Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-05-06

and it's tributaries near whom Q
new road ran, as it was ascertained
that a majority of the voters would
remain South of the Allegheny.
Therefore, before VIM. Benjamin had
completed his survey Of the lines of
Shrewsbury township, the inhab-
itants North of the mountain, en-
gagged him to run line, for the di-
vision of Shrewsbury, for the pur-
pose of erecting a new township out
OF the Western portion. In the re-
cords Of the next term of court, are
found two petitions, differing in
some respects as to boundary, but
each asking for the division OF
Shrewsbury township. These two
petitions are endorsed "Granted per
curiam," but as they differ in de
scribing the boundary, which one,
or, can either be deemed official
To mend the matter an old paper in
the hand writing of William Ellis is
found fled with these petitions
which purports to be the Boundary
Of Elkland Township" but which
i' es not agree with either petition,
rs to boundary, and it is not ap-
proved by the court, yet is the only
evidence of the name Of the new
township extant +!
Allow us here to make q query
that no doubt some of our friends
Of the legal profession, will be ready
to answer at once.
Has Sullivan county now n town
ship without a legal name
Elkland township, as we shall call
it at least until it has legal name,
comprised at that time, besides its
present territory, Fox and Hills
Grove in this county and Plunketi
Creek, Cascade, Mc1ntire and Nc
Nett townships in Lycoming.
Sullivan county contains 435 square
miles of territory or 277,760 acres
1t was chartered March 18th 1917,
md was formed from Lycoming.
rhe intention of the parties most
interested in forming the new coun,
ty, was to annex to it portion OF
Southern Bradford, and make Du-
shore the county seat, but though
they succeeded in having new
county formed, no portion was taken
from Bradford, and though Dushore
was at first the county seat, it was
moved to LaPorte, in 1850. John
Persun, OF Cherry; w. A. Mason,
ormerly of Monroe, but afterward
residing at LaPorte; John Laird,
from LaIrdsville, were the survey
ors appointed to run the lines of the
new county. Michael Stackhouse,
# Lycoming; Joseph Smith, OF
Cherry John Il. Wilcox, of Fox
md Q. Nj. Boyles and Joseph Wood.
mead, of Elkland, were chosen TO as
sist in the survey. OF this stalwart
crew only two now survive, viz
Chas. NJ. Boyles and Joseph Smith.
At this date the county comprised
the Townships of Cherry, Davidson
Elkland, Forks, Fox, Shrewsbur,
and Plunketts Greek. The town.
ship ufPlunketts Greek being di-
vided by running the county line
The part i'll this county was soon
changed to HillsGrove. The name
IS derived from tract Of land Sc
called in the original patent from
the state, "llillsGrove," it being the
iirst land located in what is now
Sullivan, viz in l7.6. 1t has lately
been owned by Richard Biddle ESQ.
Colley was formed in 1910, from
parts of Cherry and Davidson and
named in honor of Judge William
Colley. LaPorte was formed in
1850, from portions of Cherry
Davidson and Shrewsbury, La.
Porte Borough was organized in
1853, Dushoro in 1859 and Forks
vile in 1880. An attempt to divide
Cherry and Davidson townships has
recently been made without success
but an additional voting precinct
has been formed in Cherry, at Ber
nice; in Colley, at Lopez, aud ia
Davidson at Jamison City.
The census of 1850 was taken by
the late William j. Eldred Esq, ol
EIkland, which gave the following
results
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