Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-08-02
A Few Notes On The Expsots-
tions Vi The Lswistowu
Encamnmaut.
Encampmeut,

6ncamQmeut.
Sometimes 1t is y man, sometimes
It ls . . woman, that has great ex-
PeceataOns sometimes 1t 10 q whole
community that Is ful of great ex-
pectations. Such is the case with
Lswistown, MIniln county, at tins
time. That goodiy place Is now On
the tip toe OF great expectation, over
the encampmsnt OF the State militia
that Is to open there next Saturday,
August 9th, 1882. 1t is no common
event to have 8U00 troops assembled
at given point In tine heart OF the
Junlsta valley, to be commanded IN
person BY an Ex-Governor, and the
Major General of all the state troops.
1t Is no wonder that sucn u prospec-
tive event has filled our LewlstOwn
cousins WITH great expectations. The
business people of the town are iu,l
OF expectations, and, q correspond
ent of the Philsdelphia Press deciar-
cd that their appetItes had been so
wheted up by the expectation of
gathering IN the money harvest, that
exnorDitant prices will be Charged
for everything needful for man aud
boast On that occasion. The Lewis.
town people however resent the ln-
sinustion made by the correspond
ent, and II hs attends the encamp-
ment, and reveals his identity, per-
haps, he may have q leather medal
awarded to him, which will be tro-
ply not now numbered among his
great expectations. All the mar
riagabie young ladies' are in state
OF great expectation. Several hun
dIed men that will make desirable
husbands will be soldering there,
during the week, and several hun
dred men that will make desirable
husbands, will be visiting there du-
ring tho week, and such a state of
society as that will produce, must
needs throw a large percentage of
the resident population of Lewis
town, and a large percentage OF the
visiting population, into a whirl OF
Irritation, and great expectation.
Mammas. and daughters, will be on
the look out, and full Of expectancy,
! to form acquaintance with the nice
soldier boy, and the nice young man
that visits the place, and the soldier
boy, and the boy visitor, will not be
whit behind, in the point of great
expectation. Father Frysinger, OF
the Gazette, and editor Fosnot, Of
the SenfineI, and editor Troup, of the
Free Press will be full Of expectation,
that the occasion will be ladened with
the rsrest pieces of news, and infor
nation for their always interesting
and valuable journals, and when it j,
all over they will realize that Their
work has been more '.labor of love,
and that the pile OF ducats for each
can easily be counted. May theil
expectation be more than realized
Inc expectation of many will bloom
and blossom, but the fruit will bs
bitter.
There is much of local history
about Lewistown that will interest
strangers, and journalists. The eyei
OF tue 5000 miiiiamen, may be di
rected from their camp, westward ,
mile and half, d rect as bee flies
to Granville Gap, in the mountain
at the foot OF which stood For
Granville, which WIS captured by the
French and Indians, on the 30ti
day, of July 1756. The fort at tn,
time OF its capture was garrisoneo
By 22 soldiers, all of whom We're lee
into captivity, with 3 women, and s
number of children. The fort wa.
burned by the order Of the French
nan that was in command of the vie
tors. The commander of the for
was taken to Western Pennsylvanla
to An Indian town and there suffered
the torture OF the Indian stake.
What expectations the Philadel
phis troops may have, cannot be fore
shadowed, but they cannot fail to b.
interested by the present town peo
pie, and they cannot fail to lister
with attention, and interest, over
the recital of the history OF a riot
that took place at Lewistown, in the
Autumn of 1871, at the meeting OF
the first Court, after Mifiiin county
had been separated, and organized
from the counties Of Cumberland
and Northumberland The Philadsl
phians viii be interested, for the rsa
son, that the riot was caused by the
appointment of James Bryson to the
position of judge of the Court, by
Governor Thomas Miffiln, who was
native of the city of Philadelphia
Mlfflin WAS an able governor. He
succeeded Benjamin Franklin in the
governorship OF the State, and, his
several terms of re election embrace
a consecutive period of IL years,
which is abundant evidence of his
power, and efficiency. James Bry
son was q native of Ireland, who set
tied, and lived in Lost Greek valley
now in Juniata county, ON a farm
owned now by John Sieber, near Jer
leo Mills. The militia had elected g
Mr.. Wilson to a military office Bry.
son addressed Governor Mifflin, and
stated that Wilson was for various
reasons not qualified for the position
to which he had been elected, and he
urged upon the Governor not to
commission Wilson. Bryson had
more influence with the Governor
than all the men that voted for Vii
son, and the commission was never
sent. Bryson was married to a
daughter of John Harris, the foun-
der of this town, and when the place
was laid out they did not forget the
Governor, but in his honor called the
place Miffiintown. When the Gov
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