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VOL", 30.
ITEMS oi LOO AL INTEREST
S.S.Scboc.i and bU adopted duugh
ter, Marion,' Bpent Sunday with bis
"brother Allen Sbocb, at Shamokin
Pa.
Rev. Neff will preach a Thanks
giving sermon in the Lutheran
church on Thursday Nov. :n, nt 10
o'clock.
Mrs. J. W. Runklo ami two little
sons of this place, ami Mrs Lewis
Miller of Globe Mills, are visiting
relatives at Watsoutowu thU week.
Mrs. Sheriff Bolender, who'.visited
relatives in Akron, O., for several
months, came home on Friday. She
was accompanied by her daughter,
Maggie, who spent the summer at
"that place.
The Lutheran congregation has
purchased a small strip of land ad
joining the church from Samuel
Wittenmyer, and tho filling up of
the lot around the church is now in
progress.
Never say mean things about your
neighbor. If you don't like his
mode of living remember that the
world is wide; you can let him se
verely alone and live on as if no such
persons exist.
Malanchton Walter, of whom we
made mention last week as having
fallen under a wagon load of ties and
received such serious injuries that he
could not live, is b4ter and the phy
.sicians have hope for his recovery.
w. c. Ms r. o. iy t;x -m attend
services in the Lutheran church on
Thanksgiving niong Nov. HO, at
ton o'clock. All members are
requested to meet t,t tlieir nail at
half past nine sharp.
During these hard times the
Jarmers have the advautago of most
people. They have work and sup
plies for the winter. A good many
neonlo who left their farms a few
years ago to work in boom towns are
now returning to their oil oeeu
pation.
The late Judge Orvis of Bcllcfoute,
was a firm believer in the benefits
.of lifo insurance, and in demon
stration of this held policies on his
life to tho amount of $1:10,001), which
is more than is curried by any one
person in this part of Peimsplvauia
Fr.EE ! FitEE ! ! Fur.E ! ! !-Beauti
lul oil painting, size 22'M in coin
position gold frames, will be giveu
free to persons buying goods to tho
amount of $13 between Nov. 20 and
Feb. 1, 1 st: J. Come and seo them,
A bargain. Yours Respectfully.
J. W. SwARTZ,
A writer says that whenever a
horso driven by him has balked, he
has got out of his carnage, gone to
the horse's forefoot, lifted it from
the cround. and struck tho shoo a
few blows with a stone. He had
never failed to start a balky horse
in this very simple way.
ADoylostown exchange says that
a fakir is going around the country
and eettinc away with a good many
dollars of the unsuspecting youth in
the following manner: On arriving
at a town he gets all the boys he can
to sell nictures of tho orlds 1 air,
and reouires each one of them to
put up one dollar as a guarantee of
eood faith. He gives them a few
pictures worth about one cent each
and while they are trying to sell them
tho fakir disappears with the dollars
Careloss uso of matches, such as
carrying thorn loose in vest pockets,
Jf liner them lie scattered over
bureaus, stands, mantle-pieces ant
other like places in houses, ware-
rooms and workshop is a practice bo
common that it is indulged in with
out regard to tho public or private
Hiifntv. Farmers and their employ
eon, who carry loose mntchos about
tlw.ir nni'HOnu. do not knOW but tllCV
dropped some of these deadly agents
in the hay and may iguite and raze
th buildincr or buildings to tho
cround. Many of the fires chargei
to incondancB, it tracod as they
should bo, would bo fou nd to bavo
Mipir nviirin in the careless uso of
: matches,
MIDDLEBUHGH, SNYDER
Mrs. T. H. Harter is visiting rel
atives in Altooua this week.
Mrs. C. W. Herman and little
daughters, Helen and Ruth, are
isiting at Iloutzdale, Fa.
E. D. II. Walter returned on
Friday of last week from a five
week's visit iu tho west.
Misses Nellie Conrad, of Philadel
phia, and Martha Ooldy, of Camden,
recently visited the Misses Witten
myer.
Frank and Abraham Renninger,
of F.lkton, Neb., camo home to at
tend the funeral of their father, Levi
lenninger.
Lost. A child's gold bracelet and
neck-fie somewhere in Middleburgh.
Tho finder will please notify Jas.
Bowersox.
Wo have just received a new stock
of Winter and Holiday goods which
we now offer at bottom prices for
cash or produce. Qivo us a call and
save money. Highest price paid for
produce in exchange for goods.
David Wetzel,
v. Swineford, Fa.
Levi Renninger, who had been ail
ing with consumption for several
months, died at his home near New
Berlin on Sunday, aged about 8
years. He leaves a wife and seven
children to mourn their loss. The
funeral took place yesterday and
his remains were laid to rest in the
New Berlin cemetery.
Some unhung scoundrel hung two
deed rats on the door-knob of the
First National Bank on Tuesday
night with a card attached upon
which the following was written :
For deposit. To be redeemed on a
slow check. If not called for please
notify the High Constable.
White Cap."
Hiram L. Light, of Lebanon, and
family on Sunday eujoyod for din
ner perhaps tho costliest turkey
ever killed in that country, its cost
being $1,00;), or about $Slper pound
About a year ago tho turkey belong
ed to another person and wandered
to the premises of a neighboring
farmer who also claimed it. The
case was in the courts several times,
and when it was liually ended it was
found that t ho costs and lawyers'
fees had leached $1,000. The bird
was then purchased by Mr. Light.
"Mistakes Sori.s Who Dheam of
Buss." Tho following marriage li
censes have been granted since our
last publication :
C. S. Hendricks, Washington twp.
(Mary M. Heimbach, "
tJohn D. Haines, Beaverlown.
jfMollie R. Bilger, Adamsburg.
t Henry M. Bergey, Centre twp.
) MnliiiJu K. Hackenberg "
S Reuben L. Ulrich, Sclinsgrove.
Lura J. KoBslur, "
d. A. Uplinger, Fenn tjvp.
Catherine A. Row,
Francis F. Glass, Wash. twp.
) Katie L. Moyer,
t Daniel O. Long, Petiu twp.
if Anna L. Seebold,
Tho forthcoming report of the
superintendent of public instruction
will recommend that a school census
bo taken in order to determine how
many children aro not attouding
school that ought to bo. Ho will
show that the increased State ap
propriation to tho schools has re
sulted in longer school terms and
better salaries, and that tho free
text book law has been a great ben
efit. Ho will recommend tho ob
servance o'such holidays as Thanks
giving Day and Christmas by tho
closing of tho schools. There will
bo a table giving tho estimated val
uo of school property.
A St. Louis physician is querying
to know why marriage ceremonies
should not be performed by doctors
of modiciuo instead of having the
authority lodged in tho hands of
doctors oi uivinuy uuuoiuui- minis
ters. Ho thinks it would bo a good
thing for tho country if tho doctors
were given the power and exorcised
it properly. If I had my way," he
Bays, "no two persons should be
united for life unless they had good
st rong and Bound physical mako ups.
Then I would never marry two
blondes, but would always require
a blonde to securo a bruuetto for a
partner. If this were done we
should become more beautiful as a
race, audstrouger aud longer lived."
Hunting Deer A Streak of Luck.
Camp M utteiisiucoh,
LtTTi.r. Valley, Nov. 1i, 'd;1. S
Tho Troxelville Hunting Farty,
seven in number under Hie super
intendency of "California Joe," are
cosily encamped in this picturesque
spot for a ten days' hunt. We have
two canvass tents 12x11 feet each,
with two big sheet-iron stoves, and
a 14 foot square bed, which consists
of boards laid acros.4 logs, cbvered
about a foot deep with hemlock
sprigs, and on top of that six bun-
lies of "long straw," the wholo
spread with tho fly of a canvass tent,
which we uso as a "sheet" to keep
tho bedding in order. The
bed is all that a weary body could
wish for, and our trunks aud boxes
contain everything good to eat that
wo could rake and scrnpo up at
home.
Somothing happened to-day that
wasn't in the bill. Four of our
party came up with tho team, while
F. Scott Hitter, of Shamokiu D.nu,
Allen Moyer of Middleburgh, and
the editor of tho l'osr came by train
as far as Painter station on theS.
L. R. R. From thero wo took it
a-foot, striking direct north, reach
ing tho top of Jacks Mountain about
2 F. M. Wet had just began tho
do scent of tho north sido of tho
mouutaiu, when thero was a rust
ling in the brush, a thump and tho
next instant we saw a magnificent
de.r making express train time away
from us. Mr. Ritter saw him first
and at tho report of his gun the
animal dropped but was up iu an
iustant and afforded all three of us
a shot. When the smoke had der
ed away he was going up tho nioun
tain but seemed very tired. We
followed him about one hundred
yards and there gave him tho death
shot. Ho was a four-pruug buck
and will dress nearly two hundred.
How to get him to camp was the
problem. To carry him was out of
tho question. We dispatched Mr.
Moyer for u team, while Mr. Ritter
and I cut saplings and made an "In
dian drag"' that is, we placed two
long poles about two feet apart,
and on them we tied cross-sticks
and laid the deer on Mr. Ritter and
I taking tin ns iu the shafts" until
we l'eaclud the fc.ut of the moun
tain where we were met by tho team
and triumphantly driven to camp.
Mr Ritter is entitled to the head
uud hide of the animal having given
it the first shot, aud this evening he
feels like a Mayor. This is the un
expected that often happens in hunt
ing this royal game, and buoys us
up to do a wholo week's hard work
to gain perhaps, a single shot.
T. H. H Aim: ii.
Observe The Rules.
Anna M. Victor, of Uniontown,
suod the Pennsylvania Railroad
company for $50,000 damages. When
tho testimony was all iu Judgo Kw
ing refused to allow tho case to go
to the jury and recorded a verdict
for tho Company, tho rule being
that a person cannot claim damages
for injuries received in getting off a
moving train. There is a notien on
tho door of every car to tho effect
that passengers must not attempt
to lea vo tho car until it comes to a
stop. If any ono neglects the notice
and attempts to leave the car before
it Btops, and is injured in tho opera
tion, ho cannot receivo damages for
iujuries sustained.
Buried GolJ.
A ton of gold h annually buried
in tho vemeterios of tho United
States. A law for the filling and
plugging and planting of teeth witli
silver bullion would como right
handy in this umorgoucy. If this
uso of gold for repairing of tooth
goes on many thousands of years, it
is easy to see that tho eutiro stock
on hand will bo exhausted, aud that
our romoto posterity will bo com
pelled in Holf defense to resort to
placer mining in the old cometories
in order to recover tho precious
metal that has been wasted by their
ancestefs. Jleno (Nev.) Journal.
CO., PA., NOVEMBERS, 1893.
OBITUARY.
Death has again, unbidden, enter
ed our neighborhood. It is but a
few days since our esteemed neigh
bor, Dr. T. B. Bibighans, was called
to minister with his skill aud kindly
attention at tho bedside of an aged
and prominent member of our com
munity during his last illness aud
dying moments. Now he too is
called away from earth to "the un
discovered country, from whoso
bouru no traveler returns."
Dr. Bibighans was tho sou of Dr.
Johu Bibighaus, for many years the
loading physician iu this section of
our County, and his wife, Julia. He
was born June 24, 1.H.14, and died af
ter a few hours' illness November 21,
1H0.'I. He was ono of a family of four
two of whom, Mrs. Sabra Itogar
and Mrs. Eveline Bmhakcr, wife of
Dr. D. M. Brubaker, both of Mifflin
burg, still survive him. He grew up
among our people, and among his
early play-mates v.ero soino of the
elderly men and women still dwell
ing among us.
In his childhood, he attended the
schools in our neiulil"i'lid, and
those who still survive him will re
call him as a bright aud studious
boy of most amiable disposition. At
the early ago of eighteen he taught
& term of school, at the school house
known as "Renuinger's" in Franklin
township, this county. As a teacher,
he was successful and popular. La
ter ho attended iho Milllinburg
Academy, then a most excellent
school. Ho seems to have acquired
from his father his lovoaud talent
for medicine. After reading uied-
iciy with Ids father, he attended
the jsual courses of lectures at the
Jefferson Medical Collego, from
which institution ho graduated with
credit March 7, 1 H.'T. For ono year
thereafter lie practiced his profes
siou at Fremont, this County, uinl
then entered into partnership with
his father in the practice or medicine,
continuing until the date of his
father's deatli in lnijo, after which lie
continued to practice alone. For a
number of years hn was the leading
physician iu our coiinmuiity until
failing healt h ii.-11.m1 him m great
part to relinquish it. Yet, so far as
his strength would allow, he was
ever ready to minister his kind
offices to his sick and suffering
friends.
Ill the sick room lie win gentle as
a child, yet in every way hkillful
As a husband and father, lie was
among the kindest as a neighbor,
lie was among tlie Pest he was a
christian a firm believer in tin
teachings of the Bible at his death
he was a inemlier iu good standing
of the hvangclical Lutheran church
of Middleburgh. .May the Almighty
Healer comfort Ins stricken family.
Thanksgiving.
Thursday. November :ti). has been
appointed as our annual day of
ihanksgiving. tins was originally
a Jsew hnglaud day, and gradually
spread wherever the Puritan and
Pilgrim luilueiies settled. IJutit re
quired tho tremendous throes of
war and th" proclamation of Abra
ham Liincoln to make tho day a na
tional custom and a part of our mor
al aud religious life. Thero is one
fact all men recognize that upon
the wholo there is more happiness
than despair iu life, or otherwise it
would not be worth living. There
is uo such thing as a logical or sin-
core pessimist. Somehow we see
there is progress, and this is but
anothor name for greater happiness.
There never has been a time which
could not have been imagined worse;
hence, though evils may abound and
distress sit in many places, there is
yet much to bo thankful for. The
vials of divine displeasure are never
emptied to the uttermost. Our
granaries aro full and the laud can
not starve ; our storehouses ore
overflowing with clothing, and the
land cannot freeze. Kither through
the bad laws of men, their own
faults of extravagance or from caus
es tho wisest coul l not fore see,
there is enforced idleness in places
and tho distribution of the world's
products has been temporarily ar
rested. This can be remedied and
doubtless will bo in time. It is not
like the disasters of tire and light
ning, tho blast of mildew, tho scorch
ing of heat or tho famine following
in the track of plaguo and pest.
Those have touched us lightly, and
so mighty blessings compensate for
the temporary ills. Thanksgiving
day is never a satire, but a time for
stonnintr to consider how much bet
tor are the presont than thonucient
times.
Snyder County Teachers' Institute.
The Snyder County Teachers'
Institute will bo held in tho Court
room, Middleburgh, Fa., commenc
ing Mouday, Dec. 4, ami closing
Friday, Dec. K, 1 ;:.
INSTRUCTORS.
DR. N. O. SCHAKl'TER.
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion.
DR (1. M. Fill LI PS.
Principal of W. Chester Normal
Schools.,
DR. II. N. CONSKK.
Professor of Natural Science, Cen
tral Fennsvlvania College.
PROF. L. K. M. (IIXNKS,
Supt. of Steelton Public Schools.
FR OF. B. R. JOHNSON,
Supt. of Union county Public
Schools.
PROF. J. C. HOUSEK,
Principal of Lewistown Public
Schools.
PROF. RALPH CATTKIIALL,
Professor of History, Buckm-ll Uni
versity. Tho music will he in charge of
Prof. Win. Moyer, Freeburg, Pa.
PAPERS AND DISCUSSIONS.
"How can a Course of Study be
best applied in Ungraded School
R. L. Schroyor.
"School Government 1"
George Sierer.
"Ought a Teacher Study 1"
Simon Hummel.
"Earnestness and self Activity."
I. L. Herman.
a icacner s view oi tuo i ree
Text Book Law."
Win. Hoiiseworth, Esq
"Establishing Distiict School
Libraries." A. J. Hernial;.
"Practical Teachm."
John Willis.
DIRECTORS' DAY.
Directors are earnestly invited
lie present at all the session:.-. .f. t!kf
Institute, and especially on 'Miurs
day afternoon. The following top
ics will be discussed :
"A Directors View of the Free
Text Book Law."
Ira C. Sclmch. Selingi ove, Pa.
"The Selection of Te icher."
Dr. Strohecker, Beavertown, Pa.
The directors will also lie address
ed by Supts. .Johnson und McGiunc.
LECTUHF.CnURSF,.
Monday evening will be devoted
to addresses, es.-ays and declamat ions
by the following teachers, viz :
.Misses Ye.uick and Keller, an.
Mcsscrs R. fj. Sehro.ver, ('. YV. Ib r
maun, Edward Charles. C. W. Smith,
J. F. Keller, (ieo. Walhorn, John
Willis and W. E. Hoiiseworth.
TUESDAY EVENING.
"The I'.lehient and Development
of Charnctei,"
Rev. I. N. Morehead.
WI : 1 ) N I'S DAY K V I : N ING.
"To and Fro in London,"
John II. Clark.
THURSDAY EVENING.
"Education and Citizenship,"
Gen. D. H. Hastings.
MUSIC.
Exccll's School Songs will be used
principally during tho sessions of
tho Institute. Teachers who have
books are repiessel to bring them
to the Institute. Stetlei's Orchestra
will furnish the music for the eve
ning entertainments.
An earnest appeal is made to tho
public to attend any or all of the
sessions of tho Institute. A Hpccial
effort has been made to secure Iho
best possible talent both iu day in
structors and evening entertain
ers and lecturers. We are certain
by giving us your presence espec
ially at tho lectures, you will feel
satisfied that you had a rare treat
of intellectual fun mingled with
solid information. Rev. Morehead
delighted a Middleburgh audience
several mouths ago. Ho is regard
ed as a happy hitter.cliuchiiig ull his
pointed argument with an anecdote
that overwhelms with laughter his
most stolid hearer. John R. Clark
is ono of tho most popular orators
on tho American Platform. His lee-
ture, "To and Fro iu London." has
been delivered more than 1SD0 times
to largo aud appreciative audiences.
Tho mere fact that ho has been re
called to tho same place 3 and 4
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times on the same subject, estab
lishes the wonderful scenic beauty,
wit, eloquence and instruction that
can ho expected to flow from this
popular lecture. Gen. 1. H. Has- 1
tings, the soldier, statesman and
scholar, need no formal introduc
tion from my hand. Ho is known
t most of you by reputation. He
stand unchallenged the silver
tongued orator of Centre Co., ami
in his subject, "Education aud Cit
izenship," he finds the theme that
tire hi eloquence to its highest
pit oli and reward his hearers with
that logic that electrifies the most
fastidious. In ('.inclusion, show to
the teachers of your respective dis
tricts that you sympathize with them
iu their labors by coming to the In
stitute and by your presence make
it a grand success.
Come one. Come all.
Respectfully yours,
F. C. Boweiisox, Co. Supt.
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Krnm tin- ll.irrlilnirli Trh'raph.
Mayor elect Schieron, of Brooklyn,
N". Y., was a prominent delegate to
the general synod of the Lutheran
Church which met in the Fourth
Street Lutheran church in this city
in l.". Ho took an active part in
the deliberations of that important
religious assembly, and his election
to the office of Mayor has been a
matter of congratulation among all
Lutherans and good citizens gener
ally. A story is told of the man who
drowned Mayor Boody which will
bear repetition hero. A few years
ago Schieren, who was an cxteusi.ve
mamifHcturer of., leather, fp"
tm- trusted
fnei juld pay his credi
tors i. a few cents on the dollar.
Not many years elapsed, however,
ul,,il ,u' Wlls "I""1 llis h'lancial
feet and quite wealthy. Then he
gave a great banquet and his guests
were his former creditors. It win
a happy assemblage, for when lin
guists tin ncd up their plates a check
was found under each one for the
balance din- each creditor. Thats
the kind of man to be chief ruler of
Brooklyn, and a safe man, too, to
dispose of I.Tid l h i kships which
Tammany kiudlv provided for the
machine, not to mention the army
of policemen and oilier subordi
nates. Si..
A serio -comic, affair took place
down in Miles township, a few morn
ings ago, w hich has hardly yet been
paralleled iu its linens to the ludi
crous and serious, the actor being a
scarce t! year old toddler of Ira
Bruiigart, one of the best farmers in
that section.
Mr. Bruiigart has living with him
a young hired man, named Bicrly,
who had permission to keep a horse
of liis own on the farm, tint animal
having its regular stall iu the stables.
Young Bicrly, a fewdaysngo, hitched
his horse in a buggy and drove on a
visit to his parents, a few miles dis
tant, returning latent night, with a
horse exchanged for another belong
ing to ins lather, ami wni.uing lie
might sell it to Mr. Bruiigart. The
horse was that night put. into the
stall in which Bicrly had kept his
own horse.
The next morning the lid hap
pened to wander into one of the fod
der gangs and iu Bierly's stall he
spied a strange horse, iu the place
of the ono he was used to seeing
there, and naturally tho lad conclud
ed the strange horse must be a
tramp, an intruder, and that lie
would attend to him.
Some farmers are in the habit of
keeping a loaded gun in their barns
for an emergency and such was the
case here. 1 he lad knew where the
gun was and lie got it ; with some
effort ho got it up to rest on tho
manger, and set tho hammer ; the
horse instinctively brought his noun
close to t he muzzle to take tho smell,
and the little fellow pulled the trig
ger. The result was a pretty bad
hurt along tho ono side of the horse's
smeller, while tho recoil kicked the
juvenile ninirod sprawling into the
fodder gang.
The veterinary feels confident ho
can heal the wound received by the
horse. Centre Jlull Jtiorter,
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