The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-02-12
Census of Union County of 1910.

Union- (then including Snyder coun-
ty, showing products &c. and value
thereof Read by II. II. Grimm before
the Farmers Institute Tuesday even
Ing Feb. 10, 1908.
2Furnaees, which produced 355 tons
OF cast iron. Forge, which produced
loo tons OF Bar iron aud consumed 427
tons of fuel, employing 30 men, includ-
ing mining operations Capital invest
cd So, 600
Horses and Mules, E07S. Meat Cat
tie, l4oO5. Sheep, 1886. Swine, IL
o7S. Poultry OF all kinds, estimated
value, S6Il9S. Wheat raised, 3lO,O1O
bus. Barley 965 bus, Oats, 263, 50l
bus. Rye, l35,3S9 bus. Buckwheat,
i,i6l bus, Corn, l72, l9l bus, Wool,
,492 lbs. Hops, J'5 lbs. Wax, l,605
lbs. Potatoes l07,57 bus. Hay, ls,-
56S tons. Tobacco, 5000 lbs. Wood,
2,9oS cords. Dairy, Value OF product,
$lO,625. Orchards, value of product,
Si,lh Home made family goods,
Value, Sl5,30t. Retail stores II, with
u capital invested of 49, 2OO. = Lum-
Der yards, capital invested r. 100.
Machinery manufactured, value, $500,
employing men. Brick ard Lime
manufactured, value, $500, employ
ing 96, men. fulliug Minis, Is. awe
wooden factory, u hnnds employed,
Value OF manufactured goods $500
Capital invested, $4,000 Value Of Hats
and Caps manufactured, $',95n, EN-
ploying IL hands, capital invested, g.,
: 500. "a Tanneries, tanned 1920 sides
Of sole leather and 6,235 sides of upper
5 employing 81 hands, capital invested
: $3S, 400. All other manufactures u
& leather, sadleries, &c. IS, value o
manufactured articles $27, $50, capita
r invested SIG, 10. Is Nistilleres, pro
z duced l4,0G3 gallons. > Breweres
D hrcwed 5000 gallons OF beer, employ
ing 81 hands, capital invested sl5,5OO
n 3 POtteries, value OF product s., 100, EN-
e ployed IA hands, capital invested 5000
4 8 Printing offices and Bindery, EN-
jplNyed "a haSS rapifa, iuvested q
50O. Value of wagons and carriage
, manufactured, slS,sGO, employed d
Hands, capital invested $3.50. 1
FIGURING mills, manufactured S,52
barrels of hour. 80 Grist mills. 4
Saw mills. 8Oil mills, value of pro
duct from these mills $2S, 25S, emplo y
ed l30 hands and had capital invest
ed of $Il9,650. Value of furnitur
manufactured, $500, employed i
+ hands, capital invested $3.50. Tota
capital invested in all manufactures
$224 ,94A Total aggregate value OF tax
s able property, in 1914, S4,2s5,053.
$ The county then had II Township
o and Boroughs, with n population as
follOws:-B Beaver, 2,609; East Buffalo
# Sls; West Buffalo, l,460; Chapman
Y ,279; Center, 1891; Hartley, l,S6'
r Kelly, 76s; Penn, 1850; Union, l,63C
:, Perry, l, ,254; Washington, ,l35; Whit
= Deer, l,252; Buffalo, l,S4S; Middle
creek. 562; Mihiinburg Boro., 7Ol
), Lewisl.urg Boro., 1,220; New Berii
:. BorO., $50.
,fI County population in lS2O was 1888
" 1880 " ~, 79h
l. lS4O " ~, 1877
+ Now about 80, 400 for the same terri
tory.
a." Union County was formed part o
!. Northumberland county by Act o
u March %, 1914, Snyder from Union il
" 1855 and part of Mitllin was at ont
70 time attached but was afterwards re
annexed.
. In 1916, the inhabitants of Beaver
Chapman, Middlecreek, Perry anG
e Union Townships, had not seen fit t'
ADOPT the common school system. Out
of II districts, only II reported A;
, schools in operation and 5 were want
ing in those districts. The term was
5 month, employing A male and fe
male teachers. Salary of male teachers
$2O.l7, female $l93S. No OF scholars
taught, 1,60l males and l,766 females
of this number ll3 were learning Ger
man. District tax raised $2,36S.7l
State appropriation 1922. Cost o
instruction, $3,567.74. Fuel and CON