Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-03
BUTLER.

A broken, and hilly county, establish
ed by the legislature the 18th of March,
1900. 1t was originally part of Allie
ghany county. Butler is 30 miles long,
and % broad, containing 4O6, 143 acres.
1t is bounded n. by Venango, n. W. by
Mercer. w. by Beaver, E. by Arm
strong, and S. by Allegheny county. In
1900. it contained 1916 free persons,
and 1 slave The principal creek is the
Cannaughquenesing, and its tributary
streams, which water considerable
part of the county. The Auxiliary
streams of several other creeks which
fall into Allegheny river, have their
sources in the S. E. and E. parts OF the
county. Although the lands are hilly,
and broken, in many places, there are
some rich valleys, interspersed in diff
ferent parts of the county. For the
representatives, see Beaver 1t gave,
in 1905 on the election of governor, 63'
votes.
Townships 1900 Population.
Free Per Sla.
Buffaloe. ..........-....-... .foo
Cannaughquenesin g......... 800
Middlesex. ....... ..........ll0o
Slippery Rock .............1 1852
Butler, post town, and the seat OF
Justice for the county. 1t is situated
on Cannaughquenesing creek. 30 miles
n. of Pittsburg, and 290 from Washing
ton city. 1t contains about 90 houses
The above is taken from "A Geograp-
hical description of Pa; also of the
counties respectively. in the order in
which they were established by the
Legislature. With an alphabetical list
of the townships in each county; and
their population in 1900. BY Joseph
Scott, Author Of the United States
Gazetteer, the Modern Geographical
Dictionary, in vols. Svo. A Geograph-
ical Dictionary Of the United States of
North America, &c, &c. Philadelphia:
Printed by Robert Cochran, 1906.
The book was sent to us by Col. |
Blakeley accompanied by the following
note: .
Pittsburg April %, 1900 |
Hon John H. Negley,
President, Butler Co. Centennial,
Dear Sir:
The former citizens of Butler county, |
now residing in Allegheny county, are
taking a lively interest in the prepara-
tions for celebrating the Tooth anniver-
sary of the erection of Butler county.
Allow me to suggest that IN my Jndg-
ment il will be useless task to under
take to send invitations to the Butler
county people now residing elsewhere. |
1t is impossible to get them all, and un-
less you get all or nearly so it would be
better to send none The newspapers
have already carried the news to them, |
scattered as they are through nearly |
every state and territory IN the nation.
/ am doing my best to send some in |
terestlng relics of the olden time. Ny |
grandfather, Joseph Blakeley, bought a |
settlement right from Adam Johnston |
for tract of land in Forward twp. on |
which he located in 1884 There were, |
as / heard him say, no doctors nearer !
than Pittsburg but the women folks |
cured nearly all ordinary diseases with |
herbs, but they could not manage the |
toothache, especially when the tooth |
was far spent. So he sent to Pitts
burg for the instrument used for pull
ing teeth in that day After waiting
quite while it came, and he soon after
wards got an improved one and used
them, pulling teeth for the people in the
country around for many years. My |
nephew, DR. T. l.. Cookson, of Gallery. |
has these instruments now, curiosities
they are. and will have them in hands |
of your Committee
i also send you to day a Geographical
History of Pennsylvania, published IN
1906, in which you will find a descrip- |
tion and statistics of Butler county, |
which | request you to publish for the |
information of all and return the book !
to me, as / win need it before your Cen |
tennial, but will send it out in my col |
lection then. You will find Butler on |
page 1874 II may surprise some people |
to learn that at one time Butler county |
had one slave, held by some good chris |
tan man or woman in Middlesex twp.
Yours truly,
ARCHIBALD BLAKELEY.