The News-Herald from Franklin, Pennsylvania • Page 69

TtiE NEWS-HERALD 1953 DIAMOND JUBILEE EDITION'. First Postoffice Franklin as well as road master Charles Grant became chief clerk and was later appointed aeent Spanish-American Auxiliar) Here Was Formed in 1909 SERVING FOURTH TERM TWO TEACHERS ELECTED Miss Helen F. Deck, who was Among the teachers elected in society editor of The News-Herald April 1925 to teach Franklin for a number of years, is now serv- schools were: Mrs. Dorotny j. homing her fourth term as cirv treas- as Stone, who had been teaching urer.

She is widely known 'for her at White Temple; and Miss Min-interest in public affairs. am McKee. Steve Barrett, who was employed ll SsrlAn 3 at Stoneboro while the road was Al vQllIOn 111 fl being built, came to Franklin at 'Terrific Blow of 1890 When Twister Hit Southern Venango Area the opening of the line and was ap Log Cabin in 1874 N. Y. Central Line Here Goes Back lo First Train, Franklin pointed baggage master and sta-: The Spanish-ArnedCdii Wo: i a while still in active membership definite part of Franklin's past, and Membership Now 39 today recollections of this conflict! Tae Prescnt membership is 39 tion agent Two trains yere run one pas- On Saturday, Julv 16, 1949.

Carl- A few have passed their 80th mue- senger and one freight. Trains were ton celebrated the 75th anniversary (are kept alive by the ioca; etor- t-1 rfailTT (iv'unt RnnHavc Tto rioc. rf iic TvcrtffiA nnsioA in torcor senger train left here at 8:25 a. County, near the Venango County ans' comprised of and arrived in Jamestown at 10:45 line, it is an area particularly asso-: An article entitled "A Bad persons who fought lr this war and a. m.

Returning they left with Franklin and other sw, wnuen oj weiton, i their reiatives. I I 1 017 u. 1U JLJIIIHMIJ I III inn 1 JC nss4 imxi.aW im i L-UIIlIIlUIllLie UI Lilt? UUL1UL. i stone and a few others do noi have far to go to reach this saint age. Members include wives, widows, sisters, daughters, nieces ano cousins of Spanish-American veterans, and they have as their motn fraternity, patriotism and humanity.

They have been banded together for many years to assist the" comrades, the Volunteers oi '98. who w-w-- ww tcvvii at, x.w u. in. auu auivcu nn i ne Franklin at 3:45. The crew was LTC? 1 known at ine crew was irarmpr and mnwnK a torrid as the Chants P.

Barnes Attar I ann Tnnnla 9 a. composed of Thomas Adams, con- ratsVaveled from 'twister 'which struck fee souths! Auxiliary, No 11. Dcoartmem of The construction of the James- ductor; C. E. Belnap, baggage-1 gw's Lading to MeadviUe and part of Venango County on May 10,1 Pennsylvania United Spanish War town and Franklin Railroad, which man; John L.

Cook, brakeman; LM uj 1890. Mr. Welton stated that hp Veterans, and was fust organised cu; uuiuc -v-- on 1Qna yijM is now Known as me iew orK Len- xiugu lomuimeia, nigmmi, ncm-' canal boats down to Carlton. Theomy a smaii ooy at tne time, pnerea tneu lives during ine war tral, commenced in the spring of Clark, fireman. v- abandoned, how-l could still remember the day vivid-jmeniDers weie present at ims ini- Mrs.

Cora 1864, but it was not until June of Left Franklin With 17 Passengers ever. as the water was too rough. ly. when they were living in meeting: mis jo.n t. 1867 that the first trains ran to! The first passenger train left! Nelson Revnolds was Carlton's itory Township, Venango County, at I Ritchey, Mrs.

Jame- A. Ma.vhm-j JOHN McK SNOW OLDEST Frjnklin on that track. The rail- Franklin on time with 17 passeng-, first postmaster. From 1909 until; the time the storm struck. j'- Mrs.

George Hugus. ENGINEER IN STATE roads brought a new era to the ers. The amount collected in the 1 1943, Edward Dean held the job as I He stated that his father had left Wilson dnr Jarr.es; In of sen-jce jonn McK area, lifting the populace from the round trip was S36.75 Collections postmaster or mail carrier, until earlier in the day for the nearest jMctlnmney. Snow has the honor of being the davS of wagon and river travel' to $27.55 and tickets S9.20. his retirement in 1943.

Mrs. town, Franklin, and his moth- The members the Tharles P.pldest active city engineer in the faster more mrvWn mPMs nf: The freieht ran Mondav is postmistress now. was left alone with the children. Barnes Camp No. 36, assisted in state.

He went to work for Frank- dav Wedne--- Klasen is postmistress now. er was ien aione nn tne cnuareii. uarnes camp Jb, assistea in state. He went to work for rank- communication. and Friday betw veen James-i In the early days Carlton was! The day was unusually calm and the election and installation of theilin in October 1909 and was offi-nd on alter known as Evans Ferrv.

There was 'the family became frightened when following President, Mrs.jcially named city engineer May 1. jamps 'one railroad in the settlement at I they realized clearly that a bigfRitchey; senior vice president, 1910. The principal projectors of the I town and Franklin and npv man a-oro rna I p-n ani iihi.ii weHKCivs up wi-fi 'AArr iA r.w v.ri time-the Nypano, now the; storm was coming. Mrs. Mctmmney; juntoi vice pres.

'Mrs. McElhinnev; 1 hp etnrm ctrnplr at ri T- nUn.nln 1T Dftrlrv f'OAi'r rv-r-c irnirn We Extend Salutations To The News-Herald upon the observance of its DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY (75th Birthday) Franklin Exchange Club Franklin, Penna. 2ne' Hailroad as a trau.i Years ago, the Hevdricks owned companied by severe lightning and Edith Brundage; secretary, Mrs. I TO BE PART OF FRANKLIN the Buffalo and State Line Rail- Arrangements naa oeen maae djl largp farm beUveen Carit0n and: gusts of wind. Before the rain had Mawhinnev; Mrs Wil-I Agitation was afoot in the fall of road George Palmer, preside two companies to pay a certain now the property 0f H.

L.stopped a neighbor boy, Tony conductor, Mrs. Ham Marks; 1 1908 for the annexation of Rocky-dent, and William Gibson, of percentage ot earnings witn cor- lDodgei Ashtabula, O. However, the ters, rode into the yard to inform Assistant conductor. Mrs. Lura I Grove to the citv of Franklin.

The Jamestown, the latter holding rates ana ail trains Hevdricks reserved a plot of that the barn at the home of Wood: guard, Mrs. Gertrude Huey; I matter came up several times after a charter of the old Pittsburgh were subject to rules ana reguia-jground is known as Custa- Mr. Welton's grandfather, had assistant guard. Mrs. Ira Jones: that.

Then World War I came along and Erie Railroad, which over the other, railroads. iioga's Town and the burial place1 blown down on top of his horses trustees, Mrs. William Moore and 'and the suggestion was forgotten. originaUv intended to run fronv JErew tne ireignt tra in was early Indian cniefs. and they needed help.

Mrs. Martha Vincent. Pittsburgh to Erie, via MeadviUe. t''yZ'rhIJ 1503515 a combined! The tired team was hitched to! other charter members of the or- BHILT IN 188C- rct othcp. ffenera store ana serv-ithp snrrv and thp pntirp T7" ranjc in unera hoiicp was ron.

JX i IJ HI liArfllUIl tttlK IHI. 1 Id OtMl. 1 prise caused the line to be: Tnd Tl" a0d started for "grandfather's." Mr. Mae Gardner, Miss Ada Rob-1 in I886 and the work of abandoned; however, it was not be-lpuaaonfirs' 3 0 Klasen Once there was a Welton stated that "when we Mrs. Carrie Babcock.

Mrs demolition, after a number of years fore some of the right-of-way had train teft Jamestown 0Vr lhe bt-tIe ourGeorge Nicklin. Mrs. Carrie Byrer of haing stood idle and unused, been Drorured and a nortion of the i-Ual" lelt Jamestown lor all taken bv bus to the MiUedge-, place, what a strange sight met Mr, Jud Qark Mrs Frank Barr was beSun ln the sPnnS of this nfBiTabflTm a-m- stops, vme ConsoUdated School. jour eyes. I never saw so much! Lena Turner llkl JeZie ear- Back in the 90's Thomas grading aone.

vvmiam uiDson, Do I at mines and arnvme here at 11:20 1 tc Fr3n. Tk w.i.i. o- 11 riHP T(i airs, ra ik imps pv. it- Herald correspondent, stated thatthat evening. Not more than: ipany of actors in a repertoire of owned the charter and other inter-: a.

m. In returning it left Franklin ests in the Pittsburgh and Erie, jal p. m. and pulled into James-since transferred it to the James-Uown at 4:30 p. m.

This train also town and Franklin Railroad Co 'carried passengers between James- the community also has Shady 20 rods from our house where there uit "Dr. Jekvll and Mr. Hvde," "The Rest Park, a beautiful been fences and nice timber; The auxiliary disbanded in June, Bells" and "OtheSo." owned by H. L. Blair, which has there was now only water and a 1910, and it was almost 16 years taking stock of the company in pay-; town and Franklin.

tables and swings for tne use ana confusion of debris. (later on April zi. l9Zb Detore FERRYMAN ment it was reinstated. The department T0hn phiiin pleasure of everyone. mo oavh Anna M.

Wesley, of at the moutn of Sand Creck rr uiu iiou in 7 ii mi uiv. ui i Philariplnhna urac hprp tn install' In 1869 the extension of the Jamestown and Franklin Railroad was commenced to Oil City under the management of P. H. Watson Due to labor conditions the contract was relet to Lord and Bellous. of Rochester, with the exception Rattlesnake Colony in Mineral Twp.

in 1908 one mue soutnwesi oi our piace oi xne verv early terrvmen in a little sandv creek where it Mawhinnev as Mrs.Franklin lifted the water out of the channel Vlce President: Track to Coal Mines, 1865 The track was laid to the mines of the Mercer Iron and Coal Stoneboro, in August, 1865. A mixed train was run between Jamestown and the mines Monday, Wednes and flattened some of the uianes crennan, junior vice then lifted and came down again! President: Mrs. Charles Bell, sec The Evening News of Oct. 6. of the tunnel at Oil City which was retary; xvirs.

wmiam jvioore, reas- 1908, reports the following tale of to take our day and Friday, and between nH "r.irarH thai let to Charles Tobb. rattlesnakes in the western part of The twister was only one fourth. T- 107(1 41 the county: lam -ti nai iv i. ci i ingci ii i Erie and Pittsburgh Railroad, a ZZ'lnTr the line completed to Oil lime wiue auu as suaigju as in was City and the trains commenced running person could shoot a rifle." distance of 42 miles on Tuesday, arrival at Dr. John Pettit's home Thursday and Saturday, as a coal "A resident of Raymilton was in Franklin last week looking up a snake charmer or some one who was well versed in the art oi ex- liott, historian; Mrs.

Baker, conductor; Mrs. Catherine Conway, assistant conductor; Mrs. Minnie grandfather of the Welton children, on the 51-mile track from Jamestown to the oil town. Twj years later a road was completed from Ashtabula to Jamestown connecting with the railroad to frank terminating poisonous reptiles. The i ruins and wind had blown guard: Mrs.

Alice Hcff-, gentleman gave out the informa-; u. man, assistant guard. i were Mrs. tion that the Horse Rocks, a name The Noah Jackson home wasi lin and it was operated as part of Adda Bell, 1 WUll) Mrs. Sara Bear, 1U1 UUl ClVll VU 11 IVUh '-'l- tl llVt i stone on South Sandy Creek, Pal? Ule blm dIlu Claude Barnes and Miss Alice, the Franklin Division.

Another Changeover in 1919 train. N. Tinney had charge of the Construction work. Until completion of the road to Franklin, the Jamestown and Franklin Railroad was leased and operated by the Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad Co. The road was completed and ready for operation between Stone-i boro and Franklin on June 24, 1867, but a dispute between the contractor, A.

P. McDonald, and the com- Mineral Township, was literally if "cl The Jamestown, Franklin and alive with rattlesnakes that had: arn weie "ol" Other members registered under Clearfield Railroad was leased to this charter, in addition to the of the Lake Shore and Michigan South congregated there for the winter. "7 t- "He was steered to the home of tened top of them. The children George Emery, of Myrtle Street, were lP the house and the ram mmn9ninn th. came in on them after almost all ficers, were; Mrs.

Ira Jones, Mrs. Bess Mrs. George Gilling- Un U. TO THE NEWS-HERALD Greetings and Best Wishes on the occasion of its 75th BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY FRANKLIN POST, NO. 476 AMERICAN LEGION FRANKLIN, PA.

ern Railway Co. on April 1, 1919, and the property and franchises of Peter Gruber on numerous expedi tte shingles were blown from the Mrs Knna Raab( James, Queuing. (McElhinni-. Mrs. Earl McElhin.

the Jamestown line were purchased by the New York Central Railroad tions, in the search for rattle nsnv rpsardinp rprt.ain stone work npv. Wurdock. Mrs. snakes, is said to be the best k. Jacxson, ot franKiin, Lee R.

Jackson, of Franklin, prevented the running of the trains, l(L AVTU m0, on the learned in gnake lore of any in-iand CK)iaa JacKson. formerly with-George Hugus. Mrs. Margaret lite ydssengei dividual tins section ot tne; me u-aiena-aignai uu oi iev Noonan, Mrs. Elizabeth Connell, state." iYork State, are among the children Mr, Georee Nicklin and Mrs.

Mav at WMamsport restraining Division City fmin ratjn tk. i this community were discon- Mr. and Mrs. Jackson killed ini Tru-c Tt: -tinued on May 4, 1937. The present DUl tnrougn Auoiney Joan o.

nt iho Vo, VnrV rotra1 it.u... a Hisastrnns storm Two members of the local group H. rr a A a a.uuiu cxi.v. w.i vdimuui, oi tuiuuiu, me iiijuhl-; u. ii frpioht rain The home of George Welton was have been state presidents for the destroyed, but the family had only auxiliary Mrs.

G. D. Baker, minor injuries. The home of the liwo-b, ana airs. J.

a. Aiawninney, 1947-8. tion was dissolved and the trains stoneboro to Franklin and re- industries at these three points, commenced running on June is a daily train except; The Franklin branch was con-1867, between Jamestown andSundays and performs aU the local isolidated with the Erie Division in Franklin, a distance of 42 miles. switching at stations between 1933 and the superintendent's office George H. Mclntire, appointed stoneboro and Franklin.

Another is located at Erie. Present superin-assistant superintendent, also as-train also operates from Ashtabula tendent is J. E. Guilfovle. A.

E. sumed the duties of local agent atto Oil City and al: performs Wiesen is the agent in Franklin. Warehams was also hit and Mr. Welton reported that a daughter, Ellen, was blown out of the house and lodged in a pine tree 25 feet The auxiliary has had a total of 105 members since its organization, some of whom have since left the group and a number have died' the ground. INI ALL Now in its 72nd year as a refiner of Quality Petroleum products from Bradford, Pennsylvania Crude Oil extends Congratulations to THE NEWS-HERALD on its DIAMOND JUBILEE and 75 successful years of outstanding service and offers sincere good wishes for the years ahead.

IM1 A I 7 bl Ln hv lr iM UI IU UU UUP uvi MAIN OFFICE AND REFINERY BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA V4.