Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-28
The Love Story Of a Beautiful
Young Pennsylvania Girl and
Her Valiant Lover.
THE END OF A FEuD

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charter was Is years older than
PENIS.
Accordingly, in 1754, the Connecticut
colony assigned to certain freemen and
their association, known as the Sus-
quehanna company. that portion Of her
territory from ten miles east of the
northeast branch Of the Susquehanna
breadth OF latitude two degrees of
longitude.
The same territory being included in
the Penn grant led to conflicting titles
which disturbed the whole of northern
Pennsylvania for nifty years. In speak
ing of this clash, Browns History Of
T1oga County" (lS97) says:
1.-THE s~trifes, CONFLICTS, captures, re-
prisals, destruction Of property, spe-
e1Al legislation, compromises and law
suits growing out Of these conflicting
claims disturbed the Susquehanna val
Icy for q half century.
"Thc New England settlers. believing
the ~Pennsylvania government had
taken unfair advantage OF the Decree
of Trenton made December 80, 1882,
which conceded to Pennsylvania the
jurisdiction and presumption Of the dis
puted strip, by oppressive, unreason-
able and tyrannical legislation, which
had been harshly enforced against
them, a meeting was held ct Hartford.
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resolved that the company would sup
port its claims to the purchase. pro-
tect the settlers and give as q gratu-
ity a large number of rights to such as
would come upon the ground and
maintain by force and arms, IL need
croaching Pennsylvania grantees.
This resolution was scattered broad
cast throughout New England. and
mostly young men, or relatives of old
settlers, rushed upon h disputed ter
ritory. Immediately after the pur-
chase of the Indian claim by Pennsyl-
vania to the northwestern portion Of
her territory, a land office was opened,
the land surveyed and offered for sale
at a price which was soon reduced to
6A cents per acre. Speculation ran
wild: Philadelphia merchants, bank
ers, men holding public office and
others invested to the utmost limit of
1885, warrants of survey were laid. and
patents were granted ON some Of them
rs early q 1892.
Great efforts were made to sell these
warrants to settlers, but the great un-
certainty about title, on account of the
led them to hesitate about making In
vestments. Men who had embarked in
these speculations soon found them
selves greatly embarrassed and unable
to make their payments. Their lands
were sold by sheriffs and United States
marshals for taxes and warrant fees,
and many Philadelphians were hope
lessly ruined thereby.
I'm h meanwhile. after pursuing q
vacillating course toward the Connec-
ttcut people for more than sixteen
years, the Pennsylvania legislature
reached a settled policy In it's dealings
with them. The confirming law passed
In 400 vyeth Atm vy0Reoa,n os,nN1n.raN<u
made a distinction between the sus-
quehanna company's Connecticut
charter) settlers prior to the Decree
Of Trenton and those who came later,
half-share men,, confirming the titles
Of the former to the lands they &C.
cup?ied, and: using b language Of an
eminent Judge. cutting up the pre-!
tended titles Of the half-share men by
the roots
''The question Of titles being settled.
landholders, In 1906 Of the Pennsyl-.
vania company .(after trying several
others who failedl appointed ~ their
Bradford county. Who Travelled through
northern Pennsylvania, commencing
that year, and with great tact and per-
sausiOn prevailed upon most OF the
settlers to abandon their worthless
Connecticut titles and buy Of the
Pennsylvania owners.
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tie they nee had had been expended
on the purchase Of their Connecticut
rights and h Improvement OF their
farms. Mr.. OvertOn, however. arranged
easy terms of payment, which was Sc
cured by bond and mortgage upon the
holdings.
1.-The first volumes Of records in the
Northern Tier counties are mostly
filled with mortgages given to secure
the payment Of the purchase none of
this disputed claim, and many Of the
deeds contain q warranty which can
only be understood by remembering
that to a part or a whole OF the land
from another state"
The u was setting on an early
April day Of the year 1892. in northern
Pennsylvania. near where the village
Of L~awrenceville now stands. It's re-
Election from the window OF Adam
Harris hotel. with its attendant distil-
lery, made that modest hosiery a blaze
of glory. resembling published accounts
Of New Jerusalem streets. Along the
Williamson road, h one Travelled high
way. wherever there was space, were
blossoming shade trees and dogwood,
which with the dark pines mi hem
locks for a background, stood out In
bold relief. There were convivial
spirits at the hotel, with rfbaId laugh
ter. cheer and jeer.
Higher up on the hillside. where .
one-story log cabin stood IN little
cleared spot by q marvelously gushing
spring. the sunlight fell aslant q pallet
breathing Ms last from the ravaS6s OF
typhoid fever. The rays which G1ori-
fled hill. stream. distillery. only 0ofved
to bring q his van, worn, pale.
strained: burning features.
The pioneer physician had dono hts
best. He had blod his patient TN his
heart from the loss o1 blood had almost