Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-03-13
Reeolleetions Of Butler; or Fifty Years
Ago.
(Conhnned.)

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SQUARE
To the next square on same East side OF
Main street, we give the above name The
first lot, on passing over alley from Mr.
Charles Dufy's store, might with property
be siven the name of Walker, as the late
David Walker, Esq. is said to have been
its owner within fifty years. But our first
recollection of the person living on that
corner was the late Mr.. Peter Duffy, and
as his son Charles is now its owner we give
| it the name above.
| Mr.. Anthony Rockenstein with his tin
and hardware store is the present occupant
of this Duffy part of this lot. Mrs. Il.
Greib is owner and occupant of the next
part, with her fine jewelry store on same.
| Mrs. Julia Niggle is present owner and
occupant of remaining part The late Mr..
Andrew Marshall, among others, was owner,
| or lived at one time where either Mrs.
Greib or Mrs. Niggle now live.
The next and middle lot of this square is
the Doctor Neyman one. Fifty years ago
and more his mother with her family lived
| in . small brick which stood where the
large one erected by the Doctor now stands
The gable end Of this small brick stood to
the street. In it at one time it is said the
late Mr.. Mark NcCandless was there with
his shoe making shop. Mr.. McCandless
Afterwards removed to Cherry township
and is deceased but q few years ago.
Doctor Neyman has lived upon this lot for
so years and more, and has made the
improvements which now constitute his
fine residence and Office. 1t is one of the
lots that has had but few changes in owner
ship.
The next lot was generally know as the
Sedwick lot The late Joshua ]. Sedwick
owned and lived upon the corner part at
least of this lot. He was Q saddler by
trade and had his shop there. The post
Office ives there for eight years, between
1861 and 1869, Mr.. Sedwick having first
been appointed postmaster under President
Lincoln and holding the Office for two
terms The people Of the southern part OF
the town thought it good deal OF hard
ship to haYe to 60 that far for their mail
and when present Mr.. F. N. Eastman was
appointed tn succeed Mr.. Sedwick. he
removed the Office up to the room of present
George Reiber building, now occupied by
the 'Ten Cent Store" where it was kept
until Mr.. Eastman was succeeded by Mr..
Thomas B. White, who removed 1t further
MP, first to Q small building that stood
whore A. q II. Rsiber grocery store now
stands, and shortly afterwsrd to Cunning
ham street, rear of Troutman new building
and where the Herald is now published,
where Mr.. White kept it during his term
in Office, and where Miss Robinson who
succeeded him kept it until removed to its
present location in Doctor Byers' building.
So it will be seen the post Office has been
moving southwark and more towards the
center Of population. Mr.. Eastman is now
postmaster under recent re-appointment
to the Office.
The old Sedwick lot is now owned by
Mr.. Charles Duffy and Mr.. Sam Teung
Hop has his Chinese Laundry there in the
corner part. These Chinese names by the
way are queer and often made to spell like
English ones "Eam" in this case is
peculiarly English, and "Hop" is very
American word. However we have no
reason to doubt but that "Ssm Teung Hop
came by his name honestly in China and
brought 1t over here in as good shape as he
could.
That part of the buildings On this lot
next to Doctor Neymsn was the property
and residence of the late Rev. Mrs. Niblock.
who lived there until her recent death.
The first recollection we have of this part
was the living there of Rev. Mr.. Hilton
Of the Episcopal Church. Afterwards the
late Mrs. James Bredin and family who
come from Carlisle, Pa. lived there for
some years. The present Rev. Mrs. Will
liam White, Mrs. Elisabeth Porterfeld,
Mrs. John Graham, Esq. and their brother
James Bredin, Jr. deceased, were members
of this family. In later years Ex-Sherif
John Scott and others lived there. This
is now the property of Mr.. Charles Duffy.
Mr.. John Hildebrand and Son have now
meat shop in the front room wherc Mrs.
Niblock might often been seen setting.
Another meat shop, that of Mr.. Blymiller,
Is between there and the laundry of Mr..
Sam Hop.
wALKER-nAsLETT-PUR SQUARE.
On opposite side Of the street is the
square to which we give above name. The
late David Walker. Esq. father Of present
Lewis P. Walker, Esq. owned the ground,
80 years ago, where now stand the store
lately occupied by Mr.. Adam Troutman d
Son, and the house, shop and Office Of
Jacob Keck, Esq and the house and
saddlery shop Of Mr.. Joseph Rockenstein.
About l847 Mr.. Walker erected on this
ground the block of buildings now standing
there. 1t was called Walkers Block, ex-
tending from the corner Of Mr. Troutman
to the then residence lot of the late Hon.
Samuel A. Purviance, now Col John N.
Thompson. When this block was erected
1t was considered the largest and finest in
the then town. Mr.. Walker had enlarged
Aifiiin street, then On alley, by adding 20
feet to same from his own ground. He
owned at that time the lots or ground on
Miffiin street, North side, down to where
he then lived. the present James Borland
property. This enlargement Of Mifiin
made the corner lot more desirable az
business place. The first store on this
corner we think was that of present Mr..
l.. Stein and late Bernard Roessing. Then
the late James Campbell and present II. J.
Klinglar had store there. The late Mr..
Charles Wiseman was there with q jewelry
store and shoe shop. Following him were
Mr.. Adam Troutmsn and Mr.. George
Weber. Mr.. Jacob Boos bought out Mr..
Weber and the firm became Troutman q
Boos, who kept store there until Mr..
Troutman purchased the interest of Mr..
Boos, since which time this corner became
and Is now the property Of Mr. Adam
Troutman. 1t Is now occupied by Messrs
Campbell d Templeton as furniture store.
Jacob Keck, Esq. is present owner Of the
greater part of tho middle lot OF this
square. Mr. Joseph Rockenstein is owner
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