. History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania . was a valiant soldier in theCivil War, and in 1863 settled on Upper Wil-cox Pond, and has since been secretary of theboard. The first school-house erected by thetownship was in 1848, and is located half amile above G. W. Kimbles saw-mill. Twoyears afterward No. 2, better known as theRed School-House, was built. In 1854 theEuglish settlement had grown large enough torequire separate accommodations, and No. 4was erected. The school at Girdlaud was builtby private subscription a few years ago, andcost about four hundred dollars. All of
. History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania . was a valiant soldier in theCivil War, and in 1863 settled on Upper Wil-cox Pond, and has since been secretary of theboard. The first school-house erected by thetownship was in 1848, and is located half amile above G. W. Kimbles saw-mill. Twoyears afterward No. 2, better known as theRed School-House, was built. In 1854 theEuglish settlement had grown large enough torequire separate accommodations, and No. 4was erected. The school at Girdlaud was builtby private subscription a few years ago, andcost about four hundred dollars. All of thebuildings are of frame, and are comfortablyfurnished. Manufacturing Interests. — FrederickSmith, one of the oldest settlers of Berlintownship, was the industrial pioneer of 1840 he erected the first saw-mill withinwhat eight years later became the townshiplimits. It was situated on Carley Brook, nearthe Texas line, and is still standing, though butlittle used, the timber being exhausted in itsimmediate vicinity. The same year that Oregon. <0 sp- WAYNE COUNTY was erected as a separate township, Daniel , E. E. Gilbert and J. K. Palmer boughta tract of a thousand acres lying on CarleyBrook, and two years later erected a tannery ashort distance from the township line. Thisgave an impetus to the prosperity of farmers inthe immediate vicinity, as the hemlock bark,which before had been worthless, acquired afair commercial value and stimulated rapidclearing. In 1856 the firm became Gilbert,Palmer & Reed, and so continued until ,when Reed withdrew, and Gilbert & Palmercarried on the business until they failed andthe establishment passed into the hands of Hard. Under the firm-name of F. & Co., the tannery ran until 1869,when Wefferling, Brunig & Co., the presentowners, purchased it. In September of thesame year the plant was burned, causing a lossof five thousand dollars, but the establishmentwas soon rebuilt. William Wefferling andFred. Br
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