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MIDDLEBUllGH, SNYDER CO., PA., OCTOBER 18, 1888.
NO. 4.
lN' COUNTRY.
boily read Chesnult's CuhIi
by.4 and quail were free on
eland shot ft wild turkey Inst
,,rrow, Friday, Oct. 1, in
kl Arbor Dny.
Sn.lie Walter of Centreville
,ng in Middloburgh.
J. K. Spimglor of Winfiold in
f riiMuls in Centreville.
Minnie Bowes of Mifllinburg
few days i Middloburgh this
Isiting friend.
Frederick Walter is confined
bed with ft serious spell of
r
Is Mussor und wife of Hurtle
ro the truest of the editor
10 over Sunday.
III. H. Leitzcl of Millhoim and
here visiting her parents,
ft Mrs. James Ayers.
1
iced ft Post of August 30, 'HH,
plete our file. Will some one
furnish us with one ?
J. W, Orwigis in Union county
ij bed-side of her sister, Mrs.
JMagoc, who is sdiously ill
jnsuuipt ion.
giants C. M. Showers and J
Jinan of Ccntrovillo nro in
lphiu purchasing their fall
iter stock of goods.
hie of the personal property
ty Smith, late of Middleburg,
Much took phico on luoHilay
largely attended and the
,iCwl BoM reailly at gvoa prices.
Daniel Iloush of Frecburg alleges
he saw Capt. W. II. Harding at
'amnport last week, but was un
to open a conversation us Mr.
"itt had detected him and
off.
Spayd former pastor of this
hargo has been appointed to
fantville chargo in Danphin
He and his family bade
Amny friend good-bye on
last week. Our best wish-
. with him.
, " A you need n good, safe hixa-
1 your druggist for n box of
Pills, and you will find that
rfect satisfaction. For iudi
i torpid liver, and sick head-
there is nothing superior
t physicians recommend
iiuN Bauoes. The undersign
keep on hand ami for sale
kii budges, printed 011 silk or
libon at 5 cents a piece. Or-
muil postage extra. Ad
Chahi.es F. Menscii,
Middleburgh, Pa.
ai.k. Will bo sold at private
pe Top buggy as good as new
11. I he above are for sale
account that the undersign
o use for them. Terms cash.
J. TllANSVE,
S. fiw. McClure. Pn.
sor Gunthier, of Paris,
lat certain vital processes of
y develop putrefying sub
jin the tissues, which, if not
f eliminated, produce disease.
ISarsaparilln effects the re
of these substances, and
preserves health.
Beaver, niei'chant, requests
lounce that he will return
' city in ti few days with an
stock of full and winter
hich he will carefully select
is many patrons, and sell to
his proverbial low prices.
t for a smash in prices.
Hare of Jackson township.
1 move on George Kern's
ourning Middloburgh in the
had the misfortune to lose
Me horse Sunday a week in a
way. The animal was graz
field with other horses when
hem ran up and kicked him
lu the fore head killing him
Georire H. Steininiror's new house
on the French Flats is under roof.
llev. S. P. Orwig and family who
are visiting friends nt Wfttsontown,
hiivo written back that they are
compelled to protract their visit ow
ing to the unfortunate sickness of
their daughter, Miss Sadie, whoso
health does not permit her to re
turn with them.
"Hust do an ol.h r hutn far mich,"
said 11 tramp to the editor of the
Post the other morning. "Ich kum
f 11111 dem note-un-hunger-lond comi
ty uii bin miner sale shier fei hung
ered." "Woisdes 'Note-un-hunger-lond'
county," we asked. "Weist do
des net t Des is des Northunibcr
land county. Do lava fiel leit we so
kennft un der divel w eis wo de oncra
es inochft." It is safe to say ho
went iiway with one of our old fish
ing hats.
The members of the Centreville
Hod and Gun Club who camped at
White Deer Creek l ist week return
ed Friday without having secured
any venison. Some son-of-a-gun
scattered bits of bacon through the
woods which were seasoned with
siriehnine and three of their (logs
were poisoned and two are missing.
Only one of the poisoned dogs died,
the other two were saved by giving
them liberal doses of lard.
A man may travel a life time and
not find another fatherandson more
accommodating than Ex-Sheriff Nor
B. Middlesw 111th of McClure, and his
father Abraham K. On Monday of
last week the old gentleman furnish
ed us with accommodations during
the day and in the evening Ner con
veyed us and our baggage for a
week's hunt into Little Valley, re
turning after night, "all for love", as
he termed it. Such kindness can not
be passed by without comment, and
when such men are placed in the bal
ance people will always know where
to find us.
The mountains, just now are a
scene of splendor no artist can imi
tate. Nature's hand here defies the
pencil of the most skillful painter.
To look to the north or south of our
valley, you behold one vast llower
garden, as it were, with nil the
variegated colors, imaginable. It is
a sight worth seeing from a distance.
This valley is fringed with this beau
tiful sight, while in the body are the
beautiful green fields of young wheat
and the standing acres of grey in
corn. lU'iilly, it is a scene that will
till the lover of nature with rapture
and of which the eye of man will not
tire it is an earthly paradise of
beauty.
LlAINO ON THE HeITTATIo.N OK OrU-
eus. "Take everything that I have
but my good name ; leave 1110 that
and I am content." So said the
philosopher. So say all manufac
turers of genuine articles to that
horde of imitators which thrives up
on t ho reputation of others. The
good namo of Allcock's Porous Plas
ter has induced many adventurers
to put in the market imitations that
are not only lacking in the best ele
ments of the genuine article, but are
often harmful in their effects.
The public should bo 011 their
guard against these frauds, ami,
when an external remedy is needed.
bo sure to insist upon having All-
cock s Porous Plaster.
Boll ok HoNoit. The following
persons have paid their subscription
to the Post to the dates opposite
their names. Should any mistakes
occur in these credits or on your pa
per please notify us :
Win. A. Walter, Doe. 1, '88
W. A. Moyer, April 1, 8'.)
J. C. Schoch, Feb. 1, '80
H. M. Ulsh, April 1, '811
Max Bowersox, Aug. 1, '80
llev. Swengel, Juno 2H, '8!)
Soworra Iiowersox, April 15, '89
A. S. HasHingor, June 15, '8'J
John Brunuer, April 15, '89
Catheriu Herman, Oct. 15, '89
James Aurand, Dec. 1, '88
John A. Shiiwver, June 1, '88
Longinus Walter, Oct. 1, '89
S. L. Brower, April 1, '89
Levi Artley, Nov. 1, '88
Messrs. Kalbach & Spangler have
purchased D. F. Kerstetter's prop
erty in Franklin nnd will convert it
into a hotel in tho spring with J. G.
Smith, now manager of tho Wash
ington House, as lmdlord. They
will occupy part of the property for
a lumber yard. The price paid is
!?J.2(H. It is considered 11 very good
investment.
And now as the limiting season is
upon us let us give gunners 11 little
good advice : Never use your gun as
a club to kill crippled game with.
Never finger around tho triggers
when you don't want to shoot. Nev
er lean on your gun or use it as n
rest. Never carry your gun under
any circumstances with the ham
mers down on the caps. Never car
ry it on the full cock except when
expecting game to rise. Never car
ry it with tho barrel in a horizontal
position. Never let it be pointed
towards yourself or any other per
son. In going through a fence al
ways hold it before you as nearly
perpendicular as possible, with tho
muzzle above your head. Never
load one barrel with the other eith
er on the cap or nt full cock. Nev
er take your gun home louiled.
A hunting party consisting of R
F. Herman, Geo. Spaid, Phares
Herman, Jacob Musselmaii all of
the East End, in company with the
editor of the Post, camped in Little
Valley last week limiting deer. We
succeeded in capt tiring one buck
shot by B. F. Herman. We found
deer cxcccdiusly scarce and hard
to get, owing to the unusual high
grout h of fern and the density of
tho foaliage. The wood-choppci s
are over half a mile above "Buck
Notch" in both Littlis Hollow and
Water Holl. w, while the Swift Bun
choppers are in tlm east end of
LongwcH's Draft. The does and
fawns travel together and hide from
the bucks and hence are hard to
find. Later on, in the running sea
son, they gather into their accus
tomed haunts, do more traveling
and will be found plenty.
The following is a program of the
district Sunday School Convention,
to be held at Adamshurg, Saturday,
October 'JO;
9 a. 111., Devotional exercises.
The Sunday School and its relation
to the Church. llev. Win. M.Lun
dis and D. H. Maubeck.
Should S. S. classes be graded ? J.
F. Keller, A. M. Carpenter.
What are the necessary qualifica
tions of a successful S. S. teacher?
llev. C Pleuger, W. J. Klose.
lleports of Schools.
What part should the S. S. take in
the Temperance cause. A. A. I'lsh,
O. Lambert.
Children's Meeting llev. N. Young,
llev. It.F.lIassinger, Adam Smith.
What met hods should bo employed
in teaching the infant department
Miss S. E. Middleswai th, Mrs. W.
M. Landis.
What are the necessary iialilicat ions
of a S. S. Superintendent. llev J.
C. Munima, Zeno l'eese.
Tho cultivation of a missionary spir
it in tho S. S. J. E. Honevcittt, I.
H. Kline.
How to hold the attention of the
School to the lesson. H. I. Mitch
el, W. I. Bilger. I.
What Literature should be used in
the S. S.-Wm. Beber, H it. Laub.
FitKKui iKi. Farmers are commenc
ing to husk corn.
llev. Wiinipolo had communion
services on Sunday. A largo num
ber communed. Ho also .da largo
class of now members t were add
ed to the Church.
Mrs. Samuel Shellenherircr of
llichtield was in town last week look
ing after a house to put in a milli
nery store.
Mrs. Michael Wert who hail 1 wen
to Northumberland with her daugh
ter a few weeks returned last Sun
day.
Henry Mengel of Froemont ihiuIa
a business trip to our town last Sat
urday.
Hon. Cl'l-US Hoffil. Domoei-atin
candidate for U. S. Senator, was in
town on Saturday. He was accom
panied by Chairman Win. Snyder.
Prof. D. S. Boyor nnd Augustus
Spriugmau made a three days busi
ness trip to the city of Brotherly
Love last week.
Prof. Boyor will continue to work
for Sower Potts (Jo. during the
month of October. While in Phila
delphia last week he had a personal
interview with his employers and
they told him that they had the
largest sale for Brook's Arithmetics
during this summer they ever had.
Mr. Samuel P. Hfl". on last Wed
nesday, while bringing a loud of
corn from the field had a runaway.
His horses got scared at a box and
ran aside against a cider barrel,
which resulted in throwing him and
his wife from the wagon- He escap
ed injury but his wife was seriously
hurt though no limbs were broken.
She is getting along well under the
careful treatment of Dr. E. W. Tool.
Tho horses ran over his son Thomas
but did not hurt him. The horses
escaped injury, the wagon was
wrecked.
Samuel Hoff's son and wife from
Centre county are visiting with their
parents this week.
A. I'lsh of Beaver Springs was in
town last week.
Mr. Daniel Boiishour cat tie dealer
left last Saturday for Buffalo N. Y.
for a loud of cattle.
Our town schools are largely at -tended,
the enrollment is I I t pupils.
Miss Ella Kech r left last Saturday
for Hysburg to teach a school then-.
Mrs. Willis who had been visiting
in Paxtonville returned home on
Sunday.
Lowell. Lato ruins have stopped
the storing away of buckwheat.
Israel Young's mules had quite 11
lively runaway the other day. The
result was some broken harness no
body hurt but somebody badly
scared.
Farmers have commenced husking
corn and report a good crop.
A. A. ltomig is giving his house
a fresh coat of paint. Geo. Showers
is tho artist.
W. H. Knepp, our little black
smith, came near getting hurt last
week by falling from the roof of his
shop. He got out all right, though,
as usual.
A. A. llomig & Co., butchers have
got another lot of Canada cattle.
They expect to butcher all winter.
The schools have opened ';t heir
winter campaign with a fair attend
ance. Hubert Goss drives two stylish
little horses in his butcher wagon.
List of doners for Jos. I. J 1 1 -1 1 -ster's
birthday party : A. S. Hel
frieh, 1 hat ; Thomas Herbster, '1
bushels of wheat; Win. Krick and
wife, 2 bushels of wheat and ." yards
of flannel ; John (). Goss, 2 hu.-dicls
of wheat and merchandise ; J. P.
Fisher, 2 bushels of corn ; Kuiuuucl
Knepp and wife, oats, rye, flannel ;
L. J. llomig, :i bushel of w heat and
1 pig ; A. K. Middleswaith, 2 bushels
of wheat ; C. W. midwife, 2 1 bushels
of wheat, flannel etc. ; F. Weder, 2
bushels of w heat and gingham ; II.
Herbster, 2(i lbs. of Hour ; Mrs. (J. A.
Goss, cash .'(( cents ; Philip Herb
ster and wife, M lbs. of llour, muslin,
etc.,; H. Kaley and wife, 2 bushels
of w heat ; Win. Koch, set of knives
and forks ; Ex-sheriff Middleswai th,
61; Harry Fisher and w ife, r,' lbs.
of flour and gingham ; Hubert Goss
and wife, flour and meat ; John
Weder, flour, apples, eolfee and
sweet potatoes ; Jos. Peter, lumber
receipt of $:J. K ; Dr. Shivo and wife
knit jacket, gingham, sugar and cof
fee ; Enoch Baker and family, vine
gar, apples, sugar, tipple butter, cal
ico and cider ; Hiibeu Wagner,
socks and handkerchiefs; Geo. Fish
er ,cash 50 1 Susan Heitz, muslin ;
Annie Treaster, cash 25 cents ; Jacob
Transue, 3 yards ' flannel ; Samuel
Hoffman, 5 lbs. sugar ; Ed. Miller!
cash $1 1 Mrs. J. Lauver, 4 yards
calico, collection' $1.13 ; H. M. Ulsh,
1 bushel wheat ; A. A. llomig and
family, wheat, rye, gingham, stock
ing and I pig ; Isaac Dreeso and
wife, flour, flannel, sugar etc. 1
W. Brattou and wife, socks, ttuga ,
calico and flanuel 1 W. II. Knepp and
family, shirting sugar and soap ;
Mrs. W. G. Wagner, calico, plaid and
pant stuff ; Isaac Maurer and wife,
calico and potatoes ; Levi Swangcr,
2 bushels of wheal ; Mrs. E. Shelleti
burg, calico and socks ; Howard
Herbster, drawers and gingham ;
Elias Herbster, cash 50 cents ; W.
Herbster, and wife, tlour, gingham
and sugar ; W. Y. McOlauchin, shirt
ing, gingham, socks and handker
chiefs ; Adam Baumgardner, 2
bushels of rye ; George Snyder, lard,
and cash 50 cents ; Sol. Maurer, cash
!I0.!7 ; J. J. Steely, apples for 1 bar
rel of cider, I pair of pants and cali
co ; J. J. Mat tern, apples and cash
; Paul Stumppf, 2 bushels of
wheat. He herew ith returns thanks
to the doners for their geiierosit v.
I'.'No.
Bkavkktown. Mrs. Grant Middles
waith has opened a milliner shop
and store at the west end of town.
Mrs. George Dreese, Sr., Jacob
Freed, Sr., William H. Freed and
James (). Herbster are on the sick
list.
Last week, w hile.Iohn Hot rick w as
threshing for Frank Heaver on
.ebulou (boss's farm, t he barn came
within a hair breadl h of being eon -sinned
by lire generated by t he re
volving of the cylinder. 'I'he shaft
and "box" became heated until a
llame darted from them. The straw
::liout it whs ignited, but by prompt
and decided action the "hands" sile-
led in striking 0.1I the blaze.
William Keller, of Adamshurg, is
learning telegrapiiy with V. J).
Specht, the operator at this station.
Elmer Gilbert entered Central
Pennsylvania College at the opening
of the present term, last week.
A. M. Carpenter is engaged in col
lecting, dressing and shipping poul
try. llev. Pllueger and hiscongregat ion
held communion services on Sunday.
llev. J. M. llearick will leave for
Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg
lo -morrow (Wednesday) locomplete
his course in theology.
Mrs. Amelia Fccs's largest pump
kin weighs 105 instead of 150 pounds
as the "types" had it last week.
Fanners are husking their corn,
which is an excellent crop.
The dark, nasty liquor from the
tannery, which heretofore had so
discolored t he water of the run which
crosses the road at the residence of
Daniel Kern and made it unlit for
use, is now conveyed through wood
en pipes from the railroad across the
fields to a point beyond the road and
Mr. Hern's residence and is directed
into the run there. The water in
the run is now clear and the farmers
are no longer put to inconven
ience in watering their stock, etc.
Joseph Get, has moved from Mif
flin county to he neighborhood of
Aaron llassinger's mill, which he is
oporat ing.
A Republican Mass Meeting will
be held ill t own on Tuesday c ening.
Wheat fulls in this section have a
fine appearance.
Jack Frost appeared in this com
munity on Sunday night ami expend
ed his life-destroying powers on the
still living vegetation with sweeping
results. (Ynkn.
Tiio.xki. vn. i.e. Politics is so cool in
this section that we are compelled to
wear over-couls.
With one week of good weather
and 110 accidents, Middleswaith,
Smith & Co., can finish up their
threshing.
Foster Smith is the champion
wheat-grower of Adams, having rais
ed HO i bushels.
Some of our farmers have com
menced husking corn.
Chestnuts are so plenty and cheap
that it does not pay to eat them.
Last Sunday after-noon while the
writer was at church a largo quanti
ty of his chestnuts were borrowed
without his consent. But fhen,
John and Ed. say since the Dumo
crats want free wool they want free
chestnuts.
I hope if tho Cenlrevillo party
will catch tho party who poisoned
their dogs they will lot mo pass sen
tence on him.
On Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs.
John S. lb ndiicks were given 11 sur
prise party by their children and
grand-children. The surprise was
genuine, as neither of the oil folks
knew a word about it. Theol 1 g, u
tlenian was away threshing and did
not conic home nut il near dark, nor
did he notice anything unusual until
he opened the door when a rush was
mudeforhim which swept him olV
the floor. After the rumpus head
initted his surprise and was escort
ed to the table set for supper. I
shaped a good supper on choice se
lections nnd left half of the delicu
cies untouched, so large nnd varied
was the supply. After supper the
old folks received presents which
were numerous and useful.
Cal. Jet.
Written fur On' I'nsr.
Farminc
Some of the farmers t hl'oughoiit
the county send iii their report of
big yields of wheat, but. most of
those yields were of per hundred
sheaves. I will give my experience
in raising wheat, and do not wish
any farmer friend to think that I
am trying to make it appear that 1
know more about the culture of
w heat than those w ho reported big
yields. It shows that at least some
are trying to get out of the old ruts.
1 have raised this summer from se
en acres one hundred and 1 iulil.
seven ifsT) bu-lii Is ,.' 'n llc.isl , r
t 1 . . 1 ,
v. ix m. uucpalfii was ueieson
w hich I glowed potatoes last season
ihi ;t!ch yielded 92 bushels or
Uii 4-5 per 'uci'c, The other was l
acres of outs stubbles, t iiuf viJU;ti'
95 bushels or 21 1-lObunhels per acre.
The potato patch was sowed the
22ud of September mid was just in a
condition about like tin onion bed
should be. Sowed barely live pecks
per acre. The oats stubbles was
sown a few days before, but the
ground was not in as good condition
for rapid groweth, and consequent
ly did not tiller as well. On the
potatoe patch I hail 117 shocks of
t 1 1 sheaves each, and made seven
good loads on 1H foot ladders. The
oats patch looked thin, but il made
up in heads, had si ordinary loml
from this patch. The l acres were
cut when in the il nigh state and a
bushel of this wheat weighs one
pound more per stricken bushel
than the wheat from the potato
patch which was cut when dead
ripe. I am convinced that wheat
should be cut bifore it is dead
ripe as it w ill be more plump mid
heavy. While this was being cut ,
farmers passed the road and made
inquiries if it was lit to cut. I was
a little suspicious myself about the
matter but it wasau important les
son to me. I sow my wheat only
one inch below the surface mid
barely that deep, use the drill reg
ulators. At first they got out of li
quite often but I got Norway strap
iron instead of the common strap
iron and that settled the matter.
Sold last season Pulcastcr wheat
to some thirty farmers, ami for
their benefit would say let your
wheat have a rain if possible before
you shelter it, and it will thresh all
right. It has an advantage provid
ing furmes make use of, that is as it
threshes a little tough you can rake
it when the dew is off the stubbles
and your rakings will be as nice as
other wheat providing there is no
gravel in it. I make this statement
for farmers that wish to learn mid
exchange ideas. G. S. S.
Sale IIeoistlii. The following isa
list of sales for which the printing
was done at this ollice ;
Tui'silny. N'iv, III. V. II WniriHT. ihIiii'iiI-mmIoi'
til lii'ii. I'nhlliis, iIismI. iiihI licnty IViiiliiv
Agelil lor I hi' lii'll s. will h.'ll iv.ll ami li Twili
III iruiiTl.v In .liirksnli Inn lihlp.
TlmrsiluY. Nuv. t cliiu li'S nml ll. ni v M,iui.t.;ii1
liilnlslraliirsiif lianlrl Miuiivr. ili-c'il. will m II
IH-rsniiul ihiiihti) 1'., iiulr nul l li nf Ail:iiu-i'g.
Sutiinliiv. Nuv. lu. I In' iiilmliilslialui's nf A I 1 1 1 i
Mlililli'MWiirili. ili'i' il. will si ll ii'iil cnlani In
Srllitf township.
Satill'iluy. Nov. S. Hi'IiImti ln-ssi will well Trail's
lalii'ol KllzalH'lli SujdiT of Waliliilili I p.
Tui'Kilav. ol. :m. Ilriiiv 1 1 o i n no- . nilin'rof iviii
I'onl Ins will hi'II ri'al t'slaic In Mlililli't rn'k
lowimlil)).
Sutillitay, H't. Wi. ltiMilicii IlrocsK. Slicrirr, will
hell real I'siiile odioi. Slahl, Hlluatv In ('hup
inuu tuw iislilp.
Saturday ()'l. . 1. S. Itltl.T will m il personal
prujRTty ul bluuuuklu Duui.
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