Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-02-07

seh,enceu 10 W spo' v" '"o -o'" ""9
oil January, io"
A few days previous TO the time
fixed for the execution OF John ID. Lee,
the Mormon bishop, Tor his completely
in the Mountain Meadow massacre
his counsel applied to the Supreme
Court Of Utah anl he was granted q
stay of execution, II may be possible
that Lees miserable existence will still
be prolonged by an appeal of his case 10
the Supreme Court OF the United
States but his execution is only mat
Ter of timc.-ED. REP
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RED BANK STATION, A, Y. H. r.
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inc many pyyop,e Wno eraVe' oNei W.no W
Aleghehy ,mioy ha'lroau' tnerc arc
po'hts passeu .na' posseaS " S,'". w
gree Oh hisvorlcai interest, w orui'
nary trnNehor "ouiI nu,wy suoleo'
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Possesseu my history ~ m nn n,uon ii
h,oiVi 'n"V u "as ohce = 'Ns.s pus;''esa s,'9
P'ace-u P'aec ~ wnion my my gus,,,es' i,,
was 'ralisac'ee tnan any o'nei ~ Niai'
,9n county, 3uon, nowo'o', DOW =? ". .,uo, y,
ner9 y now .ho western , s',I',"a1 = .ha ,,o "
'no i-oW urauo ulvis'Y" ~ auo nnv, ~.
sueny 'a'.y 'nllroauMa" p. n;.i'; Po' " 'sp' ~
s.a''on oil wv hiver DNi''o" VI '"'
Alegnohy amy hn''Ioau' .'
4Vns o1iore .no 'iiNe''.'ol " 'n''le'a ~, ~
onI'ons poi9ro uny Ia''oau ,a .ai ni., ,"ns ~
up ihV hiiesneny IlNei-.n9 po'nv u
iahu aooVe 'no inUu'ii VI he1 @ nn'', :,
creek was ,s ca'leu % W NattersoI : rolll;
James "a.'crsoh was ,no 'll.S'e' splI' pm
ol the pace phu nau n'i,1vis a, 'nore @
prctty hiuen MS own way ny neoes'
s'ty ior business piaco u tnls po'n'
AROSE iroui tn1 iac' INA. nu'io,ous ,'o,, ",
furnaces nau oeeh pu"e ~ uiu'os. u, al'
parts VI O,"rion eouhtyI'l"V ~ s"W''i''''s
began 10 oo 9ull1 1 on ,he eln oia''o'' ivy. NV.
anu on 'nc heu Daih o,voh. Ayou' p
the same time the treat western iron
Works began TO be built Up Nv brady
Bend, on the present site Of the broken
down concern. The Western DIVISION
OF the Pennsylvania Canal was IN
operation n lew years before this time,
and pretty good road had been made
IRON the canal at freeport over the
hills to point opposite ATTAINING,
and ferry connected this point with
the town opposite. The road was also
continued on the ridge from where the
road to klttannlng lett the ridge to
descend TO the river, on to the "6reat
Western, and thence over the hills to
Wattcrsons Ferry. from Watterson
Ferry a road was oullt up the rugged
rocky river hills to the top, and thence
branched oil TO the various farms and
furnaces There was also the main
through road that continued on 70
Clarion town, where II connected with
what was once called "Ihe Old WI.
derness Turnpike, which, as ! stated
IN a ioimer paper, was opened ~ iois
from beileion'e 10 Meadvihe' a hhe
pl s'ages was y, soon Pu' on anu run , ,ron'
rrcepor'.o 1iaflonVy i. tn'sroute' route 'us'ng av
lu pal' NJ ni.taiih'ng' urc"' , West
e,n anu ~ ~"a''ersol torpy "nei'
'hc ral'ro"u was opened 70 hl''annlng
'no s.ases s."I'eu run tna, Poln', anu
oriugo wns ou'It "o'oSs 'no '''V' "
acconlnoua'c sraVel w,
=, pul m lhe cnlci business VI Wa..erson
rerry CONSISTED CONSISTED N inc ire,gn's .na'
wcre M ue',Voreu ,c,, mere " 'nc steam M
ooa.s anu heelooa.s 'na' 'ne'l nav,sa'
,cu .uo waters ,, vi Tue r'ver' ror "oar' O'
y ail .no supplies VI soou' auu una n,a'
en'lo,y neeosSaiy ,y 'ooo''',',o',oo i,' "'u .',
~ ~" 'n1 BUSINESS VI prouuIn"s p,S'i'1n I'
nau 70 io"No .ne iiVoI nolo anu pe
nauicu on wagons anu slcus 70 .n'
r, P,aoes Mnorc 'ney Wc.o " W .seu' ,
ncro was lar more eNe.'e,nen' u 'nel'
~ o'a,ion county hoou' producing p'g'
ron lnah 'nere IL now noou' produc' M
'ng .'nc,a' on' nc garry 'unoIl'
| men that began to operate upon the
upper waters of the Red Bank and
upon the upper waters of the Clarion
river, also had their supplies of all kinds
landed here. and the warehouses were
crammed with goods every time the
water raised enough to allow the steam.
boats to run. The consequence OF all
this was. that there was always n
throng of teams there loading, by day
and by night. when the roads were
reasonably good Watterson oecupied
the large two. story house that stands
between the railroad and the hill
south of the present depot building and
kent tavern there. Comparatiyeiy few
of the teamsters stopped with him.
They would mostly carry their own
feed for their teams and sdinner.box''
I....:.d al, IL, ..a,,;a;o,a H., W.,