Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-08
.he writer paId 8 yi.I. o the aged BAL.


John Hoy, near whose house are the ruins
of an old saw mill which had been built
by John Pickle, and, noticing the enor-
nous ditch which had belonged 10 the
mill, inquired the reason Why the building
was put In place where Il required so
much digging. Mr.. Hoy replied in sub
stance that the Pickle boys were great
fighters an In order TO worry out Of them
some Of their exuberant strength and pu-
gilistic spirits the mill-wright located the
mill on 3 site where II required long tail.
race twelve feet deepi Tobias Pickle had
six sons whose exploits would Gil small
volume. On certain occasion Benjamin
Strawbridge, 3 tenant, near Mr.. Pickles
mill, not feeling we'll put some straw into
: heated oven and crepi In after to sweat
himself; the Pickle boys closed up the
mouth of the oven and set ERE 10 the
strawI Mr. Strawbridge who was big,
muscular man, escaped from the fiery fur
mace by bursting through tho vsulted roof.
Driving down q steep hill or mountain
with big team at full gallop was a mere
past time fer the Pickle boys, and one Of
them used TO say that 1t must be poor
team that could not keep ahead Of the
wagon. They sometimes came In contact
with the Buchtel boys, and usually got
fearfully pounded. John had six soma:
Jacob, Simon, Tobias, Andrew, John,
Christian these had divided among them
the six farms into which the Manor was
cut up containing from 1877 acres 10 100
acres each. But II appears the boys did
not all own their farms, for their father
sold large tract and the mill property TO
Mr. Paul Wolf This was In the spring
of 1871. Mr.. Pickle and bis wife remain
ed on the property however until their
death which occurred In 1918 or 1914 Ac-
eording 70 recollection Of Colonel Henry
Roger. They lived in small log house
which stood back few PAGES of the place
where nov stands the stone house, Centre
Mills. Mr.. Pickle bought back from
Mr.. Wolf, in 1912, a small plot for =
burial ground. This lies directly south
across the first held-oi Samuel Loose's
residence, and there are buried the old
folks. A stone wall used 10 enclose the
spot, but II has disappeared, ihorns and
heaps Of stones mark the last resting place
OF man and wife who one time we're the
weAlshiest couple in the valley. One Of
the daughters was married TO james Miles,
q nephew Of Colonel Samuel Miles they
lived at the western end Of Brush valley.
The sons all left soon after the sale Of the
Pickle property and at present there IL
not citizen In the valley Of the name.
AxTHoSr WOLF moved from PENIS val
ley into Brush valley, bu, come originally
from Lebanon county. lie purcbssed q
large tract OF land from his father, George
Wolf Penn's valley, in 1903, which now
forms The farms Of bis sons, David, Henry
and Thomas, and the parcel on which are
located the girls, mill and saw mill. 1t is
thought Mr.. Wolf come into the valley in
1893 or 1900. The brick house on his
farm was built In 1918, the saw mill about
the year 1912 and the grist mill in 1884.
There wa an oil mill situated near the
grist mill, which was operated many
years. Mr.. Wolf was q man Of influence
In the township and bis name is frequently
found associated with projects Of public
Improvements. He was one Of the COM
missioners that located the Brush valley
narrows road in 1910, and IL was through
his and Colonel Henry Meyers efforts
chiefly that the road from Wolfs mill to
Penn's valley was made. Mr.. Wolf and
Colonel Henry Meyer were brothers-sn-
law, both being married 70 daughters Of
Judge Adam Harper, Of Penns valley.
Mr.. Wolf was born, November 10, 1870 !;
died January 81, 1852, and Lies buried al
Rebcrsburg. Sons: John, Jacob, David,
Thomas and Henry. The Rrst two named
are dead. Daughters; CAtharine, married
TO Isaac Long Lydia, married TO George
Schseffer, Madisonburg Priscilla, wife Of
John Bierly. near Rebersburg; and Ann,
married 70 Henry Roihsrmal. The daugh-
ters are all dead except Priscilla.
The DKEs SLArERs.-The Boalsburg
party Of hunters known as the "Modocs"
returned lsst week from the seven noun.