Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-26
A SCRAP OF HISTORY
PROM SUSQUEHANNA TOyNsHJE
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n oChAF OF HISTORY
FROM SUSorEHANNA TOWNSHIP,
By Rev. S. G. Dressler.
As You lea-s the fertlle soil bordering on
the SusquetSnna river, directing veur sten.
onward arc upwards until you reach the
frst leye! roovc the bottom lands, YOU ar
rive at the residence of g. VI. Lvter, ESQ.,.
which is times long gone by was .,wned
and occupied by Mr.. Joau Raach, (his pos
tsIity write Rsuch no longer, egt Rough,,
think Mr.. Rauch vas the original settler
of that farm, and must have settled it pre-
Vicus TO the beginning OF the present ceu-
tury. Mr.. Rauch seems &c have fully IN.
de-stood the Importance ei taking care of
number one; .ivinS quiet life, never con.
cerning himself about ti,c affairs -of his
acighbors, and never pairing much attention.
10 the grstuitioUs counsel of others in hix
business. He conducted himself paacaah,x
among bis neigbber., was . member of the
Evangeicol Association, in his last will ts
gueithed part of his estate To that denoui
nation. Mr.. Rs1ck'sicd about;4s years apo
bowed down with 'Jsi age Ee1aised four
sons and several dass,hic7s. AZ of the sons
moved 10 Michigan where tl.ey became i'm
usnscly wealthy.
John Rsach had brother named Michael
Rauch who set'lcs where Henry Zol!er now
lives, but he wes less favored ,sith thi,
worlds goods.
As you go OFT still. furtks-, TO within =
milo OF tuo of exiental, you find the farms
of fGeorge klirger, John Ssaffer. Daniel g i.
Gsrman and Others. These lands were or
iginsily settled by a certain Lararus Win
gard and sevc.al families, named Ppth-.f
terwards changed to RSesds-C. ,ucern;n-
Mr.. Ningtrt the writer failed to earn any-
thing and tte-e is none @: his pos .erity left
in the Community. Tie Roths, it seems
seems were an uneducated ur ,cultlvs.el
people much given 10 Quarrellin & and law
ing, but arcidst all this they Ieared out
and brough under 4 state of cultivation
several ordinary good farms.
The last survivor 'sie seco nd seze.a-
ton of the Roth saD:ly-An thony Ret.
vas widely known over Jun lata county.
He died sene years age, pau per on Sus-
quehanna township, ar the ad, 'anced sce es
some 50 yesrs.
They t,vc al! sither died OF moved away.
leaving hp. one male descend. II in tie cous-
~ TO perpotuate the .nsmo.
We neat come 70 the imm ediate ne.st
borhosd ef Oriental. Here 70 mcs; of .
necessity etep across the Ii ,e again aRd
trespass somewhat on Snyder county in or
der to connect the fi-E of +; .cd.rio kos.rr
with the carly settlements OF a fes families
named Zeller, whose settle nnent c0Tercd
the farms of 4. q Lin15ert, ! ir. B.r,res,sr,
4. X. Frymoycr ard few thers n tAis
snyder county. The Zeler's ssme Eroa-
Berk's county.
Simultaneous With thc z elier-s came
Henry iiaEp, Hcssian. who 'ettiee wha;
od br E. g. Sh23or. u so TO tsat aiase
Row sra 1sc-;he costly brick heZscs, the
store roo-a u Mr. Sheaier, ct ecEeG With
goods ts AZ extent that would " eSedit
even 10 +. place ike Maiiintown; rks sUsties
a, -he arrir.ls Of the mails, twi c. day,
then cas, kIcS our Thoughts TO he days OF
The early settlers, VS. are ready to sssse
With tho apostle when he aaith '' de fash
ion OF this world passoth away"
Tho Z-llers, /; is s3ic were Vi es 3s.ly
aud checrt c, -rcople, N iastrious bSt al
WAYS cortontst, kindly disposed s@"s'd
their fellow Is,su.
It's ssa o. John Zeller whO scttl " tbs
Fred. Meiscr l. rn that. al oGs time |eh-
deep SNOW hs-laE fallen so IS TO d Is-Sis
him from going out, and not having Sean
seen nor heard, tor some time, A Mr. Ny
,uan was anxious 10 know whether he ~se
about vet, ssa51ed a horse and bip&e
through the snoEs several milesto the Ze asr
cabin where be feaad Mr.. Zes.er perch~d
on 4 gum 5.sck bekiud the stove, without-s
Inorsel to eat, hut happy and cheerful, play
ing the violia witt as much esthusiasisnr
asa Virgini. d6rkey Happy in6oed must
that man be, xho-ca2 endure all The hard
ships and trials Of life without znurmur
bu. for this peculiar gift of God tae Zei-
er,'s were specially as,ed. But beng con-
stitutionaily pee-disposed to conss-lption'
their posterity have mostly died ont, leav-
ting mere trace of tho namS and sss1e de-
.cend ants absorbed in ether family I;mes.
TO be ,coEttausd.)
Oriental, July Is, 1859.