The Montgomery Mirror
Devoted to the interest of Montgomery Borough and Black Hole and White Deer Valleys
Published from 1899 to 1944
Devoted to the interest of Montgomery Borough and Black Hole and White Deer Valleys
Published from 1899 to 1944
"A weekly paper named the Montgomery Mirror made its appearance May 18, 1889. It was started by Fosnot & Burr., of the Watsontown Record and Star, and a local editor employed. The type was set at Montgomery, when the forms were taken to Watsontown to be printed. At the end of three months the local editor suddenly departed, when Mr. Fosnot took charge of the paper. On the 28th of March, 1890, Edward B. Waite was employed as associate editor. A short time afterwards Fosnot purchased Burr's interest in the papers and managed both for several months. Finally he sold the Mirror, June 30, 1890, to H. P. Smith and Thomas E. Grady, of Montgomery, and they retained Waite as local editor. The new firm purchased a press and moved into more eligible rooms. On the 26th of March, 1892, Smith sold his interest to James McCutcheon and a new firm was formed When first started the Mirror was a small sheet, but it steadily grew until it became a handsome folio of seven columns to the page. It is "independent in everything; neutral in nothing." - Meginness, 1892
"When only a few weeks old, the Mirror won fame thruout the West Branch valley by appearing daily temporarily. This was during the June flood of 1889, when Montgomery was shut off from the world by high waters and the destruction they brought, and the only news it had of the outside was what Editor Clark could glean over railroad telegraph wires and from visitors, and publish in a single-sheet newspaper, which he continued to serve the people of the town until other communication was opened. " - Watsontown Record & Star, 1925
Pauline Myers, Thomas E. Grady, Reuben Bartlett, Glen Stover, John M. Grady, Thomas Grady
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PHOTOS
Below are various clippings and photos from the Montgomery Mirror, in order by date, as I found in online auction sites. Although in many cases the photos do not show the entire articles, they clearly show that the newspapers front pages mix national and world news with wedding and death notices and give a general feel of what the newspaper was like.
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The Anniversary Edition, 1939
[66 pages - I have photos of most of them and will get them organized and added soon]
March 6 1941
Paul Miller fell from a truck on Broad Street
White Deer I.O.O.F Lodge honored 4 50 year members
January 25 1940Truck went over the 50 foot embankment at the Montgomery River Bridge
September 26 1940Katherine Brown, wife of Claude Brown of Allenwood died, Alvin C Kilmer and son returned from fishing trip in CanadaSon of Mr & Mrs J Ray Miller of Montgomery married in South Carolina, Ned Saxton Bly of Watsontown to marry Marguerite Grace Duvall
Death of Alma Yena Miller
April 24 1941Mirror received honors in the Better Newspaper Contest
Miss Virginia Weller engaged to Fred E. Pfeiffer
Miss Grace Sullivan married Wayne Dewald
McCall Snyder, age 83, died
Dr O Neil heads baseball club
Thursday October 16 1941
Warrior Run Church Annual Meeting, Booster Night for Eagle Grange, Youngs Hardware in Cooper building, etc.
October 30 1941
March 9 1944
Lieut Delmark A Decker Missing In Action
Pastor of the Clinton Baptist Church met with Vice President Henry Wallace
Mr & Mrs Thomas Hall of Broad Street celebrated their 50th Anniversary
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When Other Papers Mentioned The Mirror
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October 1889, Editor of the Montgomery Mirror Found To Be A Thief
The Lewisbug Chronicle, October 1892
The Mirror issued a special souvenir edition
August 1899
November 27th 1892, the printing office was lost in a fire
January 1893, The Mirror Resumed after the fire, being printed at the office of the Miltonian
July 1918, paper sold by Thomas Grady to R.M. Swisher
The newspaper office was lost in another fire in 1925, and it was announced that the paper would no longer be published. The Watsontown Record & Star published a brief history of the Mirror in January 1925.
March 1929
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October 1930
Paper To Merge With Lincoln Printing Company
September 1944
In July of 1945, Mrs Henry Brock purchased the franchise for the Muncy Luminary, The Montgomery Mirror and the Hughesville Mail.
The three papers had not been published since 1944.
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Photo plate from the Montgomery Mirror
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