The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-04
Interesting Notes Of Men and Places.

DENNIS BOWMAN. The ancestors Of the
Bowman family emigrated from Germany.
The grandfather of the subject of our
sketch was among the first settlers of
Northampton county, North of the Blue
Mountains, in Towamensing township, now
known as Lower TOwamensing, Carbon
county. John ID. Bowman, the father of
Dennis was born in the year l772, and dur
ing 1106 he located in what is now known
as Bowmanstown. where he engaged In
farming and trapping. The early life Of
Dennis Bowman was spent at home assist
ing his father in trapping and farming lie
obtained the benefits Of an education in the
common schools of the township and also a
seven month term at Mauch Chunk. At
the age of twenty, feeling the need Of a
better education, he spent two winters at a
boarding school in Bucks county. Mr..
Bowman has held number of county Of
fees with dignity and credit to himself and
the people of the county. He has also
been prominently identified with many en-
terprises, among which we might mention
the. Carbon Iron Company, Of which he
was president, the Carbon Metallic Paint
Company, &c.
LEHIGHTON.-About this time (1753)
the land along the Mahoning Creek being
considerably Impoverished, and other cir
cumstances arising which necessitated
change, the inhabitants of Gnaden Huet
ten moved to the North side of Lehighton,
| (WeisspOrt) where in 1754 a new chapel
was built. The new settlement took the
oame Of New Gnaden Huetten, and the
dwellings were so erected that the Moheg-
ans lived on one side and the Delawares ON
the other side OF the street. Missionaries
from Bethlehem took in charge the task Of
cultivating the land at Mahonng, convert
ing the old chapel into dwelling, both for
the use of the "brethern and sisters" who |
had the care of the plantation and also for
missionaries who might be passing that
way. After the terrible massacre at
Gnaden Huetten, the whole frontier was in
terror, every day disclosed new scenes of
barbarity committed by the Indians, and
the inhabitants of the New Gnaden Huel-
ten fearing that the French and IntliaHs
would descend upon them, took to the
woods, thus leaving the settlement open TO |
the savages. by the order of the Governor |
troops were soon after stationed at the for
saken village and fort erected under the |
supervision of Benjamin Franklin. Frank
lin S first duty was to bury the dead which |
ho found lying partially underground. The |
erection of the fort had the desired effect, |
as but little is heard in history of the
troubles of the Indians at this point after
ward. In another issue we will continue
on the later history Of Lehighton.
DANIEL OLEwINE.-Amongt the old resi-
dents of this place is Daniel Olewine, son
of George Olewine, who was born in Lower
Towamensing. Daniel was the seventh
sor of eight children. He was born at the
old homestead in Lower Towamensing,
April ID, 1915. He enjoyed the full bene-
fit afforded by the early country schools.
until the age of II, when he was appreu-
ticed for B years to learn tanning and cur
rying, which occupation he pursued for ten
years as journeyman. In 1917 he moved |
to Mauch Chunk and engaged in tanning
and shoe manufacturing. During the year
1880 he met and married Miss Esther Zoll,
OF Orwigsburg, Schuylkill county. In
1886 Mr.. Olewine and family moved TO this
place. and commenced operations in the
tanning business which he pursued up TO
the year 1873, when the fire fiend burned
his buildings to the ground. Daniel Ole
wine has been prominently connected with
number of successful enterprises in and
around Lehighton.