K .'It t1 -.h 5 r A 71 If .l.. WW VOL. MIDDLEBUKGH, SNYDEll CO;, PA., JANUABY 18110. NO '2. I mil f tirareti H qswsw ITEMS of LOCAL INTEREST Mrs. Miller of Kantz, is the uiifHt ,f . limit zbergor. T? (iuntbcrger pays the highest ,ri.-f f.r all kind of furs iu rash or -etc. Clin"- 15- Woiscr of Shainokin whs It jrufst of his brother Jay .1. 1 ,V,iir on liiosuay. All pds sold tit tivo per cent Ik vi' l'nst cost at H. (lunt zbergor', . clothier. Middleburgh, l'n. lYi'sons having calves to well will !,.isc call 'u or nddi cHs (leo. ttny ,r, M.l'ltii r, Til. tf-. 'v ni c norry t l'iin tliiit our olj rini'l Ms'H Spi'clit of IJciivcrtowii mlit't u wry wriously ill for some inc. Tin' li"t test liiy lms i:issi'(l, mnl ;c ilavs l(( j,'iii to li'iiythi'ii. The '. HV MIVS llu' il :y it Ix'tflll to li'liKtlirli. The Wlnl'T U ClliH lOMlri'lillii-li." Br i. Trout of the Lrwistowii Xl'ttf I'rts, recently took ii trip riiss thiM-oiitiiH'iit, ami now writes ,tcri'stiii lctti rs for liis piipi r iiii , rtlmt caption. Vantki. I. will iay one cent u net. fi.r well cleiined 2 and I o. lttli'H. Castor oil ami Hweet oil itllcs not wanted. (1. V.. HxslMiK.ll. IVilx-i't. our pliototraper ltas'one i a visit. He informed us tluit ho ;pi'i'ts to he hack and ready to ae- 'Mioilate all patrons for pictures v next Court week. Ijook out for . iiilvcrtisemeiit in due tiino. X. II. llwinjr, of Heaver Springs, au'iiin in the h-ad on our hiihscri)i- t m list having paid to l'eh. 1, lS'.ij. r. Kwinj is one of tho l'o.sr's most miit payers and most appveeia i' readers. Tlif lict anodyne and expectorant r iLc cure of culls and coughs . 1 all tliiit it, lunr. and bronchial r ihli s, is, wndouhli dly. Avei's ai riy l'i cloral. A--k your dnij-'Kl r ii. an 1. i;l th sani'- tiini , for vi' s Almanac, which is tri e to all. The weakness and debility which ult from illness may be speedily i itci nne by the use of Ayer's Sar I'aiilla. 'J'his is a safe, but pow- f till tunic, assists tlh'cstiou, reiru- Itcs the liver and kidneys, and ni-.es the blood of all mel ius of JM'llMC. The Ceiiti nnial number of the I'nnklui ,( iKimtor; is an object extraordinary typographical mtv , its twenty pa'es tilled with tiTi'stiiii" reading, and jirofusi-ly istratfd rendering it in every ?i'ivt a littnitf commenioration of v one hundredth anniversary of a liitf mid well tilled want. We are indebted to S. V. Sheaiy, Centieville, for one of the Conti- f ntul Insurance Company's mani f 'lit caleiidars for lH'JD. Jlr. Shearv not on!y aent for this, but for V i-iul other lirst-clusH cash com- nies, and we hope ho may be as ' Hsful m introduciiiK their merits tin; year 1 still as he has been in the IhL Tin- "(!rip" is playing tho "dick- with our jieople, and half of t-iwn is alllicted with it. It iren- Hy eomcs with a chill, and soon r Patient's eyes glisten and water m the effects of the fever. The jls pain, head aches, and a gen d feeling of languor st'ps in. cure, u ft.w liberal doses of ' "'inn and threo or four day's time I' et tho patient on his feet. "'vrv (JoNrKftENcK. Adamsburg, -. ha-, been the place decided upon 'To tho Prohibition Conference Snyder count v is to bit held on fii'lay afternoon and evening, Jan tS 'i", lHii.l. Tallie Morgan, l'resi- Pi ol tho Prohibition Leaguo of will be present. All lovers of f I" ranee and sobriety are espec 1 requested to be present. Friends u Jiavo tho benelit of vour eoun- ."iUil experience at tho Conference. wnt a largo attendance. 41 ml wo ht Vim ult tl 1 11 : :i .. . ... iiit t K, m uioiiiviien. P'Liiiher tho date. It The County Commissioners at their lit -I sitting for the new year, on Monday, re-elected all thootlicers of the old year, vi : Clerk, J. P. Auiand, Attorney, II. Alleiiuui, Jan itor, John S. Stethr. The Jury Commissioners also tilled the box for isnii, and the county Auditors are busy auditing county's accounts of the old year. What's the matter with theweatli er, anyhow ? Here's a lively tly buz zing around our ears as we write; the blue bird-t are singing in the fields ; the maple buds are swelling ready to burst into leaf : the cro cuses and hyacinths, uiid other (lowers that are want to "bloom in the spring," are poking their heads up through the mold : the thermom eter indicating a temperature of 00 deg. iu the shade and all this on every day of January ! Has the weather clerk lost his grip on the elements, and is no longer nble to control them '. There's a screw loose somewhere. I'ev. Suioyer, of Fredericksburg, Pa., will deliver lectures in the Court House, Middleburgh, on Tuesday ami Wednesday evenings, Jan. "JS and li'.i. The subject for Tuesday evening's lecture : "People we can do without," ami Wednes day evening : "The Modern hocks of Sampson." IJcv. Smoyor re quires no recommendation from the press as his fame is not unknow n to our people who have heard the comments, of those w ho heard him at last spring's commencement ex ercises in New Berlin. We hope he will be greeted by a large audience, for he certainly deserves all the house can hold. The Middleburgh Band has been granted the use of the Court House to hold a gramlMusical Convention, commencing Monday, February :td. The band has the material and am bition to make this one of the moM .successful MiishvJ Jubilees ever held in the county ami they certain ly deserve all the encouragement they can get in the matter. They have struggled for existence for many years, and have now reach d a point of great promise 011 the musical ladder only by overcoming almost insurmountable opposition by dint of their individual ami col lective efforts. May they sin-eeed in not. only advancing the musical in ti rests of the county but reap a rich financial harvest from their efforts. Zeno Feese, of Beaveltow 11, died on Saturday evi ning la.-t and was buried on Tuesday fore-noon. In the death of Zeno the Post has lost a warm friend and able contributor, ami the county a young man of ex ceptional ability and of great prom ise. Ho has been a contributor to the Post for a number of years and his articles were always read with interest. We recognized in him all tho traits of a first class correspon dentquick in descrying scandal from news, perfect in his composi tion, practical, pointed, ami newsy. Unblemished in character, incor ruptible in practice, just, upright, impartial, fearless, and free. Wo loved him tho people loved him, and, loving, mourn. On its run from Bellefonte to Lcwisbiirg, the passenger train nar rowly escaped destruction last Mon day evening. Near Cherry Bun 27 miles west of hewisburg) the loco motive jumped the track on a light curve, ami proceeded to hunt an in dependent rout. The entire train was dragged from the track, but fortunately, nothing was upset. Had tho engine not stopped when it did, however, it would have tumbled over, resulting, perhaps, in tho kill ing of engineer Tussey and his lire man. The train, well tilled with passengers, was pretty badly dam aged but no one suffered tho least injury. The cars stood in such a position that the stoves could be heated, and all were comfortable until relief came in tho shape of an extra train. The train was moving along at ordinary schedule speed. Had it been running rapidly, tho result would undoubtedly liavo been t errible. At ir iatju nj (Jh run inle. The Dead Men Identified. Charles Host, the man who was in company with the men who were killed at Paxtouville, and who took the remains of Markle to his home iu Philadelphia, has written a letter to Squire Mitchell, at Paxtouville, dated from Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 1, IS'.MI. It reads as follows : DtAit Fmr.Nii. I take this oppor tunity to write you a few lines in or der to let you know how I found things iu Philadelphia when 1 took the remains of Mr. Markle homo. His poor wife was nearly distracted with grief. She has one child ami is not healthy. They had purchased a property for .lW and had paid on it. She cannot hold it and must t urn it over tothe morgngee. Willhelni w as a single man and had 110 know n I rif mis. He was 111 this country only two years. That is all I know of liim. Yours vc. Cham ks Bust. Mr. Mitcln 11 also received a letter from Mrs. Markle in which she ex presses her gratitude for his kind ness and attention, but states that the calamity has so shocked and un nerved her that she is not able to write more for the present, but will address him further in the nenr futiiie. The letter is written in (lei man and in an elegant haijd The Middleburgh Band will pay a visit to Beavertowu to -morrow, Friday evening, and add their assis tance to tlic entertainment of the people at tending the Musical Con vention. Notwithstanding the amount of talk indulged in about our Com missioners, the County Auditors at their sitting this week found every thing straight, upright, ami honest, and declare it 10 have been the most satisfactory audit they have had ilur ing tin ir present term of of fice. We are glad to in- able to say this iu their behalf, for we know they merit all the kind words they are receiving. Jury Conimis:. inner Isaac Shin y of McClure was to Philadelphia last week and while there paid a visit to 1-l'ael I'.i b in the I'.astern Peniten tiary. He found the ol I man hale and In aity an I iu apparently good spirit II.-is as round and fat :n an oltl rat in a cheese. )e did Hot at first recognize Mr. Shirey, but a little 1 xpltiial mil restored him to his lenit iiiliiam-e and t he big tears began to roll down ovef his cheeks. I lie is 1101 cninpelletl to Wolli anv r : 1 , 1 1 more and has considerable liberty, though he huig ; for t he freedom of the hill . and mountains o his na tivity. He told .Mr. Shirey that he was not anxious t have his family visit him as the visit would neces sarily be too short ami the parting too painful. He said he hail advis ed his friends not to spend any money in comming to see him, but had requested of them to save it ami some t inn-use it w ith more ef fect in his behalf. From this we infer that the old man has by no means lost hope of a final pardon. In Bi sinkss at Ki.kins, W. Va. A. S. Helfrich and J. O. Moyer of Beaver Springs, have made arrange ments to go into the Lumber busi ness iu West Virginia, on an exten sive scale. They have purchased a line tract of oak timber at (lormaii, ami have also control of a largo ad joining tract. At Flkins they have matin a verbal contract, and their at torney is about drawing up tho proper legal papers, which when executed will give them tho products of two large mills, which will be kept running to their utmost capacity for several years. Tho party owning the mills will deliver tho timber on board of tho cars. Messrs. Helfrich and Moyer will have tho control of more than 1000 acres of the best tim ber lands in thisgreat forest of oaks. Mr. Moyer is u practical Haw-mill man. and Mr. Helfrich has all the necessary business tact and energy to make their new business venture culminate in a grand success. We certainly w ish them all tho good luek that their euergy and business qualifications eiititlo them to, and wo feel Hiiro that they will do every thing they can to merit it. Tribune. ' Sale Bills. The Post, with its extensive cir culation throughout Snyder county, will be an imlispetisible advertis ing niedium for former who con template making sale this spring of their personal property. The Post's sale register will be to every one getting his bill printed with us. and we don't onlv extend this advantage but pledge our word of honor to do the work as cheap a is offered by any other printing estab lishment in the State of Peniisvlvn- nia. Select your date ami send it in that we may reserve the day for your sale by placing it in t he sale reg ister 1 if vh'irif, ami print your bills at any time iu the future you may select. tf. Complaint is made in Northamp Ion county of the great amount of costs saddled upon the county by the impecuuioiiKhtigauts, who seem mainly to bring their petty cases to court lor revenge more than for jus tice. At a recent term in the county mimed, more than two thirds of the cases tried were without merit , ami the costs Were placed upon the county. It was found that a check was placed upon this sort of law suit by imprisoning the litigants when they are not able to pay the costs. The propensity of a certain class of people to go to law ha be come a co-tly nuisance nil over the Slate, not excepting Northumber land, which has more than its share. The trial list is burdened with them, and the burden they have become to the taxpayers has reached a point when measures should be taken for relief. Jf these pugiiaeinUs people take such delight in quarreling h t them take to the unfrequented woods and light it out ami the eollloy v.ould b. little the wnr. e for it. Sitin 11 '.(. LnWM.t.. -Harden I'lsh has hit how ell ami will 1 icateat Troxelville. Mi s. Uaiiek and step daughter, of Adaiiisbui g, have been visiting her mot hi r, Mi s. J. J. .Mattel n. The pea mil merchants who haw been attending salt s this winter, re port bu Mlless goi 11 1. A. A. Buuig is making pn para liim-i to have Ins bain 1 nlarged in l lie near lut ure. The little folks of the St. ' John's Sunday school were made happy on last Sunday by receiving u poke of candy - presented to them for their at tendance. Solomon Sieiniiiger's organ fac tory, with all its contents, win de stroyed by lire on New Year's even ing. The season for shooting small game has dosed, but some of our liilnl'ods have extended the time on t heir own hook. Will. I'l.sh, of Adamsburg, moved to McClure last week. Welcome back, William. F. No. (Def.'ITi'.l ft'i UN l.l-l Wfi'l.. TiioxKt.vii.i.K. hast Sunday the St. huke's Sunday School elected the following gentlemen to fill the various offices of the school for the ensuing year : Supt. C. P. Fiss ; Asst. Supt. 1). J. Bingaman 1 Sec. C. F.Smith; Ass't Sec. C. (). (Jreeii hoo ; Treas. H. It. Fetterolf. Bev. J. (. M. Swonglo, commenc ed a protracted meeting in tho Kvangelical church at this place, and on Sunday evening it was my good fortune to hear the Beverend gentleman preach a sermon, of which any preacher might be proud to claim as his masterpiece. Jere Moyer will h ave this week for tho Wolverine State, where he expects to spend the greater part of this winter. A. 'W. Troxel, wife and baby, hih! Mrs. H. It. Fetterolf are spending a week iu Altona. Boss says "It is not good for man to be alone, espec ially if ho is a married man." "Come home, Lizzie ; Come home." Anson, there are no love-giving properties iu such a cheap album. Bev. "W. M. Landis is instructing a class of catechumens in the Be- formed church ut this place. Califuiima Jok. Obituary. Died in Beavertoun. Jan. Ith, 1 Htm. Mr. Zeno pees, aged 110 years, ! months, 11ml 'Jl days. The funeral took place on Tues day morning, which was very large ly attended. The services w ere ei in ducted by J. (. M. Swcugcl. assist ed by J. C. Munitnu. Mr. Zeno Fees was a young man w ho was re spected by all who knew him. He was truly a modi 1 young man. He was a great sufferer for a long time, and died with the full assurance of a home in heaven. He was a consis tent member of the Kvangelical church for II years. He was super intendent of the Sunday school for some time. Truly hi death was a loss to the entire community, but a great gain to him. J. l. M. SwKMiKI.. BASNtiivii. i.k. Those on the sick list namely Jacob Heeler, S. D.Shive, Mrs. Ada Heeler, Jacob Steiningi r ami several others are getting along finely. . Mr. .tooh K. Smith of P.ucktown, Pa., was in tow n to-day. Miss Molhe Baker ami sister are visiting friends here at presi nt. Mrs. Kli.abi th Milllmff of Akron. ) , left for her home last week. It is reported that the Sweet Home Organ Factory m ar Middle creek, controlled by Solomon Stcin inger. Son ,V Co., w as consumed by lire one night last week. Mrs. Isaac Swanger moved into town this Week. She bought tile property of J. Jacob Heeler. Our Sunday School closed Iie. J'.l with the announcement to open the first Sabbath in April. hevi Swallger and Jacob Ki liilner ling had public sale of personal property Just w eek. .Mr. Kd hash bought u new stave mill las week, and intends eoing o work in I lie near fut ure. Mr. William He. tel. who .,. seriously ill w ith I plmid f . r, i-. improving, liis si-t.-r, Mi-s Amu. I let til, alter hi'. I!l f the it I I' for about t'.unty .lav-, a:id .-.ii IV. 1 1 11 -gl. ally , died of I'm- 1 ll'. cl . on I . e. 'M. She Was ji,t in the prime of youth. Jei"age was i; years, 'J months, and se-.iial days. The film lal was hel l by lit v. Slovir of McClure. nt the Pri.-k Church, of which she was a member in good standing. She leaves a record back that is well worthy of imitation. Ximic. Si i.iv-i.iiov k. - Mr. John Cooper, one of penn's sturdy farmers, is 1-11' 1 ,i nun. ling a line .ivveiiiiig house near the creamery. The Methodist congregation has begun itsanmial protracted meeting Arthur I). Carey began the new year by taking unto himself a help mate in the person of Miss Jessie Kby, the eldest daughter of Mr. (ieorge Kby. K. K. Buck, wife, amlehild return ed from their home in Lcwislovvn to spend a joyous vacat ion among rela tives in this place. But (heir joy was turned to grief by having their child taken away by death. The funeral was conducted from the residence of the child's grandfather, Mr. Jacob Hoiiseworth, ami was very largely attended. "ha grippe" has caught within its grip over fifty of our citizens, ami the end is not yd. hast Friday evening while Mr. Samuel Staufer was in search of his cows, ho undertook to walk down a culvert which is situated back of Missionary Inst;'.ute, lost his footing and fell a distance of eight to ten feet and was severely injured. He lay unconscious for nearly an hour, after which he crawled 011 his hands ae 1 knees a distance of nearly a quarter of a mile, to his sou's house. He is now lying there iu a critical condition. A teachers' institute for the dis trict comprising SeliiiKgrovc and Penns will beheld here Jan. 17th ami 1Mb. 'flio students of Missionary have put iu their appearance. Selmr-grove Local Institute. The Selilisgrove hocal Institute will convene Friday evening and Saturday, Jan. 17 and I. 1"!KI. Tin follow ing is t he program : nui'Av i. i'mvi. Address of welcome bv Prof. C. K. Smith. b'esponse by Prof. . M. Wonder, hi ctllle by lb v. J. It. I Ilium, l. I). Subject Philosophy of True Kducat ion. SATIUI'AV M0UMS0. .Ksthctic Culture -Miss Annie Keampher. "How can we induce pupils to cultivate the habit of read ing good literal ure" - John F. Win ensillcr. Iiiiportim if Local In stitutes -Miss Delia Hniniinl. Mis takes in leaching C. K. Krdly. Kh incuts of governing power -Prof. M I. Potter. Primary teaching Y F. Hughes. Should civil govern nieiil be taught in our schools Jacob Jal lett. First day of school M. K. M iisselmaii. Attention - Je rome Flrich. How to teach His torv- Henry Custer. Himh raiices and how to prevent them - Prof. C. W. Herman. All teachers are earnestly request ed to prepare recitations, essays, etc.. to enliven the Institute. All loversof ediicat mil ate cordiallv invited to attend and pal t icipate in the exercises. J. H. Willis. C. (. Hendricks, Anna Lumbal. 1, (ieo. Mill. r. Jerome Flrich, ( 'ommiltei . Oi.oiu: Milts. Bainy v. eat her ami muddy roads. Mrs. I.F. Hottitistine is home on a visit. Annie think-, there is n,. place like home. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. and S. II Yoder enjoyed the hospitality of Prof. Philip B. Mover's in Freeburg last Thursday. Miss Jennie H. rrold, a charming young l,dy of port .Tievorton, w as the welcome guest of Miss Annie Mciser. A lit th girl demanding free lo.lg ing and board arrived at the rosi th nee of William Kreanu-r. ',uite a number of si. k pi oph- in our v icimly .it p . a:.t . Chaih s A. M. 1 -it had a f p, 11. m; bee la -I Fit. lay i-v.iiing which was a great sii.'i i s-.. M l'-.s lb 1 1 ie, w h.n y .a; dl ..ili s,. your ill' a-a.ii, pi. a- r. Main fiom laughing. Ml . ! corgo lb i-i r of Ma. '1 pa, Pa., is visit ing his friend Calvin Humes al pi. -. III. M i- Savilla llulii" and si-Mr An liie of Sw enle are cut 1 1 1 a' m d by Charlo - A. Moy or mi. I family . Pwtonvii.m;. -Mr. and Mrs. Ha- stuping of M 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 w el e t he gin -1 -ol Amos B iwer-.ov a few da' s la - l Week. pecs' woods is thinning out lap idly - the effect of Spallglel's av. mill. The follow lug officers W ere elected in the Kvangelical Sunday School for the year I KM : Supt. C. h. !err. Asst. Supt. I. II. Harii.-r; Sec. Kate S. Bowersox : Treas. H. II. At tig ; Librarians. Kllie Howell ami Lydiii Priitzmaii. Now tothe work. Now Year was a wet and dry dav for us. Not even a fantastic. Some of our boys were so earliest l.v engaged in slmot ing out the old year that it took money effect on Weideniuoyer's window pains. Two brothers ami their lady friends decided to keep watch lligllt but forgot themselves so sadly 'fi that In'.IO had measured off 1 hours before tiny thought of leaving. J suppose visions of the o I man com ing down served to hasten their tic part ure. We are not surprised that they called for crackers. Their father was called on to bail them fo: six months for the cost of the coal oil and crackers consumed. Per haps by t hat time th- knot will be tied ami then very likely it will be "square." (Irani Bruiiuer killed a small snake w hile out hunting on the 'Jiitli ult. Suakie was ratlu-r kite hunt ing winter quarters. Coin t was a very important event in the Squire's office last Saturday. The Y. P. Mite Society elected tho following ollicer for u term of:; mouths last Saturday evening: Pres. KatoS. Bowersox : Vice Pres. Doleie M. Attigs Sec Wm. Brum nor ; Ties. Maggie Jlariior. Suc cess to it. Cj.Aiut. '0 i , 6 t i ? h i i 1 1 r ( i. 17 I i n v' . . . ' "-' T, ',. Wj,,..;,;,'. ,- ...
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