LEHIGH REGISTER, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa
AUG. 23, 1849
FARMING IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
A writer in the Norristown Register of the 15th instant, among other interesting facts gives the products of a number of farms in Norristown township, that county. For the benefit of our readers we insert the amount raised on two tracts, which appears to us not to be without interest: –
“Mr. John Magee, who has a mill and seven acres of ground on Sawmill run, gave in the amount arising from the product of his land, and grain ground in his mill, as follows: 84 bushels corn, amounting to $52.50; tons hay 6, amount $84; poultry 300, amount $75; eggs 170 dozen, amount $23,80; butter 260 pounds, amount $52; cattle sold, amount $25; I calf sold, amount $3,50; potatoes 8 bushels, amount $6 – whole amount of produce from 7 acres, $353,80. The number of bushels ground in the mill was 9000.
“Mr. Samuel Haws, who lives about a mile from Norristown, near Stony creek, gave the following account of the product and their amount, at rates sold, of his farm containing 100 acres cleared land and 6 acres wood, viz: wheat 360 bushels, on 14 acres, amounting, at the rate sold, to $396; rye 200 bushels, on 7 acres, amount $130; corn 700 bushels, on 14 acres, amount 437,50; apples 300 bushels, amount $75; tons hay 80, amount $800; bushels oats 800, amount $266,66; poultry 166, amount $100; eggs 200 doz., amunt $32; butter 2000lbs., $400; cattle sold, 35 dollars; horse sold, product of the farm, 100 dollars; calves sold 8, amount, 40 dollars; potatoes 160 bushels, amount 75 dollars; pork, 7 hogs weighing, 2652 lbs., amount $157,50; straw 12 tons, amount 132 dollars.
The whole amount of Mr. Haw’s farm was $3176,66.
DROWNED on the 16th inst., near the Allentown Furnace, a boatman named Patrick Handlen, a resident of Easton.
COMMUNITY TROUBLES.
A fresh emeute has broken out in the settlement of Economy, in Western Pennsylvania. This is a species of communist organization which has long existed on Beaver River. The original owners of the property, 300 in number, have dwindled down to about 60, in consequence of the lack of heirs to many of those who have died. This results from the peculiar regulations of the community; and now that the property amount to 80,000 dollars for each owner, one of the number has commenced suit in a court of law to recover his share, and employed as counsel Hon. Walter Forward and Wilson McCandless. The Pittsburg papers are of opinion that this will effect a dissolution of the Company.
Died. On the 10th of August, in East Allentown, of Dysentery, Charles William, son of Jacob and Margaret Nagel, aged 6 years.
Died on the 7th of August, in North Whitehall township, Edwin, son of James and Maria Miller, aged 4 years.
Died at Quakertown, on the 11th inst., an infant child of Jonas Ott, Sheriff of Bucks county, aged about 10 months.
Died on the 8th instant, in North Whitehall, of Dysentary, Willoughby J., son of Solomon and Lydia Roth, in the 2d year of his age.
Died on the 11th instant, in Lowhill, of Dysentary, Aaron P. Knerr, aged about 3 years.
Died on the 13th instant, in Lowhill, of Dysentary, Peter J. son of Stephen and Judith Klotz, aged 5 years.
Died on the 7th instant, in North Whitehall, of Dysentary, Emilia Salinda, daughter of Adam and Salinda Baer, aged 3 years.
Died on the 14th instant, in Salsburg, of cholera, Peter Ritz, aged 46 years.
Died on the 7th instant, in East Allentown, of Dysentary, Emma, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Anna Schwartz, aged 8 months.
Died on the 18th instant, in Allentown, of consumption, Mr. Dieter Sigman, a resident of Kutztown, aged 36 years.
Died on the 17th instant, in Allentown, Hannah Protzman, consort of Edward Protzman, aged 24 years.
Died on the 15th instant, in Lower Macungy, John Schaub, in his 17th year of his age.
Died on Monday evening the 20th instant, of Dysentary, Mr. Peter Steckel, a highly respectable citizen of South Whitehall township Lehigh county, aged about 58 years.
Died on the 13th instant in Upper Saucon, Mr. Melchior Knepply, a highly respectable citizen, aged 82 years.
Married. On the 12th inst., at Hecktown, by the Rev. G.A. Wenzel, Mr. L. Sterner to Miss Anna Paulena Clewell, both of Lehigh County.
Married on the 14th of August, by the Rev. Mr. Dubs, Mr. Thomas Fatzinger to Miss Catharine Moll, both of Allentown.
Married on the 19th of August, by the same Mr. David Hauser, to Miss Catharine Kern, both of South Whitehall.
Married on the same day, by the same, Mr. Eli Frantz, to Miss Henrietta Kern, both of North Whitehall.
Married on the 7th of August, by the Rev. Mr. C. G. Herman, Mr. Levi Zimmerman, to Miss Sarah Butz, both of Macungy.
Contributed by Shirley Pierce
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