. The Pennsylvania railroad: its origin, construction, condition, and connections. Embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . was no appeal. The judg-ment was enforced by the whole commu-nity, who started up en masse at themandate of the court, and execution andeviction were sudden and irresistible. Theirdecrees were, however, just; and when thesettlements were recognized by law, theywere received in evidence and confirmed byjudgments of courts. An old
. The Pennsylvania railroad: its origin, construction, condition, and connections. Embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . was no appeal. The judg-ment was enforced by the whole commu-nity, who started up en masse at themandate of the court, and execution andeviction were sudden and irresistible. Theirdecrees were, however, just; and when thesettlements were recognized by law, theywere received in evidence and confirmed byjudgments of courts. An old Irish settlerin the region being asked, in later years,by a chief-justice of Pennsylvania, what theprovisions of the fair-play code were,answered; All I can say about it is, thatsince your honors courts have come amongus fair play has entirely ceased and law hastaken its place. Lycoming having been apart of Northumberland county during theeventful period of the Revolutionary war,its history is embraced in the annals of thatcounty. Population, 47,626. Value of agri-cultural productions, $1,966,770. Numberof manufacturing establishments, 608; handsemployed, 4106; wages paid, $1,408,321;capital invested, $7,875,938; materials used, 228 THE PENNSYLVANIA .|iiillL«m(!|