A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Schuylkill http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1707 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52513 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: July 25 1734 Article Description: Notice to Thomas HOWEL Article Text: Whereas one Thomas HOWEL and his wife with two children, Ann HOWEL and Patrick HOWEL came over in the year 1728 or 1729, in the ship John and Elizabeth, from Derry in Ireland, John YOAKLY, Master, bound for New-Castle, in Pennsylvania, apply if they to the Printer hereof may hear of something very considerable to their advantage. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52512 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: July 25 1734 Article Description: Servant Named Katharine WARD Runs Away From Her Master, Thomas WOODWARD. Article Text: Run away from Thomas WOODWARD, a servant woman named Katharine WARD, aged about twenty years, a Scotch girl of small thin size, with a white jacket and ozenbrig petticoat, and red worsted petticoat, there is run away with her a Carpenter belonging to Capt.l KEEL, a middle sized man, with his own dark hair, he carried his tools with him. Whoever brings them back shall be paid by me, for the woman a pistol reward, besides what the law allows, to Baltimore Ferry Point on Patapsco River, paid by me, Thomas WOODWARD ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Chester http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1946 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52500 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: August 1 1734 Article Description: Three Servants Named James CAVENAUGH,Thomas WILTSHIRE, and Josiah COASHER Run Away From Their Master, George ASTON Article Text: Run away from George ASTON of the township of East Caln, and County of Chester, and Province of Pennsylvania, the following servants, viz. James CAVENAUGH, an Irishman a middle siz'd man, fresh coloured, the skin grows over the corner of one of his eyes next to his nose. Thomas WILTSHIRE, an Englishman, of short stature, thin beard, and swarthy complection, by trade a Saddler, and has working tools with him, and buck-skin cut out for a woman's saddle. Josiah COASHER, a hired man, tall, thin and spate, of a sworthy complection, New-England born. They have taken with them five fine shirts with for buttons and four button-holes on the collar of each shirt, and five muslin stocks made to buckle, two striped jackets and three pair of breeches all lined, three pair of white thread stockings, and a pair of very good grey worsted stockings, two musling handkerchiefs, and a red silk one striped round the edges, and a dark colour'd kersey coat with brass buttons, and two felt hats, with a new large ozenbrigs wallet. Whoever takes up and secures the said servants, so that they may be had again, shall have five pounds reward and reasonable charges, or forty shillings for either of them, paid by me, George ASTON. Note, That the two servants Thomas WILTSHIRE and James CAVENAUGH, had some wearing apparel of their own, but 'tis supposed they will wear some of the above mentioned clothes, which they have feloniously taken, with some other valuable goods to tedious to mention here ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Delaware http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1738 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52485 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: New England Weekly Journal Article Date: April 1 1734 Article Description: Terence ROGERS Sentenced to Death for the Murder of Edward SWAINEY. Article Text: Philadelphia, March 5. On Thursday last, before James LOGAN, Esq., Chief Justice of the Province, and his associates, were held the Azzizes at Chester, where one Terence ROGERS was indicted for the murder of Edward SWAINEY, and pleaded guilty to the bill. It appeared that the prisoner, without any provocation given to him, drew his knife, and stabbed the said Edward SWANEY upon the right side of his belly as he was sitting quietly at his breakfast. The prisoner had nothing to say in his behalf, but that he believed he was out of his senses at the time. But, tho' in strictness any man who commits so horrid and barbarous a murder is to be deemed a man mad, yet, before and after the fact, the prisoner was as much in his senses as he was commonly known to be, and never reputed to be anywise lunatick or distracted. After a grave admonition given to him by the Chief Justice, in which the heinousness of the offence, in very just and lively terms was represented to him, he rece! ived sentence of death. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52460 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The Boston Gazette Article Date: March 18 1734 Article Description: Marriage of William ALLEN, Esq. to Mrs. Margaret HAMILTON. Article Text: Saturday last a marriage was consummated between William ALLEN, Esq., one of the principal merchants of this city, and Mrs. Margaret HAMILTON, only daughter of Andrew HAMILTON, Esq., a young lady of great merit. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Chester http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1946 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52453 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: March 21 1733 Article Description: Servant Named Thomas JOHNSON Runs Away From His Master George ROBISON. Article Text: Run away, the 4th of this inst. March, from George ROBISON of West-Nottingham in Chester County, a servant man named Thomas JOHNSON, an Englishman, of a middle size, very much pock mark'd, and clean shaved. Wore when he went away, a flaxen fair wigg or new worsted cap, two white coats one lined with red, a black coat trim'd with mohair, a blue jacket and a pair of scarlet shagg breeches. He also took from his Master gold and plate to the value of 20 or 30 pounds, besides cloaths and a good mare with furniture. Whoever takes up and secures the said servant, and gives notice to his Master, so that he may have him again, shall have three pounds as a reward, and reasonable charges, paid by George ROBISON. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Chester http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1946 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52439 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: August 30 1733 Article Description: Servant Named Nicholas BOGERT Runs Away From John POWELL. Article Text: Run away, the 28th of May last, from John POWELL, of Providence Township, in Chester-County, a Dutch servant man named Nicholas BOGERT, a lusty well set fellow with dark long hair, he has lost several of his fore teeth our of the upper jaw, he had on or with him when he went away a homespun coat lined, and a blue coat lined with red, a wastcoat without sleves and mended under the arms with light colour'd cloth, a felt hat, three pair breeches, one cloth and two leather, white stockings, old shoes, and three shirts, he has a large straight foot. Whoever secures the said servant so that he may be had again, shall have forty shillings reward and reasonable charges paid by John POWELL. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52438 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: August 30 1733 Article Description: Three Soldiers Named William FRARY, John HUNTER and Thomas HAWKINS Along With A Negro and an Indian Have Run Away. Article Text: Run away the 3d of July last, from Bermuda, in an open boat, built with cadar, with two masts and two sails, and about 16 feet keel, three soldiers, one negro man and one Indian, viz. William FRARY, born in Suffolk, a Smith by trade, aged about 30 years, of middle stature, fair complexion, wears his own hair, had on when he departede, a stript tickin wastcoat and breeches, an ozenbrigs frock, white yarn stockings, square-toed shoes and an old hat. John HUNTER, born in Lancashire, was bred a countryman, aged about 27 years, of middle stature, brown complexion, speaks very country like, much freckled, has on his own hair, has three jackets, one red, one brown fustin, and one stript ticken, two pair of breeches, one brown fustin, the other stript ticken, white yarn stockings, and round toed shoes. Thomas HAWKINS, born in Cambridgeshire, short of stature, fair complexion, a flat nose and pretty red, aged about 21 years, had on a white canvis frock, a stript ticken jacket and breeches, white yarn stockings and round toed shoes, they had thick felt hats bound round with lace. One negro man named Hazard, speaks broken English being born in Guinea, a spare body and long vissage, one of his legs has been broke, had on ozenbrigs clothing. One young Indian named Will, a short well set fellow with a very round smooth face,had on a dark coloured kersey jacket, and an ozenbrigs shirt and breeches. If any person shall take up any of the said persons and delivers them to Mr. Andrew BRADFORD, Post-Master of Philadelphia, shall receive as a reward, for each white man two pistoles, and for each slave four pistoles, and all reasonable charges. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52413 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: September 13 1733 Article Description: John JERVIS Desires to Settle His Accounts Article Text: All persons indebted to John JERVIS of Philadelphia, Hatter, are hereby desired to make speedy payment, or they must expect to be troubled very soon. Also all persons that have any demands on him are desired to come and settle. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52407 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: September 13 1733 Article Description: House to be Sold by John HINMARSH Article Text: To be sold by John HINMARSH, Carpenter, a good house, out-house and lot, fronting High Street (commonly called Market Street) containing in breadth 232 feet, and in length fronting Sixth-street 332 feet. Those inclin'd to purchase the same may agree with the said HINMARSH on reasonable terms. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52406 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: September 13 1733 Article Description: Two Servant Men Named Joseph TRULL and James NORTON, Run Away From Their Masters, Thomas CRISPIN and Hance LICAN. Article Text: Run away, the 19th of August last, from Thomas CRISPIN and Hance LICAN, two servant men, the one named Joseph TRULL, of a middle stature, thin vissag'd, strait brown hair, a bump on the right side of his under lip, he is a downlooking fellow. He had on an old gray coat, homespun striped jacket and breeches, gray yarn stockings, and a new felt hat. The other named James NORTON, a short fellow of brownish complexion and thin vissage, dark curl'd hair, had on when he went away, an ozenbrigs jacket, homespun linnen shirt and breeches, old shoes and stockings, the shoes ty'd with strings, and a new felt hat. Whoever takes up the said servants and secures them so that they may be had again, shall have three pounds for each as a reward, and all reasonable charges, paid by Thomas CRISPIN and Hance LICAN ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52401 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: October 11 1733 Article Description: Servants Named Mary CRABB, John SPAW and John TYZARD Run Away From Their Masters. Article Text: Runaway, about the 15th of August last, from George BUCHANAN, a servant woman named Mary CRABB. She had on when she went away two Holland strip'd gowns, a white apron, a pair of mens shoes,k a kenting cap, and a mans felt hat. She is middle siz'd, of pale complexion, and big with child. Also, a servant man named John TYZARD, had on when he went away, a pair of saylor's trowsers very much tar'd, a blue pea jacket, a white ozenbrigs shirt, a worsted cap, a felt hat and a pair of old shoes, short well-set man and fresh colour'd. He was very intimate with the above woman, being fellow servants. Also, run away from Thomas Stonestreet, a servant man named John SPAW, a Butcher by trade, had on when he went away a white fustian coat, full trim'd with short cuffs lined with white shaloon, a blue duffils riding coat, a pair of patch'd ozenbrigs breeches, three pair of worsted stockings, two pair light colour'd the other blueish a light natural wigg,k an ozenbrigs shirt, an old co! tton jacket, a new felt and old castor hat. He is a middle siz'd man, well set, fair complexion and a dimple in his chin. They are all convicts. Whoever take up the said runaways, or either of them, and secures them so that they may be had again, and sends words to Mr. Philip PLASAY, Post-Master of Marlborough, shall have a pistole reward for each, besides what the law allows. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52346 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: June 28 1733 Article Description: Servant Named Hugh O'HAVREL Runs Away From His Master Capt. Robert CODD. Article Text: Run away on the 16th of this instant June from Capt. Robert CODD, a servant man named Hugh O'HAVREL, about 30 years of age, a Weaver by trade, a slender middle sized man, speaks tolerable good English, very proud and insolent in his way of behaviour, and pretends he was stole, or taken away by force our of his native country, Ireland. He hath short black hair, and had on when he went away, a blewish coat, and oznaburg jacket and trowsers and breeches. Whoever takes up the said servant and brings him to Joseph REED in Tren-town in West New-Jersey, shall have three pounds as a reward, paid by the said Joseph REED. N.B. He hath a forged pass and John BLANCE and James CROSS went with him. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52343 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: June 28 1733 Article Description: John BOND Has Plantation For Sale in Abbington Township Article Text: These are to give notice, that there is to be sold in the Township of Abbington, in the County of Philadelphia, a plantation containing 100 acres of land, about 70 of which is cleared, having on it a stone-house and large barn, with stables, about 8 acres of mowing ground,k which bears very good English grass, a good orchard, the said plantation well water'd with a very good spring which rises at the house. Any person that inclines to purchase the same may apply to John BOND the owner thereof, who lives on the said plantation. Likewise to be sold, by the said John BOND, a plantation lying in the Township of Richland, in the County of Bucks, containing 265 acres of land, with a very good house and kitchen, and about 40 acres cleared, 14 of which is meadow ground which has been mowed, and a great deal more to be made for clearing, the whole tract being well watered and lies near both mill and meeting-house. Any that are disposed to buy may inquire of John BOND as above wher! e they may agree on reasonable condition. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Tioga http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1700 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52339 Submitted by: Barbara Article Title: The Wellsboro Agitator Article Date: May 13 1884 Article Description: Interesting Items From Our Local Exchanges Article Text: Neighboring Counties Interesting Items From Our Local Exchanges - Potatoes are selling at 12 cents a bushel at Allentown. - Mr. S. W. Alvord has retired from the Towanda Review. - The debt of Lycoming county now amounts to $174,650. - The buildings upon the streets in Canton are to be numbered. - It is said that Me_eke's trial at Elmira cost the State $2,595.45. - Eighty two liquor licenses were granted in Elmira last week Monday. - Lycoming county had $11,738.21 in the treasury on the first instant. - There were fifteen cases of small pos reported at Asland, Pa, last week. - A large black bear was killed on Reed run in Potter county a few days ago. - Mr. Charles P. Hill of Lindley, N. Y., has been appointed Postmaster at that place. - Mrs. Burdette Barnum of Canton was bitten in the leg by a vicious dog a few days ago. - Several Bradford county hotel keepers have been arrested for selling liquors to minors. - Mr. G. W. Ryan was unanimously re-elected Superintendent of Schools in Bradford county. - Lycoming county paid $170.50 during the month of April on account of the sheep killing dogs. - Mr. H. L. Pearsall was unanimously elected Superintendent of the Cameron county schools. - Messrs. J. M. & M. Wolfe had three thousand logs destroyed by the recent forest fires on Cedar run. - A Coudersport man claims the belt after catching a trout which dressed two pounds and two ounces. - The Lehigh Valley Railway is about to purchase 6,500 acres of bituminous coal lands in the Snow Shoe region. - County Superintendent Riddell was re-elected in Lycoming county last Tuesday by a majority of 120 out of 208 votes. - Samuel C. Smith of Pennsburg, Chester county, has a dairy of thirty cows from which he realized last year $3,500. - Blaine's new book 'Twenty Years in Congress' is being delivered to the subscribers about Troy, Bradford county. - A saw mill and some other buildings at Minnequa belonging to Judge Maynard were destroyed by fire a few days ago. - A remonstrance containing 2,000 signatures has been presented to the county in Luzerne county against the granting of licenses. - John Cannon, the English wrestler, has started for home after borrowing a large amount of money from friends and admirers at Scranton. - The forest fires destroyed twelve saw mills in Elk county besides many dwelling houses and a large amount of lumber. The loss will probably exceed $100,000. - The four year old daughter of E. Sutton Hammond of Earl township, Lancaster county, fell in a tub of hot soap recently but was rescued in time to prevent fatal injuries. - Mr. Fred Card of Sylvania, Bradford county, has set out over three thousand black raspberry plants and he intends to go into the culture of small fruits quite extensively. - Put a man in my place tomorrow, am suffering from an adulterated tooth was the excuse sent to headquarters by a conductor on one of the Fall Brook roads the other day. - Mr. M. O. Campbell was re-elected Superintendent of Schools in McKean county. There were two other candidates namely Elias Horton formerly of this county and L. M. Fleming. - The first consignment of coal from the Clearfield region passed over the Fall Brook roads one day last week to New York. The traffic of the roads will be greatly increased by the development of this new territory. - The Court at Scranton, Pa., has instructed the District Attorney to prepare indictments against all persons known to have witnessed the prize fight between Hogan and Johnson. There were 1,500 persons present many of them prominent citizens. - The licensed liquor dealers of Dubois, Clearfield county, have inaugurated a war against the illicit dealers. There are twenty-two licensed houses in the place, and it is estimated that there are more than that number selling liquor in direct violation of the law. - Mr. Alvin D. Ayers, of Canton, attempted suicide last Thursday morning by cutting his throat with a razor. His many misfortunes and particularly the loss of his home by fire has caused melancholy and unsound state of mind. At last accounts it was thought that he could not recover. - Not for years have forest fires been so numerous, and rarely have they been so destructive of property. From all parts of the country the dismal tidings come of families without homes and of large amounts of valuable property destroyed. It is one of the evils from which there seems to be no escape. - the extensive lumber mills owned by local capitalists located near Tyler Station, Elk county, have been destroyed. Over 2,000,000 feet of boards and 1,200 logs with a lot of bill stuff, were among the property destroyed and the loss is put at over $50,000. The fire originated from the burning underbrush. - At the convention of School Directors in Potter county 117 were present two of them being women. Miss Anna Buckbee was re-elected Superintendent without opposition. She is the only woman now occupying that position in the State. The salary of the Superintendent in that county is $1,000. - To day the citizens of Canton, Bradford county, will vote on the question of levying a water tax in that borough. The water company proposes to furnish all the water needed for fire purposes in that village without limiting the number of plugs, at $200 per year. In case the proposition is adopted the rate of taxation will be increased about two mills. - Charles Frank, a brakeman on the Syracuse, Geneva & Corning Railroad, was missed from the train as it was rearing Geneva on the first instant. The train was stopped and search was made, and his inanimate body was found only a short distance back, near the head of Glass factory bay. He had a partly disabled arm from a former accident, and it is supposed that he lost his hold on the brake and fell from the train, sustaining a dislocation of his neck. - Last week Monday morning when Sheriff Horton went into the cell of Northrup, the man who recently attempted to murder E. N. Decker, in Bradford county, he discovered Northrup hanging by the neck to the water pipe. The body was not entirely cold, but life was extinct. A Coroner's jury was summoned, and a verdict was rendered in accordance with the above facts. The prisoner's suicide is thought to have been caused by the remorse which he felt for his crime. - Rev. P. J. Bull, of the East Troy M. E. Church, and his wife parted some months ago for the best of reasons, and since that time his son a lad of eleven years, has boarded with his father at Troy and attended school. A few days ago two women and a man came to Troy, one of the party being the boy's mother. The next morning the party drove to the school house, called the boy out and drove off with him. The boy's father was out of town for the day and when he returned the abductors were beyond reach. Mr. Bull is still ignorant of his son's whereabouts. - The Towanda Journal says that a number of the tax payers in Bradford county have filed exceptions to the last financial report of the county, and that an investigation is to be held. It is claimed that some of the charges brought against the county by the Commissioners were illegal and should not have been paid. The Journal says that it is not expected that any large errors or discrepancies will be discovered during the reign of the present officials, but it is intimated that from 1876 to 1881 there was some crookedness and that from eight to ten thousand dollars disappeared annually and no satisfactory explanation has ever been made. - On the 25th ultimo, the surface of Seneca Lake was covered with a thin film of ice. this is a most unusual phenomenon as the lake is open in the coldest weather in the winter. The Watkins Express explains it in this way. When the cold of winter comes on, the water at the surface cools and sinks and the warmer and consequently lighter water rises in its place giving off its extra heat with the vapor which on cold days is seen rising from the lake. This process if repeated, the coldest water going to the bottom until the entire lake is cooled down to 40 or 39 Fahrenheit, which is hardly ever accomplished until towards spring. When once it is attained, however, all that is required to coat the lake with ice is still water and the temperature of the atmosphere at the freezing point. The great depth of Seneca Lake requiring so much longer time for a change in its entire temperature accounts for the fact of its seldom freezing in midwinter when other lakes are frozen as well as ! for its freezing late in the spring after others have been warmed. - Joseph Libby, a farmer residing about three miles southwest of Hannibal, Oswego county, N. Y., after retiring a few nights ago with his eyesight in good order, awoke in the morning and said to his wife, 'I cannot open my eyes'. She looked at them and saw the eyelids open and replied to him, 'Your eyes are open.' He then realized that he was totally blind and he has not been able to see anything since. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Bucks http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1749 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52312 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: June 7 1733 Article Description: Estate of Solomon WARDER Article Text: All persons indebted to the estate of Solomon WARDER of Piles Grove, in Bucks County, deceased, are forthwith required to come and pay the same to Joseph WARDER, Executor, at the place aforesaid, to prevent further trouble. Also, all persons who have any demands on the same, are desired to some and settle. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52309 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: April 19 1733 Article Description: Plantation of Thomas RUTTERS To Be Sold. Article Text: To be sold, the whole or part of the plantation late of Thomas RUTTERS, deceased, being in Bristol Township, about eight miles from Philadelphia, and containing 225 acres of land, well water'd, with house, barn, orchard, and 60 acres thereof well clear'd and fenced. Also, 600 acres of land on Schuylkill, near Mobanatawny. Enquire of Thomas RUTTER at Philadelphia. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Tioga http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1700 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52307 Submitted by: Barbara Article Title: The Wellsboro Agitator Article Date: May 13 1884 Article Description: Interesting Items From Our Local Exchanges Article Text: Neighboring Counties Interesting Items From Our Local Exchanges - Clarence W. Mayer aged 6 years was run over and maimed on the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore railroad and his parents have recovered $10,000 damages. - Mr. Nelson Pye of Ellis Creek near Waverly, N. Y. who has been in destitute circumstances was recently made heir to $9,000 by the death of a brother at Penn Yan. - Mr. Tenkyck Biles formerly of Bath, N. Y. committed suicide by shooting at his home in Princeton Ill on the 7th of April. He was 4_ years of age. The act of self destruction is attributed to poor health. - Willis Gunn and his son Jesse courted the same young lady at Monroe, Ga. They quarreled over the affair. The son married the girl and his father sent him word that he would kill him. Both Gunns therefore went gunning and the elder failed to shoot quickly enough to save his own life. - The Bradford-Reporter calls the attention of farmers to the fact that the best creamery cheese has brought over a shilling a pound during the past six months and has averaged fifteen cents for the last three months and thinks the question of establishing some cheese factories in that county worthy the consideration of farmers. - A farmer is an adjoining county who has tried it and knows whereof he speaks says that farmers and all others who wish to get rid of burdocks can do so effectually by cutting them a little below the surface of the ground and pouring into the little cavity thus made a teaspoon or two of kerosene oil which kills the root to a dead certainty. - Orator Holcomb, an aged and infirm citizen of LeRoy, Bradford county, met with a painful accident a few days ago, causing the dislocation of his shoulder. While in his barn caring for his cow and while in the act of currying the animal she threw her head around striking him with such force as to knock him down causing the dislocation. - The farm house of Mr. Alvin Ayres, near Canton, Bradford county on the Union road, was burned to the ground on the 28th of April. Mr. Ayres and his men were away from the house at work at the time the fire broke out and but little furniture and clothing were saved. It is supposed that the fire originated in the upper story from the chimney. - J. M. Mitchell, proprietor of the Canton foundry, met with a very painful and serious accident a few days ago. He was at work at the furnace, taking off a heat, when a piece of molten iron flew up and struck him in his right eye, burning it severely and lodging there. Dr. W. T. Davison succeeded in removing the iron and Mr. Mitchell is comfortable as can be expected. It was at first feared that he would loose the sight of that eye but indications now point to complete recovery. - A few days ago two sons of Mr. Daniel Woodard, of Armenia, Bradford county, aged respectively 14 and 11 years, were at work in a field driving stakes. The youngest boy was holding a stake while his brother was pounding and thinking his brother had got through, he let go the stake and turned around when the blade of the axe struck him on the nose, cutting a good share of that member completely off. The boy was taken into the house and the severed portion of his nose replaced, and it is now hoped it will grow fast again. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Tioga http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1700 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52306 Submitted by: Barbara Article Title: The Wellsboro Agitator Article Date: May 13 1884 Article Description: To Honor the Dead Soldiers Article Text: To Honor the Dead Soldiers. Programme For The Observance of Decoration-Day. Decoration-day, which comes this year on Friday, the 30th instant, will be observed as usual in this borough, the exercises being under the direction of the George Cook Post of the Grand Army of the Republic. The following arrangements have been made: Officers of the Day. Marshal - Gen. R. C. Cox. Assistant marshals - Col. A. E. Niles, Col. A. B. Horton, Dr. Daniel Bacon. Orator - Hon. W. W. Brown. Officiating Clergymen - Revs. Charles Breck, A. C. Shaw, James Moss, S. F. Mathews. Floral Committee - Comrades Daniel bacon, Joseph O. English, H. D. Deming; Mrs. George W. Merrick, Mrs. R. L. Van Horn, Mrs. James Fish, Mrs. George Bowen, Mrs. A. E. Niles, Mrs. Daniel Dacon, Mrs. Hugh Young, Mrs. J. B. Denmark, Mrs. A. B. Eastman, Mrs. Arthur M. Roy, Mrs. M. M. Converse, Mrs. Frank Hart; Misses Mazie Robinson, Minnie Horton, May Horton, Carrie Cox, Susie Parker, Grace Wetmore, Ida Carey, Eva Ruggles, Mary Rogers, Minnie Simpson, Hattie Simpson, Mary Kelley, Edith Wortendyke and Miss Puff. Programme. Oration on the public square at 2 p.m. by Hon. W. W. Brown. After the oration the procession will form in the following order: Marshal and Assistant Marshals. Band. Uniformed Degree Camp, No. 5 Sunday-school children and children of the public schools. George Cook Post, No. 315, G. A. R. Invited Posts of the G. A. R. Orator of the day and reception committee. Judges of the Court and Tioga County Bar Association. Burgess and Council. Wellsboro Fire Department. Civic Societies. Soldiers and sailors of the late war. Line of march: Down Main to Queen street, thence to the cemetery. Exercises At The Cemetery. Music. Prayer by Rev. James Moss. Special services by George Cook Post, No. 315. Benediction by Rev. S. F. Mathews. Decoration of graves of fallen comrades by George Cook Post. After the exercise the procession will form in reverse order and march to the public square. All who will are cordially invited to assist the committee. Contributions of flowers will be thankfully received at the Head quarters of George Cook Post, in the old Baptist church. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Tioga http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1700 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52305 Submitted by: Barbara Article Title: The Wellsboro Agitator Article Date: May 13 1884 Article Description: Chatham Notes and Affairs in Brookfield Article Text: Chatham Notes. The Refreshing Rains - Heavy Taxes - Preparations for Decoration Day. Correspondence of the Agitator. Chatham, May 9, 1884. - The recent rain had put a stop to farming hereabouts, also to the forest fires which had been raging for about a week, doing immense damage to timberlands, fences, etc. Owing to a depleted treasury, our township will have a heavy tax this year, both special and school. Alfred Toles Post No. 320, G. A. R., will decorate the graves of fallen comrades in Chatham and vicinity. The Post will meet at Toles Hall (Post-room) at nine o'clock a.m. on Decoration-day, where all the friends, the Sunday-school and all others interested will join them in a body or by committee with their floral offerings. There will be a memorial sermon at the M. E. church by Rev. J. W. Miller. Rev. O. J. Mann will assist in the services both at the church and at the graves. Further particulars will appear next week. Bucyrus. ------------------------ Affairs in Brookfield. Material Improvements - Losses by the Fires in the Woods - A Generous Piece of Work - The Way of the Candidate With The Farmer. Correspondence of the Agitator. Brookfield, May 8, 1884. - Mr. Edward Baker has built a new horse barn this spring. Mr. W. R. Charles is making cheese each day in the Brookfield Hollow cheese factory. Messrs. Bean and Matteson are turning out six per day at their factory. Mr. Plumer Parker has raised the frame for his new barn on the E. Parker farm. It is 36 by 52, with 20-feet posts and gambrel roof. Ira Metcalf has the job of building and finishing it ready for use. Mrs. I. W. Joseph, of Brookland, Potter county, is in town visiting her children and other relatives. Mr. Bowman Joseph, of Moore Hollow, Potter county, but formerly of this town, lost a barn and a quantity of hay, stock and farm tools, last Friday, the 2d instant. The woods were on fire, and the wind blew very had on that day, setting his barn on fire. His nearest neighbor's barn was burned down at the same time. The fires in the woods last week did a large amount of damage to some of our townsmen who owned timber, and long stretches of fence were burned up. Mr. Theodore Palmer, who has been very sick, is getting better. On Monday of this week 9 men, 4 spans of horses and one yoke of oxen sowed his plowed land to oats and dragged them in, and logged what timber there was on one fourth of an acre of ground. Theodore's neighbors furnished the seed oats. Brookfield has generous, benevolent and kind-hearted people. They believe in helping those who need help, and practice what they preach. We had a splendid rain last Sunday, and another on Tuesday. I never saw grass grow faster than it has since the rain. Winter wheat is looking splendidly. A. J. Simmons has the largest spring wheat there is in town. The office-seekers are thicker than butterflies. Oh, what smiling faces, and terrific grips of the hand! They praise up our farms and admire our old and young horses. If they go into a farmer's herd of cows when he is milking, they say: "what a nice large flock of cows yours are. Such large messes of milk I never saw milked from a like number of cows. Your winter wheat does look splendid. I haven't seen anything quite equal to that in my electioneering trip through the county. I didn't know that your town was such an excellent one for farming purposes. You have more grain and grazing land and in a great deal better condition than I ever imagined you could have. There isn't a better town for farming in the county, according to its acres than Brookfield. Well, friend, I will now make my business known: I am a candidate for office, and shall be a thousand times thankful if you will attend the causus to vote for me and get your neighbors to do so. I am worthy and well qualified.! " The farmer says: "I will think about it, and make some inquiries in regard to you; perhaps I will vote for you." "You needn't be afraid of losing your vote if you vote for me," is the reply; "I am the strongest candidate in the field - I mean for the office I am asking for. It is generally conceded that I am the man." The farmer replies: "I don't want to promise you positively that I will vote for you. I want a little time to think of this." The candidate shakes hands again, bidding the farmer a good day, and away he goes to the next townsman with the same story. Sylvester. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com