Lewisburg chronicle, and the West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1849-1849, 1849-09-12
From an Occasional Correspondent.
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WuO uoe uubc duO usOuoy "so se~o !"
mild day Of August or September provided
it is not dusty) 10 from Owego, IN. w.
up Owego Creek through the villages Of
Newark and Berkshire to Richford. The
valley is not very wide, but is uniform and
Prsirie like. and either from acciden. or
design is beau,i6ed by more handsome
shade-trees and groves-mos.ty Of the
sugar.mapIe-,ban any Other highway Of
the same distance remember. Il is den
sely populated, as is evident from the signs
Of lie that animate The tasty houses, built
every low rods The whole distance and
any one who will pass here must admit
tha, for cheerful color and general heauly
Of outline the maple is unsurpassed as an
ornamental tree. Most Of the early settlers
along this Valley were from Berkshire,
Mass. From relic and ysiicf Of those
pioneers. peu waif Of history that may
tend to give US vivid insight into the
hear,-ieeIings Of the times that tested the
spirits Of the bravest men and most resO-
lutte and kindest Of women. She relates
clearly and distinctly:
81 was four years old at the time OF
the battle Of Bennington, ye. remember it
oetler than the events Of yesterday. The
character Of Burgoyne's Indian and Hes
sian allies made his very NAME terror to
the surrounding country. The summons
came to our retired village for men to meet
The plundering detachment under Baum,
who was pushing into Vermont. Every
man in the village went, among them
Judge b., my father. That was dark
and fearful night. Next day. VIC heard
the roar Of the cannon, about thirty miles
distant. Alternate hope aud tear rcn, our
hcnris. At length. towards night, the
gathered bands Of weeping women and
children saw horseman coming towards
them with all speed from The direction Of
the battle field. Was ii a warning to fee
before The conqEring savage and his mer
ceDary alIicsi II is Judge BIS horse he
must he dead, The horse was spurred
until his hoofs were upon our doOr-sill.
We had almost iainied-tut the Incssen-
ger, rs soon as he could command words,
exclaimed, with tears Of joy that me, a
raplurous response from every hear, and
eye, Judge b. sends me 10 say that Uic
tory is ours, and tell the women and chill
drcn they caD go to bed in peacrn All
nobody can tell the relief We felt from this
glad news" To this day, it makes heu
tre,nbIe aud yet eAul to describe il.
Bat, afer MI, the Tiogn. at The junction
III N. Chnnng with the Su>q'ehannn. is
,he hes, d.6ncd II not most beautiful Valley
| have visited. 1t is a triangle. each Of its
sides being say six or eight miles in ex.
teni, aud hemmed in by mountains whose
SUBMITS take in most delightful landscape
views. Athens (or Tioga PoinD is the
mos, ancient village within fifty miles, but
has not increased as its natural position
aud early start should have made it to do
is straight single street Of one mile, has few
superiors in ito shade-,rees and lying as
the village does on narrow neck Of land
between the two rivers about q mile from
their junction, the lots all extend back TO
river, aiIosdiog delightful sites lor pri.
vate residences, many Of which are filed
by refined, hospi,sbIs citizens. Il has .
bridge over each river. four meeting houses,
a foundrey recently erected, and general
prosperity is sppareot. especially among |
The mechanical interests. Tho head Of
the North Branch Canal is now at Athens {:
three miles above, bordering the State line,
The Erie Rail-R Road passes: a water or
railway connection Of this short distance
will be made on the opening Of the canal.
The Northern line Of the Valley is in New
York, and is ihickIy settled, various parts
being deno'nina,ed Fac,oryviIIe, waverIy,
I.oder Summit, and Vlllemont, extending
from the Susquehanna at MilIlown (Pa.)
along Cayuta Creek, and over to the Che
mung, a succession Of neighborbood villas,
near four miles long. The New York
portion Of The Valley evinces more enter
prise and prosperity then the lower or
Pennsylvania portion. On the bank OF
the Chemung is large, regularly shaped
mound. called Spanish flil', which will
be point Of attraction to trave-
|ers. lndeed, had there beea a great bat
lie iu this Valley, or long contest for land
titles, with little well directed effort from
some Of her gifted pens aided BY we'll
Press. Tioga Valley would not
he a whit behind Wyoming, and Campbell
nj sht have located his Gertrude a. we'll
% the former as in the latter. 1ioga is
certainly a lovely, and will yet become a