The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-01-09
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Tho Oldest Printer.

The Oldest Printer.
"Fifty.seven years ct ths1 case
ssid the foreman Of the World com
posing room to tho reporter last
week, a. he pointed to and old grey.
bearded man picking type in The
corner Of the room. The old man
stood where the sunlight fell upon
him, and he was chewing tobacco
under bis green shade and clicking
tb.ntyyp uncoooernedly. He never
s'...,s chewing. He comes down
tiip'S at six o'cock in the morning
s,pp works till six in The evening
pt, never eats Q morsel nor takes a
Top to drink he lives on tobacco.
"Uucle Bob. /" said the reporter, as
be approached the old type setter
aod touched him on the shoulder,
'bow old are you Z"
The old gentleman looked up
kindly into tho reporters eyes and
answered II Was sevsuty-dve day
before yesterday
His name is Robert Tsppan. but
everybody calls him Uncle Bob. n
was born in Kingston. Ulster coun-
", 10 1893. I entered Tho office OF
my uncle--the Ulster Pie6cian--iu
1921. l worked ON the same press
that Jesse Buell. used. came to
New York 10 1924 on the James
Kent, and we took Lafayette on
board at West Point and brought
hin to New York with Us, When
! came to New York | went into
Major Noah Office, tho Mqwirsr.
than on the Conrier and Inquirer.
where worked steadily for twenty
one years. Mr. Webb presented mo
with magnificent Bible aud I've
kept IL twenty four years.'
On the day following the above
'.Unoie hob" came down to the Of.
fec with tho Bible in q basket.
"lIers," no said. as he opened the
book and pointed to the fly leaf,
"Read this )"
Presented to Robert Tappan on
Xmss 1854, as . slight testimony OF
respect aud regard Tor bis character
and appreciation Of his valuable aud
faithful services in the office OF the
Courier ant Inquirer from 1882 to
The present tune, by his FREUD.
]. WArsoH WEBs.
Dsssmbsr SS, 1854.
Thy old man then WHIPPED out
bic genealogical record written with
bloc lux on . narrow slip OF paper.
II IVES 90 far back that it was per.
picking 20 dive for. He skipped
few generations % he pointed about
On inch from the top Of the slip, and
said: i've got pair of sleeve
buttons belonging to Christopher
Kierstsd, who was the father OF my
grandfather Luke. Luke was a sur.
gson In the revolution with Wash-
ington at Newburg.
And then, a be travelled by q pan
handle route over the blue ink, be
said "A graud.nephew OF Cover
nor George Clinton married my
grandiather's sister. I was married
on the 18th Of December, 1881, to
Maria q. Lowe, OF Flstbush, whose
grandfather was Colonel Bauman, Of
The artillery regiment that placed
The flagstaff on the battery on the
day the British evacuated. New
York. He was altar satds appoint.
I'd 6rst postmaster Of New York
"Uncle Bob" lives iu Brooklyn
With one Of his married sous. He
is fond of life and enjoy ment, aud
on Hallow eve played "blind mans
blur and ''button, button" as live.
y - any Of the family. Ne has
been q work on the World ever
since be left the Courier and In
auires, which h now fifteen years.
You have rsad many hand
,Sriangs 10 your time. hsvsa't yoa.
Unc1s Bob 2
"Yes. Indeed bal old Bennett
We Tie worst ] ever tackled, be
so.vsrsd. And oucs more The click
ci bic typs souadsd 10 Ne corner. -
Ass xerh RorId.