which cords of be consumed by the day evening by the Wednesday After- ola to assist his A L. In the J Willis Mattoon and Joseph 1 Club a great The man attended the basketball game at orchestra rendered music and Mrs. Will Rouse spent several last Wednesday night be- Mr. of r Several days tween tween Arnot and t yu nat at Ansonia and he watched them cut and to have a for an hour before left them 'n the These notes are only a small part and wife were In of the rugged experiences of this sturdy memory was Ross Is clear and he gave his facts in a a new barn th's spring Sot stole a march on not get more notes from him here the 12th to the to Shortsville gave the Pattison class a cne nearly ISO Rev. Mr. Fisher delivered a very I Woodland I to asS t i Gustafson was In Knapp and i attended a meeting of the Con- Morris at Coudersport last W v visited his in Elmira last at this Sunday to build visited his Jr at Ferd Dunham attended the ball game between Wellsboro and Thurston nnd Mice acres or Thurston and little of Beaver are ing friends Mrs. C L. of Harrison Val to bas shot and trap d foxes this fall and win r. Our school has been closed the pas f. on of scarlet fever In the family of Perley Fair of aged are and was to a Mta Diehl which was played at Morris rich In ever of Rev. Joseph Diehl of that lf you T' Ihe couple have the Anderson took a when nf nest wishes nf nil from 7. be ost make a of There Is folklore history which should not young couple have the wishes of alj their friends A. of New Hampton N is here a few days on business held Saturday St Peter's Catholic m the Wellsboro Bring and French Hill ln at T. French's at who ban been the Meeker School of Com- has ln MJw of married February U. E. N. Went nude a trln 1 to one day iMt P Henry Anderson took a from this place to day Mr. and Mrs. Lewis of and Miss Bessie of visited at the home of Corey Dunham Mrs. Mary Gustafson visited Balls Creek K. D. Mitchell has returned to after visiting hlo Mr. and Mrs. Bd Mr. and Mrs Laverne Borden spent Sunday at Mr and Mrg Harry Claude Warren Is quite IH Miss Eva Mitchell and K. D. ell in Wellsboro visiting Bert Francis one Mrs. Anna Mitchell after being m with Route H. J. Mitchell and Eu- and Mrs John of route 2, spent Wednesday with Mr and Mrs. Phillip Spicewood of is visiting s Mr. and Mrs David Laune of Is Cora ot Jersey Shore relatives here last week Dewey and Lorena Lawton were Clark Mrs. John Kennedy Is spending a MIss or route 2. Mr. and Mrs E H. Halstead ed Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Wilcox Mrs. William Dennis and daughter rf of steely of Pine Creek the family are 111 Sev 8pent Sunday at the his Walter Bacon l- M Mr. and Mrs. Miss losie Cloos A number from this place attended meeting at Saturday and Baptist Church at prayer meetings will Kf a on Wednesday In- I and stead of Tuesday The one this week will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross A very the hardwood lands from K Kane of at high Jack Hazard's Creator Sunday School at 10 a. as and preaching service at 11 The covenant meeting of the church will be held Feb. 26, at 2 p. m h business meeting will Tuesday March 7. that all members be dead at the age of 90 Like Trowbridge was a roet from the farm Briefs from Rayme Pope Is improving a3 for some bas been M wlek h here Sunday on account of the of Alfred Mrs Thomas Burton Wbo b Ronte last 7 their things were All that er lo Mri of this A Stevens Bryant's Tuesday AM of John Bryant Feb. f fk COIDe to for neighbor WM burned out not at Both at Manuel who Is working Dna Was bolne Butler and Mrs k also Lafayette had business In Wellsboro ls the Rook Run Helen was a shopper On Feb. 27, there will be the mor H- In the M. Rev. A. te far from N. Y he did chores about the paternal acres in his and thoughtful his earliest verses as he followed the Plow New York attracted him briefly in 1847. Boston called him the next and he grew to a place In the circle with Holmes and other famous contributors to the At- all of whom he survived novelist and magazine generation knew less of him than as the versatile writer for bovs who created Jack Hazard and wonderful Boy bte near He first rented a he sold at He then c ate on and hw
