t Co. CommlMioDcn.
VOL.
MIDDLEBURGII, SNYDER CO., PA., OCTOBFJl 24, 1889.
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ITEMS of LOCAL INTEREST
Item! Cbesnutts "Guilty Man."
The latest out Deibert's new
pbotos.
Children's fancy caps nt P. M.
jfchoch's opposite depot.
Persons in need of turnips can
bve their orders filled by Joel
Groha. Leave orders at the Port
printing office.
Geo. S. Snyder of McClure, de
irea to inform the people of the
We4 End that ho will pay the high
M cash price for calves over four
weeks old.
Hon. Louis E. Atkinson, our pres
ent efficient Congressman, is com
ingtotlie front as a possible can
dulute for the candidacy for next
Governor. He would make a suc-
ppHful run and ft good Governor.
In the five old states New Hamp
shire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Inland and Connecticut in
wlmh elections were held this year
on constitutional prohibition, 435,
.103 votes were casi for and 717,901
isahiHt prohibition.
Success in life is tho result of push
aiul energy. If tho blood is impure
ami sluggish, both body and mind
lack vigor. To cleanse nud vitalize
the blood and impart new life to tho
system, nothing else has such a mar
velous effect as Ayer's Sarsupurillu.
Ayer's Pills, being convenient, effi
cacious, and safe, are the best ca
thartic, whether on land or sou, in
city or country. 1 or constipation,
sick headache, indigestion, und tor
pid liver, they never fail Try a box
of tlieni ; they are sugar-coated.
Charles F. Meusch, Ilia Satanic
Majesty of the Post, left last Satur
lay morning for Centre county. He
as armed with tho editor's Parker
-hot gun and is goiug to kill a deer
while away. If such a thing should
happen look out for a big wake.
Veteruuary Surgeon, Joel Bilgcr,
hot a chicken hawk on Saturday
iuoruing that measured exactly four
Vet from tip to tip of wings. Ho
-hot the bird at 103 yards. On Sun
lay iuoruing another hawk of exact
ly the same dimensions perched on
the same limb and ho shot from the
awe point and killed it also.
J.G.Chesnutt tho Lewistown cash
iau appears this week in an udver-
isement in this issue in w hich he
luotes astonishing prices. It is ul-
Qht mcreditable but all who have
sited him claim that his prices ranee
Mth tbo statements in his adver
tisements. Iu fuct we have tried
Irni and found it so ourself.
Reliullo information has boenob-
Kmed to the effect that the demo
ns are making a vigorous "still
nut" all over the state and unless
pubucuus bo ou their guard and
prn out to the election the democ-
M may elect their ticket, but they
piaoit unless republicans per
nit.
We are pleased with the iutelli
Jnce that Capt. Win. H. Harding
r ""tn granted a pension of $24 a
mh with back-pay from May.
"w a timely recognition of the
fPtaiu's services to nnr imvrn.
nt, and wo hope he may live to
y the allowance for
K D. S. Boyer was the Captain's
i"jniey.
fyauactof the last legislature
a county in the state is entitled
one free scholarship in the Penn
vnm museum and uehnol rf in.
Mriul art. Philudclnhi.i Tl
fntuieut is to be made bv the
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nior on the recommendation of
County BUnerintn.ltii f null.
liools.
R- Kothrock. physician and
fist of New Berlin wan in town
looking jolly and well-fed
'ntimt ho recently remodeled
enlarged his room nn.l nrn.
If
ted U with a glass front and
"IUU.OW8. He is eninvinc a
uve practice and has an exten-
urug trade. V nra ntu'ava
note the prosperity of our
t county boys.
Blankets 1 per pair at P. M.
Schoch's opposite depot.
Secure your lino photon at Dci-
bert's gallery.
Special sale in remnants. Will be
sold cheap as they were bought
very low. Calicoes 3 and 4 cents a
yard, gingham 5 and 0 cents a yard.
P. M. Schoch, opposite depot.
Tho Ilichficld Light is a new and
promising little sheet just started
by E. 8. Mills as editor. We hope
to see it prosper financially, rise in
influence and spread in size.
Dress patterns with fancy Iwmler.
double fold at 35 cents at P. M.
Schoch's, opposite depot.
Will open this week all the new
novelties in fall dress goods at P.M.
Schoch's opposite depot. Watch
tho windows.
The Defiance (Ohio) Democrat
says that "a number of farmers in
that couuty are in hot water and are
keeping the dust stirred up be
tween their homes and tho different
banks of the vicinity watching for
tuo notes they have signed iu tho
past few weeks for strangers." The
gug this time is grain bairs at live
cents apiece, which were to have
been delivered some timo ago, but
have not been seen or heard from.
City, couuty, borough and town
ship school officers should not lose
sight of the fact that under a recent
net of the legislature, no tax levied
by them can remain a lien on real
estate longer than two years from
the time of the assessment, unless
the same is recorded in the prothon
otary's office, and no lien so entered
shall remain a lieu for a longer
term than live years, unless the
same is revived and continued by a
writ of aciro facias within the said
period and duly prosecuted to judg
ment. Dcibert, our Photographer has re
opened his gallery, two squares
north of the Court House, (see his
sign) und is now ready to accommo
date you with line re-touched pho
tographs at the following rates:
Cabinet Photos $3.IH) per dozen.
Jjil.no for live.
Card-de-visit e, or album size Pho
tos, 1.50 per doz. or six for 11.00.
'-" cents extra charge for every ad
ditional face above two on each neg
ativetwo persons are same price as
one on negatives.
A deposite demanded on all nega
tives. Dkiiikht, the Photographer.
Please call and see t lie fine Photos.
The directory of Johnstown has
just been published by C. B. Clarke
of Altoona. At the time of the flood
the whole edition, which was in a
book bindery, was lost. From the
proof sheets, however, the names
were obtaiued, and are now printed
as they were before the flood, as
well an a special record of those who
were lost. Tho number of drowned
is put at 3,500, and that is consider
ed a close estimate, it being iinpos
Bible to obtain tho exact figures,
One of the things noted is, that of
tho ninety-five saloons and liquor
dealers in the flooded district, all
but six wore completely wiped out,
and in those remaining the stock
was destroyed.
The world will forgive a man for
anything but for failure. A little
over u year ago we enlarged the
Post to a 48 colum paper with the
hopo of running our circulation up
to 1,000. It was accomplished in
side of nine months, and now wo
hang up a list for public inspection
with eleven hundred audjlfty bona
tied ubncribers. We can further
say thut there is scarcely a family in
Snyder county that is not a subscri
ber or a borrower of the Post on
this 21th day of October, A. D. 1889.
We therefore realize that wo have
not mado a failuro of the Post. The
advantages of such a circulation (al
most entirely confined to Snyder
county) will ut once be recognized
by ndvertizers for the sale of mer
chandise, real and personal prop
er! v. and we bono to see them take
advantage of it and compel us to
add eight more column to the sheet
Fancy striped dress patterns at
P. M. Schoch's opposite depot.
Fine assortment of Gent'B plain
and fancy ties at P. M. Schoch, op
posite dejtot.
When tho new postal cards come
out persons will have to toll which
kind they want when they want to
purchase one. There will be thrco
sizes when tho contracts are finally
taken up one a line delicate card
for ladies' use much smaller than
that now in circulation and of a
much finer quality. Finely calen
dared paper will bo substituted for
the old buff blotting paper. An in
termediate card of the same size as
the one now iu uso will be retained,
and a new large enrd will be intro
duced that can be used for business
purposes, and will bo hu ge enough
to allow a bill head to be printed
thereon, besides the other matter.
Among the many relics unearthed
at tho sale of the personal effects of
the late Rev. J. P. Shindcl was an
eighteen pence piece of Continental
money, bearing tho date of Jan
uary 1, 1770. Ou tho one side it
states the denomination of the bill
and under the flaming French Dieu
et won droit (God and my right)
it asserts having been issued accord
ingto an "act of the General Affemb
ly, puffed iu tho 15th year of the
Reign of His majefty, George the
Illrd." On the other side is a sheaf
of wheat and under it iu bold letters
is the sentence : "To counterfeit is
Death.' This valuable piece of an
tiquity is tho property of Edward
Sindel yougest son of the dee'd.
John Kreegerand "Dutchy" Gray
bill frequently go out huntiug to
gether. The other day Kreeger ran
a grey-squirrel up a tf ro and h6 shot
it so hard that it turned around and
barked at him. He shot it all to
pieces three times but the "critter"
would prcsist in barking at him. He
then wanted to shoot it some more
and lie took mortal aim ami snapped
and snapped but tho piece failed to
discharge it was too tired togo off.
Finally it did "go off" ami so did
the squirrel, He started home in
disgust. On tho way he met
"Dutchy' sitting under a laurel
bush watching u pheasant that was
picking up chestnuts almost from
under his gun-barrel. "Why dont
you shoot it exclaimed John.
"Shut up" replied "Dutchy," "I'm
waiting for it to go to sleep."
P. S: This happened on a week
day.
An Illvstiiioks Granu-pakent.
Francis Piot Drinker and A. M.
Smith, M. D., puid our sunctum a
visit last week. The former gentle
man represents the Bloomsburg
Iron Co., und has lately been down
to "old Virginia," in tho interest of
the Company he represents. His
hasty retreat, (masterly) to his
central Pennsylvania homo was
stimulated by business and the ex
traordinary fuct that he hud become
u grandparent. Major Drinker,
once a prisoner of war now in civil
life, a general manager of one of the
most important industries of the
Keystone State, a grand-father
the mother of the child a poetess,
and the little urchin combining all
tho poetry, prose and business tact
of the grand parent, will never be.
come the "de-generate son of an il
lustrious sire 1" Dr. A. M Smith,
eminent in his profession, and by no
means a second-class geologist, ad
ministered wise counsel, anasthetics
and a largo dose of iron, us a tonic,
under which the grand-parent re
cuperated. Doctor Smith spake as
follows : "You may well bo proud,
illustrious grand-parent, but that
infernal editor, Tom Harter, prints
everything that comes in his way to
give him a reputation abroad, and,
especially in tho Printers' Associa
tion und It. R. Co's., to procuru
popular favor und printer's pusses
Ho beware !" InF'The Bloomsburg
Jlepublican will pleuse not copy
this, lest tho whereabouts of Major
Drinker may inadvertently be dis
covered.
Latest style serges in fancy stripes
at P. M. Schoch's opposite depot.
Globe Mills. C. A. Meiser is this!
week swinging the yard stick at C.
A. Moycr's.
This place w ill be able to boast of
ft maginificeut wedding in the near
future, an a certain young man has
secured a license.
Last night quite a number of our
young folks of this placo attended a
Yery lively hop.
Chan. A. Moyer is to New York
this week to purchase his fall and
winter stock.
Tho young man of Middleburgh
that visits this place so frequently
must have a good point in view.
Mrs. Harriet Hilbish, daughter
and Mrs. Hendricks of Freeburg
wern the welcome guests of J. 1.
Yodcr and family over Sunday.
The Michigan Nursery company
disappointed quite a number of far
mers last Tuesday, tho trees failed
to come.
Squire Meiser bus been called to
bin father's bedside at Chapman
who is seriously ill at this writing.
Allen says he likes teaching ordi
nary well if the young ladies are all
so handsome as those of his school.
Ptkick.
McCi.i'itE. McClure is still in the
same latitude it was when Bob was
reporter from this place.
Tho new Lutheran church is near
ly completed.
Our public school opened on the
7th, inst. with Ti pupils in attend
ance the first day. That means a
new double school house in the near
future.
Messrs E. E. Middles wart h and
W. J. Koch, uccompauied H. W.
Ulsh to the city of 'Brotherly Love"
last week.
The West Beaver teachers organ
ized a district institute nt this place
ou the 11th inst. The following of
ficers were elected : Pres. T. A. Wag
ner; Vice l'res. L. C. Wagner; Sec,
Mary C. Young; Ass't Sec, Hettie
Felker.
Isaac Middleswarth is adding to
the appearance of our thriving town
by placing a pavement iu front of
his house. Let others follow his ex
ample.
The painters are putting the fin
ishing touches on the Evangelical
church this week. Tobias is making
the bristles lly.
The members of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church have placed a fence
around their church.
Lccirs LrcAM's.
Lovvr.i.i,. For the past week or so
the weather has been very favorable
for corn husking, but not so for
storeing it away too warm.
J. J. Steely and family of Mifllin
couuty paid Lowell a visit ou last
Sunday.
John Davy Snook of New Lan
caster killed a bear last week that
dressed 3H0 pounds.
L. C. Wagner says it will take him
some timo yet before he can get his
school at McClure in good shape, us
all the scholars have not come yet,
but when they are all in he expects
to have one of the finest schools in
the county.
The ink-slinger of Shnmokin Dam
seem to appreciate big pumpkins
without meat much more than his
fellow mortals do, a big turnip
with a nice fat piece of beef. Per
haps he is not used to that kind of
diet. Call around nt thin end the
county and you can bo supplied. I
will tot my bottom copper you will
go away rejoicing.
I had the pleasure of taking hold
of the Post devil's hand last week
and found him a good jolly fellow.
If he is any ways related to tho
original old St. Nick, I have no
fear for being iu his company, us I
think all will be treated with con
sideration Jim, if you have word sent along
with you when you are on your wuy
home, ulwuys leave it if you know
whore the party lives.
Smith und Erb report having put
through their thresher this full
20,000 bushels of grain and heve 19
crops to thresh yet.
Dress goods and fancy notions a
specialty at P. M. Schoch's, opposite
depot.
Haoeas Corpus Hearing
Another Continuance Granted
A largo number of people attended
the habeas corpun baring in the case
of Martin Deitrich to-day and listen
ed with unabated interest to the
testimony of the witnepsea herein
after produced :
J. C. Gaugler sworn. Said he saw
the revolver of Deitrich and that it
was a rifled weapon and tho rifles
corresponded with the ono owned
by Deitrich. He minutely describ
ed the difference in the rif cling of
revolvers. Had heard Martou Dei
trich say on Saturday morning be
fore his arrest, that he had heard
ho had been suspected on Saturday
ami afterwards qualified it by say
ing he hud known it the Thursday
before. He had heard Deitrich say
it was a lie he had a $20 gold piece
in his possession the evening tit the
murder, that it was a 50 cent piece.
Careful search was mado for a wea
pon for one acre around where the
Itoudy was found. Nothing was
discovered excepting what had al
ready been stated, excepting a copv
of the Middlelinrgh Post. The bail
found in the murdered man's body
was given to detective Alexauker ut
ter an examination of Name bad been
made by the witness. Charles Hiuie
recieyed a letter tt mud ou the
morning of the murder and rccicvcd
two new pennies to pay postage.
The letter was found in his pocket
but pennies were gone.
Patterson Derr sworn. Ho met
Marton Deitrich two Sundays after
the murder and Deitrich told him
the only suspicion he had of how
llano came up in the field where he
was murdered was that he may have
gone up to attend band practice.
He bud been visited by three detec
tives in body.
Daniel Gaugler Sworn. Knew
('buries llano to have had gold in
his possession on Saturday before
t he murder he saw him pay fare
for himsell and .Mary Gross to Sun
bury and lioticctt sevei al large pieces
of gold in Ins purse.
Samuel Nloar sworn. Lives in
Monroe township and was al the
Ferry House dance. Saw Deitrich
first In 1 ween 1 1 and l'J o'clock.
11. 11. Tiexlcr sworn. Lives ut
Shamokiu Dam. Was at the Ferry
House the night of the d.tnee. Saw
Deitrich first about 10::iil. Drank
with In in.
Dr. Borducr sworn. Lives at
Shamokiu Dam. Was ou the ground
on the morning when llano was
found. AlsodcHcrihcd the manner
of the wounds. The one in the ab
domen was fatal. Either of the
wounds would haveiucapaeitat 'd him
from etfecting another. The wounds
could not have been self iiillictcd.
Daniel (Saiigler sworn. Was one
of the searching party and joined
hands with a body of men and care
fully searched an acre or two but
found nothing.
Adjourned for dinner.
G. B. Weiser. (Conner) Sworn.
Resides at McKces J Falls, is a prac
ing phvsicion. In his judgment the
wounds could not have been self
inflicted. Capt. Alexander and tho counsel
for the Commonwealth were grant
ed a few minutes for private consul
tation. Upon their return Prose
cuting Attorney Miller asked for an
other continuance of the case. Bow
er an counsel for the defenso iu u
brief speech stated his objections
to a continuance A. W. Potter us
assistant counsel for tho prosecution
argued the plea for a continuance,
stating that other important evi
dence which they knew was obtain
able had not yet been secured, to di
vulge which would deter them in
the ucquiringof evidence. C.R.Sav-
idge, leading counsel for thedefeuse
urgued the rights of tho prisoner
and asked to have him dismissed.
Ho was followed by Mr. Bower, who
argued iu the same strain. The
Court evidently disagreed with tho
defense and granted a continuance
till Saturday, November 1ft, 1889,
Tbo Court asked the Common
wealth to then come prepared with
the evidence to hold the prisoner as
he will grant no further continuance
It looks (to a man up a tree) us
though the foresight of the Proso
cutiou is too long for the hind-sight
and their evidence sugs in the middle.
B. F. Hei niiin shot a sixty-pound
fawn in Little Yullley week before
last.
There will be another auction of
seasonable merchandise at Seebold's
Hall on Saturday evening 'JOth. All
invited.
W. W. Wittenniycr has moved in
to his new store-room and has it
piled full of new goods. It is un
questionably the finest store room
in Snyder county.
G. C. Gutelius has just opened a
magnificent line of clothing and
Gents Furnishing goods, Hats,
Caps, Underweur etc. Call, exam
ine, and price it.
We held the Post to-day to get the
result of the habeu vornu hearing
for this week. If any of our rea
ders fail to get it on time they will
understand the cause of tho deluy.
John Wittenniycr has sold his
house and lot iu Franklin to Jesse
Bilger for !m;o. Mr. Wittenniycr
intends moving away iu the spring.
We hopo he will change his mind
and remain with us.
On Wednesday morning the
mountains presented an appearance
of inordinary beautv. The base
and sides were decked with their
beautiful fall foliage while the tops
were covered with a light mantle of
snow.
Any of our readers wantinga pun
article of rye whiskey, especially for
medical purposes, can be accommo
dated by addressing Marks . En-
ders, Middlelinrgh, Pa. Prices
from ?J to .":t.50 per gallon, accord
ing to age and quality.
A great many people front all parts
of tho county worn here on Tuesday
to attend the huheuti eorjmti hear
iugintbe Huiie murder oim', und
only learned of its postponement till
to-day alter their arrival here. They
went home gciierallv disu'iisied al
t be ai Tiiiigciuciils.
Aaron Stetler will commence tear
ingdowiitl Id plaining null near
I be bridge on .Monday of next Week
and all work will cease for four or
six Weeks when a new and more
commodious building will be erect-
d in its place supplied with the
latest improved machinery for plain
ing will work.
Ckntiikvii.i.k. House cleaning is
booming Hour krout will be identv.
The cool weather is a gentle remind
er that you need an overcoat. Our
merchants have them iu stock. La
dies who don't want to appear in
print should see our merchants'
stock of new dress goods.
S. G. Bingmau visited in Laurel
ton over Sunday.
Constable Napp and wife Sunday -ed
at M ill ii i' n t.
Mrs. W. E. Sheury of Lew isburg
was the guest of S. F. Sheury 's fam
ily, Sunday.
F. B. Bolig was down to Sunbury
on Sunday.
C. M. Showers and family Sunduyed
in Laureltou.
I do not make a practice of prowl
ing about, for the purpose of stor
ing my mind with other people's af
fairs, and did not come in contact
with incidents by mere luck, hence
have not much news to relate.
MAlilUKI)
On the 8th inst., by Rev. J. F.
Wainpole, George A. Ublinger, to
Miss Ellen M. Straub, both of Penn
township.
At Middlesvviu th P. O. Snyder Co.
Oct. 15, by Rev. J. M. Stover, W. H.
Herman of the same place ami Miss
Emma G. Baley of Centre township,
131 ED.
Iu Penn township, on the iKt It
inst., Jonathan Row, aged 70 years,
ft months and 21 days.
On the loth, in Centre township,
Ida, daughter of John ami Susan
nah Grubb, ageil 25 years, 4 months
and 12 days.
McClure, Pa., Oct., 10, Miss Eliz
abeth E. Burkhobler of Newton
Hamilton, Pa. Sister of Mrs. Isaac
Divese, aged 51 years, 11 months
and 2(! days.
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