The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-02-28
Roaringcreek Awake.

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On Monday evening, February IS, 1850,
in pursuance Of puHic notice, a large num-
Der Of the citizens oi Roafirgcreek township
assembled at the p,blio house" of David
Reinbold, in Numidh, tolexpresstheirviews
upon the proposition TO divide Columbia
county and the towiship Of Roaringcreek.
On motion REUBEN FAF1RINGER, Esq,
was chosen Presidstt of the meeting.
Daniel Keller, alexander Mears, John
Hughes, Henry Meiz, Mordic Perry and H,
c. McCauly were chosen Zee Presidents
Sebastian Hover and VIM. Lee were eho.
sen Secretaries.
Jacob Fisher, Potter Pitner, Lewis Lee,
William Roth, Mark Williams, John P. Le-
van, Peter Helwig, John C. Myers, Jonas
Berninger, Peter Snyder, E G: Horne, Jacob
r. Hover, Benjamin Snyder, John Pitier, A
biram Keller, David Renbold, Lewis Bid
dings, Ephraim Achy, Jonas Fetterman, and
Nathan Driesbach were appointed Commit
tee 10 draft resolutions expressive of the
sense Of the meeting. ~
r. w. Weaver, Esq. then addressed the
meeting upon the Inconvenience of a divi-
sion of the county and township, showing
how such step would be inevitably follow
ed by an increase of taxes for county and
township purposes, for public fire-proof bull
dings and county poor house. He proceed
ed 10 show that the lower end of the county
mas been fairly deah with in raoeivins it's
proper proportion of county Jurors, officers,
and Improvements of bridges. He disavow-
ed that any general prejudice existed in the
upper end of the county against the citizens
of the lower region, and proceeded TO show
that the stories got up about such partality
by borers at Harrisburg, were unfounded and
unjust.
The committee on resolutions then report
ed the following:
Resolved, That as citizens of Roaringcreek
we protest against The inconvenient and ru-
inous cutting up Of this township, as is pro-
posed in the new county bill: thus imposing
on our people the burhen of two township
organizations instead of one, and severing
those ties of neIghborship and intercourse
W uiCH Hd'e ueIelOlOTe eNiSteu, ana WHICH IL
is our desire should continue.
Resoiued, That we are opposed 10 the divi-
sion because it would largely increase our
taxes without any corresponding bene fit, and
that too when there exists no cause of dis.
satisfaction with our present position.
Resoived, That we are opposed 10 being in
cluded in the new county, because we would
be soou called upon TO assist in putting up
new buildings in the place of the present
old and dilapidated ones at Danvillo, and be-
cause we would, in onr judgment, soon be
called upon TO assist in sustaining a county
poor house for the advantage mainly of Dan
vile and its ghborhood-beside being
subjected to increased taxes for current coun.
ty expenditures.
Resolced That we believe large majority
of the people in Columbia county south Of
the river are strongly and earnestly opposed
TO any division or other dismembermen OF
the county, and are desirous for the peace,
harmony and integrty.of our county as it
now exists.
These resolutions were read and adopted
with applause, without single dissenting
voice. On motion, the meeting then ad-
journed