Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-31
In pursuance Of can of Hueh +

In pursuance OF call of Hugh T
McAlisser, Esq, for a meeting o.
citizens past so years of age-to or
gsnize under Recommendation o.
Congress, and under Proclamation oi
President Grant and Governor Hart
ranft, to collect statistics of the past
history of the respective counties, O,
elder living citizens, to form History,
to be placed On record-took place
in the Court House in the borough
of Mifflintown, yesterday, Tuesday,
May 80. 1876. Hugh I. McAlister
called the meeting to order.
By motion of Z. s. Doty, Fl. T.
McAlister was elected President OF
the meeting.
By motion of J. A. Christy, E. S.
Doty was elected Secretary of the
meeting.
"The President stated that the OBJ
ject of the meeting originated with
Congress, a high and intellectual
source, and was suggested by patri-
otic considerations in connection with
the celebration of the first Century
of our National existence That the
particular design of it was to devise
plan by which the history of the
early settlement of what is now Ju-
niata county, may be preserved and
handed down to posteIity, and that
the ''old men especially may be in
duced to provide such facts and
events within their own knowledge,
as to their manner of living, hard
ships and trials with which our fore
fathers had to contend, and at the
same time not to overlook well au-
thenticated traditions of interesting
occurrences, from the first appear
ance of the white man, who came to
dispute the right of the Indian to
the exclusive provisions of their
goodly land.
The following resolution was offer
ed and adopted:
Resoired, That committee of Two from
zach township and borough be appointed by
the Chair to collect statistics as to the
early settlement OF what is now Juniata
county. and report to the Historian who
may be appointed by the meeting.
The Chair appointed the follow
ing committee:
Mifflintown-John Wright, J. A. Christy.
Turbett-Wm. GronInger, o. L. H-nch.
ID. I
Port RoyalADr. ]. W. Beale, G. W. Jacobs.
s Spruce Hill. d. VI. Howell, Jacob Nc
Laughlin-
Lack-John Patterson, John Woodside.
Beale-Capt. j. j. Patterson, Richard Doyle.
Milford-Peter Sheets, Wm. Sterrett.
Fermansgh-David Bashoar, VIM. Banks.
fayette-Wm. Dunn, G. ID. Shellenberger.
Delaware Theodore Thompson, 5 Evans.
Marks, Joseph Sellers.
Susquehanna-S. q Dressler, Dan'l Knouse
e Greenwood-Wm Cox, Adam Wilt.
z. l.. 6reenleaf, John
S. Lukens.
Walker-Hugh Hamilton, John Motzer.
After the appointment of the COM
mittee the following resolutions were
passed:
Resolred, That II. 7. McAHster be, and
he Is hereby requested TO prepare a history
of the county, from the first settlement of
the white man within lis present territorial
limits, ipr publication in tbs coaniy papers,
and Ia b. fled in the Recorders office, ac-
cording 10 tine recommea iAt:on OF Congress
before ii,s ciose oi the Centennial year.
Rssolrsd, That j Weiser. George Jacobs,
Jr., and EiG.und ). Doty. Jr, he 4 commit
tee TO collect fnads 10 deifay the necessary
expenses Tor printing
Rcsoirsi, Ti.at the editors of all the pa
pe-s in the county are requested to publish
the proceedings OF this meeting
III. I. INGALLS, TER,
Attest: President.
EDNuSD S. DorY, Secretary.