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MIDDLEBUHGH, SNYDER CO., PA., SEPTEMBER 14. 1893.
NO. 36.
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ITEMS of LOCAL INTEREST
JIib. J. 1 Riehtor of Solinsgrovc,
gptiit Sunday with Prof. Herman'?.
Squirrel nre quito plenty this
Tear and our huuters bag from five
to eight a day.
A. J- Crossgrove left on Monday
for lVlleville, whore ho has n throe
weolcs' job at painting.
Jacob 0. Smith ami family, of Se
liusgrove, Fpont Siunluy with Amos
Gifts" iu I'ruuklm township.
lh. l'ortor Thotupiton of Mexieo,
l'a.. is f poiulin;? a week with her son
J. X. Thompson, Jr., iu this place.
A. S. I.?aver has purchaso;! a lot
iujinciliately east of the hau l room
nu 1 i-t erect in? a dwelling house up
cu it.
.Sylvester 13ovtn, proprietor of ihe
.Summit House, who h:ul a severe
attack of billions ft-vcr, is able to be
out again.
ilis. S. S. Walter, of Franklin
tow nship, left on Friday of last week
forn two weeks' visit to relatives in
Akron, O.
The colored camp-meeting at Clom
ut' Park commenced on last Sat
urday and will continue until tl.o
The Post has secured a new coi
respondent at Freeburg, and, judg
ing from his'tirst attempt, ho will
turn out a hustler.
Mrs. M. K. Hassinger left on Mon
day for a visit among relatives iu
Iu'liana and Ohio, and will round
CWip with the World's Fair.
Calico day at the Central Dry
Goods Store, Seliusgrove, Saturday
nest. About 5000 yards, all (5, 7 and
8 cent calicos will bo offered for 5
y -cents a yard.
Tut it in the'paper, but don't tell
any one who told you," is the way
some people talk who think it will
not hurt an editor any to bo curs
ed and abused.
Charles S. Shontz, a thirteen-year-
.old son of Harvey O. Shontz, of near
"Rand, Union county, was kicked on
the head by a horse on September 1
.And almost instantly killed.
"Mrs. A. S. Helfiich and her two
dous, Foster and Homer, of Altoonn,
and Miss Ella Weidman, of Leaver
Springs, visited relatives and friends
in Middleburgh one day last week.
The Lutheran and Evangelical
Sunday schools of Middleburgh, will
hold a basket picnic in Rower's
grove, 15 miles west of town. A
short program and lots of fun is on
tho bill of fare. All invited.
A terrific hail-storm passed over
the eastern end of Snyder county on
Thursday evening of last week doiug
immense damasro to armies, peaches
and other fruit. Hail nearly as largo
as a walnut, and Mlontv of them
were picked up tit Shamokin Dam
After the storm.
A girl baby was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Cleveland in tho White House
on Saturday. We wish the baby and
parents health, happiness, and pros
perity, and would suggest tho name
of Susan for the child, or Sus, for
short, as a prefix to the administra
tion's pension policy Sus-pension.
See !
When tho people of Northumber
land County wish to punish violators
of tho fish law then they claim the
river to bo in their couuty, but when
it comes to building for bridges they
. are glad to have a Supremo Judge
decide that the river only runs be
tween and is not a part of either
- county. Lcwisbury Local Xtwa.
Rev. S. E. Rateman, of Philadcl
. phia, preached a very practical ser
mon iu the Lutheran church iu this
place ou Sunday evening. As he
announced, he preached his sermon
backward, stating his text at the
close of the sermou, viz : Isaiah, -ILL
chapter and 10th verse. His theme
was "the trilles iu life," and tho dis
course was so original and at the
same timo bo practical that every
body was charmed with the young
.. divine's effort.
John Eisenhartof Shamokin, and
O. R. Jr. Arnold of Adainsburg were
the guests of friends in Middleburgh
over Sunday.
List of unclaimed letters iu Mid
dleburgh, P. O.: Mr. Ooo. Vroman,
Kelsey - Vtomnn & Co., Dr. L. X.
Close, Chas. T. Chester, Clarauce
Rank, Sallie S. Troupe.
J. W. RiNKi.t:, P. M.
Hon. V. R. Rennett.of Kansas, the
great American orator on social and
political questions will speak iu
Music Hall, N-w Rerlin, on Tues
day evening, September I'.'lh. Do
not fail to hear him.
The farmers are complaining about
the ravages cf tliu grass hoppers.
They are eating everything green in
sight and have commenced opera
tions upon the grain lit l is, where
they eat. the tender hprouts down so
low that they are im! expected to
sprout.
Milllinburg will not get water
works if the borough is to build
them. It has been learned that ac
cording to law they can not levy a
sufficient tax to raise the required
amount. Tho only thing left is for
tho moneyed men to step iu and
form a stock company.
Tho Hebrew New Year occurred
on Monday.September 11, and will bo
known as .r);.l in tho Jewish calen
dar. As seven out of every nine
teen years contain thirteen Jewish
months, next year will bo a long one,
extending from September 11, ISW,
o October 1, 1W1.
Shootixo Match. -There will bo a
big shooting match at tho Shamokin
House, Suubury, Pa., on Friday and
Saturday of this week. It will bo a
ISO yard rango ritle match and tho
prizes to bo contested for are a i'A)
pound hog, Winchester zifle, and a
gold wutch.. Fish aud eel dinner
and suppers will be served. Every
body invited. Caul Litz, Prop'r.
Tho picnics at McClure and Lilly
villo wero largely attended on Sat
urduy. Prof. D. S. Royer delivered
a lecture at McClure ou "a trip to
tho World's Fuir, and Drs. Smith
and Tool and Co. Supt. Dowersox
spoke at Lillyville. Snyder county
talent is growing in demand even
in Mifllin county.
Quite a number of Snyder couuty
people attended Juniata county
court last week as witnesses in the
trial of George Dauberman for al
leged crookeduess iu tho pension
business. Sufficient evideuco wus
produced to justify the retention of
Mr. Dauberman for trial at the U. S.
Court, and he is again out under
bail.
Roys, if you take tho trouble to
work o'lt correctly tho following
problem, it will show exactly what
good people think of you. Place tho
year of your birth on a piece of
paper, add your ago at your
birthday last year, multiply the re
sult by 1,000 and subtract 1177,423.
Substitute for figures letters of the
alphabet, a fori, b for c for '), etc.,
aud read tho result carefully.
Eighteen members of theSunbury
Rieyolo Club took dinner at tho
Washington House on Sunday, viz :
P. P. Smith. (Captain), W.R. Smith,
D. S. Eyster, J. C. Ehdoy, A. L. Al
leman, J. E. Sherman, E. M.Snyder,
S. R. Kaufman, J. W. Zeigler. E. V.
Malick, H. L. Shean, J. C. Kramer,
D. M. Wolf, O. W. Goss, I. W. Guy
or, C. F. Rigouy, I. G. Raleman, aud
Ralph L. Malick. They wero as
fino-looking aud well-behaved a set
of gentlemen as havo ever visited
our town on a Sunday, and wo wel
come them back
One of tho most hopeful signs of
the times is tho growing conviction
that creeds are worthless savo as
they are embodied iu deeds. The
notion that tho man who gives in
tellectual assent to a serious of theo
logical statements has a through
ticket for tho kingdom of heaven re
gardless of his personal conduct, is
rapidly losing its popularity. It is
being recognized that a right belief
is followed by an earnest and uu
selfish life.
wcti. tr) bi'.l nt itlm-o'clock,
Wan up ntriiln nt nve j
Hp workM from dnwn till fwy f te.
(."iltf limn' tli-nil tliuti (ill vi.
And mi In1 plli-il tlii'ilolliir up,
To li-ave tlifui to III son,
A'ul tln lioy ln Ivlow In ciry nM
Ami h.nl n lot of tin.
See change in advertisement of
Miss Nettie Cohen. S -linsgrove.
Agents (male or female; make $10
a day. New invention. Every house
hold must have it. Small outlay,
big profits. Perfection Mfg. Co., Vo
St. Clair st., Cleveland, t).
James Ranks of Milllinlown shoul
dered his gun and mounted his
bicycle for a squirrel hunt in Rlaok
Log Valley on the first day of Sep
tember. Soon after daylight, nud
after having killed two squirrels a
bear weighing 1-0 pound presented
himself. Ho let it drive at him with
No. i shot at about thirty yatd-t and
knocked him down. Ho followed it
up with a shot in the head which
laid bruin out. He dressed him and
then dragged him down tho moun
tain to w here ho hud left his bicycle,
and mounting him on his machine,
trundled him home.
.UISTAKKN' hoi'l.S V It 1'litAM oK
Buss." The following marriage li
censes hj.vo been granted since our
last publication :
John P. Miller. Seliusgrove,
i Mary C. Mtautler,
Daniel Sassaman, Monroo Twp.,
(naran Musser, Globe Mills
tJ. Dewin Heckard, McKoes J Falls
i Emma J loll man,
I James Ro,
Peuns Twp.,
Carrie E. Wulter,
i Oscar Herman,
'Annie M. Stahl,
Penns Twp,
i Allen II. Dinius. Middlerreek. two
f Anuie 31. Leitner, 'Jackson Twp
Tamos W. Minnick, Seliusgrove,
Inaran A owartz
Miss Kate liowersox writes us
from tlitt Carlisle Indian ftchool n9
der date of Sept. 0 : I have spent
one week among the Indians and
they are a very respectablo sot, I
must say. They havo loads of ap
paratus moro than I ever saw in
any public school but then I never
taught outside of Franklin township.
I have two nicely furnished rooms
for my own apartments. On tho
whole I am glad I gave up my school
fortius. As soon as I am fully set
tled and have timo and know more
about tho school you may get an
article for the Post.
Win. Rolich, a farmer residing
near Tylorsville, was last week ap
proached by a well dressed, smooth
tongued gentleman who wanted to
buy a farm. The fellow soon had the
old man interested iu a game of
cards in which ho (Rolich) wnni'i
5,000. Rut the money could not be
paid over until .1,(0) was deposit
ed in tho hands of tho tho stranger
as a guarantee of good faith. He
did so and was handed a box that
was to contain tho prize. After tho
stranger had left a son of Rolich re
turned home, opened tho box and
found it to contain a lot of bark
from a tree on tho farm of Mr.
Rolich. Served him right. A man
who expects to win a 3,u0i) pot by
gambling should bo classed with
gamblers and deserves no more pity
thau'u professional if.he'gets skinned.
Owing to the failure of our law
makers to make an appropriation
for carrying out tho free text book
law passed by them, tho local boards
will havo to meet this expense tho
present year. Therefore it will bo
money in the pockets of tho pcoplo
if they will, as far as practicable,
have their children uso tho school
books that may be in tho family. Of
course increased school expense,
whero there is no stato appropria
tion, must bo met by taxation, which
comes off tho householder whether
ho bo a property holder or not.
Don't allow your children to leavo
their good books at home if they
can bo used, and bear in mind that
books carelessly or wilfully abused
must bo paid for by tho parent.
The result of this rulo will doubt
less be of benefit to the pupils, many
of whom are needlessly extravagant
iu tho uso of school supplies. Hun
tingdon Local Newi.
A Profitable Industry.
While at Shamokin Dam last week
we dropped iu at Goorge H. llano's
canning factory and found it about
the busiest spot in Snyder county.
There are somo thirty hands em
ployed in the factory, mostly women,
who earn from 7") cents to 1. no per
day, besides the allowance of time
to do their house work.
We inquired into the business and
found it quite profitable to both the
raiser of corn and tomatoes and to
the owner of the factory. Mr. Hane
expects to put up .,()! 0 cases of to
matoes this year and the .same
amount of corn. There are two doz
en .1 pound cans of tomatoes in a
case and tho same number of '-
pound cans of corn in a case. Me
buys corn by the ton, paving sio per
tou on the w agon before it is husked.
Farmers can raise from three to six
tons to the acre. For tomatoes ho
pays !7 per ton, and as l"0 bushels
can bo raised to the acre, weighing
02 pounds to the bushel, over ten
tons of tomatoes to the acre cm ho
raised, from which the farmer real
izes over 70.
One tou of corn will till l.o i i two-
pound cans, aud one ton of tomatoes
will fill 700 three pound cans. The
capacity of Mr. Hane's factory is
1,0M) cans per hour, and it does not
require much figuring to prove that
thoro is a neat little profit in every
hour's run of tho factory to the
operator, while the farmers realize
from fivo to seven times as much
ou their land per acre as thev can
possibly expect by putting it out in
wheat t present rates ,.,RosidoHai
is a slicv. nop, rtA,i the uiiilth
amount of work, and very little"
dauger of failure, if properly attend
ed, while tho mouey invested can bo
turned over half a dozen times be-
crop.
A philanthropist is he w ho makes
two blades of grass grow where one
grew before, und Mr. Hane is not
only a philanthropist but a benefac
tor to tho community in which he
lives, inasmuch that lie gives em
ployment to idle hands and makes
sali? for the products of the hard
pressed farmer.
Dr. Barber in Luck.
Kroin tin- I in ii illii n.iilv sun.
We aro pleased to learn that Dr. I.
Grier Rarber of this place has been
appointed Medical Pension Surgeon
on the Danville Pension Roard.
This is an excellent appointment, us
the appointee is n skillful surgeon
and physician and conscientious
gentleman who will perform his
duties legally and properly.
Golden rod is in blossom and as
usual influenza is prevalent. It has
come to bo a recognized fact that
tho aesthetic yellow llowor over
which tho poets ravo is responsible
for tho many cases of this disease
that always occur at this season of
tho year. The flower on no account
should be allowed iu the house, es
pecially iu sleeping apartments. It
is said that the flowers gives off an
imperceptible powderlike substance,
which is breathed into the lungs,
causiug irritation and producing
violent sneezing and coughing.
"Tho very best way to waste time
while at tho World's Fair is to go
with a party." This is from the
General Passenger Agent of u large
railroad iu tho West. You w ill un
derstand what he means when ho
says your wife won't want to look
at hoisting machines or keels of
ocean steamers, and you won't want
to stand on one foot, liko a duck,
while sho strains her eyes taking in
tho materials aud patterns of the
magnificent costumes exhibited by
tho Ron Marcho. If you go with a
party have it understood to meet at
a given timo and place, and then
you can look at what interests you,
while tho balance can do tho same.
As soon as you got inside of the
gate separato from your party aud
you will soo more aud save time,
and what applies to you applies to
all of the party.
In a Den of Copper-Heads.
On Saturd av. while Lew Troim
was up on Shade mountaing hunt
ing foxes ho had a thrillins? n.lven.
turein a den of copper heads. He
was coming along w hat is know as
the "old load" w hen ho discovered
one of tho snakes iu front of him.
Seizing a stone he crushed it. About
this time h,. discovel anullier
one and he killed it. Then seeing
a third he stepped aside to get a
stone when his hand almost touelio.l
another of the reptiles that lay coil
ed near the stone. Tliis i:im l.oo
much for his nerve and lie beinn
to shoot. At the first ren ni . if t lie
g'lil the reptiles began to nioe ofi",
and although he had a breech-louding
shot, gun he could not shout as r:tp
idly as he wished as the shells were
brass and would st;.-!, i:i his gun af
ter it got hot. lie succeeded, how
ever, in killing seven mol e, some of
which were as thick as his arm, and
how many got away he could not tell
but he estimates them over a dozen.
For several years this den has been
known to hunters, but those best
acquainted with it eaie the least to
pay it a visit.
IX ANonin; ,vs.
Last Friday, as J. D. Wetel of
Ueavertown was on his way to the
mountain to chop wood, he sudden
ly found himself iu the midst of a
den of copper-head snakes, mi l at
once proceeded with all tn
decimate their number, kiht
ko well that in a few minutes 1..
slain sixty of the reptiles. I ji m
return home he related hit a 1
ling
I,' jvo whereupon some i h i,,
of any n1H , , . , ,
nil rep: I ivi v,?
lio iuiihft7tv mi them, wlicrou. u.
he challenged them to accompany
him to the spot nud ha would cnll.
vince them of the truth of his stmt,..
wenfc.-.Vr,. H.;cJ-.t accepted
challenge und ' hcyop ipni id " in,
and to his astonishment found :he
stiiteii. cut correct to the hitti. I r
he found eighteen hu ge and I". 1 1 -two
half grown copper-head - dead
within a very narrow space ol ground.
The ago of a squirrel rarely ex
ceeds eight years ; that -f the rab
bit seven : sheep wil'have ten ycarsj
dogs have been known to exceed
tuu.t.V: cats and foxes rarely go be
yond fifteen, while pigs, deer, the
bear, and the cow have often lived
twenty years. The horse has been
Known to exceed thirty; the lion
seventy ; the camel, the eagle, the
raven and the tortoise have been
known to pass live score ; one or
two swans have been known to pass
into the third century.
Neatness is a good thing for a girl,
and if sho does not learn it w hen
she is young, she never will. It
takes a great deal more neatness to
make a boy look passable. Not, be
cause a boy, to start with, is better
looking than a girl, but his clothes
are of a different sort, not so many
colors iu them, and people don't ex
pect n boy to look as pretty as a girl.
A girl that is not neatly dressed is
called a sloven, and no one likes to
look at her. Her face may be pretty,
but if she is not neat, her good looks
are spoiled and will go for nothing.
Strict business methods, in any
branch or department of business
life, brings w ith it merited success,
and establishes public confidence.
As an evidence of this it affords us
sincere pleasure to nolo the rapid
growth of the insurance agency in
this place, under the management
of our genial young friend Mr. El
mer W. Snyder. Mr, Snyder is for
lunato in being the representative
of some of tho most popular and re
sponsible companies iu the world,
and embraces insurance of all kinds,
Fire, Life, Accident etc. Tho secret
of Mr. Snyder's success is the speedy
and generous adjustment of nil loss
es sustained by thu insured iu his
agency, and policy holders haVo the
assurance that they will not be com-
polled to resort to tho court for the
adjustment of any claim that is pre
sented, that has been first properly
verified. StUnsyrovc Th'nn,
Obituary.
Georgo Christian Spanglcr, sou of
Daniel and Lydia Spanglcr, was born
in Union county, Pa., on the 21st
day or July, A. D. H".i, and died on
the i!'.th of August, A. D. lvi:l, aged
I'd years, 1 month and days.
After having learned the black
smithing trade, some forty years
ago, Mr. Spanglcr made ( Vnlreville.
Snyder county, his home, where he
lived aud carried on his trade up to
the time of his death. About the
year ls'.ohe was joined in marriage
with MaryOckcr. This union was
blessed w ith five childr e n - o 11 e
daughter and five son allot' whom,
w ith their mother, urc I,. ft to mom n
their loss. He professed to have ex
perienced a change of heart, by con
Version to God, about twenty-live
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.i.iii ii,", Milieu iioicSMon, as it
faithful laeli.b. r of the Evangelical
Association, he proved by a consist
ent aud exemplary christian life ever
since. His seat iu his Sunday
school, prayer meeting and iu the
house of God was never vacant un
less prevented by Providence. As a
member of his Church lie had his
full share as uu officer of the same,
the duties of which he ever perform
ed with fidelity ; and with a full as
surance of his licet ptauce with God.
he died happy in the Lord. Peace
to his ashes.
oi l! l'ATIII ll.
IhMI- r.ltlHT. HOW IN WlMI HUH t ,
A-t tlioii url now from MUlTerliig five,
Ami Kudu-mi in t liriifs eliiin n on M-ii,
Yi twin- to vvvi, no inuiv to
Thy xntTiTlin; hoily now u wi-11.
Tim' III thu toinli It loii' in c ,,, :
.Ic'i'ii will wiil.-li iliy 4l!iinli-rliiK In)
li.iln- II In llii- on I Hi' hint (l.i.v.
Tl wi-ii villi llH-o.our lalhi-r
I'ar bolter tliun It ronlil in- lion-
v.1
Tlil'oiixli orsiviitlon tlmu h;nt vonr,
'I'o ilwi'll In lliy i'Iitii.iI home.
Tin well vvltli tlioo, tliy HOIll iiliovo,
Husks In tho sunshine of ood'n l iv.
There, free from oil effect " '" .. ,
-M- " Immortal plm f
AilivJ i,mm. M.hor - i
Villi nil Mm hi'.ivptil) liont tmlwell ;
W't h i,io uf last w ith thee to moot,
AihI sit ii.'Iftlm'iU .Ii'siiV feel.
Ilel'l fslilll-g. I'll., Sepl. il. -y.1. S. OKA.1..V
Walter Re-uniou.
The Walter Family will hold their
re-union on Saturday, Sept. lv:t,
in Rower's grove, about 1J miles
west of Middleburgh. All regular
trains on S. L. R. 1!. will slot) at
the grove. All descendants as well
as others are cordially invited to at
tend. I'.rii.g ymir children. Re
freshluents will be served on the
ground. Ste tier's cornet band has
been engaged for the occasion.
SELINSGI.OVE.
Harry P. Miller, son of M. L. Mil
ler of lower Market street, left for
Muhlenberg College last Tuesday
... .Last Thursday evening while a
bout load of those attending the
Lutheran Re-union at Susquehanna
Heights were coining home, the se
vere hail storm struck them up at
the lock. They all disembarked and
sought shelter in private houses till
the storin was past. They reached
here about o'clock in the evening. .
Levi Walker, one of our townsmen
who is in business in West Virginia,
came to this place to attend the
funeral of his father-in-law, Mr.
Riekel. at Freeburg The follow
ing were or are visitors to town dur
ing the last week : Rev. 1 S. Shultz
and wife at tho homeof Mrs. Shultz's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schools;
Rev. J. R. Shoup of Florida, tit the
home of his father-in-law. Rev. H.
Zioglcr, J). D., Uev. L. H. W. Kline
of Karthaus, Pa., called on friends
in town last week Charles Rower,
Esq., had business at the Mifllin-
town court last week Revs. E. P.
Manhart and II. C. Salem attended
the meeting of the Alh ghany Synod
last week, which convened at Hun
tingdon, Pa. . . .Rev. J. R. Dimm, D.
I)., made a visit to Newport, Ferry
county, Pa., over Sunday, preaching
at the latter place. Mr.NTui;.
Fen Sam:. Your choice of S line
cows, in milk yet, duo to calve the
coming fall. Call ou or address
J.ii on H. II Lii;K k,
tw. 1 mile west of Dcavertowu.
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