SNYDER COUNTY.
Bnel History of o-r County Written
(or our Ffeadtrs
Suvdcr CYnuitv was loriucd out t
I "nil in ( 'ountv bv an Act ol 1 1 - 1-g-islature
t IVnnsylvaniu approved
March 1 855. Union County war
Jir 1 Irom Northumberland March
I SI Northumlicrliiud ' 'utility
was (brined IVoiii 1 1 -1 of Lancaster,
4 llllllierlaud, Berks, I m t I lllltl
Nortliatiiptoii Counties March -7.
I 77:1 What i- now Snyder 'ountv
U'lollgcd III "Hi' time, at least par
tially, t" 'uiiiIhm laud t 'mint w liich
was tunned Iroin Lancaster County
Inn. 'J7. 17" and I Lancaster was
toniMil from Chester, Ma'. Itt, 1 721.
d, Iliick 1'iid Philadelphia
Counties hiii' tlir three original
'on lit i - i -laMi-h, d it the first set
tlement of tlie province "l Pennsyl
vania in 1(582, The ai l creating
tin new county "t Snyder, March
1855 provided lor an election lo I
dield March Mil li lo lowing to di te
ubscriptiuti of no less llian 5000
t.. lie approved ly the Coiirtand the
nionev paid to the Commissioners,
win. wen- reuriired to proceed at
once in erect suitable politic Imild
iiigs tiilK a- good as those in lcwis-i-dmrg,
the county mail of I Dion
County, A majority ol the eom
missioiicrs refused in comply with
the provisions ufthis act and hence
nothing was done to erecet new pub
lic huildiiigs nt Selinsgrove. They
were arraigned liefoiccoiirl lor being
derelict ot duty. They t . h k every
advantage .n delay the ereeti I
huihlillg until tii late in the Hum
mer i" liegin liutlding. At (lie next
session .it the jcgisLtiircthe county
-it oitetioii was again agitated
and an m i was (Kissed March 21,
I Sllli authorizing an election to he
held April 24. I 8156 lor and against
tlir rcino til of tin uutv scat I'roni
Middlc;urg t.i Selinsgrove. The
reason g'm n tin- tin- legislature re
considering their tie inn ol tlir pre
vious e-i n was the iviircsciitntiou
"jp5fp iTi , - "H
O. M. Shimlel, 1891 to 1807; John ''" .; Isaac Heaver, 1861 to'BSj Ut
H. Willis from 1897 to the present P Miller, 1865 to '67; Jacob Gru
tune. I 1807 to ')!; .1. K. Hughe, 1869
PRUlWONiiTAKlKk -WiUiaii (i. i'Jl ' J""1' (il"oS l's71 4 '7o; Ui
Herrold, 1855 to 1858: Jacob K i vv- ,mv- l s":5 lo 'r- Hew K,
Bokmr, 1858 to 1861: Henrv S. !"'r. ' '7; Betiben Dr.,
Boyer, 1861 to 1864; Jeremiah 1 77 to '79; A. 8. Hellriuk, 181
(rouse, 1864 to iss..; V. V. W it
tenmver from 1885 t.. 1891; J, U,
to '84; C A. Bolender, lss-1 to '
('.('. Seehold, 1887 to '90;
Schoch, 1891 t.. 1 s'.iT: t i. M. Shin- Piaher and tie... C WagensellJ
del from 1897 to the present time. 1890 to '93; C ( !. Seelsild, 1893
DiHrnirr Vm,,v. v !WlJ Win. P. ttiule, 1896 to 'll'l.
Merrill. 1855 to 1858; Chas. How- SURVEYORS Henrv Mot,
er, 1858 to 1802; St I Weirielc, lected before division of the A
1861 to 1864; A. C.S'innson, 1864 county 1854) 185-1 to '58; W'il
to 1867; B.T. Parks, 1867 to 1873; Mover, 1858 to '61; Daniel v,
Leonard Myers, 1873 to 1876; .1. ; ri-k. 187 tu'70; A. K. Gift,!
H. Arnold, 187(5 to 1879; II. II. , t" 76; Geo. B. Kenfer, 1876 to 'a
Grimm, 1879 to 1882: P. K. Bower. Jm Middleswarth, 1883 to
1882 to ISss; II. K. Miller, dr..
1888 to 1894; J. M. Baker, 1 89 I to
1 899.
'1
HNYDKII iiM'M V .1 Ml..
tiineiil start c I which fiuallv resnltcil Mkmiikus ok tiik I.Kiitsi.A'rrttK.
in the division. The first null i
Chas. I.. W etzel. 892 to '98;
A. Botdorf, 1898 to the present tail
( ' ii is eiw, Henrv Mtissere
CiifXTY C'lMMiKsuiNKits. Geo. ed Oct. 1 855; Dr. A. .1. Samp
I hiuiel Witmerelcctid ( et. I S"i7;
nicctuig u:i-drill at r reeoiirg, feu, 11 nam r. vagensi,iu'reUH,iwn,i.
I S53 ami the citizens of what i- 1858 and IS59; Henrv K. Bitter
now Sneli-r t'ount wvw arousnl elected 18(51 ISii2ai.il
and thev di'iuauded a division, Hth- Isaac Hotteiistcin clei'ti
er uicciings were held at various 1 1 . W H lit eh etiil .
iMtiiitsauil ilii- linall. terminated in G. Glass elected t)rl,
1
sti:; Dr.
1865; .1.
lill; (in..
17; Wm.
tin i-rcetion Suvdcr t ountv, March i. Ib-iionl ehi-tcil ( ).t. l8ti8;.lohn
J, 855, tunned in honor of Simon i'i i.iuing elected Oct. I"-7(:''. A.
Suvdcr, iovel'iior ol I'euusvlv ida, N'l 1 1 i . -t . 1 Oct. Is7l: Charles
tr I St IS to 1817. His remain! Miller electiil ( )el, 1871$ and 1878;
11, . w lie liiiricd nt Scliiisgrovc and 11 Li mil Myers clccicd ( Vt.
lieautitiil bronze nuineiil mark- ('has, Millerc lected t'ct. 8S2; ti.
his last res iltir olace. Alfred Schoch i hi-ted 188-1; V a roll
MP -rJ'
mm
1 .
. v li:it nil N 1 N '"i 1; 1 it. 1 1 -1 v - I'ltKiTKIi 1 v- .
1 111 I iv a voti 1 ,; 1 1,, people ot what I that it was liatilv done at the ''lose
11 I nil itt ( Vintit ' whether the of the session against the expressed
ivi-ioii should lie niadc, fherc will ol the people I'lie elect inn was
were I1 v lor di i-i.n and l(-l!i held in accordance with the provis-
1 : : 1 i 11-! Ii i-i"ii v 1 i 1 1 j a majority "I inn of the net and it is a most ex-
I liir m'Vi rinti ti ountv, The citing eoutcl liich resulted it! fol-
icl also nro idi d thai tin count seal 1
Si
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iiltot 'I I n- 1 UK i iil'TS V,
Wi uptH'iid Ik-Iom a tahiilar state
in. nt -In. win:; die :;i"'tli "I itopula
ti,.n i Suvdcr ( ountv during its
exist 1 in- as a cotiutv.
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v ) I'.i.i
I : - . . i ;
Ill-ill. I 1 ' . . 1 I
. . - II
1 11 mi:
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i . ... 1
M'.til i-i-i .-i ' v ; ;-, .
M v 1 . .' i t;
1 . nr. 1.7
r.'U .-:
I'l ii.i Wf-i, ;iu
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I ll.'.'l !.-t l-'.'l
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I a 1 Vilnius liinni d froin Beaver
Sept., I --7 I.
I I 1 I 'art taken to form Si 1 in
t..u nsltip, I
(c) Kormcd Iroin t 'eiitrc I S53,
1
tt . XKVIX KMil.K.
D. Miller, I s55 to ls."7; Uaae D. ciectcd Oi't. 1858; Dr. Win.
Boxer, 85(i to 1857: .lohu !. I'o- 1 Chi ist elected Oct. 18151; Dr. li.
niiir, 1855 to is '7; (ico, Swan, 1 Wagcitsellcr elcetiil Oct. 18152:
8."ili to l.s.V.I; Samuel S-holl, I "7 j Bolender elected (kt. si!7; I Vt
.. . J to Isii'.l; t ieorge Hover, I ".s to llaiinian elected Oct. 1870; Dr.
l8(il;Hetin . Kucpp, I85JI to M. Sinttli elected ( )et, 17.",; )
l.AMS Mil. 1.. 18152; (ieorge W'ehr, 18(50 to 18(53; Herman elected 1881; Dr. K. fl
Helfrieli elected i Mi and I sSS; ac-D .-leucit, i.hii to i"i: .. l.
Ir. K, SV.TiH.lceltrtnl l.v.MI and Middleswarth 18152 lo 18(55; Joseph
892;C. W. Herman cleelcd ls'.l Wcnrick, 1 8(53 to 1 8(5li; Wm.S k, 18'iil; Dr. J. K, llogar electiil N
:,,, istlli and Dr. A. M. Smith 1804 to 1807; Peter P. Mertz, 1805 I 1895. Kor se vera 1 vears there
elected Nov. 1898. '" 1808; Abraham Kver, I8t5lt in no coroner electiil,
S 11 K 11 1 K l-'s! .Nathan Korrv ol 1 869; Jn-t pli Wenrlch, 1807 to JfltV C)MMlssuixi:its.Gw,,
IVrrv, hipiron, 18.", to 1858; J.J. Matter.,, 1 808 to 1 87 1 ; N'hoel. and ni Mark ey 1 8O1
k. 11 11 ,- . -I 1 11 1" a 1 11 '. (- 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 111 1 i i ci 1 1 i . i 1 1 a in 1 . 1 . 1 1
l.ri. 1 I. "111 ol ' I; 1 1 1 1 1 1 : 1 1 1 low II- ... .! I ...
1
-iiiii from I s.'.s in 1 -i.l : -'n .
Toole electiil 883; 1 r. Ma
Uothrock clcii. I Nov. 1 890
11 K i
(ii to 1873, Adam .i.
17C to '7:; . S. Hell
I lause from I
63; Moses
I'isher, 171 to 187-1; J. I'. Hull- ' and I'. P. Weiser,
In
Sp eht "I Beaver township Iroin " 'l.','
I SO I ti. I K07; I lauii ! Bolender t'rou
I SI57 t.. I 7": John S. Wolfe ol I 'n
ion tov n-iiii. from I N7" to I s7-'
to I H75; Jih'I Uow .
7:'. to 1875; Klias I!. Swartz,
Musi's Krehs, John Itomiji
I,
Shcarv and Klitis Stroitse I s7
7'-': A. A. I'lsli and Hcnn If
incl. I N7'-1 i" '82; I ic i Kishcr
.1. ( . ( in-. I S J t., ' Wm.
:- mil I Bolender ..I Krankliu tow ti-
1 1 N, 1 s7'i: 1 taitiel Kis-
N. ( I lass and ii. Smit
-nip
I'll In
'in W : 1 -! 1 i 1 1 ' t . 1 1 i . 1 w nshit)
,"(i to I 7!
Boinig. .I.'lm lo itz and 1 1.
Wetzel, I s7'-' t.. 1882; .lohu 1! ii.
Henrv N. Wetzel und.lolni M. Mov- 1 KSH 1,
t,
'1 u vbir icuilicrliug and I sti
..r iiiian
ss-J 1.. 885;Johu Mobil, Isiuu .lohu Beichlev, 1892 to ' -I.
K ncDii ami '. S. I hinn, I S!'."
I 1 . .: 1 1' I .. ''I
1 'a a a 1 1 " 'I' 1 1- ... . , , .
1 ,. . mi 11 1 .. , . , , , rail lev ami .James n. iiouscr, li.i
Iss-- li,.!,.!,!,.,. ,,i '',.,' 1888; Suu;;el Walter, Daniel Ik't- '88; .loscplt lb ndrieks and II
I'.. Middleswarth of West Beaver
tow nsltip from 1 ss-"' t. I lieu
I.. 11 Drcesc of Spring township from
I ti. I vi : Daniel I', .lender "t
I II. St rou 1 1, l-- to Honr,,crgcr I nun I - .
AriUTtilts, rrattcis A.
vcr an, 1
S91;J. V. Duck, A. A. I,'. mi
- M l: col o "I 111 inn K.
diuiild be Incat.-d i a vote .'' tin- Korllu nl. AgalDat llcmovnl
isiiple and an-. :..'ii furnishing a Ihnver est,
guarantiiil Mtli-ciiptii.ii of SlO.CtHi j ' entre,
towards the erection of a new court 'hapiimn,
house and jail should I..-. ntithi! i.. . t'ninklin,
ii,. .eat of justice. Middlcburg, Se- Jackson,
linsgrovc and I'ln burg raisul the Mhldleburg,
a nuts and tin contest resulted : Mid. IK creek,
Middli Imrg, 1357 :S'Iiiingrove,922, Monroe.
i-otes. Middli- lvnll!i
. Berry,
Berry W , -t.
Selinsgrove,
i W ashiugtoti,
ami r reel iliru .
burg won.
A II art to r
limn Middled
d in I H65.
iij. Hi,. , ntv -rat
'ii torN-unsgri ivepass
he I', .1- .11 ir 1 hi-, as
'. e.
given in (In- hill, 1- thai great ilissat
istactioti 1 xistnl in consequence nt
I In. I ,t i. M ..i'i
,tai
M.
agaiusi removal
1 ill- ,. La .'. - 1
1 m n J' - . v. r A
in! i' L'--w x
'
V,
r
!
till !, .rati. .n ..I I:;.- cum -nt ami
tlial the iicccssan coiiutv huildings Vs stateil above the Cotiutv was
had in it Net hwii cfeetiil and that the taken Iroin I'nion County in 1855,
grand jury ai the Kebruarv term I lie division and its aceomplisluuent
iSti.'i reiMirttil the iinirl Iioiim. mm- has some historv. I lie cimntv -cat
.,,,1,1 1; 1 r 1 'ni ..1 ,1.. .1;..; mciriorateil into a lioroiiirh 18HI
1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 . . . 1 1 , . . "i : - 1 1 1 -, 'hi, ..."ii . miii'h imm'i ,.. 111. ti,--
I . . . . i k I ! 1 . L J ,
and that new biiildinirs must n ! ion was located at New Berlin, Pol
JOIIJi W. lit XKI.I. - liKSIUKXlT.'
di Kormwl limn Franklin and Middlebiirg from 1 1 to 1894; Al-
Iruil Sj.cclit ol Beavertown from
(e) Organizeil since 1880 from a lvi 1., I SI 17: I'. Scott Bitter of
- . 1
- . .... ... .. 1 ,. i - n:il-l III Iti'iiri'l
-.I'll lie .'I'l'i'li'il III. art lil-.il 11 I.. I II111IIV Villi's mi' II, llll line- III ,U I
that Wm. P. Kek kit, Wni.P. Wag- Berlin had lieeii uuaatisfuetory to -ill ,'! Fu" ,v"1" Chapman April present tim
..... . ' ! I BilO
rtiscllcr I'tul I.. K. 1 1 1 1 1 11 ! -1 In me who hail husuiess there. In 18o2 '
Commissi rs by the act 1 le t the people of New Berlin petitioned oFFirjiW ok .hxvoek oounty.
i;rouuds in Seliugrove on which to the grand jury to take measures to- We give below a, list of the olH-
iTect public buildings, a lee simple ward the erection of new county oers of Snvder County tliat havener v
Shamokiu Dan from 1897 to the
1 1. . KERN.
and II. . I. Heiser, 1891 in M94; Ner Middleswarth, Henry W. Se
1 rv 11 'ii ii 1 1 1 1 .iil'-- r . 1 r J
rcrrcn v- Utvni.iM. I.., i '.'lines r,l'icv, llloinns I IcriTcpiUDl H'P ciccird I '. -I ltolll'4
1 1 " 1 1 i n in,' - 1 1 1 ' 1 , 1 1 . 1 1 ur
click Mcrtz 1855 in I858- .1 Phares Herman, 1894 to 1897; Wm. elected 1857; Henry Smith, Is
I'eters 1858 to 1801; John Doro! Dree8e wac Sp048 and Phap" J V. Shindel, 1859; PC Mo;
1861 to 1864: Jacob Aurand, 1864 1897 " 1900. j 1859; U.S. Boyer, 186 E. B.
ovfl
(iced to Im- delivered t. the ( '..mini
sioners of the County, w ithout ex
penw to the county and a guaranteed
buildinm. Thii action on theirrjirl oil -in.-c the nnmnimrinn of the In 1S07; Rnnoml 8. Sl,,.. 1 sr.- o. TpmitmntM l.v.J,.,.i,.L- li.ili. rB0X, loot J. I. oniQdel. JUofl
incensed n.e people throughout the County and the metobera ot the heg-1 187:5; James M. YatiZandt, 187oto fon, 1856 to '57; Isaac D. Buyer, aml J)avld Sohwenk, 180
188.-,; II. J. Duck, 188.-, to 1891; 1857 to 'all; B. W. Kern, 1859 to I ,, ln.,d.
CXHintV and at oooe there was a sett- islaturc.