Per Joyce Tice - Location 8-90a
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Excerpts from Memories Along the North Branch
History of Granville (in Bradford Co PA)
Until 1926, a hay and coal business was conducted in the Summit under the name of the Granville Mercantile Co. Mark Merritt was the last manager of the company that had been organized by his father, James E. Merritt. The building was located just over the railroad tracks from the store.
Some interesting information was received in a letter to me from the late Lynne Merritt who lived in Canton. He was a brother of Mark Merritt. The letter read as follows: "The Merritts were early settlers and were farmers. My father was James Merritt, born in Granville township in 1856. His father was James Merritt also but he was born in Troy township in 1817 near the site of Dr. Lopatofsky's farm, the old buildings having been town down. His father, (James of Troy township) was John Merritt."
"The Merritts owned several tracts of land along the township road and my grandfather bought the forest land that adjoined the old Northwood school on the east. He chopped down the trees and made a farm, which is now owned by the Robert Ayres family." According to Lynne from records that he found in Towanda, the land was purchased from an Elisha Merritt (no relation) from Wyalusing who owned the land at the time. He could find no record from whom Elisha had purchased the land.
The Cowley baseball team was famous in the sports circles in the early 1930s. Mark Merritt was manager of this baseball team which often played to a crowd of 1,000 to 1,500 in the ball park.
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Excerpts from Memories Along the North Branch
History of Granville (in Bradford Co PA)
Until 1926, a hay and coal business was conducted in the Summit under the name of the Granville Mercantile Co. Mark Merritt was the last manager of the company that had been organized by his father, James E. Merritt. The building was located just over the railroad tracks from the store.
Some interesting information was received in a letter to me from the late Lynne Merritt who lived in Canton. He was a brother of Mark Merritt. The letter read as follows: "The Merritts were early settlers and were farmers. My father was James Merritt, born in Granville township in 1856. His father was James Merritt also but he was born in Troy township in 1817 near the site of Dr. Lopatofsky's farm, the old buildings having been town down. His father, (James of Troy township) was John Merritt."
"The Merritts owned several tracts of land along the township road and my grandfather bought the forest land that adjoined the old Northwood school on the east. He chopped down the trees and made a farm, which is now owned by the Robert Ayres family." According to Lynne from records that he found in Towanda, the land was purchased from an Elisha Merritt (no relation) from Wyalusing who owned the land at the time. He could find no record from whom Elisha had purchased the land.
The Cowley baseball team was famous in the sports circles in the early 1930s. Mark Merritt was manager of this baseball team which often played to a crowd of 1,000 to 1,500 in the ball park.
Per Joyce Tice - Location 8-90a
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Excerpts from Memories Along the North Branch
History of Granville (in Bradford Co PA)
Until 1926, a hay and coal business was conducted in the Summit under the name of the Granville Mercantile Co. Mark Merritt was the last manager of the company that had been organized by his father, James E. Merritt. The building was located just over the railroad tracks from the store.
Some interesting information was received in a letter to me from the late Lynne Merritt who lived in Canton. He was a brother of Mark Merritt. The letter read as follows: "The Merritts were early settlers and were farmers. My father was James Merritt, born in Granville township in 1856. His father was James Merritt also but he was born in Troy township in 1817 near the site of Dr. Lopatofsky's farm, the old buildings having been town down. His father, (James of Troy township) was John Merritt."
"The Merritts owned several tracts of land along the township road and my grandfather bought the forest land that adjoined the old Northwood school on the east. He chopped down the trees and made a farm, which is now owned by the Robert Ayres family." According to Lynne from records that he found in Towanda, the land was purchased from an Elisha Merritt (no relation) from Wyalusing who owned the land at the time. He could find no record from whom Elisha had purchased the land.
The Cowley baseball team was famous in the sports circles in the early 1930s. Mark Merritt was manager of this baseball team which often played to a crowd of 1,000 to 1,500 in the ball park.
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Excerpts from Memories Along the North Branch
History of Granville (in Bradford Co PA)
Until 1926, a hay and coal business was conducted in the Summit under the name of the Granville Mercantile Co. Mark Merritt was the last manager of the company that had been organized by his father, James E. Merritt. The building was located just over the railroad tracks from the store.
Some interesting information was received in a letter to me from the late Lynne Merritt who lived in Canton. He was a brother of Mark Merritt. The letter read as follows: "The Merritts were early settlers and were farmers. My father was James Merritt, born in Granville township in 1856. His father was James Merritt also but he was born in Troy township in 1817 near the site of Dr. Lopatofsky's farm, the old buildings having been town down. His father, (James of Troy township) was John Merritt."
"The Merritts owned several tracts of land along the township road and my grandfather bought the forest land that adjoined the old Northwood school on the east. He chopped down the trees and made a farm, which is now owned by the Robert Ayres family." According to Lynne from records that he found in Towanda, the land was purchased from an Elisha Merritt (no relation) from Wyalusing who owned the land at the time. He could find no record from whom Elisha had purchased the land.
The Cowley baseball team was famous in the sports circles in the early 1930s. Mark Merritt was manager of this baseball team which often played to a crowd of 1,000 to 1,500 in the ball park.
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