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K . Oeuy* a schoolhouse, church and a few dwellings. There are no industries. P in e Sum m it, in the western part of the township, w as the most pretentious of the vil lages here. T he hrst merchant there was R. V. Lyons, who w as also the first postmaster, continuing in office from 1866 to 1889. The present storekee|>cr is W . C . Sw artz. Simon Whitmoyer opened the first blacksmith shop. H is modem successor is H . D. Ncupher. The most important industry here was the distil lery o f j . R . Fowler, operated from tS8o to 1883. Although it made a fine quality o f goods, it was too fa r from railroads to be a success. T he last owner in 19 10 w*as Jam es C . Hough ton. It is now closed down. The townspeople arc ser*ed in a mercantile way through the tradesmen o f Millville. CHURCHES
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church w*as o r^ n ized in 1879 by Rev. N . A . Whitman. His successor. Rev. O. D. S . M arclcy, dedi cated the first church building in 1880. T he officers of the congregation at this time w*cre John Bniner. P . W. Sones. Samuel Eckman and A . E . Girton. Soon after this the con
gregation had a disruption and disbanded. The church is now occupied by the Evattgeltcal congregation and is regularly ser>xd by the ]>astor from Unityville. The Methodist Church in the extreme north ern part of the township was built on land donated by Hhomas Faus, and has since home his name. It is a fine frame building ami is served from Millville, the con gr^ation being under the charge of the pastors o f that place. SCHOOI.S— WiPtIC..TlOV
There are eight schools in the tow*nship at present, taught by the same number o f teach ers, male and female being equally divided, ami there arc 2 15 .scholars in attendance. The school directors a r e : John Gardner, Erastus Kline, H. P . Shaner, Jam es Ocmm ens, 1.. G. Shultz. The population o f Pine township in 1S60 w as 5 5 5 : in 1870, 760: in 1880, q i t; in 1890. 9 6 5; in 1900. 9 7 6 : in 19 10, 834. Iota I ^ lg e, N o. 7 1 1, F . & A . M .. was remove<l to Pine Summit in i88i under special dispensation, and has been defunct fo r thirty years.
CH A PTER XXXV K O A K IX G C R K K K T O W N S H IP T his is the third township fom icd from Catawissa in 1832, and then embraced all of (.Qcust. Cleveland and Conyngham townships, but at various |>eriods since it has been shorn o f territor}' until it finally reached its present dimensions. Catawissa mountain on the east ern boundary forms a natural barrier between it and Schuylkill county, while on the south a spur o f Little mountain and several hills break up the landscape into picturesque beauty. Thta township is entirely agricultural* but the broken cbameter of the land is such as to interfere greatly with farming ofie ration s. The name o f Roaringcreek is now hardly applicable, as since the year 1850, when Montour county w as formed, most of the territory through which Roaring crock meamlcrs has been taken from the township. The Indians gave the ruime o f Popcmetung to this creek. .AiiKing the first persons who came to this section w*ere Samuel Hunter and Uczalicl H ay hurst- T he fonner secure<l a patent in 1774
for a tract known as the Trout Springs farm , southeast o f M ill Grove. .Mexander liu n ter succeeded 10 the farm after his father’s death in 1784, and from him it passed into the liands o f (icorgc Randall, then into the possession of .Abram Whitner* bis son John, and his descend ants. Other later settlers in this town.ship were Samuel and Anthony M orris, Hugh and Michael Hughes* Francis and Barbara Artilla. Henry Hartzcl. Andrew* Helwig, John Hemmingcr, lohn Harmon, George (»roli. George Duval, Jitephcii PcalKxly, George Dewees.
- dam Zantzinger settled on Mill creek in
1784. and others who resided in that section were Jonallian Pearson, Bartholomew Wambach. and the W ilsons and Robinsons. The moutitain lands alx>ve Mill creek were owned by Christian Immcl. Peter M innkh. Frederick Wagoner. William Lanion, C hristbn Shultz. The best farm ing land in the township cam e at first into the hands o f Matthew* M cGlatb. Charles Tnickenmiller, John M cK ay, Jacob
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