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 COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES Jackson, Locust north, Locust south, Madison, M ain, Mifflin, M illville, Montour, Mount Pleasant, Orange township, Orangeville bor­ ough, Pine north, Pine south, Roaringcreek, S ^ t t cast, Scott west, Sugarloaf north, Su garlo af south, Stillw ater t r o u g h, West Berw ick No. i, W est Berw ick N o. 2.

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and reelected three tim es; George W. Sterner, elected 1881 and 1884; Charles H. C am p b ^ , elected 1887 and 1890 ; Charles B. lint, elected 1893 and 1896; John C. Rutter, J r ., elected 1 8 ^ and 19 0 2 ; Fran k W. M iller, elected 1905 and 1908; Jam es H. Mercer, elected 1 9 1 1. District A ttorneys

C O U N T Y O F F IC IA L S

In the smaller counties the offices o f prothonotary and clerk, and register and recorder, a re consolidated. Under the constitution o f 179 0 the county officers, with the exception of the sheriff and coroner, were appointed by the governor, but in 18 38 it w as provided that they be elected. The old constitution provided that th o people elect two candidates each for the offices o f sheriff and coroner, and that the gov­ ern or appoint one o f them. B y the amend­ m ent of 1838 the people were permitted to select these officers t lemselves, the governor to commission them. The various offices have been filled as follow s: Prolhonotaries and Clerks G e o ^ e A. Frick, appointed 1 8 1 3 ; David Petrikin, appointed Slarch 1 5, 1 8 2 1 ; John R u s­ sell, appointed Ja n. 14, 18 2 4 ; Jaco b E ycrly, appointed Ja n. 19, 18 30 ; Jam es Donaldson, ap­ pointed Jan. 8, 1836. M ay i, 1838. and Jan. 10. 18 3 9 ; Valentine Best, appointed Ja n. i8, 18 39 ; Jac o b E ycrly, elected in 18 3 9 ; Je sse Coleman, elected 18 6 3 ; Wellington II. Ent, elected 18 1^, died Nov. 5, 1 8 7 1 ; R. H. Ringlcr, ap­ pointed 1 8 7 1 ; B. F. Zarr. elected 1872, and 18 7 5 ; William Krickbaum, elected 1878, and 1 8 8 1 ; Wiitiam H. Snyder, elected 1884. and N ov. 8, 18 8 7 ; G. M. Quick, elected Nov. 4, 1890, and N ov., 18 9 3; W. H. Hcnrie, elected N ov. 3, 1896, and N ov. 3, 1899; C. M. Terivilliger, elected Nov. 4, 1902, and N ov., 19 0 5; Freeze Quick, elected in November, 1908, and again in 1 9 1 1. R egisters and Recorders Josiah M cClure, appointed in 1 8 1 4 ; E llis Hughes, appointed 1 8 2 1 ; Rudolph Sechler, ap­ pointed 18 2 4 : John Cooper, appointed 18 30 ; A lexander Best, appointed 18 3 6 : Philip Billmeyer, appointed Jan. 18, 1839, and elected in the fall o f 18 3 9 ; Charles Conner, elected in 1842 and 18 4 5 ; Jesse G. G a rk. elected in 1848 and 1 8 5 1 ; Daniel Lee. elected 1854, and re­ elected tw ice; John C. Freeze, elected 1863 and 18 6 6 ; Williamson H. Jacoby, elected 1869,

District attorneys were first elected in 1854. U p to that time the duties were performed by a deputy attorney general appointed for each county. The following persons have held the office o f district attorney since it became elec­ tive: Robert F. Clark, 1854 to 18 5 7 ; E. H. Little, 1857 to 18 6 8 ; E. R. Ikclcr, 1868 to 1 8 7 1 ; Jam es Bryson, elected in 1 ^ 1, resigned 10 7 4 ; John M. C lark, appointed Dec. 7, 1874 (to fill B ry ­ son’s unexpired term, his own term com­ mencing in Ja n u a r y ) ; John M. Clark, elected in 18 7 4 ; Robert R. L ittl^ 1 ^ 7 to 18 8 3 ; Robert Buckingham, elected in 1883, resigned 18 8 5 ; F. P. Bdlmeyer, appointed in 18 8 5; F. P. Billm eyer, elected in November, 1885, and in 1888, resigned in 1890 ; William Chrisman, appointed in A pril, 1890, elected in November, Thom as B. Hanley, elected in November, 1 ^ 3, resigned Ju n e 27, 1896; John G. Harman, appointed Ju ly i i, 1 8 ^ ; John G. Harman, elected in November, and in November, 1899: A. W. Duy, elected in November, 19 0 2 ; C. A. Sm all, e le c t^ in 1905, reelected in 1908 and 1 9 1 1. S h eriffs T lie constitution o f 1790 provided that sher­ iffs and coroners shall be chosen by the people at the regular election; two persons were chosen fo r each office, one o f whom respec­ tively w as appointed by the governor. They held office fo r three years or during good be­ havior, and until a successor w as qualified, but the sheriff could hold office only one term in any period o f six years. T his w as amended by the constitution o f 1838, so that only one person could be chosen fo r each office. Tlie following persons have filled the office o f sheriff since the organization o f (he county: H enry Alw ard, commissioned Jan . 13, 1^ 14 ; Joseph Prutzman, commissioned Oct. 1 0 . 18 16 ; John Underwood, commissioned Oct. 8. 1819, died in office: William Robison, appointed to fill vacancy. Sept. 16. 18 2 2 : Andrew M cRcynotds. commissioned Oct. 14, 18 2 2 : John Rhoads, commissioned Oct. 22, 18 2 5 ; William Kitchen, commissioned Oct. 22, 18 2 8 ; Isaiah