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MIDDLEBUHGH, SNYDER CO., PA., FEBRUARY T, 188!).
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L i town thin week ore too
k-t to mention.
Smith of Carbon J.al I'-.
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. SellOcn 01 uririin.inr, .
anion friends in Middle-
Haas of Shiunokin, Fa.,
of tin place spent the
of this week in Middlf-
y Orwig lunt week sold
t rtv one door wcHt of Sbin-
Store to Mr. Barbara
pr $2150.
!..mi i Musser of Hart It-ton
Isitintf her sister, Mrs. T.
L entertainment at the U.
h, Wednesday evening,
13. Dont fail to see it.
Lund Hog naw hi shadow
.1 itiHt. Now look out for
Lv and ft tumble in mercury
cks.
,1 that there will bo no less
lve hundred temperance.
li Pennsylvania during the
months.
ritzi-1 of Millhoiin, Centre
formerly of this place, in
lands with bin Middleburgii
Lis week.
Lttie Swartz of Troxelville,
t nearly two yearn in Elk
., is here visitinglu-r broth-
Swart z.
L'tlon county ban twenty-
tfhees conilucted by wo
local option reigns in that
presume the men navo
t a drink.
met for building the. new
l 1 Tff .
hl nouso fti nassinger s
a let to Davis Gift on
January 31, for !?S74.40.
w, as the last hope of
lie South Penn Railroad
klitnuiering we may expect
t cheering news of tho
pul Western.
iiieilicint is noedeil by
Winter food, largely con-
l.ilt moat and animal fats.
liver to become disordcr
hlnoil iinpine, hence the
of a cleansing medicine.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
Elmuiau ilisclaims the ac-
I liavius; fcoKl a vicious cow
lei's sale conducted by li tin
htrator of the estate, as
lar-t week's paper. We
Lethe correction us it is
Viui'ian.
I distiiietioii and charac-
vally of a ipiiet and re-
h'ositinn and is seMom
h needed. Small men,
1 be great, must keep
fore the public gaze con
fear of being entirely
riu-rry Pectoral ban given
lu-f m bronchitis. With
I have sent sonio of this
i to a friend Hufl'ering
ltitis ami asthma. It has
ho much good that he
more." Churles V. Dun-
lymouth, England.
iriuonic Society of Free-
rve three entertaininents
iJ lull. Ereeburg on Wed-
ni-Hiluy and Friday eve
Wth, Uth and 15th. The
I'll consist of music and
Instituting three full pro-
Imission 20 conts. Ho..
10 cents extra.
alth of wisdom tho Hfon.
crowds into the follow.
li'li: "Th
ptssing a woman, aceord-
'Veral htation s in life Tf
Pied, without children,
uuhband. If tho in n
fine tho children. If ah
led but euiraced. Di-nian
"J. Ifhho Itl fntmv f run
- u.
Follow out thiBfi
iiona oud the problem of
H is solved.
Side boards are in the lead now,
A few special bargaing at my rooms.
Ask to nee them. "W.II.Felix.
Gift Si llarter, real estate agent ,
are advertising another valuable
Middlecreek Valley farm for Hale.
Think of it and be quick about it 1
A Ued-Kooni Suit, eight pieces and
n upring and soft-top mattress, all
hard wood, only $35.00
W. H. Filis, Lewistown.
Friedman & Getz, Boavertown,
have made great reductions in tho
prices of their overcoats and all
woolen goods in order to get them
out of the way and make room for
new goods.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for in the l'ost Office at MiClure,
I'll., Feb. 7, 1889.
A. Trender, Win. James, John
lirres, I. N. Narvt ll, Lizzie Kengy,
Simmon Manbeek, Henry Cough
nian, John Russell.
Mosrs Kitrns,
l'ost Master.
The Middlehurgh Musical Conven
tion held in Seebold's Hall this week
is quite well attended considering
tho inclemency of the weather the
fore part of the week. Prof. Paul
Dillhardt is proving himself a very
competent conductor and all are
pleased with his work. The class
numbers upwards of fC. Concerts
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings
Miss Catherine Iloleuder of Frank
lin twp.nnd Mr.P.S.Kcigle Frceburg
were united in marriage ut the home
of the bride's brother, ox-treasurer
C. A. Bolender, by Rev. Deitz on
Thursday, February 31. We 1110 in
debted to the bride for a basket of
delicious wedding cake for which we
return our sineero thanks and join
in with a host of their friends in
wishing them a happy nnd prosper
ous life.
Spkciai. Tax Notice. Tho under
signed tax collector of Franklin
township desires to inform tho
public that ho will bo in the Com
missioner's office, Middle-burgh, on
Saturday, February 1(5, Ins;), to re
cievo tho special road tax of the
township. Ho further desires to
have it known that all school tax not
paid before tho above named d tte,
five per cent, will be added.
Al'STIN Gikt,
Collector
Wednesday evening, February 1:1
a Chinese Village Entertainment
will take place at t he U. R. Church,
Middle! m rgh, conducted by a t r onpi
of genuine Orientals. Tlie enter
taiuni"iil will consist of song) and
instrumental selections rcud-ivd in
true Chinese style, with the peculiar
musical instruments used by
Chinese, exhibition of Chinese
fancy work, Chinese idols, and
Chinese customs and capers in gen
eral. They come highly recommend
ed by the press and will give a very
pleasant and instructive entertain
ment. Admission '2 cents. Chil
dren 15 cents.
Roi.n Rouiikhv. Georgo Trutt.of
Kratzerville, wltdx returning from
HutValo Valley on Staurday evening
last where he was engaged in lum
bering for Kalbach Rros., was lu ll
up by two masked men near Ulrich's
Schools house. 1 miles south of
New Berlin uud ordered to deliver
his money. They reported their
demand and he handed them his
pocket-book which contained less
than a dollar in change. He had
concealed in an inside vest pocket a
roll of money amounting to up
wards of seventy-live dollars which
hud just boon paid him before leav
ing tho mill. While tho parties wore
examining tho contents of his pocket-book
ho moved on, and, seeing
them follow him. he started in a
dead run for homo 3J miles distant.
The robbers evidently knew of him
having the money and upon discov
ering that they had been foiled, start
ed in pursuit, but Mr. Trutt was too
fleet-footed and cams homo at a
quarter utretch gait, having every
stitch of his clothos wo iked with per
spiration. It wa a narrow escapo
fjr his hard-earned wages, and
the scoundrels should be looked up
and Bumarily dealt with.
A few f.ne Red Comforts left that
will be sold at one-half the price. If
you want them come quirk.
W. H. Felix.
If you want to buy a new Sewing
Machine, see the Light-running Do
mestic. All the latest improved at
tachments. No extra cost. See
them. W. H. Fr.i.ix.
Rou. or Honoii. The following
persons have paid their subscription
to tho Post to the dates opposite
their names. Should any mistakes
occur in these credits or on your pa
per please notify us :
John Hetrich, Feb. 1, i0
Geo. Snyder, Jan. 1, '()
J. A. Oldt, Feb. I, 'DO
E. S. Bowcrsox, Jan. 1, 'IK)
Nathaniel Walter, Dec. 1, '8'.)
P. If. Schoch, Aug. 15. '8!)
Thos. J. Middleswarth. May 1, "89
Adam Baumgardnor, Jan. 15, '00
Frank Kern, Dec. 1, '89
Elias Brunuer, Nov. 15, '89
J. J. Steininger. Jan. I, '99
Robert Rickhart, Aug. 1, '89
Henry Steininger, Dec. 1, '88
Harry Leitzel, May 1. '89
Laura Smith, June 1, 'M9
MiTiiiMoMAL Maum:t. The follow
ing marriage licenses lone been
giantud by the ch 1 k of the Oi phaus'
Court of Snyder county dining tho
last week :
Wilson Haupt, Selinsgrove,
) Ellin Kratzer,
Jno. W. Newman, McKees J Falls,
) Eva Leach. "
J J. W. Rhoads, I'nion connty.
Amelia Lcnig, Washington 'J'wp.
J Cyrus H. I'bh, W. Reaver Tw p.
La 11 111 E. Nerhood, Adams Twp.
S. Toh 11D, Aibogast, Perry Twp.
Jennie S ebold, Penn Tw p.
J William H. Strauser, Union Twp.
J Mary E. Ililbert, Perry "
il H. Rh f le, Frceburg,
Catharine Bl-nder, Middleburgii,
O. C. Cumnberling. Williarunport,
(Josephifc V. Ranch, Globe Mills.
4 Milton II. Knrpp, West Reaver.
rMary A. Kline,
U'harles W. Arndt, W. P.-nv Twp.
(Cora A. Shaffer, J'eriy "
Willis Straub, of Centre tow nship,
son of Commissioner Samuel Straub,
had a fearful ride on Monday of this
week. While going down Young's
hill, 2 miles north of Middh bnrgh
w ith forty bushels of lime and four
hoises, he took the "rough-lock" oil",
when the wagon idiot ahead and tlu
horses being unable tohold it, start
ed down the long lull n a d-ad run
The animals being all siire-t'outed
and good runners, k pt ahead and
by the time they readied the foot
tin- team hail attained I tlelneiidoiis
speed. When they reached t lit-1 II I'll
in tlieroalnt t he house nf Samiirl
Rriiinier one (,f tM. l in.l wheels gave
way and tin- box with its lod ofliimi
was thrown twenty feet from the
wagon. Mr. Straub clung to the
lines and brought the team to a
stuiid-slill at Mr. Rriiiinei's barn. It
was a terrible ride and a miraculous
escape, as nothing was injured save
the wagon.
Tho building fever has struck Mid
dleburgii and there will bt more
building going on next summer than
ever before. Among the improve
ments contemplated is the tearing
down of the Witteumyer property
on the square and the erection of a
new brick block w ith store-room and
dwelling house combined. Out of
the material of tho old building sev
eral new dwelling houses will be
built on the French Flats. M. Z.
Steininger will erect a now dwelling
house on the situ of the old house,
Jesso Rilgor will erect a now dwelling
iu the west part of town, Dr. J. W.
Orwig contemplates eructing a new
store-room 011 his lot purchased of
tho Kramer estate, C. Stetler talks
of building a new house 011 his lot,
Emanuel Schoch intends repairing;
the corner house, D. T. Rhoads will
rebuild his Swim-ford property, and
lots of other improvements of which
we have not heard. The saiuo spirit
is showing itself in Swincford and a
number of new housos will go up
there. We are pleased to note this
spirit of improvement as it will af
ford work for idle hands, improve
tho town, enhance tho value of pro
perty ond make times better gener
ally.
Only three Eider down, Satin-finished
Bed Quilts left. Look at them.
Only half pi ice. W. H! Felix.
Second-hand Sewing Machines
any make you want at 5 to $10, ut
W. II. Felix", Lewistown, Pa.
Through the kindness of Rev. S.
P. Orwig, we are permitted to pub
lish an extinct from his son's (M. T.
Orwig, telegraph operator at Wood
land, I'.,) letter describing the trag
ic end of a friend :
"We had a very sad death here
ust Monday afternoon. A Mr. Al
beit was not feeling well and about
3:15 o'clock p. in., he walked into the
drug store at tins place and asked
the druggist for a drink of whiskev.
The druggist told him he did not
dare sell him any, but pointed to a
bottle audsaid, thcrcstaudstlie bot
tle.' Mr. Albert picked up what he
thought was the bottle ot whiskey
and took a drink, walked to a chair
and sat down. He had hardly taken
a seat when he turned to the drug
gist and said, 'I believe I got the
..... 1. ..111. ti . .1 : .4
nroiiK nun ir, i lie iiriiu'isi uei
him to tell quick which bottle Iih
drunk out of. Mr. A. showed him
the bottle and he found it to be a
bottle of aconite rank poison. The
Iruggist gave nun an emetic luime
liately and sent for a doctor. They
also telephoned to Clearfield for one
or two doctors, Thev did all they
could for him. but in half an hour or
more he was dead. Mr. A was a
very fine man, and was not known
to be a drinking man."
Lowki.I.. MoiniH of West Reacr,
wheie art thou '.
Tho Institute met at Kalpetzci's
school house on Thursday evening,
but tho weather was too bad forafull
house. As far as can be learned the
members were fully prepared to
give satisfaction. The public is re
spectfully invited to attend.
Emanuel Peter's English blood
hound broke through the ice on
3i'.ok's dam nr.d was drow ned. Tin
report is he was on the track of a
thief. He valued him at .50.
Harden, if you would have stayed
home with mother the niyht the boys
got around with music the accident
of falling into the well could huvi
been avoided. Lewis, that is your
opinion, is it not .'
Calvin (loss is able to be out again.
Robert ( loss is t lie til si ill tow n to
have his ice house tilled w it h ice. 1 1
was about 7 inches thick, t was
taken out of Renter's dam.
Tho second is past and the coon
says, "Six weeks more ol cold
weather." V . No.
lU-ivi Ki-ow s.- Robert Rcavi i- has
butchered Mil hogs and beees
for our citizens during the fall and
winter. Robert is an adept at the
business. He call, doubtless, pass
up hea l.
Half of a good ham was found in a
box car which had been run on the
track leading to the tannery, a week
or so ago. It is prohalilf t hat tramps
who had been stealing their way on
tho cars left it there.
Those of our citizens who own ice
houses have been filling them during
the past w eek. I he ice generally
was only medium in quality.
Ren. F. Hoffman, who has been
confined to his bed and his room for
several months, and whose sickness
has twice been referred to in these
communications, is now slowly re
covering. He has been sull'erirg
from an abscess in his side, which
evi. ml weeks HL'O was subjected to
an incision by Dr. Strohcckcr. Since
then the patient has been improving.
He will soon be able to leave the
house.
Frank M. Kline has erected a new
sign in front of his baiber shop.
Johnnie, a son of Judge Wetzel
suffered a serious attack of rheuma
tism last week. It had collected in
the region of bis heart and some
what threatened his life.
Some one ut the writer's home
found a new buggy whip about a
milo west of Paxtonville on Satur
day. The owner can have it by call
ing for it if property is proved. In
quire at the Jews' store.
Annie, a daughter of Uriah Howell,
is seriously sick with pneumonia.
Sleighing is about exhausted in
this section. Citizen.
AtviMsiirKii. On last Thursday
evening Charles E. Keller win ar
rested by Constable J. H. Kline for
opening and robbing the safe of Dr.
A. M. Smith. Tho young man had
been in the habit of taking money
from the safe from time to time but
escaped detection. He had tried
other safes but without success.
Two years ago he served a term in
the county jail for robbing the
church.
Edward Knrpp is lying danger
ously ill with a fever.
J. W. Swartz and family of Mid
dleburgii paid our town a visit re
centlythe guest of J. G. Mover.
George Haines of Shamokiu Dam
has purchased Mrs. A. M. Kling's
property for $91.
A Chinese troupe will give an ex
hibition in tho Reformed Church on
the evening of the 12th. Admission
25 cents.
H. I. Romig in ido a business trip
to Sunbiiry, Monday.
A Mrs. Gcmhcrling of Sunbury, is
visiting friends here.
Tames R. Spangler and best friend
are isiting friends in I'nion county.
We hope to hear Tom sing a solo
at the convention this week.
O. I. C.
Cr.NTUKVii. i.k. -Constable Napp is
out with his annual proclamation,
announcing 1 he officers to be tilled
at the coining election.
The weather is mild, and the
sleighing poor,
John C. Frain of Milh-rsburg, and
J. A. Wiest of Dalmat ia. commercial
agents, called to sec our merchants
last week.
Miss Lillie Worlcy of Milroy, vis
ited relatives and friends here last
week.
L. A. Musser w ho is employed at
Pardee, was home with his family
over Sunday.
Cap, the huckster nurses a sore
eye. having been kicked by a horse.
G. W. Long who is woikiug at
Reaver Spri'iys, was home over
Sunday.
('has. Rilger, Miss Jennie Fry.
may of Mid.ih bin gh. Dr. G. ('.
Mohn and w ife of I, nun lton, Mrs.
.b'liu Kniiui r and I,. ('. Ilaitman of
Milliuoiit w re iu tow n, Sunday.
Mis. Sallie C. Sanipsel visited lei
at ics in 1 a 1 tov, n nnd i init y.
Miss Sadie Widtt i' is amongst
friends in M hliilebui uh this week.
Mrs. Dr. Kinawil and Mis Sue
Reiehly mingled among friends at
Winlield, Monday and Tuesday of
t his w eek.
TlioMI.MI i.e. .lire Miller, who is
the tire man for Ri at ton's stave mill,
moved in town hist Saturday. J'he
mill is also here, and w ill be el ected
and put in opt ration as soon as pos.
sil.le.
Now is the time to select candi
dates to till the various township
and borough offices. The best men
should always be selected, and voted
for regardless of personal likes or
dislike.
William Miisser. an old and re
spected cil izen of.t his tow nship, died
after a short illness and was buried
last Sunday iu the 1'iiion Cemetery
at this place.
Mrs. John S. Hendricks is on the
sick list.
Mrs. .James L. Gcmhcrling and
two of her children from Elkhart,
Indiana, are visiting her parents, 1
R. Swartz at this place.
J. W. Swartz and wife were iu
town on Sunday.
A. H. Swartz is an applicant for
the post office at this place, and is
securing signers for that purpose.
That is right Adam, tins otlice was
long enough in Democratic hands.
On last Saturday wo got a guaran
tee from a hog that we will have six
weeks of w inter yet.
Our handsome young friend, Trap
per Jim, has tried living alone for
some tw enty years, but finally found
out that it was uncomfortable, and
decided on measures of reform. He
accordingly got up a sleding party,
and engaged for his partner the
handsome daughter of our village
black-smith. Tho place agreed on,
wub the St. Peter's church, whero a
protracted meeting is in progress.
Jim was very jubilant on the way to
the church, and acted like all love
smitten persons do, but when the
church was reached, Jim got a black
eye from his sweet "gig a-biddie,"
for she informed him that she was
ashamed to enter the vhurch with
him as an escort, and refused to
make another step Jim wa.-i now
at his w it's end, and, after liberating
her from his sweet embrace, said
something that did not sound like a
benediction to those who were with
in ear-shot, and dismissed her. Af
ter the meeting closed, Jim took a
seat in front w ith the di iv er, and in
place of singing lou -songs and talk
ing of the bright future that laid be
fore him and his partner, hegave the
whip an occassional crack, and every
now and then remarked "Ware huts
ga-dankct dos se mere es so niaiicha
date? Ich, farhoftich und Gud
net 1" As this was Jim's fust love
affair we deeply sympathize with
him. Cameoknm Joe.
Prematuro Prohibition.
Ei. Post. I am delighted with
the prospect of a fair and in. pat tial
discussion of the Prohibition qties
tion iu your coin ms bet w een this and
the I st h of June next, and as per
your generous offer to publish argil
nieiits of your patrons pro and con
in your column, I shall avail myself
tho privilege to open the ball w ith my
little popgun and give yon my
reasons why 1 am not in favor of the
adoption of the Prohibition amend
nient tothe Constitution of IVinisyl
vatiia at the special election next
June. My objections to it are not
that 1 am favorable to the whiskey
traffic, but because do not think it
judicious to have a measure thrust
upon us before we are prepared to
receive and enforce it. I am 1,11 an
ti-salooii republican and have been
a strong advocate of High License,
the healthful effects of which we are
just now beginning to realize. Tin
Republican party had made it st If
responsible for the present at ii hi of
the mean sure to t he people and t here
their responsibility ends, and a- such
I feel at liberty to deviate II little
fnuii what isexpected of rcpuhl cans
by Prohibition crankiness, j. e. by
votim.' ngaiii-d tin- amendment.
When I say that tin- measure t'oiist
upon us while yet uupiepared may
prove disastrous repeat but what
history confirms, of course I ex
J pect to be liralided by the am ,n
I licr than tln.11 Pi-ohihit i ti i -1 - as a
j bum becau- e I cannot 'i e 1 Inter in
I I he -al.ie li.-li! lie.v do, bli' h",' the
j liui.il.le permit -ion io the 1 j-,i ,,f
jan hones I don bt as I o t he jin 1 1 ioii:.
lies., 01 no 11 ua-I" III loieli'ir hjion
this coiniui n s eah h measure v. hich
cannot and w ill not be enl'o: n d.
Five stales will vote this year on
the Prohibitory Amendment. They
are New Hampshire, Massachusetts.
Connecticut, rw York and l'enn
sylvania. Five voted on it l ist year
and in every instance there was a
large majority against the Amend
nient. The states Voting last year
were Michigan, Texas. 'J'eiim ssi .Or
egon and West. I'irginia. Jf that is
a criterion what hope have our Pro
hibition friends in Pennsylvania .'
Ami-Saloon Rlitm.ii-an.
Don't fail to attend the Music.-i1
Convention Concerts, Thursday'
Friday, and Saturday evenings.
Uupt are euro gtiarantpi'il I v Or. ,1
R. Mayer, Sill Arcli St., PhiTa Pa.
IJase at once, 110 operation or liuis-
ness tit-lay. Thousands cured- S. fur
circular, tf.
The annual report of the receipts
and i-xpciidit 1111 s of Snyder county
for Ihsh appeals elsewhere in this is
sue. It shows the county to be iu a
fair state of financial health.
Foil Rent. Tho eastern half of
my dwelling house iu the town of
Franklin (Swincford) situate on
Main Street, a few doors east tif S.
& L. R. R. Station. For particulars
call 011 or address,
K. B. Walteii,
Middleburgii, Pa.
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