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M1DDLEBURGII, SNYDER CO., PA., OCTOBKR 17, 1889.
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ITEMS of LOCAL INTEREST
Xli,.y nn tho rage Deibert's new
fine lino of underwear at 1. 51.
ShiH-h's. opposite depot.
., ....1 won ii line lino of fancy
ftripetl dress Koods at P.M.Schoch's
rposite depot.
BuytovrH of home dealers and
hfnl'i1 .vou wnn r,Pll'r" 'or them
KHiran gi't thctu at price that don't
. ruble the original rout oi ine stove.
CbivrlcH, a fourteen year-old Hon
(John Hummel, while gathering
i i .r.ntH nn Wednesday, fell from
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kfenre and broke his left arm at the
rit.
rw R.ioiiftMtiel helft der Polly
4w
ounebutsa de woch un is tsu biHsy
u nhnva. on arc lavenuicn uor-
bcooiueJ don shrined are una wid-
rJenaxt woch.
CoL F. P. Drinker ot Bloom sburg,
: Dr. A. II. Smith of Beaver
fpnngx, tuo two cherub (without
.nniwere to see us yesterday. Full
iirtioulnrs next week.
i S. HasHiuger, a Snyder county
i t, is now agent for tho est lr
bit Central Railway Company and
AilaniH Express Company at El-
.:., e irgiuia, ana is weu nicea
the offiriiilrt.
be Merchant's Protective Asso
:ion of Snyder county will meet
the Keystone Hotel, Seliusgrove,
I Wednesday, Oct. 23.
N. T. Dckdore, Pros.
, Gctelh'b, Sec.
IVlien the hair shows signs of fall-
betrin at once to use Ayer's IIair
tor. This preparation strencth-
the Brain, promotes the trrowth
new linir, restoros the natural
r to gray and faded hair, and
iders it Hoft, pliant, and glossy.
r. J. Y. Shindcl, administrator
Le estate of Mrs. SullieG. Shin
JccM, will expose to public sale
Ipersoiml effects of said dee'd, on
premises on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Hi? tlie articles mentioned arc
ires of stock in tho First Nation
Miik, of Selinsgrove. td
S. Liugle, agent for his
flier, J. I). Lingle, the entcrpris-
iwok lander of Sunbury, can-
M tut; town for work on Satur-
anJ got quite a lot of it. Mr.
tie's work always gives good
'action which accounts for the
fi patronage he is receiving
i this count v.
diem ! Auction ! There will be
; im of general merchandise in
" I'l h Hull, on Saturday evening
f ' 9. The goods will bo fresh
i;ew uud will bo sold by the
I'eiors to make room for the
poods that will soon arrive.
I PlllllH to make it nWun nf for
dies. Seebold & Rdnkle.
1'le should use envelopes hav-
Purn address. Man letters
Ireurh their destination simply
r l"e sender has failed to
F7 address them Tlmv t
Hletter office and for want
I'uu signature of the writer,
proved and the contents, if
Fe turned
'uiid is ruuing up into the
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1 do business without nrin.l
r as lonir
'killing' figures as the
fuisues them.
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,lre Coui't House, (sep his
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Puli film re-tmiM,i vi.
s he foUowing rates:
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viHjte, or album size Plm.
f'Pwdos. or six for 1.00.
" extra charge for every ad
'' above two on
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n'1 d"uded on aU nega
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The Court Grants a Contin
uance. On Friday, the 11th inst., His
Honor, Judge Bucher, held the ha
lira corpus hearing in tho rase of
Martin Deitriek, charged with tho
murder of Charles Hane. The
Court room was will filled with an
interested audience, gathered from
all purtHoftheCounty. The prisoner
was accompanied by his sister, a
bright girl of about IS summers, two
brothers and his nged and grief
stricken mother, strong in her belief
of her son's innocence.
The Attorneys for the defence at
the outset wry properly declined to
concede anything respecting tho
manner young Hane came to his
death, uud the medical and other
testimony vas produced to show
that death resulted from pistol shot
wound, and that suicide was improb
able. Tho tes timony respecting the find
ing of tho body, etc., was substan
tially tho sumo as that taken at the
Inquest aud already published. An
attempt w as then made by the Com
monwealth to show probable cause
for holding the prisoner for action
by the Grand Jury by evidence that
he had a revolver on his person the
day of the murder ; that lie had pur
chased five cartridges at E. R. Hot
tenstein's store two days before the
murder, the balls of which appeared
to be similar to the ball taken f i jui
the body of Hane. Dr. "Wagonseller
testified that two of tho barrels of
the revolver which the prisoner pro
duced before the Inquest on request
were more moist than the other
three barrels, indicating that they
had been tired, aud that four of the
barrels were loaded and ouo empty.
This seemed to tally with the pris
oner's statement before the Inquest,
that he had tired only one of the car
tridges at u trespassing dog. The
defense experienced considerable
difficulty in finding out where the
prisoner's revolver was kept. The
Attorneys for tho Commonwealth
refusing the repented requests from
the defendant's counsel on this point.
Finally the desired information was
extracted from 'Squire Gaugler by
cross-examination, and the defend
ant's counsel were finally promised
an opportunity to inspect the weap
on. We could not see tho propriety
of hesitation about this. Tho mur-
derer should if 'possible be brought
to justice, but no obstacles should
be thrown in the way of any prisoner
charged with so grave an offense, or
of his counsel, to make necessary
and legitimate preparation for de
fense. A young man by the name
of BrosiuB, who acted as bar-tender
at tho Ferry House the night of the
dance, testified that Deitriek exhib
ited somo kind of a coin w Inch he
believed to be a twenty-dollar gold
piece, but that ho was not positive,
as he saw it by the light of a kerosene-oil
lamp, and the prisoner stood
some ten or fifteen feet distant, and
he judged it to be a twenty-dollar
gold-pieco by the size of the piece
and "talk" of the prisoner. This
"talk" was u remark made by him
that he didn't want to break the coin.
This was all tho evidence of any im
portance presented at the healing,
and it must be said fell far short of
what would naturally be expected in
a case of such gravity. Iu all, about
ouo dozen witnesses for the Com
monwealth were examined. The
Commonwealth, recognizing the
weakness of the prosecution, asked
for time to produce more evidence.
Even under the stringent ruling of
the courts that the Commonwealth
in such cases need only show prob
able cause for holding the prisoner
for trial, it was evident that the
Court was not satisfied of the pro
priety of holding Deitriek on the
evidence presented, and granted a
continuance of the hearing until
Tuesday the 22nd inst.
A Bear Frolic.
riVE DEAHS KILLED OX MONDAY FOHE
N.HX BY WEST ESI HUNTEM.
On Monday fore-noon intelligence
reached Middlchurch that a iliovn
of five bears had been seen rambling
around in the fields about two and
one-half miles north-w est of Middle
burgh on Hundav. Several nartips
went out for them but were unable
to find them. Before eveninir fur.
ther intelligence was received that
tho animals had run amuck and all
five killed. It was accomplished bv
a general huut in which twenty-two
men participated, and was related
to us by one of tho participants.
The animals were first attacked
by Daniel Hassinger on Sunday
evening. He had heat d of their an-
peaianco iu the valley, and, picking
up his gun ami shot-pouch, started
in pursuit. When cominir on tlm
farm of Jacob Moyer, north-east of
Beavertown, he saw the animals ap
proaching a corn-field, ami he pro
ceeded to load his rifle. To bin
prise he found that he had only
enough powder in tho horn for a.
light load, but, priming tho piece
carefully, he started in the direction
of the animals. It was an old bear
with four cubs. The mother com
menced eating corn and tho cubs
played around her like kittens. He
approached them to within twelve
yards and fired his ball into the M
bear close to the ear. She dropped
out was up in a moment and started
for the woods. Hassinger tried to
catch one of the cubs which was a
little slow in following but HTinn tin.
ticing Tilm it "caught gait" and
was soon out of sight. Before Mon
day morning all "West End" was in
arms and u general hunt was plann
ed. Robert Middleawuith. John
Fetterolf, Joseph Middleswarth and
other old hunters were imtifu.il ir lul
every dog that could distinguish the
trail of a ground hog from a bear
was dratted and put into service.
The dogs had a run of about a thous
and yards whin they came upon
bruin and her family and a general
scatter iiient was the result. The
old bear ran against Charles Dreese.
who dropped her with a load of
hucK-shot, a cub followed her and
be dropped that. Archie Middles.
warth shot a second cub down with
a Winchester rifle, and Jacob Mid
dleswarth and Amnion Dreese
brought the third cub down, while
William Sanders clubbed tho other
one to death.
The whole business was fininhed
by nine o clock iu the fore-noon and
the animals were piled on a wagon
aud taken to Archie Middleswarth's
butcher-shop iu Beavertown where
they were skinned, cut up and di
vided ainoug the fortuuato twenty
two hunters. The skins will be sold
and tho money also divided.
It was one of tho most successful
and exciting hunts that ever took
place iu this county, and will furnish
subject-matter for storieB that will
entertain, excite, and freighten gen
erations yet unborn.
Union county has been in the habit
of drawing an illy defined line of in
tellectual distinction along Penns
Creek which is tho dividing line be
tweeu Snyder aud Union counties
averring that their own Union is
way ahead of our little Schneider.
A littlo incident occurred not a fort
night ago which will set matters
aright. An old farmer from our
neighboring county went to a cer
taiu hotel and after being comfor
tably seated at the dinner table
was accosted by the waiter girl with
the interrogation :
"Ham-beef-er-niutton ?"
"Hooh ?" said tho old farmer as
ho looked at the lass in astonishment.
"Ham beef or mutton ?"
"Jlooh r
"Will you have some meat T"
"Was der dihenker war ich mend
si. Ich bin ri g'fora 1"
It is useless to say that the old
chap got the whole bill of fare and
no questions asked.
Swinging 'Round the Circle.
On Tuesday Hon. Henry Kline
Boyer, Republican candidate for
State Treasurer, and Chairman An
drews of the Republican State Cen
tral Committee, popped up in Mid
dleburgh (as per announcement to
the Standing Committee) and grasp
ed the hands of many of the leading
republicans iu the county who hail
come hither to greet them. An im
promptu meeting was called at the
Court House at 11 o'clock, where
(pooches were delivered, explaning
the lay of tho ground and tno.li s
of conducting the remainder of this
campaign which will result in plac
ing into the hands of Henry K. our
good old State "weasel-skin."
It was a most pleasant and harmo
nious affair throughnut. The can
didate met, face to face, and grasped
by the hand for the first time of the
men who proclaimed Snyder coun
ty, ahead of all other counties in the
State, favorable to the candidacy of
Henry K. Buyer for State Treasurer.
As Snyder county has gained for
itself in tho last few years the title
of Republican Gibralter in State
and National matters, the gentle
men wasted no time and hastened
their departure by special train to
the classic shades of Sullivan and
other northern counties where tin
political fences probably need repairing.
Autum Arbor Day.
Iu a proclamation issued Wednes
day, October 2, Dr. E. E. Higher,
eifntendeut ef Publio Instruc
tion, designates Friday, October 18,
as Autumn Arbor Day. Among
other things Dr. Higbeo says :
"The results to be reached by the
observance of Arbor Day are not vet
accomplished. Where school grounds
nre already properly ornamented
with groves and lawns, so that no
fill th er work id the kind is needed,
let such a sentiment be established
among the children by reason of
such instructions as shall make it
self felt in all their homes by leading
to the planting of fruit and shade
tri es, the enlargement of fruit or
chards and the ornamentation of
yards with shrubbery and vines.
"Let the schools, by repeated cele
brations of Arbor Day, create such
a general wide-spread feeling in tliis
matter as shall make it impossible
for the next generation, at least, to
lay out or enlarge a hamlet or village
or city without having iu view-
wide, shaded streets and lawns
and parks and embowered drive
ways, which will give so much addi
tional charm to the beautiful sceiry
of our Commonwealth."
See list of Jurors on last page.
Tho latest out Deibert's new
photos. Great bargains in new fall goods
at P. M. Schoch's, opposite depot.
Secure your fine photos at Dei
bert's gallery.
Wittenuiyer's now store will open
Thursday, Oct. 24. All invited.
P. M. Schoch is in tho City this
week buying in his fall and winter
goods.
Geo. S. Snyder of McClure, de
sires to inform the people of the
West End that he will pay the high
est cash price for calves over four
weeks old.
Sunday was a cold, wet, blustery,
dreary day, and reminded one of
Lougfollow's lines :
Tlie day Is cold, unit dark end dreary ;
It niliiii, uud the wind Ih never wi-ury ;
Tlie vltifl (ll i-Unir to Hie iiiiiiildcrliiK null.
Hut ut twry gust tlie diwd Ii-uvon full,
And the duy U durk and Urvury."
Catarrh is iu tho blood. Xo cure
for this loathsome and dangerous
disease is possible until the poison
is thoroughly eradicated from tho
system. For this purpose, Ayer's
Sarsaparilht is tho best aud most
economical medicine. Price $1.
Six bottleB, 5. Worth 3 a bottle.
Roi.t. or Hoxoii. The following
persons have paid their subscription
to the Post to the dates opposite
their names. Should any mistakes
occur iu theso credits or on your pa
lter please notify us :
John Norman,
M iss Villa Bowcrsox,
Thomas Bower,
Miss Minnie Gilbert,
Mrs. John Zeigler,
John W. Kline,
Henry Yetter,
P. (). Bowcrsox,
C. H. Steininger,
Calvin S. Steininger,
Cornelius Bowcrsox.
S. G. Moyer,
Frank Specht,
Jonathan B. Snyder,
I. C Smith,
Dr. Smith,
('has. P. Erb.
J. H. Michaels.
P. S. Ritter,
A. E. Mitchell,
F. B. Smith.
Geo. M. Smith,
Henry Woltley,
Levi A. Musser,
Henry B. Gruhb,
Catherine Herman,
C. M. Showers,
H. W. Troxel,
Isiah Bowcrsox,
Solomon Wetzel,
James W. Klingler,
Geo. Swonger,
R. H. Smith,
Daniel Zeiber,
Dr. Biug.'imau,
John Keister,
Samuel Brunner,
James Bingamau,
Foster Smith, .
James Arirnnu, -Jacob
Nerhood,
Isaac C. Swartz,
John Zechmau,
A. S. Hassinger,
S. C. Kuhns,
Win. Snyder,
Annie E. Messermau,
J. C. Frain,
F. P. Drinker,
Oct. 1, '!i
April 1, 'J
Dec. 1, 'Hi
Oct. 1, '!()
April 1, '!()
May 1, 'm
Dee. 1, 'Hit
May 1, H!
Aug. 1, 'no
April 1, ''.HI
July 1, 'HO
Aug. 1, 'K
May 1, '!0
June 1, 'S0
Nov. 1, 'H!
Dee. 1, 'no
Aug. 1, '
o-t. i:. 'no
51 ay i, 'no
Aug. l, 'no
May 1, 'H0
Nov. i:, 'no
Dec. I, 'Mil
Sept. 1, 'Hi;
Oct. l. 'no
Oct. i, 'no
Dec. is, 'no
May 1. 'hi
Aug. i, 'no
Dec. 1 'M
Aug. 1, 'Hit
Nov. 1ft, HO
Sep. 1ft, HO
Dec. 1, 'HI)
May 1, 'Hft
May 1, 'no
April 1, sn
Aug. 1, 'HO
Jan. 1, '89
Dec. 1, 'HO
Nov. 22, 'H7
Aug. 1, 'no
Sept. 1ft, 'no
June 1ft, "nl
Feb. n, "no
June 20, 'h!l
Jan. 1ft, "no
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Feb. I,
Dec. 1,
Ckntkkvm.i.k.--Schools are inoper
atioii. We are haing ovcicoat
weather. The leaves am leaving the
trees. Stoves are going up rapidly.
The straw hat should be laid on the
shelf.
We can now cross Penns Creek
over an iron bridge, which is a line
thing to have before cold weather
sets in.
Squire Sliinki 1 made Woodward a
business visit last week.
Mr. H. E. Boganreif and wife, of
ThonipKontown, and Mrs. ) !iza
Heiidrick, of Williamsport, w ere re
cent visitors in our town.
A few chestnuts are in tlie market,
and the contents of some of them
are said to be quite lively.
Prof. C. E. Spiingler accompanied
the Middleburgh Band to Sunbury
to help furnish music at the G. A.
R. re-union.
Mrs. Cora Baily, who went to Illi
nois last spring, is here with her pa
rents. Miss Ems. Kevins is visiting friends
at Tur hots villc.
Mr. Peter Grove, of Mitllinburg,
fat and good natured as usual, was
in town and vicinity last week in
quest of fatted calves, paying the
highest market price for them.
C. A. Walter and A. B. Sheary
have gone to Unioii county to teach
school.
S. F. Sheary was in Kew Berlin on
Friday, looking up insurance. He
secured quite an amount of the stuff;
stroug evidence that he represents
first-class companies.
Our merchants are in the city this
week laying in their fall and winter
stock of goods.
Tho Lord's supper was celebrated
in the Reformed church ou Sunday
afternoon.
John F. Zechnian and Henry Kor-
niau, oi iroxelvule, worshiped in
the Reformed church atlhis place
on Sunday after noon.
Fortune knocks once in a lifetime
at every man's door, but she don't
long hunt for him in bar-rooms and
saloons if he is n't at home.
Lowru..- -Corn husking is the
topic of the day, and a large crop is
expected.
The bass fishers have returned
and report a good time, having
caught two bucket fills. Size ot
buckets not mentioned no doubt
quart buckets,
Tlie Lowell scribe stuck in the
ground four or five bushels of potu
toes and had the reward of his labor
two bushels of scrunts.
It's a little too soon yet for pork
stories, but our town black smith.
W. H. K. says he expects to have
two to tip the beam at looo pounds.
Tom, keep your many readers of
the Post well posted in regard to
the army of squirrels that is advanc
ingfor, after they reacli our iiim
ro.ls there won't be, nigh left of
them to make a pot- n for a two
months old child. V. No.
Wust Bkaviu. Jolly and his pnl
from Union county were visiting
some of Lowell's fair damsels but
tin ir accommodations were not as
they expected and they took the first
train east for home. Make other ar
rangements the not time and call
again.
John, you should put a blanket on
tho old grey horse when you drive
to the hall, then when any one passes
you they will not know- who you are.
Did Emanuel gel angry when he
was awakened from his slumber !
The young huly that goes to Mc
Clure about oigl or nine times a
week must have a good point in view.
It is reported that Levi expects
to add a tribe of Indians to his
merry-go-round in tlie spring. Then
he expects to take a trip to Eng
land. PsKllKISVMK.
Tisoxelvillf.. Corn husking is all
the go at present. Some are about
done, while others are not quite so
much in a hurry to haw their corn
spoil in the crib.
Our two fence cranks are not quite
done Mining yet at this writing.
Samuel Luck is putting up a good
substantial house on Iih father's
farm south of tins place
The party from Richtiehl, who are
traveling through lure taking pic
tures, me doing u thriving business.
They dr excellent work ami seem
to be gentlemen of the first order.
The stave mill which was '"tem
pest tossed" for seven weeks has
gone to the bottom.
Isaac C. Hackeiiburg ami Ner M.
Middleswarth paid a business trip
to McClure last Friday and found
the swampy city all hustle ami bin--tie.
Little valley has some person who
is mean and black liven d enough to
poison dogs that are taken there to
catch "wounded" deer. A p:irty
from Kraterville was up there lard
week and had two of their dogs pois
tuied. One w as dead and the other
dying when my informent got these
news. One of Joe Knepp's dogs
also got a dose that sent him ton
country where there are no .h er to
kill.
"Mule whacker"' John A. has now
thirty-three sets of rattles from rat
tle suakes in his reineuibrance string
and expects to increase tlie number
yet before winter sets in.
Since "Masher" Yost manipulates
the organ in the Reformed church
the singing has improved five hun
dred per cent. ,
To-morrow (Tuesday ) wild turkeys
can be legally shot, although Paul
Ettinger shot two over two weeks
ago, uud threatens to burn out any
person who will have him arrested
for violating the game law.
I am unable to say anything about
the old hunting road which was to
be re-constructed, more than I was
told that ten quarts of distilled en
thusiasm uud eleven men went there
some time ago to do the work
As soon us I can get pare time
enough I will go and examine the
road and will report my observa
tions. Cai iroKMA Jo
Watch the windows at
Schoch's, opposite depot.
P. M.
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