Applebee, Leo - Held for Murder of Wife (no replies)
Wellsboro - Leo Applebee, 23 years old, was arrested here charged with the murder of his wife Mazie, 22 years old, who was discovered with the side of her head blown off by a shortgun (shotgun?)....
View ArticleAn Old County Record (no replies)
AN OLD COUNTY RECORD The County Commissioners First Minute Book which has just been placed with the other Records of the County. We had the pleasure of examing one day last week, the first minute book...
View ArticleMAPLE SUGAR (no replies)
Search Search History Log Out Previous Document Next Document Print Version Email View Results List Issue Contents Issue Images Collection: African American Newspapers Publication: THE NATIONAL ERA...
View ArticleCoal Strike Ending Near (no replies)
WELLSBORO, Pa., July 11. The bituminous miners at Antrim and Fall Brook resumed work today at the rate which prevailed before the strike. It is understood that the companies refuse to recognize the...
View ArticleWilliam H. Vermilyes Killed (no replies)
WELLSBORO, PA., July 2. While William H. Vermilyes, proprietor of the Hotel Vermilyes at Gaines, and a well known local politician, was driving down the mountain side near his home his horse ran away,...
View ArticleStrike Over (no replies)
WELLSBORO, Pa., July 11. The bituminous miners at Antrim and Fall Brook resumed work today at the rate which prevailed before the strike. It is understood that the companies refuse to recognize the...
View ArticleFourth Class Postmasters (no replies)
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER, July 13, 1893, Philadelphia, Pa. Fourth Class Postmasters. WASHINGTON - July 12. - Fourth class postmasters were appointed in Pennsylvania as follows: ... Niles Valley, Tioga...
View ArticleTioga County Formed (no replies)
By an act of the Legislature of the State of Pennsylvania, approved March 26th, 1804, Tioga County was formed. It contains an area of seven hundred and nineteen thousand, three hundred and sixty...
View ArticleStreams inTioga County (no replies)
Streams.-The principal streams in Tioga County are Pine Creek, Canoe Camp Creek, Crooked Creek, Corry Creek, Marsh Creek, Babbs Creek, Long Run, Mill Creek, Lamb's Creek, Cedar Run, Troops Creek,...
View ArticleSoil in Tioga County (no replies)
Soil.--The soil of the county is well adapted to the growing of wheat, corn, oats, barley, the orchard fruits and garden vegetables, together with some very fine alluvial soils, well suited to the...
View ArticleMinerals in Tioga County (no replies)
Minerals.--Semi-bituminous coal is found in large quantities in Tioga County and mines are in operation at Blossburg, Morris Run, Fall Brook, Arnot, Antrim, Gurnee and Mitchell's. There are annually...
View ArticleTimber in Tioga County (no replies)
Timber.--The county was originally covered with an immense growth of timber. Along the princlpal streams in the valleys the white pine predominated. On the rolling land hemlock attended with swalls of...
View ArticlePioneers in Tioga County (no replies)
Pioneers.-The pioneers in the settlement of Tioga County were generaIly men of intelligence. They came from all sections of the country, from Southern Pennsylvania, from Maryland, Virginia, Delaware,...
View ArticleSelection of County Seat (no replies)
Selection of County Seat, Etc.-In the year 1806, Wellsboro was selected as the county seat of Tioga County, and in the year 1813 the first court was held, Hon. J. Bannister Gibson, Circuit Judge,...
View ArticleCounty Officers (no replies)
COUNTY OFFICERS-.Representatives.--John Ryan, 1822; James Ford, 1824; Curtis Parkhurst, 1827; John Beecher, 1829; Samuel W.Morris, 1831. (Tioga and Bradford Counties at that time composed one...
View ArticleSenators, Representatives, County Officers (no replies)
STATE SENATORS.-John Ryon. 1824; Daniel L. Sherwood, 1846. elected speaker; John W. Guernsey, 1852-3; Stephen F. Wilson, 1862-3; B. B. Strang, 1871-76; Charles H. Seymour. 1877-78. MEMBERS OF...
View ArticleTioga Co. Institute of Instruction (no replies)
At a meeting of the frinds of the promulgation of Practical Sciene, in Wellsboro, Feb. 28, inst., a Committee was appointed to give notice of a public meeting to be held in the interest of the objects...
View ArticleFor Sale (no replies)
For Sale. A bay mare, in good condition, sound, well-broken and kind. Also, a light buggy, cutter, harness, and buffalo robe -- all pearly new. Inquire at the Agitator office. (Source: The Agitator,...
View ArticleWellsboro Cemetery, Academy Hill Cemetery (no replies)
On July 14, 1806, Benjamin Wister Morris and his wife, Mary Wells Morris, conveyed to John Fleming, William Hill Wells and William Ellis, as trustees, 150 acres of land "for the use of Tioga county...
View ArticleEgle's 1876 Penna. History - Tioga County (no replies)
TIOGA county was organized by an act of the Legislature March 26th, 1804; taken from Lycoming. The courts, however, were not held in the county until 1813, when his Honor, John Bannister Gibson...
View ArticleMorris Items, Aug. 26, 1884 (no replies)
R. C. English and Sons have the machinery ready for a new sawmill on Dix's Run about a mile and a half from Job Doane's. The establishment will be soon in running order. Initial S.. (Source: Early...
View ArticleBaptisms Hoytsville Methodist, 1895 (no replies)
In Hoytsville in 1895: Jessie [Jepsie?] Sherwood, Jan. 31, 1895. Bertie Wilson, Feb. 21, 1895 Mr. Carl Augustus Peterson, Feb. 10, 1895 In Mount Pleasant: May Blackwell, Feb. 24, 1895 (Source: Early...
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