. History of Montgomery and Fulton counties, : with illustrations and portraits of old pioneers and prominent residents . named Daly, was retained by the Bar-onet, serving also as his social companion in numerous pleasure excursions ;and a butler, a gardener, a tailor and a blacksmith were among the em-ployees at the Hall, across the road from which the last two had sho|is. Sir William took a constant and lively inle-est in the welfare of his tenants, not only ei-tending his bounty to their material needs, hutproviding for their spiritual and inlelleciunwants in ways mentioned hereafter u
. History of Montgomery and Fulton counties, : with illustrations and portraits of old pioneers and prominent residents . named Daly, was retained by the Bar-onet, serving also as his social companion in numerous pleasure excursions ;and a butler, a gardener, a tailor and a blacksmith were among the em-ployees at the Hall, across the road from which the last two had sho|is. Sir William took a constant and lively inle-est in the welfare of his tenants, not only ei-tending his bounty to their material needs, hutproviding for their spiritual and inlelleciunwants in ways mentioned hereafter under infap|iropriate heads. One of his dcMe- l<their entertainment was the institution sport days at the Hall, at which the ii-manry of the neighborhood competed in ihlield sports of Kngland, especially ; •foot racing. In the latter the conte-i.*sometimes ran with their feet in bai;. ?more amusement was afforded b\ horse «*I kward ; by the chase of the greased pit: ?d pole ; and by the efforts of another class ol .•St face and sing the worst song, the winner hcmn1 jacket or a few pounds of in which the riders fanthe climbing of the greapetitors to make the wrrewarded with a bearsl SIR WM. JOHNSONS DEATH—OWNERSHIP OF THE HALL—GROWTH OF JOHNSTOWN. 189 The Baronets death occurred on the nth of July, 1774, in his sixtiethyear. He had long been liable to attacks of dysentery. In combatinghis disease he had. in X767, visited and drunk of the spring now famousas the High Rock of Saratoga. He is believed to have been the firstwhite man to visit this spring, whose medicinal virtues had been reportedto him by the Mohawks, a band of whom accompanied him to the him part of the way through the wilderness on a litter. His curewas only partial, but even that becoming known was the foundation ofthe popularity of the Saratoga springs. At the time of Sir Williams death,the Indians were exasperated over the outrages committed upon them bythe Ohio front
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