I - - -, . ... ". .. . ' . . . VOL: 30:;: i : , - - . ITEWS of LOOM, KiTEIttSt . ' Tl) re8Mit year wilt Lav 8 Sun days.', r '' ' .. v ",V T '". rIlr. KjflneOn4 to Gordon,' to isit bis wife who in, reported worse. " , Ladies, "find- Misses find lephjr 5 cap almost given, away, for nothing at Ituakla & "Walters; . ' Vf '' 'Mittbnburg is gettitigater works.- They aro pipinflfuiromUie urancu fiv niiles distant as the boa flics.',' ( K- ..Mrs. Svmrd. . wife of ou friend ' ItV. MB. Spayd, hf Halifax, paid her runny friends hralnutl a yisit ' '.' Just week, ', w r, ": '.X lt your jwtatoos' Ifozeui rob.!c ' them in pan of cold water several '-, hours before you put them over tb dare for boiling, .i-'f, i. ? - We have, suits foie . littla. -wo, toil .'Vdterfl' Tou fond'uiOlLers' comeVid -.. ceo'ur dUa'of .all grades . and AlJ ' &te4X Knnkle Walters. ; l ', '. , ; Mrs. Wm. Dreose, of Adamsburtf, , ' her on jPrnnk, of, Philadelphiaj and ,VMisi Jsettie Spetslit, pf AdaniBburjf, vinitod friends in lowu this week ' . Joiii Eislniliart, of; J&hamokin, acT ' ompauied.1 by t0 . lily friflnde; Hisses Cairie A awuiaKor and Jbiais HupPt HPnt Sunday al'this place.' ' ' .' itiad aunt'7.borrrft"nflolfttioriB bf ilothrds in his nw.auer,hBfme,nt, and don't Jorj?et that his goods must . .bo8old aa hq is leavjngin tba hpytfC " ... .201)' Won and tfoys' 6yen'ot15 $ T V Laud Which will be sold oat iiU cost v7 ioi' tbo'twit -3Q clay Hf , ':"'''' A " J - . f ....... . Ladies, no matter how hard you may be to please in a coat or jcrwy. Come and seo the ludeis jerseys wo sell for 50 cents, llunkle & Wal ter. John W. Itunklo was to Otitic county last Saturday to attend the funeral of his father, Dauiel llunkle, who died on Wednesday night of last week. Mrs. Sophia Stroub, wife of ex CominisHioner S. H. Stroub, of Cen tievill'1, died Sunday morning, Jan. '22. Slio was aged about 5(5. The funeral took placo yesterday. Dr. I. Giior Barber, of Danville, paid a brief visit to our town Tues day, lie looks wtill, feels well, and says ho does will. We are glad to learn of his prosperity. Oru Sick. Mrs. S. S. Schoch is seriously ill with peritonetus. Mrs. M. Z. Steiningor has been ailing for Beveral weeks aud is no bettor. Johu W. ltunkle's little son Carrol is seriously ill. Jay G. Weisor makes frequont business trip to Lawisburg whero ho is interested in a bill of e(iuity. He also make occasional trips to Juniata county whero ho is said to be interested in a bill of matrimony. TnuEHiiKit Fon Sale. An Empire Threshing Machiuo and lCngiue, iu food repair and in use only one year. For particulars cull on or address Wm. G. Smith, (Jrossgrove, Pa. Dauiel liunklo, father of our townsman, John W. ltuukle, died of paralysis at his homo at Spring Mills, on Thursday, January l'.'th He was in his 70th year and was a highly respectable citizou. All those who have usod Baxter's Mandrake Bitters speak very stron ly in their praiso. Twenty-live cents per bottle. For sale by W. 11. Bea ver, Middleburgh and J. W. Samp sol, Centrovillo. Jan. A cood Johustown youni,' man called upon a young lady the other ovenincr. After talking awhilo ho asked her if she would object to his offering up a prayer. She did not mi . . 1 11.. xne young man prayeu iencuuj for fifteen minutes. He asked the Lord to bring the lady to that frame of mind that she would accept him "iu. wedlock. When ho concludod the young lady was gone and has since refused to have anything to do with him. 1 ; : ; qDDLEBURGH, SNYDER .... - -i , , t-. n i . n.It does veaUV. cvsoar aa it iho backbond of hoter 04 Wint: f was In case bf hard cold nothin will relieve (be .breathing so quickly as to rub Artiica & OU Llaimehtipn the chst.-Fof sale by W Jlk Bea ver, Middllburgti and J. V. UHijip sel, pentreville.' . '.. ' -' Jai. Texas hai fifty-seven counties 1 irg. er than 'Uhodfl, IsUnd,' two laicr than Conhectfcnt, hnd ope Jargor than Massachusetts. The- area' of Texas is nioro than equal 16 . tha( of New Ymk New Jarsf y, Pennsy a nia, Ohio, Indiana, amallXe 1'jig land combined. '.' m . t,' " .. I Mistakes Sorw Who JJeXmIof Buss." Tjia following marriielli oenscs have been gi-anted niuii iur last publication f- , l'" t j SKeno Arbogust, .;'- a Jacksoff it p. VeidiilaS, Spangler, ; , Kl ?! iT;.-E..IIoff,- " " fc-tfUz. il Carrie K easier, " 4 Chaa.' r. Hu ininel: fthainoki in old n In in I Nora lit Smith,' Huuimels Nbixf. The' name of 3J. H. 'Down rfdl lives, although h, has bVen dad many- yeaVs. HU T.IUfrof l-4e cure of coughs ptid ,cold,s hasideiifly outlived hiru aqnarteil of a cciituly, and is still.-i?r6 wing, in .favor; wth the public.' foi suloby W. IL Bja ver, llidclleb'urgUud J'W. Sanb scl, CJetreviHe.V-, .'. V . ' A eutb'ers'DislriciJufititutp v)l fxj held at BHavrtovi-n"!on' Fridiy Mejiiiig and Satuf day? 1 eb', 3rl aid Hh. iA'most juiMfoBting -progrnn has been njnjpped--out.. Gn'EiKlS' evening- prjn'jios will buideliverfd b.v l'rufs. llin-tiTunn. Troworsox, WJ.- invited. We learn that Mr. C. K. Sober, of Lewisburg, and Mr. Frank Troxcll, of Nolhumbeiland county have ar ranged for three matches fifty birds, for .V.) it hiih'. The first iiiitti'li is to take place on the asso ciation grounds in Lewisburg on Feb. Jth. The other matches will come oil" at Danville and WiMianis- port. The heavy snow storms in the Western States have caused the railroads to become blockaded, and agents in Pennsylvania werenotified recently that positively no freight would be taken for points west of Ohio. The sidings are blockaded all along the S. L. road with empty freight cars. The statement of the county's tiuance.s which will be published next week shows the bonded debt to be S'-!2t;i0t). The amount of out standing taxis of HM and previous years is i5, l' i.t).. Outstanding or ders and iU-rcst J?.VJ5.(Mi. Bulanco in hands of treasurer, .'?-,5!'-,,72. Lin bilitiesin txi-ess over assets 1 4,771. :5l. We aro asked every week to print from two to four programs for Dis trict institutes, and as many times to publish complete reports of the same. However much we would like to accommodate our teacher friends in this respect, we must re fuse for want of space, and ask them to be content with a simple an nouncement and a brijf report. Mrs. S. S. Schoch's pet canary, "Thomas," died last Sunday. He was born in Centennial year and was therefore nearly 17 years old and the oldest bird we know of. For the last two years ho had been blind which caused his mistress to redou ble her care for him, and in return he paid her with cheerfulsong uptotho day of his death. Tho Ceutro Hall (CcntroCo.l Mills are offered at private sale. The location is one of the best iu the county. Mill is kept running con staidly, and a competent party can readily double the trade if desired. Trade in grain and coal included Has all conveniences, siding, and only few rods from railroad station Only reason for selling, to bo re lioved from business. If not sold, tho mill can be rented for a term o years. The Trl-County Electric R. R. ' - An el ec trio railway will be con structed early in the spring that will be of the greatest benefit to the peo ple of Snyder, Union and Northum berland counties. The road will be built from Middleburgh to Watson town, by Vray of New Berlin, Cen treville, MifHinburg, Lewisburg, and Milton. Ex-U. S. Senator Johu J. Patterson will bear the expense of the entire scheme, and with his son Silas M. Patterson, havo formed a company of which tho directors are Hon. W. II. Hackenberg, of Mil ton, Hon. B. K. Fochtaud ILK. Gu telius, of Lewisburg, and S. M. Pat terson, of Mifilintown. The route has been surveyed and a charter for tho company will be procured. Wm'uport Guz. t Itulletin. , "Lord, how this world is given to lying. Ed. Tost. Lew. Troup shot two red foxes on shade mountain on Tuesday, and there are "gobs' of 'em left. In our article last week concern ing the prosperity of the First Na tional Bank, of Middleburgh, wo omitted ft Tery important item. In connection with the eamiugs for tho last six months, besides paying a dividend of three per cent, and re ducing the premium account $100, they addod three per cent, to the surplus fund, which still left a bal ance of $350 as undivided profits. On last Saturday the board of School Directors, of Franklin town ship took a vole on thoir choice for County Superintendent., which of result of tho election was Hint Prof. F. C. Bowersox was unanimously boson as their choice. A resolu tion being also passed to have a no tico of same published in tho Post and News Items. By order of School Board. J. W. Hassimif.u, Sec. Tho Commissioners of Soli uy kill county have b-en surcharged by the County Auditors with upwards of s:57,ui)il illegally paid out mi con tracts fur the new Court House.! It has been found, too, that while they traveled on free pesses. they at the same time charged for rail way tickets, and that included in their traveling expenses, which were not it.- inied. Were several hundred dollars for drinks taken b.v themselves and friends both while at home a abroad. The drinks have been disallowed. Below is a list of the articles fur nished each member of the house, of representatives at Harrishurg : Smull's legislative handbook, brass pen rack, paper and envelopes, writ ing puds, a very costly ivory letter opener, knife, paper of pins, box of pens, bottle of ink, scissors, bottle of mucilage, pens and pencils, hand some gilt-edged leather-covered memorandum book with money purse attached, an eraser, a folding corkscrew, paper weight, hair brush, comb ami blotters, besides their salary of $15 per day and other perquisites. Springfield, Ohio, should draw the premium at tho World's Fair for having the most prolific mother. On tho morning of 7th inst.,the birth of a daughter to Mrs. Itiley Yates of that city was an event in a remark able family history. Tim latest ad dition makes tlto twenty-fourth child born to Mr. and Mrs. Yates, 13 of whom aro living. There aro live pairs of twins. Mrs. Yates was 14 years old when she was married, and she is now but 41 years old, a healthy happy woman. The father of this multitude is now 59 years old. Tho first child born of their union was when Mrs. Yates was 27 years old, 13 years after marriago But one of the two dozen children diod at birth. All tho living children are robust aud healthy. Another remaikablo fact, according to tho statement of Mrs. Yates, is that she has never had a physician in atten dance at the birth of any of the 24 children. The mother and baby No. 24 are doing nicely. CO., PA,. JANUARY 2G,1S1KJ. , . . . . . p. Friends of the Post. Boll or Honor. The following persons have paid their subscription to the Post to tho datos opposite their names. Should any mistakes occur in these credits or on your pa per please notify us : Calvin Bowersox, ' Feb. 1, L. M. Kreeger, Nnv.,1, "1)2 James K. Davis, Kobert E." Waller, D. A. Foreman, L. E, Specht. J. F. Iteiininger, Mrs. Susan Spencer, Jin. 1. 'yi Jan. 1, '0:j Jan. 1, '!3 Oct: 15, 'o:i Jan. 10, 'su Doc. 1, 'M Dec. lV'M Oct. I, '!):) Jan. 1, '91 July 1, '9.1 Sept. 1, '93 Nov. 1, '1)3' April I, '93 Dec. 1, '01 Jan. 1, '94 Jan. 1, '94 . Jan. 1, '93 Jan. 15, '9.1 June 1, D2 Jan. 15, '91 ' Dec I, '9J Feb. 1, '92 Jan. 1, '94 ' Jan. l, '94 Jan. I, "3 Jan. 1, '93 Feb. 1, '91 March 1. '94 May 1, '92 Jan. I t," '93 Feb. 1, '1$ Nov. 1, '92 June 1, '93 Dec. 1, '93 Aug. 1, '93 John Oilbert, Mary A. Arnold, John Biehl, O. C. Seebold, B. H. Custer, Lincoln Bormau, ' D. G. Gartnau, Daniel Zeiber, John Kolind, H. J. Simpson, Capt. Lewis Miller, J. F. Middleswarth, W. H. Snyder & Son, H. I. Keiser, Geo. Schnure J. B. Fockor, J. C. Deckard, W. O. Maurer, J. P. Yoder, , lloubcn Greenhoe, Y. H. Krebbs, Peter S. Bubb, . ", H. G. Hornberger, Beubeii Weu elr, . Howard Leitzel, W. A. Hummel. -Edward Bailey, John W. Walter, t Johu Spangler, , ITU Lurft0x, ' Percival Garman, C. E. Lloyd, J. C. Hackenberg, Jan. 1, '93 July 1, Feb. I. S'2 '93 Finis. In reply to our plain facts and clinching arguments, Joe Lumbard resort s to his usual silly schoolboy tactics of exclaiming, "you lie, you lie. vou lie." Such actions are he lical h the dignity of a (Mirist iau gen tleman, and stamp him the hypo critical Pharisee that he is. Ask any one of the three County Com missioners about the matter and then see who is the liar. What we have Hiiid and done in this matter was from the purest mo tives. We hud all to lose and noth ing to gain iu opposing the action of the Commissioners. As a private citi.cu and friend it was a most, painful task ; as a newspaper man it was only an iiiipleasimt duty. Mr. Lumbard tonic it up and threw him self at us. J Iu left part of his wool and some buttons. It is not the first time Tin: Post has stood iu this capacity. It lu.t.v not be the last time. Our readers' ure our cli.uits. If We take care of lllelll, they will take cure of us. Fatal Shooting Accident. l-'rimi I Iw l.lM'i xil Siiii. On Tuesday Henry Bay, of Orien tal, favored this otlicn with the in formation that one of his neighbors met with a fatal accident. On Mon day Abraham Stroup, Simon Stroup and Wm. Troutmun were tint fox hunting, and Simon Stroup while crosning a fence on Aaron Kcrstct tor's farm, shot himself fatally. Mr Troutmun was not far off when it happened, and saw him fall. Just how it happened ho cannot tell, but ho thinks that the hammer of the guu was raised while pulled through the briers or bushes. Tho gun was loaded with shot, and the contents entered the unfortunate man's right side in the lower part of tho abdo men, and went so near through that some of tho shot could bo felt on the other side. This happened about one o'clock p. m., aud he died iu about one hour afterward. Tho unfortunate man was held in high esteem among his neighbors, aud his death is greatly regretted. Ho was about 28 years old, and leaves a wife and one child. . ;''.': v A.Sketch. For t!i VofT.t . FrienoTomI Not long ogo an article a4porTd in tho Post describ ing an ingrate, and that article set mo to thinking. It vent on to de scribe tli 4 iudividual who is never thankful for '-anything which the Giver of aU good bestows upon bim or that wbichhis fellow man docs for him. Strictly speaking, he is a poHsiuiisti-ue who looks on the dark side of .everything, and every time, should nny thing occur that does not SJjt him, ho will went his ire in the most unrelenting way. The writer lifcsan individual in mind that fills the bill to the letter, one who never speaks a kind word of any 6ne person, who is never thank ful for 'anything you do for him. This person's whole life seems to he made up of selfishness and profanity. He is especially fond of wreaking his foulness on his superiors in the most public places. There is no shame aboul him ; he has no friends oti neighbors, every one seems to loathe and abhor him. die seems to be iu his glory when he can. curse everybody from the President of our country down to the humblest laborer. To him it ap pears to seem as if none of our brave soldiers who fought, bled and died are entitled to pension but he. This iri indeed a dark picture of him w ho cannot control his peguacious spirit. Itrwould appear as if a community wouldjiot suffer him to exit iu its midst. Nobody believes his blath ering end his denunciation of an in dividual is tho highest recoiuuieuda i tion n , rei'poct-abhj citizeu can get. .&5fM.ji a t CWJi.-a I'Tun n?nst 1m er- rible. Judas betrayed his Master for thirty pieces of silver this man will do it for nothing and think noth ing of it. Such a man, it appears, would have nil the necessary quali tions to become the chief among the. infernal imps. Si ha iu . Wants to Know. Swkmu.i:. l.. Jan. 13, is i:t. Fiiir.Mi Tom - We recently had a controversy as to t he rongt h of the 1'. S. Navy and the number of I'. S. Vessels that carry mail across the Atlantic. Now will you ph ase toll us in your paper (l How maiiv dfanyi I'. S. Yes- selscarry mail across the Atlantic ? (2) How many .Merchant Vessels are owuoil lv the i niteii Mates or individuals '. (3) Why are our vessels so few and and our Navy so weak .' BoHpoet fully, L. C. llowr.iisox. .1 ii mrer :( I )N'o American vessels carry mail from the United States to Europe. Some vessels carry them from U. S. to South America. (2) Tho tonnage iu ls'.U of United States merchant vessels was I, HM,- V.t; number of vessels, 23, SI i; . (3) Our navy is being strengthen- i ii i r 1 iMl; our mcrciiuni vessels are lew no cause it didn't pay our merchants to own them. It is purely a matter of business; our merchants could bet ter afford to ship by foreign vessels than to own American ships. En. Post. Chamberlain'sl Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. I have sold and used in my fam ily for several years, Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera ami Diarrhoea Uem edy and have found it one of the most useful and satisfactory rem edies I ever handled. 0. H. Lewis, Druggist, Salt Lake City, Utah. For salo by G. M. Shindel, Middle burgh and Dr. Sampsol, Penns Creek. Jan. hoys. WUi'ii life Is full n( liiMltli mill Kid'. Worl!tliuu its bUHy nx a lieu ! And tuku tilts gimtlu hlul fruui mil lit) cuiuf ill uf your iiiuui'y, lis careful of your money, lios- llo curelul uf your money ; Yuu'U dud It truo, Unit, frlenilH uro few Wbeu you aro short of inouey I NO. 4. SELINSGKOVE. Thedisti ict convention of tho Y. M. (J. A. inet lit Lew istown the lat ter part of last week. A large num ber of young men of this phuo at tended V petition is being circul ated among the tax-payers of this town to bo presented to court, ask ing permission to buy a property to be used as u poor-house. This is a move iu the right direction, as the poor tax is entirely too high in our town. I am iu favor of the move ment, providing there is no specula tion in it Several dogs have been killing a large number of chickens for our eiti.ens Uev. Kckerslcy is having great success with his meetings. A large number have professed religion. Mf.ntvii. tiioxiTlville. " Isaac C. Hackenberg got the con tract to build the now school bonne at C.H. .On Saturday. Feb. Jth. tho Kepubhcans of this township will moot iu convention iu the new school house nt this place to nom inate candidates to be voted for at the February elect ion. The conven tion will meet at I o'clock. Let there be a full I urn-out . . . .Chas. P. Erb is home from Huntingdon Co . . . ."Ex-iiiule-whackor" John A. says, "The royal is the best ! and beats pewter sand all to sticks". .. . Now is the time to make application fot trout try. Send toV. L. Powell, llatrisburg, for blank orders, which will cost nothing. Neither will the fish cost you anything. C.w.. .lou. POUT TUEVOUTON. could not har what was I rumouring in the vicinity, hence r failure to roiiort last week Pennsylvania is quite a gond sized state and the cli mate is iigreeuble, yot withal, some folks find il iuoiv conducive to their welfare to lie outside of its limits. On Wednesday, Mother Stroub, an other of our age, I eiti.ens, joined the "mysterious e.uivan." She was a diligent toiler iu this world, and we have a right to believe that she inherits the glories of it an eternal home aim ng the blest . . . .The ioo on the river has attained a thickness of twenty inches. IIim limit has not boon surpassed within our memory, and piobably not since the glacier period. An 1 the cold wave is still waving, while tho.,e who wto so morbidly desirous of bavin;: it wave, are now clamoring to have it cease. El.I'KX. i;i:avi:i;t()WN. A three year ol l chill uf .Mr. and Mrs. .1. peter Aider died oji last Wednesday morning uf Uiieinuoinia V three Week ul I calf belonging to Nor A. Foes, froze to death one night last week lol.n Hetrick, one of our most successful farmers, recently dehorned his entire herd of seventeen head of cattle and is very much pleased with change. He says, even if In' coiil I, he would not for a ii umber ol t i i ues i lie cost and trouble of dehorning, have the horns replac ed. ..Tim coll weather destroyed quite a number of house plants.... F. C. JJowersox interviewed our school directors on Jsaliirdav ... Mrs. Thos. A. Sliorliss and her four children, of Watsontou n, recently visited her mother, Mrs. Kliahcth Fisher Mrs. (J. M. Thomas, of Lewistown isited her parents at this place last week.... Mrs. Sabine Freed was lvceiiily placed on tho pension roll with three hundred dol lars back pay and a continuance of ten dollars per month. ...With zero weather for the last month, and our merchant's supply of coal nearly ex hausted, hundreds of bushels of po tatoes frozen, a new landlord at the hotel who deals out "oh be joyful" too liberally, some of our citizens aro happy, while others are very un fortunate, and not so happy. . . .Miss Lizzie Coleman, ono of Union coun ty's handsome, and accomplished young ladies visited friends at this place recently. Fiuskux.
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