AREA HISTORY:  Dillsburg Incorporation, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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INCORPORATION – Page 653

Dillsburg was incorporated with limited powers in 1833.  At the first election 
John Lynch was inspector, Jacob Heiges and Charles Stough, judges, George L. 
Shearer was chosen chief burgess; Daniel Ahl, assistant burgess; Daniel Bailey, 
Robert Hammersly, John Bradley, Mode Griffith and Charles Stouch, councilmen; 
Peter Leitner, high constable; Jacob Heiges, collector, and Alexander Cathcart, 
clerk.  The names of the chief burgesses in order of succession are as follows:  
George L. Shearer, 1834; James O’Hail, 1835-36; Jacob B. Hursh, 1838; James 
O’Hail, 1839-40; Abraham Dehuff, 1841; David Bender, 1842; Daniel Baily, 1843; J. 
B Hurst, 1844; Christian Pfahler, 1845; Thomas Campbell, 1846; Francis Leas, 
1847; John Weimer, 1848; Frederick Ditmer, 1849; Jacob Lau, 1850; Daniel Bailey, 
1851; Jacob Heiges, 1852; Joel G. Underwood, 1853; James G. Moore, 1854; Benjamin 
Knaub, 1855; Joel G. Underwood, 1856; Alexander Billifelt, 1857; John M. Heiges, 
1858-59; Thomas L. Spahr, 1860; Henry C. Smyser, 1861; John A. Smith, 1862-63; 
Frederick Ditmer, 1864; Samuel P. Nelson, 1865; Frederick Ditmer, 1866; George W. 
Reed, 1867; Frank Ditmer, 1868; Robert A. Moore, 1869; Samuel Wagner, 1870; 
Abraham Lunkert, 1871; Frederick Ditmer, 1872-73; Samuel Ross, 1875; D. W. 
Beitzel, 1876; John A. Arnold, 1877; George Lau, 1878; H. C. Smyser, 1879; George 
Ditmer, 1880; A. Billifelt, 1881; James Porter, 1882; J. A. Smith, 1883; H. C. 
Smyser, 1884; M. J. Bailey, 1885.

The council for 1885 is as follows:  E. W. Shapley, president; Lemuel Ross, J. H. 
Graff, A. D. Altland, Peter Spathe and H. R. Spahr; Emanuel Myers, is the clerk 
to council and is also justice of the peace.  The other justice is William 
Beitzel.  Population of borough about 600; number of taxable inhabitants, 220; 
valuation of real estate in 1884 was $119,528.