Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-01-28


beginning on the west side of the Wes
Branch of Susquehanna, opposite the enc
of Muncy hill, thence up the West Branch
to opposite the mouth of Lycoming, thence
crossing the branch, up Lycoming to the
heads thereof, thence by southeast line
to the Muncy hill. thence along the top o.
the same to the West Branch, and crossing
to beginning"
The names of the Constables appointed
for these respective township, on the same
occasion, were as follows:
"Turbutt twp. William McMein.
Buffalo g Robert King.
Bald Eagle 6 Samuel Long.
Muncy /" James Robb.n
This appears to have been all the busi-
ness transacted a. this Court-which was
Of preliminary character-at least moth
ing else appears upon the record.
The second Court was held at the same
place in August following of the same year.
The record run as follows:
"At a Court of General Sessions of the
Peace, held at fort Augusta, for the Court
of Northd., the fourth Tuesday in August,
in the twelfth year Of the reign of our
Sovereign Lord, Geo. the Third, by the
grace of God of Geat Britain, France and
Ireland, King, defender of the faith, &C.,
Before William Plunkett, Esq, and his
Associates, Justices assigned, &C., within
the said County of Northd., viz
Upon petition to the Court, Adam
Haveling, Marcus Hulings, Jr., Martin
Kost, Samuel Weiser and John Alexan-
der, are recommended to his Honor the
Governor for his license to keep public
houses where they respectively dwell in
this County, they giving bond, &C., agree
able to the laws of this Province such cases
! made, &c.'
| The first Grand Jury in the County was
empanneled at this Court. Their names
are given below. copy from the record :
George Nagel, Esq.,t High Sheriff for
the County aforesaid, returned his writ OF
renire to him directed, with the panel an
nexed, which being called over after pro-
clamation, made the following persons ap-
pear, who were accordingly sworn on the
grand inquest for our Sovereign Lord the
King, for the body Of the County.
JOHN Brady, Foreman, Geo. Ran,
Geo. Overmyer, And. Heffer,
John Rhowick, Hawkins Boon,
Lenard Peter, George Wolf,
Gerhard Freeland, William Cook,
John Jost, John Kelly,
William Grey, James Poke,
Ludwig Derr. John Walker
At the November Sessions of 17I5, the
report for the first road, up the river, was
received as follows:
The report OF Henry Antes, Cookson
Long. Samuel Horn, Alexander Hamilton,
jonathan Albridge, and Samuel Harris
ihe six men appointed o. August Sessions
to view and, if they saw cause, to lay out
| Bride Road from the mouth of Bald Ea-
gle creek TO the town of Sunbury, was read
in Court, oy which it appears that they
bave thought 1t accessory, and have accord
| ing laid out a Bride Road as follows
beginning at post at the mouth of the
/ Bald Eagle Creek, thence north 81 deg,
&C., on TO Black oak on the West Branch
of Susquehauna opposite the town of Sun
bury"
These names also 90 TO show were among
the first settlers of the County at that ear.
! ly period, some eighty-four years ago. o.
these men, not one is now lvirg-they art
all numbered with the dead, and the wild
flower blooms on their graves.
1t may be interesting 10 beligerent gen
tlemen of the present day to state that tht
early Courts of Northumberland county
only fined man five shillings for assault
and battery. The luxury of fighting being
so cheap then, it was very much indulget
in, and sparrlng matches were common
Such law would suit the chivalry of thi
period. They could cane one another Il
their hearts content at very trihins ex
pense
= They appear to have had some troubl
at Fort Augusta, in reference to their pub
lie buildings, and the want of Jail, a
may be inferred from the following spic.
letter, written bv William Mackay,, to ]
Tilghnan. April I'd, 1773:
SIR: | inclose to you a Letter from
three of the Trustees for the publick build
ings of this County, respecting some mea
sures which we have lately fallen on t
rescue us from the scandal Of living en-
tirely without any Place Of confinement
or punishment for Williams. Captain Hun
ter had address enough to render abortiv
every attempt that was made last sum
mer, for keeping regular Jail, even afte
J l had been at considerable expense in i
ting up this Magazine under which ther
is small But compleat Dungeon, al
sorry to inform you That he has given on
present Measures the most Obstinate n
sistance in lis power and impeded wit
every embarrassment in the Compass I
his lnF6DllOD, VIC huOW lOtuIuP vi u
, Fooling on which Captain Hunter has po
session of these Buildings, and only bi
: that the County may be accommodate
= with this old Magazine, with the addtio
, proposed to be made To il, add with Il
House in which | now live, to hold OF
courts in have repaired the House
Sunbury, before our November Court
( AS the present repairs are done entireI
p by subscription, you will readily gue'
that Captain Hunter is not among I'll
, numbers of subscribers. As there al
= many pieces of old Iron, &C., which TO
: merly belonged to the fort, not of any us
at present the Trustees propose usir
;. any of them which can be converte
&, to any advantage, for Crates, &C., f'
h our temporary Gaol, unless they receiN
U contrary Directions froh Philadelphia.
J If hell is justly considered as the rend
, vous of Rascas, we cannot entertain
d doubt of WYOMING being the Place.,
? Burn'd Hands, cut Ears, &c, is one co
/ s;derod ~ n certain certificates of superi