. Life and times of Conrad Weiser : the first representative man of Berks County . e continuedto serve this position until the County of Berks waserected in 1752, when he was selected as one of the Jus-tices of the County Courts. This appointment was ajust recognition of his ability and integrity. He dis-pensed justice without fear or favor, and officiated asPresident of this local judicial body until he died. On one occasion, it is stated, that he knew a litigat-ing party to be worse than any Indian or Frenchman;nevertheless he conducted an impartial trial and pro-nounced the sentence of the
. Life and times of Conrad Weiser : the first representative man of Berks County . e continuedto serve this position until the County of Berks waserected in 1752, when he was selected as one of the Jus-tices of the County Courts. This appointment was ajust recognition of his ability and integrity. He dis-pensed justice without fear or favor, and officiated asPresident of this local judicial body until he died. On one occasion, it is stated, that he knew a litigat-ing party to be worse than any Indian or Frenchman;nevertheless he conducted an impartial trial and pro-nounced the sentence of the Court. For this uprightand fearless discharge of official duty he and his familycame near losing their lives. On a certain night,shortly afterward, the shutters of his dwelling in Hei-delberg were barred and the doors blockaded, and anefibrt was made to. burn the house by placing straw andother combustible materials around on the outside andsetting them on fire. Fortunately, one of the children EiE I :]sr. Conrad Weiser was a wise man, but you will W wiser if you buy D z. o o ^•OZF: 838 & 840 PENN STREET. Factory, Cherry Street below Ninth. «!^ WEISER LECTURE. 23 discovered the attempt in time and gave the alarm,when all of the family escaped. And it is also related, as showing his humor, that awoman annoyed him by frequent arrests of her husbandfor assault and battery, and, upon asking her if she didnot sometimes deserve a little castigation, she replied,after some hesitation, that it was the husbands rightand her profit but that he exercised the right too oftenand was too severe. Indian Incursions—The French and Indian War was aprominent factor in Colonial matters from 1754 to 1763,more especially to 1758. The Indians had previouslybeen led by misrepresentations of the French to believethat the Penns had cheated them out of their lands,and on this account they determined to take revengeon the innocent settlers in the districts near the BlueMountains. Their incursi
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