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 COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES R&LIOIOVS

The congregation which worahiped in the fram e Mcth<^ist church buiit by i>anici Sm ack was served fo r some years by resident pastors, then by the pastors at W ashin^onville, and finally abandoned and sold for a private residence in 1878. Paradise Keformed Church w as built in Limestoneville in 1854. In 19 14 the pastors from PoiisCTOve, Northumberland county, have been holding the infrequent services there. SCHOOLS

Limestoneville Institute w as established in 1862 in a substantial brick building. It was

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a classical high school, under (he care of W. D. Wcidcnhamcr, president; Rev. Lucien Cort, sccrctar)-; A. S. W agner, treasu rer; and David Davis, trustee, fo r an association o f stock­ holders. T he school opened with a goodly number o f attendants, and with Rev. Lucicn Cort as the principal. Ilis successors were: Professors .ldcn, J. H ay Brow n, present chief justice of the Supreme court o f Pennsyl­ vania, William G. Ritter. Charles S. Albert, J. K. Shadte, J. P. Bergiier, WiUiam Pullen and W. B. Shedden. The latter w as the last instructor, in 1889, the school being closed be­ cause o f lack o f attendance and support. The school directors o f this township in 19 14 a rc : William S. Bogart, G. M. Dye. Charles Hoffman. WiUiam F. Geiger. John N. Herr.

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M A H O N IN G T O W N S H IP T h e names o f (he taxable citizens o f Mahon­ ing township assessed during the year o f 1^98 have been handed down to the present time through a record which was ntade by Philip M aus. tax collector for the township in that year. The territorial limits of the present M a­ honing arc a great de.al smaller than the town­ ship w as in the closing days of the eighteenth century, and consequently the list, which is given below, contains names of citizens who lived in communities now bearing a different name. In fact, this list includes about all of the (hen residents of the entire county o f Mon­ tour, and a part o f Columbia county as well. The names a re : F'aul .Adam, Jam es Burk, Robert B ik e r s, John Bogart, Daniel Barton, Elisha Barton, Cornelius R ^ a r t. .Abraham Bogart. .'Stephen Brown. Peter, Frederick and Michael Blue, Thomas Boyer. John Clark. Jantes Conifran. Isaac Caklen, [hmcan Cam­ eron, W idow C u rry, G coige Caklwell, John Caldwell. John and William Cox, William romelius. W idow Cameron (grandmother of Ion. Simon Cam eron). Andrew Coughran. ohn and Thomas Davts. Samuel Krw in. John ?nrit. S r.. and Ir., John and Daniel Frazer, Michael Hille, Ilu gh and Thom as Hughes. David [nawalt, lames GctpUn, lames Kerm er, David K err. John Moore. Philip Maus. John Miller, William Montgomery. A lex. McSltllcn, Benjamin Martin. WilUam alartin, Aaron and Daniel Pew. Daniel Phillips. Robinson. Leon­ ard Rupert, Jam es Rabc, John Stewart, Jam es

Sample, Jtdin .Sciglcr, Michael Sundcs. Jacob ‘aiulcri)ilt, Gilbert Vorltigh, John Woodward. John Wilson, Joseph Williams, Thom as W il­ letts, Jolm A'oung, Alexander Scliman, H ar­ man Zulic. In this list, the single men are sep­ arated from the married men, and the former, who were mostly young taxpayers, arc n vcn as follow s: George Maus, Isaac Budwan, Mike Saunders. John Cook, Samuel Knrit, Jacob Sechler, Alexander McGee, WiUiam Richard. David Steele, Jacob G roff, W idow Campbell (a young w-idow it is supposed). Jonathan D. Saigeant. Michael Bright, William CLark. Widow Duncan. D anicf Hcishcr, .Abel and Daniel Rccse, .Aaron Long, Ckorge Miller. Evan Owen. David Phillips, W idow Zimea. Thomas Robinson. .Alexander Berryhill. W il­ liam Ross. .Abner Wickersham. Dennis I..eary. Jam es Hunter. George Fant. John Bucl, Cadawallader Zowns, Samuel Pleasants. When Danville was made a borough and scjiaratcd from this township the area was still further diminished. Being composed mostly of immense hills, and with Danville fo r a near neighbor, the township o f Mahoning has had few happenings to chronicle in its history. In this township are the DanviUe and .Mahoning Poor Farm and the State Hospital fo r the Insane, a description of which will be found elsewhere. hfeehanicsvillf. a settlement o f workmen along the Bloomsburg trolley line, is the site of the Ontiora silk mill, built in 1 9 1 1.