The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-05-07
FRANK c BOWERSOX
short sketch of Our Popular county
supcrlnfcndent.

superintendent.
The subject of this briet sketch
first saw the light Of day in Frank
lin township near the village of Pax
tonville, on the 9th day of November
1867, which makes him little more
than % years of age. His father at
the time'of the subjects birth, was
u sturdy young farmer. Four years
later, the father entered the gospel
ministry and was assigned charge
in Perry county. Next the family
moved to Columbia county thence to
Cumberland county and in the
Spring OF 1879 removed to Snyder
county where they have since lived
After arriving at the age OF 6 years,
he attended the public school for
about niue months Of each year, in
the various communities i'll which
they lived until 1879. In this year
the father broken down by hard and
incessant labor returned to his ma
tive county to die. On the 2Sth day
of October. 1879. that most terrible
of all terrOts-death- came and bore
on ileeting wings the spirit of the
lamcnted father. He lacked but Il
few days of being twelve years Of
age when this sorrOwing crisis came.
A mother with three children, of
which the subject is the eldest, con-
stituted the orphaned family. A
new and most momentous question
now arose. The bread winner aud
hitherto supporter and protector
was gone. Young aud untried hands
as yet must be ushered into this
arena 60 gain at least II partial live.
lihood. Consequently the subject
was app entced cu the farm, labor
ing with diligence for Messrs George
Bowersox his grandfatherO Curtin
Bowersox, \. 5. Shambach, J. c.
Schoch and Isaiah Bowersox, in all IA
period of five Years He was next
employed by Chas. Z. Sweng!e to
haul iron ore from his mines around
AdamsburG to the railroad aud
finally before going to college regu.
larly, was employed almost two
years by William Boyer in cutting
saw logs and prop timber. The
Spring of 1855 found him for the
first time in Central Pa. College,
New Berlin, Pa. Money wanting he
was obliged to quit school and get
to work. After earning and borrow
ing money sufficient to see him
through school for period of years,
he began teaching school and clerk.
ing i'll store for Messrs. Seebold and
Runkle. Then taught select school
III the summer of 1890 in Middle
burgh and the ar grade in the
@Intei oi the SAN, ar until Janu.
airy LIST, 1891, when he was elected
clerk for the Commissioners of Sny-
der county. In this position he re.
mained until at the triennial con.
yention of School Directors which
met in May, '93 when he was chosen
County Superintendent. Mr.. Bow.
ersox has made capable and faith
ful official. He has devoted all his
time and energy to the upbuuilding
OF the educational interests of our
county. 1t has been his aim to
arouse an educational zeaN for bet
ter school facilities among the pa.
irons and to this end has addressed
hundreds of picnics, assemblies.
and institutes all over the county.
During the regular Commence.
ment exercises of the Central Pa.
College il June 1893, that institu.
tion conferred the degree of Master
OF Arts upon our worthy friend.
Although the youngest Superin.
ent OF Schools in the State, he did
an immense amount of excellent
work, having been employed as an
instructor of Teachers Institutes in
Nontour, Northumberland, Lycom.
ing and Lebanon counties.