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{ •mull farm, and !**• »pl • living on it. Thf»lt; wife ti»n!y ] arsons redding h *re. iwt !»»• i»t once alt;*t to work to ch nr » sf*t on which to erect a cabin.•• ntt «r his houm*‘'o| I g•* In and familv,lt;t 11 * I they wire transporte t lu*rt t»y the Eri»* and Seneca Lake cinili, cano*s taring him* t to convey the go-*!* up the Tttn-ungwaut cr*fk On the arrival of tie family. Mr Little It*)* rude tog c bn marly c MnplfiH. noil into this bin faoi* ‘ ily went to lire. The cabin was sti»a ted \vh r • 'he bit h house on BoiLton street now at tnd ,ntul whenlha new set tier got thing* in * •ip^lmj'c hr* interest •*lt;1 hin.m-lf in 'hr* extent of the habitation in the towi ship.At the genera’ election but nin-te* n To r * w* re polled in the township How ri ff rent n wl Mr L’t'le termed the plac , whirh i« now kn two as Bradf r«l, Lb»lrton. a^d it enjoyed this title untilthe ye r ’HW. when t * o men. hv the name* of Kmgsberry and llalTiy, n ade their ap|Murun«* ii i? Th y were wealthy, and. a* tin ir dictator! il spirit* were hacked up hv unbodied money, tin y assume J t • run thing*hhthev wish-ed. Tiny established n newxpaixr, wh'«h wh* ca'hd the Bradfo’d Afintr,it* tint editor being n Mr franc.Kingsberry and II rtlv demanded that j the name of Littleton Ik* dropptd and the place known thereafter a* Bradford This pto.xiaition met with considerable oppoiiilt; n. but the monied powers wlt; re •ucr-ewful. and some time during'be year 1S.V* the name L'tt'enm waa dis»ontin tied and Bnidf ud substitut'd. The people experienced consider ble embarrassment and trouble in cfbrcting this
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Bradford Daily Era
Bradford, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Dec 05, 1878
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