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Page 98 JOHN RUMBARGER
"The subscriber has laid off one hundred lots which he
offers for sale at reasonable rates to all those who feel disposed
to move in that direction. The town is beautifully situated on Sandy
Creek within eighty rods of the Allegheny Railroad now under
completion. It is also situated on the public road leading from
Luthersburg to Brockwayville. In this town liberal inducements are
offered to mechanics and enterprising business men, being in a
thickly settled farming community. Those in want of lots should buy
early, as they are being disposed of very rapidly. He also offers
for sale a lot of ten acres adjoining the town with a stream of
water running through it, sufficient to run a machine shop, carding
mill, etc. and excellent situation for a tannery. He will sell his
Tavern House and about one acre of land in said town well situated
for a hotel, being large and commodious, and having the necessary
outbuildings and stabling attached.
"There is a large steam saw mill and general lumbering
establishment now under construction by John DuBois, adjoining the
town, that will give employment to not less than one hundred hands.
"There are several springs of good water in the town,
and those willing to sink wells can obtain water in from ten to
fifteen feet. The town is in a healthy part of the country and easy
of access from Luthersburg, Salem, West Liberty, Reynoldsville,
Rockdale and the Beechwoods Settlement.
"Come and see the place before purchasing elsewhere.
John Rumbarger, Proprietor."
It appears that Mr. P. S. Weber, after reading this
glowing description of the new town in the wilderness and the
wonderful villages in the community which might be reached from this
center had implicit faith in what was to happen, and on the 10th day
of July 1872, purchased two lots located at the intersection of
North Main Street and East DuBois Street. However, Mr. Rumbarger was
not quite satisfied with the rapidity with which his property was
being absorbed. He changed his advertisement to the following:
"One hundred town lots for sale in the town of
Rumbarger, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. To those unacquainted
with Rumbarger we should say that it is a beautiful site for a town.
Not too level or too hilly, but just right for proper drainage and
that it is situated in a healthy location. The soil is rich and the
country is fruitful, located on the banks of the Sandy Lick Creek. A
public road from Luthersburg to Brockwayville passes through it. The
great "Low Grade", or Bennetts' Branch Extension of the Allegheny
Valley Railroad, skirts the entire length of the town and we have
assurances that first class depot buildings will be constructed this
summer for the accomodation of the citizens. Further, it is
confidently asserted that the Falls Creek Railroad
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