Franklin Repository

A letter from the 21st Cavalry, which had been stationed in Chambersburg for some time before marching to Virginia.

The entire Bar of Chambersburg recommended to Governor Curtin that he appoint Hon. Alexander King, of Bedford, as President Judge of the District, in place of the recently deceased Judge Nill.

An obituary for the Hon. James Nill, a founder and prominent member of the local Union party. He was chosen as Judge Kimmell's successor as President Judge of the Franklin, Fulton, Bedford and Somerset judicial district, defeating Hon. Wilson Reilly in the fall election of 1861.

There is confusion among the western counties about electing delegates for the national convention: The Somerset paper complains that Adams and Franklin counties unfairly elected a delegate, but the Repository editor asserts that when citizens of Somerset and Fulton did not appear at the announced meeting, it was assumed that they had decided to meet separately, as Bedford County did, and were opting not to take part in the selection.

"The late Judge Nill, who died childless, by a will executed some years ago, made a liberal bequest to a relative who is a native of this county and still resides on the State; but by his will admitted to probate on Monday last, he revokes the legacy expressly on the ground that the legatee sympathises with the traitors in arms against the government. Judge Nill was a War Democrat, and he was as consistent in death as he was earnest in life, in his abhorrence of faithlessness to our sacred Nationality."

Hon. Jasper E. Brady, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Relief Association in Washington D.C. and a former resident of Chambersburg, appeals to the patriotic ladies of the "Green Spot," (as he calls Chambersburg), to send whatever supplies they can muster.

The author corrects the Harrisburg Telegraph, which identified Hon. Wilson Reilly as the "Breckinridge candidate" in the 1861 race against Judge Nill, the Union candidate and winner of the election. Apparently Reilly was an ardent Douglas supporter in 1860, and "never sanctioned Breckinridge or treason." His military career is summarized as further proof of his decency: he volunteered in 1861 and raised a company for the 6th Reserves. When he resigned due to his health, his two sons stepped in and have served gallantly.

There is a table showing the quotas of the several sub-districts of Franklin County and a list of the men drafted, which is 50 percent more than the deficiency. Antrim Township had 375 enrolled, a deficiency of 45, and 68 men drafted: Simon Shank, Joseph Stoner, Wash Hellman, Henry Barnhart, David Good, John M. Alexander, Daniel Saylor, Samuel L. Bratz (col'd), Joseph A. Loose, George Gearhart, Samuel Wyant, Henry Ruthrauff, John Grove of Jacob, Fred Gearhart, David Tolhelm, John Miller, John Gorman, Jacob Loy, Jacob G. Shoaff, Philip Mordorff, Hezekiah Garven, Jacob Lear, Richard Briggs (col'd), David Stoner, Henry Walk, Francis T. Horner, Jacob Dixon, John L. Latshaw, Hugh D. Lindsay, Daniel Gordon, Jacob Welsh, Daniel Frovinger, Jacob Wolff, George Wistar of Jacob, Jeremiah Weagley, John H. Renicker, Carlisle Kuhn, John Helfrick, Fred Martin, Samuel Miller, Amos Stouffer, Joseph Snively Jr., Luchen Brenner, Aaron Ward, John Anderson (col'd), John F. Miller, Francis Gearhart, Turner Jordon (col'd), Henry Rummel, George Nelson (col'd), Hiram Byers, Levi Poper, John Conley, James H. Martin, Jacob Kelker, John Burns, C. Royer Jr., George Middower, David Young, Daniel Hickus, J. Hokelander, Samuel Powell, Alexander S. Elliott, Christopher Stribe (?), Reuben Grubb, R. Potter (col'd), George Burkholder, Jacob Hoffman. Fannett Township had 222 enrolled, a deficiency of 58 and 87 names drawn in the draft: John M'Kim, Amos A. Skinner, Jacob Coons, Samuel Junkins, John A. Rindersmith, William Elliott, Noah A. Brinly, Edward A. M'Vicky, Martin L. Stoubs, David W. Bear, James P. Culbertson, James Crawford, W. H. H. Wilson, Martin Hamman, David Wolff, R. C. M'Vitty, James A. Nesbett, Jonathan Shearer, Joseph French, Joseph Eckenrode, Jacob Haines, Jacob Roller, James S. Junkins, Frank Piper, John Obediah, Benjamin Vansyock, John A. Harvy, William M'Cartney, George Struble, John E. Flack, Samuel H. Wilson, Thomas B. Garton, Porter Stake, Simon W. Miller, John M. Shearer, John Kuhn, M. K. Harvey, Barnabas Conner, John A. Skinner, F. A. Parson, James Saylor, A. W. Stake, R. B. Campbell, J. H. Shearer, Jacob Zeigler, George Stanford, Henry McClure, Amos Neil, Daniel Zimmerman, Gilbert McLean, Samuel Vansyoc, Andrew J. Logan, Solomon Peiper, James D. Slaymaker, Nicholas Arnold, David Elder, James W. Skinner, Henry Hudson (col'd), Augustus Shields, Barnhart Richenbach, Daniel D. Hamman, Dominick Doyle, R. J. Campbell, John McLaughlin, William Butts, James F. Elder, William Penn Fagan, John S. Hockenberry, John A. Genaver, A. M. Elder, A. D. Long, W. M. Donnelly, B. J. Culbertson, John Evitts, Hugh Wallace, James Doyle, Robert Harvey, John A. McLean, Thomas Ross, Solomon Fordney, Henry C. Miller, William S. Fagan, Jeremiah Miller, Henry D. Skinner, Joseph Carter (col'd), Morrow Hockenberry, John W. Everett. 288 have enrolled in Green township, with a deficiency of 8, so twelve names were drawn: Henry Stover, Jacob B. Cook, Isaac Sechrist, W. B. Gill, Lucius R. Sweeny, John Garver, Jeremiah Ott, Daniel Lehman, John Reamer (col'd), John Grove, Jacob F. Bittinger, John Shank. In Hamilton township, 131 have enrolled, there is a deficiency of 20, so 30 names have been drawn for the draft: Henry Fauble, Samuel Hull, Henry Freishour, Bartly Pugh, Barnet Evans, John Newman (col'd), Andrew Fraker, B. V. Picking, Charles Brown, Samuel Poe, Henry Reiser, Jeremiah Reiser, James McAleer, Samuel H. Gillan, Joseph G. Oyer, Henry Cell, Daniel Stizell, John Ault, Robert B. Andrews, Isaac Upperman, James Kay, Charles Hunter, Joshua Palmer, Daniel Strock, John Hull, Joseph McGowan, William Shettern, Reuben Strike, Michael Diehl, William Steppler. In Letterkenny Township, 196 men have enrolled, there is a deficiency of 16, and 24 names have been drawn: John Rife of J, Keefer Rosenbery, Jacob H. Kauffman, George Speck, Jacob Belts, John W. Root, Christian Lingle, Michael P. Shrader, Jacob M. Stoner, John H. Carbaugh, James S. Slyder, Felix S. Huber, Adam Trayer, Jeremiah Mear, Frederick Byers, William C. Lane, Michael Snyder, Henry Miller, Moses J. G. Keefer, Jere Sleichter, David S. Byers, John R. Sell, Levi Gipe, George G. Cramer. In Lurgan township, 103 men have enrolled, with a deficiency of 7, and 11 names to be drawn: George H. Mowry, Abram Robuck, Jacob C. Hollar, Isaac Reed, Andrew A. Pumroy, Jacob S. Cashman, John Gipe, John D. Spear, Leman Allaman, David S. Dehaven, Henry M. Saltsman. In Metal township, 123 men have enrolled, there is a deficiency of 22, and 38 men have been drafted: Peter Worley, Martin Heywood, John H. Walker, John Nead, John D. Jones, Samuel A. Gamble, James Wolff, Anthony K. M'Curdy, M. C. Kegreis, John Cowan, Elias Eyer, Jacob Guyer, David D. Steward, Andrew Brenize, John F. Heeter, Thomas J. M'Laughlin, William Hasting, P. W. Kegreis, David Gracey, Alfred Kent, M. R. Kegreis, William M. Wilson, Levi Rosenberry, Robt Williams (col'd), Benjamin Malone, George West Jr., John B. Kyle, George Jones, Joseph Miller, Aaron Gaukly, James C. Montgomery, John Ile, James B. Davis. In Montgomery township, 313 men enrolled, leaving a deficiency of 24, so 36 names were drawn: William Richards, Benjamin Conrad, Robert J. Boyd, H. B. Strock, Martin Blair, Henry M. Martin, James B. Duffield, H. B. Angle, David Felkill (col'd), John Lowebaker, George Christy (col'd), Martin Eichelberger, Lewis Reisner, Joseph Dick, Daniel Heagy (col'd), Abraham Whitmore, William Hornbreaker, Jacob Brewer, John Zimmerman, David B. Hoffer, Henry Bushey, George Elliott, Daniel Myers, Mitchell Carson (col'd), Top Hite (col'd), William Gutshaw, John J. Bradley, Maxwell Elliott, Abraham C. Brubaker, William Drury, Christ Myers of John, Daniel M'Laughlin, R. W. Cooper, Archibald Stoner (col'd), Joseph Briggs, David Wells (col'd).

This is a continuation of the Draft article that started on page four. Mercersburg borough had 105 men enrolled, and a deficiency of 2, so 3 names were drawn: Thomas M'Afee, Michael Cromer, John H. Snider. In Peters township, 241 men enrolled, leaving a deficiency of 15, so 23 men were drafted: Israel Brown, John Hill, Seth Dickey, Isaiah Higgins, David Lowers, John Teeter, H. J. Potter, Henry Brubaker, Jacob Kriner, Robt. L. M'Lellan, Henry Heagy, Michael Rider, Josiah Iser, Joseph Cuff (col'd), George Rider, Edward Fisher, William Williams, Michael Hoover, John Friner, John Webster, Joseph Fulton, George Roreabaugh, Thomas Rock. Quincy Township has enrolled 266, and has a deficiency of 18, so 27 names were drawn for the draft: Samuel Summers, John Hicks, Benjamin Nunemacher, D. M. Miller, John Poe, John W. Zook, William Mentzer of J, William Stull, John Summers, B. F. Burger, West Patterson (col'd), Curtis Lowry of G, Calvin Speelman, A. S. Monn, Daniel Bittinger, Smith Kine, Daniel Miller, Daniel Hellin, Samuel Hefner, Daniel Thompson, Jacob S. Null, David Beaver, George L. Knepper, Daniel Bricker, Hiram E. Wertz, Peter Whitmore, Sr., Edward Lee (col'd). In St. Thomas township, 163 men were enrolled, leaving a deficiency of 3, so 5 names were drawn: David Keller, Joseph Newcomer, Henry Pfoutz, Andrew M. Kohn, Jacob F. Reamer. In Southampton township, 178 men enrolled, and there was a deficiency of 15, so 23 names were drawn: John Beatty, William Shirk (col'd), Adam Geise, Benjamin Johnston, John W. Martin, William C. Golden, John Hull (col'd), Charles Hogan (col'd), Val Rudolph, Samuel Gilbert, George Lucket (col'd), Samuel Hoover, David Hollar, Daniel F. Gilbert, David Garman, Michael Hassler, Benjamin Ford (col'd), J. Killinger, William Reeside, John Rowe, John C. Hays, Sol. D. Kell, Josiah Etter. In Warren township, 65 men enrolled, there was a deficiency of 14, and 21 names were drawn: George C. Martin, Jacob Starlipper, Jacob Myers Jr., Henry Shirk, Peter Keefer, George McCleary, Jerome Peck, James Conner, John Gross, Jonathan Yeakle, Samuel Seachrist, J. C. McCullough, Leonard Fritz, Aquilla Ward, Henry Thomas, Jonathan S. Myers, Calvin Cook, David Shier, Abraham Cullar, William M. Phinicie, Jacob Zimmerman. Washington township has 242 enrolled men and a deficiency of 22, so 33 names were drawn: Abraham Stamy, W. S. Kuhns, Joseph Bouchet, Henry Masters, W. H. Brown, M. F. Delf, Lewis F. Beard, Samuel H. Brown, M. S. Newcomer, Henry J. Waddle, John Shank, Elias Snowberger, Thomas Cunningham, John H. Cully, W. H. Patton, Charles Jackson, David C. Tracy, Lewis Ditch, William Mort, Daniel Bonebrake, John Oller, Daniel Leashure, Daniel J. Boing, Jacob S. Fnnk [sic] John Hess, Morrow Burns, John Wiels, David Izer, John Hoke, John Sollenberger, B. F. Goff, Daniel Resh, Benjamin Frantz. In Waynesboro' borough, 138 men have enrolled, leaving a deficiency of 15, so 23 names were drawn for the draft: Benjamin Lampkins, Jeremiah Cooper, Thomas Butler (col'd), James Bonner, W. G. Smith, W. H. French, Henry Bell, John Philips, David S. Bonebrake, John Kline, William Lokas, Patterson Overfield, Walter E. Krebs, Jeremiah Miller, Jeremiah Zimmerman, H. S. Bonebrake, Charles T. Rohyual, W. B. Hunter, Augustus Fisher, George Honstine, Samuel Kuhns, Josiah Bakener, Jacob H. Forney. The schedule for when and where the Board will sit and make the draft, hear claims for exemption and receive commutation money and substitutes, is given after the list of men drafted.

Jacob M. Funk, of Mercersburg, "who has been devoting his attention recently to the arrest of deserters," accosted a suspicious-looking man on South Mountain. Funk was convinced that the man, who identified himself as Mordaunt Winchester of Frederick, Maryland, was a spy, and took him to Sheriff Eyster. Winchester appears to have been on a "tour of observation" for some time, and might have been trying to find his way back to Virginia when he was captured.

Mac Hamilton, a "colored" man awaiting trial for murder, and five men arrested as deserters--John Helurg of Co. M, 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, William Van Dyke, Jacob Van Dyke, and Jacob H. Coons, all of Co. B, 5th New York Artillery, and William Sissom of Co. G, 120th New York Vols.--escaped from the Chambersburg jail last Wednesday. They asked for a pail of water, and struck the girl who delivered it when she opened the door, rushing past her and making their escape. Hamilton returned to the jail voluntarily on Saturday (a move the author of the article cannot fathom, because Hamilton will die if he is found guilty as charged). Hamilton reported that he had left the deserters in Amberson's Valley, and citizens are urged to capture them and claim the $30.00 reward offered for the arrest of any deserter.

A special term of the Court of Common Pleas was held by Judge Graham of Carlisle, with Associates Carson and Paxton. Three cases were "disposed of" before Judge Graham adjourned the court due to the extreme illness of Judge Nill. Judges Reilly, Sharpe, Kennedy, Kimmell, Brewer, Orr, Clarke, and Stenger were also present. Polly Piper won her case against Dyarman and his wife Catharine, and was awarded $300.00; Adam Aughinbaugh won his case against Samuel Branthaver and Michael Reed, executors of George Branthaver, dec'd, and gained $25.00; and John Beaver et al won six cents in damages against K. Thomas and Thomas L. Gillespie.

"The man who was founded murdered in Gabby's lime-kiln last fall, and for which a negro named Mac Hamilton is now awaiting trial, has been identified" as William Dix, a deserter from the 15th New York Cavalry.

"Mr. David Bowman of this vicinity, says the Waynesboro Record, had four of five sons wounded in the late battles. Calvin, we regret to learn, died from his wounds in Washington. He had been shot in the hand, on the chin and through the left breast. Franklin lost a finger and is now at home on furlough. David was seriously injured from a fall in a charge. Upton had one of his legs broken from a shot in the wilderness and is supposed to be a prisoner. David Mowen [sic], of Waynesboro', was wounded in Sigel's late fight in the Valley, and is now in Martinsburg."

"We have received from Mr. George Flack $10 for the Sanitary Commission."

Henry Seirer, of Chambersburg, married Miss Kate J. Carmany of Mechanicsburg on May 19, 1864. The Rev. Z. A. Colestock performed the ceremony at the bride's mother's residence.

Levi Louchbaum and Miss Amanda Virginia Baker were married by Rev. S. M'Henry at the residence of the bride's mother, near Fayetteville, on May 17, 1864.

Elijah Blanchard and Miss Mary C. Deem were married by Rev. F. Dyson on May 2, 1864.

Hester E. Hull, of Chambersburg, married Thaddeus Graves on May 17, 1864. Rev. F. Dyson performed the ceremony.

Five children of John A. and Rachel M'Coy, who moved from Cumberland Valley to Clark County, Iowa five years ago, died of spotted fever. On April 8, 1864, George S. died, aged 9 years and 5 months, and Sarah C. died, aged 7 years, 5 months, and 18 days. On April 17 Lynda died, aged 2 years, 4 months, and 5 days and Smith V. died, aged 4 years, 4 months, and 5 days. On April 18, Louis C. died, aged 11 years, 6 months, and 9 days.

Mary E. M'Coy, wife of William M'Coy of Clark County, Iowa, died on April 2, 1864, aged 31 years, 1 month, and 29 days.

Three children of Elijah and Agnes Blair, who moved from Cumberland Valley to Clark County, Iowa five years ago, died of spotted fever. James F. died on March 25, 1864, Mary C. on March 27, and Wilbur F. on April 21.

Mrs. Rebecca Currey died at the home of her brother, David Witherspoon, in Guilford township, on May 9, 1864, at the age of 73.

Hon. James Nill died in Chambersburg on May 27, 1864, at the age of about 62 years.