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M1DDLEBURGII, .SI) YD Hit CO., TA JANUARY JO, 1889.
m. 2.
N COUNTRY.
Jin A. Mat i o t Hick
raer. lire plowing corn-
uctlori of the State debt
a past year was tl, 118,550.
Carrie Wittomnyor and
nek returned lo Factory-
onday.
icted meeting is In prog-
je Evangelical church, Mid-
Ivid Ruhl of Rockford, 1U,
Jiting her father, Michael
I other relative.
'.caver, ofSelinsgrove, who
p-rostrated by an attack of
a at his father'), Oabrael
this place, is convalessing.
. Rhoads of Capuan Ryan
Siddleburgh, huH been de
iHtiill the officers of Capt.
avis Post. Tribune.
lit ruling planet of 1888
.. Ml
a.v to duupiier.-wuicn wiu
.J diadem as ruler in the
-t.irs, during 1869.
IJ-jbb, the "jolly black
nking tho anvil ring at
I Liming out such tine
his hand iH accustomed
- 3
" 'Irt of a
, J .' iroui Mrs.
er, eutittad "'A Win
It will be caf rlud-
"waibdliell
i .uenciug Mon
1. -ith Prof Paul
'i.luetor. Full p.irti-
;' S.'linngrove, whoso
,i i'teil tut wuok,
without ruturuiu!;
. mid tint mystery
a 1 d.;itli remuim
)
ft.i. l'l oiiHo permit uh
tu mlcH in tin l'osr. to
1, for tlu) liberal dona-
bers iui.1 friiMid-4 of our
It conjjregiititin.
S. P. Onwiii Family.
luo beginning to length-
f riling to the oil v eat lit r
P J begins t o st l engt hen."
very iiimiiiiiKuis howl
piling, and boot and hhoe
wood and iee dt-uleis.
I engt hen.''
fi'c, having t.iken unto
Iter li ill', will ticciipy
tso.i's house on the
h iu tlm Spring.
hnii a happy and pron
Ihniiiny other pleasant
boot or shoe.
fuse of. Iowa, who last
chased tho Holmes
Silinsgrove with the
tarting ii general store,
Ins family lust Thurs
Pl'ed three horses and
1 iiiture on a special car
ived last week.
re as kind to live men
lead ones it is prob-
ould be nioro hanivv
wer costly funerals.
I potatoes before death
than silver-mouuted
!orul tributes after-
r. Ksii w ho was for
ted Prosecuting At-
couuty by largo mii-
austered out of oflieo
term of election hav-
Ie was u good officer.
I petty prosecutions,
undreda of dollara to
was prompt, efficient
in tho prosecution of
His record shows
f illegal feea but fre
ta of tho meagre fees
and claimed or took
ounty for which it
ihle. He proved his
c interest and leaves
Mption ou his record. 1
Mifllinburg is almost at a stand
still thin year, all on account of the
weather. The reason is that the
chief industries of the town are
the manufacture of buggies and
sleigh. A large (dock of rjeigha
have been manufactured, but there
is no snow and consequently no
purchasers. For tho benefit of
Mifllinburg, lot us have a slide.
I). II. Custer, the new post-master
at Swinoford, has been appointed
Merehantilo Appraiser by the Sny
der county Commissioners for 1889.1
Mr. Custer is a business man of rare
business talent, an excellent penns
man and apt accountant. The ap
pointment is a most appropriate one,
and we congratulate the Commis
sioners on their good judgment.
J. II. Rhoads and bride returned
from their honey-moon trip on Fri
day of last week and tho event waa
celebrated by a mojt plaasmit social
gathering at tho ra-iiden :e of C ipt.
D. T. Rhoad in tho evening. Tho
guest wero troated to a grand sup
per, and the , Middlob.irg'i Bill
tendered, lJp Coupta onj of tlnir
choicest serenades.
Saturday, Dec. 29, tho editor en
joyed the g Miarom h pit ilitioi of
Georga Snyder of West B.iavor for a
day and night. Tin d iv wai spent
in hunting rabbits and pheasant
in company with a chosen fov. Oar
trip wm a m i.nt phn-tmit ouo and we
uiarchoJ up main slroot when we
came home, which is suiticient cvi
denco that we had game to carry.
The Snyder county Auditors are
at work in tho court house this week
auditji. y the county's account.- of
hist y)r. Thoy aro businois man
and carry oa to wrlc in a uxmI
straight-forward and businoKs-liks
manner. Tho work of tho County
Comuiisiiion rs during the p ut year
makes a very creditablo sliowiiig,nnd
proves them e Jiupetent oiihvu's.
A party of uino hunters, two of
them Render Cofroad and Harvey
Wliitaker, of Reartown, Lancaster
county, returned from the moun
tains of Miffiin county, this State,
on Friday, from n successful deer
hunt. Six were killed, of which ('of
road shot three and wounded the
fourth. Two of the deer wen- hlmt
while running together, an extraor
dinary hhot, for which Mr. Cot'ioud
claims the championship of the
State. I'hilii. Timet, Mr. 27.
Two students of "Wrightsvilh- In
stitute, under the management 1'
Prof. Harris, one of the most schol
arly educators in the State, return-
11 v ....
i'u iiojne on rrmay, iec. aisi. .wiss
Sue Meiich and Miss Carrie Witten
niver. We were shown the certiti
eate of scholarship of Miss Meiich,
ran to t'.lj 70 being the highest
r ii it i
.hiss ., we are niioi nieU, ran near
ly or quite as high. This is
remarkable for young students and
demonstrates that wo have talent,
too. Miihlltburjh Cm: Tiiittx.
One oily tongued mischief maker
can causo more trouble in a commu
nity, than an organized gang of
thugs and horse thieves. The latter
are satistied with taking your pro
perty and then you can protect your
self with the law against them. But
there is no law that will so readily
reach tho sneaking mischief maker
who robs neighbors of their good
will for each other, aud oftentimes
steals into a family circle with their
poisouous utteruncess, destroying
the peace and harmony of a house
hold. She stood before tho glass for
three solid hours applying tho re
sources of Art to the disgusting of
Nature. She paiuted her cheeks,
penciled her eyebrows, arranged in
becoming shape her store hair, put
padding here and a hump there,
squeezed where Nature wanted ex
pansion and expanded where it was
neither necessary nor graceful.
Then when tho struggle between
Nature and Art was ended, to the
great discomfiture of Nature, she
sat herself down and wrote a poem
in praise of the "Self made Wo-man."-ie.
'
Mia txnt M angl.
She bint gpddeM.'
s ie Ihd'I a Uly. nm or pearl.
Shn'iliiiprjr what' nT'mt,
ComplrUttt n1 nc ilrfxt, ,
A dear llitle,
Owr llttUi.
Srent HUle girl.
An'1 (hit's enough.
The anodyne and expectorant for
the cure of colds and coughs and all
throat, lung, and bronchial troubW,
is, undoubtedly, Ayer's Cherry Pcc
toiiaL Ask your druggist for it.
and, at tho hhiuo time, for Ayer's
Almanac, which is free to alL
A Harrisburg dispatch gives this
information : The Pennsylvania
Fish commission is now ready to
receive applications for brook and
California trout fry. Parties de
siring to make application for pub
lio streams only) will address these
commissioners t H. C. Ford, No.
1823 Vino street, Philadelphia t
L. Powell, Harrisburg; H. C. Demut,
Lancaster; S. B. St ill well, Scranton.
The survivors of the 150th Rog.,
P. V. I., (Bucktails) will find a mine
of information and pleasure in tho
book recently published by Rev.
llirry M. Keiffer, of Easton, Pu
entitled "Recollections of a Drummer-Boy."
Tho oook contains over
livohundnM pages, and is profuse
ly illustrated. It give a full account
of tho regiment from tho time of it
organizational tho close of tho war,
and is repluto with incidents por
trayed iu thd most graphic stylo.
Prico $1.5. Address, H. M. Keiffer,
Fiston, Pa.
Tho editor ha lnen aptointod
additional transcribing clerk by
speaker 11. K. Boyer. This i. the
first grat- lass apointmeiit that Sny
der county has ever received from
Roll or Iloson. The following
personsb ive paid their subscription
to tho Pocr to tho dates opposite
their names. Should any mistakes
occur in llieso credits or on your pa
per please notify us :
Charles Boyer, Dec. 1, '88
Adam S. ath, Dec. 1, '89
George J. Roush, Sept. 1, '87
Mrs. Joh;i Gemhxrling, Dec. 1. '88
J. S. Yeai ick.
Peter Herucr,
B. F. Ha inan,
Reuben Veirick,
W. G. Smith,
Irvin Bo crsox,
M. L. Schoch,
Jf. K. Hssinger,
Win. Heeler,
Klias Huininel,
. 0ov. l."89
v.
Nov. 1, '89
Jan. 1, '00
Jan. 11, '89
March. , '89
Jan. I, '89
Jan. 1, '90
Jan. 1, 90
Apr. 15,89
April 1, '89
On T;edajr morning an entire
new disVin.v of photographs in Dor
stino's show-caso in front of the
Court House greeted our people and
havo iittacted general attention ever
since. It b', we think, the finest dis
play yet mado by this famous artist,
and it goes without sayingthat none
excel it even in our lirst class cities.
You in-' tiilk sgiiiiist tlatleiy ull you
please, we have our pictures taken
for 'better or worse" and none of us
would select the "worse" when we
can ma ourselves look our "level
best" for the same price. They say
Derstiuo's pictures flatter. Did you
ever har of any one taking offense
at thia 7 He possesses except ionally
good ta.te in posing, us a re-toucher
and lh usher he has no superior.
You will always Hud his gallery two
doors south of Odd-Fellow's corner,
Lewistotru Pa,
Mtn thr Trout of the Lewistown
the LegUlii!.;ii',-.---,V, (-..-vro-p; TrU-&t T-jC-luvDcpwty Wyu ie Collec
tor, ut a salary of .IkjCi per annum ;
Lesher of the Selinngiove Timet, V.
S. Mail clrik ut 1,(kk per annum ;
Ficholtz, of the Sunbury I nmcrnt ,
Post Master at y-lNihi per Milium;
Lllliibard, of the Tritium , Assistant
1 raiisci ibmg t'lei k at 70, 1 fortius
1 gilative session, mi l Schocli, of
Millliuburg Til riih, Asintant
Sargeatit-at-Arnis at la.t session o
the legislature, is not Mich a bad
snowing or ine newspaper iialer
nity iu this neck o'the woods. It is
too often the case that little country
editors are used by oliice-seekers as
stepping stones to their exnulteil
posit ions, never thereafter to r, ceivi
recognition nut il they are again need
ed. We rejoice to see our bret hl cn so
wi ll cared for. As for us, we have
no high aspirations. Once weainied
our arrow at t he sun and 1.. it in
the tall clo i r. Our toasted bread
always falls on the buttered sid
ami we never drew cuts that we did
inn get ine siiori si raw. i es, Dovs
We congratulate Jo.- on the ap
pointment, for a !?7U) tnko is us good
for a printer aa for anybody else, but
in sentiment if is returning to the
past ages when laws Wero either un
written or lepieseiited by hiero
gl.vphics, for, if Joe is to tl.llisciibe
with his own hand any of the laws
to be pus-ird by ibis Legislature no
body would pretend t lead them
alter l In y an 1.1.
Kissln,-; i of no i.in li i ii origin.
Our grcii-granduioiher-.s distinctly
recollect that is was ns ut' .'irto per
fection in their giilhoo, 1 ihiys as
now, Kissing ha-, been hau h d d w n
lioiu generation to ;,'eio rat ion and
there are no fears, but She present
generation will transmit it tiX pros
perity. It seems Kissing was invented in a
perfect state, for, with all the pr?ic-
t lee it has met with, no visible im-
proM'iueiit is apparent. A Kiss of'-!
ten times speaks the outpourings of j
a loving heart ; at others it is but af we kIoi.v
clonk to hide li vpocricv.
A lover's kiss coining from a pure
and devoted heart, thrills the sou
with that ecstatic rapture known
only to the experienced. It gener
ally affords girls much pleasure to
kiss little boys, and large ones iu
proportion.
The following, from one of our ex
changes, so fully and clearly express
es our views on the subject, that we
copy it without comment : You havo
an undoubted right to stop a news
paper when you feel disposed, upon
the payment of all iirrernges. Do
not hesitate to do so on account of
"tenderness" for the editor. Dont
you suppose lie would quit buying
sugar of you, or meat, clothing, dry
goods, etc., if he thought he was
not getting his money's worth, and
why should you not exercise the
same privilege with him ? And
when you discontinue a paper, do
so manfully. Don't be so spiteful
as to throw it back to tho postmas
ter with a contemptuous, "I don't
want it any longer !" and have "re
fused" written on tho margin, and
havo the paper returned to tho edi
tor. No gentlemen ever stopped it
in that way, no matter if his head is
covered with gray hairs that should
bo honorable. If you do not longer
wish to receive a nowspapcr, write a
uoto to the editor like a man suying
so and bo sure that arrearages are
paid. This is tho way to stop a
your luck, stick to
your boodle, unci don't forget tin
III lloo eliee that got you there !
We woii'Jd call the attention of our
many readers Jo a meeting of more
than oi I narv importance, which
will take place at Lewistown, Jan
uaryiiiamt litli, Isn'.i. We allude
to the annual meeting of the State
Horticultural associat ion, of Penn
sylvania. All persons interested in
horticult me and fruit growing, and
every lover of the beautiful, should
intend one or more sessions of this
meeting. Three sessions will be
held to which all are invited to eon
tribute, ai'id every one is cordially
invited to Jit tend ami take part iu
the discussions. Messrs. W. M.
Pannebakor and Henry Ort are resi
dent lnen. .Tiers of the association
and haw the preliminary arrange
ments in e harge.
Kxcursii u tickets will be issued
by the roilioads. Circulars and
further particulars may be had upon
application I to Henry Ort or W. M.
Pannebakeil, or by addressing the
secretary, li P. Engle, Waynesboro,
Pa. Let tin re bo a full attendance.
H. J. Culb ertson, Esq., will deliver
the address i f welcome.
It is altoge ther probublo that tho
Wednesday c jvining session will bo
held in tho Anirt house, when the
president of f ho association will do-
i- t li.li.. - ... t
liver hisanu.
id address. Zewiatown
The weakness and debility which
result from illness may be speedily
overcome by tho uso of Ayer's Sar
saparilln. This is a safe, but power
ful tonic, assists digestion, regu
lates the liver and kidneys, aud
cleanes the blood of ull germs of
bsease.
In the past few years Hood's Sar-
saptu illa Calender 1ms become such
a favorite that the people anticipate
its annual appearance with pleasure.
The CaleinuV for '89, which is now
before us, will fully satisfy every ex
pectation as to beauty and utility.
It is a little larger than ever before,
retaining the cut-out feuture of last
year, and a handsome child's face
looks over a pad of clear, plain fig
ures, all printed in harmonious and
pleasing colors. To bo appreciated
it must be seen. Get a copy of your
druggist or send 6 cents in stamps
to C. I. Hood fi Co., Lowell, Mass.
From tho many unusual state
ments that are going tho rounds in
regard to the over plentifulness of
birds and certain wild animals, a na
tural supposition would be that the
game laws w ere being more fully ob
served than formerly, were it not for
the fact that the ones which are most
plentiful lire the ones which are the
most destructive. In many sections
of the country bears havo been a
nuisance and a dread to fanners, iu
others wolves have become so nu
merous as to bo a source of terror to
the natives. Iu California and parts
of Pennsylvania labia ts have been
declared a positive and constantly
increasing and damaging nuisance,
and the sumo complaint is mado in
regard to crows in Maine.
Local I.isvitlTE. Tin; e v.i'l ben
Teachers, Local Institute held iu
Seebold's Hall, Middlcbiirgh, Pa.,
commencing Friday evening. Jan
uary 2." and emit iuue over Sat urday.
The following is a program :
Fitinw I'.VKNiso Si.ssion : Recita
tions by Miss Miriam Orw ig. Miss
Olive Keiiniuger, Master Thomas
Bower, Miss Bertie With inuyer
and Miss Mamie Stetler. Select
Reading by Miss Alice Smith, I'.ssa
by Miss Lillie Stetl.T. Dil. tte by
Master RossWi 11 (iilbelt and .Miss
Jest ie Fryman.
Dkiiatk Resolved, thai there
should le a compulsory at ten lance
at our public schools between tie
ages of li and II. A.flirnintii-i , u.
Romig, Jerome Frilly, J. ( ). Her
man. A' tiitire, J. F. Killer, I'. I'.
(!ift, C. L. Wetel. To be foil ue,
by a general discussion.
SvlTllliAY MoKMVO Slslo. i
(Mission of ''I t part of "Spencer on
Education," "What knowledge is
of most worth."'
We hope then' will be a lull turn
out of teachers and patrons. All
invited. Any teachers wishing to
purchase "Spencer on Education"
will address Prof. Gregory, See.
Teacher's Reading Circle, Silins
grove, Pa. CoMMTTKK.
Ckm HKVii.i.K. Solomon Reish of
Michigan is visiting lu re, his native
place, after an absence of It,") years.
Our town has a populat ion of about
275 and out of this number there
were four deaths during the past
year, two aged persons ami two in
fants. The town has been unusual
ly healty, for which we should feel
t hankftil.
Constuble Napp and wife spent a
day or two in Sunbury last week.
As a new year resolution, how
would it do for some of the gossi-
pers und backbiters who truflic on
morality of their neighbors, to turn
their magnifying glasses on their
own sweet character. A little cleans
ing of their own garments would be
beneficial to them and the community.
In town recently : W. N. Heiin-
bach, Beavertown s J. 1'. Condo,
Spring Mills ; Jesse Elder, Sunbury j
Cyrus Bowersox, Hummel's Wharf ;
Reuben Greenhoe, Beavertown ;
J. E. Charles, Boulsburg.
Mr. II. K. Sanders visited his son-
in-law, J. H. Long, at Adamsburg
last week.
TaoxtLviLLK. J. G. Moycr, the
Lumber King of Adamsburg, bought
Isaac Luke's oak timber 1 miles
southwest of this place, and the
Benfer brothers have moved their
saw mill into it, and will do the saw -iug
for Mr. Moyer.
A protracted meeting is iu prog
ress at tho St. Luke's Luthern
Church at this place. According to f
my humble opinion, there are plenty
of subjects here to work on, and I
hope good results will reward their
labors.
Mrs. C. O. Greenhoe, has been
afllicted with rheumatism for several
weeks, and is yet unablo to do any
thing. Isaac Kiebbs is no better at
this writing.
In my items of last w eek I made u
mistake w hen I said, James H. Fet
terolf, was a student iu the Theolog
ical Department of the Missionary
Institute. I should have said, Clas
sical, instead of Theological.
On Sunday, January fith, the St.
Luke's Sunday School elected the
following officers to serve for one
year: Supt. Dr. J. C. Sliuman, Asst.
Supt. J. Y. H. Moyer, See. J. A.
Fetterolf and J. O. (loss, Treaorer,
H. R. Fetterolf.
On January 1st, 1hi, Mrs. Sarah
A. Middleswarth, widow of Jacob
Middleswurth, dee'd, at Port A'nii,
was given a birth-day surprise by
her children and grand children.
The old lady hud not the remotest
idea of anything of the kind. Soon
after dark one by one of the different
families arrived at the School House,
which was tho place agreed on to
meet, and by six o'clock 1. M. all
had arrived, ami were ready for the
fun, which opened by moving in u
body .c '.he i-.cuss v' 'r- ,."as revil
ed without being discovered, when
her eldest son rapped. "Come iu.''
The door was opened and each one
tried to get in til'st, when the old
lady said in German, "was far an
fai'ilihc nkcrta droop kelver sin don
ties'' 'why' said Jim, "de kclvir
sin kiimma far eich eyer iiii yohr on
blarra," and got, her by both ears
and stretched them fully lite inches
from her head. She now fully un
di'istood the meaning, ami aeknowl
edged I lie geli II 1 lieliess of the sill
piise. After wishing the old lad.
many more returns of her birth da,
the women unpacked the baskets ol
provisions which were brought
along, and prepared one of the best
j suppers t hat ever fell to my lot to
j partake of. A. II. Swart u son in
! law, claimed to be sick, but after he
had been to lie- table for over all
hour, ilia' tle-or.V busted, and
j he was d: liouiieed us a fraud. After
j supper I he ol d I.I d.V received Useful
I present s w hieh Were too numerous
I to Iti llile here. The evening Was
spent Vei y pli-asant lv, and before
any one Was aware of it, the clock
st I lick I he hour of eleven, when all
got ready and bid mother good
night, ami left for their respective
hollies, well pleased with the eve
ning's doings. There were exactly
lil'ty persons present, nine of whom
were childieii, twenty grand chil
dri ll mid two great grand children.
( ' i i i oi.M v Joi:.
MiDM.KswAitTii. - News is scarce
this week, but in order to convince
California Joe that we are still alive
1 submit the following brief sum
mary. Archie Wagner of Siglerv ille, Mif
Ilin Co., is visiting S. (i. Jting.tmau.
Albert Moyer of Bloonisburgh vis
ited our merchant W. H. Herman
last Tuesday.
Mrs. Jano Klinger is visiting at
Northumberland.
Mrs. Mary Gelbart is on the sick
list. Oldt. Tobias is visiting I'nion
county friends including his Pest
girl, Florie.
Samuel Carnalium, who came here
two weeks ago, has returned with
his wife to Elniira, New York.
James Shawver, who was visiting
his brother Isaac at Williumsport is
ut home again.
Sol. Get., tho good looking young
merchant of Beavertown was in our
place last week. As leap-,' ar is
past and no wifo et, he must be up
aud looking after Lie girls again.
Bob.
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