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MIDDLEBUHGH, SNYDER ct)., PA., AUGUST 3, 1893.
NO. "30
t.
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of LOOAL INTEREST
Katie Spaid of New Berlin
lest of MiH8 Maggie Spaid.
3. W. Herman and children
inday at Selinsgrovo.
Xnnio Snyder of Richfield
g relatives in Middleburgh.
Ella llhoads of Harrisburg
guest of her undo I). T.
i.
f Brcon of Jackson town
d of appoplcxy ou Monday,
)out 4 years.
Crier Barber and family of
e ttpent Sunday union their
fiends in Middleburgh.
Jnr.nual picnic fit Gilbert'
House will bo held on Satur
llgust 2'1. All invited. td.
J Oeker of whoso sickness wo
nention last week in n liltlo
but is (till very seriously ill.
J. Smith has returned from
W weeks' trip to tho World's
md is overwhelmed with its
ess.
a Klingler and family of Salem
Sunday with relatives in Mid-
Manhart of Selinsgrove, will
ie pulpit iu the Lutheran
h, Middleburgh next Sunday
f, Follz ran a threshing iua
npike almost through the ccn
I his left hand. It is a bad
J-
I Annie Stuhlnecker has gono
ton, O., to assist in taking care
R. George Stahlnecker who is
with typhoid favor.- '-
n Moyer on Tuesday bought
ouso, lot and black-smith shop
lvester Bowen on West Main
t for SHOO.
8. E. L. BufTiugton of Franklin
please accept our thanks for
very fine, largo poaches Bent
Js oflico on Saturday.
lawn festival will be held at Pax-
jillo on Saturday evening Aug.
5th. It promises to be an en
bio evenf-f- All are invited.
lie Quarterly Conference nt tho
3. Church was well attended last
day, and presiding Elder Euh-
iiiivereu. somo auio sermons
wing to a mistake in tho date by
compositor in tho statement of
(First National Bank published
1 week, we republish it this week
Ji the proper change.
ho Lutheran Sunday School tmd
jistian Endeavor society of Has-
jers Church will hold a picnic in
h-ers grovo ou Saturday August
And n festival on the evening of
f tame day. All invited.
"aimers of Snyder Co., before
ring your phosphate for fall seed-
j, Bena ior my prices and con
Ions. I am selling Walton l&
ann Co's. pure bone fertilizers
j."best and cheapest ever sold
5. Jacob Cramer, Middloburgh.
To keep silverware bright without
jstant rubbing, which is injurious
plated articles, dissolve a handfu
oarx in a pan of hot water, with
!ttle soap i put tho Bilvor in and
fit remain for an hour or so, then
wr oil the suds, rinso with clear,
U water and wipo with a soft cloth
Surtin Iiowersox and Allen Moy
'havo erected a cidor'pross east of
t brulgo iu Franklin, whero thov
Jl be prepared to inako tho juico
J irom the apples Uuh bcusoh. At
Hout they ire running only Tues
y and Wednesday of each week
it .... .i . .. .
it nuur on iney Willi navo it in
iitiuuous oporation.
a new law enacted by the last
gislature and Higuod by the gover
r. It is one authorizing tho dec
fill rif .litf 1 m i i
uuigess ior inreo years
boroughs, who shall not bo eligible
I the oflico for the next succeeding
J-m. providing that ho shall not bo
inember of the town council, giving
cio power, providing for elec
all fif Twtc, J .1 r a m
;4 aboliahins tho office of assistant
rhilin Spaid has a heifer that is
the mother of a pair of twin calves.
How is that for stock.
Tho Smith Grove Baud will hold
a glass walk and festival at tho Sum
mit House on Saturday evening,
Aug. 12th. Itefreshmeuts of all kinds
will be served.
Tho sixth annual Snyder county
Choi i Convention will be held on
tho Lutheran church grounds one
mile north of Freeburgon Saturday,
August I'.Uh. Choirs, Musical or
ganizations, Bands and Soloists are
cordially invited. Exercises will bo
Kin nt 10 a. in. Wm. Mover, Pres.
W.m. Fnr.YMW, See. 3t.
Tho trouble with tho teaching of
to-day, is that personal honesty is
not taught. Success, success, that's
tho word, and it matters not how.
just so you meet with success. Noth
unr succeoils so well as success, is
what is proclaimed from all quart
ers by men who thould teach some
thing higher.
BrcKXKix University. Tho best
school is the cheapest. Nearly
million dollars have been invested
iu fixed and working capital in the
fivo schools of Bucknell University,
John Howard Harris, Prosident,
or catalogue, illustrations and
other information, address the
Registrar. Win. C. Gretzinger, Low
isburg, Pa.
As wheat is now down to C5 cents
per bushel Bouie of our farmers are
feeding it to thoir stock. Care
should bo used in feeding this grain
to horses, as it is too heating for
strong feeding, and, as some of our
farmer friends, who have had ex
pcrieuce-have told-UH, it will riona
y effect tho digestive orgnin of
lorses. Especially is this tho case
with colts, for whom tho wheat ought
to be thoroughly boiled before it is
fed.
The Juniata Valley Editorial As
sociation has abandoned its intended
trip to Bedford, .Pa., owing to the
number of editors who wish to
make a trip to tho World's Fair,
o think tlio decision a wiso ono as
iedford can bo visited later, while
the Celebration at Clncago comes
only onco every four hundred years
and it is not safo to wait for tho
next ouo unless Death keeps tho'ed
itors waiting as long as some of their
subscribers do.
Georgo H. Daubermau had his
tearing before Squire Hummel on
Friday, on tho chargo of having tak
en a greater lee ior tho procuring
of a pension for Phoebe Kelly than
was prescribed by law. U. S. Dis
trict Attorney Hall appeared iu the
prosecution and sufficient evidence
was adduced to hold Daubermau for
trial at the United States court at
Williamsport. His bail was placed
at ")(M, and not being ablo to fur
nish it he is now iu Middleburgh
jail.
Sunday ScnooL Celebration and
Festival. Remember tho Sunday
School celebration and festival
which will be held on Saturbay Aug
ust 5th, at tho Zions' U. B. church.
An expert ico-cream maker has been
engaged to produce tho host ice
cream possible and other refresh
ments will bo served. Como one,
como all, and help us in this enter
prise for a good causo and enjoy
yourself. Remember tho date on
August .rth. Committee.
A man by tho name of Chas. J.
Guctliug passed through town last
Saturday afternoon, about 12.150
o'clock, on his way to Chicago. Ho
is ou foot aud pushes a wheelbarrow
laden with n keg of beer, painted
and decorated in red, white and bluo.
Ho left his home, Pottsville, Pa., on
last Wednesday and expects to
reach Chicago somo timo next
month. Ho travels on au average
about 30 miles a day, and propels
his "uuicycle," weighing about 120
pounds with apparent ease. Tho
keg of boor is marked with tho naino
of the berwiug firm, who pay Guet
ling's travelling expenses aud keep
his family while he is absent.
Millhtim Journal.
Death of Mrs. Schoch.
Mrs. S. S. Schoch died on Monday
evening, July 31, aged 4tf years and
17 days. She was a long and patient
sufferer froiu what was diagnosed by
Dr. Gordell of tho Pcnnsj lvaui.v Uni
versity, Philadelphia, as a fibroid tu
mor, and several months ago she
was taken to that city to have it ro
nioved, but tho physicians fearing
that her enfeebled condition would
not permit it, refused to operate.
Vom that timo on each day added
to tho intensity of her sufferings un
til Monday evening when deat h came
as n welcome relief.
Mrs. Schoch was a lady of admir
able qualities and was loved and es
teemed by all who knew her. Sho
was a ulcasant companion and a
trim friend : a defender of the weak
and a succor to the helpless one
who found pleasure only in doing
good. She leaves a husband who
fully appreciates his loss, who stood
bv her in her uneven strugglo with
Death and supported her in her ev
ery hour of need.
Her funeral takes placo to-day
(Thursday) at noon from tho house,
and her romains will bo laid to rest
in tho Hassinger Cemetery.
"Uracil lx the tfriuvi iiIhiv tin'.
Friend of my h'Ut (ln :
Notio knew tln'0 but to luvu tlii'O
NoiHi kiK'W tliin Imi to prulHO."
Friends of the Post.
Roll of Honor. Tho following
persons have paid their subscription
to the Post to tho dates opposito
thoir names. Should any mistakes
oocur in thoso credits or on your pa
per pleaso notify us
Jack Mover,.
S. Staufl'er,
June lM
Susannah Troxcll,
A. J. Bowersox,
July I, "Jl
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Feb. 15, '01
A. W. Engel,
W. S. Sassaman,
Adam J. Fisher,
Levi T. Bohuor,
Peter Herman,
R. E. Steimly,
May Bros.,
S. L. Brower,
R. A. Hassinger,
Enos Moury,
Frank Bowersox,
Adam Bubb,
G. W. Glass,
Goo. S. Rogur,
Cyrus Courtney,
Isaac Row,
S. II. Stroub,
E. E. Bahner,
Dr. P. W. Houser,
P. R. Fetterolf,
Rev. D. P. Kline,
Susan Erdloy,
Foster U. Gift,
A. G. KaulVuiaii,
James O. Herbster,
H. II. Herbster,
Isaac Droese,
J. & A. Moschlin & Co.,
John Nowman,
July 1. ".HI
Thomas Middluswarth,
July 1, '1)1
May 1, "Jl
Win. Moyer,
J. S. Rhamstine,
March 1, '1)1
Robert Schanibach,
Cyrus Bowersox,
Sallio Bibibhouse,
Jan. 1, 'Ut
July 1, 1)1
June J, "Jl
Milton Moatz,
Levi S. Geluet,
John H. Martin,
Oct. 12, 'y:i
Nov. 1, "M
Sept. 1, '!
Mrs. J. C. Specht,
Win. Krebbs,
Mrs. Mary A. Bolender,
Samuel Bickhart,
C. E. Oldt,
July 1, 'D t
July 1, "Dt
Feb. 1, '1M
Dec. 1, '!):t
Aug. 1, 'Dl
MrB. Mary Wagner,
July 1, ".:
July 1.
James Ayers.
Oliver lleimbacu,
Robert Goss,
John P. Smith,
Wm. S. Hepner,
Wm. I. Bilger,
Isaac Getz,
Mrs. Elbn Sassaman,
Aug. 1, ".:!
Aug. 1, '!:i
Juno 1, 'U2
Aug. 2i), ".:
Aug. 1, ".i;i
Feu. 1, "J
Jan. 1, '!)!
Last week tho attorneys appointed
from Milllin, Snyder, and Union
Counties to roviso the rules of court
for this Judiciul District met at Lew
isburg, and after putting in several
days of hard work ou tho now rules
they adjourned to meet at Lewis
town on August 'Jth. Tho members
of th bar from Snyder County ap
pointed by Judge McClure are A,
W. Potter, Chas. P. Ulrich, and F.
E. Bower, Esqs. 'Times.
. The New Road Law. I
Tho new road law passed by the
last legislature and signed by Gov
ernor Pattisoii a few days ago, is i o
gardod as a prut km 1 measure, ono it
is thought, which will result in a re
form iu tlmmatter of road making,
in some of the districts at least
throughout tho country. By this
act the taxpayers of any township or
oad district are enabled to contract
for making the roads of their own
expense and paying salaries of town
ship or road district officers and
thereby prevent tho levy and collect
ion of a road tax in such township
or road district.
Tho process by which this riht is
to bo acquired as follows : "Anyone
or more taxpayers desirous of ac
quiring the said rij;lit shall, before
the begining of the fiscal year pie
sent to the Court of (Quarter Ses
sions of the county iu which said
right is desired, setting out that he,
she or they are the owners of prop
erty assessed ainl taxed for road
purposes in said township or road
districts, the number of miles of
public road iu said township or road
district and tho desire and ability of
the petitioner or petitioners to lay
out, open, make, amend and repair
the public, highways and bridges of
said township or road district wholly
at his, hers, its or their own expense
for the ensuing township fiscal year,
and to pay tho other expenses of
slid township without any right
against or claim upon said township
or road disVict for or by reason of
the 1'iatcriaLiwbor or money furnish
ed.
T!: v 'ork''3toljuTwitf under the
Urr t:rv ( th'- , '4kfim.-wrlu,4B.l
re(u.,o.
to new and inspect lhe
making nd repairing of the roads
iu lus district at least once every
month and be fully satisfied that the
petitioners have fully coirplied with
their contrail, dud for this service
tho supervisors Khali each receive the
sum of 5flH() pur year.
It likewise will bo tho duty of tho
supervisor to notify tho contractors
if at any time he sees the roads need
repair, and if they fail to repair, the
roads as required, he is empowered
to purchase such materials ami em
ploy such men as may bo necessary
to repair the roads and charge the
sanio to the contractors.
In addition to the salary provided
to bo paid to the supervisors for sup
ervising tho work the petitioner or
outractors will bo required to pay
to tho township clerk $"o ; to each
of the township auditors .23 ; to tho
township attorney ; and to each
supervisor 2."o. They will also be
required to excute a bond in a sum
eiual to 50(l for each and every mile
of public road iu said township
with Buretied conditioned for the
faithful perforiiiace of their trust."
Tho pratical elVort of the bill will
be felt more particularly in town
ships iu which the greater amount
of taxable property is held by ono or
moro persons or coporations and
consequently pay tlio most of tho tax
assessed, which iu many instances go
to other purposes than that of re
pair of tho street. It is beleived
the corporations will willingly em
brace tho opportunity of freeing
themselves from the heavy road tax
generally lovied; by undertaking to
keep tho streets in proper repair
aud it will bo the mission of super
visors to see that it is done properly
Unexpected Compliments.
Kroin tlio Slminnklii Nrws Huri'iiii to tint Mount
lunnii i.fitjrr.
Tho readers of tho Lt tljer whoaro
unable to read the lioonasticl articles
on account of tho peculiar construct
of tho tonguo necessary to properly
pronounce tho "supcrsiiirtiear
matter, cannot realizo what they nro
missing. Wo have certainly never
read auything moro practical than
his article in last week's issue. If it
were not for tho fact that trauslatcd
dutch would tasto like dried water
melon, wo would suggest; that you
run parallel columns,
Sheriff Bolender cu
, 1.:,. 1 . ovor
100 tons
A Big Haul.
Ou Saturday of last week Ben
jamin rranklui Bachmau of this
borough had made out to go fishing
with a party to Meiser's Dam. In
the morning it was found that for
one reason or another none of the
party could go along. Ben is a
thorough bred, and was not to be
disappointed in a day's sport with
such light trilles, so he straightway
went to the stables, hitched up a
span of horses in a big two-horse
wagon and started for the dam. In
his haste to "get there"' ho forgot
his rods and did not discover it un
til he was nt t he t-trcaiu, but remem
bering that necessity was the moth
er of au engine, ho cut a pole, long,
stiff, and strong, tied his lino to it
and cast his iait upon the waters.
lie sat down to wait awhile but got.
no bite. He waited som, nioro and
.. ,-. ti-i .
still no Kile. w lien dinner nine
came ho ate the frugal meal his good
wito had prepared for him. alter
which ho again proceeded to wait
and kept at it until just a little lie-
fore sun-down when he got a bite,
His lino went "twiug," his rod bent
to tho wuter's surface and the next
moment Ben had it iu hand and
with a tremendous full ho landed
tho bite on shore tho tish having
escaped. Weary of waiting, and
disgusted with things in general,
ho hitched up tho two big horses in
tho big two-horse wagon and start
ed for homo with his bite. Ho pass.
ed through town about dusk silting
stiff and erect aud contendodly hum
miug to himself tho familiar oh
hymn :. .
1 wontil in l livn Hlwuv. I ink not to Ht.ey,
Wliniu Uftiiii. fur Oluck-biuui unU ili-ki:i'n don't
, i - , diir1' mUm ftx nil Wa
twit- -
I'unffiiimi lUi'iruldpiciuiua.ikUi.cu..- ..
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TO The j-iniata Valley Editor
ial Association.
Tho following letter from our
friend V. H. Bower, Assistant Gen
eral Mauager of tho West Virginia
Central Railroad explains itself :
O MIIKIU.IMI, Ml).. July V'J, 1WU.
T. II. IIOIIKII. Ell. I'lMT, MllM'I.K.III IlOII, l'A.
limrSir: In reply to your f.ivor of I mi 411.
In-luiil, I Ih'i to 1.1V tli.il. I haw referred 'lie
Niiiiin touiir ticiier.il M.iii.ier. .Mr. r. I.. Kiel.,
who reipii-Ms me lo s iy to oi lh;it we III lake
pli' iiille Iu li.iiillu:,- lite .lulil.il. 1 Valley Kdlloilal
,s-Hi.il Ion ou r our road dee, on ivlT'iI ir IIMlll.
I would sni,','eHi ili.u, If you make 1 he trip, you
pi over Hie entire Main Line as you eould not
do Jilillen toyoili'Helves nor I lie I n. el by luhs-
liis' any part of II.
I eiiel,,-,e you several time tallies w hleli
will
Hive you an Idea of the movement of tin'
II. Hum.
1 ol see-
I'rusllm; thai I iii;iv have the i!ea-nm
III,' you when Vimi come Oils way, I 11I11 ,
Yours very truly,
W. II. ItoWKK.
Asst. (ielieral .Manager.
The request for free transporta
tion for tho Association was made
before it was decided to abandon
this year's outing at Bedford, Pa.,
but the Association is none tho less
thankful for the kind proposition, of
which they will no doubt take ad
vantage next year, for it will atl'ord
a most delightful trip. Tho main
lino of this road, which extends from
Cumberland, Md. to Elkius, West
Virginia, is 11:1 miles long and winds
its wuv almost tho entire distance
through virgin forests, over yawn
niLr chasms ami along laughing cas
cades of crystal water presented
by all odds the finest mountain
scenery our eyes have beheld east of
the Itocky Mountains.
Old Bevvy Jordan is no longer
a resident ot McClure. hho remov
ed her household goods to her for
iiii'i' mountain homo last week. In
fact, to bo plainer, sho was compell
ed to leave, and we have heard of no
drowning cases that have resulted
from the overflow of tears at her de
parture. On tho contrary there is
an ugly rumor atloat among tho gos-
sipers that would not look wrP m'
print. Jeruld.
Fasten a nail to "lYhv, . KUHpend
it from your uum1) unil lhv Iinj
thot11!ul ',iU oscillate liko a pendulum.
Lt', somo ono place his open hand
under th6 nail and it will chango to
a rotary. Let a third person place
his hand on your shoulder, ami tho
nail will become stationary..!.
To Arraign Hoke Smith.
Washington, July 2s. The coming
Congress iu it s early days w ill afford
tho unusual spectacle of a Cabinet
Minister being arraigned by his own
party. Hoke Smith's pension pol
icy is provoking the indignation
of Democratic Congressmen through
out the North. The objection, as
stated iu these dispatches yesterday,
is that he is putting the burden of
proof upon pensioners to maintain
their legal right to remain on the
rolls. It has been quietly arranged
to hold a conference of Democratic
Congressmen from Indiana, Penn
sylvania, 'Illinois, Wisconsin and oth
er states early in the session, to de
vise sonic means of impressing Sec
retary Smith with the fact that he
is sei iotisly crippling t lie 1 ei:iocratic
party.
Jl is .said I hat almost every
coin
over pen
sixty
mmitty of Hie North is excited
the existing policy of dropping
sinners and allowing them
days to prove their claims. One
of
ot
the most, inlhiciitial Democrats
the country said to-dav : "This
thing must be stopped. We want
fraudulent or illegal pensioners eli
minated from t he roll, but we can
not atl'ord to have legal and honest
pensioners harassed and put to the
expense of again proving their claims.
That would ruin the Democratic
party."
One phase of the proceeding which
stirs tho indignation of Democrats
is that tho very man, who, under
tho last administration, formulated
tho decisions which are now being
reversed aud put ou tho rolls many
pensioners who nro now being drop
ped is at the head, of the present
vr; i. Rn,j
0 scorns
to have concluded that he would win
the favor of Secretary Smith by un
doing as much of his former work
as possible.
Doff Tax.
The act of assembly approved
May 21, l:u, changes the law relat
ing to the taxation of dogs. Under
the new act the return is made by
the assessor (if t lie number of male
and female do'js in tlio several dis
tricts. The commissioners are re
quired to hx the tax, levy or a tax
of not more than two dollars 011
each male, and not moro than four
dollars 011 each female, unless the
female is spayed, iu which case the
tax is the same as the male. The
school boards are hereby notified
that the dog tux will be fixed by the
commissioners and placed on the
same duplicate with the county and
state taxes. The collectors, how
ever, will bo instructed not to col
lect the tax already levied by the
school board.
KELINSGUUVK.
Mrs. Kate Katuer and her sister
Mrs. Wallace visited friends at
Fisher's Ferry last week Mrs. 1J.
7,. Salem spent a day in Sunbury
last week visiting some of her re
latives. .. .Merchant tailor Phillips
with a part of his family is "doing"
the city of Philadelphia at this writ
ing llev. Eckersh-y who spent
his vacation al Newville, Pa., has re
turned Frank Buyers a student
of Theology at Madison X. J. is
spending his vacation with his pa
rents ou the Isle of (,hlo. . . .Bev. II.
C. Salem preached at Duncannon
last Sunday for Bev. G. W. Lcishcr
Mrs. and Mrs. Val. Bulig paid u
visit over Sunday,
ty their daiigh-
tor, Mr. and M'j
.a, Iviiuciu ll"se ill
II 1 L-1 .. 1
.McClure ....Mrs. liov. Benson of
"'.'ustavillo Pa., is visiting friends
m town.... Miss Aggie uemneriing
of High Street has returned from
her visit to her hister nt Sunbury
Mrs. Horace AUemau who hud
bceti visiting her parents at Gettys
burg is with us again The Sunday
School picnic trouble is just now
looming up. Some want a basktt
picnic and some don't. Some want,
a union picnic while others don't
Tho majority rules. Mextow.
, this year.