The Sullivan Review

Freshly Harvested Potatoes
July 2006
Farm of Carol Brotzman near Laceyville, PA
Potatoes were an early staple food in northern Pennsylvania, particularly on lands settled by Irish and German immigrants. The soil in Sullivan County turns out to be very well suited for potatoes. In fact, for decades, the Yonkin and Vaow families have been commerical suppliers of potatoes to potato chip companies and the food markets in general.
Photo Courtesy of Carol Brotzman

September 8, 1880 - Dec. 29, 1880

15 September 1880

• Col. A. C. NOYES, funeral took place at Westport, last Wed. afternoon. His remains were deposited in a vault on the side of the mountain, about three-fourths of a mile from the house and on the banks of Kettle Creek, which spot he had selected himself a short time before his death.

  22 Sept. 1880

• A daughter of John COLLINS, died early Thursday morning in a small dwelling house at Trout Run, a few miles from Williamsport. The flames spread so rapidly that one of the children, a gil about four years, was forgotten during the excitement and perished in bed. The other children, two in number, were got out to safety. The parents of the children, when they discovered that their daughter was inside, became frantic with grief and Mrs. Collins rushed into the burning building. Her face was badly scorched and her hair burned off her head. After the flames had died out the remains of the child were found where she lay in bed, horribly burned. It is supposed the child was suffocated before the flames reached her.
• A five year old son of Mr. HAFNER, and employee at the nail works, was caught in a long belt while playing in the nail-packing room yesterday afternoon, and horribly bruised and mangled, nearly every particle of clothing being torn from his body. No one saw him at the time the accident occurred, and when discovered the little fellow was unconscious. He was at once taken to the home Dr. Pratt summoned. Everything possible was done to restore and relieve the child, but all to no avail, and he died about nine o'clock last evening. ("Towanda Review")
• Daniel H. EPLER and Miss Kate M. SCHRIMP, both of Forks Twp., married on 14th inst., by Rev. P. S. Kohler at the residence of the bride's parents
• Joseph RITCHLIN and Miss Emma H. SCHRIMP, at same time and place as above
• Aaron B. MC INTIRE and Miss Rachel L. WHITE, both of Eldredsville, married on 12th inst., at Campbellsville by Rev. Richard Bedford

  29 Sept. 1880


Barton and Melvia (Fleming) Molyneux
Husband and wife, as reported below
Photo Courtesy of Jim Whelan

• Barton MOLYNEUX, of Minneapolis, Minn. And Miss Melvia FLEMING, of Campbellsville, at the residence of the bride's parents, in Campbellsville, on Sept. 2nd by Rev. J. C. B. Moyer
• Isaac N. LITTLE and Miss Jennie A. BROWN, both of Forksville, at the Wesleyan Methodist Parsonage in Armenia, Bradford Co., on 22 Sept., by Rev. S. Bedford, assisted by Rev. A. S. Wightman
• Mary GREEN, died at her residence near Hillsgrove, on Sept. 10th, aged 88 years, 9 months and 15 days
• William NEIMAN, aged 14 years, of Williampsort, while playing traunt from school, attempted to jump aboard a freight train, missed his hold and was instantly killed, five cars and a caboose passing over him.
• James CUNNINGHAM lost an infant child, aged about two months, from whooping cough, on Wed. last.
• At the wedding reception of Dr. DENTON and bride, in Hancock Co., IL, a few evenings since, seventy guests were dangerously poisoned. It is supposed that the drug was introduced into the drinking water.

  6 Oct. 1880

• Terrytown - On Saturday, 15th ult., remains of P. R. MOODY'S daughter were interred in the Frenchtown cemetery.
• The trial of Justice HOFFMAN, indicted for the murder of his child, began last Monday morning. Mrs. Hoffman testified that they were married three years ago in April; there are eight children in the family; two of them are hers. On July 9th (see paper for entire story) he shot me in the shoulder and, Lena HOFFMAN, was shot in the back of the head while on my lap. She was a year and nineteen days old, he was the father of the baby.
• Gen. Charles ALBRIGHT, died at his residence in Mauch Chunk, on Monday morning, in the fiftieth year of his age. He had been seriously ill for several weeks past.
• Isaac STREBY, aged 75 years and 20 days, died on 21st ult, at Overton, PA. He was one of the first settlers of this section of the county, having lived her for 61 years.

  13 Oct. 1880

• Clinton N. MOLYNEUX, of Forksville and Miss Jennie E. LITTLE of Picture Rocks, at the residence of the bride's parents on Sept. 14th, by Rev. R. Videan
• Isaac FLEMING, of Sullivan Co. and Miss Menerva MATTHEWS, of Bradford Co., at the residence of the bride's parents on Aug. 30th, by Rev. George Pope
• Thomas MARTIN, died at his residence in Cherry Twp., on Oct. 7th, aged 65. He was a resident of Sullivan Co. for about 12 years. His remains were followed to the Catholic Cemetery by a host of friends and neighbors. Rev. Father DOWELL, vice-president of Seton Hall College, South Orange, NJ, a nephew of the deceased, celebrated high mass over the remains, after which, he was laid to rest beside three of his children.

  20 Oct. 1880

• Dr. Michael STECK, well and favorably known throughout the country, died near Winchester, VA on 4th inst.
• On Wednesday evening last Wellington PARDOE, of Elkland, attempted to ford the Loyalsock with his team at the upper end of the Cape dam between Forksville and Hillsgrove. He was unacquainted with the fords and drove off a bank where the water was over twenty feet deep. Pardoe was seen to jump from the wagon and get on the horses; they swam around a couple of times, coming near the opposite bank, but were unable to get out and all sank together. Assistance was at hand almost immediately but too late to do anything more than recover the body of the unfortunate man, his wagon and the drowned animals. Mr. Pardoe was about 25 years of age and leaves a wife and two children to mourn his terrible fate.
• Thomas MOLYNEUS, a prominent and highly respected citizen, of Millview, died on Tuesday night of last week. He was about 52 years of age.
• William PAIGE, of Norwich, NY and Miss Hattie M. MC KEE, at the residence of the bride's parents at LaPorte, by Rev. Dr. S. F. Colt, on Oct. 13th.
• Rev. E. H. CRANMER, of Central NY Conference of the ME Church, died in Monroe, on Oct. 7th, of cancerous disease of the stomach, he was in his 68th year, and in his 42nd year of the ministry.

  27 Oct. 1880

• George JACOBY, aged about 30, died on Thursday last. His remains were placed in the Germany Cemetery on Saturday.
• Bellasylva - John Frederick HILLER, of Wilmington, Delaware, while spending a few weeks at this place prospecting for mineral, took suddenly ill and died here on Oct. 7th. His funeral took place in Forkston on the 9th. His mother is the only surviving member of the family, and the fact that all dispatches failed to find her in that city until too late to take his remains home for interment beside his father and brother, is much lamented by his friends, who all sympathize with his mother.
• Horace G. LEWIS, of Bernice and Miss Mary E. BOWMAN, of DuShore, on 23rd inst., by Rev. S. P. Remer

  3 Nov. 1880

• Frederick ROSBACH and Miss Maggie HERMAN, both of Elkland Twp., at Overton, on 28th Oct., by Rev. P. S. Kohler

  10 Nov. 1880

• Mr. FINKBORN, an old man who was found unconscious at his barn, near Sunbury, a few days ago, has since died. His son is charged with having assaulted his father and is in jail at Sunbury. The son says that his father fell from the threshing floor to the floor below.
• E. R. BROWN, superintendent of the Lehigh Valley RR shops at Packerton, died at Mauch Chunk Monday a week of paralysis of the brain.
• Hon. David A. WELLS, ex-member of the legislature from Pike Co., a prominent democratic politician, died in Milford on Sunday week.

  17 Nov. 1880

• Mrs. Mary ALBERTSON left for Kansas on Tuesday.
• Mrs. FICK was buried at Bahr's Cemetery on Sunday afternoon.
• Hon. Thos. RYAN, who was at one time a resident of this county, has been returned to Congress from the Third Kansas district.
• Burton SMITH and Miss Carrie E. GRAY, both of Gramville, at the Presbyterian Parsonage, Monroeton, on Nov. 9th by Rev. Hallorn Armstrong.
• Thomas MOLYNEUX, of Millview, died Oct. 12th, belonged to one of the oldest families that originally settled in the Loyal Sock Valley. William, the grandfather of Thomas, left the Parish of Warington, Co. Lancaster, England in 1794 and came to America. William selected a location for residence at the forks of the Loyalsock and Level Branch, and the property remains in the family today, under the management of William, the only surviving brother. John, the father of Thomas, had three sons and five daughters. Samuel, the youngest brother enlisted in the Union Army in Aug. 1860 and fell at Gettysburg in the defense of his country, 2 July 1863. Thomas (above) was born 29 July 1827, and married in Dec. 1965 to Miss Elizabeth E., daughter of John HUCKELL. He leaves a family of five children. His funeral was largely attended and preached by Judge Bedford.
• Orphan's Court Sale of Real Estate - in the estate of Charles WOLFRUM, late of Cherry Twp. Petition of F. B. FORTNER and p. R. ACKLEY, guardians of minor children and heirs of deceased, and petition of heirs of age, for public sale of property on 17 Dec., for land in Cherry Twp., containing 8+ acres, house, barn and other outbuildings.
• Col. E. L. DRAKE died on Monday at New Bethleham, PA He drilled the first oil well at Titusville, PA and became founder of the immense petroleum business. (Titusville, Nov. 10th)
• Susan EDSON, former resident of Huntington Twp., Luzerne Co., died in Shasta Valley, California, on Oct. 11th. She was 79 years of age, and daughter of late Thomas STEVENS who lived in Huntington Twp. She moved to Illinois in 1838 and from there went to Shasta Valley in 1863, where she settled with her children. She leaves: E. B. and J. R., sons in Shasta Valley, Mrs. Harriet EDDY, Mrs. Jerome FAY, Mrs. L. M. FOULKE and Clinton, of San Francisco, E. W. of Illinois. ("Wilkes Barre Record")
• On Friday afternoon, Ezra REINBOLD loaded a boiler for his mill from the cars at New Albany, and while he was attending to some business, two of his boys started the four-horse team homeward. They had gone but a short way when one of the boys fell and a wheel of the wagon containing the heavy boiler passed over his body. Fully one-half of the boy's ribs were crushed and it seems strange that he should be alive at last accounts, Monday night.
• Jacob HOTTENSTEIN, died in Overton, Nov. 6th. He was one of the oldest citizens of that town, being born 1 Jan. 1799, in Berks Co., PA, and afterwards residing in Lehigh Co., until he came to Overton in 1829. He was postmaster for 22 years and JP for 25 years. Aged, 81 years, 10 months and 5 days - Peace to his ashes.
• Rev. John GREGSON, the Episcopal Missionary doing service in Sullivan Co. who was spending a few days at his former home in Maine, was in town yesterday, on his way back to Sullivan Co. He was accompanied by his family and Miss Susie M. NEALY, of Bath, Me. Mr. GREGSON has decided to remain in Sullivan and has taken up his residence in LaPorte. ("Towanda Review")

  24 Nov. 1880

• W. G. GOFF and Miss Maggie HEAVERLY, both of Liberty Corners, at the Presbyterian parsonage, Monroeton, Nov. 17th by Rev. Hallock Armstrong.
• George J. BOLTON, proprietor of the Bolton House, Harrisburg, the Washington Hotel, Philadelphia and a number of seasons of the Columbia House, Cape May, died at the first named place on Sunday morning week. He was born in Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., on 21 Aug. 1832, the son of William BOLTON, proprietor of the "Patrol and Republican Standard" and learned the printer's trade in his fathers office. He had been engaged in the hotel business at Harrisburg since the spring of 1860.

  1 Dec. 1880

• Geo. CHRISMAN, 65 years, died very suddenly at Forksville on Wednesday of last week. About ten o'clock he was seated at home when he suddenly fell to the floor and expired in a few moments. His death was supposed to be caused by a sudden conjugation of blood at the heart.
• Old man RICHART is quite poorly.

  8 Dec. 1880

• Sadie, aged three years, is no more. She died at the house of Allen LITTLE, on Monday evening, Nov. 29th. The funeral took place on Wednesday.

  15 Dec. 1880

• Patrick FINAN, aged between 72 and 73, died on Thursday. Sunday his remains were placed in the Catholic Cemetery here.
• Forksville - The sudden death of George CHRISTMAN in my last item - the word printed "conjugation" should have been coagulation. We make this correction lest somebody might think we had invented a new disease.

  29 Dec. 1880

• LaPorte - The crystal wedding (15th anniversary) of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. CONKLIN, took place last week on Christmas eve.
• Jesse MC CARTY Sr., died at his home in Elkland on 10th inst., aged 79 years
• Mary, relict of the late Marshall BATTIN, died at the residence of her son in Elkland on 2nd inst., aged 92 years
• Robert HESS, died at the home of his mother in Elkland on 26th ult.
• Terry Town - Death has entered the dwelling of Henry HIELEMAN and claimed little Angelina as his own. She was about eight or nine years of age. She died of diptheria.
• The 33 anniversary of marriage of Squire THOMSON was celebrated on Thursday.
• Thomas HAYES, of Athol, Mass. And Miss Ettie SEEBICK, of Towanda, married at the Presbyterian parsonage, Monroeton, Nov. 25th by Rev. Hallock Armstrong
• Wm. L. BOOTH, of Towanda and Miss Almeda GRANGER, of Burlington, married at the Presbyterian parsonage, Monroeton, Dec. 5th, by Rev. Hallock Armstrong.

Sept - Dec 1880