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John Schollard on The Early Days of Coudersport
The Potter Enterprise
Coudersport, Pennsylvania •
Thu, Nov 19, 1925 p7
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• THE POTTER ENTERPRISE
Mr & Mrs G.W. Atkinson are rejicing over the birth of a seven-pound daughter at the ouerport Hospital, November 14. She will be called Wilma Adelaide.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Metzger and children of Roulette, called on her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Mattison, Sunday afternoon.
Mr & Mrs Judson Dingman and children, Arneda, Isaac, Alta, attended the Williams' reunion at Edsel Williams' at Gold, Sunday.
The Harvester Class met with Miss Leona Matherson, Saturday evening.

IN THE EARLY DAYS
OF COUDERSPORT
Paper By John Sohollard, of Hebron, Read Before the Potter County Historical Society.
I was born in Coudersport in the year 1852. My people came here some time in the forties and settled in Coudersport. My father's occupation was railroading. That being a very poor occupation for a man in those days in Coudersport he went on the Erie Railroad as a brakeman on the passenger train running from New York to Covington, as the road was built only to that point at that time.
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Mr. Brown, who sometimes did clerical work, but his occupation was that of an iron molder. His place of business was where the silk mill now stands. Just above was the town carpenter and contractor, Eli Rees.
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Lady's wear, by Crissy Metzger.
... the book store of Mrs. John S. Mann, where people bought books for their school childfren. ... Lewis Mann, groceries.
On the other side of the street, where the Potter Gas Company now is, was a Mr. Judd, who kept postoffice. Where the Knight building now is, the Spencers ran the candy store and supplied the young people with sweets as a atter of course.
Back to Main Street, in the block was the store of C.S. Jones who sold groceries and a few other supplies. ... Also, the Armstrongs made to measure boots and ladies' shoes, guaranteed to wear a whole year or to be repaired for nothing. On the lower corner was the Bill Jones General Store where deer was bought and shipped by teams to Pottsville and carried to market to Philadelphia and sold.
On the next corner, where the Crittenden now stands, was the hotel kept by the genial Sam Mills where refreshments were bought for three cents a glass.
On the other corner across from the Crittenden House was a store run by J.B. Smith. On the corner where the Potter County Garage now stands was the Hickory Hotel, or Cartee House.
... There was also a WR. Starkweather, who claimed to be the best ox-shoer in town. There was also Mr. Thompson, the wagon-maker.
The legal minds were Mr. Maynard, Mr. Ellis and J.S. Mann. Other residents living in the town were Timothy Ives, Arch F. Jones, W.M. Metzgar, Ben Rennells, Judge Ross, Abiather rounseville, W.B. Gordnier, Albert Goodsell, Brum Rorabacher. I must also make mention of Jake Reed, who made the drive and felled fifty acres of timber before breakfast on a Sunday morning.
... the Irish families in thos early days: the Careys, Gillons, Ryans, Sullivans, Glavins, Calhouns, Kernans, McCarthys, and Mr. Tommy Linnehan.

wear a whole year or to be repaired gran to gTOW more grain. Dr. Ellison for nothingi On the lower corner was also built a more up-to-date grist and the Bill Jones General Store where, saw mill ophe Crittenden farm.

how. Shipped by teams owned by A." Bfephe'ns" "Estate', .'n-1 to Pottsville and carried to market to Philadelphia and sold. On the next corner, where the Crittenden now stands, was the hotel

other Industry in the town and a large asset to the farmers around the vicinity of the town, in the early days, was

. , ' ; ir-; p.;us4 , hralromer, 4-i, 1 lves Arcn 'i J0 .

V V uiunviuuu Vli WI& kept the ashery of Bill Jones, who bought i by the genial Sam Mills where re-! all the ashes made by the farmers and freshments were bought for three was leached in large vats, boiled down cents a glass. into crystals, called salts (or Potash) 1 On the other corner across from the sacked and shipped to New York and Crittenden House was a store run by refined and made into baking soda for J. B. Smith. On the corner where the tne People's pancakes for breakfast, i

Potter County Garage now stands was 1 W.B. Gordnier also built a Dlant for ' the Hickory Hotel, or Cartee House. making farm implements for farmers, Now I have taken you through the in the Iine of hy takes, cutting boxes business part of the town. There was and other necessary things. The fac- also a W.R. Starkweather, who claim-

tory was equipped with one brown ed to be the best ox-shoer in the town. norse that furnished the power with a There was also Mr. Thompson, the tread and a turning lathe installed, wagon-maker. J was Me the man who built a wood- ThA Wl mint WOM m, Mn.

'shed. He said: "I got it completed; I Mr. Ellis and J. S. Mann.

Other resi- stePPed back and took a look at it and ATir. livincr in T.hA Iavh woro Timnhv ' wufiiicu, .mm ii. yuu passenger train running from New York to Covington, as the road was built only to that point at that time. Unfortunately, my father was killed at a later date at Wellsville Station, N. Y. State, when I was only ' nine months old. It was rather a hard proposition for my mother, as, at that age, I was perhaps more of an item of expense than an asset. The point that I want to bring out is that Coudersport had generous people in the forties and fifties; but not nearly as many as now. I will try to give a bird's eye view of the town and what it contained and . ' nmiMn'.

novo (..lnoJ ki, Ablather " -" .w.t, , . nes, w. in. meizgar, i , Ben Rennells, Judge Ross, Abiather LU"'"" 1 "ave ne.T ... o n n Ian n-n i n cr of if Kounseville, W.

B. Gordnier, Albert. Goodsell, Brum Rorabacher. I must

A Mr. Sandberg added to the town's growth by building a tannerv growth by building a tannery which was located across the river. Mr. Sandberg's business was ruined by a Mr. Colville who banked his logs below the tannery and in the spring flood it backed the water up and put

also make mention of Jake Reed, who i which made the drive and felled fifty acres i
mention of the Irish families in those I early days: the Careys, Gillons, Ryans,!"18 business out of date. Other large Sullivans, Glavins, Calhouns, Kernans, interests Degan to come in, such as McCarthys, and Mr. Tommy Linnehan ' tne Hammond tannery, Mina Mills, of timber before breakfast on a Sun day morning.

It would be proper, perhaps, to make a I will not take up your time on the South Side as there was only one house at this time and that was the TTnll hmiap Tho lnnrl nn flio Rnnt-Vi U I ns -1 4.:-.-4.. X looked like. As a matter of course, I Side was owned by the Keatings and - iuc" '""y ior ..gms shall have to commence from some was cleared by them for a farm. The I Pfved st.re?ts'. a Pod sewaee system the building of the Coudersport & Port Allegany railroad.

The South Side began to build up with business places; also new residences, equipped of inem ior a iarra. me - . ... . - lnir,f , nw on T will Vo Keatine-s were verv crenerous makinf? ' PIenry 01 snaae' nne water and one f i1o0 f K0io0 f Mr r ,, homiest.

tn the Cnnntv and Schools. tne nicest county seats on the Penn- sometiems did clerical work, but his The Dent family was also residents of Jl nla map I occupation was that of an iron molder. the County Seat and was largely cred-I Thanking you for your time I have His place of business was where the ited for the interest they took in the taken up I am going to leave you to silk mill now stands. Just above was the town carpenter and contractor, Eli Rees. As you move down Main street, on the right hand side was where the ladies were supplied with bonnets, skirts and other fashionable garments, sold building of the town.

The town clock draw your own conclusions from your was a generous donation from the Dent family. F. W. Knox was also a resident of the town, coming here as principal of the High School. Now, as I have been taking you by urissey Metzger.

continuing on 'th,ough the early days of the Borough aown Main street was tne dook store owr imaginations of the early days of the town. JOHN SCHOLLARD. October 30, 1925.

of Mrs. John S. Mann, where people order to carry you a little farther of Coudersport, it perhaps would be in tioDi exponaa fieri facias, levari fa- bought books for their school children On the next corner was the store of Lewis Mann, who supplied the people with groceries in a small way. On the other side where the Potter Gas Company now is, was a Mr. Judd who kept postoffice. Where the Knight building now is, the Spencers ran the candy store and supplied the young people with sweets as a matter of course. Now we will go baok.to Main street, and in the block was the store of C.S. Jones who sold groceries and a few other supplies. In this block, also, was the Armstrongs made to measure down the line when others began to come in and establish other lines of business. The Canfields built a large gristmill with a race carrying water to furnish the power for a large buck- dersport, Pa. et wheel to do the grinding which

cias and sur mortgage, issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Potter county, Pennsylvania, and to me directed, I shall expose to public sale or outcry at the courthouse in Cou- of be the & R.

SHERIFF'S SALE
By virtue of sundry writs of venditioni eponas, fieri facias, levari facias and sur mortgage, issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Potter County, Penna and to me directed, I shall expose to public sale or outcry at the courthouse in Coudersport, Pa.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1925
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Parcel 1. in Homer Twp, containing 80 acres.
Parcel 2. in Eulalia Twp, containing 52 acres and being the northern tongue of Michael Snyder farm sold to Frank Howland June 6, 1907.
Parcel 3. in Homer Twp, containing 157 acres adjoining corner of lot deeded by J.H. Ayres to Alfred Ayres.
Seized, taken in exeution, and to be sold as the property of Henry Beihler and Elizabeth Biehler, at the suit of The Citizens Safe Deposit & Trust Company.
IRVING E. VELEY, Sheriff
R.R. Lewis, Plaintiff's Attorney

United States
Pennsylvania
Coudersport
The Potter Enterprise
1925
Nov
19
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John Schollard on The Early Days of Coudersport

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