The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-07-03

- oC'ouo HAS DullI stable anu
other out-buildings and has improv.
ed his property wonderfully. He has
one OF the finest gardens in town.
The farmers are bringing in their
machinery for repairs, which keeps
the blacksmiths particularly busy.
Several Gypsie wagons passed
through here Saturday and Monday
rugged up in style. Nickel trimmed
wagons, lace curtains, &c. D.
EVANSVILLE, Nd, June %. 1886.
Mr.. EDITOR In examining the
old private papers of a worthy citizen
of this district who died 81 years ago,
there was found the full returns for
district No. 3, then in Allegany couu-
~, lnow GarretU of an election held
in September, 1921, at Joseph "Tom-
linson's Mill" for electors" for the
election of a State Senator. Senators
were not then elected directly by the
people, but indirectly by these chosen
delegates or electors. The judges were
Samuel Brown, A. G.. Heckrote and
..Adam Little; the clerks were Will
ham Wiland, John Wiley and Jesse
TOmlinsOn, the j. p. who qualified
these officers. This is a quaint look
ing document, written on coarse,
heavy paper, the like of which would
now he used only by a grocer for
wrapping. The candidates were Geo.
Bruce. Vim. Read. VIM. Hilleary
and Thomas Greenwell. 81 votes were
cast, nOtone tenth of the voting pop
ulation Of No. 3 now. leaving out the
hundreds of voters since assigned to
other districts.
Some of your readers, no doubt,
would like to see the names of these
81 men-all long since dead. They
are as follows: George B. Newman,
Joshua Stanton, Joseph Tomlinson,
Archibald Thistle, Aaron Hickrote,
Jacob Slices, William A. Sides. Geo,
A. Newman, Jesse Tomlinson, James
FIanegar, ST., George Newman, Jr.,
Adam Burst, Samuel Leidick, Sam.
uel Harris, James Flanagan, Jr.,
VIM. Stanton, VIM. Wiland, John
Shaffer, John Wiley. Sr., Thomas
EDdsley, Samuel Brown, John End
sIey, Alan Little, Henry burst.
Christ. burst, John Yeast, Michael
Yeast. John Kimberly, of Mr.. John
Kimberly, Jr., Eli Ridley. David
Sibert. Israel Hoffman, Christian
Gariits, Thomas Grace. Christian
Garlitz. ST., Jasper burst, Jacob Hare,
Benjamin Peyton, Emanual Custer,
Adam Yeast, Geo. Stanton, Samuel
Stanton, VIM, Yeast, Jacob Yeast,
John Baker, VIM. Payton. Adam
EhgIe, Peter Bittinger, James Pey-
ton, Joseph Little, Jacob Haldeman,
Jacob Bi0cher, Robert BOwSkill and
Stephen Milh0land. Three of these
men served their country in the war
of 1872: Joshua Stanton, S. MIlhOl-
land and ID. Sihert. The latter was
also IA soldier in the Revolutionary
War. He claimed to haye been
brought across the ocean by Lafay,
cite. He certainly served in "the
war" as he drew pension in his,life-
time, and his widow after him.
"Davy" was also in some of the In.
dian border wars thereafter, and was
captured by the Indians and was
about to be burnt according to the
savage cole. In his terrible Cxtrem-
ity he told his tormentors he posses
sed wonderful powers with the then
fiint-lock musket and that if they
would spare his life they SHOULD have
the benefit of his skill in that capac-
ity. The dodge took and he was re-
leased and made one of the tribe,
Davy never repaired any guns, but
made a miraculous escape, tie first
opportunity. Some years before his
death one struggled from his com.
pani0ns on their way to Washington
and was seen about a hotel on Key
ser's ridge. Davy was known to be
around with his rifle. Some days
later an Indian was found below Pus'
ley run bridge with bullpt-hole in
him Sibert's decided opinion was
he had fallen over the bridge and
killed himself. Other opinions were
he was thrown over. but that the fall
did not hurt so much as the bullet.
However, there was not much said
about 1t and still less done. By the
way it was not an uncommon thing
80 years ago for an Indian to stray
away in this manner. Once one came
to our home drunk on cold winter
evening for shelter. A good mother
could not turn evena savage away. He
was given place behind an Old-time