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MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA., DECEMBER 13, 1888
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SO. 50.
(N" COUNTRY.
mas festivals will be plenty
eburgh this year.
Ll grain shoo from $1.25 to
German's Shoe Store.
Gurman's Shoe Store, Mid-
i.
r of hunters hailing from
Lval shot six deer in the SeT-
VtftinB, opposite the Tunnels
iave several thousand old
tors and good condition at
kting office which we will sell
Its per dor.en.
Ucl Schoch killed his big
week. It weighed (304
Hon. O. Alfred Schoch
that will even out-weigh
Stotler, proprietor of the
kmrirh tiluninir mills had the
Yt fingers of his left hand cut
e circle-saw on Monday fore-
niiv the highest cash price
Ves from 41 to 5 weeks old.
Jamks Estehline,
Middleburgh, Pa.
ps Bilger, has opened a livery
change stable on the Specht
y opposite Fryman's saddler
liddleburgh, whore will be
rst-ehiHS accommodations for
keling public.
aose Musscr of Omaha, Neb.,
kiting N. P. Hare this week
bjVtJiiy, Mrs. Hare and luir
rMiliss accompanied him on
o relatives at Reading.
story ubout the Millheim
ats trying to boy-cot their
ican barber, which originated
e Bellefonte Gazette, is re
false. We hope it ih, any
man who was hauling half a
if nitroglycerine, which ex
ilic other iluy in the oil rt
bus mysteriously disappenrt'd
acory mat ne nas gone io v.an
not credited, us the move
Sv as nil in the other direction.
(iiicstioii as to whether or not
is intoxicating will soon como
f the Supreme Court in a case
Warren county in which the
klant sold eider and was arrcHt
selling intoxicating drink
nit a license.
Ir wasted cheeks may have al
plumpness a bloom of health
Lli your une of Ayer's Sarsu
Tins time-honored remedy
ads the van. It improves di
In i, purine the Mood, and in
lilis the system. Give it
I harsh, drastic purgatives, onco
d so indispensable, have given
t milder and more skillfully
lied laxatives : hence the great
flowing demand for Ayer's
Physicians everywhere re
lend them for costiveness, indi
bn, and liver complaints.
li v assessors, it seems, do not
their instuetions carefully
fch or fail properly to interpret
as regards what is taxable for
purposes nnd what is not
)nly taxable property for State
)-ch is money ut interest, stages
fveiy vehicles. Under the pi cs
w pleasure carriages, wntcht
urniture are not taxable. Prop
jfi ntioii to this will avoid much
I'ance- to coninnssioners am
SOl'H.
s simply stunning to hear how
mi ly liberal soma of our big
editors me to their small fry
-
lien of the country press. Why
actually propose to send you
big faultless papers one whole
yrcr of vhnrye if you agree to
M"iit $12 worth of printing free
Millheim Journal. Right
lie p.ro. Deininger. Dogs don't
K'gs as a rule, but these City
I: iv . a i , ...
pus iiniiK we fellows all wear
lists and don't know enough to
out of their jaws.
Read that Chesnutt's Winter, p. 3.
A boys' good Dress shoe for $1.25.
Mens' Dress shoe from $1.50 to $1.25
ot Garmau's.
A. A. Rcniig of West Beaver is the
proud father of a boy named Benja
min Harrison. That h the first Hen-
jainin Harison in Snyder.
Simon Seip, who it was reported
about a year ago had been granted a
pension, we are sorry to say did not
get it, but the prospects are now
very fair of his being granted a much
needed and evidently deserved pen
sion in the near future.
It is reported that some fellows in
the West End can't do all the hunt
ing they want to do in six days bo
they appropriate the seventh day
for that purpose. We are request
ed to caution them as it might make
trouble.
The town of Franklin is petition
ing for a post office. B. H. Custer is
to be post master. They will get it.
Stick a pin in that, and we wish it to
them.
Later. Mr. Custer has received
(I ! it
his commission ana will open tne
office immediately.
O. C. Gutelius has turned out to
e quite a chicken fancier. Last fall
le invested in two settings of Man-
orchas, at $:).0O a setting. Twenty
four peepies came out of the twenty
five eggs and were doing well until a
cat took a liking to the fancy poultry
and dieted on all but nine of them.
Ho has prepared a splendid house
and will start in the fancy chicken
business in earnest in the spring.
A week or so ago we received
letter from Mr. J. D. Dreese, of
Halstead, Kansas, who stutes that
be lias threashed his summer crop
and has received !,2((1 bushels o
wheat : 822 bushels of oats : 309
bushels of rye, 40(5 bushels of milled
seed. He sowed 200 acres in wheat
this fall. Corn yielded only half a
crop this year. Potatoes were poor
but apples, grapes and small fruits
were plenty. . 1 tfmufnri llvrahl.
One day last week Mr. Isaac Drcest
of McClure, met with almost a fatal
accident " the woodscut
ting timber for Ins stave mill, one of
the trees fell and lodged in th
branches of another tree standing
lose by: to release this tree, he went
to cut down the tree upon which it
had lodged, when suddenly a liml
gave away, and it fill, strikiiug Mr
Dreese to the ground. Had the tret
struck him fairly, it would have cost
lis life. He w as confined to his bt
for several days under the treatment
of Dr. Rolhrock, but nt this writing
loing well.
What shall I give .' What token
shall I buy .' Select, substantial or
the fancy try. STOP! See the El
egant Holiday WHITE SEWING
MACHINE: Superbly constructed
elegant inlaid finish, the most beau
tit hi. the most durable, the most
complete Sewing Machine ever man
ufactured. Solid. Sensible. Sub
stantial. See it before you select
your holiday offerings. The only
Machine that drew, a Ceiitennia
Modal at the Cinciniuitti Ceiitennia
Exhibition in Ikss. Send in your or
tier in time. For sale by C. 0. See
bold, Middleburgh, Pa.
Jiiist week Charles Walter was
sworn in as Assistant-dcputy-Post
Master for Middh burgh to assist in
tin distribution of mails during the
absence of Deputy-postmaster, Wm
Deadlier, who went west in pursuit
of a fair bride, whom, it is reported
ho captured in true Indian style in
the Woolverene State and marriei
according to the latest and most sac
red rites. Her name is Louisa E
Brunnt r of Paxtonville. Billy, if it
am t true, get your gun, get your
gum
liATKit. Alter tho aoove was in
type we received tho follow ing w hit
explains itself :
Oil li' a, 1K -1. lit ivutivvllli', Sllrb liy Ui-v
orwlir. Mr. ft'. II. ISi-ai liler tinil MIb.s I.uuIsh K,
Nnuinrr,
Billy, here's our hand, and in the
language of Rip Van Winkle, "May
you live hmgand brosper."
Lost. On Tuesday of Institute
Week in Seebold V Rnnkles' store or
on the street, seventeen dollars in
money one $10 bill, one $5 and one
$2. The finder will confer n great
avor by returning it to Miss Ella
Dunkleberger, Middleburgh, Pa.
Tho U. B. Sunday School will hold
Christmas festival in their church
uesday evening, Dec. 25, and the
Union will hold theirs in Soebold's
loll on Monday evening 24th, and
the Evangelical in their church on
the french flats on the same evening.
George Prutzman, the new black
smith moved to town last week and
will now be found at the stand vacat
ed by Mr. Hartman ready to accom
modate our people who need any
thing in his line. Hois recommend
ed as a first class mechanic and al
ways guarantees his work.
Eclipses roa the Year 1889. There
will be five eclipses next year, three
on the sun and two on the moon.
The first is a total eclipse of the sun
on January I, at 5 o'clock, five min
utes in the evening : visible at tho
setting of the sun. Tho second is a
partial eclipse of the motm on Jan
uary ii, at vi-.Vi m the morning;
visible here. The third is an an
niilar eclipse of the sun on June 28,
at U o'clock, 51 minutes in the eve
lung i invisible here. The fourth is
a partial eclipse of the sun on July
12, at H o'clock, 41 minutes in th
evening : invisible here. The fifth
is a tidal eclipse of the sun on De
ceniber 22, at 7 o'clock, 48 minutes
in the morning ; invisible here.
Ex-Commissioner Henry X. Wctzc
of Krcumer, whose barn burned
down last year through which he in
curred a heavy loss, recently struck
another streak of bad luck in theloss
of his best cow for which he hat-
been offered $:i5. It came about in a
strange manner, too. Two tramps,
a man and woman, camped in the
woods near his house over night
They had with them a large vicious
looking dog.' The brute attackc
Mr. Wetzel's cattle and singled out
this cow, ran her down, toro both
ears off mid broke a leg for her. Mr,
Wetzel ordered tho dog killed ant
made the tramps bury him. He en
leavored to save the cow but after
several weeks of doctoring was coin
pelled toslioot her. Thetrampshad
no money and Mr. Wetzel is out the
value of the cow.
R-.bert Middleswarth, of Troxel
ville, John S. Hissinger and his son
Millard, who a mpanied a Union
county party of five to the Seven
Mountains for a two week's hunt
returned Saturday, having killei
four det r. Two were shot by Mart
Wagiu r of 1 lartlcton, out by John
S. Hassinger and one by Rob Mid
dleswarth. Tin last mentioned was
a remarkable shot. It was an ol
doe and had run up to Mr. Middles
warth within fifteen steps, but as
he is a little deaf ho did not hear
her but saw her "scud" off and w hen
she had got nearly two hundrei
yards away and was "pulling" for
all she was worth Mr. M. got a beat
on her and dropped her dead in her
tracks. Mr. Middleswarth is prol
ably tho best running rifle-shot in
Central Pennsylvania.
seaton and will probably last till
As we go to press court is still in
Friday evening,
An persons in arrears with their
taxes for the Borough of Middle-
burgh for the year 1888 are request
ed to make payment of the same in
days or they will be collected ac
cording to law.
1 . Jamks Bowirsox.
Collector.
On the evening of the 20th of
Dec.; one of our Middleburgh boys
will celebrate a grand Christmas
round up by capturing one of Sha
mokin Dam's fairest damsels. You
on't need to ask us who it is. for
Jacob Rhoades is our friend and we
ain't going to give him away.
W are pleased to notice in Dec.
number of Brownson's Chess Jour
nal thai our friend 8. S. Schoch has
taken first prize in the problem and
solution Tournament, and also notice
that , Mrs. Maria Renuie of Canada
ms taken first prizo for greatest
number of Solution points for the
month of November.
Matrimonial Market. The follow
ing marriage licenses have been
granted by the clerk of the Orphans'
Court of Snyder county during the
ast week :
S Geo. S. Davis, Selinsgrovo.
) Alice M. Keely,
S James E. Keller, Selinsgrove.
(EviiM. Dullingcr,
melius. F. Specht, Beavertown.
Clara I. Hartman, Union co.
j Benj. Seesholtz, Meiservillo Pa.
Marry E. Shettnly. Aline Pa.
Roll or Honor. 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 :
Howard .tipechL,
Henry Burgie,
Isaac Lcpley,
G. Snyder,
Daniel Middleswarth,
J. W. Specht,
Geo. W. Hartman,
G. W. Hassinger,
An UsroiiTi'NATE Tiuvfi.ku. An
Allenville, Mitllin county, man had
scries of mishaps the other day on
his journey to McVeytown, ami in
sneezing his false teeth went out of
the open window.
He left the train at Lenft How mu
started back after his teeth, a trip
of four and a half miles. He fount
them, but tho conductor had his
ticket niul ho concluded to walk. In
crossing a bridge he had to mak
goon time io escape a train coming
in his rear. Then ho attempted to
board a freight train, throwing his
overcoat on the rear of the caboose
and catching hold. After a run of
several yards, finding ho could no
mccccu, no let go, when he was
tin 'own quito a distance, receiving
several ugly wounds. His overcoat
was thrown ofl'bythe the conduc
tor, and ho finally got to his destina
turn mounted on shank's inure,
lltjoitte, Watchman.
Hopnia Sampsel,
Daniel Harner,
Reuben J. Smith,
S. A. Wetzel,
Isaac C. Swart z,
J. F. Shannon,
inos Snook,
I. L. Walter,
Robert foreman,
Geo. Shambacli,
Li! is Manbeck,
Thomas Swart.,
Win. Martin,
Aaron Dreese,
11. Calvin Ulsh.
L. J. Manbeck,
Alf Steininger,
John Renningi'i'.
S. A. Wet zel,
J. P. Yoder,
H. I. S wal tz,
S. StaufVer,
H. C. Krebs.
A. A. I'lsh
Andrew L'lsh,
Reed Jones,
Geo. Daubert,
Jere Koch,
W. H. Hartman,
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Lowell. The weather lias been
favorable for the folks that butcher
ed, no heavy porkers have been re
ported yet.
Billy Koch is home on the sick list
but this writing is s.nncwhat better.
It has been reported that sonic, of
the ladies raised a big fuss before a
crowd in rcguards to seeing one of
her sex getting a kiss. The next
time kiss all around and keep peace
in the family.
A. A. Romig & Co., slaughtered
their last beef on the 7th for this
season. They have killed some
Sixty head. Not so bad for so short
a time. Some weighed over eight
hundred lbs. Good cattle and atten
tive to business was the cause of it.
Harden, where wert thou T En
tering Adamsburgh so early on
Sunday morning. You had better
look a little out.
The hog sickness is reported
through the country, some loosing
as high as 20. J. J. Steely lost a fine
shoat but from what cause he can
not say.
Smith & Erb had a big time move-
ing their engine the other day us
the roads were in a bad condition,
and have been all summer. The
supervisor will be thought of in
Billy's dreams.
The hunters are still visiting the
mountains in search of something
they never bring home, but still
they have wounded them. If the
wounded deer were to thaw a pen
sion, it would cost Lnclo Sam more
then it does his soldiers, as every
hunter has wotiiuletl 2r or .to, ho
they report. I have never heard of
any being captured with one or two
legs off, did you 1
President Harrison wears a broad
sinilo since th'itelection. So does
the souire. nsnv h no more reimbli
ohl voter if !''lu j'joued to gain bin
majority.
Mrs. C. W. Fisher has been suf
fcring for some time with a sprain
ed wrist.
Adam Baumgardiier has made u)
his mind to chop props through tin
coming winter. He says lie is abl
now to tell what tiluo he lias to gt
up in t he morning at his mountain
mine, as lie got a gold watch from
Hiln iv Co., Chicago, fur the sum o
four dollars.
Bob your cider, apples and mine
pie are in t hard to lake in your til
seliee. V. No
June 20,
Banneuvili.k. Mr. Amnion Spigh
myer lost twelve hogs this fall of (hi
hog cholera, also H. H. Peter lost
several.
.ir. Waco I) i,. Miulli has It it us,
He is making ties for Ed. Rot brock
& Co., in Mitllin county.
MY. jacol) ivucpp nail ins leg
caught in the belt at J. (). Goss s
steam saw mill. Hope it will not
injure him,
J. U. (ioss intends to move ins
mill to town to tio custom work this
winter.
Y4. hhellenbergor is at present on
the sick list.
Mrs. Reuben Baker raised the boss
turnip. It wcighod 8 lbs.
Jos. Lashraised the boss hog 1,8
lbs.
J. U. (ioss bought &H0 peach trees
and intends starling a peach or
chard in tho spring. Also Mr How
ard & Lawrence Goss bought 1,001)
and 1,200 respectively.
Mr. Seebold of Middleburgh was
at this end on Monday.
Cknti:k ii. i k. Farmers in this vi
emit v are ubout winding up the last
work ot the season. I lie ni XI on Iliu
program tor I hem win in- the roa
uiiuplcnty
ing i men sinus.
Our mm' ids report raMut
but wild t l ui ys scarce.
Howard Mailman who lived i
Three Riers Mich., for the last tw
years returned home last weel
Western life seemed to agree with
him.
('omit v Supt. ( . . Merman was
here last week visiting t lie schools
The teachers and directors fee
proud of having a man for County
Superintendent who is so well qiuili
tied for the office. Our schools nr
fully as good as we deserve. Tin
teachers are better as a rule than
wo have a right, to expect when the
wages paid are considered. An
yet the teacher is engaged in tl
most important work on earth
shaping and influencing nnd tram
ing immortal spirits.
Aaron Walter who is working on
a portable saw "lill at Millheim, was
home with his family over Sunday.
"Ih rgcv" summed up the inattt
and concluded it were better fi
him to get married than live to be
conns a bachelor, took unto himst
a handsome little wife on Sunday
His many friends wish for him
happy and prosperous life.
"Cri'bbs was out ot town ovt
Sundav, no doubt up in Centri
county, to see his girl.
Our place is well represented at
Court, this week.
Ilalf Sates to Washington f:r tho In
auguration via 1 onca. It. IV
The inauguration of President
elect Harrison promises to be the
most largely attended as well as the
most interesting occasion of the
kind ever held in the National Cap
ital. Political clubs and civic organ
izations from a majority of the
States, as well as the militia of all
the neighboring States, will take
part in the inaugural parade, while
vast throngs of visitors from all
parts of the country will swell the
assemblage. The inaugural ball
ill be the finest ever given in honor
f a new President. To accoinmo
ate the host of visitors the Penn
ylvania Railroad Company w ill ar
range a complete service of through
trains to Washington. Besides the
movement all regular trains will be
run in as many sections as the de
mands of travel require, so that one
may leave any principal station of
the system on Friday, Saturday, or
Sunday previous to the iuauguriit ion,
and arrive in Washington without
lelay. The handsome and commo-
lious station of the company is sit
uatetl in the very heart of the city.
on I ennsylviinia Avenue, on the
line of the inaugural procession, n
cw squares from the capitol, am)
within a few minutes' walk of the
principal hotels and public build
ings.
The capacity of the terminal facil
ities of this company was fully dem
onstrated ut the last inauguration.
when 100,(1(10 passengers were hand
led, without accident or delay, in
forty-eight hours.
In order to enable to overflow of
Washington to go to Baltimore for
hotel accommodations the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company will, on
March lft, and, Sril, .. .'. "til, place
on sale excursion tickets to Balti
more, good for return trip until
March 7th, at 1.20.
Kxciirsioh tickets, -it half rates will
be sold from a'l ticket stations on
the Peiinvslvania Kailroud System
March lt, 2nd. :trd, and Ith. valid
for return passage until the 7th.
The round t rip rate from Middle
burgh (via Selinsgrove ,1c., will be
.5.75.
Mini. 1. 1: Cij i.k. On Tuesday l is;
Mrs. Sallie Mart in moved into her
new brick dwelling house.
I. E. I'Ul. though still able to be
about, is unable to do any work in
thestore-room.
Mot her Kline is visit ing . il h .! -Knepp's
and friends.
Mrs. Amelia Steininger ot White
Pigeon, Mich,, is visiting relatives
and friends in I lie ieinity.
It is reported that a Mr. Mover
of ( Ynt re count y has purchased Julih
Welder's faun for twenty live hull
drcd dollars.
(i. ('. (lllti tills hul l nine overcoats
on Tuesday. I le has many more lel l .
but they go like hot cukes,
The Post now goes intoevery Post
office in the county, and its sale re
gistcr this spring w ill be of great ad
vantage to persons making sale. We
w ill keep a record of all the sales and
prevent the dates from conlliciing.
Our jobbing out tit is complete, mid
we w ill do w ork as cheap ami neat as
any otlice and give our patrons
tho benefit of our sale register riiKi:
ok. t'lUlaiK. Should you want loordi r
bills by mail, name t hi ai t ides, w hen
the property to be sold is located,
and tho hour and dale of sale. You
can expect them by return mail or
the day following.
MAURI HI)
On the Hlh inst. at Trovehille, by
Rev. J. M Stover, Mr. Charles De.
long and Miss Sarah J. Kuhns, both
of Ceiitrev ill..
Subscriptions for Christmas festi
vals fly around thick us h aves in
October.
I HUD.
Det. I, at Paxtonville,
nioniii and old age, John
70 years, 2 mouths.
On th
townshi
of l'lli'U
Gill, aged
W idow o
8'J years,
inst . in Middlccrceh
'agdalciia 1 leiidi'icks.
uuil Hendricks, aged
V lis and 10 days.
V.