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Snyder County Post History -- Rolling Green Park
Snyder County Post History -- The Biff Burger
Snyder County Post History -- The Notorious Victoria Woodhull
Snyder County Post History -- Historical Tidbits I
Snyder County Post History -- Soldiers War Memorial(s)
Snyder County Post History -- Beavertown's 200 Year History
Snyder County Post History -- New Berlin, Original County Seat
Snyder County Post History -- Electricity in Snyder County
Snyder County Post History -- History of The McClure Bean Soup
Snyder County Post History -- Will Roger's Plane Crash
Snyder County Post History -- History of The Beaver Fair
Snyder County Post History -- Landis' Service Station
Snyder County Post History -- The Old Fashioned Spelling Bee
Snyder County Post History -- The Last Bison In The Area
Snyder County Post History -- The Penns Creek Massacre
Snyder County Post History -- Ner Middleswarth, SC Statesman
Snyder County Post History -- Snyder County Spooks...
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Snyder County Post History -- Penn View Bible Institute
Snyder County Post History -- How Things Used To Be Done
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Snyder County Post History -- First Telegraph In Snyder County
Snyder County Post History -- Snyder County's First Schools
Snyder County Post History -- Snyder County's Community Bands
Snyder County Post History -- The Stock Indian Massacre
Snyder County Post History -- First Clockmaker in Snyder County
Snyder County Post History -- Snyder County Automobile Industry
Snyder County Post History -- George "Pete" Washington
Snyder County Post History -- Snyder County Baseball of the Past
Snyder County Post History -- Barristers of Old, Lawyers of Past
Snyder County Post History -- SC Closed Churches & Histories
Snyder County Post History -- SC Closed Churches & Histories II
Snyder County Post History -- SC Closed Churches & Histories III
Snyder County Post History -- Shamokin Dam History
Snyder County Post History -- History Of SC Post Offices

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    Signs of the Times -- Organ Grinders, bare footed urchins, Whipperwills, bull frogs, and potato bugs are new in the full tide of noisy operation.
    House Fire -- On Thursday afternoon the dwelling house of I.E. Jordan, in Musser's Valley, between Centreville and Troxelville, was destroyed by fire, with nearly all the furniture. I twas evidently caused by a deflective flue. The property was not insured and the loss is a heavy one on Mr. Jordan, who is poor, but a hard working young man.
    Pat On The Back -- The Lewistown "Free Press" says W.H. Ripka, of near Globe Mills, Snyder County, one of the best millwrights in Central Pennsylvania was in town a few hours last Saturday. Mr. R. is at present engaged in doing some extensive repairing of the Mapleton Sand Company's Works near Mill Creek.
    Unusual Accident -- Jonathan Boardman, of Paxtonville, while working for John Brunner, taking out lumber on Shade Mountain, on Wednesday of last week, met with a strange accident. A horse fell a few feet above him and rolling down passed over Mr. Boardman, breaking three of his ribs and otherwise seriously injuring him. The aniimal stopped rolling about 150 yards down the mountain and then jumped to his feet unhurt except for some bruises. Dr. Barber of Middleburg dressed the wounds of the injured man.
    Distiller in Operation -- The Shade Mountain Distiller, south of Middleburg, now is in full operation. Mr. Haas, the new owner, will pay the highest price for rye in trade or cash.
    Railroad Election -- The Middle Pennsylvania Railroad Company met at Sunbury on Tuesday of last week and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Pres., Hon. A.H. Dill, Directors; Hon. Sp. P. Wolvertwon, W.J. Gaugler, E.B. McClure, Miles Wetzel, W.H. Dill, and E.M. Beal.
    Festival -- The Smithgrove Band will hold a festival and cake walk on Saturday evening, May 21st.
    New Water System -- Smoker and Rupert of Lewistown, have put a Perkins wind mill for Mr. John P. Kearns of Beavertown. By pumping the water into a tank to the top of the stable, it is conveyed to every part of the house.
   Farmer of Snyder County -- The undersigned have located their Creamery, one mile north of Benfer Station, and will operate on the "Farilamb" system of cream gathering. The collectors will be calling on farmers to arrange for cream to be gathered as soon as the factory is ready.

     Will Hold Festival -- The Kreamer Cornet Band will hold a festival on Saturday evening, May 4th. The public is cordially invited to attend.
    Commencement Week -- Commencement week was formally ushered in for the graduating class of Middleburg High School on Sunday evening in the Middleburg Lutheran Church. The baccalaureate sermon was delivered to the Class of 1912 by Rev. J.F.B. Griesemer.
    License Court -- Despite the most strenuous efforts of anti-license people of Snyder County, it is still enrolled among the wet counties of the state. Following sessions running through two days and two nights, 24 of the 32 applications for retail, wholesale, and distiller's licenses, petitioned for, brings an end the hardest fought crusade in Snyder County over the liqour question. The license number in Snyder County has been reduced by 25 percent. It was a victory for the temperance people. The court house was never as full since the Swengel murder case 20 years ago.
    Solved The Liqour Question -- Irvin Nerhood of Kratzerville, has the practical way of solving the liqour question by keeping a hotel in his town. He agrees to furnish boarding, lodging and horse feed to every person who desires it, and in that way proves to the court that the town does not need a liqour license.
    Happenings in Swineford -- Last week the village of Swineford was very active. Ray Benfer drove to Kreamer on Friday. The Penna. Railroad Co. shipped 5500 railroad ties. Beulah Rathfon visited relatives in Mifflinburg. The masons began work on George Diehl's new house. Peter Kratzer had a slight streak of apoplexy. Lightning struck Ben Smith's general store, doing little damage and a roof on a barn owned by Jesse Moyer was blown off.
    Won Opening Game -- The Middleburg baseball team opened the local baseball season Friday, with a 12 to 6 victory over the fast Selinsgrove team. The game was held at Middleburg and Selingrove held the lead until the seventh inning after which the local boys rallied to win. The attendance was small.
    Slander Suit -- Rev. Howard L. Guss, a Presbyterian minister of Selinsgrove, whose wife instituted divorce proceedings several months ago, after she said he had intercepted telegrams calling her to her father's bed, has instituted suit against his brother-in-law asking for $10,000 for slander. The minister says Warner called him a "hypocrite" and "cur" on the night he was to visit Mr. Warner.

    Rare Bush in Bloom -- The Azalea-Calendulcea bush in the yard of W.E. Naugle, Selinsgrove, will be in full bloom within a few days. Mr. Naugle reports that a number of attempts by men with wide experience on plants and flowers have been made to reproduce his bush, buth without success until recently, when an expert nursery man succeeded in raising five starts out of six.
    Council Meeting -- Middleburg Borough Council met Friday evening May 7th in the court house at which meeting they decided to place light coat of tarvia on the roads and alleys of the town. However, they voted down the project of naming the streets and numbering the houses because they deemed it unadvisable at this time.
    Simpson to Washington -- Richard M. Simpson will go to Washington as Representative of the 18th District to fill the vacancy in the House caused by the death of Benjamin K. focht, having been swept into office by a special election on Tuesday in a Republican victory which carried every one of the eight counties.
    Sold Farm -- J.M. Rauch sold his farm known as Airy Dale, located south of McClure, to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Young who expect to move there in the very near future.
    Ladies Band Concert -- The Central Pennsylvania Ladies' Band of Beaver Springs will play a concert at the State Convention Bandmaster's Association, at Red Hill, Pa., this Saturday afternoon, with Capt. Taylor Brannen, conductor of the US Marine Corps Band, the guest conductor, Mr. Palmer Mitchell, is the director of the Ladies Band.
    Softball League Plans Completed -- The four Sunday School Soft Ball teams of Middleburg have completed their organization and are ready for the start of the schedule on Monday evening, May 17th. The teams are United Brethren, Reformed, Evangelical, and the Lutheran churches.

School have been named. James Womer, sone of Mrs. Geraldine Womer, Middleburg, has been named the Valedictorian. Miss Ruth Rauch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rauch, Mt. Pleasant Mills is the Salutatorian.
    Approved Consolidation -- An announcement on Tuesday stated the proposed consolidation of the First National Bank of Middleburg and the Richfield Band had been approved the the Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, DC on May 15th, the stockholders of the two banks, in separate meetings, are expected to ratify the consolidation. The probable merger of the two institutions will occur at the end of June 1962.
    Prepared Easter Treats -- The Middleburg Kiwanis club recently prepared fourteen Easter baskets which were turned over to the Snyder County Child Welfare Service for distribution.
    Grass Fire -- A small area of grass was burned off in a field behind Ebright's service station, Middleburg, Thursday, April 26th. Firemen from Middleburg controlled the blaze with water from the booster tank.
   Held Spring Meeting -- The Silver Anniversary Meeting of the Snyder County Federation of Women's Clubs was held Monday, April 30th. During the all day session the following newly elected officers were installed by Miss Thelma Showalter: Mrs. Jay Rigel, president; Mrs. Michael, 1st Vice President; Mrs. George McFall, 2nd Vice President; Mrs. Dorothy Morris, Secretary; Mrs. Charles King, treasurer.
    Newlyweds -- Miss Arla Drumheller, daughter of Paul Drumheller, Middleburg RD2, and Gary Heim, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Heim, Middleburg, were united in marriage Saturday at 8 pm in Erdleys Lutheran Church.

    Band Concert -- The Middleburg Joint High School Band, under the direction of Mr. Kenneth Orris, will present several concerts at Rolling Green Park, this coming Sunday.
    Cancer Crusade -- Mr. Kenneth L. Badger, Crusade Chairman of Snyder County has announced that $2430 has already been collected in the Unit's campaign to collect $5200 during their crusade.
    Honor Students -- The top two honor students for the Class of 1962,   of   Middleburg Joint High

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