The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-18

county, Col. Robert Bull, tson OF Henry
Bull and Micbeal Donnally was among
this force. Col. Robert Bull soon after
crossing over into Canada was captured
along with some others, they being on
the right were surrounded by Indians and
being very much scattered by fallen trees
and underbrush and the line extending a
great ways they did not Immediately
hear the order Of retreat.
The Indians after disarming them strip
ped them of part of their clothing, boots
and watches, aud then proceeded on
with their prisoners when au Indian from
behiud gave u loud whoop raised his rifle
and shot Col. Bull through the body the
ball entered ut the left shoulder and passed
out through the right breast after he had
been shot he raised himself upon his
elbow and reached out his hand to Major
Galloway nsking for assistance at this
moment the Indian who had fired came up
sunk his tomahawk In his head, scalped
him aud left his body where It fell. Thus
perished as gallant and noble hearted a
soldier as ever drew the sword in defence
of his country. His murder was by order
of Gen. Rial, because he had on the uni
form of the state, the rest had tho Y. S.
uniform on.
Col. Bull was II nlau of sober and exem-
plary habits, aud highly esteemed by the
soldiers he was pious man and his mind
had a etrnnfr ralinin,,e oaat NVh,iat nN lF.io
the most part of his Sabbaths were spent
In the hospital in reading, conversing and
explaining the scriptures to the sick and
disabled. We were represented in the
Mexican war by William Earnest son of
John Earnest of NIillerstown. am una
ble to give the names and number of men
Tuscarora sent TO the late war, but among
the number who went never to return we
can mention Daniel Ricedorf, Lewis Yohn,
johnson f. Kerr and Samuel Long, if not
all, these are among the number who
obeyed their country's call and died in her
defence. Tuscarora was well represented
and the bones of her sturdy sons are
mouldering now in different southern
their resting place, but they are not for
gotten, and the orphans and widows have
been cared for.
The first settlers here sought for land
that was not so heavily timbered SO land
in Buckwheat valley Morgantown and
Peace Union was of more value than in
Raccoon it being heavy timbered was hard
to clear At that time bear, deer, wolves
and panther, inhabited these wilds.
The valley lying between the Tuscarora
mountain and what is now called Raccoon
hill was called Raccoon valley aud the
creek, Wild Cat creek. Among the cen
tennial relics of Tuscarora township, Mr..
David Leonard holds an Article or lease of
land which is dated Oct. Gath A. ID. 1774,
between John Paden of Lancaster county
and George Leonard of Cumberland coun-
ty, Rye township, of all that land about
and around Markleville. Mr.. Leonard
has also vol, history printed 1G7 years
ago, two more histories printed 167 and 141
years ago, with books of later date /; he has
six printed over so years ago, and 10 books
of over sixty years, in all his library,
12O books.
There are three different denominations
who preach in the township now, viz -
Methodist, United Brethren aud Evan
gelics. The Methodists have church at
Donnelly's Mills, where they preach, and
the only appointment in the township. The
United Brethren have q church in the up
per part of the township, known as Gin
gerioh's church, where they preach and
have another church in the course of erec-
tion now near Donnally's Mills. They
have three appointments where they preach
in school houses, which are at No. /, 2 g. a.
The Evangelics have two appointments
where they preach at school houses, No 2
g. 8. We have eight school houses, all
good and we'll furnished. We have three
grist mills, but only two now in operation,
and five saw mills. And in general our
farms are as good, and improvements in
agriculture as great as is elsewhere to be
found.
We have now glanced at some of the
events in the history of our township with
its connections, and what a contrast do we
find in almost every event, and what a
change between now and sixty years ago
and upwards. Most Of our people lived In
huts then, as it were, and palaces now,
beside what they were then. Farmers then
sowed their grain by hand and narrowed it
in they cut their grain with sickles then.