The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-18

county of Northumberland, lying within the
following described bounds, viz; beginning
at the corner of Point and Chilisquaquc
townships in the line of Columbia county
thence by the lines of said townships
| along the summit of Montour's mountain
to where what is called Strawbridges road
crosses said mountain, thence by said road
to where the road from Wilson's mills to
| Danville intersects said road, thence to the
bridge over Chillisquaque creek at John
Murray's, thence by what is called Harri-
sons road past Chillsquaque meeting house
to the corner of Turbot and Derry townships
in the line of Lycoming county, thence by
the line of Columbia county to the place OF
beginning, be, and the same are hereby an
nexed to and made part of Columbia coun-
ty."
The parts of Chillisquaque and Turbot
| which were thus re-annexed to Columbia
| became the townships of Liberty and Lime
| stone, now in Montour county. This ac-
ton of the Legislature took for time, much
snake was only scotched, not killed, and as
the northern townships increased in popula-
ton and wealth and citizens found them
selves obliged to travel nearly the whole
length of the county to reach the court house,
the question again loomed up.
1t received new impetus when the Leg
islature, in 1918, by an act approved March
| the Sd, provided "That all that part of CO.
lumbia and Luzerne counties lying within
the following lines, viz
Beginning at a corner in the line dividing
the county of Columbia from the county OF
Schuylkill, thence extending through the
township of Catawissa north ten degrees
east four miles and half to pine tree on
the little mountain, thence extending through
the townships of Catawissa and Mifllin
north forty-five degrees east five miles to a
stone on,Buck's mountain and in a line divd-
ing the county of Columbia from the county
Of Luzerne, thence through the township
of Sugarloaf in the county of Luzerne,
south seventy degrees east eight
miles to the line between the county of
Schuylkill and the county of Luzerne, thence
along the said line and the line between the
county of Columbia and the county of
Schuylkill to the place of beginning, should
be annexed to the county of Sch uylkill, and
be called Union" township.
Thus shorn of her fair proportions upon
ba ia n,l 4l,., 1
year 1850, we were dismembered, and the
county of Montour was erected from the ter
ritory of Columbia, by an act approved May
Sd, by the following boundaries: "All that
part of Columbia county included within
the limits of the townships of Franklin, Ma
honing, Valley, Liberty, Limestone, Derry,
Anthony, and the borough of Danville, to-
gether with all that portion of the townships
of Montour, HemlocB and Madison lying
westward of the following line: beginning
at Leiby's saw mill on the bank of the Sus-
quehanna, thence by the road leading to the
Danvlle and Bloomsbury road, at or near
Samuel Lazarus house, thence from the, Dam
vile and Bloomsburg road to the back val
ley road at the end of the lane leading from
said road to Obed Everett's house, thence
by said lane to Obed Everett's house, thence
northward to the school house near David
Smiths, in Hemlock township, thence by
the road leading from said school house to
the state road at Robbins's mill to the end
of the lane leading from said road to John
Kinney's house, thence by straight line to
John Townsends, near the German meeting
house, thence to Henry Johnston's, near
Millville, thence by a straight line to post
in the Lycoming county line near the road
leading to Crawford's saw mill; together with
that part of Roaringcreek township lying
south and west of line beginning at the
south. eastern corner of Franklin township,
thence eastward by the southern boundaryline
of Catawissa township to point directly
north of John Yeager's house, thence south
ward by direct line, including John Yea
gers house, to the Schuylkill county line at
the northeast corner of Barry township"
On the first of November following the
act was to 90 into operation. The excite
ment over the matter was intense, heighten-
ed by the recollection of old contests over
the question of the removal of the seat of
justice from Danville to Bloomsbury. Ev-
erv interest succumbed to the dominant
question of "Repeal," and the people went
into the election contest on that issue. FL
nally by an act approved the 10Th day of
January, 1858, the division line was chang
cd, and now remains as follows: "The town
ship of Roaringcreek in Montour county,
and such parts of the townships of Franklin,
Madison and West Hemlock in the same
county as lie eastward of the adjusted line
between Columbia and Montour counties here
matter prescribed and established shall be,
and the same are hereby, re-anneXed to the
county and shall hereafter compose part of
the territOryof the said county of Columbia as
fully and ehectually as if the same had never
been included within the limits of Montour
county That the line between the said coun-
ties of Columbia and Montoursha be chang
ed and relocated as follows to Wit beginning
at the Northumberland county line, at or
near the house of Samuel Reader, thence a
direct course to the center of Roaring creek
in Franklin township, twenty rods above a
point in said creek opposite the house of
John Vought, thence from the middle of the
stream of said creek to the Susquehanna riv-
er, thence up the centre of the same to
point opposite where the present county line
between Columbia and Montour strikes the
north bank of the river, thence to the said
north bank, thence by the present division
line between said counties to the school
house near the residence of David Smith,
thence to point near the residence of Dam
iel Smith, thence to the bridge over Deer
lick run on the line between Derry and
Madison townships, thence by the line be-
tween said township of Madison and the