History of Beaver Springs, Penn'a and cenntennial souvenir book . vocation. He is atpresent working for the New York Central R. R.,installing electrical apparatus in the electricalcars and holds the office as assistant foreman. Herald, Oct. 2, 1887. Who Can Beat These ? Isaac Aurand raised a red beet thatweighed 7 pounds and measured 2feet and 2 inches in circumference. Milton Manbeck raised a pumpkinthat weighed 82 pounds and measuresover 7 feet in circumference. James Dreese has a pumpkin vinethat bears 23 pumpkins. Mr. Walter, residingon John Bing-amans farm, raised an ear of cornthat measu
History of Beaver Springs, Penn'a and cenntennial souvenir book . vocation. He is atpresent working for the New York Central R. R.,installing electrical apparatus in the electricalcars and holds the office as assistant foreman. Herald, Oct. 2, 1887. Who Can Beat These ? Isaac Aurand raised a red beet thatweighed 7 pounds and measured 2feet and 2 inches in circumference. Milton Manbeck raised a pumpkinthat weighed 82 pounds and measuresover 7 feet in circumference. James Dreese has a pumpkin vinethat bears 23 pumpkins. Mr. Walter, residingon John Bing-amans farm, raised an ear of cornthat measured 17 inches in length. WILLIAM H. KEMPFER. Mr. Kempfer was born Oct. 25, 1878, his parentsbeing Jonathan O. and Rebecca Kempfer. At theage of 17 he entered the Herald Publishing Houseas an apprentice and served five years. He thengave up the printing trade to attend SusquehannaAcademy at Selinsgrove, Pa., and later enteredSusquehanna University. In his second year atthis institution he was awarded the sophomoreprize for highest class standing and the Philoma-. trian prize for best literary essay. With theintention of making forestry his profession hesecured a position as forest student in the U. Service and left Susquehanna Universityduring his junior year to take up this work. Afterserving in this capacity a little more than a yearhe procured a leave of absence in order to pursuetechnical forestrp studies at the University ofMichigan and graduated at that institution withthe class of 06 with the degree of Bachelor ofArts. While there he was elected a member ofthe Sigma Xi in recognition of his abilities as astudent. Having passed the civil service examina-tion for forest assistant to the U. S. Forest Ser-vice,he received an appointment July 1, IQ06, andis now engaged in that work. Herald, July 19. 1888. Mrs. Isaac Romig, 84 years old,worked in the harvest field bindingsheaves one whole afternoon lastweek. In 1819 ice was half an inch thickin May, frost and Ice were
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