Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania: Prepared for the Centennial Celebration Held at Chambersburg, Penn'a, July 4th, 1876, and Subsequently Enlarged
The articles contained in the appendix of places illustrated, and also the family histories therein contained, are not to be attributed in their present form to the persons now occupying the places or representing the families. Whatever of eulogy, praise, or commendation, may have been predicated to the dead or living, our authors are solely responsible for. We have, as a matter of principle, allowed no individual to write his, or her own biography, yet at the same time as it is to be hoped the work, we now have the pleasure of presenting to our readers, is for posterity, as well as those now in the ?esh, to read and glean therefrom such lessons as, it may teach by the lives and achievements it chronicles, we have urged our historians, in no wise to omit, to record the virtues of the living men, and women whose names must necessarially appear therein. We have also had noted the present state of advancement in manufactures. And farming operations, as well as the degree of improvement that has been attained in the pro duction of farm stock, and implements.
We shall no doubt meet with more or less criticism from those persons who, living on the ideal, overlook the substantials of life, on account of having embodied references to, and, to a certain extent, descriptions of blooded stock, yet, how, we ask, could we have done justice to the agricul tural interests of the county, and have overlooked, this most important branch of the industries and prosperity of Old Franklin? An industry, which, notwithstanding its distinguished, and to be honor?d patrons, is as yet but in its infancy, and is destined, within the next ti ty years, to be developed into preportions which few at present can comprehend All honor, we say, to the noble pioneers in this good work, and it is with heart: felt pleasure and pride that we accord them a place on our pages.
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