History of Beaver Springs, Penn'a and cenntennial souvenir book . Mr. Dreese followed farming for twenty-twoyears. He is a Past Grand member of the OddFellows Lodge and a member of the Evan. Luth-eran church in which he has served as deacon. The family would also slice anddry a great amount of apples. Theysometimes had as high as a hundredbushels of snits on the they could sell at fifteen centsa pound.—Abram Middleswarth. The first settlers occupied the poorlands because the better grade ofland would require more work toget it under cultivation. Lumberand wood had no value. Logs w
History of Beaver Springs, Penn'a and cenntennial souvenir book . Mr. Dreese followed farming for twenty-twoyears. He is a Past Grand member of the OddFellows Lodge and a member of the Evan. Luth-eran church in which he has served as deacon. The family would also slice anddry a great amount of apples. Theysometimes had as high as a hundredbushels of snits on the they could sell at fifteen centsa pound.—Abram Middleswarth. The first settlers occupied the poorlands because the better grade ofland would require more work toget it under cultivation. Lumberand wood had no value. Logs werepiled up in heapsand burned.—Thom-as Shipton. PETER F. RIGEL. Mr. Rigel is a son of Peter and Matilda (neeMiddleswarth) Rigel, and was born in West Bea-ver township, Snyder Co, Pa., Oct. 20th, 1859;. was reared on a farm, and married Dec. lO, 1883,to Lizzie E., daughter of Henry and Matilda (neeHelfrichi Hajsinger and has seven children:Charles F., Annie M., Carrie M., Roy A., Jay A.,Wilham McKinley and Norman H. Mr. Rigelfollowed farming up to March, 1890, when hewent into the mercantile business and in Febru-ary, 1891, was elected general agent for the Bea-vertown Mutual Fire Insurance Company, whichposition he .«till holds. In 1899 he was a candidatefor Asso;iate Judge at the Republican primary;on the 13th of May he received the nominationand in November of the same year was was nominated and elected for the secondterm in the year 1904, which office he still is a member of the P. O. S. of A. and the1. O. O. F., in which order he holds the office ofVice Grand. In those days the neighbors wouldgather together at the house wherethe deceased lay and spend the nightin singing, etc. Before the funeralused to leave the house some onewould pass bread and whiskeyaro
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