W y a J B s- VOL, 25. MIDDLEBUHGH, SNYDER CO., PA., AUGUST 9, 1888. NO. .-JL T0VN," COUNTRY. The next local holiday will be Thanksgiving Day. Ton tliin a Kill should drink a pint of sweet milk at bedtime. C. R. Smith. telegraph operator for the.Penn'ii R. 11. at Nanticoko.Pa is here visiting friends. Snyder County Argument Court will le held at Middleburgh on the lGtli of August iiiHtead of the 13th. GirK lenp year haH leas than live months to run, with a red-hot earn paign during Heveral montliH. Get in your work now. Mrs. D. T. Rhonda entertainer her Sunday school class in the prove north of town one evening last week with an ice-cream Hocial. If nature had adorned the female hcx with a shape like that formed by artificial means the hustle what a time there would be to have the hump removed ! Kusobcus Hershoy, preacher am poet, preached on the street in MitHin burgh on Thursday of last week from the text, "The time is short." So wan his congregation. We notice in the Philadelphia 'km of 30th, that Hon. Charles Wolfe in out in Dakota and was pi es cut at the conference of the Coininis Hionera and the Sioux Indians at Standing Rock Agency on the 20th TheSelinsgrove Tribune is now al most entirely set in nonpariel type the smallest type used on the Post This enables Joe to give as much liewa aft other papers of twice the size of the Tribune. Multum in Parvo. . , . List of Letters remaining uncall ed-for in the Middleburgh Post Of fice: John W. Angel, Mrs. C. E. Har bright, James Moyer, Pride Bros., Harry Myers, Mrs. Maggie C.Myers, Mrs. Laura Smith, Mrs. Mary C, Young. I. Giuer Bardeii, P. M. It is perhaps not generally known, but nevertheless it is a fact, that the law forbids any pensioner bargain ing, promising or selling his quiu terly pension before it becomes due; and on the other hand, all persons are forbidden to accept the same in any manner, as security or other wise. The fine is fixed at !1H) for any violation of the act, and is equal upon the soldier and dealer. This is the season of the year when regular habits count for more than at any other time, mere is more crime in hot weather than at any other season of the year. There is also more sickness and death. But the man who keeps cool and eats and sleeps at regular hours can confi dently count on ability to face the thermometer in the 90'a without sor ious consequences to either his phys ical or his moral nature. that's what we want, ami just such a pile of them. too. We are now printing a paper that ranks with the hest or them. The profits at $1.50 per year must necessarily be small, hence payment must be prompt. Send us or bring us what is due us and we will add improvement to im provement and givo you a still bet ter paper. Push pays. There is a movement at Sunbury to raise suflicient money to build a road bridge across the river to the Snyder County side, and it meets with great favor from business men. Why such au important movement had not been started long ago is a mystery. A bridge connecting Sny der County with the borough would bring ulargo amount of trade to the place which is deflected in another direction. The cost is estimated at !it7 nMl .,.! il i wil I l l mm ,MuuiitiHiuretiuy ueeu raisea. buch an important railroad icentre as Sunbury hag become can snot afford to be without Buch a Jridge much longer. The money uouui ue raised ana the bridge built L 1 1 1 1 ! i i - mm year ana a nau. We understand the Jew neddWn who have heretofore canvassed Sny der county Helling goods, and who are warned by the merchants pro tective association to desist, have concluded to sell goods until arrest cd, then quietly yield to the powers that be, go to jail, and await results Dont be stingy. Pout bo mean. Life is made happy by giving. The running brook has birds and trees 1 A . . ..... ana nowers on its hanks, and hsh in its bosom. It receives, and it gives in turn. The pool receives but does not give. Its waters are stagnaut. its banks are bare," its inhabitants are toads and lizzards. The nig gardly man hates himself. He is al ways sorry. "That mini may last, lint nevi-r liven. Who much rmMvi-n anil tintlilmr irtvm i Whom mini; ran Invt-. wlimn none ran thiitil-. t Trillion lilnl, croat Inn' blank. The New Orleans Jubilee Singers gave an entertainment in Seebold's Hall on Saturday night ton goot house. It was one of the most en joyablo entertainments that we have had for years. Mrs. Thomas, nee lillio Jones, is simply immense, while Johnson's basso is electrifying riie balance of the troupe is fully .... 1.. 11. - 1 1 T 1 , up ui i ue nest .j ui men singers even equaling Donnavau's famous Tennesseeans. They also gave free sacred concert in the Lutheran church on Sunday evening to the usual crowded house that is wit nessed on such occasions. One day recently a special train on the Sunbury and Lewistown Rail road attempted to make connections with a train at this place, and in or der to do it unusual fast running of the tram had to be accomplished. ihe distance from Sehnsgrove to Lewlstown Junction is 44 miles am with Superintendant Philips at the throttle the engine ran to the June Uou in 47 minutes. We have often noted fast time made by engines on this road, but this surpassed all other efforts, and it is considered very fast time for this route. Lvn. istoim rrte J'renH While surveying on the Alloid It'll V Mountain near Bear Creek last week. Judge Lldrcd and his son. Ln i county's Surveyor E. J.Eldrod.caine upon a remarkable cuviousitv in tin snake line. It was a rattlesnake that sported forty-live rattles, the string measuring eight inches and a half in length. The reptile was killed bv Daniel and Harvey Edler. chain bearers. The remarkable Clll iiis.it v was on exhibition at the Count v Surveyor Hoihce on Saturday. Judge Lldrcd, who has killed hundreds of snakes, says he never saw one before with more than twenty-two rattles WiUianiHport (iazi tt lliilU thi. CmtE Foil Rheumatism. O. G. Trent of West Granville, Mass., writes of Ai.Lcock s Pultons Plastkus ; For Rheumatism, neuralgia, pain in the side or back, conirhs. eol.lu t n 1 ' bruises, and any local weakness, they truly possess wonderful curative dualities. I llllV riuuuni,w.i..1,..l them to my neighbors with th lum piest results, ninnv of whom but fnr Allcock h Plasteiih would bo in a crippled condition at homo Tn every instance whero they have been faithfully and properly applied the result has been wonderfully satis factory. On Wednesday evening July 2'2. the relatives of Mr. and Mrs. John Peitrich, residing one and one half miles north-east of Middleburgh gave them a surpnso party which proved one of the most pleasant affairs in the history of the old folks' married life. It was entirely unexpected to them and a little btforo dark the visitors began to pour in until the bouse was crow ded and every corner re-echoed the sound of merry-making. Between nine and ten o'clock two tables were set out and the con tents of the lunch baskets were'emp ticd upon them until they formed a pyramid of dainties, when the visit ors and visited sat down to a most uxurious feast. The festivities con. tinued until a late hour and the oc- casion will be treasured as one of the brightest jewels in the old folks' em of remembrance. Clinton, a twelvn vnnr unn rhf Thomas Shamorrof Paxtonvillo. f11 from Swcngel's saw mill on Friday of last week dislocating his wrist and breaking one of the bones of his left fore-arm. Pr. Barber render ed the necssary surgical aid. Roy, a little son of John V. Krt. ler stepped on a hot piece of iron with his Pare foot in Rouch s black smith shop on Tuesday of this week and badly burned his foot. Pr. Joseph Bowersox administered ef fective nntidotcs and relieved the pain. Tho citizens of Paxtonvillo will raise a Harrison and Morton Pole on Saturday August 2.". In the evening a festival will be held in Evergreen grove near Paxtonville. We expect tho pole w ill be for the benefit of the Republican party and the festival for the benefit of the E Vlllll'dil'lll Church. Collier's Once a Week is a hand somely and profusely illustrated paper of twenty pages, containing two serials, several complete stories, special articles on society matters, political articles by the best writers in both the leading parties, amuse monts. Wall street fiiianciarhubb les," fashions, and departments de voted to the education and culture of yonug nun and young woman, and for the edification of the family. Not a line is permitted in its col umns that is not absolnKlv It is mailed to subscribers at 2.') cents per month, payable to the colWtniv who will call at the subscriber's addi Publication office, No. 104 Attorney street, iew I oi k. John E. Barrett, editor of tho ikranton HX'x) is one of the busiest newspaper men in America. In addition to erecting a r.1.m,i;,1 new building and equipping it with one of Hoe's web-perfecting presses, he has just written a thrilling and romantic, story Tor Collier's Once a Week, entitled "Masked Marriage," which will appear in No. Ki of that popular publication. A recent of the Boston 'Hut pays Barret a glowing tribute, and warmly urges his election to Congress ; but he speaks to a wider constitnciiev in Once a Week, ami his story of "A j ... Masked Marriaire." is assureillv m.. of the literary sensations of the year Iiol.L OK HoNoH. The following persons have paid their subscription to the 1'osrtothe dates opposite their names. Should an v iiiistiiLi.n occur in these credits or on your pa per please notify uh : J. W. Dreese. Aug. 1, ''. Aug. 1, 'ho C. W. Herman, W. H. Bower, Edward Bower, Aug. 1, 'ho July 20, 'HO W. J. Wi lier, J. A. Peitrich, Frank Blatt, Oct. 1, 'HH April 1, 'HO Nov. 1,'HH Moses Specht, Peter Friiin. Aug. 1, 'HH Sept. 1, 'HH Curt in Bowersox, B. F. Row, Aaron Hummel, Millard Schambach. Feb. 1, 'HH July 1, 'KH Aug. 1, 'HH May 1, 'HH Aug 1, 'HH Geo. Portline, Amos Mo wry. Aug. 1, 'H9 Pr. Sampsel, Dec. 1, "87 H. S. Stetler, Sept. 1, '89 Levi Bowersox, E. B. Steininger, H. W. Troxel, C. P. Fiss. Juno 1, '88 May 1, 'HH May 1. 'HH Oct. 1, '88 Aug. 1, '88 Aug. 1, '83 Sept. 15, '88 JDec. 1, 'HH Pec. 1, '88 Jan. 10, '8(1 June 1, '87 July 1, '88 Nov. 1, '87 May 1, '88 May 1, '80 Oct. 1, '89 Aug. 1. '89 Feb. 189 Pec. 1, '88 Feb. 1, '89 Pec. 1, '88 Pec. 1. '88 April 1, '89 Pec. 1,'88 Aug. 1, '88 Dec. 1, '88 J. F. Zcchnian, Jos. Shannon, U. W. Fish, i'cter Hart man, ?. B. Bolig, j. A. Musser, R. B. Erdley, eter Herman. C. M. Showers. A. H. Har man, Geo. Swarm. I. B. Grubb, leury Snook. Jr. George Henrv. Joseph Kuhns, Samuel Shrador, :i. B. Frvmover. Nathan Fetterolf. James Kline, J. I. Herbster. Col. A. C. Simpson, Fred Rothfon, Hon. A. S. Helfrich, wife and child spent last Sunday with Mid dleburgh friends the guests of the editor and family. BetUT to hunt In n M tor heitlth nntKMiuht. Ttinn fee Pip (Inotor fnr tin- ntipiii clninirtit. Tb wlso for run- uti t-xi'Mt' ili jn ml - OiKl never made III m k fnr man tn mrml. The stock owners of Middleburgh and Franklin have formed an in surance company for protection in case of loss by death or injury of cattle. The stock is uppriased at three-fourth its value which is made up by assessments. Mr. Kerstetter receives lf;l3.25 from the company for his two bead killed on the rail road last week. Pavid Kerstetter hud t killed on the railroad one day last week. This adds two more to the long list of cattle killed for our peo ple. e think it is about time for "i t linn-o net s io recognize the ....iAl . ... nacesity of employing a herder for 1 1 . ..i i. . ... meir siock. ii woiii i hardly come to fifty cents per month net' liititii It would amount to less than the averaire annual loss in cattle, woul, l.A ......... 1 1 ... UK-it- iiiiiiuiii, aim prevent the danger of w recking trains. H. A. Shuman, of Vimm Antelope county, Nebraska, a subscriber to the Post, writes that on a r ni Saturday he killed a rooster and af ter the usual process of nii kin.r ,. cleaning he dumped it into a crock w Inch he set in the back porch of his residence. The next morning ln awoke just in time t O see n lii.r ..-,,lf standing aside of the crock ready to dispute the right of the nioster for a Sunday dinner. Mr. SI iiiniiin itiii ed the dispute bv lrettinu- hi- and shootinif the animal dead nt l.w door. ' V - -, iiiKiiK is mo c irjit in-r MKimiAOt' How many a pompous old fraud, with an M. 1). attached to his name, lias oiierd this time-dishonered pre scnption to a pale 1 in trim I'd mrl suffering from the ills of womanhood? now many a w retched ht 11 on earth has thus been started' fi ir tin nun. riage can be blessed, t it her to hus band or w ife, w hich is taken as a pill. There is a cure for suffering woman a cure which ill make mar Mge the greatest of earl lily blessing, .....1 1.. 4 1 1 i . I mm ii.'iiie uie k eeiest in Ivlelis. Its name is Pr" Pierce's Favorite Pre script ion. Just try it. ami see tin back clouds of life roll away befort the glowing sunshine of returning health and vigor. It is the onb medicine for woman, sold by drug gists, under a positive iiaiiiiitei from the manufacturers, that it will . a r k Kivo sausiaenon in everv case or money refunded. See wr.iimer around but Us. - ii - Pr. Pierces Pallets the original and only genuine Little Liver Pill. 2.") cents a vial; tine a dose. John Baiben of Watt rville. Ohio, who twenty-eight years a-o made the anvil ring here at blacksmithing, is back on a visit. He is one of tho jolliest old gentlemen we have ever met. Ho is full of anecdote, wit and wisdom. We listened and hiuidunl at him for an hour tin Tuesday, as he sat in our office and n luted Liu experience hero of nearly half a cen tury ago. "Why," said he, "I used to set four horse shoes for 25 cents, and paid 33 cents per yard for calico but at thatt iuieit didn't take nine teen yards to trim a dress. I work. ed in harvest and hayjmakiiig at 50c a day and paid four dollars for a pltnr hat that held a bushel V had to have them they were stylo. A Sunday coat lasted a good while, for wo didn't wear them eight days in a week as tho young Americans do now. I wore broad-falls to par ties that were worn fringy up to tho lining and made a good race for a wife in the end. Young man, dont marrv a woman who has the wealth of a Putchoss and tho bruins of a horse. Take one with good com mon sense all the rest will be ad- dfiil " Mrs Ttnrlieti will nvrivfl hern soon, when they will go to Atlantic city for their health. "But, says the old gentleman, "I have no faith I in tne sail water cure, i hey go I back in time to die." iu w Baiii water cuiu. xuey guiuuwu 01 uui, iuui wui l there from Toledo and don't tret I out when he comes around. James O. Blaine is expected home from his European trip to-day. We had a littln bit of rain on Sun day, but not near enough to seethe corn through. H. H. Grimm and F. E. Bower left last evening for Shaniokiii, Philadelphia and Washington on leual Inisiness. Prof. Paul Billhart has a music class nt Ad.inisburg which requires his time Wednesday of every week. Ho is a very successful instructor, ft.... :...ii' v-iii iiiiciiiKriice regaining the Snyder County Harvest Home is so meagre as wo go to press that we cannot give the information promis ed in regard to it. A. A. I'lsh, agent for the Beaver town Mutual Fire Insurance Com pany, wrote, durinir the month June and July !13H.20.-.no worth of uiHiirtti ll9.04r.(iOif this was in the Bcavcrtown company. This is a very creditable showing for this institution. John H. Arnold. Esq.. wears the belt. A "tiger" torn cut which had killed upwards of fifty young chicks for Middleburgh poultry raisers come under his unerring aim Satur day eveuingand he shot her so dead that the flies were on her before she struck the ground. II. H. Grimm. Esq., this week ex plained to us the mysteries of the Howard type writer one of which he has in his law office, and in the manipulation of which he has be come quite export. It has a capac ity tif I0."i words per minute, is very simple in its ope.-ition, and plain iii its print. Through it he is now en ubled to communicate with parties who find dfficulty in deciphering a lawyer's niahuscrpt, -proving veiy' satisfactory to his clients. The case of tho U. S. vs. Albert Shuttle, of Shadlo's Mills, for send ing obsene matter through the IT si mails w as heard before U. S. Com missioner J. H. McPavitt at Sun bury on Tuesday. IT. S. District Attorney, (i. A. All. 'II. aimeareil for the Government, and H. II. Grimm andl'.E. Bower appeared for tin Defendant. Theevidence was hard ly sufficient to hold him for ti 'ial on account of conflicting opinions in the rulings of the courts, but in or. der to test the matter the Defend ant was bound over to court nt Scraiiton, to appear the first Monday of September. We w ill give a fuil report of thiscrse in the future. Jjouhi.i. j ne Jionilg hl'lilge is T r,'l . about completed. It is consideri'i j a good job. Mr Isaac Stetler of Allcntowu is here tin a visit. He delivered an ad dress before the Sunday School on Sunday and surprised all with his ability. He has a bright future before inn. We had quite a refreshimr shower on Sunday last. It was much need ed. Glad to hear California Joe had to increase the size of the field for his tit shocks of wheat. I suppose the field the editor is talking about whero they had to haul one half of the wheat out to make room to shock the other, is the one they sow ed in turnips and they did not want to put a shock on a turnip. Mr. Red Bandanna, in rcLrard to your voting, it makes lit lie difference whether you vote or not as I don t think tho country will miss you if you stay at home, but when von start to vote put your coat on and do not turn it before you get to tho election. Mr. U. Ao. as von call lim. can como to the front, with iwn honorable discharges which he earn ed in tho late war, and he thinks it no slur to be classed as a sonnv of a vet. As to yourself.it is nothing more than pure ignorance. A. A. ItomiL' & Co. have bought, a lot of cattle that were broutrhr, from Canada by way of Niagara Falls. Look out now for choice beef. Can not say if the price of meat will come down or not. That will he found U.No. FitF.Eiuito. Our lately-organized drum corps have received their in struments and are busily engaged getting out music. Mr. Arbogast, our barber, has re painted his shop. Charles Moyer of Minneapolis. Minn., is here on a visit. F. C. Moyer of Lebanon. Pa., is also home on a visit. Sup't Herman held examination here tm Saturday. He had nine up plicants of which humhera few were rejected. Our townsman. Mr. Clmiley (Slass has been engaged to teach a school in the Independent district above Richfield for the ensuing term. The schools in West Perry township were let last Friday as follows: X Roads. S. H. Grayhill: Heisters' Valley, (J. B. Mitterling; Buckwheat Valley, Patterson, and Stahl's. (J. W. Sierer. The schools in Perry were given as follows hist Saturday: Freemont. 1). Kepler: Heisters' Valley. H. ('. Haas: Smiths'. R. L. Spangler; Troup Valley, E. portz line: Bunker Hill. (J. W. Uornber ger; Leisters', : Shaffers' Miss Kate Miller, and Frynioyers. Miss Dunkellierger. Ihe I O. S. of A. had a splend I good tune tin last Sat urda.v; t he pa rude was led by the Smith Grove band which furnished excellent mu sic for the occasion: their evening meeting held in Buye r's J f nil was well attended considering the vei v hot weatner. The sn..!iL..iw iv..r Wonder and Charh v M over troiii Minneapolis Minn., entertained the audience well. Tho Freeburg Academy tmene. d yesterday morning with a Inge at ten dance in the primary deiivti,,..,.i and a medium attendance in the ad vanced. The Musical Oo'llotre also r'uene.l a week before with a nice mini Int.'' Wkustei:. AliAMSIUIUI- soaking rain. -Much needed -a good The iiic-nic and festival held b the Band of Heliers on last Satur day was quite well attended. Mu sic was furnished by t he Adanisburg and Troxclville Bands, while several songs were sung by the society. Ev erything passed off pleasantly except ing t he .list urbane c w hich was caused by the old woman who tore dow n the "Ten Nights in a Barroom'' advertisement on the ground, as she said, "Pes is an gristliche pic nic mi micr welhi ties show wnssu ni t do hovva."' Another little unpleasant ncss occurred when a certain young man in attempting to show himself, drove his horse too close to the hand which resulted in a smashed upbug tf.v. On Monday while I. I. Manbock was hauling manure the horses ran off throwing one of the boys off and badly bruising his shoulder. J. (!. Specht has gone to Sat ilia to repair a tannery. Ed. Kneiip has returned from Clearfield county where he was en. gaged in bridge-building. Isaac Wetzel's new house is under roof. Harry (). Smith's rough wall is completed for his new house. Rev. l M. Auraiidot Williamsnoi f . Mil, is here with his family visiting friends. The article in a certain local turner last week which savored stongly - "i - - of slander was both untimely and iin- called for. Iu the first nhiee im ulila editor will not allow his columns to bo used as a Justice's docket, or a tribunal to settle petty ouarrels nml in the second place no lady or gen tleman w ill rush into print to punish an enemy who might be denied tho same means of defense. One of David Brosius twin babies died of scarlet feaver and the other is sick with tho same malady. AVhllt il ehniwrot Ti. IUI'1 tl ,.,.....,. . for the British Government paid il l i. n pence tor uio scalps 01 men women and children of tho American Col onies. J hey pay that much now for Free Trade votes. TTorilPO C1llllw.l t unn ia MHU;.. r1' - -- ... ... ..it... wii r, candulato for Congress. The party will make no mistuk-n bv luimini.t ln.r . . j him.
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