Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-07
HOME COUNTY HISTORY
Ralph 3. strassburser Working
on Record Of Montgomery.
As to Jim Cavln's Jau
Rv cEoRGE NOx MCCAIN
DAIpH n, sTRAssBURGER, who


BY GEORGE NOX MCCAIN
DALPH B. STRASSBURGER, who
lNwas one Of Senator Johnson's back
ers and managers in the recent conven-
ton campaign. registers from Norris
town when he is travelling.
But Norristown Is not his home.
He has beautiful farm. or number
of them rather. embracing In all some
where about 1000 acres. up in the
Gwynedd Valley. It is in the Norris
town district, however.
Mr.. Strassburger tells me that for
years he has been working on history
Of the central and upper portions OF
Montgomery county.
II have collected everything ] could
Iny my hands on in the way Of histori,-
cal fact and documents" he said,
speaking Of his work. ''lt will be as
complete as it is possible to make 1t.
I shall not only quote documents and
records. but wherever possible shall re-
produce them in facsimile.
Il shall spare no expense in making
il the Completcst work of its kind ever
issued on Montgomery county's past;
that Il. the section In which ] am inter-
estcd.
"Not only is Montgomery county
famous iu Colonial and post Colonial
times. but 1t Is one Of the most beau
tifll sections of eastern Pennsylvania :
! have Travelled pretty much all over the
world. but I have found few spots that
can compare with It in natural beauty
TDWARD WILSON, who is Sccre-
IL tarv Bromley Wharton's right arm
in tho state BOARD Of Pubic Charities.
was m in Sullivan county recently i'll
tho course of his official duties. While
! inspecting the various penal and chari'
table Institutions he visited "Jim
| Cavins Jnil.'
Sullivan is ono If the smaller coun-
! ties of the state with strictly agri-
cultural population. Its 45S square
! miles Of territory has a population that
lost nearly 1000 in numbers between
tho census Of 1000 and that Of 1910.
This years census may show rcstora-
tion Of it's lost standing.
Laportc is tho county scat. and Of
course the jail-"lim Cavin's Jail -
is located therein. When Mr.. Wilson
visited It some days ago it was de-
serted institution. There were two in
mates only. charged with stealing a
nell'r, out at 'nt ll'I' M''r w. W.. v" NV
tCnCo.
~ Nc LOT 'nn avn, Nv ,',i,e
Sherln justice ot INV Ir"'H anu '"T. ~.
tI'Lh ~ wy c1uh'' r",',.!.'SS,",'' 49, i
~ ."' oon Dau oi i"aioI," iI tL 'nr "i'
ni" noi oGiciai arn,,rd ~, ,bo o littjc conrtbonac
4 nl'h resiuen'S VI 'n' i'"'' ""'"
- VIII remember jim 'a!Iu;
Thirty years ago he was poiltlral
worker of prominence ana sagaclty IN
tnat oalii"ick'
Then he developed some or"n'hlal
trouble. and for while 1t seemed ap,
parent that Cavin,s days or pollticaI
and partisan activity haI the seal OF
hna!itS put upon them; Dut not 80.
NV ''". w w i".I ~ '' ',thonr ne" ~
Nv , pu,' Gu ' ,,;n, a' M Tha, "'oa ,,no,tn
o;oht Mol,.''ns - ,o' n'''' ""' was '"'n''
''si. s.a'" "so.
Finally, with restored health, ne
began daDbllng IN polltlcs. IL was IN
his blood and bones; Tor, IKE most OF
the ward ana DIVISION workers IN fni,-
uuepmia in puni vas O'eh eiootad 49, ,'''! nhor;af
oeCaiM ~; pTpu, SaT ;,. We" ~ IN, ond ,o,ior
aa anu NV, 80 U raoi phiiodainhia n,otLoJs
"a larlnS ,..;ni soie aara,.;nr npI ,ami, '''''
Vi WIZ PT'u," ho ','as ubor;rr tha noonis h.cor
- snaat ~ t%o no,,rtv ,,loco nf ;nnorI
cerotiop for the lawless MS "Jim Cayip's
Ioil - And so it has remained to this
dov
-
ALL branches of the army and navy
n oro ~ rood of of.ioors Aftor tbo
uor,I ,or thoro was n cc,crnI exodus
of men temporarily in command TO the
civilian walks of life.
>Io;or p y uo,or Into of tbo
I-n;toT statcs m,rino corns wos ono of
tbo Iattor ToIov h. ;s associated in
L,,,i,osa with Ms fotbar IN tbiy citv
His cxneriencc with the CORPS dates
hack twenty years.
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,,,nao,,,o't m" hn,toiin5 +ho+ ,,,n,t o,"rsoo.
T,"' ,I ~. w. 49,, &c. So;.'. 1,;L;.i 80
tt m'" t,, az ,L, .oII ~ '.as mn
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err 'un"t thnt va, any CnonnI ~ s Wv | WI
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