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MIDDLEBTJHGII, SNYDER CO., PA., JANUARY 1890.
NO 1.
S of LOCAL INTEREST
r TTarfor. of Smithvillc. O..
of the editor, spe nt a few
Middleburgh last week.
ion u omiminicn.iion
l('I 11 ! W
tried through, anil as a result
.1 us too late for this week.
Lnn having calve to sell will
all on or address Ueo. Sny
Clure, Fa. tf.
ur court proceedings of lust
e erred in using the naiuo
ktetler. It should have been
tetlcr.
... rmn nml Bertie Wit ton-
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ft WoilnpHdav after-noon
Iwtsburg to attend the fc-
minary.
T.nurft Weiscr. of Juniata
tig her brother at the Wash-
ilIOUHC
L authorized to annoiinro
ie Merchants' Protective As
ia will meet in Middleburgh
nenday, January .
T?r.un Avers has irone to
i,. tn Hiiend the Holiday
t siHtor, Mrs. Harry Leitzel
ay.
L.r Walter, who sncnt sov-
pH ia Minnesota has return-
b native hearth, and will re-
Jth us over winter.
Ilary Harris of Lewisburg,
of the President of Buek-
L'ge, is visiting in Middle-
Id animal, Bupposed to be a
has been Been several times
thn linH of Shade mouu-
mediately opposite Middle-
Lebaeh, a jolly old Jew of
p., favored us with a pleasant
Tuesday, lie is one of na
oblenicn, and carries his
Lis hand.
1 Musser and daughter
lafler), and family of Bcnd-
, were the guests of . I'.
M friends during the lmli-
modi h two largo nogs
of in a recent issue of the
ore killed on Monday of last
Il'ho one weighed (510 and the
a total of 131(5 pounds.
UiOisette'B Memory System
ing greater interest than ev-
parts of tho country, and
wishing to improve their
should send for his pros-
!rco as advertised iu another
11-28 4w.
is to W. O. Stetlor, secro
r a complimentary to tho
convention at Beavertowu,
egin8 on Monday evening,
r 7, to continue during the
I'ost's crew ate their New
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(nuvi wiiu o. I. niuuii, lib iiiu
ii House, which trreatly im-
hem not only in appearance
weight and raised Mrs.
Kn their opinion, to the finest
the State.
kdelion flower in full floom
eked in the garden of D. A.
this place on New year's
There'B no dandy-liein'
Lis. Charles Steiniucer also
some to our office, which he
along the highway.
Jiang cough, croup, sore
sudden colds, and the lung
peculiar to children, are
ioutrolled by promptly ad
ing Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
Inedy is safe to take, certain
Hion, and adapted to all con-
s.
Christmas festivals in Mid-
p were all well attendod and
fuses at all three festivals
foresting. The decorations
Union and U. B. Festi-
!e very ordiuarv. but the
the Evangelicals was of ex-
ury beauty and they received
lupliments on the same.
Daniel Millhouso is visiting in
Reading.
Prof. Billhart and wife were visit
ing relatives at Millersburg over
Sunday.
Judging by tho length of our mat
rimonial market this week, marriage
is by no means considered a failure
in this neck 'o woods.
Wanted. I will pay one cent a
pieeo for well cleaned 2 and 4 or..
bottles. Castor oil nnd sweet oil
bottles not wanted.
O. E. IIahminorh.
Henry Deitrich has purchased 32
acres of timber land situate near
Jacob Wcller, of Samuel Hillabish,
and iuteuds moving his saw-mill
from Adamsburg upon tho tract in
the spring.
G. C. Gutcliuson Monday took a
cabbage head from his lot that
weighed 5 pounds. It grew since
the 15th of October, as at that time
it was but a "nubbin."
List of letters uncalled for in the
Middleburgh Post Offico : James R.
Harsbarger, H. J. Shaff, Cyrus Gra
ham, Hon. L. D. Eldridge, A.
Scheuck.
J. W. Swaktz. P. M.
Lewistown had a rattling fire on
tho morning of the 23d. tilt. The
store on the old Pratt coiner, occu
pied by Mr. Leopold, caught fire at
about 2 o'clock, burned to the
ground, and took with it seven oth
er buildings mostly dwellings.
Thelast issue of tho Snyder county
Tribune camo to us enlarged to a
nine-column paper and greatly im
proved. We are glad to notico this
evidence of prosperity on tho part
of the Tribune, and liopo that not
only its readers will be benefitted by
it, but its editor as well.
When the blood in impiii'', thick,
nnd sluggish, or thin and impover
ished, there can be no ln'iilth. With
these con, lit ions, all the functions
of the body are impaired, and the
result is a variety of dangerous com
plications. The best remedy is
Ayer's Sai'sapaiilla.
A brilliant lerolite was witnesse d
by Frederick flerhart in Musscr's
y one night last wcrk. It l!cv
from south-eust to south-west and
frequent explosions followed iu its
fiery train which so illuminated the
heavens that he could easily see the
nails in the weather-hoarding of his
barn twenty feet away.
A western exchange gives the fol
lowing warning to its neighbors,
and it would probably be a good
idea for the people of this town to
note tho case : "If a gray haired wo
man of 50, in moderately respectable
attire is put off tho caiH in your
town because she can't pay her faro
any further ; if she almost immedi
ately receives a telegram urging her
to como home on the next train be
cause her husband is dying, and if
she tearfully and desperately, in
plenty and loud voice, announces
that she is going to walk home, KM)
miles, you let her walk. Sho and
her confederate, who sends tho tele
gram, have worked the dying-husband
racket in half a dozen Michi
gan towns, at a net profit, it is fig
ured, of $15 a day."
A good story is being told about the
wife of a prominent gentleman of
Hcranton who has long been a con
firmed invalid. A few weeks ago
she took to her bed and bid fair to
lie there helplos the rest of her life,
and there seemed to be but little tho
matter with her. Her husband, who
believed that her illness was more
imaginary than real, prepared a
novel test for her. He took their
pretty colored servant into his confi
dence, and by a prearranged plan
the two met iu the invalid's bed
chamber. As they passed, the man
reached out, and, embracing the
girl, planted a fervant kiss on her
black skin. The wife's lost powers
returned to her at once, and she
jumped out of her bod anddrovo the
girl from the house. She now does
all tho house work herself with ease.
Tho New York Sun say : "Wig
making has reached a wonderful
pitch of perfection. Many a man
wears a wig without having its ex
istenco suspected by his most inti
mate friend. Tho old fashioned
wigs are no longer used. The new
wigs are of fine net, and each hair is
sown through tho network separate
ly j then it is pasted on the bald
scalp, and the hair may be dressed
by a barber and combed and brush
ed anywhere on the scalp. Once a
week or every ten days tho wig is
taken off by tho maker, tho scalp
thoroughly lubbed and dried and
tho wig pasted on afresh."
Hood's Sarsaparilhi Calendar for
181H) is out, and the demand for it is
certain to be immense, for a more
"taking" calendar it is difficult to
even imagine. Art and utility arc
beautifully blended in the lovely
girl's head on a dark olive back
ground, nnd tho neat pad appended
giving the months in concise, read
able shape, with a history of the
year alternating, in rhyme, nnd also
illustrated. Early application at
the druggists will be necessary to
secure this gem. If you fail there,
send 0 cents in stamps toC. I. Hood
& Co., Lowell, Mass.
A local Institute will be held at
Middleburgh on Friday evening,
January 31st, and on Saturday,
Feb. 1st. The following are subjects
for discussion, opened by the follow
ing teachers : Language by How
ard Walter, Geography by Kate
Bowersox, Arithmetic by Jerome
Erdley, U. S. History by Win. N.
lleai ick, Heading by C. E. Spangler,
Orthography by Chas. Dorr, How to
conduct a recitation by II. S. Stet
'er. It is Loped that all teachers will
take a part in tho work iu order to
make it instructive. A lecture on
Friday night. All are invited to be
present.
H arry H. Harter, of Hartletou, op
Thursday of last week captured one
of Snyder county's brightest and
best young ladies, iu the person of
Miss Jjilliu Orwig of this place, for a
wife. The ceremony took place at
the residence of tin bride's parents
(Dr. J. W. Orwig) iu the presence of
a few chosen friends, and was per
formed by her uncle, Hev. S. P. Or
wig. The couple left on the P. M.
train for Philadelphia an. 1 New York
to spend their honey-moon, convey
ing with them the hearty congratu
lations and good wishes of their
friends who hope they may be per
Mitted to enjoy an abundance of
"IMmn'stlc Miss,
That only :uaillw Hut I1.1M1 hurhr, t lie nil."
MatuimoxialMauket. The follow
ing marriage licenses have been
granted by the clerk of the Orphans
Court of Snyder county since the
last publication :
Uleiuy Lessman, Freemont, Pa.
jEmma Jane l'aige, " '
Calvin S. Goss, Lowell.
JldaL. Dreese,
j Win. G. Snyder, Beavertown.
(Sue A. Hassinger, "
Ed wards. Straub, Centreville.
(Kate Newman, HoUer
Urn mon C. eider, Y"ost Beaver.
( Sarah 11. Musser, Adams twp.
) A. M. Aurand, Beaver Springs.
) Jennie M. Helf rich, "
jD. II. Sholly, New Berlin.
(E. E. Beaver, Dry Valley X lloads.
HI"7 Wft"x". . Kantz.
( Elizabeth E. Hughes, "
S E E. Burner, Oriental.
J Maggie E. Cox, Dimmsville.
)Thad. W Hall, Lewistown.
( Came B. Mertz, Selinsgrove.
William O. Lash, Domanstown.
(Annie Mary Moyer, McCluro.
John V. Wagner, McClure.
f Lydia ivahley,
iV'V0Von.ier., Freomont, Neb.
( M. E. Mengle, Mt. Ploasant Mills.
lI,!,,ry.,IIJIa.1 Hartletou.
(LilheS. Orwig, Middleburgh.
IV - Middleburgh.
( Mary E. Bobb, Beavertowu.
iu Z J,'K!inIU;r' Kratzervillo.
( AdaMahndaBaley, "
i Daniel It Stahl, Chilisquaoue.
i Hannah A. Bolster, Adams twp.
Arthur p. Carey, Philadelphia.
( J essio Eby, Selinsgrove.
th Schnee, Freeburg.
(Alice M. Thomas,
jWm. H. Bobb Selinsgrovo.
( Margaret Sparb,
j John F. Biugawttu, Troxelville.
i I aiiny S. Barger, Peunscreek.
Twcj Tramps Killed.
Ou Saturday afternoon three Ger
man tramps came to Middleburgh
station and inquired for tho first
freight in ytho direction of Johns
town. They were evidently working
men, and tho one carried a mason
hammer an! a trowel. They left on
foot following tho railroad west. In
the evening at about 8 o'clock they
attempted to board a west bound
freight, btt were driven off by the
train men When the train pulled
out one of them succeeded in board
ing it, ami the other two were last
seeu at about 9 o'clock, sitting on
tho railroad warming themselves at
a pilo of cinders raked out of the en
gine about 45 yards west of the
water-tank at Paxtcnville. On Sun
day morning about 8 o'clock, while
William Beaehler was taking a stroll
up the railroad, he discovered the
two men lying on the south side of
tho track,' both stone dead and hor
ribly mangled. The ono lay on his
face 20 yards west of the cinder pile
with his left leg cut off and head
crushed. Tlio other one lay HOyards
farther West with both legs cut oil'
and a sharp stone firmly imbedded
in his fore-head. They were evi
dently 'otherwise injured, but we
saw them before they were stripped,
washed,'; and prepared for burial.
From thi? appearance of the wounds
death nilist have resulted instantan
eously) The supposition is that iu
warmibgj themselves they fell
asleep on the track and were caught
by two'P'dead-head" engines that
passed rest over the road about 4
o'clock Ju Sunday morning.
A Coioner's jury was impaneled
eompd Of Charles Boy or, C. P.
Swengel, Irvin Graybill, Harvey
Schambach, Davis Gift, and Isaac
Brunei', with 'Squire Mitchell at the
head. They found in the pockets of
t lie dead men two pocket-books, each
containing 50 cents in coin, knives
and other trinkets, but nothing to
prove their identity except a piece
of paper on which was an address
written iu German, but no one pres
ent was able to decipher it.
Latkii. The man who succeeded
in boarding the train was brought
back from Lewistown. lb gave his
name as Bosett, and says he knew
one of the men killed, as he served iu
the same regiment in the German
army but could not give his name.
Both men were aged about to. The
one was buried by the authorities
of Franklin township, and the re
mains of the other were sent with
llosett to Philadelphia where he is
said to have a family.
Itou. of IIoNoit. The follwong
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 :
Ilev. Swengel, June 28, 'DO
Frank Herman, Jan. 1, 'Dl
Nathan Freed, Jan 1, 'Dl
F. W. Dauiell, Jan. 1, 'Dl
J. F. MulL Jan. 1. "JO
Howard Schambach, Jan. 1, 'DO
J. A. Oldt, Feb. 1, 'Dl
Jere Waltor, Jan. 1, 'DO
John P. Smith, Feb. I, 'Dl
A. L. Hackenburg, May 1, '8D
Charles Spaid, Nov. 1, '87
Jere Koch, Jan. 1, "Dl
David Kline, Feb. 15, 'DO
Samuel Wetzel, Jan. 1, 'Dl
Calvin Bowersox, Oct. 15, 'DO
Joseph Sworyi, July 1, 'DO
Charles W. Decker, July 15, 'DO
Joseph Kerr, Nov. 1, 'DO
Daniel Hunt, Nov. 1, 'DO
M. L. Schoch, ' Jan. 1, 'Dl
Charles Erb, July 1, '87
Charles DoLong, Aug. 1, '80
James W. Wagner, Jan. 1, 'Dl
The annual Convention of tho
Freeburg Musical College, Prof. F.
C. Moyer, Director, opened on Mon
day, under the most encouraging
auspices. The usual evening con
clude the week.
Mrs. Mary E. McMahan of South
Easton, Pa., and Mrs, Barbara A.
Sigler, of Three Rivers, Mich., are
the guests of John Francis and family.
Found After Many Years.
The Philadelphia dailv I'rm of
December ID, contained an article
dated at Youngstow n, Ohio, which
stated that Sarah Jane Gilbert, af
ter a period of fort y years, had inst
discovered tho whereabouts of her
mother, brother, sisters, and other
relatives.
From her brother. Jacob Gilbert..
who resides in this nhice. w luivn
learned the following facts: The
lather, Jacob Gilbert, lived in Mid-
dlecreek township, this county, near
Ziebers', where ho died iu October
1852, leaving a widiow (who is still
alive and resides at Northumberland,
Pa.,) and nine children in destitute
circumstances. The children were
all put out one after another among
kind neighbors and acquaintances.
Sarah Jane, at the age of five years,
was adopted by a Mr. John Mat bias,
who then resided in Peiin township.
this county. She took their name,
and they some after w a r d s
moved to the state of Indiana, where
they resided for some time and
where Mr. Mathias died. His wid-
dow and tho adopted child then
moved to Youngstow n, ()., where
the widow ulso died some time iu
IH'nI. After the death of Mrs M,i.
thias, Sarah married a Mr. Kreich-
liauui, and ln.s a family of nine chil
dren.
Several months ago. one of her
sons, a young man of some twenty
years, had occasion to go to Indiana,
and while there fortunately made
the acquaintance of a Mr. Meiigis, a
former resident of this county and
who was an acquaintance of
the Gilbert and Mathias families.
Mr. Mcngis gave him the story i f
his mother's adoption, her real
name, and the address of some of
her llatives ill Snvder count v. The
mother wrote promptly, and the let
ter was handed to her brother nt
this place, w lio at once into) med 1m r
of the when about-, ot her mother,
and her other brothers and sifters.
lb r oldest brother, Dam!, short
ly alter tho war made se ral unsuc
cessful attempts to lind her, ami ad
vertisements were also inserted in
some of the most widely circulated
newspapers of the West, but all of
no avail.
Mrs. Kreichbanm is expected east
iu the near future.
Mini'i.Ksw aistu. -Mrs. Daniel Moy
oris very low from the effects of a
cancer iu her breast.
Last week one of our neighboring
women sounded the alarm at about
8 o'clock at night with the announce
ment that she had seeu a huge wild
animal along the road. A baud of
men armed with axes, guns, forks,
ite., cautiously approached the spot
and after first locating the fiery eyes
of tho monster, made a grand dash
for it. The thing readily consented
to be killed, ami after the smoke
had cleared away it was discovered
to havo been a discarded buggy-top,
which had been nodding to the wind.
James II. Moyer and w ife of Spring
Mills, and Simon Kline of State Col
lege, Centro county, were visiting
friends in this vicinity
Mrs. Levi Musser is on the sick
list
Miss Emma Bowersox of Laurel
ton, was last week visiting friends
here.
We are daily expecting a wedding
here, but togive George awa would
be crue 1. V Bon.
MARRIED-
On the 24th ult.. by Bev. J. F,
Wainpole, Henry Lessman to Miss
liinnia Jane i'age, hotn ol l-reniont
On the 2Cth ult., by llev. J. F.
Wainpole. W. W. Womer of Fre
mont, Nebraska, to Miss Mary E.
Mengel, of Fremont, Pa.
On tho 20th ult, by llev. J. F.
Wainpole, Elmer J. Kliuglcr of
Jackson tow nship, to Miss Ada Ma
linda Baley of Monroe township.
DliiD,
V.ni. i,iiinu nn tliA ir.tli ntt. . A (In
line Bickhart,' widow of Henry Bick-
uart, ttoo'il, agea on years i mourn
and 3 dayB.
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nieiit of t he 1'irst National Bank of
Middle hur;;h iu this issue. Its suc
cess has been phenomenal. The
lirst statement shows the business
transacted the lirst 11 days, and the
second is that of :ID days. It speaks
for itself, A remarkable showing,
indeed.
AiiAMsiiritu. The high winds on
last Thursday blew dow n the smoke
stack on Dreese' s Tannery, batter
ing it up so that it is useless. At
the same time Mrs. Ilarich's porch
was unroofed.
Some of our young people have
commenced making post fence by
night with a lantern. Next time be
have yourselves as you may not get
oil' us easy again.
Mr. Aurand of tho "Herald," has
taken unto himself a wife iu Un
person of Miss Jennie Htlfrich. We
hope their future may not be as
stormy as the day upon which they
were married.
H. I. ltomig and wife spent a few
days at Milroy and Itcedsvillc ; Dan
and Jim Dreese, Mrs. Ulsh and oth
ers at Pittsburg, and Bride Dreese
and family at Williamstown, during
the Holidays.
Lewis Kauch, Lewis Helfrich, and
Frank Spade havo gone to Lehigh
county to work at bridge-building.
The Xmas festivals held in the
different churches were all well attended.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
Look ut the llugurcs on the label o
your paper. Thosi figures tell vou
THK I) A I K TO WHICH YOt'll SI' IIS( UU.
TION is l'Ain. Within 3 weeks after
luoneyl s sent, see if date is cliaugeil.
No other recelot is necessary.
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