" I THE POST fTHE POST 9 1 A $ H f mrhlr11.T ft tfSWS VKV Kit, l" Uw Peopl nl by the I"eojle. lfii col mMw lwy npon for tne dlwimMnn of triples of Internal to 1U patrons. VOL. 30. ITEMS of LOCAL INTEREST M. L. Kreegr and wifo upenl Sun day with relalivea in Williauisport. Waktid. A fat hog. Weight 250 or thereabout. Ad dress editor Tost. William Crouse moved from Se linagrove to this place on Monday of lant week. Mrs. Dr. Barber of Danville, and on Miles visited their many friend in Middleburgh over Sunday. Next week being a semi-annual holiday for the printers, no paper will be issued from this office. Fob Sauc A fine sorrel brood mare, good roadster and first-class family boast. Call at this office. For Sale. A large Indian tan Buffalo Robe, good as new. Address Box 86, New Berlin, Fa Robert Glover, one of Hartleton's oldest and most respected citizens Jied on Dec. 8. aged 72 years aud 7 days. Mrs. Lauretta Smith and her son Frank, of Carbondale, are visiting relatives and friends in Middleburgh and Franklin. S. C. Nerhood, a former Snyder .ountinn but now of Hosston, Har vey county, Kansas, is visiting rcl stives hereabouts. . Rev. I. P. Neff was so seriously il from an attack of the grip that he had to postpone Communion ser vices, which were to be iield on Sunday, to some future time. v R. Gunsburger sells clothing cheaper than ever. Now is the time interest to give him a call as his goods must be disposed of. For Sale. An almost new heater, latest pattern first cost 832, which will be sold cheap. Cull on or ad dress Samuel F. Macrer, -3t. Salom, Pa. Through the courtesy of Dr. Ulsh of Seliusgrovo, Will Smith of the Central Hotel is enabled to furnish the people of Middleburgh with the city dailies every Sunday after-noon Prof. Puul Billhardt contemplates holding a musical convention in Middleburgh some time in February. The Professor is a thorough musi cian ana will make it a ringing suc cess. Grand-mother Rhoads, who hud been visiting her sou, Cupt. D. T, Rhoads, at this place for the last six mouths or so, returned to her home in Uarrisburg on Weduesduy morning. We ,yish all our readers a Merry Christmas, and there is no reason why they should not have it, for we believe they all have good warm shelter and plenty to eat, which is a thing to be thankful for. Our good friend Dr. James Kleck ner has been appointed post master at Milllinburg, exit Brother Schoch of the Telegraph, who honored the Harrison Administration by four years of faithful and efficient service. Out of 10,000 babies who wero checked at the Chldren's building, World's Fair grounds, while the fond parents could do the fair, only one was left unclaimed. This littlo fellow will be taken care of by the children's aid society and will bo a eplendid "souvenir." The New York S' gives this pres cription for avoiding the grip: Keep your general heulth as good as pos sible, be careful not to catch cold, live temperately, breathe pure air, avoid bud habits, and tuko enough - sleep, That recipe comes within the reach of everybody. We havo already filod three dates for Bales the coming spring. The indications are that thero will be many of them and the result will be a scramble for dates. It is not too early to leave your date with tho Post. If you send them by mail state tho nearest town and the dis tance aud direction you resido from it. MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER There is a great doa more danger connectod with a mn having tho whiskey-rams" and Wring a 38-cal- ibre revolver at imaginary burglars i i:i.t i. tv . ! uj iuuuuukuui winu mere ia m rat tling a load of No. 8 9not after an innocent littlo rabbit running through an alley. The narmburg TelwapU says it is understood that Gciyernor Patti- son will issue a writ for the filling of the vacancy occasiono by the death of Congressman-at-Lvrffo Lilly at the regular Spring election in Feb ruary, which will avo'l h larg0 ex penditure for a special! election. All of the Sunday schools in Mid dleburgh will have Ch-iHtnias enter tainments. The U. B. and Evangel ical schools will hold Uieir's Satur day evening, the Rofoi-nicd on Sun day evening, and tho Lutherans will render tho cantata entitled "Beth lehem" in the new churcn Monday evening. The members of tht Republican Standing Committeo nre requested to meet on January V 181)1, in the Court Houbo at Mido-t,burgh at 1 o'clock, p. m. Important business will be transacted. Kery momber should be present. H. C. Sami skI,, Chairman. Chas. W. Hermann, Sec. Babies born in this ttf.te after Jan uary 1, 18D1, will have their names, the names of their parents and the date of their arrival in this vale of tears, inscribed upon 'the county records, in conformity i-tb. a recent act of the legislature. i'lhe work of collecting tho necossat'Alata f it ... . rJ In lotf onbln tin much surprised, one day at receiving a basket of potatoes from an old lady in his imrisli, with a message saying that as he had remarked in his sermon on the previous Sunday that some commontutcrs (common- taters) did not agreo with him sho had sent him somo real good ones. Jersey More Jlerahl. I hern nre n number of parents who will soon learn in all its forceful meaiig that tho "streets uro the devil's school of vice, and freedom from restraint is tho sure road to ruin and shame," unless they curb the propensities of their children for roaming the stroets at night un til a late hour und with improper compny. Men aro working in the woods near Kane, for twenty-five cents a day and board themselves. One jobber hired six men last week at theso figures. He told tho writer that he intended to pay them better wages, but they begged to bo allow ed to work at the wages stated, twenty-five cents u day aud they find board. Kane Republican. "Mistaken Souls Who Dream or Bliss." The following marriage li censes havo beon grunted since our last publication : Chas. A Shultz, Danville, Pa. (Mellio J. Woodruff, Seliusgrovo. i John C. Fusold, Sunbury, Pa. Margaretto B. Albert, Seliusgrovo. ) Frederick Stuck, Milllin Co. Mary F. Herbst, Washington twp. J Win. H. Jacobs, Sehnsgrove. ( Sarah C. Kreamer, " George Washington Burns of tho Wiconisco Times is a hustler as his illustrious namo siguifies. Not con tent with making all the money ho could possibly mako use of in ed iting the 7'imen, h has started an other paper at Williauistown culled the J-Jnterpriae,and is receiving such noblo encouragement that it bids fair to even outstrip tho Times in enterprise, push, and prosperity. The Crescent Club has made ar rangements with Frauk P. Melrose, Tho Homo Talent Boomer," to produce the thrilling military drama .Major Du Rant" or "The Irish Sargoant's Rovengo," under its auB pices in SoebolJ's Hull, Saturday evening, uvc, m. Mr. JUciroso Las been very successful in Solinsgrovo, New Berlin and other points in this section aud comes hero highly recommended. Skatod into an Air-I.olo. At 10 o'clock Thursday morning of last week Asa Paclor Kcefcr was drowned in the Sustueuutma river at Northumberland. In company with two other young men ho walked across the West Urnncn hrulgo to the Blue Hill aido and up the Read ing railroad to Jerry HaviJge's sand elevator. Here they found a nice sheet of ioo and went skating. Keefer's companions skated away from him for a few moments and when they turned around he could not be soon. Thoy saw his blue cap floating in the water at an air-hole and their worst fears were con firmed. They searched for him awhile, but finally went back to Northumberland and told their sad story. A party of men went over to tho sand elevator in a foot-boat and recovered the body after grap pling for it a half hour. Mr. William G. Kepner, of Potts town, Pa., while on a visit to his son Lawrence at Beavertown, died very suddenly of asthma lust Fri day, Dec. 13. Ho was buried in Beavertown, aged H7 yars and 8 days. f' Let thoso who have bomfortablo homes, with warm fires, and plenty of clothing, remember the hundreds of homes where tho fires burn low, and where tho inmates iitVe compelled to huddle together for tho warmth that comes from the life1 within. We all like to preach about the universal brotherhood of man; the present is a good time to practice it. , General ,Dvu Sickles 'Pemncrai.y. created a sensation in Congress on Monday in a speech denying the as 11 All seriion mat mo pension roils nre honey-coinbed with fraud. Ho made use of the following words : "And I say this in conclusion, that no party will rule long in this coun try, and no ruler will possess or do serve the confidence of the American people who casts unmerited stain on tuo pension rolls of tins nation. Joe Losher of tho Seliusgrovo Times, was up to hour Hastings lec ture in Institute week and last week ho laid politics aside long enough to givo tho Generul a very complimen tary notice. Jon has a rough ox tenor but under it till wo havo dis covered a kind, generous heart. He is always candid aud sometimes oven iranK in uis expressions, ami is a tirm believer that "TliU world Lh nut mi riiul a world A huiiii! would IIWk to m.iko It. Hut whutlicr k'il. or win tlu'r bad Di'lN-lid.t ou Uow wt take It." Rev. HughSlruiu is pastor of the Morrisdalo circuit. Centre county Ho is not only an eloquent preacher but a young muu of muscle. Ru efully a big burly, ruffian created a disturbance in one of tho parson's meetings. Ho went to him and in a gentle, persuasivo manner tried to quiet him. He received taunts und insults for his labors. The next thing tho bully knew ho was lying on his buck in tho street in front of tho church. The young minister had laid asido diplomacy and used force, which is tho only modicino lit for hogs that are licensed to asso ciate with people. Such preachers should bo pensioned. We editors are an abused set. We don't envy the minister, for ho is even a more abused muu than us, yet he has tho bulge on editors when it comes to marriage. It takes a minister two or three minutes to perform a marriago ceremony. He makes no charge, but is most goner ally handed a live-dollar bill some times ten and gets a good supper bosides. Tho list of presents is sent to tho editor and it takes two or three hours of hard work to put it in type. He makes no churges for it. and gets no $5. Perhaps ho gets Bomo cake and sells an extra copy of his paper for a uicklu, but just us probable tho parlies aro not even subscribers of his paper, and beg copy of their neighbor to cut tho list of presents from to pasto in a scrap-book. CO., PA.. DI50BM13EU21. 1893- THE PORT ROYAL MURDER CASE, WIFB ANll HON OF THE Vt'l'.DKKKI)' IUCK 8TER IN JAM. ANDTIIK KV1DKNCK OK Ul'ILT fONCLlSIVK. Hpealftl to tho Van. MrrrLiNTowH, Pa., Dec. 1. But few new developments havo taken place in the Carpenter murder case since my report was eloel. The following are all : On Friday morn ing Mrs. Httttie Carpenter, wifo of the victim, was committed to jail by Geo. W. Wilson who held tho inquis ition. A thorough search of tho premises discovered a club (dog wood) with blood and hair thereon, with, which it i supposed tho mur der was perpetrated ; also the check punch used by Mr. Carpenter to protect his bank account which was concealed under tho floor of tho shed i his cane, which was hidden under some straw and manure, and his keys which had been thrown down the privy. His pocket-book was found in his trunk in tho house after Mrs. Cm pouter wus taken to jail on Friday, although not there when it was twico searched previous ly. Nothing is now missing but the hat and 10 $5 bills he drew out of bank on Saturday before his death. Some $18 in quarters and halves was taken by the sliwrilV out of Jim's pockets when committed, which it is believed were part of thoso Mr. Carpenter got out of bank on Satur day before mentioned. Ho got !f'i in silver, halves und quarters. It is reported here that the uccused mother and sou havo employed Judge Buchor and W. II. Spousler to defend them: The excitement in this place has very much abated. Vm. M.' Allison, Work Runs tho World Remember, my son, you havo to work, whether you handle a pick or a pen, a wheelbarrow or a set of books j. whether you dig a ditch or edit a paper, or write stories, you must work. If you look around you will see that the men who uro th most ablo to live tho rest of their days without work are the men who have worked tho hardest. Don't bo afraid of killing yourself with over work. More men dio who quit at i p. m. and don't go homo until'.) a. m a i m . inan irom overwork. oi k gives you an appetite for your meals ; it lends solidity to your slumbers, and givesagratefulappreciation of a holi duy. There aro young men w ho do not work, but tho world is uot proud of thorn. It does not know their names even ; it simply speaks of "old-so and so boys." Tho great busy world doesn't know that they uro here. So tuko off your coat und mako a dust in the world. Tho bus f A 1 icr you are ine less Harm you uro upt to get into, tho sweeter will bo your sleep, tho brighter and happier your holidays, und the better satis- lied will tho world bo with you. Don't forget the Crescent Club's entertainment in Seebold's Hall, ou tho evening of Dec. 'M. Reno Spitler of Franklin, is ugent for tho Dunvillo Laundry. Persons having work will profit by gutting his terms. The Middleburgh Orchestra will pluy in the concerts of tho Freeburg Musical Convention, Thursday und Friday nights of next week. Tho Hassinger Sunday School will hold a Christmas entertainment in thoir church Saturday eveuing 'J'ld. Santa Cluus' speech, Meeting Santa Clause and Christmas Garden are tho lending features of tho enter tainment. The Pennsylvania Railroad has constructed an engine which makes timo with twtlvo pullman. Sho is known as tho class T. and has 81- inches stool drivers, and truck wheels 12-inches in diameter. Tho boiler is of tho Belduiro type, built entirely of steel, and is 05 inches in diameter at the smallest ring. It is fifteen foot from tho rail to tho top of tho stack and 9 feet to tho center of tho boiler. READ. As this is the last isBiie of the Post in tho year of our Lord lH'.Kl, and as before another issuo the time has arrived to make new year reso lutions, the editor takes this oppor tunity to make a suggestion to the young men of Snydor county. It is a simple suggestion comprised in a word of four letters, viz, READ. There is probably not a county in tho State where there is such a groat percout. of valuable mentul farms that lie untitled, that grow up in weeds and yield nothing to the pos sessors. This is u bold statement, aud not in the least flattering to us. but it is nevertheless true, and pity 'tis, 'tis true. Every hamlet has a body of young men who follow in tho footprints of thoirancestors.whocrowd 'round the hotel, shop an. I store stoves to hear the oft-repeated tales of tho great men of valor, tho strong horses, and great fighting dog that inhabited this county in tho days they knew not of. Tho boys sit and listen day after day, months after month and year after year. "TWy thi' hiiiiih Nlk'lilt our fulliiT li;nl wi'ii, Tlny lirur tin' Milium aim our futliiTi MinllH'.iril.'' ' hoy are like a piece of bark toss ed hi the tide, or like a man who is Iom ; in tho woods and walks a circle. Tli 'y start out on tho journey ol lifi j and when evening comes and tin r voice is weak and their step ful i-rs they find that they have walked an aimless circle uiul stop j J wi1(11.0 tl,Cy began. lonilL? Illill. hiiM it. nvnr fwvnri i.,1 tolou that thero h t plt!ll!jUro innoiug SfiTnethiug t. And has It toVfic O' iuri'M.l ti'i 'nn fhnf in ' ni-ilnf au i reaa wimt T ' you ask you ask. Any tlnug, everything, rather than sit idle. We might suggest, don't rem novels, but wo promised to confine ourselfto ono suggestion only am that is Read. Abraham Lincoln never - 1 , T 1.1 . i can u uovei, iiere uiacK read every thing ho could lay his hands on, wlnlo tho late Judgo Orvisof Belle tonte, who probably prosessed the most prodigious legal mind in the State, never read the newspapers. But they all read something. What is a feast for ono mind is a fast for .41 I ... A l i uuuwici, uuuis meiuiuro was never so cheap us it is ut this present time thero is no difficulty in obtaining it and no dearth in variety. try it, youug man. If you don't like the county papers get a daily. It will cost you only a penny a day Commence by reading one hour ev ery evening. If you find it edifying read longer if timuallowod, and tako our word for it, that before the year lM'.il rolls around you will find entertainment in your reading chair that nothing could induco you to forgo finding pleasure every day in knowing something ami uncon sciously preparing yourself for that " tii In llm affulrHiif iniMi, Willi li taken ut tin- iIkkI, IimuI on to mrinye Holiday Excursion Tickets on tho P.R.R For the benefit f tho increased travel which tho holiday season ul- ivuys brings, tho Petiusylvuiu Rail road Company will this year sell ex cursion tickets between tho various stations ou its system at tho reduced rate of two cents per mile. Such tickets will be sold between ull sta tions except to und from stations on tho Downiugtown and Lancaster Branch und tho United Railroads of Now Jersey Division. The dates of sale uro December 2-M to 2"th and December 2'.lth to January 1st, ls:l, inclusive, valid for return until Jan uary 3d, IH'.U, inclusive. Major J. D. Hamilton of Shamo- a t i t kin, was in town last weeic ana in formed us that tho work on tho electric railway between Seliusgrovo und Sunbury would bo begun in good earnest next summer. Tho company contemplates building a foot, wagon and electric railway bii.lgo across tho Susquehanna at Sunbury, two squares south of tho Reading. This would bo a great ac commodation to hnyuor county ami wo earnestly hopo tho compuuy w ill accomplish its purposes. I run by tli pdltor. II If ml an nrirmi." II wr:ir niWoilnr." It iirviTilixliri'd h unite. Anil ii"it mild mil. Snl"irtptlini ll.fiim )r NO. 50, Local Institute. Program of Local Institute to be held in Middleburgh, Jan. und r, lS'.ll. Friday Evesinh. Address by I. L. Herman. Discussion, "Benefits of Civil Government in the Public Schools" -S. (i. Ocker. Address by Supt. F. (5. Bowersox. Essay by Jerome Erdley. Discussion, "School Government" A. A. Yoder. Recitations by pupils. "Tencher and Recitation'' L. C. Ruchmun. SvrrmuY, P. M. "Prizes in Primary Schools" Hat tie Beaver. "Development of Fractions" JI. A. Bowersox. Recitations by pupils. "Primary Reuding"-C. A. Hass inger. "Primary History" Myrtle Smith. "How to Teach Physical Geogru phy" Jerome Erdley. SATt'RDA Y EvKMNO. Address by C. W. Herman. "I'seof Apparatus in the School" R. G. Bowersox. Debate. Resolved tint the co-operation of tho patrons of a school is of loon, benefit to Unit school than the eo operation of tho directors. Affirmative L. C. Buchniun, H. (. Ocker, H. M. Amig and (J. G. Unit,' umun : Negative Jeroino Erdley, 1. L. Herman, R. (S. Bowersox and Gift. Recitation by Jonnio Oldt. Essay by Louisa Walter. "Proper Way. of Teaching Spcll intt" H. M. Amig. , . E.ssny on '.'Educat-"- "yrUo '?KJ -"'tr. son ( Jnmt'S Cliffy i... All are invited to attend these meetings. (j,,M Republican Statu Convention. TIih Delegates elected to ti e l,i ,( Republican State Convention me hereby requested to ( it the Opera House in the city of ilnii.. burg on Wednesday, January, :i,l. IH'.U, ut twelve o'clock, noon, of said day, for tho purpose of placing in nomini'tion H candidate for Con-gressman-ut-l.trge. to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of tho Hon' William Lilly. HohaceB. Packer, Chairman. Red Headed Girls. Scientists say that it means that there is a superabundance of iron in tho blood. And the analyst says that it is tho mutter that enters rod hair that imparts llm vl,.,.,- the elasticity, the .reut vitalitv. tin oversowing, thoroughly healthy an imal life which runs Uirou-h the veins of tho ruddv hai I'eil ninl lm strongest sentiment of animal lifo is what renders them more intenso in their emotions than their i. languid fellow creutures. Philoso phers notice it. UH U neenlim- f.,. that red haired old maids aro verv rare. . lilts. BEAVERTOWN. FruiiIJin Ewitr has onene,! v.i iller shop one door south f Evangelical church. wher Im pared to accommodate all in need of liarnesH, whips c. Also nil of repairing done. . . .Last, week one .lay while John 1). Hei l "w ii Lr? working at Englos saw-mill ho broke tho second finger on his right hand o still have a number ,,r 1 It tt l'.i patients, both children and adults :iavo them....JIattio. l,iml,(,.. of John N. Aider is confin...! li cl bed with rhoumatism im,l lit-,., plaint.... Mrs Will Mover ,.w4 ... - - " " ef towu. is siifferintr with erv;..i J ....Iho Evangelical Lutheran, and Union Sabbath schools havo decided to hold Christinas entertainments hatimluy evening Dec. . . .John S. Woods, of Philadelphia, owner of tho tunnery of this place, spoDt last Tuesday in town.... Mrs Goo. Thomas, and Mrs Al. Kemiuerlingi of Lewistowu, spent a day with tho formers parents. Wild Roses. 1 Il I ' ,mxr- S . - , '-x -..1 -
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