? B32- CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Cornell University Library F 159B32 A92 History of Beaver Springs, Penn'a, and c olin 3 1924 028 862 055 The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://archive.org/details/cu31924028862055 HISTORY OF BEAVER SPRINGS, PENN'A, -AND- Centennial Souvenir Book. PUBLISHED IN COMMEMORATION OF THE CEL- EBRATION OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUND- ING OF THE TOWN. 1806- 1906 A. M. AURAND, Editor. W. J. KLOSE and J. F. KELLER, Historians. COPYRIGHTED 1906 BY A. M. AURAND. BEAVER SPRINGS, PA. AURAND PRINTING AND PUBLISHING HOUSE. 1906. Yours for a Successful Centennial Celebration and a New Century of Greater Progress, Editor "History of Beaver Springs" and President Centennial Association, 1906. dm**? \-\u\r. .$v?fzti>.. A Century of Time! From 1806 to 1906 is but a small part of the history of the world. It is a mere fraction, insignificant in extent, of the whole story of Time, yet it surpassed in progress and human interest all that had gone before. What marvelous progress has been made by man during the past one hundred years! Will it be possible for coming generations to equal or surpass the achievements of the past century by the year 2006? Only the Omniscient One and those persons living a century hence can answer this question. The reader of this volume can judge for himself or herself whether our little town has kept pace, proportionately, with the rest of the world in progress in its first century of history. This book is published for a two-fold purpose: To preserve in print as much of the history of the town of Beaver Springs and vicinity, for the past century, as could be collected, and to give to future generations this history of the past, as well as a complete description of the town as it exists today, together with biographies and portraits of all its leading citizens and other views and items of interest. Unfortunately our forefathers who first settled here failed to keep records of events as they are kept now; writing materials were of a crude nature- and there were no newspapers to publish occurrences as they took place.- Consequently we must depend mostly on the old inhabitants, and the few records in existence, for the facts appearing in this volume. We realize that we undertook a thankless task when we commenced to collate the articles for this book, but we feel that twenty-five, fifty, or a hundred years from now, persons who will still have in their possessions a copy Of this volume, will appreciate our efforts more than the people of the present day possibly can. With what gratification would we today read of the events connected with the founding of the town a hundred years ago, and of the lives of our forefathers and see their portraits in print ! The matter for this work was collected, and the book published, all with- in sixty days and as a consequence a number of errors, principally in typography, have occurred. Although working from sixteen to eighteen hours a day, numerous other duties prevented us from giving this work the undivided attention it deserved in the brief time allotted for its puDlica- tion. We desire to express our most cordial thanks to the following people who have aided us in getting out this work: To the historians, W. J. Klose and J. F. Keller, Esqs., for the sketches of town history; to Mr. W. J. Klose for sketches of the churches, cemeteries and other articles of interest, which took much time and research; to Mr. J. C. Schambach for recollections of the past; to employes of the Printing and Publishing House, who would, if necessary, have worked day and night, until exhausted, to get this book out on time. These faithful employes include W. Edgar Miller, foreman; Netta E. Klinepeter, Mary Kempfer, Minnie Steely, compositors; Emma Wetzel, stenographer; Frank Mattern, make-up; Ray Lantz and Artie Moyer, press feeders; Ruth Gundrum, proof-reader; S. F. Aurand, engineer; Clymer Romig and Ira A. Kline, clerks in the newspaper and book pub- lishing departments, respectively; also Ambrose W. Aurand, editor of the "Sunburv News,*' for services rendered. In order to perpetuate this work, we kindly ask every reader of this book to send us items of any history or events not appearing in this book, which they now possess or which may recur in their minds, all of which will be carefully preserved by the editor for the use and information of future generations. Kindly report all errors occurring in this volume so that proper corrections can be made. Your Humble Servant, THE EDITOR. Reaver Springs, Pa., Sept. 1, 1Q06. HISTORY OK BEAVER SPRINGS JAMES F. KELLER, Esq., (Centennial Historian.) The subject of this sketch was born in Luzerne county near Kingston borough, Pa., on the 21st day of June, 1842. He is a son of Isaac Keller and Helen Keller, whose maiden name was Rhoades. About six months after his birth, his parents moved on the old Keller homestead about a mile southwest of Beaver Springs. He attended the public schools at Adams- burg (now Beaver Springs) and Freeburg Academy. He commenced to teach in the public schools at the age of eighteen and has taught thirty-six winter terms and three summer terms and ex- pects to enter upon the thirty-seventh term on Sept. 10, 1906. He served as a private in Company D., 74th Regiment Penna. Vols, dur- ing the Civil war, and is a charter member of Maj. William H. Byers' Post G. A. R. He was the first adjutant of the Post and served in that capacity a number of terms. He served three years as commander of the Post, also as chaplain. He served fifteen years as Justice of the Peace in and for Spring town- ship, is now serving his second term as Notary Public which expires on the 8th day of May, 1909. He also served as secretary of the Adamsburg Cem- etery Association since its organization in 1892. He was married to Susan, a daughter of John D. Smith, on the 15th day of December, 1864. Of this union the following were their issue : Laura M., married to Charles E. Loudenslager and lives atMifflinburg, Pa.; William I., married to Mamie Beaver and lives two miles west of Beaver Springs; Annie M., died in infancy, and Jennie Q., married to Fred Q. Hollman and lives at Lewistown, Pa. He is a member of St. Peter's Evan- gelical church and Sunday school at Beaver Springs. ©lje QDrujtnal ^pttlement of ttjta Qferrttorg, ftrtnr to % iflmmd- tng of % GJoum. By JAMES F. KELLER, Esq. It is both interesting and instructive to study the history of our an- cestors; to understand by what toils, through what difficulties, over what obstacles they, from a feeble colony planted in an unexplored wilder- ness, struggled up to a position of wealth and power; in what manner they constructed this Commonwealth, which, with its public works,, manufactories, its mineral wealth, its churches, its noble charities, its common school system, its enterprise and wealth, unexcelled in any oth- er state, is transmitted to this generation. This territory, at the time of the discovery of America by Columbus, was inhabited by Indians, who were divided into distinct tribes, spoke different dialects of a common language, and lived principally by hunt- ing and fishing. Those who dwelt in the country between the Delaware river and the Blue Mountains were the least warlike of all the tribes, and were called the Delaware Indians by the first white settlers ; by that name they have ever since been known. The Monseys, or "Wolf tribe, inhabited the mountainous country along the Susquehanna. The tribes of the Six Nations inhabited the northern border of the State, from the Delaware to Lake Erie, and were called Mingoes by the natives and Iroquois by the French. The Indians of the Six Nations were a brave and powerful people. The Dela wares and some of the tribes of the interior of the territory, which afterwards became the State of Pennsylvania, were under the pow- er of the Mingoes, to whom they paid tribute at the time the first white people from Europe visited this country. In all treaties, therefore, made with the early settlers by the tribes in this territory it was necessary to obtain the counsel of the Six Nations. The shores of the Delaware were first visited by European mariners in 1609 when Captain Henry Hudson, sailing on an exploring expedi- tion to America under the patronage of the Dutch East India Company, touched at the mouth of the bay, but finding shoal water, withdrew, and sailing northward entered the mouth of the great river which bears his name . Contentions among the Dutch, Swedes and English were prevalent in the territory until the year KiSl when a charter was given to William Penn for that part of the territory which afterwards became Pennsylvania and Delaware. William Penn was the son of Sir William Penn, a distinguished Ad- miral in the English navy, who had won high reputation in constant and active service by defending the honor of the kingdom in many en- gagements on the high seas. William was born on the 14th day of Oct- ober, Kill, in London. He was reared and educated in court society, and at an early age gave proof of the possession of those superior quali- HISTORY OF BEAVER SPRINGS. tics of heart and intellect for which in after life he became justly celebrated. It was the desire of his father that he should enter the army, though later, and aftir he had espoused the doctrines of the Quakers, the old Admiral refused to allow a commission to he issued to him, but preferred that tlif young man should go to Ireland to manage the estates of the family near Cork, where lie proved himself an exact and faithful man of business. While a student at Oxford, William Penn had been deeply affected by the preaching of Thomas Loe, and soon after his arrival in Ireland he learned that his old friend was to preach at the Friends' Meeting in Cork and resolved to hear him. The preacher discoursed of true faith which overcomes the world. Pcnn's conscience was smitten and his principles fixed in the doctrines with which he was ever afterwards iden- tified. Persecution followed rapidly upon profession. He, with other friends, was arrested and sent to prison, but was unconditionally released upon his own application to the Lord President of Munster. The rumor rapidly spread throughout the kingdom that young Penn had become a Quaker, and his father summoned him to England. The Admiral endeavored to overcome the resolution of his son; failing to persuade him, he exiled him from home. During the period of this banishment he was supported by an allowance secretly conveyed to him by his mother. Soon thereafter he was arrested on a charge of heresy, because of sentiments which he had published in a controversy with a Presbyterian clergyman. He was confined in prison nine months. While in prison he wrote another pamphlet explanatory of the first, and in a short time after that was released; his father's influence with the Ihike of York having enlisted that nobleman in his cause. Feeling for those who had espoused the Quaker doctrines as well as for himself he now determined to establish a home for those persecuted for conscience s sake in the wilds of America among the children of the forest, who be- came the firm friends of the Quakers. When Admiral Penn died he left to his son William a claim against the English government for the sum of sixteen thousand pounds, partly for money advanced and partly for services rendered. The king was fond of pleasure and he spent so much money on him- self and his friends that he had none left to pay his just debts. Penn knew this, so he told His Majesty that if he would give him a piece of wild land in America he would ask nothing more. The king was very glad to settle the account so easily. He therefore gave Penn a great ter- ritory north of Maryland and west of the Delaware River. The land at that time was not thought to be worth much. No one then had discov- ered the fact that beneath Penn's woods there were immense beds of coal and iron, which would one day be of greater value than all the riches of the King of England. The articles of the grant were written in Old English style, on strong parchment, each line underscored with red ink and the borders elaborately decorated and bearing date the 4th day of March, KiSl. This document is still preserved and is hung up in the Executive Cham- ber at Harrisburg. On the 10th day of April, Ki.Sl, Penn appointed his cousin, Wil- liam Markham, deputy governor of the Province. He wrote a letter to the people residing in the territory described in his charter, which, to- HISTORY OF BEAVER SPRINGS gether with the King's proclamation, he sent to America by Markham, who arrived in New York on the 21st of June. He there procured from the Commander and the Council a letter addressed to the several people, Justices of the Peace, magistrates and other officers inhabiting within the bounds and limits of the territory included in the grant notifying them of the change that had been made in their government. Within a few days after receiving this letter Markham arrived in the Province of Pennsylvania, and at once assumed the administration of Public affairs. In his letter to the people, Penn said: "I hope you will not be. troubled by your change, and the King's choice, for you are now fixed at the mercy of no governor that comes to make his fortune great ; you shall be governed by laws of your own mak- ing, and live a free, and if you will,- a sober and industrious people. I shall net usurp the right of any, or oppress his person. God has fur- nished me with a better resolution, and has given me grace to keep it. In short, whatever sober and free men can reasonably desire for the se- curity and improvement of their own happiness I shall heartily comply with, and in five months resolve, if it please God, to see you." The first court held in the Province under Penn's charter convened at Upland on the 13th of September, the same day to which the old court under the former governor had adjourned. The second session was held on the 8th of November, when Markham presided in person. One of the first acts of this tribunal was the prohibition of the sale of intoxicating liquors to the Indians. During the year 1681 three ships carrying emigrants sailed from England for Pennsylvania. One of these vessels, "The Bristol Factor," arrived in the Delaware on the 11th of December; the "Sarah and John" arrived earlier, but no record of the day is preserved; the other ship called the "Amity" reached the Province in the spring of 1082. Three commissioners, appointed by Penn, came in these ships. They were instructed to prepare the Province for the reception of colonies of emigrants. They were to survey the land, to sound the river and ex- amine the ground, so as to find the most favorable location for a great Commercial and manufacturing city, which Penn had promised to lay out and establish for his people Should the building of the city be begun before his arrival, he directed the commissioners to have the people place their houses in the middle of the plots, "That there may lie ground on each side for gardens, or orchards, or fields, that it may be a green country town, which will never be burnt and always wholesome." These commissioners brought with them a letter from Penn to the Indians living on the Delaware, in which he said : "I have great love and regard toward you, and desire to win and gain your love and friendship by a kind, just and peaceable life; and the people I send are of the same mind, and shall in all things behave themselves accordingly; and if in anything they shall offend you or your people, you shall have a full and speedy satisfaction." On the 30th day of August, 1(>K2, Penn embarked in the ship "Wel- come" at Deal and sailed for America in company with about one hun- dred emigrants, mostly members of the Society of Friends. During the voyage small-pox 1 in ike out among the passengers and thirty of the emi- grants died. He arrived at New ( 'astle on the 27th of October. The people of the town came forward to welcome the new proprietary, and HISTORY OF HEAVER SPRINGS. to signify their willingness to accept his government and to ohey his laws. I'cnn soon endeared himself to the Indians by engaging in their sports and granting the little favors they chanced to ask. There were at this time at least three distinct and separate tribes m the wilderness of Eastern Pennsylvania. The Delawans, or Leni Lenape, living on the river; the Mingoes, living on the Conestoga, and the Shaw- am se on the Susquehanna. To each of these tribes Perm sent invita- tions to meet him on the bank of the Delaware at Sbackamaxon (now Kensington.) This was selected as the most appropriate treaty ground, because it was the place where for many generations the Indians had been accustomed to meet in council. It was, as the original name Sach- emexing signifies, the place of kings or sachems. The tribes assembled under the wide-spreading branches of a large elm tree. The chiefs sat in front with their councillors; behind them, arranged in the form of a semi-circle, sat the young men and warriors, and beyond these sat the women. The Great Sachem Taminend, the most royal-looking of them all, was the center of the vast assembly, and was the leader and spokesman. When Penn, accompanied by a few of his friends, all unarmed, ap- proached the council fire, which had been kindled in front of the assembled tribes, Taminend put on his chaplet surmounted by a small horn, the emblem of kingly power; then through an interpreter, announced to Penn that the nations were ready to hear him. In reply to this invitation, Penn said, "The Great Spirit, who made me and you, who rules the heavens and the earth, and who knows the innermost thoughts of men, knows that I and my friends have a hearty desire to live in peace and friendship with you and serve you to the uttermost of our power. It is not our custom to use hostile weapons against our fellow creatures, for which reason we have come unarmed. Our object is not to do injury, and thus provoke the Great Spirit, but to do good." "We arc met on the broad pathway of good faith and good will, so that no advantage is taken on either side, but all to be openness, brother- hood, and love." Then the governor unrolled a parchment containing stipulations for trade, and promises of friendship, which by means of an interpreter, he explained to them, article by article, and placing it on the ground, he said: "The ground shall be common to both people. I will not do as the Mary landers did, that is, call yon children or brothers only; for parents arc apt to whip their children too severely, and brothers will sometimes differ; neither will I compare our friendship to a chain, for the rain may rust it, or a tree may fall and break it; but I will con- sider yiai as the same flesh and blood as the christians, and the same as if one mail's body were to be dividul into two parts." This speech was listened to by the Indians in perfect silence, and with much gravity. They took some time to deliberate, and then the king ordered one of his chiefs to speak to William Penn. The Indian orator advanced, and in the king's name saluted him; then, taking him by the hand, in a few words gave him pledges of friendship, and assured him that the "Indians and the English will live in love aslongasthc sun and moon shall endure." Though the articles of this treaty were reduced to writing, no trace of the original record can be found. In a speech delivered by Governor HISTORY (IF BEAVER SPRINGS Gordon in May, 172.S, to the tribes represented at his council, he refer- red to this treaty, warmly commended the Indians for their fidelity to the pledges of their fathers, and recited nine articles as the chief links in the strong chain, that had for more than half a century, hound them to- gether in unbroken peace. The great elm, named the "Treaty Tree," under which Penn's council was held, was blown down by a violent storm in 1S10. Upon the ground, where for more than 200 years, it had cast its shadow, a small monu- ment has been erected by the Peim Society of Philadelphia, and a young- elm, sprouting from the roots of the old tree, has now grown up to per- petuate the memory of this important event in the history of Pennsylva- nia. The treaty ground was afterwards purchased by, and is now the property of the state. In all treaties made with the Indians, Penn and his representatives a- greed, that no settlement of white people should be established in any territory, that had not been purchased from the natives by the proprie- taries. These stipulations were faithfully observed by the government, and peace was preserved in the Province, until foreign influences and the inroads of hostile tribes involved the whole country in war. The different parts of the Province were opened for settlement by six great purchases. The first, under Penn's authority, was made in KiS'J, and is known as the "walking purchase;" it extended along the Dela- ware above Philadelphia; the second was made in 17o(i, and included the southeastern quarter of the Province; the third made 1740, com- prised a narrow belt of land lying diagonally across the Province from Pike to Dauphin county; the fourth made 17~>>\ comprised a tract lying west of the Susquehanna, from the great forks at Northumberland, south- ward to the southern boundary of the Province; the fifth and largest purchase was made in 17(>S and comprised an irregular belt of land ex- tending from the extreme northeastern to the extreme southwestern cor- ner of the Province. This was the last negotiation made under the proprietary 'authority. A board of commissioners, appointed by the State, met the western tribes at Fort Mcintosh, on the Allegheny river, in 17K5 and purchased the northwestern territory. By this treaty the Indian title to Pennsyl- vania was wholly extinguished. After the treaty of 17<>S the territory thereby opened to settlers was organized into counties. In the south, Bedford county was erected in 1771; Northumberland county, in the central and northern part of the province, was established in 1772. The pioneers in Northumberland were English and Scotch-Irish; but the Germans, who began to immigrate about the beginning of the eight- eenth century, are now in the majority, especially in the southern part of the county. In 1747, the Moravians established a mission at the Indian town of Shamokin, but the station was soon abandoned. In 17o(i the Provincial government of Pennsylvania erected a fort at that place. The territory within the limits of the county was part of two dif- ferent purchases from the Indians, made in 174!) and 17I1.S. Pioneer families came in from the Scotch-Irish settlements of the Kittatinny Val- ley, and from the Quaker communities in the lower counties. When Northumberland was erected into a county, March, 1772, Sunbury, the county town, was laid out by the survey or general who creeled a frame HISTORY OF BEAVER SI'RIWiS house on its site A small garrison held the fort Jit tills plaeedurhiK Ihe Revolution. In 1SR5 1 1 1 : 1 1, territory which now comprises the counties of I'm ion and Snyder was sepa rated nod organized into a county known as Union county; this county held its first court in the town of MifllinhurK, and later New Berlin hecame the county seat and remained so until l.X.">.">,wlicn the county was divided into two counties, viz: Union and Snyder, so named in honor of (jo v. Snyder, one of the pioneer governors of Pennsylvania. WILLIAM J. KLOSE, (Centennial Historian.) William J. Klose is the great-great-grandson of Ernest Klose, a great- grandson of Jacob Klose, a grandson of Daniel and son of Reuben and Sarah A. (nee Middleswarth) Klose. Ernest Klose, the great-great-grand- father, emigrated from Germany along 1740 or 1750, it is supposed from the vicinity of Heidelberg, and this supposition is supported and strengthened by the following facts as related by Rev. Charles Luther Klose, a cousin of William J., who is now a Congregational minister in Philadelphia, and a son of Rev. Daniel Klose, D. D., of Tempe, Arizona, who is a son of Daniel Klose, Sr., the grandfather of the subject of our sketch. The Rev. Charles Klose graduated from the Highland University, Highland, Kans., and Yale Theological Seminary. After his graduation he spent a year in the German schools at Berlin and Heidelberg, and while at Heidelberg he learned of a street in the city named Klose avenue and met families of Kloses, who in conversation told him that long years before Kloses emigrated to America from that neighborhood. Ernest Klose located in Weisseburg township, Northampton county, Pa., and died ten or fifteen years later. Among his sons was Jacob, who moved from Northampton county about 1811. Jacob had three sons, Solomon, Daniel and Jacob, and when Daniel was sixteen years of age he moved to what was then Northumberland county, after- wards Union, now Snyder county, and located two or three miles east of Beavertown, near Dreese's bridge, north of the Middle creek, on the farm now owned by Daniel Hassinger, which in part constituted the original HISTORY OF BEAVER SPRINGS. farm. Jacob died and was buried in the Hassinger church yard. At his death the farm was divided between Daniel and his brother Jacob, Daniel receiving that portion now owned by Mr. Hassinger and he raised a fam- ily of fourteen children, seven sons and seven daughters, namely: Eph- raim, Reuben, Daniel, George, James, Alfred, Jeremiah, Susan, Leah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Amelia, Marietta and Emmaline. In the year 1854, with nearly all his children, he moved to Michigan and located near Three Riv- ers, St. Joseph county. He was twice married, first to a Miss Good, who died and is buried (supposedly) at Hassinger's cemetery. His second wife, a Miss Steininger, was a daughter of Dewalt Steininger; she died and is buried in Moore Park, St. Joseph county, Mich., alongside of her husband, who died in 1869 at the age of seventy-four years. His son Reuben Klose, was at one time or other engaged in boating on the Pennsylvania canal, harness making and mercantile pursuits, and had four sons and one daugh- ter, namely, Oliver M., William J., Howard F., Daniel W. and Susan J., now married to Adam Smith. He was born Sept. 13, 1821, died March 24, 1891, and is buried in the old cemetery. His wife, Sarah Ann, was born Jan. 6, 1827, died Feb. 13, 1900, and lies buried beside her husband. William J. Klose, the son of Reuben Klose, on his mother's side was a grandson of Hon. Ner Middleswarth and great-grandson of John Middleswarth, who was of Scotch-Irish descent, and Martha, his wife, and was born Oct. 18, 1846, in this town, in the house (since remodeled) where Foster Smith now resides, where at the time his father carried on the harness trade. The sub- ject of this sketch is of patriotic lineage. (His grandfather, Capt. Ner Mid- dleswarth, raised a company of volunteers in the War of 1812 and again in 1814; he also raised a company in 1846 to fight the Mexicans. The father of the subject of our sketch served in the army, War of the Rebellion, for two enlistments, in Co. H, 184th Regt., P. V., and Co. H, 36th P. V. and was drafted and sent a substitute, being unable to go at that time.) The patriotic spirit of his forefathers being infused in the veins of young Klose, he at the age of seventeen years, enlisted in Co. F, 184th Regt., P. V., for a term of three years and served until the close of the war; was in all the engagements of his regiment until he, with many others of his regiment, were taken prisoners of war on the firing line in front of Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864, and for over ten months was confined in Libby, Belle Isle, Danville, Millen, BlaCkshire, Thomasville and Andersonville prisons, most of the time in the latter prison, by far the worst of all southern prisons. At Jacksonville, Fla., was paroled April 29, 1865, was discharged at Harris- burg, Pa., June 2, 1865, and arrived at the home of his parents in this town the same day. He was clerking, with other engagements, until 1869, when he began to serve an apprenticeship at the tanning trade, at which he worked for about three years, but on account of being subject to rheuma- tism had to abandon that business. In 1870, May 22d, he married Miss Mary E. Dreese, daughter of Henry and Mary (nee Amig) Dreese, and raised two sons, Claude H. and Charles R., and one daughter, Myrtle G., now married to W. F. Sellers, who resides in Yeagertown, Mifflin county. In 1872 he built a harness shop and engaged his father and learned the trade from him, and continued the manufacture of harness, etc., until the present time, with the exception of a period of nine years, from 1878 to 1887. In 1878, with others, he went to Kansas and took up a homestead in Russell county and farmed for four years; returned to this town and went into the mercantile business with Adam Smith, in the firm name of Klose & Smith; sold out to his partner in 1887 and returned to his trade of har- ness making. The comrades of Maj. Wm. H. Byers Post, No. 612, elected him Commander two terms, Senior Vice-Commander one term, and ad- jutant for fourteen terms, which office he still fills. He has been a collec- tor of taxes for three years and is re-elected for another term of three years. He became a member of the Reformed church in 1876, Rev. L. C. Edmonds, pastor, and still holds to that faith, holding the offices of trustee and elder for years. Mr. Klose is the chairman of the Historical committee of the Centennial Association for 1906, and to him the readers of this volume are indebted for many facts of history and incidents occuring during the past one hundred years, which appear in this book. He is held in high esteem by all who know him. In politics he is a staunch Republican and has served several terms as county committeeman. A iftatary uf tljr Odium, from lane. Wl\m 3Jt Bus 3faunto&. Until 19flfi. GDm* (CnttPtuttal Attntumarij. By W. J. KLOSE, tsq. The territory now embracing nearly all of Snyder county was in 17(i.S called Penn township, Cumberland county. The counties of the Pennsylvania colony were so large that division was inevitahle, so on the 21st day of .March, 1772, when the great Commonwealth was still one of the colonies, Northumberland county was created out of parts of Berks, Bedford, Lancaster, Northampton and Cumberland counties. The county was divided into seven townships, as follows: IVnn's, Augusta, Turhot, Buffalo, Bald Eagle, Muney and Wyoming. The courts were first held in the Fort (Fort Augusta, now Sunhury) until the court house was built. Among the inhabitants of Penn's township (now Snyder county), we find the names of John Aumiller, Philip Aumiller, William Blythe, Jacob Carpenter, Ceorge (lahriel, Jacob Hammersly, John Lee, Arthur Mo dy, Michael R eager, ( ieorge Pine, John Ueighbaugh, Michael Rod- man, Casper Herd, Frederick Stump (of Indian massacre fame at .Stump's Run, now Middleburg) , Peter Stroup, Adam Stephen and Andrew Shafer. We find thi' (lifts, Herrolds and Lepleys came into the Middlccnek Val- ley in the year 1771 . In the year 17S1) we find many names added to the list of residents of Perm's township. (Sit page 2~>S in History of Buffalo Valley.) In 171)2 John and Martha Middleswarth, of Scotch-Irish descent, with their son Ncr, then a boy often years of age, moved from New Jersey and lo- cated in what was now Penn's township, Northumberland county, about one mile south of where Reavertown is located, where thev built a home, farmed and raised a large family. John Middleswarth was born in the year 1744. Died May 14, LSI"), in his 71st year of age. Martha, his wife, was born in the year 17">0. Died Oct. ■">, 1S21, in her 74th year of age. These pioneers lie buried in the old cemetery at this place. Their son Ner grew to be a hearty, robust frontiersman and a leader among his comrades. He was married to Christina Swartzcop, early in life and reared six sons and six daughters. When the war of 1S12 broke out he raised a company of volunteers and entered the service as captain. (Names of company given in History of Buffalo Valley page 410.) His company was attached to the Nth riflemen, Col. James Irwin's Brigade. In 1 814 ('apt. Middleswarth raised another company, (for names see History of Buffalo Valley, page 427) and was called the Inion liille Volunteers, attached to the rille batallion commanded by I 'apt. John lido, in the Light Brigade, commanded by < Jen. Thomas Cadwala.der. between the years of lSlo and ls:',(l he was elected to the State Legislature thirteen times. (For the years see pages o.">S and o.Y.I, History of Buffa- lo Valley.) In ISIS he was elected to the State Senate and in lSol', was chosen to serve his district in the ."il'.d Congress and in ISoN was elected to his last public office, that of associate judge of Snyder county and served his full term of five years. During his life he accumulated considerable wealth, but lost the HISTORY OF BEAVER SPRINGS greater portion in a venture in the Beaver Furnace. He was for a long time largely identified with the properties and interests of this town. He lived on what is now the Ner A. Feese farm (a grandson), one mile CAPT. NER MIDDLE5WARTH. At the Age of Thirty Years, When He Raised a Company of Volunteers at the Outbreak of the Revolutionary War in 1812. (From a Rare Hand-Painted Portrait.) south of Beavertown. He was born Dec. 12, 1783, died June 2, 1865, aged 81 years, 5 months and 2 days. Christina, his wife, was born Apr. 8th, 1789, died Feb. 2, 1861, aged 71 years, 9 months and 24 days. They both lie in the cemetery at Beavertown. In 1791 we find the names Of Grimm, Bopp, Hassinger, Moyer and Friedlys added to the list of residents of the township and in the vicinity of Beaver Dam, and in the same year Conrad Bopp erected a hemp mill near Beavertown, and Jacob Hassinger a tanyard near Beaver Dam, very likely the same tannery managed later by John Shirey, David Mertz and B. L. Raudenbush. Grist mills and saw mills soon followed, with here and there a distillery. Between the years 1790 and 1800, the Kerns, Kellers, Dreeses, Her- mans, Bickels, Steiningers, Maurers, Rauchs, Grosses and many others whose names sound familiar located in this valley. About this time Her- man Oberdorf, Jacob Hoffman, Jacob Grimm, Samuel Ritter, John Grimm, Adam Reager, Henry Mick and others located near the present HISTORY OF BKAVER SPRINGS site of Adamsburg or as it is now failed Beaver Springs, from the fact of the numerous excellent springs in and surrounding the place. The one owned by L. R. Haines deserves especial mention because of it being an exceptionally fine spring with pure refreshing water and is well worth beholding. In the year lSOli a town was laid out by Adam Reager, a native of Germany, near what then was called Beaver Dam, »• named from the fact that the cunning little animals of that name had built a large dam three-fourths or a mile above the mouth of Beaver run, now called Bea- ver creek, in Perm's township, Northumberland county. Mr. Reager settled on the farm now owned by Samuel Shirey, and the new town in honor of Mr. Reager was called or named Reagerstown, and was known by that name for many years; then was changed to the name of Adams- burg. Adam Reager was born Oct. 11, 17411, died March 17, 1N20, aged THE OLD STONE MANSION Built in 1815 an the Site now Occupied by: Christ Reformed Church. (Photo by O. M. Klose.) i;7 years, 3 months and (> days. Charlotte Reager, his wife, was born Jan. 25, 1755, died Sept. 17, 1SH0, aged 75 years, 7 months and 22 days. Their bodies repose side by side in the old cemetery at this place. Of their descendents there is nothing known as they have long since moved from this section. Some of the early settlers of the place and vicinity we find to have been the Reagers, Micks, Aiglers, Oberdorfs, Swangers, Dreeses, Rushos and others. Among the first dwellings in and near the village were located as follows: One on the farm owned by Reuben Drcese, now farmed by Jacob Fel- ker, and was situated west of the present dwelling; it was a log house HISTORY OF BEAVER SPRINGS. and built across a spring. Another also on a farm of Reuben Dreese, now farmed by Charles H. "Wagner, and was situated at or near where the Reformed parsonage now stands and was also built of logs. One on the farm of Adam Reager, now owned by Samuel Shirey and located where his brick dwelling now stands. One on the lot long owned by Dr. Isaac Rothrock; one each on the lots of L. R. Haines, Hurley Romig, W. H. Dreese, \\ r H. Riegel, 0. M. Klose, Fred Raught; one on the lot now occupied by the Lutheran parsonage and one each on the lots of Jonathan Spangler and Foster Smith and another on the corner where the hotel now stands. These with the old stone mansion, were the first buildings in the town. This stone mansion was built by Henry Mick in 1815 and stood on the lot now occupied by the Reformed church. It was used for a store and hotel, of which Henry Mick was proprietor until his death. Those who wished to and delighted to trip the fantastic toe would come here from a great distance for the pleasure they found therein, for Mr. Mick in building this stately old mansion had made provision for just such oc- casions. On the second story the two large east rooms were divided by a board partition and this partition was so constructed and fastened on immense hinges that the whole partition could be hung up on large bolts in the ceiling and securely fastened, and when thus hoisted made an im- mense room. Mrs. Elizabeth Mi",k continued to keep open house for sev- eral years after the death of her husband. Hen ry Mick was born early in the year 1772, and died May 1, 1X49, in the 77th year of his age. Mrs. Mick was born Jan. 17, 177s, died Jan. 20, lSo.X, aged 80 years and 3 clays. Division of Northumberland County and the Formation of Union. The agitation for a division of Northumberland county began early in 1811. The reasons set forth was the great distance people had to trav- el to reach the county-seat, Fort Augusta ( Sun bury ) ; the cost of ferrying across the river and the expense for the proposed ornamenting of the town of Sunbury. At the same time it was strongly urged to erect a fire- proof building wherein to keep the county records. The contest was long and bitter, but "on March 22d, 1.S13, a bill was passed and approved by the Governor forming Union county out of Northumberland. Sec. 1 of the Act says: " That all that part of Northumberland county lying on the west side of the river Susquehanna and the West Branch of the same be and is hereby erected into a separate county, henceforth to be known by the name of Union." A commission consisting of James Banks, of Mifflin county; Henry Haines, of Lancaster county; and Ed- ward Darlington, of Chester county, was appointed to select a suitable site for a county-seat. After a long contest it was finally decided that New Berlin (then Longstown) should be the place. From this on until 1S55 we find our town in Beaver township, Union county. The court house at New Berlin was finished in 1815, and the jail in 1817. At this time our town was of slow growth but industries were spring- ing up in the surrounding country, such as saw mills, grist mills, oil mills, fulling mills, woolen mills, distilleries, tanyards, etc. About this time a tanyard was built on the farm now owned by William P. Gross, two and one-half miles northwest of town. The town was filling up and HISTORY OF BEAVER SPRINGS wo fiml the names of Thomas Youngman, Adam Youngman, John Rom- ig, Samuel Direst', Michael Kern, George Rangier, John Hall, Philip Markley, Jacob Long and others on record up to 1S21, when we find the following names on the tax list, with the respective amounts assessed against them: John Hall, .:'>7; Joseph Long, .44; Henry Mick, S7.CH; Ner Mid- dloswarth, $4. SO; Michael Maurer, .16; Joseph Sampsel, $1.02; John Rager, .04; Dewalt Steininger, .OS; Widow Valentine, .OS; George Witten- myer, ,2S; John Hoffman, .(iS; Jacob Smith (merchant), $1.2:5. The name (last available record) of John Hall appears on the tax duplicate of Beaver township for the year lS.'lO, now in possession of H. I. Romig. This man some time after this record was made in attempt- ing to rescue two of his children from his burning house was consumed in the mad flames with his children. We now find the names of John Biekel, a merchant, George Miller, William Saltzman, Michael Bear, Henry Mitchell, Godlove (Gudlieb) Ziner, John B. Smith, George Mertz, Isaac Keller, Jacob Brechbill, Jac- ob Smith, a merchant, Ephraim Hackman and others. Later appeared on the scene Adam Specht, Henry Shirey, Peter Smith, Daniel Smith, L. R. Haines, Reuben Drcese, Henry Smith, Abraham Dreese, Jacob Drcese, George Wagner, Henry Dreese, Reuben Keller, merchant, Elias Aurand, John Shirey, Samuel Kessler, Jonathan Bastion, Isaac Keller and Dr. Isaac Rothrock. Dr. Rothrock was born Nov. 22, 17 U S, came to this town from Mid- dleburg about lSoo or 1S40. He was a medical student of Dr. Ezra Doty, of Mifflintown and Dr. Thos. Vanvalzah, of Lewisburg. He prac- ticed medicine 4o years; was married four times. His first wife was a Miss Leclmer,a niece of Gov. Snyder, and died soon after their marriage. Their only child died in infancy. His second wife, Miss Susan Swenk, died in June, 1S:">2, leaving seven children. His third wife, Mrs. Lydia Leonard, (nee Pxiwersox) , a widow, died in February, 1S.">7, leaving one daughter. His fourth and last wife, Angelina Wallace, died without is- sue March 2S, lsTit. In lSlid he was electetl and served one term in the State Legislature; died June S, 1S72, and he, with his four wives, lie buried in the old cemetery. We now find as citizens of and near town the following: Rev. L. C. Edmonds, Samuel Wetzel, William Spangler, W H. Dreese, Rev. Wm. Hackman, J. (>. Dreese, Samuel Hackman, John Schambach, Wil- liam Markley, Philip Dreese, Jacob Gross, Jeremiah Miller, Eph. Romig, W. H. H. Dreese, Jacob Greenhoe, Isaac Aurand, David Heckendorn and others. Mr. Heckendorn was the first superintendent of public schools of Snyder county. He was appointed Aug. 10, 1S/V>, and served two years. Division of Union ani> Formation of Snyder County. On March 2d, 1S55, an act of the Legislature was passed and ap- proved by Gov. Pollock, dividing Union county. The bill provided that the question should be laid before the people and be decided by popular vote. Accordingly an election was held March 16th following, the result was 2. r >. r >:'> for division and 250S against division, giving a. majority of 45 for division and in favor of the formation of Snyder county. The county was divided into twelve townships, Beaver, West Beaver, HISTORY OF BKAVKH SPRINOS Centre, Chapman, Franklin, -Jackson, Middlccrcek, .Monroe, Penn, Perry, West Perry and Washington; Adamsburg becoming situated in Reaver township. Some of the causes for division were these: For many years the old buildings at New Berlin had been an annoyance to all who had business there, soin 1S.V2 the people of New Berlin petitioned the grand jury to take measures toward the erection of new county buildings. This action with the railroad question, aroused a storm of opposition and eventually led to a division of the county, the contest being long and bitter. The act forming Snyder county provided that the county-scat should be located by a vote of the people and any town furnishing a guaranteed subscription of $10,000 towards the erection of public' buildings should be entitled to become the new county-seat, Middleburg, Selinsgrove and Frceburg furnishing subscriptions approved by the court and became competing towns for the seat of justice. An election was held with the following result : Middleburg, i:>.">7; Selinsgrove, !)'_''-!, and Freeburg, 20S votes; Middleburg thus becoming the county-seat. AlTKOACllINO Tin-: Wak I'khiop. Dark clouds were now hovering over the once bright firmanent of the Nation. The prospects of the future, which had appeared so fair and flattering were now threatened with dissolution. Secession was hotly agitated throughout the South, and even had its advocates in the North, upon the false doctrine of states' rights. Men in high civil and military rank resigned that they might he free to take up arms against the Na- tional Oovernment. A number of southern states had passed the ordi- nance of secession when Fort Sumter was fired upon. Then came the over famous call from our martyred President Abraham Lincoln for troops. Men and boys from every quarter quickly responded and went forth to their country's defense, and we find Snyder county and our own village were not lacking in patriotism. The following persons went forth from our town to fight the battles of our threatened country: 11. P. Speeht, Isaac Wetzel, L. lb Haines, David Octz, Sr., David Kempfer. Capt. L. 0. Edmonds, J. Pharus Raelmvan, H. Twin Bachman, J. Wellington Raehman, James F. Keller, (ico. Hackman, -Ino. tietz, Win. Spangler, Jerre Spangler, Ed. Mitchell. Jcrre Money. Banks Drcesc, Barney Huf- ford, W. II. Smith, J. W. Speeht, D. Calvin Rot brock, O. A. Kline, W II. H. Dreese, Isaac tietz, and -los. Shirey. Besides these many from the country surrounding, went to do and die if need be for their country. Here we find the names of twenty- rive out of a population of about one hundred and fifty who were willing to offer themselves upon their country's altar as a blood offering for their country's good and the liberty of many who now disdainfully pass the old soldiers by.. We find this little town sent out over sixteen per cent of her population to tight for the preservation of the Union. It is doubtful whether many towns can boast of such a record, and our little town should and can feel proud that her record page of patriotism stands out in such bold relief. The County's record is also a matter of pride. Nearly 1500 men from the county served in the army during the war of the rebellion, and well de- serve that tribute of respect in the proposed Soldier's Memorial. For over four long years the war raged in fierce sanguinary conflict, and manv of our brave bovs who had made their breasts a barricade be- HISTORY OF BEAVER SPRINGS tween our country and its foes never lived to see the dawn of peace Some died of sickness and disease, some on the bloody Held of liattle, and oth- ers starved in the damnable prisons of the south. We find the following inhabitants have come upon the scene at about this time: Dr. A.M.Smith, O. M. Klose, Alfred Smith, Wilson Dreese, Wilson and Reuben Klose, Anis Gross, Jacob Greenhoe, Win. J. Klose, Isaac Wetzel, Sam'l F. Aurancl, Sam'l Gundrum, Jonathan Spangler, Dr. J. 0. Wagner, Geo. M. Smith, A. S. Helfrich, P H. Knepp, Jno. Bolender, J. M. Raker, Thomas Keller, H. F. Klose, W H. Smith, Irvin Smith, Pharus Bach- man, D. W. Klose, Irvin Bachman, Wellington Bachman, Dr. Hiram J. Smith, Calvin Bachman, Rev. Chas. M. Aunind, Rev. Samuel Greenhoe, Charles Greenhoe, and others, and later we find, Rev. Romig, Rev. W. M. Landis, J. B. Spangler, Rev. W. F. Brown, Rev. Wm. Spangler, Dr. C. G. Smith, Jno. Bowcrsox, A. M. Aurand, H. M. Pontius, John 0. Klingler, Ira Kline and many others now respected citizens of our town. Dr. A. M. Smith and A. S. Helfrich represented our county in the State Legislature. iMtrSTliTES AND ENTERPRISES OF THE TowX, PAST AX'II PkESENT. The first industry as far as can be learned was a tannery built in 1701, fifteen years before the town was laid out, by Jacob Hassinger, who did old fashioned tanning here for a number of years. This tannery was afterwards run by John Sliircy, David Mertz, B. L. Raudenbush, and others, and was located on the lot now owned by J. M. Baker, Esq. Barney Hufferd was proprietor of a pottery; Adam Specht conducted a match factory; Peter Smith, a hat manufactory. Among the black- smiths during various periods were: Jacob Dreese, Samuel Kessler, Ed. Mitchell, W. H. Dreese, Jonathan Spangler, T. J. Keller, Wilson Dreese, and others. Henry Mitchell, tinsmith; Samuel Wetzel, cabinet maker and undertaker; L. R. Haines, harness maker; Reuben Klose, harness maker; Wm. Spangler, coach maker; Isaac Saltzman, coach maker; W. J. Klose, harness maker; W. F. Haines, harness maker; O. M. Klose, watch maker; C. C. Wetzel, cabinet maker; J. (). Klingler, wagon fac- tory; Baker and Felker, whip factory; A. M. Aurand, printing establish- ment; Beaver Springs Creamery, 1). F. Spaid, manager; J. A. Kearns, bicycles and typewriters; J. A. Cathcrman, chop mill; H. I. Romig, stoves, pumps, etc. Merchants of the Town. We find that during the last century the following named persons have been in the mercantile business in the town: Henry Mick, J. W. Snyder, Jacob Smith, John Frank, Geo. Miller and Geo. Oberdorf, John Bickcl, Henry Smith, George and Isaac Smith, Reuben Keller, B. L. Rauden- bush, H. Houser and W . H. H. Dreese, H. Houser and Jacob Green- hoc, Daniel Smith, H. I. Romig and C. M. Aurand, H. I. Romig, G. M. Smith and I. I. Manbeck, A. S. Helfrich, A. S. Helfrich and G. M. Smith, J. W. Specht and R. Fcssler, J. W. Specht, A. H. Ulsh and Son (Ira), Wm. it Frank Harley and A. G. Bashar, Frank Harlcy and A. G. Bashar, E. S. and H. G. Manbeck, W. J. Klose and Adam Smith, Adam Smith, C. H. and C. R. Klose, J. B. Spangler and J. D. Haines, J. B. Spangler, R. F. Wagner and J. II. Bitter, Allen Fultz, R. F. Wagner, Harvey and Henry M. Pontius, II. M. Pontius, J. W. Bowersox, J. B. Spangler. HISTORY OF BKAVKH SPRINGS. Hotels. Henry Mick was proprietor of the first Hotel of the town, then came, Charles "\Yeirman, — : Crossgrove, Reuben Keller, B. L. Rivudenbush, Henry Houser, John Limbert, Noah Smith, E. C. Hamilton, Wm. Swenk, Robinson Middleswarth, Geo. M. Smith and \Y. E. Stahlnecker. Manner of Harvesting. The manner of cutting grain in the early days of our forefathers was by means of a sickle. The neighbors of certain districts would go togeth- er, cut, bind and shock the grain, mostly rye in the early days, then go to another neighbor and so on until the whole neighborhood had their grain cut. As many as fifteen to twenty would go together and help one another until the harvest work was done; after many years the gram cradle came into use, and was considered quite an improvement on the old way of cutting grain. A unique idea of the early settlers was that it was absolutely necessary to have a bottle of liquor in the harvest field, and every farmer of those days had from a half barrel to a barrel of old rye in his cellar, and they had some gay old times in harvesting. It was the custom to take an early breakfast, go into the harvestfield and work until about the middle of the forenoon, then some one would come into the field with a large basket or two, rilled with good things, and the bot- tle filled with the sparkling liquor. After lunch they worked until din- ner was ready, took dinner and worked on until night. Thresh ing. The old way of threshing out grain was with the flail, especially rye; wheat was more frequently tread out by horses. The manner of doing this was this way: The wheat sheaves were opened and spread out upon the threshing floor in the form of a circle, and from four to six horses were either ridden or lead around and around until the top side was well threshed out, it was then turned over and the process repeated until the grain was thoroughly threshed out. In order to prevent the horses from casting muck upon the wheat, some one was always ready with a large scoop shovel to catch the droppings. When thoroughly threshed, the horses were removed, and the grain and chaff shaken out of the straw by means of a large wooden fork ("schittle good"), thus the process was re- peated until all the grain was threshed, then run over a fanning mill and cleaned, and was then ready for market. Markets. After the canal was built, the grain was hauled to Selinsgrove from this section and coal brought back on return trips, but before the canal was built, our farmers, in order to market their grain, were compelled to haul it to Reading or Philadelphia, the distance being great, to make as few trips as possible, they used the large English wagon bodies to take large loads, requiring from six to eight horses, and it took from ten to twelve days to make a trip and return. Traveling. Traveling in those early days was either on horse back or in the old time stage coach. These stage coaches also carried U. S. mail in connec- tion with passengers. They used from two to four horses. Emigration HISTORY OF BEAYKR SPRIXOS was done in wagons having covers. The wagons used at that time gen- erally had the English bodies which were large and capacious. He, who wished to emigrate would hitch up his horses, or more likely his oxen, dump in his truck (goods) chuck in his family, his dog and gun, and pull out for a new location. Manner of Old Time Feneiials. In the event of a death the young people of the neighborhood would in the evening gather at the house of mourning to set up (wake) for the de- parted. About midnight the table was spread and all partook of a re- past, remain all night and go home in the morning. This was repeated every night until the corpse was laid to rest. In those early days, 70 or NO years ago, hearses were not in general use, you could scarcely find one in a. whole county. They therefore used the large farm wagons for a hearse and also for conveying the mourners, or friends. The wagons in those days were built with the large English bodies, or boxes, with large end gates, which were removed and the corpse placed in the wagon. The end gate was placed on the ground, one at a time the mourners would step upon it and by the pall bearers, one at each corner, would be raised sufficiently high to enable them to readily step into the wagon, and take seats, chairs having already been placed there, and thus were taken to the cemetery, mostly using four horses to draw this improvised hearse, Events and Incidents. In those good old times, a hundred years ago, matches had not come into use, and fire was made in a queer manner. First a material gather- ed from old rotten wood or stumps, called punk, and thoroughly dried; when dry it would readily ignite. This was held to a flint (stone) and struck with a piece of steel, made to fit the knuckles, causing the sparks to lly in every direction, and any spark striking the punk would ignite it and soon they had a blazing fire. Store coffee was a scarce article in those days, and people drank coffee made out of rye and wheat. Fruit was never canned, but always dried. Writino. Writing pens were unknown in the days of our forefathers, and writ- ing was done by means of goose quills cut and shaped in the form of pens, and in the early history of the schools it was thought a teacher that was not able to properly cut and shape these quills did not understand his profession . Illumination. Before tallow candles came into use, our dear old grand mothers used to sew, spin, do all manner of work, and read, either by the fire in the hearth or by the light of a bird shaped lamp, the head and neck being hollow or tube like in shape to nicely admit a wick, something similar to the tube of a miner's lamp; the body was a vessel or sort of reservoir to hold the oil, or rather should say the lard, as lard was mostly used. This reser- voir had a cover with a hinged lid to fit over and close up the lamp. The lamp had an attachment by which it could be hung upon a nail, or al- most anywhere. The old grand mothers called this lamp "An Omshel." The Raisixo ok Flax. In the good old days of a century or so ago it was not as it is today, HISTORY OF BEAVER SPRINGS that in the event of being in need of anything, and especially dry goods, clothing, etc., that they could go to a neighboring store and get what they wanted, but all wearing apparel had to be made, and the material therefore raised and for this purpose flax and wool were raised. The flax seed was sown in April, and after it had ripened it was pull- ed out of roots and bunched in small sheaves three or four inches in thickness, and six or eight of these sheaves were put together in the man- ner of a shock. After it was well dried two or three of these shocks were bound together into large sheaves, with rye straw and hauled into barns and threshed. The seed was run over a fanning-mill and cleaned, then was ready for market, and was generally taken to the oil mill and sold for cash. The seed was put through a certain process and converted in- to pure (linseed) flaxseed oil. After the flax was all threshed it was taken and spread out in nice rows where it remained to receive several rains and dry out in turns until it was thoroughly sun-parched and be- came brittle. It was now again bound into sheaves, then put under roof to keep dry. It was now run over the flax-brake and thoroughly brok- en, then run over the (for want of abetter name will call it) a whipping or switching wheel ("schwing wrought.") This being the first process of cleaning or separating the fibres from its woody like substance. The second process of cleaning was by means of a hackle, a comb-like arrange- ment, a block eight or ten inches long by about four inches wide, con- taining from fifty to seventy-five pointed spikes, three or four inches long. The flax was all drawn over this comb, and repeated until perfect- ly clean. It was now ready for spinning. It was spun into various thicknesses of thread, depending for what purpose it was intended to be used. During the process of spinning, this thread or yarn was wound on large spools, and from these spools it was run over the reel and made in- to hanks, these hanks were then, by hand, wound into balls, about half a dozen hanks on a ball. Next was the twisting of two or more threads together to make a heavier yarn, and was done by a regular spinning wheel or a wheel specially made for that purpose. Two of these balls were put into some receptacle to hold them during the process of twist- ing together. The ends of two or more balls were fastened to a spool on the spinning wheel and always kept taut while the wheel was running, and by experienced hands these threads were twisted together very com- pactly. After the yarn was finished it was again run over the reel and bound into hanks, and was now ready for the weaver. It was woven in- to cloth of all grades of fineness, some being of the finest of fabrics. These finer cloths were spread out upon the grass and occasionally sprinkled with water until bleached to a perfect whiteness. SriEEr and Wool. Sheep were raised by nearly every farmer, and by some quite exten- sively, not only for the wool, but for mutton as well. The sheep were shorn in the month of May, and the wool taken to the creek to be wash- ed, after being thoroughly washed, it was spread out upon the grass to dry. After it was dry, it was bound up in sheets or large cloths and put away until some convenient time when it was picked apart between the thumbs and fingers until it was all gone over with, and all dirt and for- eign substances removed. This work was called "Wul Stehuppa." It then again was tied up in sheets and sent to the carding mill to be card- HiSTORY OF BEAVKK SI'ltlNCiS. cd. The carding was the work by some sort of machinery, of rolling or working the wool into beautiful rolls of about one half inch in thickness, and about three feet long, and was now ready for spinning into yarn, and after spinning and the process of twisting the same, as with the flax, it was ready for use, for knitting, or weaving into cloth of every variety. Sometimes the coarser of the woolen yarns were taken with the coarser of the flaxen yarns and used about half and half to make men's heavy wear for winter, and was called, "Holblina." =E3= Stao ftturuw §>t ttbra of % ®mun. JACOB DREE5E. Mr. Dreese was born February 23, 1801, and died February 5, 1890, aged 88 years, 11 months and 12 days. Catherine, his wife (nee Hoffman) township. The old man frequently expressed himself in his later years of the dear scenes of his childhood, which were stamped indelibly up- on his memory. He told of three houses at this place, two on the main road and one on the hil? where Old Adam Rager lived. The writer ques- tioned him concerning the large spring (Haines*) to which he replied : "I have not known of any particular spring there, but it was a desolate, swampy and marshy place, covered with forest and heavy undergrowth." He was married to Susanna, daughter of Henry Goss, who was of English descent and emigrated from New Jersey at an early date and cut a road through the forest south westward all the way from Troxelville to within about 150 yards south of where the build- ings stand on the resident farm of Emanuel G. Snook, a distance of six miles, where he erected died February 9, 1881, aged 71 years, 9 months and 16 days. The family consisted of five boys and three girls, viz : Wm. H., Ed., Irvin, Wil- son, Ephraim, Sarah, Elizabeth and Mary. Elizabeth died at the age of two years; Irvin was killed by the kick of a horse, and Sarah died in the state of Indiana. Mr. Dreese was born a mile north of Beaver Springs and learned the blacksmith trade at Middleburg with James Bar- bin, which occupation he followed for some forty years at Adamsburg, now Beaver Springs. JOHN SNOOK. Mr. Snook was one of the pioneer settlers of the town. He was a son of John Snook who was born January 2, 1770; and died October 26, 1864. The subject of this sketch was born April 26, 1807, in a little log cabin beside the small stream at or near the present site of the cream- ery in this town, when the town was but one year old, and died August 21, 1898. He was buried in the St. John's (Ridge) cemetery. West Beaver a log cabin. Emanuel Snook is the only son of John Snook and was born in 1R46. He was the grandfather of J. F. Snook, assistant cashier of> the First National Bank, of Beaver Springs. ®lje l&mxtn ^pnnga Public ^rlinnls. By J. F. KELLER, Esq. The third historic act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania was that which provided for the education of all the children in the Common- wealth at the expense of the public treasury, passed in lsr',4. Previous to the enactment of this great law more than 200 acts had heen passed in reference to this subject, for the people of Pennsylvania have ever been the friends and advocates of education and at no period of their history were the efforts relaxed to attain greater perfection in the organization and administration of a system of public schools. The act of 1N34 inaugurated a new era in education in this state. From that time forward steady progress has been marie. At times it was slow, and to many imperceptible, but public sentiment was never stagnant, and legislation never went backward. With this law the found- ation of tlie system of common schools now in use was laid. It provided ■' " ■■'' I f'V»iiiU^ijl»h}f - 1 wRiiifc '^^FiSBBi 1^ » >>& « Br"' f in* .r'i -' - ■ ^ mt '•• " ' "- : -* ■". ft «0 ■■-■ ~~ '"'- " s - The Four-Room Public School House. (The Old Cemetery in the Foreground.) that a tax should be levied on all taxable property and inhabitants, that townships, boroughs and wards should lie school districts, and that schools should be maintained at public expense. The establishment and supervision of schools in each district were intrusted to a board of six directors to lie chosen by the legal voters. The people in each township wire allowed to determine by an election whether the new school system should be adopted or rejected, and an election upon this question might be held once in three years. The secretary of the Commonwealth was made superintendent of schools and the Legislature was authorized to appropriate funds annually from the State treasury in aid of the work of education. In is:;.") a powerful effort was made to repeal this law, but through the exertions of Thaddeus Stevens, then a member of the legislature, aid- ed by Governor Wolf, who promised to use the veto power if necessary, HISTORY OF BKAYEi: SPRIXOS tlic new system was successfully defended and free wlinols were pernian- eiilly established in Pennsylvania. In many districts the law was not accepted. The state had I icon settled by an intelligent, liberty-loving people, who had fled from Europe to escape the tyranny of governments, wherein arbitrary law destroyed liberty of conscience, and oppressed independent Christians. They val- ued free education as highly as they valued free worship and free speech. All denominations of Christians, whether Protestant or Catholic, came to Pennsylvania bringing their preachers and school teachers, and by the side of the log church they built the log school house in even' comity and in every settlement . The work of educating all the children was made the sacred duty of the church, and because our ancestors feared that the state would not do this work as well as the church did it, they opposed the common school system. They loved education, they favored free schools, but they distrusted state supervision. But time has wrought a great change, public sentiment has been educated along this line and today every true Pennsylvanian prides himself and boasts of our Public School System. Many changes and improvements have been made in our public schools since the adoption of the Free School System. The term has been extended several times. We will now venture to give a brief account of tin 1 schools of Beaver Springs. The first school house in the village is supposed to have been erected at the east end of the village near the end of the old cemetery. There was a dwelling house attached t >the building for the use of the teacher. The first teacher known to have occupied this dwelling was Henry Young, who taught an English and (ierman school. After the adoption of the Free School System a second building was erected at the west end of the village on the site where Clymer liomig has now erected a dwelling house. Soon after the second building was erected the one at the east end was destroyed by lire. A new building was built upon the same ground and the schools were kept in these buildings for several years after the Civil War, when the buildings were condemned and a new two-story brick building was erected on Market street. After having been in use for several years the board of Directors sold it to Edward Knepp, who converted it into a dwelling house. Mr. Knepp sold it sometime afterwards to J. \V Snook, who is still living in it. After having sold this building the Board of Directors erected an- other brick building one-story high, containing four rooms, on Market street, which is still in use. Following are some of the teachers who taught in these schools : H. rwig (who later became a Lutheran minister), Eli liothroek, W X. Kiester, William Unangst, Charles Hans, Mary Plans, Annie Lutz, (ieorge Lambert, Adam Smith, Isaac Wetzel, .lames F. Keller, K. 0. Walter, I. X. Johns, John Kern, Charles L. Wetzel, Elmer E. Wetzel, Laura M. Keller, Annie Sliitvy, Ophir Felker, Samuel Miller, Allen Pawling,! ieorge Hackman, W. II. Smith, J. O.Kcmp- fer, Ira Filson, Ida. Heckendorn, W II . Kline, Ira Kline, Clymer liomig, Reuben Hassinger, Charles II. Klose, A. W. Musser, W. 1. Keller, Fan- nie Kieses,May Shinkle, Esfa Youngman, Eslclla liomig and Lester Dcrr. aty? (HljttrrljeB nf leaner springs iSjiatnrjj of (Eljrtat iRpfnrtnpo (Eljurrij. By W. J. KLOSE, Esq. The first organizations of the Reformed Church in this valley, as far as can he gleaned from the very imperfect records at hand, was ef- fected between the years 17-10 and 17(10. Then the sainted Rev. Schlat- ter began to preach at Selinsgmve, Hassinger's, then known as Hover's Bridge, Adamshurg, called Bi aver Dam and Black Oak Ridge, and later organized congregations at Middleburg, Beavertown, Troxelville and De- CHRIST REFORMED CHURCH. catur, or better known as Samuel's. In the early days when the faithful Rev. Dr. Schlatter went the rounds of this extensive field feeding the hungry souls with the bread of life, the good old fathers were of necessity obliged to carry their old flint leeks almost constantly with them, even on .Sundays to their place of worship as a proti ction against the squads or CIILROHES OF HEAVER SPRINGS 1 >anrd day of June on which date the church service was held and the officiating preacher was Reformed. Pastor Miller preached from 1st Cor. :>: IB and 17, and Rev. Geisweit from Psalm 2"> : 10. Upon permission the vestrymen, Lutheran and Reformed, the officers of Salem's church, that is, the present council was installed. Trustees: Lutheran, Bernhardt Eberhardt, Peter Wagner. Elders, Lutheran, Adam Reger, John Mover. Reformed, Casper Waunnocher. Deacons, Lutheran, Herman Oberdorf, Jacob Hoffman. Reformed, Christopher Weis, Michael Mourer. We notice the officers installed at this time were both Lutheran and Reformed and may infer from that fact that even before the erection of a church building these services were union in character, and by reason of the fact that Rev. Miller was given precedence in occupying the pulpit and that it mentions that he is from Harrisburg we conclude he was only temporarily occupying the pulpit, and Rev. Geisweit following in his discourse is evidence that he was the regular minister in this large field at this time. We find the name of Mr. Geisweit mentioned in the old church record as late as the year 1S05. When his labors began or how long they continued we are unable to determine, but what we may excogitate from the fragments of history at command may conclude be on the side of the Reformed and Rev. Gentzel for the Lutherans formed the first union church organization at Beaver Dam, about the year 17!M>, and that Rev. Geisweit continued his labors here until sometime after the erection of the first church building. The exact date or year when the first church was erected is problematical, but the time may of a cer- tainty lie located 1 ict ween 1S00 and ISO!), to be more exact possibly in 1S07, at least after 1S0(> the year the plan of the town was laid, there is no doubt of this, from the very fact of the location of the church on the corner of Market street and Ridge Lane, and it is not plausible that the CHURCHES OF BEAVER SPRINGS town was planned to fit the location of the church hail it born previously built. BriLDiNo a School IIousk. We find a subscription list in the old church record bearing date — ISO!), soliciting funds to erect a school house near Reaver Dam church. This is conclusive evidence that the church was erected be- fore ISO'. I and that there was no regular school building before that date. The list names Bernhardt Eberhardt and Jacob Drecse as the building committee, and the following subscribed thereto: David Fry, Daniel Romig, John Snook, John Kcssler, Philip Wagner, Jacob Bord- ner, Christian Mourer, Henry Kern, Adam Rtar. Jacob Lomiller, Daniel Hassinger, who subscribed 400 feet boards for the upper floor; Thomas Ycungman and others whose names are undeseipherable. The amount raised by this subscription was sVJo.SO. Compi.ktion of School HousK. Then followed another subscription to complete the school house near the Reaver Dam church, and names John Lehr and John Rover as the new building committee, with the following as subscribers: Henry Mick, George Roush, John lVtwiler, Joseph Romig. John Romig, Fre- derick Haines, Solomon Romig, Adam Kriek, John M<■ towards purchasing pipe, ) Henry Kern, John Cross, Maria Elizabeth Eelker, Ceorgc Polish, John Reger, Solomon Romig, Valentine Orim and Thomas Youngman ; amount suhscrihed 8- : LO0. SriiscRiiTiox to Erect a Fence Ahound Cemetery. We copy another subscription list from the old church record. This list was for the purpose of raising money to purchase material to civet a fence around the cemetery which was to he made of posts, rails and clap- hoards, (clapboards as we understand are pailings split out like the old fashioned lap shingles instead of being sawed out. ) This effort was made in 1X2H, and the list contains the following names: Henry Grim, John Deohler, Adam Reger, John Gross, John Lehr, John Cross, Adam Krick, Herman Oberdorf, Adam Lehr, Christian Kline, Michael Mourer, Philip Wagner, Daniel Hassinger, Christina .Mourer, Michael Wagner, Thomas Youngman, Henry Diclil, Peter Dveese, Jacob Dreese, John Lechner, John Detwiler, John Romig, Henry Mick, John Honey, George Try, John Shout, Isaac Gerhart, Reformed minister, Simon Aigler, Peter Snook, Sr., John Romig, Solomon Romig, John Cummings, Esq., John Conrad Weiser, Xer Middleswarth, Peter Aigler, and Jonathan Eber- hardt, amount subscribed S21.2">. These subscription lists are given in this connection for the triple purpose of showing at about what time the first church was erected, the first schoolhouse built and to show who were the early settlers in this vicinity. The CirrRciiEs. Before the churches were built the people from great distances would gather and hold Christian worship in barns, and to show the faith of the old pioneers will mention for the benefit of the rising generations, that after the first church in this town was built people gathered in from such great distances that it is at this date hardly creditable. They came from Juniata county on foot across the Shade mountain to join in the worship of the Triune God, and the place which once marked a path across the mountain is still known as the church path, (karich-a-pawt ) . The first church of our town was located in the southeast corner of the old cemetery, on Market street and Ridge Lane, (as heretofore mentioned) and was built of logs, in the style and architecture of that day, having galleries on three sides, with the pulpit swallow-nest style sticking up, rather elevated, against the fourth wall, and was a joint Lutheran and Re- formed church and stood until the year 1 Not or 'oo, when it was taken down and material used in the construction of a more modern church. The old church contained a large pipe organ which was carefully removed and placed in the new church, the cornerstone of which was laid on the 'iStli day of May, bSoo, and was dedicated Nov. -I, 1S.">(>. The second, or new church was of the same denominations as the first and was jointly used as such until the year 1S77, when on July 1st the members of the two divisions of the church agreed on a separation, the members of the Re- formed church agreeing to pay to their Lutheran brethren the sum of £4'X) for the relinquishment of all their rights, title and claims to the CHURCHES OF BEAVER SPRINGS church. The Lutherans immediately set to work raising funds and ma- terial for the erection of anew church which was located on S. W. corner Market Square and when completed made an imposing appearance. The Fourth or New Reformed Church. The Reformed people continued to worship in the old church until the year 1NS4 when the members decided to erect a new church. A building committee, consisting of Rev. Landis, H. H. Laub and Samuel Shiny, was appointed and the work of getting funds and material was begun. It was tedious and very burdensome work, but the labor was continued until the church was completed. The old church was sold to Maj. Wm. H. Byers Post No. Ms 4 who converted it into a Plall. The right of the Auditorium however was reserved for the use of the carpenters for the winter in order that such work as the seats, doors, window box- ing, etc., might be made during the winter. The pipe organ was removed and sold to Solomon Steininger, but unfortunately while in his possession was destroyed by fire. The congregation worshiped in the north room of the present school building until Christmas day,18N"), when services were first held in the Chapel of the church. The first confirmation and Com- munion was held on the 9th day of May, 1886, in the auditorium, though not yet painted. The hoisting doors dividing the Chapel and the auditor- ium were up and both rooms were well tilled. The church was finished in the early summer and on June 20, lKXtt, was dedicated to the worship of the Triune (rod amidst a vast concourse of people. Rev. S. K. Huber, of Skippackville, Montgomery Co., Pa., and Rev. D. S. Dieffenbacher, of Altoona, and Rev. Deitzwere present. Rev. Huber preached the dedi- catory sermon assisted by Rev. Deitz. Anthems of praise were sung by Prof. Wm. Mover and his brother Philip and their daughters Ida, Mayme, Anna and Emma. This fine church cost about $7,000 and is located on the identical lot where once stood that stately old hostelry, the old Mick mansion, where for years spirits evil, that filled the head and stomach were passed out, but tin' bad has been replaced by the good, a better, a purer, a Holier Spirit is now passed out and worketh much good to them that love the Lord. List of Reformed Ministers Who Served the Beaver Screws Ciiakoe, fhoji First to Last. First was the Rev. Schlatter, who effected the first Reformed organization, labored long and faithful in this then extensive field; dates of his service can not be given. Next to follow was the Rev. Gustweit, who served possibly from about 171)5 to 1S10, or ISI'2. He was succeeded by Rev. Adam in whose honor, it is claimed, the name of the town was changed from Regerstown to that of Adamsburg. How long he continued his labors here we are unable to determine, but he must have labored for quite a number of years in this charge. His successor, the Rev. Isaac Gerhart, we find as one of the contributors to the fund for building the cemetery fence in 1N23, and how long he fed the lambs in this flock we have no record. He was followed by Rev. John Felix, Rev. Daniel Weiser, Rev. Henry Bassler and Rev. John Hoffheinz. These labored for the Lord in this vineyard between the year 1.S2I!, the pastorate of Rev. Gerhart, and the year 1887, for we learn CHURCHES OF BEAVER SPRINGS from very reliable sources that in 1K37 the Rev. Frederick Herman was the regular pastor in this charge. The Rev. Adolf B. Casper succeeded him and must have labored in this charge in the latter '40's. He labor- ed with good results, and is still kindly remembered by many of our old- est people. He was in turn succeeded by Rev. William G. Hackman, about the year 1.S49, who also is kindly remembered by those of his flock still remaining; his services in this field ended and Rev. M. C Schultz followed him in lHo.X, and continued until IW.'>, when he left here in the spring and accepted a call from the state of Indiana. He labored in his new field but a few months, when one day his horse ran away, injur- ing him so badly that he died a few days after. His remains were brought east, and lie buried in the Ridge cemetery. Then in order of succession came our much beloved and respected brother, the Rev. L. C. Edmonds, who all remember gratefully. He labored long and faithfully with abundant success, which is attested to by the fact of the large num- ber of persons confirmed by him during his labors while in this charge, the total being 0:>1. When the good brother assumed the duties of this charge it included Middleburg, Hassinger's, Beavertown, Adamsburg, Troxelville, Black Oak Ridge, and Samuel's, however during his pastor- ate the charge was divided and Middleburg and Hassinger's churches were cut off, thus lightening, somewhat the minister's burdens. His labors were continued for 13 years or until the year 1S70. He was succeeded by the Rev. Abraham Romig, who is well remembered by all, as a good faithful servant of the Lord. His labors here ended in 1N7S or 1N79, when again pastor Edmonds took up the ministerial work, he about three years before laid down and he put forth the same earnestness and zeal in the work for the Lord, which he had previously done, with the same unbounded success, but unfortunately in 1NN8 was again called to other fields of labor. How his labors among this people was appreciated and lovingly remembered is attested to by the costly gift of a solid ster- ling silver, heavily gold plated Loving Cup presented to him and Mrs. Edmonds at their golden wedding, at Ford City, Pa., on Easter Monday April 10, 1900. Next, in turn of succession, came Rev. William M.Landis,who be- gan his pastorate September MO, lN.s;->. His labors were tedious, labor- ious and burdensome, and under his pastorate all, or nearly all, the churches of this charge (5) were either remodeled or built anew. He was one of the building committee for the church here. Under his man- agement the Reformed parsonage here was also erected, and the lament- ed brother deserves much credit for his faithful service. He held his first communion November 23, 18X3, and his last communion before his departure for another field, on October 19, INKS. Rev. H. H. Spahn followed in turn, and began his pastorate in January, 1X99, and tried hard to please all, was very jolly and sociable and his ministerial labors are of so recent date that they arc still fresh in the memories of his peo- ple. His first communion was held on April 23, 1N99, and his last on May 1, 1904. He left many friends at his departure, and on December 1, 1904, was succeeded by the present pastor Rev. F. W. Brown, who held his first communion on January S, 190"). His labors among this people for the last two years, have met the approbation of all. He is very studious, earnest, zealous and faithful in the field of christian work, and may his life, his health and strength be spared unto him that the CHURCHES OP BEAVER SPRINGS blessed Gospel of our Lord and Saviour may he continued to he promul- gated by him indefinitely. The Fifth Church. The G. A. R. Hall, formerly the old church, was in about the year sold to the M.E. church, who razed it to the ground and constructed a new church on the spot. The membership being weak it was of but a few years' duration, when it was sold, and removed to Bedford county. The first communion in this town of which we have any record was held in the year 1S()0, (Names in German in old church record.) The first class confirmed and second communion of which we have record was held April 17, 1.S24. (Names in English in old church record.) REV. F. W. BROWN. Franklin Wilson, the second son of Henry and Rachael Brown, was born near Lewisbura, Pa., I on Dec. 31st, 1849. He was raised on the farm, I working on his father's farm in summer and at- OHintCIIKS OK BEAVKIi SPRINGS tended the township school in winter. After going to Buckncll Academy one term he taught the township school where he was raised; two years after this he taught another term in the same township. f : rom that time he attended Bucknell University until prepared lo enter the Junior class in college in the regular classical course; he then went to Mercersburg College, located at Mercersburg, Pa., and graduated from college in June, 187b, rcceivingthe degree of A. B. In the fall of 1876 he entered the theo'ogical course in Mercersburg college and completed the course in theology in May , IK7<); received the degree of A. M. from his Alma Mater. Thus he received instruction in the institution of which the sainted Rev. E. II. Higbee, D. D., was president, who afterwards was appointed Slate superintendent of public schools of Pennsylvania. After com- pleting his college and theological course, Mr. Brown spent nearly two years on the farm again; then was sent by the Mission Board of the Re- formed church to Iowa and took charge of the Brandon Mission, and was ordained to the Gos- pel ministry in the Peformed church on the 15lh day of May, 1881. lie was engaged in mission work in the west, organizing congregations and building churches until June 1st, 1 884 . when he accepted a call to the Schellsburg charge in Bed- ford county, residing at Schellsburg, where he labored successfully till the autumn of 1888, when he accepted a call to the Pine Pun charge. West- moreland county, Pa., residing at North Wash- ington, Pa. Here he labored three years, then accepted a call lo the Nittany Valley charge in Centre county, Pa., residing at Walker, Pa. In this charge he lahored two and one-half years; then came to the Aaronsburg charge, residing at Aaronsburg, Centre county. Pa., eight and one- half years. Now he accepted a call to Emanuel charge in Westmoreland Co., Pa., residing at Manor Dale, Pa., where he labored very success- fully for two years, when on account of failing health of himself and wife, he left and accepted a call to the Beaver Springs charge and began his labors here on the first day of December, 1'HM. During his life in the ministry. Rev. Brown has organized six congregations, built five churches, re-built four churches and repaired a number of churches and parsonage On Jan. 1st, 1884, Rev. Brown was married to Miss Emma B. Brown, of LewisburK, by Rev. R. L. Gerhart, l>. 1). She has been a devoted and faithful pastor's wife. There were never any children born to this family. i" '% HH . ' ••it!;\"f«B ,:Vl 1 CHRIST Ri:roRMI2I) CHURCH PARSONAGE. The Great June Flood, 1889. During the night of May 31— June 1, 1889, occurred the heaviest fall of rain, caused by cloud-bursts, that has ever been known by the people here. A good part of the town was submerged from a few inches to three feet in depth and much damage was done. Gardens were destroyed, cel- lars flooded, farm animals and poul- try drowned, nearly all bridges swept away, railroads destroyed and mail service suspended for several days. Railroad traffic could not be resumed for several weeks. In manv sections dwelling houses and barns were car- ried away by the raging waters. This was the memorable occasion of the Johnstown flood calamity, where many hundreds of people lost their lives. if taturg of ttje Utttljfran QHjurrlj- By REV. W. M. SPANGLER and W. J. KLOSE, Esq. St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran congregation of Braver Springs was organized as St. John's Lutheran church of Beaver Dam, Beaver town- ship, then Northumberland county, later Union county, and now Snyder county, in 17!>('» (exact date not available), by Rev. John Mathias Gent- ST. PETER'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH. zel, pastor, of whom we rind the following record in an old church record unearthed by Rev. F. W. Brown, Reformed minister, and W. J. Klose while searching the library in the parsonage for just such information. I'liiKiii Recohii of the Evangelical Lutheran congregation at Beaver Dam, in Beaver town- ship, Northumberland county, bought in the year of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 17i)(>, by the serving officers, Jacob Hoffman and Herman Oberdorf. Write my name at best into the book of life, And' bind my soul quite fast into a covenant beautiful That shall in heaven be ever green, and with Thee life is free, So will I ever praise because the heart at rest shall be. —John Mathias Gentzel, at the time Lutheran preacher in Beaver Twp-. A. D. 17Q6. CHURCHES OF BEAVER SPRINGS Rev. Ccntzel came to a sad and sudden death by drowning in the Middle creek at Rover's bridge and lies buried in the grave yard at the Hassinger's church. For several years the congregation worshipped in barns. The first church building," a union church, Lutheran and Re-formed, was dedicated between 1*00 and ISO!), exact date not obtainable. Who served the con- gregation during this period and subsequently for a number of years the records do not show, until Rev. J. Conrad Walter took charge in 1*07 and served twelve years, until his death, Aug. 11, 1S1<), Rev.J.P.Shindel, Sr., of Sunbury, served as a supply for nearly a year, when Rev Jacob W. Smith was called and served ten years, till l.s:il. We find in the old church record previously mentioned that the Rev. Jacob \V. Smith con- firmed a class of catechumens and held communion services on the 17th day of April, 1S24. The names of the catechetical class are: Samuel Waggoner, Henry Miller, Jacob Haines, David Try, Thomas Youngman, John Roinig, William Vanover, Samuel Dreese, Michael Kern, Joseph Diemer, Adam Youngman, Jacob Hook, Elizabeth Benner, Susana Min- ich, Barbara Waggoner, Susana Lepley, Magdalena. Romig, Cath. Zerbe, Ainanda Cath. Roush, Maria Keller, Maria W< turner, Maria Kern, Cath. Shiver, Elizabeth Kern, Eveline Fortney, Susana Sworm, Magdalene Hook, Elizabeth Hook, Mary Dreese. The following communed at this time: Ceo. Rengler, Mary Oberdorf, Nancy Detweiler, Adam Rager, Sr., and wife, Elizabeth Mohart, Margaret Lechner, Mary Moyer, Han- nah Lehr, Hannah Miller, Cath. Woomer, Elizabeth Hummel, Elizabeth Detweiler, Elizabeth Wildo, Cath. Wise, Cath. Cross, Jacob Dreese and wife, Elizabeth Hook, Cath. Dreese, Elizabeth Royer, Mary Dreese, Peter Kern and wife, John Reger and wife, Mary Lomiller, Ceo. Oberdorf and wife, Ceo. Roush and wife, Barbara Keller, Philip Mavkley and wife, Jacob Long and wife, Henry Felker and wife, Ceo. Miller and wife. John Haine, Christian Lepley and wife, Philip Wagner, Geo. Troy and wife, Joseph Romig and wife, Magdalene Romig, Valentine Grimm and wife, Elizabeth Straus, Cath. Wagner, Philip Confer and wife, Christian Aig- ler, Abraham Keely and wife, Frederick Haines, Solomon Troy, Jesse Romig and wife, Susana Romig, Joseph Samsel and wife, Henry Roush, Adam Lepley and wife, John Romig and wife, Wm. Try, Rachael Try, Hannah Try. Jin oy Try, Mena Try, Judy Try, Elizabeth Howell, Mich- ael Valentine and wife, Sarah Valentine, Jacob Herbster, Jr., and wife, Peter Wagner and wife, Conrad Rarich and wife, Daniel Cross and wife, Christian Rarich, Solomon Romig and wife, Jacob Zerbe, Nancy Try, Adam Rager, Jr., Magdalene Lepley, Rev. Jacob W. Smith, ('2!) eon- firmed and OS communed,) whose life came to a tragic end by his own hand. Rev. Wm. Carman served as pastor of the Middle burg charge to ■which the congregation belonged from 1XM1 to ISMS, when this congrega- tion severed its connection from said charge and identified itself with an- other charge (name not given), congregations located at New Berlin, Ccntreville and possibly Troxelville, and Samuel's church in Miffln coun- ty. Rev. J. P. Shindel, Jr., took charge in 1S:'»S. During this pastor- ate the second church was built, also a union church. The corner stone was laid May 25. It was dedicated Nov. 4th, lS.iC. The following pastors are known to have served the pastorate 1 in the order given, although the dates of their elections and resignations are not obtainable with accuracy: Rev. J. C. Groenmiller, Rev. Jacob Kempfer CHURCHES OF BEAVER SPRINGS took charge in 1N(10; Rev. J. (i. Breininger, IKi;;?; Rev. Richard Lazarus served from lKlio to lX(ii); l!ev. Jacob Kempfcr was pastor a second time from 1X((! I to 1 S 7 1 . Rev. W. R. Wieand took charge of the then known Adamslmrg charge, of which St. John's union church was part, in 1872, and remained in charge until March 2Nth, 1SN0. On July 1st, 1 NTT, the two congregations agreed to separate and the Lutherans, with their pas- tor, at once took steps to organize themselves into a separate congregation and erect a house of worship, they having sold their interest in the union church to the Reformed congregation for $400. On Aug. Uth, 1NTT, such action was taken, as was necessary to pro- ceed with the procuring of lots and the erection of the building, said church to he called St. Peter's Ev. Lutheran church of Adamsburg. The Sunday school room was dedicated July 7th, 1X7* The audience room was dedicated Nov. 10th, INT 1 .). The cost of the church and lots was S6UUO. Ministers present at the dedication were: Revs. H. C. Shindel, S. (J. Shannon, who preached the dedicatory sermon, P. Sheeder, I. Ir- vine, J. E. Honeycutt, A. Ronhg (Reformed), and W R. Weiand, pastor. On July 1st, 1NN0, a call was extended to Rev. W G.Ciettle, a theo- logical student to supply the charge for three months. This call was accepted. Nov. 1.1, 1NND, a call was extended to Rev. M. L. Deitzler to become pastor, which was accepted. Rev. Deitzler resigned March :10th, 1NN.">. He was succeeded by Rev. H. A. Letterman on May Kith, INNo, wdio resigned in the summer of lNN(i — date of day and month not given. At a meeting of the Juniata Conference of the Synod of Central Pennsylvania a successful effort was made on Nov. 21st, lXX(i, to sever this congregation from the Adamslmrg charge and form the now called Beaver charge by forming a union with the Lutheran church of Beaver- town, connected until now with the Middlelmrg charge. The first joint council meeting of the newly formed charge was held on Nov. 2N,^ 1XXI1, one week after the action of conference, when said action was ratified and CHURCHES OF HEAVER SPRINGS a constitution governing the charge was formulated and adopted. Rev. J. (' Mumma was elected pastor, accepted and entered upon his work on May 11th, 1887. He was the first pastor under the new relationship and served the charge until July 1st, 1 S! JO. Rcv.O .< '.H.Haaskarl was elected and hegan his work on Oct. 5th, 1X90, and served to March 1st, 1X92. Rev. \\\ H. Fahs became his successor, serving the charge from May .">, 1X92, to Sept. 19th, 1X94. During this pastorate the present comfort- able parsonage was built at a cost of $1800. Rev. B. V. Ka,utz became pastor on June Kith, 1890, and remained in charge until the spring of 1X9X. Rry. I. P. Zimmerman took charge Aug. 1st, 1X9X, and served the charge until Oct. Kith, 1901. Rev. \V. M. Spangler, the present pastor, hegan his work on May 1st, 190;">. REV. WILLIAM The subject of this sketch was born on a farm near Friedens, Somerset county. Pa., on the 2d of February, 1849. He is the son of Michael and Hannah Spangler. His greatgrandfather on his father's side came from Wittenberg, Germany, and his grandfather on his mother's side was of Scotch-Irish extraction. He was reared to farm-life in which occupation his early years were spent. At the age of six years began M. SPANGLER. his initiation into school-life. It was a country school he attended about a mile from his father's farm. The school house was built of hewed logs and was one among the first in the county, and was therefore quite old. The furniture was among the simplest. A ten-plate cast-iron stove stood in the middle of the room. Large chunks of wood were used in it to keep the room warm. The benches were made of slabs. The desks CHURCHES OP BEAVER SPRINGS were made of boards that were hand-planed and Garrett Co., Md.; Glasgow, Cambria Co., Pa.; Sa- nailed on wooden pins driven into the logs along: lona, Clinton Co., Pa.; Williamsburg, Blair Co., the sides and ends of the building. This old log Pa., from which place he was called to Beaver school-house, however, gave way to a belter and Springs' pastorate, Snyder Co., Pa. He was more modern building in the course of * few married to Sarah Boucher, daughter of John and years. At the age of 17 he attended a term of Joanna Boucher, of New Lexington, Somerset Normal school of 10 weeks at Stoyestown, Pa. Co., on the 18th of September, 1874. To this During the following winter he attended the pub- lic school. Attending another term of Normal school of ten weeks at the place already men- tioned, he taught his first term of public school at the age of 18, He taught public school four winters, using the summer vacations in prepa- ration for better work by attending two terms of Normal school of 10 weeks each at Stoyes- town, Pa.; and two terms of select school often weeks each in the academy at Somerset, Pa. union were born seven children. The oldest, a daughter, Nona B., after a course in the Central State Normal at Lock Haven, entered the Medico Chirurgical hospital at Philadelphia as a nurse, from which institution, after a three years' course, she graduated as a trained nurse in 1899. She was then offered the superintendency of the Nurses' Training School at New Brighton, Bea- ver county, Pa., which she accepted and held till the fall of 1903, when she resigned to assume the In the spring of 1870 he matriculated as a student responsibilities of married life. She now resides .of Missionary Institute at Selinsgrove.now known as Susquehanna University. He completed his classical course at this institution at the com- mencement of 1874. He then entered the theo- logical seminary at Gettysburg where he re- ceived his theological training. He was licensed to preach the gospel by Allegheny Synod (Luth- eran) at its meeting in Altoona in September, at Chicago, 111. The second child, William New- ton by name, is also a graduate of the Central State Normal School at Lock Haven. After teaching for several years he entered the signal department of the P. P. P. He is now supervisor of signals of the West Jersey and Seashore div- ision of the P. R. R., and resides at Camden, N.J. Edson Garfield, a third child, is an em- 1876. He was ordained to the gospel ministry of ployee of the Williamsburg paper mill and lives the Evangelical Lutheran church by the same Synod at its meeting in Trinity Lutheran church of Somerset, Pa., in September, 1877. He served charges respectively at Jenners, Somerset Co., Pa.; Friends Cove, Bedford Co., Pa.; Accident, at Williamsburg. Dorsey Elmer, the fourth child, and Homer Vernon, the fifth, are both in the signal department of the P. R. R. and are stationed at Altoona, Pa. Susan M. and Welling- ton, the two youngest, are still at home with their parents. E3 IjtetorQ of tfje §»mt&atJ g>ttyaalB. By W. J. KLOSE, Esq. The first Sabbath school of the town was organized about the year 1X45 and, according to the recollection of Uncle L. R. Haines, had no regularly elected superintendent, but was lead in turns (alternately) by Joseph Long, Reuben Keller, Henry Smith and others. At that time the International lessons were not in vogue, the Bible spellers and prim- ers were used. Those who were able to read well used the Bible, the younger people the speller and the smaller ones the primer. Aw an in- ducement and encouragement for the children to attend, tickets (red and blue) containing a verse or passage of Scripture, were given each one after recitation. One blue ticket was given for every Sunday's attendance and also for committing a verse of Scripture, and for three blue tickets they were entitled in exchange to one red one. The reel tickets were counted at one cent in value and could be exchanged for Sunday school cards, library books or Bibles, in number corresponding to the value of the books. As far as can be remembered Ephraim Hackman and Joseph Long were about the first regularly elected superintendents, about the years 1*51 or 1X52. This was a union school for the Lutheran and Reformed denominations and met in the old school house and afterwards held their sessions in the church. From that time forward many held the office of CEMETERIES OF BEAVER SPRINGS superintendent until the division of the church, then each denomination organized a Sabbath school. The Sabbath schools of town wen' prosper- ous from away back, from the organization of the first school to the pres- ent day, doing much good work for the Lord and are today in a flourish- ing condition. Present Officers. Reformed — James 0. Sehambach, superintendent; J. B. Spangler, assistant; D. F. Spaid, secretary; Hattie Wetzel, assistant; Jennie Bil- ger, treasurer; Lizzie Schambach, librarian; Annie Wetzel, assistant; Margaret Schambach, organist. Lutheran — Clymer Roniig, superintendent; Hurley Romig, assist- ant; John Bowersox, secretary; Raymond Wagner, assistant; Reuben Drcese, treasurer; Frank Benfer, librarian; Annie Felkcr, assistant ; Mrs. J. A. Wagner, organist. ©Ijr (Efme teroa of tlj? (Sawn. By W. J. KLOSE, Esq. The first cemetery in this section was located one-half mile north- east of town on what is now part of one of Reuben Dreese's farms and is a beautiful spot, being an elevated piece of ground and very suitable for a cemetery and should have remained there. The cemetery was in exist - THE OLD CEMETERY. ence before the town was laid out. It has long since gone into disuse as a cemetery, has been shamefully desecrated, the head stones have all been destroyed, plowed under or used for making ditches. (This was told by one who helped to do it.) The ground is now farmed with other lands adjoining and nothing is left to tell or show that it has ever been a cemetery. CEMETERIES OF BEAVER SPRINGS The secoond or new. now called the old cemetery was laid out about the year 1X10 or 1X11. This is established from the fact that the first grave (as near as ran be learned) in the cemetery is that of John THE NEW CEMETERY. Jacob Aigler, who was born May 30, 1752, died Aug. 11, 1X11. Christina Aigler, wife of John Jacob Aigler, was burn Nov. 21, 175X, died March 27,1817. Theseold pioneers lie side by side by the cemetery wall on Market street. Many claim these were the first two graves in the cemetery but this is not correct, which is clearly shown by the fact that there was a period of six years between their deaths and a number of graves mark .the same row until you meet or come to a headstone upon which appears the following epitaph : (This is given ver batim et literatim) "Here lies the body of Maria Snook, which was John Snook's wife. January, the 2othday, 1778, she was born. She brot to this world li sons and 4 GRAVES OF ADAM RAGER AND WIFE, IN THE OLD CEMETERY. daters. Died Aug. — , 1814.-" The headstone was broken so could not get date of death. The death and burial took place about three years be- fore that of Ma's. Aigler, and with the number of graves between them, INDUSTRIES OF BEAVER SPRINGS disproves the theory that Mrs Aigler was huried in the cemetery second or next to tliat of her husband. This cemetery is located on lots No. 2o, 2(i and 27 on the plot of the town on East Market street and ground space all taken up about eight years ago, when ground for a new cemet- ery was bought from Reuben Dreese and is located about one-fourth mile- south of the old cemetery. utye $*am>r ^pringa Slertrtr IGtgljt (dnntpatuj. This company was organized October 20, 1004, and a charter issued by the State department, at Harrisburg, Penna., October 27, 1904. The officers of the company are A. M. Aurand, Pres., J. M. Baker, Sec'y., and Anis Gross, Treas., the same being also the stockholders and own all the stock. During the summer of 190") the company erected a fine slate roof, metal cornice, two story, granolithic building, centrally "locat- ed, :■>(') feet by -12 feet. Half of the first floor is used by the company for a store room, dynamo and power room, and the balance of the build- ing is at present used by the Eidon Handle Company. The power for the lights is furnished by a 24 inch special Pelton Water Motor, run by water from the mains of the Beaver Springs Water Company. The electric system is direct current 110 volts. The prin- cipal streets, business houses and many private residences are lighted up by current from this plant. The operating expense of this plant is very light, very little attention is necessary, aside from starting and stopping same, it being automatically controlled by a mechanical governor, giving constant, uniform and regular speed, under varying loads. Lights were first turned on November li, 19().~i, and have been constantly running without a hitch, save an exception of several nights. Utfje Ifeattfr ^prnuja Mater fflnmjrattg. This company was organized August 1(1, 19114, by Anis Gross, Pres., J. M. Baker, Sec'y., and A. M. Aurand, Treas. A Pennsylvania charter was issued September 9, 1904; immediately upon the issuing of the char- ter, work on the plant was begun, rights of way, and water rights were obtained and on October 5th the first ground was broken for the laying of the pipes, and on December 22, 1904, the system was completed ac- cording to plans and specifications as drawn and designed by J. M. Bak- er, the company's engineer. One and one-fourth miles of 10 inch mains, one mile of S inch, one-half mile of fi inch, and one mile of 4 inch pipes with the necessary intake pipes of 1H and 12 inches, and gates and fire hydrants, constitutes the pipeline. The reservoir of this company is located on the Planing Mill, for- merly Gross' Run, at the approach of the mountain slope in Beaver town- ship. The average flow of water discharged by this stream, is 200 cubic feet per minute. The breast of the intake dam is :'> feet high and 14 feet wide, with a back water, with intake to the reservoir, with a capacity of 40,000 gallons. The static pressure of the water on the mains at the power house of the Beaver Springs Electric Light Company, is 71 pounds. While the reservoir is comparatively small it is amply large to insure at all times sufficient water, since the stream at lowest water furnishes all the water that the mains can carry off. Therefore no unnecessary stor- ing of water to become stale and impure. lustess ilttatitutuma nf ifcatttr Springs Views and Sketches of Business Houses and Those Who Control Them. r i . J .'"V- '■ ;■.' '■■ , - ' T- l $- pry ...-;..'■ K««a Jg ^ ; 8| ' ' " jr.* Mi i imi^' flflfirBB « } 4 .... Ti^^a THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. The First National Bank of Beaver Springs be- gan business May 6, 1901, being established by nine of the most prominent businessmen. They were Jas. M. Mattern.A. A. Ulsh, Dr. A.M. Smith, J.H. Dreese, Tilman Weader, P. S. Bobb, Wm. H. Dreese, C. O. Greenhoe and K. C. Walter. The capital of the bank is $25,000, its surplus and un- divided profits, all earned, aggregate $24,250 and its deposits $155,968. The earning strength of this bank, its surplus and undivided profits, 524,250, has not been equaled by any other bank of its size in the state of Pennsylvania during the same time it has now been in business. The First National Bank of Beaver Springs is a re- markably well managed institution. On much of the literature issued by the bank is to be found the legend, "The bank that takes care of its cus- tomers." In this brief sentence lies the keynote of the success that has come lo this bank. This policy was established and this motto adopted by the board of directors, to whose excellent judg- ment, executive ability and pleasant manner in dealing with all their customers, must be given credit for much of the success of the institution. President A. A. Ulsh is one of our most active and valued business men. P. S. Bobb is the vice- president, a retired farmer of Beavertown, always bringing in new business. C. O. Greenhoe, sec- retary of the board, in his pleasant manner is always ready to do all he can. K. C. Walter, cashier, and J. F. Snook, assistant cashier, are both gentlemen of pleasing presence and acknowl- edged ability and too much praise cannot be awarded them because of the good work they have done for this bank. The directors are: J. H. Dreese, lumber and stave operator; Wm. H. Dreese, retired capitalist; Tilman Weader, lumber dealer; A. A. Ulsh, president, capitalist; P. S. Bobb, vice president, retired farmer and capi- talist; C. O. Greenhoe, secretary, extensive deal- er in nail keg staves; K. C. Walter, cashier. QDffirprs att& Himtwa. K. C. WALTER. K. C. Walter, cashier of the First National Bank of Beaver Springs, son of Joseph Walter, of Snyder county, was one of the organizers and is a director of said bank. He has been with the bank since it opened its doors for business, be- ginning as cashier. He was reared on a farm near Middleburg, Snyder Co., born Jan. 20, I860, married to Lizzie M. Bobb, Dec. 31, 1889. By the very careful management of his parents he at- tended school regularly and at the age of fifteen BUSINESS INSTITUTIONS OF BEAVER SPKINOS became a student of the Normal school, Selins- grove, while under the excellent and executive ability of Prof. Noetling he was chosen as teacher for the public schools of Snyder county at the age of sixteen, at which work he remained for nine years. Mr. Walter next located in Altoona, where he was bookkeeper under James G. Mann in the machine shops; next embarking at Brodhead, Wis., where he was in the mercantile business with his uncle, E. P. Hassinger, for five years, then locating near the old homestead, Middleburg, becoming an active partner of John Runkle in the general merchandise business un- der the firm name of Runkle & Walter, working together successfully for eleven years. K. C. Walter having for some time past given some of his attention to banking, now entered the First National Bank of Selinsgrove as bookkeeper K.C.WALTER, Cashier, where he remained until the organization of the bank at Beaver Springs going from that bank directly to the First National Bank of Beaver Springs where he has remained ever since as cashier. Mr. Walter's great-great-grandfather was the original Jacob Walter of Germany who set sail for this country Sept. 15, 1749, on the ship "Phoenix," John Mason, master. He was rear- ed among the vine clad mountains of the king- dom of Wurtemburg, Germany, surrounded by the picturesque scenery of the beautiful Rhine. Jacob Walter was born Jan. 15, 1729. Learning that in America were millions of acres to be cul- tivated and a free passage to all families who would go there was offered, Jacob soon secured his passports and with his brother and a few possessions left the scenes of childhood and set sail on ocean's waves and after a two months' voyage landed at Philadelphia homeless, friend- less, penniless and as grief stricken mourners far out in a foreign land. Leaving the noisy city behind them they pushed forward to the fertile acres of Lancaster county. Settling here for a time they soon heard that richer fortunes laid to the northward and accordingly left Lancaster and plunged deep and deeper still into the gloomy wilderness until the peaceful shades of a tall white oak tree standing on the property formerly own- ed by Isaac Swarm, a short distance east of Kiss- imee, Snyder Co., was reached. On the 24th day of July, 1757, the happiest day of his life, Jac- ob Walter and Maria Kauffman were made one in wedded bliss. Ten sons and two daughters blessed this union. On one of his visits to Reading he. resolved to commemorate his re- turn by the presentation of a large Bible purchas- ed at $10 apiece to each of his ten sons ro that through the absence of schools they might be taught the habit of well directed reading. The character of Jacob Walter was that of an honest Christian gentleman, fie died on the 23rd day of January, 1803, was laid to rest in Hassinger's cemetery and at the head of that tomb was raised the first marble tablet in the cemetery, and tt the fool was planted an apple tree; its spreading branches are still in existence. Joseph H. Wal- ter, son of Jacob, the original, married a Miss Kern; resided on a farm now owned by John H. Walter, Snyder county, Pa. Dietrich Walter, son of Joseph H., had the following children: Aaron, in Ohio, deceased; Joseph, in Snyder Co., deceased; John W.; Elizabeth, deceased; Edward, deceased, and Amanda, married to John Stahl- necker, Middleburg, Pa. Jo:eph Walter, son of Dietrich, had the following children: K. C, Beaver Springs; Frank F., Middleburg; Reno H., Cleveland, O.; Laura R., deceased; Alice, married to I, L. Walter, Middleburg, and Maggie E., mar- ried to Rev. Rearick, Centre Hall, Pa. K. C. Walter, son of Joseph, is married to Lizzie M. Bobb, and this union is blessed with one son, Ray B. Walter. J. F. SNOOK. J. F. Snook was born Jan. 7, 1874, in Spring township, then a portion of West Beaver. He was reared on the farm and by the wise manage- ment of his parents, Emanuel G. and Sophia Snook, he attended school regularly and later at- tended Normal school at Selinsgrove and Free- burg and prepared for the profession of teaching. He taught school eight terms; the last two terms, 1901 to 1903, he taught the Grammar grade in the town of McClure, Pa. On the 2Sth day of September, 1899, he was married to Emma J. Kline, daughter of Joseph and Catherine Kline, of McClure. They have one daughter, Mertie May, born Jan. 4, 1901. In April, 1901, he moved to McClure, where he resided until September, 1903, when he moved to Beaver Springs, Pa., and accepted a position with the First National BUSINESS INSTITUTIONS OF BEAVER SPRINGS. Bank. Since that time he has been employed by this institution and now holds the office of as- sistant cashier. His ancestors on his father's side were of German descent, which we trace from his great-grandfather, John Snook, who emi- J. F. SNOOK, Assistant Cashier, grated from Lehigh county and became one of the first settlers of Ragertown, as this place was originally named. This John Snook was born Jan. 2, 1770; died Oct. 26, 1864, at the age of nearly 95 years; he lies buried in the old cemetery in this town. A sketch and portrait of his grand- father appears elsewhere in this book. We will trace the ancestry on his mother's side back to his great-great-great-grandfalher, Joseph Has- singer, who was of German descent and emi- grated from one of the eastern counties and took up a thousand acres of land two miles northeast of Beavertown some years before the Revolu- tion. His great-great-grandfather, son of Jos- eph, named Daniel, erected the first grist mill at the above named place, commonly known as Hassinger's mill, and pursued this occupation until his death in about 1825. His great-grand- father, a son of the second named, was named Daniel, likewise, and was born in 1791; he also followed the milling occupation at the same place until his death at the age of 88 years. His grandfather, Joseph, a son of the last named, was born March 2, 1815. Joseph's father erected another mill, this one on Swift Run, two miles south of Troxelville, and 2% miles north of Bea- ver Springs. Joseph married Sophia Klose, Jan- uary 11, 1835, and was given charge of the last named mill, which he operated successfully for over half a century. He died at this place June 22, 1897. His mother, Sophia, daughter of Jos- eph Hassinger, was born Dec. 19, 1851, and is married to Emanuel G. Snook, and has six chil- dren, of which the one who heads this sketch is the oldest. Politically this long chain of ancestry has without exception on both sides adhered to the principles of the Republican party since its present organization. ALVIN A. ULSH. Alvin A. Ulsh was born Nov. 4, 1853, his parents being Andrew and Catherine Ulsh. He has al- ways lived at and near Middlecreek, Snyder Co., Pa., having been in the mercantile business at that place for the last fifteen years, from which he retired on Feb. 1, 1906, his son, Charles A. P. Ulsh, succeeding him. Mr. Ulsh has been post- master at Middlecnek for the same length of time, which position he still occupies. He was married to Amanda E. Rigel, a daughter of Peter and Matilda Rigel, said union being blessed with four children, as follows: Hattie Icie Dora, Sallie Gertie Matilda, Charles Andrew Peter, and John Alvin. Soon after he became of age he was elected assessor of West Beaver township; served one term as jury com- missioner of Snyder county, and also was elected as a representative delegate of Snyder county to the Republican State convention which met at Harrisburg in the year when James G. Blaine A. A. ULSH, President. was a candidate for the nomination for president of the United States, and by his vote endorsed his nomination as Snyder county's choice. When Spring township was formed he was ap- pointed by the governor of the state as one of the Justices of the Peace which office he held for six- BUSINESS INSTITUTIONS OF BEAVER SPRINGS teen years. He is at present the president of the First National Bank of Beaver Springs, Pa. He has been a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church since his youth and takes an active part in all church work as well as Christian Endeavor and Sunday school work and has taught a class in the Sunday school since a young man. Mr. Ulsh followed the fire insurance business for ten years with success, taking the general agency of the Beavertown Mutual Fire Insurance Company when it was in its infancy and by hard and ener- getic work he fought the then low rates of the stock companies las they at that time charged only about one-half the rate on farm property as they do now) and pushed the Beavertown Company up to over $1,700,000 insurance, having added over $500,000 new insurance the first year. This is a record that any man can well feel proud of. donated one acre of land for the wagon factory, one of the leading industries in this city. He has been a member of the Lutheran church since he was fifteen years old and a charter member of of the Beavertown Mutual Fire Insurance Co., having been a director in said company for the past 24 years. C. O. GREENHOE. Mr. Greenhoe was born near Beaver Springs, at what is now known as Benfer's Mill, January WILLIAM H. DREE5E. Mr. Dreese was born Jan. 7th, 1835, ana" isa son of Jacob Dreese who died at the age of 88 years. He was born at Beaver Springs and lived here all his W. H. DREESE, Director. life except one year when he lived at Three Rivers, Mich., and one year at Kisharoquillas, Mifflin Co., his occupation being blacksmithing for a period of fifty-one years. He was married to Elizabeth Hetrich, who died Nov. 29, 1905. Four sons, namely, Irvin, Frank, Edward and Foster, the latter dying at the age of two years. Mr. Dreese never applied for office, but was elected school director for three years and director of the First National Bank since its organization. He C. O. GREENHOE, Secretary and Director. 22, 1850. His parents were Jacob and Elizabeth Greenhoe. The subject of this sketch resided at this place until January 24, 1877, when he moved on the farm one mile north of Middlecreek, at which place he lived until March 22, 1883; he then moved to Troxelville and bought the store of Goss & Manbeck. He was in the mercantile business at Troxelville for eight years, and then moved to Beaver Springs, March 27, 1891, where he now lives. Mr. Greenhoe was a mem- ber of the council of the Evan. Lutheran church of Troxelville for a number of years, and also in the Beaver Springs congregation of the same denomination; served several terms as school director in Spring township; was the first president of the First National Bank of Bea- ver Springs and held the office until the bank was fully established on a sound basis, and is a director and secretary of same now. He is an extensive manufacturer of nail keg staves. On September 21, 1871, he was married to Caroline, daughter of Christian and Mary Gross, of Beaver township. No children have blessed this nninn BUSINESS INSTITUTIONS OF BEAVER SPRINGS JOHN H. DREESE, Director. TILMAN WEADER, Director- Deaths. May 1, 1901, Harry J. Dreese, aged 23 years, 1 1 months and I day. Sept. 26, 1900, Willis Stumpff, ageaS 36 years, 5 months and 26 days. Dec 8, 19QD, Sarah, wifedDf William V. S. BOBB, Director and Vice President H. Specht, aged 45 years, 8 months and 3 days. Jan. 28, 1901, Elizabeth, wife of Franklin Koch, aged .69 years, I month and 3 days. Mar. 6, 1901, Foster, son of .Robert S. Smith and wife, aged 18 years, ,6 months and 5 days. Mar. 30, 1902, Catherine, widow of Simon Lepley, aged 87 years, 7 months and 22 days. Oct. 29, 1902, Louisa, wife of L. R. Haines, aged 68 years, 7 months and 1 day. Sept. 9, 1898, Anna, wife <©f James D. Dreese, aged .36 years, JO months and 17 days. Sept 14, 1898, Warren E. Long, aged 22 years, 7 months and 26 days. Oct. 7, J 89.8, Caroline, widow of Joel Gearhart, aged 61 years, 6 months and 1J days. May 21, 1899, Roland, son -of John A. and Effie M. Kearns, a.g&& months and 13 days. Nov. 16, 1899, Sarah, wife of Anis Gross, aged 55 years, 9 months .and 4 days. IH'SINESS INSTITUTIONS OF BEAVER SPRINGS feSI JAMES B. SPANGLER, Mr. Spangler is a son of Jonathan and Mary A. Spangler* and was bo-rn in Beaver Springs, Pa„ January 15,1870; resided here until M.arcn.4,. 18°l, when he moved to McClure, Pa., and remained" thereuntil April I, 1895, when; he returned to Beaver Springy and continued in business here as a genera] merchant until Nov. 1, 1903; remov- ed to 1072 Central avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, and resided there until July 1, 1'JO.S, when he return- ed, to, Beaver Springs, his present abode.. Me.. Spangler taught the Beaver Springs primary school in the winter of 1886-87,* attended Central Penna. CoJlege„at New Berlin 1 ,. Pa., in the sum- mer of 1887. On August 29, 1887, he entered the mercantile business as clerk for Adam Smith) and remained in, his employ until Feb. 1, 1891- tie then entered the mercantile business for himseli at McClure, ©n March 4, 1891, and con- tinued in same until April 1, 1895. On April U 1898, he bought the general store business of Klose Bros., iri( this place, and re-entered the mercantile business, at which place he continued! until Oct. 1, 1903, when he sold out to. R. F. Wag- ner and went to-Cleveland, Ohio, and engaged in the grocery business at No. 65 Quincy street, andl remained at that place two* years. Selling his. stock to- Hacker , 1.S72. Everybody was enjoying the use and benefit of the railroad until Dec. HI, 1x74, when the company shut up shop, removed all rolling stock, and suspended operations. The company found they had an elephant on their hands, the road was condemned and sold by the sheriff, and the stock holders' certificates were not worth the paper they were printed on, however they make a handsome railroad souvenir. After the road had passed into the hands of new managers, preparations were made to re- sume operations; accordingly on May :>, ls7(i, a repair train was sent over the road to make all necessary repairs. On the 4th an inspection train was sent over the road, and from that time on, the work of repair- ing the road was kept up, and on the 24th day of July, 1X7(5, regular traffic was resumed, and all trains regularly run on schedule time. The first station of the town, the private property of Henry Houser, was lo- RAILROADS OF REAVER SRRINUS eated where the warehouse of F. W Oundrum now stands. This was used for a few years, then the company built a new station at the crossing near A. M. Aurand's printing office, where it remained until about six years ago, when it was removed to its present site. The railroad bridge (or several spans) across the Susquehanna, at Selinsgrovc was burned on February 17, 1N77, but was rebuilt immedi- i.MO{0mPi,?m. won ately, and traffic to Sunbury resumed, April 14, 1S77. The following have been Telegraph Operators and Station Agents at this place: Jacobs, D. B. Wetzel, Frank Fisher, J. E. Forrester, J. D. Hamilton, (J. B. M. Arnold, S. P. Warner, Hurley Romig, O. C. Bowersox, and Chauncey Wetzel. The last named is the first night oper- ator at this office. This road is doing a flourishing business, and is one of the test paying branch roads in the state. THE "BIO SPRING" Located on the property of L. R. Haines. There are about seventy-five springs of pure water in the town of Beaver Springs and Township of Spring. RESIDENCES OF BEAVER SPRINGS Residence of William J. Klose, Esq. Residence of M. \V S. Bonfer, Merchant Miller. RESIDENCES OF BEAVER SPRINGS Residence and Family of of J. W. Snook. Residence of William Helfvieh, Peola, (Suburb of Beaver Springs.) §>m?t §>amt\£B at tlf? ©mutt. Ma\. William % 8pra feat No. B12 Cyrano Army of % ^Republic. Major William H. Ryers Post, Xo. 3*4, Department <>f Pennsylva- nia, (!. A. R, , was named in honor of comrade William H. Byers, a member of company I, Forty-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers, who, at the organization of the company, was chosen First Lieutenant, in February, l.Nlii. The Post was mustered by comrade Joseph A. Lumbard, of Cap- tain C. S. Davis Post, assisted by comrade Benner, of Lieutenant Benja- min Benfert Post, October 12, IKS:-',, with the following-named charter members: Dr. A. M. Smith, Samuel Werner, William J. Klose, Henry H. Laub, Sr., James F. Keller, L. R. Haines, Samuel J. Gundrum, Isaac (ictz, William H. Ewing, Joseph Schreffler, Philip Zong, L. J. Manbeck, Lewis Itaueh, Daniel Reigie and David Brown. The following-named comrades were installed as officers of the post: Samuel Werner, P. ('.; W J. Klose, S. V. C; Henry H. Laub, Sr., J. V C; James F. Keller, Adjt. ; Samuel J. Gundrum, Q. M.; Isaac Getz, Surg.; L. R. Haines, Chap.; A. M. Smith, O. D.; William H. Ewing, (). (1.; Philip Zong, (,». M. S. ; Joseph S-hreltler, Sergt. Maj. Maj. Wm. H. Byers Post of Reaver Springs has existed since its or- ganization in 1SN3, with an interval of a year, or a year and a half, dur- ing which short period it had disbanded, only for reorganization on a stronger basis, and is now one of the most flourishing Pests in the county. In disbanding, the Post lost its original number, 3X1, and upon reorgan- ization received its present number, 612. During its existence the following comrades and Post members have gone to that great beyond, and camped on that eternal camping ground from whence no traveler returns, there to await the coming of the re- maining few: Jacob Martin, Philip J. Man beck, Jerry C.Hackenherry,Amos L.Haekeiibcrry,Levi Swanger,MosesMiddlcswarth,P. Louis Manbi ck, Reu- ben Klose, Isaac Wetzel, Sam'IBrininger, Jacob Xerhood, Sam '1 J. Gundrum, Isaac Getz, Henry Getz, John Gilbert, Joseph Shannon, Kphraim Howell, Edward Beaver, James Aurand, Benjamin Hoffman, Reuben Zechman, David Brown, Simon Sipe, Israel Mover, Wm. H. Herbster. The following are members of the Post in good standing at thisdate, July 2S, 1906: A. M. Smith, Co. I, 49th Regt. P V.; W.J. Klose, Co. F, 184th Regt, P. V.; H. H. Laub, Co. II, 49th Regt. P V. ; James F. Keller, Co. D, 74th Regt, P. V.; S. A. Wetzel, Co. I, 184th Regt.P V.; Jos.Middleswarth, Co. D, 74th Regt. P V.; Edward Freed, Co. D, 74th Regt. P. V.; Jacob Wetzel, Co. D, 74th Regt. P. V.; Wm. H. Coleman, Co. A, 9th Regt. Pa.Cav.; S. D. Specht, Co. F., 148th Regt, Pa. Caw; Robert Hassinger, Co. G., 172d Regt. P. D. M. ; Paul H. Knepp, Co. F, 131st Regt. P. V., and Co. I,l.S4th Regt.P. V. ; W. H. Ewing, Co. D, 47th Regt P. V.; T. F. Reitz, Co. F. ,210th Regt.P.V. ;S.Biekel,Co.H, 49th Regt, P V.; Geo.Bilger, Co. 1, 184th Regt, P V., and Co. G, 172d Rcgt.D.M.; Samuel Werner, Co. E, 1st Regt, Md.Cav.; D. G. Ruck, Co. M, 3d Regt, P II. A.; Isaac Dunn; L.R.I laines, Co. I, IS 4th Regiment P. V.; Lewis Ranch, Co. I, 184th Regt, P. V. SECRET SOCIETIES OF BEAVER SPRINGS Prksknt Officers of the Post. Dr. A. M. Smith, Commander; George Bilger, Senior Vice Com- mander; Samuel Bickel, Junior Vice Commander; Wm. J. Klosc, Ad- jutant; Henry H. Laub, Qr. Master; D. S. Speelit, Surgeon; L.R. Haines, Chaplain; Paul H. Knepp, Officer of the Pay; Geo. A. Kline, Officer of the Guard; Lewis H. Rauch, Sergt . Major; Wm. H. Ewing, Or. Mas- ter Sergeant. May the remaining few members of the Post be vigilant so as to be ready when taps are sounded . "When the years of earth are over and the cares of earth are done, When the reign of Time is ended, and Eternity begun, When the thunders of omnisicience on our wakened senses roll; When, among the lofty mountains and across the mighty sea. The sublime celestial bugler shall ring out the reveille. Then shall march with brightest laurels, and with proud, victorious tread. To their station up in heaven, our Grand Army of the Dead." A&amaburg SJo&gp £fa. 5BB, 3nlwpmbmt (®vbtt nf ($to Wtllavaz. This Lodge was instituted March 30, l.s ( .)2, at Beaver Springs, Pa:, by H. J. Deobler, of Selinsgrove, District Deputy Grand Master of Sny- der county, with the following Charter Members: Adam Smith, James H. Long, A. M. Aurand, J. A. Laub, William B. Woodling, J. I. Bingaman, H. I. Romig, Samuel Werner, Albright Dreese, Amnion M. Smith, S. S. Sigler, P. E. Hackenburg, J. H. Lloyd, C PL Getz, C. E. Lloyd, A. M. Smith, M. D., Robert S. Smith, Lewis Rauch. The Lodge increased in membership from year to year, and is the mother of Met lure Lodge No. 770, I. 0. 0. F., which is also a thriving organization. Following is a list of Members anb Those Who Are Past Grands : Aurand, A.M., P. G. ; Aurand, A.W. ; Bateman, Moses ; Beaver, Hen ry; Bickhart, J. Herman; Bingaman, J. I., P. G. ; Bingaman, W. W., P. G. ; Bowersox,J.W. ;Crouse, Bruce H. ; Dreese, James, P. G. ; Ewing, Charles ;Fel- ker, Isaac M., P. G. ;Felker, Reuben, P. G. ;Fuhrman, Lester A. ; Gift, Ralph E.; Goss, Adam; Goss, James A. ; Graybill, Hoyt C. ; Gross, V. J.; Hackenburg, P. E., P. G.; Hartman, Milton A.; Hammond, Geo. W.; Hartman, L. S.; Harley, Wm. E.; Helfrich, Charles; Holtzapple, Fred, P. G. ; Hommel, James A.; Howell, Wm. F.; Kerr, G. C. ; Kaltriter, Chas. A.; Kern, Frank X.; Keller, Chas. E., P. G.; Kempfer, Jacob F.; Klingler, John 0.; Knepp, Edward; Lantz, G. D.; Lepley, Henry J.; Lloyd, Charles E.; Lloyd, John H., P. G.; Long, Charles C. ; Long, James H., P G.;McElrath, John D.; Markley, Daniel B., P. G. ; Mitchell, H. J., P. G.; Nerhood, Levi W. ; Rauch, Lewis, P. G.; Reitz, D. B.; Riegel, W H.; Rigel, P. F.; Ritter, Henry F.; Romig, PI. I., P. G.; Sheary, S. F.,P. G.; Sigler, Geo. R.; Smith, Adam, P. G.; Smith, A. M., P. G.; Smith, Amnion; Smith, (harlcs G.; Smith, TI.0., P. G.; Smith, M. W.; Snook, J. F.; Spahn.H.H., P.G. ;Spangler, J. B., P.G.; Stetler,A. L. ; Stctler, Calvin; Stiunpff, Chas. ;Swanger, Geo. W. ; SECRET SOCIETIES OF BEAVER SPRINGS Thomas, Wm. H., P. G.; Wagner, Robt. F.; Walter, Daniel; Werner, Samuel, P. G.; Winter, Isaac, P G.; Yeager, Simon. H. I. Romig, of Beaver Springs, has been elected District Deputy Grand Master of Snyder county for several terms, and the same office is at present filled by J. I. Bingaman, of this place. The officers of the Lodge for the term are as follows: P. G., W. H. Riegel; N. G., Amnion Smith; V. G., P. F. Rigel; Secretary, H. J. Mitchell; Treas., J. F. Snook; R. S. N. G., H. I. Romig; L. S. N. G., W. W Bingaman; W., G. D. Lantz; C, J. B. Spangler; R. S. S., J. D. Dreese; L. S. S., W. H. Thomas; Chap., H. O. Smith; 0. G., D. B. Markley; I. G., I. M. Felker; R. S. V. G., A. M. Smith; L. S. V. G., A. M. Aurand. Trustees: J. B. Spangler, G. D. Lantz, A.M. Aurand. Rep. toG. L., I. M. Felker. Rep. to Orphans' Home, H. I. Romig. Beaver Springs Flouring Mill, M. W. S. Benfer, Proprietor. I never saw a stick of candy in my boyhood. About thetime of the civil war I ate my first saucer of icecream. It was made by my son-in-law to sell. Boys did not learn to chew or smoke until they were about eighteen years old. They had no money to buy with. Their wages belonged to their parents. Underclothing were practically unknown until about or near the time of the Civil war. Over- coats were seen occasionally on men; but boys and young men did not have them. A clock cost $50 and occupied a corner of the kitchen from the floor to the ceiling. They were not as plenty as now. Watches were scarce except among the wealthy, or persons who needed them, such as teachers and preachers. —Thomas W. Shipman. RESIDENCES OF BEAVER SPRINGS - * "'..'^yW *^-% "'" '^L^ > ?"■' "' ' lPH § ll i M-i'ijJ. -;1 •iiy • \ 1 ! f^ 1 £' n Residence of John D. Benfer. Residence of Ira A. Kline. RESIDENCES OP BEAVER SPRINGS Residence and Drug Store of Dr. J. O. Wagner. Residence of James D. Dreese. •RESIDENCES OF BEAVER SPRINGS ml 8 Residence of Reuben Dreese. Residence of Robert Smith. The Board of Trade. In 1900 a Board of Trade was organ- zied with the following officers: Hon. A. M. Smith, M. D., President; W. J. Klose, 1st Vice President; F. P. Decker, 2d Vice President; A. M. Aurand,Rec. Secretary; J. D. Haines, Cor. Secretary; Reuben Dreese, Treas- urer. Executive Committee: K. C. Walter, W. H. Dreese, J. B. Spangler, D. F. Spaid, P. H. Knepp, J. O. Klingler. The following offer was publicly made: "Free land sites and other in- ducements offered to industrial con- cerns locating at Beaver Springs.Pa." Among the most advantageous re- sults in response to this offer has been the erection of the wagon works and other business enterprises for the town. RESIDENCES OP BEAVER SPRINGS Residence of Hurley Romig, P. R. R. Station Agent. Residence and Family of YV E. Miller. VIEWS OF BEAVER SPRINGS John O. Klingler's Residence and Wagon Factory. The factory manufactures two and four-horse wagons and spring wagons, and employs twelve to twenty hands the year round. The fac- tory was established in 1902. Klingler's Wagon Works and a (i-eneral Mew of Harrison ville, a Suburb of Beaver Springs. Marriages. May 10, 1891, by Rev. I. P. Neff, Chas. E. Keller and Rosa Alice Lash, both of Adamsburg. Oct. 17, 1894, by James F. Keller, J. P., Franklin Gilbert of Beaver Springs, to Sadie B. Folk of Beaver- town. VIKWS OF JJKAVER SI-RINKS 'Jfei-alJ : 3 < UJ <£x UJ X MIMICAL ORGANIZATIONS OF BEAVER SPRINGS THE REFORMED CHURCH CHOIR. Top row, reading from left t«> rig] it: Margaret Sliaml.aeh (organ- ist), A. W. Musser deader), Lntf.ie Smith; 2d row, D. Frank Spaid, Knthryn Wetzel, J. ]!. Spangler: lower row, Dr. J. O. Wagner, Mrs. G. M. Smith, Mrs. J. C. Sehamhaeh, J. C. Sehambaeh. Joseph Long conducted a gun- The first automobile owned by a smith shop at the place where Ira citizen of town was received by Sam- Lepley now lives, a mile northwest uel F. Aurand, in August, 1906. It of town, where he worked at the is a two-seated Locomobile steam- trade for 55 years. He was also justice er, the steam being generated by of the peace for many years. gasoline. MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS OF BEAVER SPRINGS THE LUTHERAN CHURCH CHOIR. Top row, reading from left to right: W. E. Miller, Reuben Fclker, W. H. Mitclicll, Harry Felker; 2d row, James Felker, Lettice Mitchell, Gertrude Manl>< ck, Anna Felker; lid row, Sallie Sellers, Iva Shannon, Howard J. Mitchell; lower row, Mrs. Gertrude Wagner (organist), Dessie Klingler, Ella Roush, Palmer Mitchell (leader.) An oil mill used to be operated on the premises now owned by Mitchell Bros., near the present location of the saw-mill. It was later changed to a clover hulling mill. A grist and saw mill was located years ago on the land occupied for a long time by Henry Felker, deceased, supposed to have been operated by a man named Romig. Another grist and saw mill was located on what is now the Amos Amspacker farm, south of Raub's Mill, operated by John Romig. MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS OF BEAVER SPRINGS itftmr (fottmttuma of % ©num. THE 5PANGLER FAMILY. (From a photograph taken in 1906.) Samuel S. Bachman, aged 86 years;| Mary A: Spangler, aged 5(1 years; J. B. Spangler, aged 36 years, and Carrie A. Spangler, aged 15 years. The grist mills in those days made good strength-giving flour although it wasn't quite so clean. The rats and mice would sometimes go into ^E3= the stones at night to feed and in the morning the careless miller would start the mill and sometimes hurt the rats. — Andrew Ulsh. FOUR GENERATIONS OF BEAVER SPRINGS THE MANBECK FAMILY. (From a photograph taken in 1905.) Anna Manbeck, aged 86 years (since deceased); Isaac I. Man beck, aged 63 years; Herbert G. Manbeck, aged 41 years; A. Blanche Man- beck, aged 17 years. The upper story of the buildings was not divided into apartments as now but all in one room with a bed in each corner. Carpets were un- known and the floors were scrubbed once a week. Mother used to scrub half of the floor and dry it then put the children on that half until the other half was scrubbed. In those days women had no washboards or washmachines, but boiled the clothes and laid them on a bench and beat them with a paddle and did some rubbing with the hands. In that way they were cleaned.— Samuel Bachman. FOUR GENERATIONS OP BEAVER SPRINGS THE AURAND FAMILY. (From a photograph taken in 1905.) Caroline Aurand, aged 77 years; Samuel F. Aurand, aged 56 years; Ambrose W. Aurand, aged 28 years, and Alton W. Aurand, aged 4 years. The neighbors in a community had many different methods of amuse- ment. In the fall they had apple- butter parties; a couple would stir or take care of the kettle, the others would pair and slice apples, and when the applebutter was done they would "lick the kettle." During haymaking they often had moon- light mowing parties to mow grass. About ten o'clock they had a good supper and something to drink. They enjoyed work. The ladies had quilting parties and after the quilt was done the young men in the neighborhood would also assemble and dance until late at night. — P. Michael Beaver. FOUR GENERATIONS OF BEAVER SPRINGS THE RAUGHT FAMILY. (From a photograph taken in 1905.) Elizabeth Pontius, aged 70 years; Sarah J. Raught, aged ">•") years; Delphena J. Krebs, aged 34 years, and Nellie V Krelts, aged l:> years. All are living and in robust health. ELIZABETH PONTIUS. Elizabeth Pontius, daughter of John and Anna Lehr f nee Peter) , was born one mile northwest of Beaver Springs, September 21 , 1827, and at the age of 24 years was married to Daniel Pontius and moved on a farm two miles west of Beaver Springs, where they spent many years profitably to- gether. There was born to this union two children, Sarah Jane and Banks, the latter died in child- hood. Sarah Jane was married June 6, 1869, to Frederick Raught, and made their home with the former's parents and assisted them with the labors connected with farming. To them were born six daughters, viz : Cora Elizabeth, now married to J. J. Morrow: Delphena Jane, married 1o A. W Krebs; Annie Matilda, married to Clymer Romig; Charlotte Mabel, Kate May and Lillian Miriam' the last threeiunmarried. Elizabeth Pontius is still very active and able to do some work, both in the house and garden. She is one of the oldest citizens of Beaver Springs, having six grand- children and four great-grand-children. (Etttgnts nf Ifoawr i^prtttga. Brief Sketches and Portraits of Present Residents and Business Men* SAMUEL 5. BACHMAN. Samuel S. Bachman, a son of John and Eliza- beth {nee Swineford) Bachman, who emigrated from Lehigh county, in the year 1823, located in Swinefordstown, now Middleburg, then in Union county. Mr. Bachman, Sr., was amillerby trade and run the old mill located where the Franklin Mills now stands. The subject began life as a clerk when about 15 years of age for Simon Frank, a Jew, who had a store in Swinefords- town 'Middleburg) at that time. At the age of 17 years he came to Adamsburg and clerked a year or two for Henry Mick, who then had a store and hotel in the old stone mansion on Water street. He then went to Richfield, Juniata county, and c'erked for Abraham Graybill for a year and a half; then spent a year traveling with Johnnie Welter's Flying Circus. He then settled down in married life; was united in marriage to Miss Christina Fike, June 18, 1840, and unto them were born six children, five sons and one daughter as follows: Pharus, living in Yeagertown; Irvin, (since died); Wellington, living in Plymouth, Ind.; Albert, living in Niles, Mich.; Alice M., in- termarried to Jonathan Spangler, and with whom the subject of the sketch is now living; and Cal- vin, also dead. Irvin died in single blessedness, but Calvin left a family to mourn his loss. Mr. Bachman has fourteen grandchildren and twenty- six great grandchildren living. After his marriage he moved to Adamsburg and worked on a farm for his old employer, Henry Mick, for a few years, then at intervals clerked for David Hoovel- er at Beavertown, and James Smith, also at Beavertown, and for Frederick who had a store at Beavertown and run a branch store at Troxelville, Mr. Bachman running the branch store. This was about the year 1850. About this time or a little later a man by the name of John Margretz had a store at what is now known as Fishers Mills, in West Beaver Twp., who became involved and turned over the store to John Fike, a. brother-in-law of Mr. Bachman, to sell the goods and settle accounts. Mr. Fike, knowing the ability of Mr. Bachman as a salesman, engag- ed him as clerk which position he held until the goods were turned into cash and accounts set- tled. The last of the goods were sold at auction, old Mr. George Kaley being the auctioneer. He became a member of the Reformed church of Adamsburg, Rev. L. C. Edmonds, pastor, in the year 1878, and for many years served as elder under the pastorage of Revs. Edmonds and Rom- ig. In this same year by Joel- Row, John D. Romig and Moses Krebs, then county commis- sioners, was appointed tax collector of Beaver township, which office he faithfully filled for six years. Mrs. Bachman was born March 9, 181°, and was a faithful member of the church from her youth and died March 6, 1880, and was buried on the sixty-first anniversary of her birth and lies in the old cemetery. After her death he went to live with his daughter, and for three years clerked for his grandson, James B. Spang- ler, then living at McClure. He was now getting well along in years and quit work, except doing tree and vine grafting, at which he was an ex- pert, and took to hunting, trapping and fishing and still takes delight and pleasure in the rec- reation. He is hale and hearty and possesses all his faculties, and at the age of nearly 87 years can read the finest print without the aid of glasses. Marriages* Dec. 28, 1880, by Rev. Irvine, Geo, S. Lepley, of Adamsburg, to S.Ellen Reitz, of Middlecreek township. Dec. 29, 1880, by Rev. Irvine, Mos- es Benfer and Rebecca Snook, of near Adamsburg. CITIZENS OF BEAVER SPRINGS W. EDGAR MILLER. Mr. Miller was born February 21, 1879, at Mont- gomery, Lycoming county. Pa., and is the oldest son of B. Franklin and Ada Miller (latter deceased of the Williamsport Grit. Mr. Miller came to Beaver Springs October 15. 1900, to take the fore- manship of the Aurand Printing and Publishing House, which office he still holds. He is an ex- since 1886.) He attended the public schoo's at Montgomery until the age of fourteen, when he entered the Mirror Publishing House of the same place and learned the printing trade. Five years later he went to Hughesville, Pa., and was em- ployed in the printing office of the Hughesville Mail for three years. While at Hughesville he was also employed on the correspondents' staff pert printer on every class of work and has never had any difficulty with those employed under him. He was married to Carrie E., daughter of William H. and Orpha Youngman, September 26,1901. Three children were born to this fam- ily : Albert Franklin, Olive Leone and Lloyd Edgar. Mr. Miller is a member of the Beaver Springs Military Band and also of the Lutheran S. S. Orchestra. :S)r The Town in (832. A gazetteer of the state of Pennsyl- vania published in Philadelphia in 1832 by T. Belknap, and in the private library of A. M. Aurand, of this place, gives this description of the town: "Adamsburg, Beaver township, Union county, at the foot of Black Oak Ridge, about 12 milessouthwest of New Berlin, contains 25 dwellings, 1 store, 1 tavern and a Presbyterian church." Marriages. Jan. 12, 1896, by Rev. P. C. Weid- enmyer, Willard W. Bingaman, of Middlecreek and Lillie 1. Smith, of Beaver Springs. Sept. 28, 1897, by Rev. B. F. Kautz, Jacob Wagner to Gertrude F. Dreese, both of Beaver Springs. Sept. 28, 1897, by Rev. L. Dice, Ira A. Kline, of Troxelville, to Irene M. Benfer, of Adamsburg. Dec. 30, 1890, by Rev. Wetzler, Ed- ward Hackenberry to Kate A. Getz, both of Beaver Springs. Aug. 15, 1841, by Rev. Shindel, Daniel Alter to Salome MaUern, both of Beaver Twp. Sept. 3, 1844, Reuben Klose to Sarah Middleswarth, both of Beaver Twp. CITIZENS OF BEAVER SPRINGS M. W. 5. BENFER. Mr. Benfer was born Aug. 7th, 1859, the son of Paul Benfer and wife, Lerah (nee Bingaman). He worked on the farm until he was 21 years old. engaged in the milling business. Mr. Benfer was half owner in the Spring 'Telephone Co. from 1900 to 1902, holding the treasurership in this com- pany. He is now director in the First National Bank at McClure, Pa., and his son Erman is then was employed for one year by George E. cashier of the same institution. His father died Beck at the milling trade in 1880. In 1881 he went at the age of 87 years and his mother at 80 years, to Michigan and worked at milling for one year Mr. Benfer was married to Jennie A. Wetzel, of for J. W. Hoffman, Three Rivers, Mich,, and on Clearfield, Pa., in April, 1883. The one son, Er- April 2, 1882, he began milling at the mill he oc- man, named above, is the only child that has cu pies now. For twenty-six years he has been blessed this union. m Deaths. Daniel Treaster, an aged citizen, died Sunday evening, Nov. 6, 1887, aged 72 years. He was confined to the house only ten days, with con- sumption, having been sickly, how- ever, for over a year. George W. Swenk, son of William Swenk, of this place, died Saturday morning, Oct. 27, 1888, at the home of his brother-in-law, Mr. Fillman, in Missouri, aged 30 years. For three years he was a taaveling sales- man for a Philadelphia medical house. He contracted rheumatism and ague, from the results of which he died. Marriages. July 16, 1877, by Rev. A. Romich, Jomes F. Raudenbush to Elizabeth' J. Mohney, both of Adamsburg. Jan. 13, 1884, by Rev. Dietzler, Jas. A. Felker and E. Virginia Woodling, both of Adamsburg. Oct. 30, 1884, by Rev. Dietzler, Wm. J. Bilger, of Adamsburg, and Mrs. Sarah E. Ocker, of Middlecreek. Dec. 23, 1884, by Rev. Stetler, J. O. Wagner, M. D., of Adamsburg, to Ellen Gross, of Beavertown. Sept. 28, 1884, by Rev. Dietzler, Wm. Mitchell, of Adamsburg, and Jane Wagner, or West Beaver. CITIZENS OF BEAVER SPRINGS HENRY H. LAUB. Henry H. Laub was born in New Holland, Lan- caster Co., Pa„ on Jan. 10th, 1840. His father, Jacob, and mother, Elizabeth, removed with his CHARLES E. KELLER. Mr. Keller was born in Beaver Springs/ May 9, 1870, his parents being Thomas J. and Elizabeth Keller (nee Specht). He went to Chicago in 1890, residing there about one year. He was married to Rosa A. Losche and the following children have blessed this union: Ralph Leslie, age 15 years; Grace Margureite, age 12 years; Maude Beatrice, age 11 years; Gay Thyra Eleanore, age 2 years. All take an interest in music and art. He went to Elkins, W. Va., for five months; worked in the lumbering regions about eight years in the western and northern counties; went to Philadelphia in 1900 and held a position for two years as conductor for the Union Traction Co., returned home and went into the butchering business in which busine'ss he is now engaged. He is a member of Christ Reformed church of this place since 1887; member of G. W. C. A., of family to Juniata Co., Pa., in 1845. He was edu- cated in the common schools until 1859, when he entered the academy at McAlisterville, then con- ducted by Geo. F. McFarland. In the winter of '60 and '61 he taught school in West Beaver township, Snyder Co., Pa., and the next summer entered school again and in the fall and winter of J 61 and '62 taught school in the same township and county. On April 2, 1862, he enlisted in Co. H, 49th Regt. P. V. I. for three years, or during the war. He served his time and remained with the army until the surrender at Appomatox Court House, arriving home in Snyder Co., May 5th, , J 865. He was married to Louisa Shout, daughter of Adam Shout, of West Beaver town- ship, Snyder Co., Pa. To this union were born six children, viz : Harry, George and Jacob, Sallie Jane, Elizabeth lsophene, Grace Victoria. He resided in West Beaver, Beaver and Spring townships since his return from the war. His occupation was a carpenter but he has taken up fruit growing for the last twenty years for a liv- ing. He held the office of township auditor of West Beaver for several terms. In Spring town- ship he held the office of assessor, supervisor, tax collector, auditor, census enumerator for 1890, school director for three terms. He has held an office in the church to which he belongs since 1874; is now secretary of Christ Reformed church of Beaver Springs, and treasurer of the Joint Consistory of the Beaver Springs charge. He belongs to the G. A. R. Post 612 of this place, has been Post Commander and passed all the chairs and has held the office of Quartermaster for the last fourteen years in succession. Chicago, member of Adamsburg Lodge No. 566 I. O. O. F. since 1897; has held all the offices in said lodge and passed the chairs; is at present a Past Grand. Marriages* June 18, 1877, by Rev. Wieand, John McElrath, of Riverside, Cum- berland Co., to Lydia Romig, of West Beaver township, Snyder Co. Dec. 27, 1883, Rev. Stetler, Peter F. Rigle, of Adams township, to Lizzie E. Hassinger, of Decatur township, Mifflin Co. CITIZENS OF BEAVER SPRINGS CLYMER ROMIG. IRA A, KLINE. Clymer Romig, son of Ephraim and Ada S. Ira Albert Kline was born at Troxelvil1e„ Pa., Romig, was born Jan. 6,. 1877, in Adamsburg, on the 22nd of March, 1872, The name Kline is r now, Beaver Springs, Pa., and has been a citizen of German origin. In the seventeenth century Stuffle Kline emigrated from Germany to Berks county from -which the name originates. His father, Josiah, died ten years ago and his mother, thirty years ago. His father was a farmer, there- fore his early life was passed as a farmer's boy. Though left motherless at the age of four years, he remembers his mother's sickness and death as though it happened yesterday. In his earliest years, however, the love of books was the master passion of his soul. His heart's desire was to become a public school teacher, for which pro- fession he prepared himself by attending nine various Normals. He taught sixteen successful years in succession. He has abandoned teach- ing and accepted a clerical position with the printing and publishing deparlmentof the Amer- ican Publishing Co.. and in 1906 was Eppoin^e.d •of the town ever since. He entered the Herald •office at the age of fifteen and after working foi*r years at the trade he took up the profession of a teacher in the public schools, where he spent i fib ffev * 1 / * '"'*> ^K^Mta fimBa ' f His early years were spent on his father's farm; when 18 years old he attended Freeburg Aca- demy, after which he worked on the farm for his father until 22 years old. He then began farming for himself, which he continued for thirteen years, then bought the home of Samuel union has been blessed with four children, two sons and two daughters, viz : Ammon M., mar- ried to Jennie M. Helfrich; Sadie C, married to Jesse A. Catherman; Effie M-, married to John A. Kearns, and Ambrose W., married to Hettie M. Hartley. He is at present engineer for the Aur- and Printing and Publishing House, which po- sition he has held for over six years. When I was a young man there was no steam power of any kind known here. There was no railroad at Lewistown, but it was said that there was a horse railroad at Phila- delphia. There were no telegraphs, telephones, sewing machines, baby carriages, no wash machines except wash rubDers madeof roller, of which I made many myself. There were no postage stamps until about 1851 or 1853. Previous to that time letters were conveyed at varying rates ac- cording to distance. A letter to Mis- souri cost six cents while one near (tome cost five cents C. O. D. Many & man was irritated at paying five tents for a letter which turned out to be nothing but a valentine. Five cents represented one-tenth of a day's hard work, and was within one cent of enough to buy two drinks of whiskey. Carpets were a luxury at that time and not generally found in poor peoples' houses.— Thomas W. Shipman. In the earlier days the chimney was started on the ground and built up through the house. Within the big chimney was a smaller receptacle for the purpose of holding pine knots which were lighted in the evening to give light for any work that had to be done after dark. The women would sit before this fire and do their spinning. -Andrew Ulsh. CITIZENS OF BEAVER SPRINGS WILLIAM MARKLEY. Mr. Markley was born in the house now occu- pied by him, near town, Nov. 10, 1836. His fath- er's name was Philip, and his mother's name was M. O. FELKER. Mr. Felkcr was born June 11, 1866, at Dumont- ville, Ohio. His father was A. C. Felker, of Williamsport and his mother, Mary C. Ort, of Lewistown. Mr. Felker attended the Lewistown Academy and spent several years at Union Sem- inary, New Berlin. After leaving college he went east and entered the whip business; was connected with the Wells Whip Co., of Wells- ville, Pa. In the year 1899 he organized the Chicora Whip Company, of which organization he was manager until he came to this place and Rachel 'nee Reager, a daughter of Adam Reager, founder of Beaver Springs). Mr. Markley was married to Lucy Saltzman Aug. 23. I860, and sev- en children have been born to this union: Reuben, married to Minnie Rothermel; Sallie, married to John A. Rearick; Charles (deceased 1 , married to Ellen Smith; Daniel^ married to Ellen N. Wag- ner; one son, died in infancy; James, married to Nettie Sellers; Katie, died at the age of thirteen years. Mr. Markley has lived his entire life in the house where he now resides, a period of 70 years, and has followed farming all this time; has been a member of the I. O. O. F. and F. & A. M. and a member of the General Council Lutheran church. He remembers well many of the stir- ring events in the first half century of the town's history. Hon. Ner Middleswarth's Large Family. Mi - . Middleswarth reared a large family, viz: John, Moses, Abraham, Aaron, Abner, Jacob, Polly, Mereb, Martha, Eliza, Sarah and Matilda. Matilda is the widow of Peter Riegel, and is the only survivor of the fam- ily. She resides in Spring township. organized the Eidon Handle Co. This company is now engaged in making a new style of steel handles and whips on which there is a large and growing trade. When I was in my nineteenth year I decided to cut a dash. I bought some broad cloth and hired a tailor to make me a coat; being the only young man that had an article of store clothes to wear I felt the dig- nity of my position. In the country it was customary for men and wom- en to go barefooted, even in the stub- bles in haying and harvest. About 1842 the first cook stoves— the old Hathaway— began to be introduced. They worked their way into favor very slowly, cooking being done in the old chimney corners. — Thomas Shipton. CITIZENS OF BEAVER Sl'RINOS TOBIAS E. RIETZ. Mr. Reitz was born in Upper Mahanoy town- ship, Feb. 29. 1836, he was married to Mollie Garman. to which union eleven children were Deaths. Sept. 10, 1900, Sarah, wife of Lewis Helfrich, aged 64 years and seven months. Nov. 19, 1901, Isaac Getz, aged 59 years, 3 months and 4 days. May 21, 1905, Enoch Walter, aged 66 years, 2 months and 2 days. Nov. 18, 1905, Paul Benfer, aged 85 years, 2 months and 14 days. JOHN A. KEARNS. Mr. Kearns was born Jan. 12, 1879, and is a son of John P. and Henrietta Kearns. He was mar- ried to Effie M. Aurand, daughter ofS. F. Aurand and wife of this place, April 9, 1898, and resides at Beaver Springs. One son, Roland A., was born to this union and died when only six months old. Mr. Kearns was employed with the Aurand Printing House for several years and later en- gaged in the confectionery business. He is now born, seven of whom are living, viz : Milton, married to Libbie Knepp; Jerome, married to Chrissie Fisher; Ellen, married to George S. Lepley; Emma, married to Roswel Sechrisl; Maggie, married to Harrison Stuck; Carrie, mar- ried to Ed. S. Manbeck; Martha, married to Am- nion Swanger. Mrs. Reitz died and Mr. Reitz was married a second time to Sarah Garman, who is at present living with her husband at Beaver Springs. Hewas a member of Co.F, 2I0th Regt., Penna. Vols., in the Civil War and served his country until the end of the war. He is a member of Post No. 612 G. A. R. and also belong- ed to Selinsgrove Lodge of Free Masons and Richfield Lodge I. O. O. F. No.762 (now defunct.) He is a member of the General Council Luther- an church. The subject of this sketch has been engaged in the country mercantile business for about twelve years and followed farming at other times. He is still hearty at the age of 70 years. an extensive dealer in automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, typewriters, all kinds of musical instru- ments, etc. He is a member of the Evan. Luth- eran church of this place. My recollections extend back to 1830 and beyond. Grain was cut by the use of the sickle. About twenty- five or thirty men, each with a sickle would go into a field of wheat and would cut ten or twelve acres a day. The boys were needed to carry water and whiskey. The whiskey was drank from the bottle. Raspberries were put into the bottle of whiskey and the man who could catch the greatest number of berries in his mouth was the hero of the occasion. But sometimes the hero would be compelled to lie on his back while the others did the work. The rule was to be in the field from sunrise to sunset, but some would make it from daylight until dark. For this work the pay was fifty cents per day and drinks. — Thomas Shipton. CITIZENS OF BEAVER SPRINGS HENRY J. LEPLEY. Mr. Lepley was born in what is now Spring township, on the 16th day of February, 1854, about one and one-half miles northwest of Bea- ver Springs on the old homestead owned by his Rudy and wife; the latter's maiden name was Obermoyer. He was born Sept. 22, 1852, about three miles north of Beaver Springs and spent his early days on the farm. In 1870 he entered the Fieeburg Academy; clerked for Isaac Beaver, of Middleburg, from May, 1871 to 1874; was mar- ried to Sybilla E., daughter of Isaac and Maria Beaver, on June 25, 1874, and this union has been blessed with four children, two boys and two girls, viz: Estella M., teacher; Spencer E., electrician, resides at Berwick; Myra P., stenog- rapher arid typewriter, employed by the P. & R. Co., at Milton, and Raide B., living at home. Mr. Romig is in the stove and tinware business exten- sively. He was assessor two terms before Spring township was formed; served as superintendent of the Lutheran Sunday school for 21 years, and leader of the choir for 25 years; in 1905 he re- quested a vacation as leader, which was granted; served two terms as deacon and 28 years as secretary of council and congregation; in 1887 was elected secretary of the Snyder coun- ty S. S. Association, to which office he has been elected yearly; became a member of the I.O.O.F. in 1892, and was instrumental in the institution of the Lodge at this place; was admitted to Grand Lodge at Altoona in 1894; held the office of D. D G. M. for four successive terms; is a member of the Board of Directors of the Orphans' Home of Central Pennsylvania since it was organized; al:o assistant secretary and a member of committee of father, Simon Lepley, where he was raised to the age of nineteen years when his father died; he then went out working hireling for six years, one year of which he spent on the farm of Isaac Aigler in Ohio. In 1879 he was married to Lucy K., daughter of Daniel Snook, after which he bought the farm of Alexander Homme), adjoin- ing the old homestead where he began to farm; his mother, Catherine Lepley (nee Beaver), re- siding with him part of the time until 1902, when she died at the age of 87 years. He later bought the farm where he was raised from Robert Mc- Clellan which he farms at the present time. Dur- ing this time the union was blessed with three children, two sons and one daughter, namely, Annie J., married in 1904 to Frank A. Benfer, son of John D. Benfer, of Beaver Springs, at which place they reside at the present time; Charles F., married in 1906 to Mabel Aumiller. daughter of Geo. Aumiller, of Spring township, and Erman E., ten years old, staying with his parents. Mr. Lepley is a stalwart Republican, has been assess- or for a number of years which office he fills at the present time. He is also a member of the I.O.O.F. of this place and a member of the Evan. Lutheran church, where he hasservedas deacon. HOWARD I. ROMIG: Mr. Romig is a son of John D. and Elizabeth Romig. His mother was a daughter of Philip property; was a delegate to the International S.S. Convention, which met at Toronto, Can., June, 1905. His grandfather was Solomon Romig, who was married to Mary Try, and his great-grand- father was Joseph Romig, formerly of Lancaster county. CITIZENS OF BEAVER SPRINGS JAMES D. DREE5E. Mr. Dreese was born in Adamsburg Feb. 15, 1860. his father being Reuben Dreese and mother, Matilda Saltzman. He was married Dec. 20, 1881, to Laura E. Stroup, which union was blessed with two daughters, Mary and Carrie. His wife died and he was married the second time to Em- ma E. Stroup, who also departed for the spirit world. On Dec. 6, 1899, Mr. Dreese united with Mrs. Amelia E. Koch, with whom he resides, 1o- g;ther with his younger daughter Carrie. His daughter Mary is married to William Gilbert, a passenger brakeman and resides at Sunbury. Mr. Dreese followed farming for twenty-two years. He is a Past Grand member of the Odd Fellows Lodge and a member of the Evan. Luth- eran church in which he has served as deacon. The family would also slice and dry a great amount of apples. They sometimes had as high as a hundred bushels of "snits" on the garret. These they could sell at fifteen cents a pound.— Abram Middleswarth. The first settlers occupied the poor lands because the better grade of land would require more work to get it under cultivation. Lumber and wood had no value. Logs were piled up in heaps and burned. — Thom- as Shipton. PETER F. RIGEL. Mr. Rigel is a son of Peter and Matilda (nee Middleswarth) Rigel, and was born in West Bea- ver township, Snyder Co, Pa., Oct. 20th, 1859; was reared on a farm, and married Dec. 27, 1883, to Lizzie E-, daughter of Henry and Matilda ( nee Helfrich 1 Hassinger and has seven children: . Charles F., Annie M., Carrie M., Roy A., Jay A., •William McKinley and Norman H. Mr. Rigel followed farming up to March, 1890, when he went into the mercantile business and in Febru- ary, 1891, was elected general agent for the Bea- vertown Mutual Fire Insurance Company, which position he still holds. In 1899 he was a candidate for Associate Judge at the Republican primary; on the 13th of May he received the nomination and in November of the same year was elected. He was nominated and elected for the second term in the year 1904, which office he still holds. He is a member of the P. O. S. of A. and the I. O. O. F., in which order he holds the office of Vice Grand. In those days the neighbors would gather together at the house where the deceased lay and spend the night in singing, etc. Before the funeral used to leave the house some one would pass bread and whiskey around among the guests and a gen- eral invitation was extended to re- turn and partake of a big feast.— Sophia Arbogast. CITIZENS OP BEAVER SPRINGS HON. A. M. SMITH, M. D. A. M. Smith, M. D., of Beaver Springs, Snyder county, who has been in successful practice for more than thirty-five years, might well be con- tent with the professional honors he has won, yet he has an equally prominent place in other lines though his father's educational privileges had been limited, or perhaps for that very reason, he determined to give his children the best advan- tage possible, and in order to encourage the teachers in this locality he boarded them at his home without charge. When but twelve years old the Doctor entered Union Seminary at New of effort, being a leading capitalist, business man and politician of his locality. He has an enviable record as a soldier also, having entered the Union army as a boy of seventeen and served until the close of the war. Dr. Smith was born Feb. 25, 1846, the eldest son of John S. Smith and his wife Martha Middleswarth, daughter of Hon.Ner Mid- dleswarth, one of Snyder county's most distin- guished citizens. The Doctor was reared upon a farm and began his education at Riegel's school house, John Doon being his first teacher. Al- Berlin, Pa., and before he was seventeen he took charge of a school at Port Ann, Pa. In Febru- ary, 1864, he interrupted his studies to enlist in Company I, 49th P. V. I. and he saw some severe fighting during his term of service. His first battle was the engagement in the Wilderness, and July of 1864 was spent in the Shenandoah Valley. The regiment then went to Petersburg, and after taking part in the operations there, went to Richmond and was present at Lee's sur- render. The Doctor was wounded on April 2, CITIZENS OF BEAVER SPRINGS 1865, in a charge, and in a number of battles he showed unusual bravery, for which he was pro- moted in the spring of 1865 to the rank of corpor- al. At the close of the war he returned home and resumed his studies in a school at Selins- grove, known as the Missionary Institute, now Susquehanna University, where he spent two years and graduated in 1868. That year he began the study of medicine with Dr. I. B, Conrad, of Beavertown, and in the fall of the same year he entered Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, from which he graduated in 1870. Since that time he has been in active practice in Beaver Springs, meeting with marked success from the start. During twenty-five years of this time he has been a physician for the Pennsylvania Rail- road Company and he takes a high place in the various professional organizations, being a member of the American Medical Association, a permanent member of the State Medical Society, and a member of the Snyder Co. Medical Society His sound judgment in business affairs is widely recognized and he is a director in the Beavertown Mutual Fire Insurance Company and has been vice president for many years. He owns a one- half interest in a hotel and business block in Adamsburg. He also operates some iron ore de- posits near Adamsburg, furnishing employment to a number of men. A few years ago he built the finest brick residence in Adamsburg t and his , real estate holdings include some excellent farm lands, besides an interest in a tract of pine land in Florida. The Doctor was married to Mis"s Al- wilda Stetler, of Beavertown, a daughter of Geo. Stetler, and they had one son, Charles G., who in 1897, graduated from the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia and is now enjoying an extensive and lucrative practice at the home of his birth. On March 14, 1882, Mrs. Smith passed to the unseen life, and the Doctor has since mar- ried Miss Carrie Specht, of Beaver Springs, the daughter of J. W. Specht. Dr. Smith and his wife are prominent in social life and both are act- ive members of the Lutheran church. Frater- nally, the Doctor is a member of the Patriotic Order Sons of America, Knights of the Golden Eagle, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Grand Army of the Republic, of which he is a charter member and for seven years served as Commander; and the Masonic Order— the Blue Lodge at Middleburg, the Com- mandery at Lewistown and the Scottish Rite at Harrisburg. Jovial, liberal and public-spirited. Dr. Smith has a host of friends, including the leading citizens of his locality. His influence is solicited in aid of every movement in his com- munity and he is especially active in politics. In January, 1898, he was nominated in his county for the State Legislature, defeating W. W. Wit- tsnmyer, having a majority of 447, and out of 235 votes cast in his township he received 223 of same. In 1900 he was re-elected to the State Legislature from Snyder county. He has served as a member of the State Soldiers* Orphans' Home Commission for four years, and is now serving his fourth consecutive term as State Medical Director of the Grand Army of the Re- public, Department of Pennsylvania, an honor that shows the esteem in which the Doctor is held by his comrades throughout Pennsylvania. Dr. Smith has been pension examiner for Snyder county. It was mostly through his efforts that in October, 1897, the board was appointed, for which he has the thanks of the old veterans of the county. Dr. A. M. Smith's Grove- Where the Centennial Celebration Took Place September 6. 7, and 8, 1906. CITIZENS OF BEAVER SPRINGS JAMES H. LONG. Mr. Long was born one mile northwest of Adamsburg, now Beaver Springs, Jan. 18, 1846. When 22 years of age he engaged with B. L. Raudentush, as clerk in his store. In 1869 he resigned and went to Troxelville to clerk for Jos- eph S. Ulsh and in 1870 he went to Penns Creek to clerk for Jacob Aurand. In 1872 J. W. Specht bought Aurand's stock and Mr. Long then clerk- ed for Mr. Specht about one year. In 1873 he' was married to Martha E. Sanders, a daughter of H. K. Sanders. This union was blessed with four children, two sons and two daughters: An- nie May, who died when two years old; Warren E., died when twenly-three years old; Charles C, now living at McClure, married to J. Estella Miller, a daughter of W. S. Miller, of Beaver Springs; which union is blessed with one daugh- ter, Miriam May; Katie Florence, now Iwing at Lewistown, married to Lester A. Dreese, a *on of Isaac Dreese, of Lewistown. On the last day of January, 1898, Mr. Long entered the mercan- tile business at Crossgrove with H. F. Long, from Penns Creek, as partner. After doing business for two years they dissolved partnership and the subject of this sketch then carried on the busi- ness until the 23d of September, 1904. About noon on that day the dwelling house caught fire and destroyed everything he had with the excep- tion of a few articles. He was postmaster while at Crossgrove. Mr. Long belongs to the great brotherhood, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having joined the order in 1868, and is a Past Grand. He is a member of the Lutheran church and resides at Beaver Springs. JAMES W. SPECHT. Mr. Specht is a son of Adam and Elizabeth Specht and was born Aug. 2$, 1844. He was rais- ed at and around our village, working at home and attending our common schools up to the fall of 1863, when he taught school that winter and in the spring of 1864 went to Springfield, Ills., en- listed in the Second Illinois Cavalry and went to the front, where he served until Nov. 27, 1865, where he was mustered out of service at San Antonio, Texas. He came back to Springfield, Ills., was paid and got his discharge Jan. 6, 1866, arrived home Jan. 9th and started to clerk for Henry Houser; was married June 21, 1868, to Miss Elvina Bobb, daughter of Reuben Bobb and wife, of Beavertown, to which union was born two daughters, Carrie E. and Nettie C. Carrie is married to Dr. A. M. Smith and Nettie to A. H. Siegfried. Mr. Specht continued to clerk for Mr. Houser up to 1873, when he went to Centreville that fall and entered the mercantile business; was there until the fall of 1878; then came back to Adamsburg and started in business here, in which he continued until 1897. In that year he was appointed assistant postmaster by A. M. Aurand, postmaster, and served as such until April 3, 1906, when he received the appointment of postmaster, Mr. Aurand resigning the pdsition on account of other pressing business, and he now holds that position. Died. March 7, 1901, Polly, John D. Romig, aged months and 18 days. Died. widow of August 1, 1903, Charles, son of 84 years, 4 Spencer and Nettie Romig, aged 2 years, 9 months and 29 days. ' CITIZENS OF BEAVER SPRINGS WILSON DREESE. Mr. Dreese was born April 4, 1847, his parents beingJacob and Catherine (nee Hoffman Dreese. He learned blacksmithing while a boy and has followed this trade all his life time. For twenty- one years he carried on the business at Troxel- ville and for the last fifteen years at Beaver Springs. On April 24, 1870, he was married to Jutie A. Ocker, daughter of Jonathan Ocker, and this union was blessed with one daughter, Ger- trude F., who was married to Jacob A. Wagner on Sept. 28, 1897, and one son, Park D., has been born to them. GEORGE BILGER. Mr. Bilger is a son of Isaac Bilger and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of George Bechtol, and was born March 21, 1833, at Middleburg, Union coun- ty. Pa., where he was reared. In the spring of 1854 he went to Ohio; in the fall of the same year he returned and made his home at Beaver Springs, Pa., and worked at the wagon making trade. He was married to Miss Charlotte fiom- mel, August 7, 1856, and moved to Beavertown and worked at the same trade until 1862. He was then called into the service of his country for nine months and served full time; came home in 1863, and .in 1864 he enlisted for another year and was wounded at the battle at Hatcher's Run. He was brought to the Emory hospital, Washington, D. C, where he spent five months under treatment. He was then discharged on disability a few days before Lee's surrender. In the spring of 1868 he moved on the farm 3 /i mile north of Beaver Springs and followed farming until the fall of 18S8, when he moved to Beaver Springs for retirement. He joined the Reformed church at Middleburg, Pa., in 1852 and is still an active member. He was an officer of said church, either deacon or elder, for a period of 35 years. He served as superintendent and teacher in the Sunday school for quite a number of years. In township offices he served as school director and overseer of the poor for a number of years. He is a member of Win. H. Byers' Post, G. A. R. No. 612. This family was blessed with five chil- dren, 2 sons and 3 daughters, namely : Charles M., deceased; James F., deceased; Jennie E., Annie C, married to Charles C. Gross; Mollie R., deceased, married to John D. Haines. David Brown conducted a tailor shop here for nearly 20 years and then moved to Lebanon, Pa., where he died several years ago. Robert R. Long conducted a foun- dry here on the premises now owned by William B. Woodling. He did a good business; afterwards sold out and moved to Gettysburg, Pa., where he operated successfully a steam laundry for quite a number of years. Later his son Murray took charge of the plant there and Mr. Long has re- cently erected a fine large plant at Lewistown, Pa., where he is meet- ing with much success. CITIZENS OF HEAVER SPRINGS JAMES F. RAUDENBUSH. Mr. Raudenbush was born July 8th, 1857, in Patterson, Pa.; his father, Benjamin L. Rauden- bush, was born Dec. 2, 1829, in Brownsburg town- Priest; Florence A., Benj. L. and James F., at home. Mr. Raudenbush is a member of Masonic Lodge No. 145 of Buena Vista, Va., having spent twenty-two years in the state of Virginia in the manufacture of leather. Having made a fortune ship, Schuylkill county, Pa., and his mother Maria M. Madenford, was born Aug. 12th, 1836, in the same township. They were married July 27th, 1854. The subject of this sketch was mar- ried to FHza J. Mo-hney, July 16th, 1876, and six children have blessed the union, viz: Joseph Clayton (died in infancy); Mary M., married to J. F. Youngman; Lizzie D., married to R. A. De- there, he returned to his old home in Pennsyl- vania on Oct, 15th, 1905, and lives a retired life here. His father was the Hon. Benj. L. Rauden- bush, and was a prominent citizen of the town a third of a century ago, as a merchant, postmast- er, hotel keeper and owner of a tannery, etc. He also belonged to the Masonic and Odd Fellows* Orders. iB- An oil mill was operated many present dwelling house, in a stone building, where linseed oil was made years ago on what is now W. H. f rom flax seed. It was run by water Reigel's farm, a few rods west of the power. CITIZENS OK 1SKAVER SPRINGS CHARLES H. WAGNER. Mr. Wagner wns born at Beavertown Dec. 23, 1866, and was married to Mollie E. Sellers, .June 24, 1888, to which union was born three children: DR. CHARLES G. SMITH. Dr. Smith was born January 13, 1875, his par- ents being Dr. A. M. Smith and wife, Alvilda G., (nee Stetler), and has resided in Beaver Springs all his life, having been engaged in the practice of medicine here for over nine years. The doc- tor is very popular and enjoys an extensive and lucrative practice. He attended Gettysburg Col- lege for three years, 1891-94, and graduated from the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, May Raymond R., Irma G. and Carrie L. The family are members of the Lutheran church. Mr. Wag- ner is a son of Henry and Caroline Wagner and is one of eight children. His wife is a daughter of Samuel Sellers. He is a successful farmer of the community. 14, 1897; passed the State Board June 23, 1897. Dr. Smith is a member of the Snyder County Med- ical Society.the Medical Society of Pennsylvania; Free Masons; Sons of Veterans, and S. A. E, Fraternity. He is unmarried. A pearl button factory was'in oper- ation a short distance north of where Simuel Sellers' house now stands. It was run by John Hartley, father of William H. Hartley, of McClure. Isaac Keller conducted a match factory on the farm of W. H. Riegel. It was located directly opposite Mr. Riegel's present farm house. Sul- phur matches were made there, and were peddled out by a man named Reese, with a small hand wagon. Later, this factory was conducted by O C BOWERSOX, Levi Barger, and Keller operated a Telegraph operator for P. R. R. Co., at Beaver factory of the Same kind in the house Springs, Pa. now owned by John A. Haines. CITIZENS OF BEAVER SPRINGS REV. JACOB KEMPFER AND SON, J. O. KEMPFER. Rev. Jacob Kempfer was born in Shenandoah county, Va., in the year 1800. His father came from the district of Hanover, in Germany, during REV. JACOB KEMPFER (DECEASED.) the Revolutionary War. He prepared himself for the ministry at the Theological Seminary at Gettysburg and was ordained in 1832. He served congregations in Rowan county, N. C; York county. Pa.; Cumberland county, Pa.; Carroi county, Md.; and again in York county. Pa. In the fall of 1860 he took charge of the Lutheran congregations in Snyder county, at Beaver Springs, Black Oak Ridge, Samuel's and Stroup's churches. The last is in Mifflin county. Since then some of his family have been more or less connected with the history of Beaver Springs. Two of his sons, Samuel O. and Charles A. .mar- ried Snyder county women. His son, J. O., married in York county, but is more closely con- nected with the place than the other two. He has been a constant resident of the vicinity of Beaver Springs since 1867, and was not absent from the place more than two years since the spring of 1861, when he saw it for the first time. Their family has grown up among the younger inhab- itants of Beaver Springs, but only three reside here at present. Rev. Jacob Kempfer died in January, 1879, and is buried in the old cemetery. David H. Kemp- fer, his youngest son, lies close to him, having died of fever contracted in the War of the Rebel- lion. He was one of the volunteers of Beaver Springs. J. O. KEMPFER. The Town Schools in 1906. For 1906 the school directors of Spring township are Henry H. Laub, Sr., Harrison Sehrader, William H. Ewing. William A.T. Fish, Charles E. Keller and William I. Woodling. The teachers of the town schools for the term of 1906- '07 are: Ad- vanced, Elmer E. Wetzel (of Bea- vertown) ; Intermediate, James F. Keller; Primary, Estelle M. Romig. The average attendance of the schools during January, 1906, was: Advanced, males 17; females 29; total 4:\. Intermediate, males 14; females 16; total 33. Primary, males 12; females IS; total 30. We are proud to say that our town schools compare favorably with the schools of our sister towns and neigh- 1 wring c< unities. Many of our young men who fill responsible positions and professions today have laid the foundation of their education in the Public Schools of Beaver Springs. CITIZENS OF HEAVEIt KIMUXUS FREDERICK RAUGHT, JR. HENRY C. LEPLEY. Mr. Raueht is a son of Frederick Raught, Sr., Mr. Lepley was born Dec. 25, 1869, Christmas and his wife, Elizabeth, and was born April 2, da >'. his parents being Michael and Elizabeth 1845. on a farm two miles west of town. He is of Lepley - He resides on his farm two and one- German descent, his father having immigrated to this country from Germany. Mr. Raught learned the trade of a blacksmith, afterwards clerked in the general store of B. L. Raudenbush. He was married to Sallie Pontius, a daughter of Daniel Pontius, June 6, 1869, and then followed farming for an occupation. There were born to this union six daughters. He is a member of St. Peter's Evan. Lutheran church, of which he has served as deacon. He also served one term as supervisor of Spring township. He now resides in town and is a respected and enterprising citizen. Jalf miles north of Beaver Springs; his occupa- tion having been farming all his life. He was married to Mary Susanna Baumgardner Oct. 6, 1902. FRED W. GUNDRUM. Mr. Gundrum was born July 20, 1868, and is a son of Samuel and Amelia Gundrum. He was married to Tudie Goss, daughter of John O. and Amanda Goss, on the 24th of January, 1892, and to this union five children were born: Charles, John, Paul, Mabel and George. George died in infancy. Mr. Gundrum was engaged in farming at Bannerville for eleven years and then came back to his former home, where he went into the lumber business with J. O. Klingler; then sold his interest and bought the coai yard and grain ware- house from A. Kreeger, where he is now engaged in the coal, feed and grain business. Died. /.Feb. 19, 1891, Catherine, wife of Ratil H. Knepp, aged 43 years, 7 m6nths and 9 days. FRED W. GUNDRUM. CITIZENS OF HEAVER SPRINGS CHARLES H. GETZ. FRANK P. DECKER. Mr. Getz was born March 25, 1850, in Beaver Mr. Decker was born at Middleburg, Sept. 29, Springs, formerly Adarnsburg, and is a son of 1857, his parents were Wm. S. and Sarah Decker, David and his wife, Mary Getz, (neeLepley); and when one year old his parents bought the was married to Sarah Bilger, Aug. 3, 1882. This farm where Jesse B. Ewing now resides, where union was blessed with six children: Cuba E.. Margaret R., Sylvia V., John D., LoEmma P., and Charles W. Mr. Getz is a member of the Evan. Lutheran church of Beaver Springs and was a charter member of Adamsburg Lodge No. 566 I. O. O. F. He has been engaged as one of the special police officers for Centennial week, 1906, and appears here in his uniform. they lived nine years and then moved to Mc- Clure long before McClure was founded. He worked on the farm and at the age of twenty-one years was married to Margaret Krebs, to which union were born five children: Curtin M., Beu- lah E„ Mary E., Cotta R., Rhoda C. After start- ing in life for himself he moved to his father's farm one-half mile west of the old homestead farm and farmed there for fifteen years. In 1893 he bought a stave mill and run that in connection with farming for one year, then went into the mercantile business at McClure, which firm was named Herbster & Decker, for two years; after that followed the nail keg stave business under the name of Decker & Ulsh, operated at Hublersburg, Centre county. Pa., for one year, when he sold the farm at McClure and bought the Isaac Smith farm at Beaver Springs, which he now owns. He came to Beaver Springs in 1898, having farmed this farm for five years and then followed the nail keg stave business, in which he is now engaged. Mr. Decker is a member of the Evan. Lutheran church and is one of the road supervisors of Spring township. Pharus Romig conducted a watch repairing shop here for about 30 years. Among the shoemakers of the town were David Getz, Sr., Isaac Getz, John Getz, Edward Coleman, Eph Dreese, Samuel J. Gundrum, Eph Romig, H. O. Smith, Jacob Haffley. CITIZENS OF BEAVER SPRINGS PAUL H. KNEPP. Mr. Knepp is a great grandson of Philip Knepp, and on his mother's side a great grandson of Joseph Romig; a grandson of Henry Knepp, Sr., and his wife Eve (nee Spiglemyer), who were of German descent, and on his mother's side a grandson of Henry Romig and his wife Eliza- beth (nee Ritter) and a son of Henry Knepp, Jr., and his wife Catherine {nee Romig). Henry Knepp, St., moved from Berks county, Pa., to Musser's Valley on the farm now owned by Philip J. Ocker, known as the Good farm about one hundred years ago. Then he took up a tract of land one and one-half miles north of Middle- creek P. O., «riginally three hundred and fifty acres, erected a log house one and one-half stories high, which in after years was made a two-story log house. He was born 1759 and died 1846, and both are buried in the St. John's ceme- tery. Black Oak Ridge. Henry Romig owned and occupied a farm one mile east of Fisher's mill, which came in the possession of his son, Jonathan Romig, and is now owned and occupied by his grandson, Alex. A. Romig. He and his wife died in old age and are both buried in the St. John's cemetery. Part of the farm came in possession of Henry Knepp, Jr., by purchase, in the year 1837, and in 1852 he built a large frame house which is in good condition at the present day. He was born in the year 1799, and died the 7th day of November, 1875. His wife was born 1798 and died Sept. 18, 1880, and were burled in the St. Paul's cemetery at the Ridge. In the year 1872 the homestead came in possession of the subject of this sketch by purchase and was in his possession for a period of thirty years. He was born Sept. 17, 1842, and raised on the old homestead and his occupation wasfarming. The homestead was in the possession of the Knepp family about one hundred years and is now own- ed by James W. Klingler. The subject of this sketch attended subscription school when about six years old in an old log house formerly occu- pied as a dwelling, situated a short distance east of Moyer's (now Greenhoe's) school house, and the following year Moyer's school house was erected; attended public school there; also attend- ed school at the Missionary Institute at Selins- grove, now known as Susquehanna University, for two terms; taught school one term in the years 1866-67. He was married to Miss Kate E. Smith, daughter of Jacob and Sophia (nee Braucher) Smith, on the second day of May, 1867. His wife was born July 10, 1846, and there were born unto them one son and two daughters: Carrie E., born Nov. 16, 1869, died May 21, 1872; Homer, born Aug. 22, 1875, died March 26, 1876, and are buried in St. Paul's cemetery at the Ridge. The mother followed the children to the spirit world on the 19th day of February, 1891, and is buried at the above named place. Gertie S., who was bom Jan. 12, 1878, is married to C. K. Croft and resides at Berwick. The subject of this sketch is a member of the St. Paul's Lutheran church in West Beaver township. He became a resident of this town in the year 1883, built a house in the same year and still occupies the same. He held the office of assessor for a period of ten success- ive years and was appointed census enumerator in the year 1900. He was a soldier of the late Civil War, enlisted Aug. 6, 1862, in Co. F, 131st Regt. P. V., commanded by Capt. Ryan, who was killed at the battle of Fredricksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, and in this service was engaged in three bloody battles: Antietam, Fredricksburg and Chancel- lorsville and was discharged the 22nd day of May, 1863, by reason of expiration of term of service; he was first sergeant of Capt. David Mitchell's company. Independent Guards of Pennsylvania Militia, enrolled on the June 29th, 1863, to serve three months and was discharged Sept. 2, 1863, by order of Gov. Curtin. He was enrolled as a private in Capt. L. C. Edmonds' company on the 27th day of August, 1864, but was elected by the members of the company as second lieutenant. The election was held in the court house at Mid- dleburg, Aug. 29. He therefore had to be dis- charged as a private by reason of promotion to second lieutenant of Co. I, 184th Regt. P. V., and was mustered into the service as second lieuten- ant the 12th day of September, 1864, and was wounded in the face while on duty on the picket line in front of Petersburg on the 4th day of Oct- ober, 1864, and on the 12th day of January he was promoted to first lieutenant by reason of the wounding and discharge of the first lieutenant, Michael Smith, in this service; took part in the battle of Boyton Road, Hatcher's Run and in the storming of the Rebel works in front of Peters- burg and on to the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomatox. He is a member of Wm. H. Byers' Post G. A. R. and held the office of com- mander for two years, and officer of the day for two terms, which office he holds at the present time. CITIZENS OF BEAVER SPRING J. O. WAGNER, M. D. "All lives that are in the best sense worth the living," says a well known writer, "are so by be- ing true to their own popularity. There is un- doubtedly a certain line of life, a certain definite, however dimly defined, path predestined for each, and that achievement which we are accus- tomed to call success is simply the result of the vision that sees, and the energy that follows this hidden but divine leading." In the success at- tending this well known physician and surgeon, who for years has been a leading practitioner at Beaver Springs, Snyder county, we see an illus- tration of this truth. So strong was his desire to follow the direction of his special gifts that he turned from the offer of a certain compet- ence of *< farmer, and making his own way through college entered his chosen profession. Dr. Wagner was born June 9th, 1855, in Jackson township, Snyder county, near kratzerville, where his father, Y. H. Wagner, still resides, he being the oldest justice of the peace in Snyder county, having held his commission since 1862 up to the present time. He held the office of school director for eleven years and was active in military affairs; before the war he having serv- ed as first lieutenant after serving three years as a private in a company of State militia. The Doc- tor's mother, whose maiden name was Susanna Hehn, was a daughter of that well known pion- eer, Capt. John Hehn. The Doctor attended school in Kratzerville, and although his opportun- ities were inferior to those of the present day, he made such good use of them that before he was sixteen he was prepared to teach, his first school being in the Brouse school house in his native township. He was always devoted to his studies and more than once his close application to his books caused illness. After teaching for u short time he pursued his studies in Prof. Noetling's select school at Seltnsgrove and thus prepared for better work as a teacher. He then secured a school at Kratzerville and while there began to read medicine with Dr. P. Herman, as from childhood he had a desire to enter the medical profession. His father did not sympathize with this ambition, as he desired our subject, beingthe only son, to take the farm, and consequently had to make his own living while carrying out his plan; hence, before entering medical college he taught several terms near Middlecreek, in West Beaver township, as well as in Evendale, in an independent school district. In the fall of 1877 he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore, Md., and after one term was obliged to resume the work of teaching in order to re- plenish his pocketbook. By close economy he managed to save enough in one year of teaching to take him through another term at college and on March 3d, 1880, he received his degree of M.D., having completed a full course. It happened that his preceptor was ill with pneumonia at the time, and during March, April and May, 1880, our subject took charge of his practice at Kratzer- ville. On Aug. 2d. 1880, he located at Beaver Springs, and being an entire stranger, failure was freely predicted for him, but he succeeded from the start, notwithstanding the fact that the most difficult cases in the locality were given him, including chronic ailments, pronounced hopeless by others. Success in these brought him new patients, and at the present time he enjoys an extensive and lucrative practice, which is solely due to his own- skill and ability. He now makes a specialty of diseases of women and chronic ail- ments in which he is very successful. He allows nothing to take his attention from his work, and in addition to his practice he has, since 1889, been interested in the drugbusiness. On July 3, 1889, the State Pharmaceutical Examining Board grant- ed him a certificate as a registered pharmacist. In the early years of his practice he carried on dentistry, but at present does nothing in that line but extract teeth. He married Miss Mary E. Gross, of Beavertown, a daughter of Christian and Mary (Benfer) Gross, and one child, Otto G., born Nov. 22, 1889, brightens their home and is now attending school at Susquehanna Univer- sity. The Doctor owns a pleasant residence in Beaver Springs, an excellent farm of fifty-six acres in the same vicinity, and another of one hundred and fifty acres in West Beaver township on which he is building a new farm house at present. He also owns the Henry Smith prop- erty in Beaver Springs, which is one of the most pleasant homes in the town. Dr. Wagner, his wife and son are prominent members of the Re- formed church, of which he is an elder and sec- retary of the Joint Consistory; he is a charter member of Beaver Springs Castle No. 423.K.G.E., in which he was past chief and served six or sev- en terms as M. of R. As might be supposed, he is identified with the various professional organi- zations, and he belongs to the Snyder Couniy Medical Society, in which he was for a number of years secretary and treasurer, succeeding Dr. J. V. Shindel. He is also a permanent member of the State Medical Society. CITIZENS OF BEAVER SIMMNCS LEONARD JACKSON MANBECK. Mr. Manbeck was born in Beaver (now Spring) township, one mile northwest of Adamshurg, April 28, 18-10, his parents being Heiiry and Polly EPHRAIM ROMIG. Mr. Romig is a son of Samuel and Mary Rom- ig, a grandson of Solomon Romig and a great- grandson of Samuel Romig, Sr. He was born Sept. 4, 1839, and was raised on a farm two miles southwest of Beaver Springs. He attended the early German schools and later received some instruction in English. After he became of age he learned photography and the trade of shoe- making and has worked at these trades ever since. He was married July 2, 1871, to Susan A. Schroy- er, a daughter of Henry and Mary Schroyer, and has always been a resident of Beaver Springs; two sons were born to this union: Hurley and Clymer, both married. He is a member of the St. Peter's Evan. Lutheran church; had joined the Selinsgrove lodge I. O. O. F., and was also a member of (he P. O. S. of A. camp of this town, (now defunct). Manbeck. He was married Aug. 4, 1867, to Me- lina, daughter of Paul Benfer, which union was blessed with four children: Ammon E., Nathan L., Verdte M., and Clyda J. Mr. Manbeck is a member of the United Evangelical church, hav- ing held different offices, including steward and trustee; was also overseer of the poor for a num- ber of years in Spring township; was a charter member of Beavertown Lodge I. O. O. F. He was raised on a farm and carried on farming for about thirty-five years, and is now living at Beaver Springs. He was a soldier in the Civil War and is a member of the Q. A. R. Post at Beaver Springs. M. F. MATTERN. DIED. Nov. 27, 1891, SamuelJ. Gundrum, aged 53 years, 1 month and 7 days. CITIZENS OF BEAVER SPRINGS JOHN O. KLINGLER Proprietor Klingler Wagon Works. CHARLES C. WETZEL Cabinet Maker and Dealer In Furniture. ISAAC I. MANBECK. Mr. Manbeck was born July 12, 1843, in Union county, now Snyder, and was a son of Daniel and Anna R. Manbeck. His father died at the age of thirty-five years, leaving a young widow with four children. She did not break up the family circle, however, but reared her children to manhood on a farm about a mile and a half north of Beaver Springs. The mother lived to be 87 years old, and spant her last ten years with her son Isaac, who resided in Beaver Springs. At the age of eighteen years Mr. Manbeck taught two terms of public school under the instruction of Supts. Alleman and Wm. Moyer; but he had more of an inclination to become a merchant, and at the age of twenty years he hired to B. L. Raudenbush of Beaver Springs as clerk and clerked for him eleven years. Then he was elected Justice of the Peace for two terms of Bea- ver township. He now entered the store busir ness with Geo. M. Smith, known as the firm of Smith & Manbeck, of Beaver Springs. Later the same firm i old to A. S. Helfrich, from Banner- ville. After he sold out he bought a farm of 45 acres adjoining Beaver Springs and took to farm- ing for a few years but on account of ill health he had to quit. The same farm is still owned by him. He sold a number of lots and still has some to sell. He, with J. O. Goss, bought the store of J. G. Moyer at Troxelville, doing busi- ness as the firm of Goss & Manbeck. They did a successful business for five years, then sold out to C. O. Greenhoe and Isaac Winter. Mr. Manbeck then bought a farm of one hundred and fifty-six acres west of Troxelville known as the Philip Smith farm. This farm he improved con- siderably by fertilizing and replacing new build- ings, so it can be said his farm properties can scarcely be equaled in the county. These farms are stocked by Mr. Manbeck himself and the lab- or is paid in money. William Norman washired for the last twelve years and is still looking after the interests of Mr. Manbeck. Mr. Manbeck was married to Lovina, daughter of Abraham Dreese, of Beaver Springs. To this family was born a eon, Herbert Grant, who is now forty-one years old. He was married to Lizzie, daughter of Anis Gross. This family is blessed with one daughter, Blanche, seventeen years old; said families are living peaceably to- gether in Beaver Springs. The Manbeck family is represented elsewhere in this book by a four generation picture. Mr. Manbeck and his wife, Lovina, made four trips west as far as Kansas. His son, wife and daughter made a trip west sev- eral years ago. Mr. Manbeck and son are stock- holders of the Beaver Springs First National Bank and McCJure First National Bank. Mr. and Mrs. Manbeck belong to the Reformed church and he is a staunch Republican. A distillery was located years ago in the meadow west of the residence now occupied by William H. Mitchell. CITIZENS OF BEAVER SPRINGS DAVID F. GETZ. Mr. Getz, is the youngest son of David Getz and wife (nee Mary Lepley) and was born March 20, 1864, in Adamsburg now Beaver Springs,) Sny- der county, Pa., at which place he has spent all his life with the exception of one year when he and all reside at home: Samuel A., Mary R., Cora M., Edna V., Hilda A. and Milton F. Mr. Getz and eldest son are also fruit growers and have one of the finest orchards in the county. He is the instructor of the Beaver Springs Drum Corps. GEORGE D. LANTZ. Mr. Lantz was born near Belleville, Mifflin county. Pa., May 25, 1867, and is a son of Samuel and Margaret Lantz 'nee Getz). He resided un- der the parental roof until he was nineteen years old and in 1886 he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Aurand. This union was blessed with six children as follows: Max A., employed at Wilkesbarre by the P. R. R. Co.; Ray S., an em- ploye of the A. M. Aurand Printing House, Ruth, Henry, Luther and John. In 1901 his wife died worked in West Virginia. He is a steam engin- eer by trade and has followed that trade since the age of sixteen and is at present in the employ of the P. R. R. as night engineer at this place. He has been a member of the Adamsburg Silver Band since its organization in 1880, and a mem- ber of Adamsburg Lodge No.566 I.O.O.F. He was married to Laura E. Zook Dec. 17, 1886, and is the father of seven children, six of whom are living and in 1903 he was married to LoEmma Werner, of Beaver Springs. To this union was born one child, Mary. Mr. Lantz is a member of the St. John's Lutheran church of Belleville, al£o a member of the K. Q. E. and I. O. O. F. He is a plasterer by trade and an energetic band man, and is at present baritone player for the Beaver Springs Band. He is chairman of the Centennial reception committee. The markets of Beaver Springs on Sept. 1, 1906, were: Butter 16c; eggs 16c; lard 9c; tallow 4c; potatoes 5Uc; ham 16c; shoulder 12c; sidemeat 9c; chickens 10c to 13c; onions 60c per bushel; wheat 70c; rye 55c; oats 28c; corn 50c; cloverseed $5.00. CITIZENS OF I'.EAVKR SPRINGS WILLIAM E. STAHLNECKER. into business for himself by leasing the Mer- chants' Hotel at Beaver Springs, which he has Mr. Stahlnecker was born June 12, 1860, at conducted successfully for almost eight years, Middleburg, his parents being Aaron and Lovine making it one of the most popular hotels in Stahlnecker. On Aug. 29, 1893, he was married central Pennsylvania. Mr. Stahlnecker is a to Annie J., daughter of John M. and Sallie Moy- mem ,!' er ° f Middleburg Lodge No. 619 F. & A.M., . , „ , , „ ., ... , Northumberland Royal Arch Chapter No. 174; er. Served successfully as clerk at the Wash- Ca i dweM Consistory S. P. R. S., Bloomsburg; ing House for a number of years, when he went Mystic Shrine, Irem Temple, Wilkesbarre, Pa. er Hurley Romig conducted a large Isaiah Koons conducted a gun- coachmaking shop here for about a smith shop for years on the premises year, when it was destroyed by fire where the late Daniel Pontius resid- and was not rebuilt. Rudy Bros, ed for many years. were also engaged in the same busi- »-— • ness for a few years. Henry Mechtley conducted a brick- -.^_» making plant east of what is now on what is now Samuel Werner's ground. Helfrich and Smith later conducted a plant on the land now owned by Frank W. Dreese. . Brick making used to be carried on Augustus Bateman's residence, and here on quite an extensive scale, but later moved it across the railroad for fifteen years or more no work of this kind has been done here. John Snook operated the first brick mak- ing plant across the creek from where Milton Manbeck now resides; he was succeeded by Daniel Price, who employed Henry Getz and his sons, Perry, George and James, to make the brick. The Reformed church and many of the brick res- idences in town are built with the brick made at this plant. Years ago the Postoffice was lo- cated in a small building between what is now J. W. Bowersox's store and Mrs. Amelia Gundrum's resi- dence, with William Saltzman as postmaster. Later the office was moved across the street into a small building on the site now occupied by W. F. Haines' residence, with L. Rash Haines as postmaster. CITIZENS OF BEAVER SIMJIXOS JACOB ISAAC SMELTZER. Mr. Smeltzer was born Sept. 3rd, 1858, at Eliza- bethville, Dauphin Co.. Pa., and was m! mcd lo Mary Elizabeth Rumbaugh, of Millerstown, Per- ry Co., in 1880. He farmed until 1886, when he took up his present work of wagon-making. Four sons have blessed this union: David Frank- lin, William Elwood, George Birlon, McClellan Washington. RAY 5. LANTZ. Mr. Lantz was born May 26, 1889, at Carmel, N. J., and his parents are G. D. and Elizabeth Lantz (nee Aurand.) He attended the public school* of Belleville Pa., in the winter, and did fac- tory work during the summer. In the fall of 1904 he moved to this place with his parents and entered the Aurand Printing House where he is now employed as compositor and press feeder. He is a member of the Beaver Springs Military band. SAMUEL E. KLINEPETER. Mr. Klinepeter was born Feb. 2, 1846, at Port Royal, Juniata county. Pa., being the son pf Adam and Sara Ann 'nee Boyer) Klinepeter. He was married March 24, 1870, to Miss Margaret C. Patton and there were born to them five sons and five daughters, six of whom are living: Belle V., married to J. S. Swain; Annie E., mar- ried to J. A. Hawke, who have one daughter, Margaret Geneveive; residing in Lewistown; Clarence, Netta, Alva and Russell are at home. He moved lo Beaver Springs in 1879, where he accepted a foremanship on the S. & L. Division P. R. R., which position he held for eighteen years. He is a member of the Evan. Lutheran church of this place. RAY S. LANTZ. CITIZENS OF BEAVEI! SPRINGS AMMON MONROE AURAND. Mr. Aurand is the son of Samuel F. and Ele- nora E. Aurand, and was born near Beaver Springs, Sept. 3, 1870. His grandparents were Isaac Aurand and wife Caroline (nee Robinson . Isaac Aurand was a prominent farmer and later a citizen of the town and died June 29, 1903, aged 76 years, 6 months and 12 days. The widow sur- vives. His great-grandparents were Samuel Aurand and wife. His great-great-grand parents were Henry Aurand and wife Rebecca 'nee Dreis- bachi who lived and kept a store where John W. Bingaman lived for many years, near what is now known as Benfer P. O., two and one-half miles north of Beaver Springs. His great-great- great-grandparents were John Aurand and wife, Mary Elizabeth (neePontiusi who came to Amer- ica on the ship Edenburg, James Lyon, captain, from Rotterdam, Germany, Oet. 2, 1753. John Aurand was born at Dillenburg, Germany, Sept. 5, 1725. The great-great-great-great-grand- par- ents of the subject of this sketch were Henry Aurand and wife, Anna Christina (nee Hoff ', who lived at or in Straas Ebersbach, Germany. In this place they had settled from Heidelburg, Germany, having come there from Holland, to which country they had fled from France upon the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV in 1685, because of the Protestant faith of the Aurand family. This family is of eminent Huge- not stock, having occupied positions of high rank and can be traced back in connection with the Sellaire family, which was of the same stock, to the year A. D. 1300. The mother of A. M. Aurand was a daughter of John R. and Sarah Stumpff, who died within a few weeks of each otheT in the early spring of 1880, near Beaver Springs. Of the further maternal ancestry there is no available record. From the "History of the Aurand Family," Rev. Frederick Aurand, author, published in 1900; and from the "Commemorative Record," published in 1898 the following facts are gleaned on the life of the subject of this sketch: "Mr. Aurand is a self-made young man in all respects. He received only a common school education and at the age of sixteen he entered upon his chosen life work, the printing and publishing business, in which he has been remarkably successful. This instance goes to show that the young men who are not blessed with means can make a suc- cess in life without a college education, if their spare time is devoted to study, young Aurand using all available spare moments in the study of his books. Without a dollar capital, and never having been inside a printing office, this boy started into business. His first printing press, a small card press, cost seventy-five cents. By personal experience and from books he gradual- ly learned the printing business and by exchang- ing the smaller for larger presses from time to time, he was enabled onMarch 5, 1887, to issue the first number of the "Adamsburg Herald," a four column folio, later changed to 'The Weekly Herald." This paper continued to grow in size, circulation and influence until it now has the largest circulation of any weekly newspaper pub- lished in Snyder. Mifflin or Juniata counties. In 1883 he started the American Business Journal; in 1896 the American Monthly Herald; in 1899 the Christian Advocate; in 1905 the American Book- seller, all journals of general circulation extend- ing over the entire United States. In 1894 he erected a substantial building, 25x45 feet, two stories high, to carry on his increasing business, and in 1900 another two-story building adjoining, 20x40 feet. In these buildings is now located a printing and publishing plant not equalled any- where in the United States in a town of 500 pop- ulation. From twelve to twenty-five people are employed the year round. Besides personally superintending the printing and publishing busi- ness and editing the various papers, Mr. Aurand has other extensive business interests, giving all of them his personal attention. He is the sole manager of the American Publishing Company, which sells books and Bibles through more than four thousand agents in all parts of America and owns many of the copyrights and plates of these books exclusively. He is the author and com- piler of a number of books, the sale of which has run up into many thousands of copies. In addition to this business he is one of the three organizers and treasurer of the Beaver Springs Water Co., one of the three organizers and the president of the Beaver Springs Electric Light Co., one of the three organizers and the president of the Farmers' and Merchants' Tele- phone Co.; one of the organizers and has served as director and secretary of the First National Bank, of McClure, Pa.; one of the organizers and directors of the Town Hall Association ;a supreme director in the Union Protective Association. Beavertown, Pa.; the owner of book stores at Lewistown, Beaver Springs, Sunbury and Sham- okin. Mr. Aurand is a member of the Reformed church and has served as deacon continuously for almost fifteen years; has been a Sunday school teacher of classes of young boys for twelve years; has been president of the Christian En- deavor Society for several terms. He is a mem- ber of Middleburg Lodge No. 619, F. & A. M.; of Beaverlown Camp No. 98 P. O. S. of A.; Adams- burg Lodge No. 566, 1. O. O. F., where he has oc- cupied all the important offices in the Lodge, and was a representative to the Grand Lodge meeting at Gettysburg in 1901; and is a member of the State Editorial Association since 1890. He is a Republican in politics and in 1896 was elected national delegate from Snyder county to the St. Louis convention which nominated Wil- liam McKinley for president for his first term, Mr. Aurand receiving the highest number of votes ever given any candidate in Snyder county. In 1898 he was appointed postmaster at Beaver Springs and held the office until 1906, a period of nine years, without any opposition and having the full confidence and esteem of the patrons of the office, when his increasing business interests in other lines compelled him 1o resign the office and he was permitted to choose his successor, Mr. J.W. Specht, and Ira A. Kline, assistant. Through his careful management he has suc- ceeded in raising the post office from the fourth to the third or presidential class, now paying a salary of eleven hundred dollars a year. He has served several terms as county committeeman and held the office as secretary of the committee each term; has served as school director for three years, and held the office of secretary of the board the entire period; is secretary of the Board of Trade organized in 1900. On Dec. 26. 1889, Mr. Aurrnd was married to Jennie M., only daughter of Lewis and Sarah Helfrich.i This union was blessed with three children: Ammon Monroe, Jr., born March 8, 1895; Claudia Beatrice, born Oct. 2, 1900; Grace Margaret, born Sept. 21, 1902. Mr. Aurand is a great lover of books and has a splendid private library of over 2,000 vol- umes, some of which are very rare. He takes a great interest in his home town and is always ready to advocate anything that tends to improve or advance the interests of the town. He was unanimously chosen president of the Centennial Association in 1906 and is devoting all his efforts to make the celebration a grand success. Such is the brief history of a remarkably suc- cessful young man who started in life without a dollar capital and who energetically worked his way up to an influential position, and it contains helpful suggestions to every youth who would win a worthy place in life. His brief life of 36 years has been a most strenuous one, but the results of his labors are everywhere visible and will stand as monuments to his un- tiring efforts and energies long after he has passed away and gone to his reward. MARRIED. Sept. 26, 1901, by Rev. D. MastGordon, at Phil- adelphia, W. Edgar Miller and Carrie E. Young- man, both of Beaver Springs. CITIZENS OF BKAVEIS SPRINGS A. MONROE AURAND, JR. WILLIAM B. WOODLING. A. Monroe Aurand ,s a son of A. M. Aurand, Mr. Woodiing was born April 15. 1837. and was thVh, t r T? 8> '^ " e " °" e ° f m - ri ^toE,vina Roush in 1861 This union he hustlmg and enterp.smg young boys of the was blessed with five children, namely, Virgie town and will some day make his mark in the «"«-.y, vnsit, business world, having already the sagacity and instinct of a good business man. At the age of five years he had learned typesetting and devoted hours at a time in his father's office to this work setting up short articlesfor the Herald. He was / , •' ' known as the youngest typesetter, or com- ' positor, in the U. S., and the big city dailies print- / * 1* ed his portrait and devoted considerable space to this youthful prodigy. He is now eleven years old and conducts a news agency, selling daily papers and magazines. He is also the librarian of the free library at this place, and is himself a great reader of books. He has attended public schools since six years of age. He is a member and regular attendant of Christ Reformed Sun- day school and the Christiin Endeavor Society, plays the fife in the Beaver Springs Drum Corps and plays the piano. He can operate a typewrit- er and feed a job press and readily picks up any work given him. On July 18, 1905, quite a destruc- tive fire occurred in town, caused by some children playing with matches in a barn. The reported losses were as follows: Rev. S. F. Greenhoe.barn, $400, insurance $300; Albright Dreese, personal property, $100, no insurance; Anis Gross, barn, $700, insurance $400; G. M. Smith, personal property, $50, no insurance; Dr. A. M. Smith, barn, $1600, insurance, $550; J. W. Snook, stable, $300, no insurance; Lutheran parsonage, stable, $100, no insurance. William, Annie and two others who died in in- fancy. His wife died in 1870 and he was remar- ried to Elvina Unangst, widow of William Uuangst, in 1873. In his early life he was en- gaged in boating, blacksmilhing, dealing in stock, and then in lumbering and peach growing. He now lives retired at Beaver Springs. The Town Hall. This splendid building was erected in the fall of 1904,through the efforts of Samuel Werner, H. I. Romig, James D. Dreese, Robert S. Smith, A. M. Aurand (who are the directors) and others who saw the necessity of a suitable building in which to hold public meetings and entertainments. The public hall is on the first floor and includes a stage, gallery, etc., the second floor being used for lodge meeting purposes, it being occupied at present by the I. O. O. F. In addition to the names of black- smiths of the town, appearing in the first part of this book, may be added Samuel Warner, John Spangler, Foster Reigle, Henry Beaver and George Nace. CITIZENS OF HEAVER SPRINGS JAMES CHRISTIAN SCHAMBACH. Mr. Schambach was bom in Adamsburg, (now Beaver Springs), Snyder county. Pa., on the 30th day of December, 1855. His ancestors on his father's side being German of descent and on his mother's side, German and French descent. His father was John Schambach and his mother was Catherine (nee Aurand Schambach. When he was ten years old he was hired out to work on the farm, and worked on the farm during sum- mer and went to the p. b i : school in the winter (at that time the term was four months). At the age of sixteen years he went home to learn the member to the present time. He has been a member of the Reformed consirtory for twenty years; he is now and has been treasurer of Christ Reformed church for the last sixteen years; he has been a member of the Reformed church choir for nineteen years, having been one of its first members; has served as superintendent of Christ Reformed Sunday school for ten years and is at present superintendent; was secretary of the same for a number of years; he has been a mem- ber of the Board of Trustees of the Cemetery As- sociation since its organization; he has been sexton of Christ Reformed church for sixteen years and is the present sexton. He has always taken an active part in politics and served as rep- resentative delegate of Snyder county to the Democratic state convention at Harrisburg sev- eral years ago. He was nominated by the Dem- ocratic county convention in 1900 for the office of prothonotary for Snyder county; has been com- mitteeman of Spring township and a member of the Democratic standing committee of Snyder county for fifteen years; has been treasurer and is now secretary of the same. He was appointed by Judge Bucher, the first judge of election for Spring township when the township was formed. He is at present one of the board of auditors for Spring township. He has been a member of the Beaver Springs military band for over twenty- five years and was one of the charter members. trade of wagon-making with his father and work- ed with his father till May 3, 1880, when he start- ed a shop for himself in the town of Adamsburg and worked at his trade for twenty-two years. When the Beaver Springs wagon factory start- ed he entered the same and has been working there up to the present time and was one of the first hands employed by the firm, being engaged in building the wheels for the said factory. He has been residing in Beaver Springs for over twenty-six years. On the 28th day of November, 1880, Mr. Schambach was married to Harriet S. Aigler. of Beavertown, Snyder Co., Pa., a daugh- ter of Noah and Susannah (nee Grimm) Aigler. This union was blessed with five daughters as follows: Maggie Alvilda, Katie Susannah, Carrie Belle, Lizzie Annetta, Mary Kathryn, two of whom have departed this life, viz: Katie Susan- nah, at the age of 2 years and 15 days, and Carrie Belle at the age of 2 years, 2 months and 3 days. Mr. Schambach joined the Reformed church at Beaver Springs in 1871 under the pastorate of Rev. L. C. Edmonds and has been a regular ANIS GROSS President Beaver Springs Water Co. and Treasurer Beaver Springs Electric Light Co. CITIZENS OF BEAVER SPRINGS JAMES M. BAKER. J. M. Baker, of Beaver Springs, who is now serving his second term as district attorney of Snyder county, enjoys the distinction of having been elected to that office with a greater majority than any other person ever elected to office in Snyder county. He is a native of Snyder coun- ty, however, having first seen the light Novem- ber 31, 1861, in West Beaver township, but his youth was spent elsewhere and it was as a comparative stranger that, in 1891, he began to practice his profession in the place of his nativity. He comes of an excellent family, and on the paternal side is of English descent. His father, Walter Baker, was born in Snyder county, and learned the trade of carpentering and cabinet making with David Ocker. He followed these lines of business for some time and although he began life without any capital, he is now com- fortably situated, owning a fine farm in Decatur township, Mifflin Co., Pa. In 1872 he removed to Dormantown, Pa., where he now resides. He has always taken an interest in local affairs wher- ever he has resided, and has several times been elected to the office on the Republican ticket. In religious work he is prominent as a member of the Lutheran church, serving in various offices, and for years he has been superintendent of the Sunday school. His wife, Sarah McCIean, who was born in Snyder county, is of Scotch-Irish ancestry. Our subject is the eldest of nine chil- dren; William M., is a physician at Lewistown; Mary, died in childhood; Adda C, married to E. S. Aurand, of Lewistown; Ira R. is a. teacher in Dormantown; Miss Lizzie is also ateacher; Sam- uel S. teaches in the schools at Dormantown; Elsie and Kirby are at home. Mr. Baker began his education in the schools of Bannerville with J. Y. H.Moyer as his first teacher. As his par- ents left Snyder county when he was but a boy, he attended for several years the public schools at Dormantown, and so readily did he learn that, at seventeen he was licensed to teach. He se- cured a school in West Beaver township, Snyder county, at twenty dollars per month, and while teaching he devoted his evenings and in fact, all his spare time to study. Previous to 1877 he had spent much of his time upon a farm, but after- wards he worked at the carpenter irade with his father and although the occupation was not con- genial he spent several summers in that way after he had begun teaching. In 1882 he com- pleted a course in telegraphy in the normal schools at Ada, Ohio, but not liking the business he never followed it. In 1884 he entered the scientific course at Ada and was graduated from that department in July, 1886, as civil engineer. He then returned to Pennsylvania and became a partner with his father in the stave business at Dormantown, and afterwards returned to his Alma Mater to study law. Having learned the theory he took up the study of legal practice in the office of Andrew Reed of Lewistown and in 1890 was admitted to the Bar. For a short time he remained with his preceptor, but in March, 1891, he located at Beaver Springs, where he met with unusual success, his practice extending throughout this section. In 1894 he was elected to District Attorney, and since January, 1895, he has held that office, being re-elected without op- position in 1897. His abilities are recognized by all parties, his duties being most ably discharged. Mr. Baker married Miss Mary J. Yeager, daugh- ter of Simon D. and Hannah (Bear) Yeager, well-known residents of Lewistown. Two chil- dren were born to this union: Beulah E., who died in infancy, and Walter C, born Feb. 16, 1890, now an interesting boy. Mr. and Mrs. Baker are prominent in social life and she is an active member of the Methodist church. Their home is a pleasant one, having lately been re- modeled, and in addition to this property Mr. Baker also owns three small tracts of land near town. Politically Mr. Baker is a staunch Repub- lican, and socially he is a member of the Patriotic Order Sons of America No. 98, at Beavertown, and of the Knights of the Golden Eagle at Beaver Springs. He was a charter member of the latter society, and has passed through all the chairs; also a member of the Sons of Veterans of Mc- Clure, his father having served as a volunteer in the Rebellion. - From Beers' Commemorative Biographical Record, 1898. Married* April 9, 1898, by Rev. B. F. Kautz, John A. Kearns, of Beavertown, and Effie M. Aurand, of Beaver Springs. April 30, 1898, by Rev. B. F. Kautz, Spencer Earl Romig and Nettie E. Felker, both of Beaver Springs. PROGRAM. Centennial Celebration Sept. 6, 7 and 8, 1906, in Hon. A. M. Smith's Grove. THURSDAY, SEPT. (>, 10 A. M — Old Home Day. Reunion of Old Settlers, Natives and Former Residents °f the Town and Vicinity. Address of welcome by Hon. A. M. Smith. Speeches I >y Former Citizens. 1 P. M. — Industrial Parade, including Floats, Wagons and Vehicles of All Kinds, representing the various Business Houses and Industries of town. Several Bands and a Magnificent Electric Piano on a large Float will furnish music during the parade. An attractive feature will he Mo Fanners in line, each with a different farm implement or machine, representing hotli old-time and modern methods of farming. Each team gaily decorated. 2:o() P. M. — Annual Lutheran Reunion of Snyder County. All the Congregations in the count v will he represented. Addresses hy Rev. A. E. Wagner, Ph. D., Rev. John Kline, Ph. D., R. v. A. H. Spangler and others. (I P. M. — Further exercises and addresses hy the Lutheran people. Spicial train leaves Beaver Springs for Sunhury at 0;:](l p. m., stopping at all intermediate stations. FRIDAY, SEPT. 7, !):!!() A. M— Addresses hy prominent men. 10: :U) A. M. — Base Ball Game hetween two strong teams. 1 P M. — Fantastic Parade, open to all persons wishing to take part either in fancy <>r comic costumes. As ladies will participate in this parade, no disorderly conduct will he permitted on the part of anyone. 2.-;;<) P. M. — Reunion of the Reformed Church Mcmhersof Snyder, Mifflin and adjoining counties. Addresses hy Rev. A. C. Whitmer and others. (i P. M. — Address, "Adamshurg (Beaver Springs) , Its Union Church and People of Fifty Years Ago," hy Rev. L. C. Edmonds, a former pastor. Special trains will leave Beaver Springs for Sunhury and Lewistown Junction at !>::$<> P. M., stopping at all intermediate stations. SATURDAY, SEPT. X, 10 A. M— Addresses hv prominent men. Reunion of the Odd Fellows of Snyder, Mifflin, Juniata and Union Counties, and General Reunion of all the secret societies in Central Pennsylvania. 1 P. M. — Secret Society Parade, in which the following Orders will be represented : Odd Fellows, Grand Army of the Republic, Sons of Veterans, Patriotic Sons of America, Knights of Pvthias, Red Men, Knights of the Golden Eagle, Elks, Fraternal Order of Eagles. Fire Companies, Modern Woodmen and other organizations. More than Fifty Secret Organizations will he in line. 2::'.() P. M. — Addresses hy prominent members of the I. O. 0. F. and other Fraternal Orders. 6 to 9 P. M. — Grand Carnival and closing exercises of the First Centennial Anniversary of the Town. VIEWS OF BEAVER SPRINGS H^""^*^i. "Z* ft*-* *t "' SftfT.A.' ' £&*' ■-: ■j-"- 7 '^ ^' ^tr^j! 1 ^ _»rt^;VT "^Mfc^-"" *' .^^J*V-'i.' - ," : ^Hll 3|PSSSi> -^^p^p^^^i^iBpyp^^^^js^^ Dr. A. M. Smith's Park, where the Centennial Exercises were Held. View Looking Southeast. F Snook and Family. Mr. Snook is the Official Photographer of the Centennial Jubilee and Assistant Cashier of the First National Bank. VIEW'S OF BEAVER SPRINGS EIDON HANDLE COMPANY. Iranolithic Building of the Beaver Springs Electric Light Co., in which is located the Company's motor, dynamo and storage rooms. The greater part of the building, including the portion shown above, is occupied by the Eidon Handle Company in the manufacture of all kinds of whip handles and whips. They are making whip handles and whips on an entirely new principle. In the old way of whip making whether of better or cheaper whips, the handle was made with the top or upper portion of whip. The Eidon Handle Co. makes the handle of the whip separate and apart from the top of the whip. The body of the handle is steel which is covered with a variety of materials such as leather, celluloid — in different colors, etc. As the handle of the Eidon whips are made separate and apart from the top it is evident that a great variety of combinations can be obtained, impossible in the old style of whip making. A dealer or customer can select any size, weight, color or quality that his tastes may require. There is no glue used in the Eidon whips to form a connection to handle. The handle of Eidon whips is joined to the tops by means of a cold metal connection, which is patented. This connection forms an inseparable joint unaffected by heat, cold or moisture. It is a well known fact that all common thread covered whips with the ordinary covering on handle soon wear ragged in a whip socket, and become a receptacle for grease and dirt. The Eidon handles can all be washed and kept clean. As is reasonable to suppose the Eidon Co. are having a large and growing demand for their goods and are sending whips now to almost all parts of the country. BmiB of %fomm ^prtttgH. Those Who Have Gone Out Into the World and Made a Success in Life* IRA J. SMITH. Mr. Smith was born November 27, 1871, his parents being Robert Smith and wife of Beaver Springs. He took a business course at Bryant & Slratton's Business College, Buffalo, New York, after which was employed by Barnes, Han^erer •& Co., department store, of Buffalo, as one of the -office clerks for one year. Next employed as city salesman with Smith, Foster & Co., of Phila- ■dalphia, for a period of five years; after that by The Dunham Shredded Cocoanut Co., of New York City, for which firm he traveled ten states in one year; was next employed as salesman for one year by Spaulding & Merrick, of Chicago, III., the largest tobacco manufacturers in the world. This position he resigned and accepted a position as salesman for the Reid Tobacco Co., ■of Milton, Pa., which he held for two years. Re- signing the Milton firm, which are the largest tobacco jobbers in the U. S~, he is again traveling as a tobacco salesman for Spaulding & "Merrick, of Chicago, who are a part of the American & Continental T«"bacco Company. Mr. Smith has ,made Milton his headquarters for the past four years. He is a member of Lodge No. 913 B. P. O. Elks since 1904, in which Order he takes a great interest, ideas mid married. H. H. LAUB, Jr. Mr. Laub was born near Beaver Springs, Pa., December 27, 1862, near where his parents, Hen- ry H. and Louisa Laub, still reside. He was educated in the public schools and at the ag'e of twenty entered the Pennryivania Railroad Com- pany's office at McClure, in whose employ he has been to the present time. In May, 1886, he was promoted to telegraph operator and clerk at Le.wistown,, Pa. After serving in various capaci- ties on July 1st, 1889, was. promoted to agent at Reedsville, Pa., where he served the company until Oct. 1,' 1897, when he was promoted to his present position as freight, passenger and bag- g-ge agent at Lewis'own, Pa. He always took an active interest in the advancement of public im- provements as well as in the political world and was unanimously chosen County Chairman of the Mifflin County Republican Committee, which honor came unsolicited. Herald, April 4, J 888. Over 1,000 tons of iron ore were shipped from this place during the month of March. SONS OF BEAVER SPRINGS CHARLES R. KLOSE. Charles R. Klose, second son of Wm. J. and Mary E. Klose, was born at Beaver Springs, Pa., Nov. 16, 1875; attended the public schools of the LEWIS HOWARD RAUCH. Lewis Howard Rauch is a son of Lewis and Melinda Rauch, of Beaver Springs. He was born June 25, 1866, attended Beaver Springs pub- lic schools until 18 years of age, taught one term of school at Aurand's school house, about two miles north of Beaver Springs. He entered the railroad station at Beaver Springs in May, 1886, to learn the art of telegraphy and railroad work un- der the instruction of J. E. Forrseter and his assistant.Wm. Carman. In May.1887 .was appoint- ed manager of Western Union telegraph office at Selinsgrove, Pa. From June, 1889, until April, 1890, he was extra operator on the S. & L. Divis- ion; from April, 1890, to Sept., 1892, served as agent and operator at Hambleton and Dobbin, W.Va., on the West Virginia Central and Pitts- burg Railway; from Sept., 1892, until August, 1898, agent and operator at Robertsdale, Pa.„ on the East Broad Top Railroad. In August, 1898, accepted a position in auditor's office of the \V_ Va. C. & Pgh , R. R. at Elkins.W. Va„ first as clerk of tickets and telegraph accounts, them promoted! toassistant togeneral bookkeeper, which posi- tion he held for about four months; was then- promoted tochief clerk in miscellaneous freight department and route agent. On account of poor health he resigned October, 1900, and came back: to Pennsylvania. On February 25, 1901, he ac- cepted a position as operator and clerk on the town, took up a classical course in- tire Northern University at Ada, Ohio; graduated with honors in the year 1900; took up a business course in' Keller's Business College, at Lewisburg, and graduated in 1902;- taught school five terms, was principal of the Beaver Springs schools for two years. Was engaged in the mercantile business with his brother for a year or more; sold out to J. B. Spangler and J. D. Haines; was bookkeepcu for the Waverly Oil Co., of Pittsburg, Pa. Took a civil service examination and" was appointed to and accepted'a clerkship ire the Treasury De- partment at Washington, D. C, Oct. 30, 1905, still holding said position. He is a member of the Reformed church of which Pres. Roosevelt holds membership, and is a member of Acacia Lodge No. 18 F.A. & A.M., of Washington, D. C Rettben Dreese's Barn Earned. Tuesday morning, Nov. 1, 1887, at 4 o'clock, the large bank barn of Reuben Dreese in town was burned to the ground, with its contents. The. barn was full, of hay and straw and contained 900 bushels of oats and 40ft bushels of wheat. The stock was saved. Loss, $3,000; insurance, $1,500; thje. fire, was the work of anincendiary.. Cambria and Clearfield division of the P"..R. R. ac Cresson, Pa., and at present is holding the posi- tion of time keeper and paymaster for this division .- Mr. Rauch is married to. Miss Tillie C. Stuck- No,childr_en.have.bJessed.this union- SONS OF BEAVER SPRINGS JACOB A. LAUB, Mr. Laub is a son of the veteran, Henry H. Laub and wife, and was born Marda IS, L8/3 In his early youth he acquired his education :in our city schools, later attending our county normals, fit- assessor and gen iraJ assessor the year follow- ing, which position he still holds. He is a mem- iji.-rof the A. A. of I, S, & T, W. and also the Brotherhood of America, fie was one of the pioneer Odd Fellows of Beaver Springs Lodge, beingoneof the fifteen members to set the de- Sing himself "for a teacriet, which -occupation re tfollowed during 1894 and 1895. He was married •Feb. 7, 1895, to Miss Minnie Beile Smith, oldest ■daughter -of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Smith, Mt. -Smith being a successful merchant in this city at cchattime. In 1897 he moved to Berwick, Pa., taking up a lucrative position with the American