COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES R&LIOIOVS
The congregation which worahiped in the fram e Mcth<^ist church buiit by i>anici Sm ack was served fo r some years by resident pastors, then by the pastors at W ashin^onville, and finally abandoned and sold for a private residence in 1878. Paradise Keformed Church w as built in Limestoneville in 1854. In 19 14 the pastors from PoiisCTOve, Northumberland county, have been holding the infrequent services there. SCHOOLS
Limestoneville Institute w as established in 1862 in a substantial brick building. It was
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a classical high school, under (he care of W. D. Wcidcnhamcr, president; Rev. Lucien Cort, sccrctar)-; A. S. W agner, treasu rer; and David Davis, trustee, fo r an association o f stock holders. T he school opened with a goodly number o f attendants, and with Rev. Lucicn Cort as the principal. Ilis successors were: Professors .ldcn, J . H ay Brow n, present chief justice of the Supreme court o f Pennsyl vania, William G. Ritter. Charles S . Albert, J . K. Shadte, J . P. Bergiier, WiUiam Pullen and W . B . Shedden. The latter w as the last instructor, in 1889, the school being closed be cause o f lack o f attendance and support. The school directors o f this township in 19 14 a rc : William S . Bogart, G . M. Dye. Charles Hoffman. WiUiam F . Geiger. John N. Herr.
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M A H O N IN G T O W N S H IP T h e names o f (he taxable citizens o f Mahon ing township assessed during the year o f 1^98 have been handed down to the present time through a record which was ntade by Philip M aus. tax collector for the township in that year. The territorial limits of the present M a honing arc a great de.al smaller than the town ship w as in the closing days of the eighteenth century, and consequently the list, which is given below, contains names of citizens who lived in communities now bearing a different name. In fact, this list includes about all of the (hen residents of the entire county o f Mon tour, and a part o f Columbia county as well. The names a re : F'aul .Adam, Jam es Burk, Robert B ik e r s, John Bogart, Daniel Barton, Elisha Barton, Cornelius R ^ a r t . .Abraham Bogart. .'Stephen Brown. Peter, Frederick and Michael Blue, Thomas Boyer. John Clark. Jantes Conifran. Isaac Caklen, [hmcan Cam eron, W idow C u rry, G coige Caklwell, John Caldwell. John and William Cox, William romelius. W idow Cameron (grandmother of Ion. Simon Cam eron). Andrew Coughran. ohn and Thomas Davts. Samuel Krw in. John ?nrit. S r.. and Ir., John and Daniel Frazer, Michael Hille, Ilu gh and Thom as Hughes. David [nawalt, lames GctpUn, lames Kerm er, David K err. John Moore. Philip Maus. John Miller, William Montgomery. A lex. McSltllcn, Benjamin Martin. WilUam alartin, Aaron and Daniel Pew. Daniel Phillips. Robinson. Leon ard Rupert, Jam es Rabc, John Stewart, Jam es
Sample, Jtdin .Sciglcr, Michael Sundcs. Jacob
‘aiulcri)ilt, Gilbert Vorltigh, John Woodward.
John Wilson, Joseph Williams, Thom as W il letts, Jolm A'oung, Alexander Scliman, H ar man Zulic. In this list, the single men are sep arated from the married men, and the former, who were mostly young taxpayers, arc n vcn as follow s: George Maus, Isaac Budwan, Mike Saunders. John Cook, Samuel Knrit, Jacob Sechler, Alexander McGee, WiUiam Richard. David Steele, Jacob G roff, W idow Campbell (a young w-idow it is supposed). Jonathan D. Saigeant. Michael Bright, William CLark. Widow Duncan. D anicf Hcishcr, .Abel and Daniel Rccse, .Aaron Long, Ckorge Miller. Evan Owen. David Phillips, W idow Zimea. Thomas Robinson. .Alexander Berryhill. W il liam Ross. .Abner Wickersham. Dennis I..eary. Jam es Hunter. George Fant. John Bucl, Cadawallader Zowns, Samuel Pleasants. When Danville was made a borough and scjiaratcd from this township the area was still further diminished. Being composed mostly of immense hills, and with Danville fo r a near neighbor, the township o f Mahoning has had few happenings to chronicle in its history. In this township are the DanviUe and .Mahoning Poor Farm and the State Hospital fo r the Insane, a description of which will be found elsewhere. hfeehanicsvillf. a settlement o f workmen along the Bloomsburg trolley line, is the site of the Ontiora silk mill, built in 1 9 1 1.
