. Snyder county annals : a collection of all kinds of historical items affecting Snyder County from the settlement of the first pioneers in this section, to the names of the soldiers in the World War, 1917-19 . itute for a drafted man inthe Civil War. I think it was forElias Steininger. In regard to Col. Shoemakersman, John Ironcutter: I have bee1!wondering why a German shoul 1have such a name, when the nameEisenhauer is such a familiar one tothe people of Middleburg. Less th^n50 years ago at least one family bythat name lived on the banks ofStumps run not far from where itflows into Middlecre
. Snyder county annals : a collection of all kinds of historical items affecting Snyder County from the settlement of the first pioneers in this section, to the names of the soldiers in the World War, 1917-19 . itute for a drafted man inthe Civil War. I think it was forElias Steininger. In regard to Col. Shoemakersman, John Ironcutter: I have bee1!wondering why a German shoul 1have such a name, when the nameEisenhauer is such a familiar one tothe people of Middleburg. Less th^n50 years ago at least one family bythat name lived on the banks ofStumps run not far from where itflows into Middlecreek and a littlemore than a stones throw fromwhere Stump killed these Indians inHarry Smiths meadow. I was always told that Stump fill-ed those Indians with whiskey andwhile they were in an alcoholic stup-or he dispatched them with a toma-hawk. I had never heard the name Iron-cutter before reading it in Col. Shoe-makers article. I may be puttingmy foot into something when I saythat I am inclined to think that Iron-cutter is a myth. J. C. SHUMAN. P. S. I would have mentionedsome of the old Greeks and Romans,but I was afraid in my attempt toconnect them with old Richard. Iwould make a botch of it. J. C. HENRY MERTZ, A familiar character about Middle-burg 50 years ago, and was knownas Der Richard. Photo loaned thePOST by Dr. Shurnan, of Akron,Ohio. 226 SNYDER COUNTY ANNALS HENRY MERTZ Upon inquiry, we learn that HenryMertz went as a substitute for EliasSteininger, was a member of Co. C172nd Inf. He was very fond ofdrink and nearly always wore a redbandanna handkerchief around hisneck. He loved his booze and wo-men of low morality. On a Sunday in a County hotelMertz and others were drinking anddancing. Some one tripped fell over a chair and sustainedinternal injuries from the effects ofwhich he died. He is buried at Cen-treville. While at Harrisburg encamped asa soldier, he came to Selinsgrovewithout leave, practically a said he left Harrisburg becausehe did
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