Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-03-14
GEOGRAPHY OF DANIEL
ZEIGLER. ESQ. DE-
CEASED.


CEASED.
! Daniel Zeigler. the subject of this
memior, was born near htarkalvilIe.
Perry county, Pa, December 25sh.
1916. A. the tender age of six
months, by The death of his father.
he was left to the sole care Of his
widowed mother CONCERNING his
early years your writers have no data,
nut when be had re ched the age of
II, his mother s.ain married, this
time a man by the name OF Hufard.
a shoemaker by occupation.
For some tim after his mothers 5
marriage he renamed under the
maternal roof, aud worked along
with his step-father at the same
trade. Soon however IS tie passing
years had developed his physique and
strength lie quilted the sh0e-Inaksrs
bench, and il company with his elder
brothers secure q contract for cut
ting cord wood, cnd engaged in that
employment. The place here he
first swung ths wOoiman's axe was
somewhere west Of Duucannon and
the wood was designed FOR the Monte
bello Furnace. 1t was cut, split, aud
/ hauled IN the wi0ter tina by the
/ joint labor Of Lls brothers aid him
self. The house occupied by them
and IN which they boarded them
selves while engaged st t':is occupa-
ton, wss one which Was well vsnti-
lated by means of AZ old fashioned
chimney with n hinge gaping mouth.
Straw made up the b-is upon which
they lay down to s'eeP, and bIauke.
was their only cover.
Vt the subject OF this ekstch HIS
often declared that those we're the
/ cnppisst day5 of nis lie, aud tp uza
hrs own words, his brothers and
himself we're the msrriest coves
alive Hrw long he followed the
woOdmans craft Is unknown TO the
writer. l. was at all events som
! time afterwards that Ls removed to
DuncannOn borough and entered the
employ of a man by the mama Of
Isaac Keisar, 1 hotel keeper, who
owned small farm which was at
tached to, or connected in some way
with the hotel property. This land
was cultivated ky Sir. Zeigler for
his employer, and when not engaged
in farm work he attended the bar of
the hotel. The hotel he has freq
emily said Was at the time well pat
ronized by the workmen of the Dun
| cannon iron works 1t was there that
! they spent their evenings and enjoy
ed themselves according to tha fash
ion Of those times in way that fre-
quent!y exceeded the bounds Of pro-
per decorum.
1t was the time that he lived in
/ Duncsunon that the Clark's Ferry
dam was constructed. and the 10
CEASED was ono of the hands who
helped to build it Eia steadiusss
and ability soon attracted the notice
Of those over HIN, and he wos prOmot-
ed to ''ji gfer boss" asst was then called,
situation requiring a man of sober tem-
rerate habits He remained a. Dun
cannon soma five yerrs, and IN that
time by industry and prudence laid
. by the sum q $500 It was also
vhli, ne lived there that he married
a Miss Kejsar, the daughter of Isaac
keisar, Esq, who was his fist wife.
After leaving Duncannon he bought
. tract of land situated in Susque-
hanna township, Juniata county, Pa,
to which be then removed, and or
which he lived for some yearg. This
land was thicE.y timbered, with pru-
dence and good Judgment, which by
thGt time was ha5itual, he cut the
timber into railroad ties. lumber and
to himself. He also n the same time
invested some Of his spare means III
canal boat and team. The canals
hen were owned by the Common
Tealth. Ii was the golden days Of
| boating and 1t also proved remun
erstive venture for him. Ali ship
meGts were then made by wafer
navigation, and one season his boat
by chance remained over winter ia
Philadelphia. In consequence, it had
full load OF Nerchandize on the
home or back trip, which paid him
handsomely. After cleaning his lsrd
of lis timber, he thsn sold il, and
removing to Liverpool township,
Perry county, Pa, leased the farLn
of Christian Letter, de ceased, now
the property of Isaac Wilmer. When
he removed from Juniata county, I
have heard him say, he brought with
him $1,000, the procucts Of his in
dustry up to that date L em unin-
formed how long he was the tenant
Of Christian Letter, perhaps not
long.
His hither TO successful struggle
made hin desirous of owning farm
more fertile and productive than any
he mad previously cultivated.
Through the strong recommends
tions of John Holman Esq deceased
he was persuaded to examine, and
then purchase a neighboring farm
then known az the John Ulsh farm,
which was in the market for sale,