Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles From the Past
Franklin County Pennsylvania
The Adams Centinel, Gettysburg, PA
June 24, 1801
Married at Chambersburg, on Thursday, the 11th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Denny, Samuel Riddle, Esq., of that place to Miss Marion Steauart, daughter of the late Dr. Steauart of Bladensburg, Maryland.
The Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, PA
September 15, 1819
Lewistown, PA
Fire - On Saturday night last, the fine new Grist Mill, Saw Mill, Carding Machine, and Still-house (in the mill), the property of Mr. John Mevey, of Waynesburo, in this county were entirely consumed by fire. The loss to Mr. M. is computed at from 5 to 7 thousand dollars. Other individuals have sustained considerable losses. A gentleman going westward with his family and who had trashed out his crop and deposited it in the mill has lost it entirely. Mr. Robb, the miller, an industrious man who lived at the mill, made a narrow escape from the flames with his family. His loss is severe. It is unknown how the fire originated. - Gaz.
The Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, PA
November 24, 1819
Married on Tuesday the 9th inst., Mr. John Lunlap (sp?) of Doylestown township, aged 67 years, to Miss Elizabeth Carr, of Philadelphia, aged 69 years. This young couple courted about forty-five years ago, but something intervened and they were separated for 39 years. - Doylestown Dem.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
December 27 1820
The noted Plymert, who twice made his escape from the Pittsburg jail, has been taken up in this city, and safely lodged in prison - Franklin Gazette
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
February 7 1821
Married on Thursday last, by the Rev. Robert S. Grier, Mr. William Ray of Franklin county, to Miss Eliza Ann Bigham, of this county.
Married on the same day, Mr. William McCaughty, Jr., of Cumberland township, to Miss Martha Scott, of Franklin county.
Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
January 23 1822
Page 1
Chambersburg, Jan. 1
A Large Hog – Mr. Benjamin Winters, one of the victuallers of this Borough,
killed a hog on Wednesday last, of his own fattening, which weighed when
dressed, six hundred and thirty-seven pounds - Repos.
Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
November 6 , 1822 Page 2
Chambersburg, Oct. 29
Attempt To Rob & Murder!
On Saturday night the 19th inst., two or three villains broke into the dwelling house of Mr. George Besore, in Letterkenney township in this county, with the intention of murdering and robbing. Mrs. Besore was up in the kitchen at the time one of them attempted to enter through a window, - she boldly struck him with the tongs, when another quickly entered and unfastened the door. Mr. Besore then came from his bed to the kitchen when one of them flashed a loaded pistol at his breast, which fortunately did not discharge. A scuffle ensued and Mr. Besore obtained the pistol, and he & his wife flew into an adjoining room and fastened the door, - from which they called upon a relation who slept up stairs. After an ineffectual attempt to prize open the room door, the villains suddenly became alarmed and decamped, leaving one of their hats and the pistol, which have led to a suspicion of the daring perpetrators, and three persons have since been apprehended and committed for trial. - Repository.
Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
December 11 1822 Page 4
Chambersburg, Dec. 3
In the case of John Harmon, convicted at the late session for a rape, the
motion in arrest of judgment on the ground of a defense in the indictment
mentioned in our last) was argued on the 22d, by Messrs Crawford, Clarke
and Denny, for the prisoner, and Messrs Dunlop and Hetich for the Commonwealth.
On the 27th the motion was overruled by the Court and the prionser sentenced
to a confinement in the penitentiary at Philadelphia for ten years. - Repos.
Republican Compiler, (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
Wednesday, January 9, 1823 Page 3
Chambersburg, Dec. 31
Fire - On Saturday morning last, the Grist Mill and Fulling Mill of Mr. Christian Hoover in Peters Township, were totally consumed by fire. The fire was discovered in the lower part of the grist mill about three o'clock, when it had acquired such a head that nothing could be removed from it, and very little from the fulling mill which adjoined it. The loss to Mr. Hoover is estimated at between 6 and 7,000 dollars - that to his customers, in grain and cloth, is also considerable, besides the destruction of these mills will be a serious inconvenience to the neighborhood. It is not know how the fire originated, but it is supposed by the friction of the gadgeons. - Repos.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
January 29 1823 Page 3
Chambersburg, Jan. 21
Fire!! - On Monday evening the 15th inst the Barn of Mr. Clapsaddle, residing at the junction of East Conococheague and Back creeks, about 9 miles from this place, was consumed by fire, and seven head of horses and three head of horned cattle perished in the flames! The fire is supposed to have originated from a pipe, that some of the family had been imprudently smoking about the barn. -- Repository
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
February 26 1823 Page 5
Chambersburg, Feb. 13
Fatal Accident
The horses of a wagoner took fright on the road between this place and Campbellstown on Friday last, and run off. A young man by the name of Free, galloped before to stop them, when he was run over and instantly killed. The wagoner was dragged by one of the wheels, 30 or 40 rods, had severeal of his ribs broken, and otherwise materially injured, but, it is supposed, will recover. - Repub.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
April 2 1823 Page 4
From the Franklin Republican
On Wednesday the 28th of February, a man by the name of John Thomson, a carpenter, left his dwelling near Lance's Quarry, with the intention of going to Bann's Sawmill, situate in the South Mountain, nearly opposite Shippensburg, and returning again at night. Not returning, little uneasiness was felt, as his connexions supposed he had fallen to work expecting he would surely be home on Sabbath. His friends on his not arriving on that day, began to fear he had perished in the Mountains. On Monday some of the neighbors went to Bunn's Sawmill, but he had not been there nor at Shippensburg; a search was then concluded on, and on Tuesday 15 or 16 Horsemen took his track, and after traversing the Mountains in different directions, perhaps the distance of 15 or 20 miles, found him dead on the head waters of the Conococheaugue, about 2 miles above Cobean's Sawmill. It appeared evident from his track, which was followed the whole route, that he got bewildered within about half a mile of Bunn's sawmill, as he then took a direction which led him further into the mountains. It would seem also, that when he first arrived at Conococheague he knew where he was, as he then took a direct course homeward fro about one mile, when it is supposed night came on. He then went on in a circular direction until he arrived at the Conocheague again, not far from the place where he left it, and near where he was found. He never halted in his whole route till within the last half mile, and then he lay down often, and always bent down the ground oak bushes with leaves to lie on; an evidence that he retained his senses to the last. He appears evidently to have went on as long as he was able, and considering the route he went, through snow from 15 to 18 inches deep, and very soft, over very rough mountains, few men would have went so far. He has left four small children to deplore his loss.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
April 9 1823 Page 3
On Sunday morning, 30th ult, such was the violence of the storm, that as one of the coaches belonging to the Union Line, between this city and N. York, was coming on from New Brunswick to Kingston, a tree fell on it, crushed the body of the carriage, killed Mr. Burslem, late of the Circus, and injured Mr. McClellan, a brother of Dr. M'Clellan, and two other persons. - Frank. Gaz.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
May 14 1823 Page 1
Chambersburg, May 6
At the court of oyer and terminer, held in this borough the week before last, Frederick Defebaugh, sen., indicted for an attempt to rob and murder Mr. George Besore, in October last; and Adam Defebaugh, Enoch Johns and Frederick Defebaugh, jun., indicted as accessaries before the fact to the offence committed upon Mr. Besore, received their trials. Frederick Defebaugh, sen. Was found guilty, and sentenced by the Court for that offence, ten years, and for a laceny of which he had at a previous court been convicted, three years, to hard labor in the penitentiary of Philadelphia. The others were acquitted. P. J. Hetich and George Chambers, Esquires, for the commonwealth and James Dunlop and Samuel Riddle, Esq. for the defendants. - Repos.
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