. 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 . f Middleburg, became its firstpresident and served in that capacityup to the time of his death. In the organization of the Mid-dlecreek Valley Telephone Company,he played an important part, becameits first president and remained at thehead of the company until the last. He was the head and active directorof the Middleburg Shoe Company,served as school director of Middle-burg, for most o
. 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 . f Middleburg, became its firstpresident and served in that capacityup to the time of his death. In the organization of the Mid-dlecreek Valley Telephone Company,he played an important part, becameits first president and remained at thehead of the company until the last. He was the head and active directorof the Middleburg Shoe Company,served as school director of Middle-burg, for most of his life, was anofficer of the Lutheran church, ofMiddleburg, was a director and aliberal contributor of SusquehannaUniversity, Selinsgrove, was a direc-tor and officer of the Glendale Ceme-tery Company, was president of theFirst National Bank, of New Berlin,from the time of its organization tothe end of life, was a director andcontributor to the school at New Ber-lin, while it was in existence there,and a liberal contributor of a large-number of charities and furnished themoney for quite a number of studentsat Susquehanna University, who weretoo poor to provide their own means,until after HON. G. ALFRED SCHOCH 188 SNYDER COUNTY ANNALS. In 1867, he was elected Jury Com-missioner of Snyder County. Healso served two terms in the Pennsyl-vania Legislature, first in 1875-6 andsecond in 1885-6, having won the ad-miration and respect of all for hissteadfastness of purpose. So wellhad he ingratiated himself into thehearts of his fellow legislators thathe secured an adjournment of theLegislature, just a few days beforeits close, in order that all might cometo Selinsgrove, May 25, 1885, to par-ticipate in the unveiling of the monu-ment erected by the state in memoryof Governor Snyder, in whose honorour county has been named. When the Sunbury and LewistownRailroad was projected he was an ar-dent supporter of the enterprise. Itwas the first great artery of businessenterpris
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