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VOL. 31.
MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA., JANUARY 25, 1894.
NO. 4.
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EMS of LOCAL INTEREST
H. H. Hassinger of Sunbury,
pent Sunday at home.
Overcoats and all winter goods at
ost to make room for the spring
trade at II Gunsberger's.
Mrs. Joseph Bowersox fell on the
board-walk on Monday morning and
Jhroke one of the bonos in her right
wrist.
A nominating caucus will be held
t Qraybill's hotel, Swineford, on
Friday evening, Jan. 26, and the
nomination on Saturday afternoon,
for Franklin township.
O. C. Qutelius is selling out his
winter goods at greatly reduced
prices in order to make room for the
fipring trade.
Meteorologists, who are weather-
wise or otherwise, predict seven
snows yet this season. Come, come,
Old Trobs. Let's have 'em.
Special bargains will be offered
at the Cash Store between this and
tipring. Come, Bee. and be convinc
ed. David Wetzel,
Kw. Swineford, Fa.
Dr. Geo. P. Miller has purchased
the Minium property located next
to the new Lutheran church, and
will move into it about the first of
April He paid 11,900 for it.
For Sale. My stock of Notions
And Stationary will be sold at a
bargain. Best location in Middle
burgh. For particulars address
J. W. Swabtz.
Fob Rent ob Sale. A good dwell
ing house and bank barn, with two
Hots, in the borough of Middleburgh.
" ' -tiov " '1 tor.addrss
1 O. M. OR Ueoroe Steininoer,
Middleburgh, Pa.
The St. John's church at Ilerold's
Cemetary near Chapman, will be
Iedi cated to the Lord by Rev. W.
H. Uhler, Feb. 4, 1801, in the morn
ing at iu o clock, lue public is
cordially invited.
C. O. Lehr, Pastor.
P. S. Rittcr of Shamokin Dam, on
Monday took up the yard-stick as
head clerk in W. W. Wittenmyer's
store. "Scotty" is an experienced
nana at tne business ana our peo
ple will find him a very clever gen
tleman to deal with.
For Sale. Pure Poland China
pigs of both sexes and various ages
A few fine young bows ' bred for
spring litters. My foundation stock
I got from two prominent breeders
in Ohio and is first class.
D. N. App,
Selinsgrove, Pa.
IjOcal institute. in pursuance
to the request of the Superintendent
of Public schools of Snyder county,
a local institute for Jackson and
Penn townships will be held at
Kratzerville, on February 16 and 17.
Interesting seasons will be held Fri
day evening, and Saturday after
noon. 'Squire J. II. Hart man, of Penns
Creek, spout a few hours in town
Monday morning on his return to
near Viaduct, Clearfield Co., where
he has taken charge as genoral man
ager of a saw-mill and lumber plant,
lie is an experienced woodsman,
and what he don't know about lum
ber "ain't worth braggin' on."
It may be well for those who have
not yet paid their taxes to remem
ber that after the last day of this
month, 5 per cent, will be added to
the assessed amount due the collec
tor from each individual and cor
poration. Remember that on and
after February 1st, the additional
amount will be added to your in
debtedness. Miss Sankey, the heiress and the
adopted child of Samuel Sankey, late
of Mifflinburg, an account of whose
legal victory we published in our
issue of January 1, is not bo wealthy
after alL In other words, "Es wore
m ga-grish os woll," for the Lewis
burg Chronicle says that when she
comes to inventory her Mifflinburg
property which was reported to be
worth 50,000 she will find it will fall
short at least 117,000.
The board of Commissioners will
meet February 1st, to examine nom
ination papers for February election.
All nominations should be made on
or before the 1st of February.
For Rent. A Country Store
stand, comprising a 15 by 80 foot
store room and a seven room dwell
ingall at $50 per year. The stock
of merchandise will be sold to t'ae
renter at almost his own figurss.
Possession given any time between
now and the first of April, 1894, It
is a first class country stand. For
particulars call on or address
C. A. Mover,
Globe Mills. Pa
M. I. Potter hut week moved Lis
household effects to Bayard, W. Vh.,
where he has secured the position of
book keeper for the Buffalo Lum
ber Co., at a salary of $00 por monl h
to bogin with. Mr. Potter has be,n
a resident of Snyder county all his
life, and has established for himself
a reputation of sobriety, honest.y
and uprightness that is of incalcul
able value, which, coupled with his
intelligence and tact, eminently fits
him for any calling in life. He leaves
many friends in Middleburgh wto
join with the Post in wishing him
abundant success. !
Our old friend Col. James K.
Davis, who has been president of
the First National Bank of Selins
linsgrovo ever since its organization,
resigned on the 15th, inst., and IL
D. Schnure was elected in his stead.
The editor has received many kind
words of encouragement and even
financial assistance from Mr. Davis,
and there are few men who stand
higher in our esteem than' he. H
D. Shrw M- .r'Wto V
presidency of the bank, is a ouccesp
f ul business man and a skilled finan
cier, and the bank's business reputa
tion and high financial standing will
not be impaired by the change.
Prof. Gilday, who gave an exhibi
bition of the wonders of Thomas A.
kdison s phonograph in the U. B.
Church week-before-last, is receiv
ing a grout deal of fuvorablo com'
tuent on the excellence of his exhi
bition, and many are the regrets of
those who failed to hear it. It is
useless to comment on the wonders
of the phonograph, and when in the
I 1 ..I.MI 1 . .
unuus ui a Hitmen operator, as is
Mr. Gilday, it ranks well and even
surpasses all inventions of this 19th
century. Should become back again,
as we hope be will, our people will
be better prepared to appreciate the
excellence of his entertainments.
John A. Clarke a lecture in the
Court House, Middleburgh, for the
benefit of Washington Camp, 515 P.
O. S. of A., entitled "Hits and Mis
sos" was ono of the richest literary
treats the people in this county ever
had. It hardly seems possible for
an orator to keep an audience inter
ested for two hours and ten minutes,
but such was actually the case in
this instance, aud the people could
have sat and listened for another
hour without becoming tired. Mr.
Clarke wears well, and it is a re
markable fact that every time the
people hear him they like him bet
ter. The Camp didn't make much
money but they reaped lots of glory
for having given the best lecture in
the Court House for ten years.
The department of publio instruc
tion at Harrisburg will ask the next
Legislature to increase the minimum
school term which is now bix
months to seven. We would not
be guilty of encouraging retrench
ment in the expenses of our public
schools, but we do not believe that
the people in general would encour
age an increase in our school term.
Six months in a year is about all the
time the struggling farmer can snare
his boys and girls from work, and
we do not seo the necessity of add
ing another month during which the
teacher would necesBarly have to
coutent himself with an infant
school of half a dozen pupils just to
keep the thing a-going. No 1 rather
raise the standard of teachers, and
increase their salaries that they may
teacn tne better while they are at it.
Johnny Get Your Gun.
Lightning-rod swindle are about
seoking whom they may devour
hence the above injunction. They
have successfully operated on sev
eral parties in this and Northum
berland counties, and one of the
victims is our old friend and sub
scriber, Daniel Bieber, of near Dry
Valley X Roads. Heignod a con
tract to the effect that the company
would place 85 feet of rods on the
barn free of cost, the owner to pay
75 cents per foot for all extra rod
ding. As the building required only
87 feet, Mr. Bieber naturally thought
he had a dead cinch on the company.
A proviso in the contract to the
effect that the building required
five points, and each point whs to
count 20 feet, escaped Mr. Bieber's
notice and ho signed it. This meant
100 feet extra rodding at 75 cents
per foot, or $75 for the job. But we
understand the rods are not 114 yet,
and we would advise Mr. Bieber to
load his ten-bore with turkey shot,
and make a pepper-box out of the
seat of the first man's pants that
mounts his barn roof, us did tho
lady in Point township, Nothumber
land county, whoso experience wo
now proceed to chronicle from the
Northumberland 1'rtta of Jan. 19 :
Monday last a stranger drove up
to a farm in Point township, not far
fi-om town, aud calling the farmer
fixim his work, asked him to allow
him to put lightaing rods on his
barn. saying his barn was couspic
o us!y located along the publio roud
and he wanted to use it as an adver
tisement, and that the cost would
b e but little to the farmer not more
than (7.00 The farmer said he did
not need or want anything of the
r ad 1 but as usual the stranger pur
ded th 1 ' ' ' -
read tnat when tue contract was
'ultilled and the lightuiug rods put
on, tue lariner was to pay part and
the balance in a note.
Next day along came two slick,
giltedtfed talkers, with a spanking
team of buys hitched to a covered
Bpring-wagon with the lightning
rods ready to put tiiem on. Hie
good old farmer thou protested that
fllfkir Ullilll.l tlftt lwl llf iliji l.ltti
and tho stiangers informed him if
he did not allow them to put them
on, it would cost him !'!:, uml if he
allowed them to nut them on they
would do it for SUM) and they
wanted part cash and the balance on
his note Tho farmer's good, old
wife then took a hand in theurrunirc
ment. aud securing an axe declared
she would brain the dirty scound
rels if they did not leave at once.
They smelt mice and left. Women
have rights, and they sometimes
exercise them in the ritrht wuv
They will not be bounced as easily
as tue gentlemen.
1
"Gone With A Handsomer Man."
A telegram from Lowisburg an
nounces that on Thursday night of
last week, Mark Halfpenny of that
city, eloped with Mrs Al vin Angstadt,
the wife of a promineut tobacco
dealer. Tho couple met at Wutsou-
towu and from there bought tickets
for Cleveland, O. Mr Halfpenny was
connected with the woolen! mills of
Lewisburg and stood high in society.
Mr Angstadt took his wife's trunk
to the depot and bade her good
bye, believing that she intended
visiting relatives at Bealesburg.
Halfpenny had often visited Ang
stadt's house and with the hitter's
wife the three passed the evonings
playing cards Angstadt nevor hav
ing the slightest suspicion that his
wife was playing him false.
Some men want money, some
office, some fame, some popularity, a
few of them want religion, but the
most of them want the earth.
The Centre Devutcrat and Key-
stone Gazette, both of Bellefoute,
are always at swords' ends, and it is
give and take in a manner that some
times makes a fellow's head swim to
read it. One would suppose that if
the editors met they would swallow
each other like boa-constrictors.
Last week, after the fire, the Dem
ocrat came out on time and as bright
as a new pin. Bro. Feidler of the
Gazette had granted Bro. Kurtz of
the Democrat the use of his presses
to run out his issue And the lion
and the lamb lay down together.
Truly, "one touch of nature makes
the whole world kin."
i 'most A
Michael Schoch wub born May 15,
1799, in Middlocroek township, this
county, (then Northumberlard) and
died January 21, 1W4, aged 91 years,
H months and U days.
Hihtoiiical.
Tho subject of this sketch was the
son of Jacob, the son of Mathins
Schoch, who with his two brothers,
John and George, and two sisters
shipped from Rotterdam early in the
lust ceurury, aud located at Tulpa
hocken, Pa. About 17(H), Mathias
came north and located in Middle
creek township, this county, where
he obtained his first pieoo of land by
trading one of his riflos to tho Indians
He located his homo above Smith
grove, in from the road above the
burnt barn of Charles Keck, and
just across tho run where the old log
fort still stands, which is a low log
buildiug, with a heavy plunk floor of
eight inches thickness and about
Boveu feet from tho ground, with
two small openings on tho secoud
story, 8x12 inches, with only an en
trance from the outside to the sec
ond Btory tho lower part being us
ed as a spring house and tho upper
Btory for a place of refuge and de
fense agaiiiHt tho uttacks of the In
dians. The deceased having been born
the latter part of tho last century,
was probably tho only living Snyder
countian who could remember any
thing about tho Indians, and being
possessed of a wonderfully reten
tive memory, ho could most graph
ically describe the thrilliug expe
riences of his early lifo with te Ab-
Genealooy.
Tho deceased murriod Rosann
KIohc, who boro him seven children,
viz : hmunuel, Levi. Edward, Mar
garet, Angelina, Michael mid Fred
erick. Michael K. and Angelina
alone survive him. Emuuiicl mar-
rim Susanna Kline, daughter of
John ami .Margaret (Miller) Kline,
ami had three children, of whom two
are living, viz: Hon. Goorgo Alfred
aud Amanda Diana. Geoigo Alfred
married Alico D., daughter of John
and Elizabeth (Uishel) Monsch.
This union was blessed with one
daughter who died in infancy.
Amanda Diana was married to
Lewis E. Pawling, of Selins Grove,
to which union thoro were born six
children, viz : Albert Schoch, Sam
uel James, Emanuel Edgar, Sunun
Alice, Delhi Elizabeth and an infant
unnamed at death. Of those chil
dren tho oldest, Albert Schoch Pawl
ing, is married to Annie R. Gundy,
and to these was born one son,
Harry Gundy Pawling, who is the
only great-great-grand child.
Levi was married to Catherine
Yergor. Ho died without iKsuo.
Angelina was married to David A.
Ruhl, to whom there were born two
sons and ono daughter, viz : Antes,
Luther A. and Annie R.
Antes is married to Nollio Krown
and they have two sons. Arthur and
Robert. Luthor is married to Mag
trio Graham. Aunio is married to
Baily Pago. All of whom are of
Rockford, 111.
Michael K. was married to Sallin
Bickel, a daughter of John Bickel,
to them were born throe sons aud
one daughter, of whom ono son and
one daughter aro living, viz: Philip
Melauchton and Itosu A. Philin
Melanchton is married to Laura
Burdick, of Buffalo, N. Y.
Edward, Magaret and Frederick
all of whom diod young.
Michael Schoch iu early life con
nected himself with the Lutheran
church in which faith ho died. He
was a shrewd business man far-see-
ing, frugal, honest and industrious.
Those virtues resulted iu tho acquis
ition of.cousiderablo wealth, which,
when it became burdonsoma for
him to handle, he judiciously divid
ed among his children. He lived to
be almost a centenarian an extreme
age which only thoso are able to at
tain who are not only sober and vir
Death of Michael Schoch-Ccntcnarian.
tuous but temperato in all things.
The funeral services were held in the
Lutheran church yesterday fore
noon, and his remains were laid to
rest in the Middloburgh cemetery by
the side of his aged companion who
preceded him a few years ago.
Charles Frain and wifo of Akron,
O., were ths guests of relatives in
town this week.
We are one day late this week and
then didn't get what we were after
because we were foolish enough to
have dealings with tho Moss En
graving Co. of New York. Hereaf
ter we shall steer clear of this Com
pany. A dispatch from Lewisburg to the
Inquirer under date of Jan. 21,
states thatDistiict Attorney of Sny
der county had in hand a confession
tbat will bring tho murderer of
Charles Hane to justice. We have
been fooled so often by such prom
ises that wo placo very littlo confi
dence in this kind of business.
LOWELL.
The ruin and snow yesterday
(Sunday) loft tho roads in a bad
condition.... James Krick of South
Dakota, is visiting his manv Snyder
county friends. Ho had been ab
sent for twelve years, and he thinks
tho hills much larger now than they
were when he left, ho is now com
fortably ixed and would not trado
farms with any man in Snyder coun
ty and move back. . . ,F. B. Zimmor
man of Suubury, has been looking
up jobs in our city, for repairing
clocks Howell & Co., butchers of
McCluro, slaughtered an ox last
week that dressed 890 pounds....
The grip has taken tho grip 011 somo
of our j Me which contiues them
r 'hoir - T "Vnr
- - , ..!; tro u. vuj
of a tall ne hud a few weeks ago. . . .
J. J. Steely expects to be a candidate
for Justice of tho Peuce on the Dem
ocratic ticket this spring Our
weather prophets still want 2i5 snows
for this winter Mrs. Haviso of
Michigan, has deen visiting with
her uncle, Jacob Erb 1'iof. Ad
ams of Lowistown, has sturted a
singing school at the Ridgo i-lmrcli.
U. No.
PORT TUB VORTOX.
The household goods belonging to
Mother Rhodes, deceased, were dis
posed of at auction. Tho money ac
cruing from the salo was utilized for
the defrayment of the funeral ex
penditures. . . . I ho Bonanza photo
company has established a hiirh ren-
utation whose special features ure
speed and ethcuey. One of its most
meritorious productions, thus far,
is a kodac fac simile of our own local
Senator Peffer, with his whiskers
oil. Jle was sent for tobacco. After
eyeing tho free silver dime, and
wishing it were his own, ho reluct
antly purchased a plug of "No Tax."
He examined it carefully, found it
oblong, squared it with u knife and
accepted tho cut-off as a duty de
manded by his homo protection eon
cionce, while poor Philip never knew
the difference. .. .The work of r.
building the saw and plaining mill j
is rapnuy progressing. Tim struc
ture will be remodelled and raised
with hydraulic power to a point live
feet above the old fouudatiou. Ad
ditional facilities for gaining power
and speed will be employed, ami a
now bridge will span the canal from
tho mills to the lumber yards.
Bitteh Sweet.
MT. PLEASANT MILLS.
ltv nil nrnliuliilit inu wn will Imvn
another hotel iu town, Mr. J. F.
Borer huvinc made armlieutinn to
license the old and noted Hovies
stand.... Mr. J. A. Roush, sixteen
years of age, has just completed a
violin which he has made completely
with his nocket-knife 'PI
equul in tone to many high priced
instruments. . .Maurice Mengel, who
had tho misfortuno of cutting a
ilpnn rrtnll in li iu fnnf iu ol.l.i , l.a
out aguin with tho aid of crutches
.... lue teachers district institute
to be held at this nliiee l'Vh ')n,l nn.l
Hrd nromises to ho 1111 inf ornutin
affair. The speakers engaged for
Friday evening, Feb. 2nd, are Prof.
Herman, Prof. Walborn and Supt.
Howai'hox. Kiitiifilnv Volt :! um11
be devoted to the discussion of in
teresting topics by the teachers and
others who are in sympathy with
pilncntirm TCnminnt ionu tnr l.n
various township offices will bo held
t . a 1 w m .
on outuruay, dan. ii, irom 1 to 4
o'clock. The Democrats will meet
at the Mt. Pleasant Mills hotel and
the Republicans at the Fremont ho
tel.... J. A. Snyder, editor of the
Aor Item, was in town on Friday
and Saturday last George Portz-
hne. living near Meiserville, evident
ly the oldest citizen in IVrry towu
ship, died at his residence on Jan
of Pfoutz s alley, paid his host ol
friends a visit over Sunday.
Thkodokk.
TROXELVILLK.
On Saturday, Jan. 27th, the Re
nuhlicans of Adams township will
hold their primary election to place
111 nomination candidates to be voted
for on Feb. 2th. Tho Crawford
county system will prevail in making
the nominations. Tlio polls will be
open from I to 7 o'clock. .On Thurs
day night, Elon Snook's Binoke
hpuse was robbed of its contents,
viz : tho meat of two hogs every
ounce of it being taken. This is
rough on Mr. Snook as ho is a poor
man. Mr. Snook is a candidate for
tax collector 111 this township und 1
hope the people will givo him the
nomination, and then eloct him on
the 2()th. In this way he could be
aided to a considerable extnt, and
no ono would feel the burden. . . .On
Saturday, Harrison Rrcininger had
his left in. lex-linger badly hurt by
getting it in a stump machine....
'Mulo whacker" John A. reports
t, 1 '(,,1"J? '" bv the name of
taust hud his left hand sawed off on
tho big saw-mill at Pardee, one day
last week. He is u very industrious
younir man, and wus to bo married
in ofew weeks ...True to his cus
tom, n Sat in day evening "Old
Pouch distributed a lot, of blank
lish applications to some of his
friends, which he received from
Commissioner Ebel, of Harrisburg
l'ifteen ycaisago this grizzled old
fisherman, i. company with u few
others, commerced the storking of
our mountain h'reaius with trout
try, which practice they have kept
up ever sinco 1 each year planting
Jroio lO.lXM) to 40,000 fry. Let others
follow this example. The lish cost
you nothing ; all you huvetodo is
to order them, and whoi thv are
them and place thm in some suit
able stream. Your money outlay
won t amount to 10 cents, and one
day s time is all you need devote to
tho whole business Prof. (!has.
V. Hermann was up hero looking
after his political fences, which he
found in a well kept condition.
Charley seemed to be well pleased
with his tenants. (jAi jot
McCLUKK."
Shoot ing matches are almost becom
ing a "chestnut.". . . .Such 11 winter
our ol.lest residents declare thev
uever witnessed. . . . Barney I'.d
wards of Ohio, is spending a few
days among the scenes and friends
of his boyhood days... .(Srand fath
er Henry fish, who a few weeks
ago passed the Hist milestone of his
life, is able to be up again. ... Mid
dleHwarth A; Ulsh, who succeeded
Ifutdoi f ,V hnterlino in the general
store business, took charge of the
business on Wednesday, January
1 1, and are now desirous of having
all their friends give them a call
Solomon Wagner and wife aro both
sick.... Harvey Smith seems verv
littlo unproved iu health. .. .Prof.
Adams organized a class iu vocal
,m,iH,J'ilR'l,"t w" meets Mondav
and Ihursday evenings of every
week. Tho Prof, seems to be an cx
cellent musician himself and pos
sesses in a large degree that faculty
so necessary to every instructor of
causing others to know. Let the
friends of good singing in this com
munity join the class. .. .(. . yjU.
teihne, wife and daughter Helen
left our place on Thursday for an
extended visit to Williamsport, Low
isburg, Pottsvillo and other places
Mrs. Lambert of Shamokin
spent Sunday with Isaac Dreese's
family.... Tho homo of Abraham
Middleswurth was tint scene of a
very pleasant affair 011 Monday eve
ning. It was the event of tho 79th
aniversui v of l.iriii.1,11. a 11
rtij 1.11,1
children, nearly all the trnm,l-.iil.
dren and few of his many friends
gathered thero till the house was
literally packed. Somo time was
speiii, 111 hearing tho old man relate
reminiscences from his younger
dllVS which wern .)iiu..ltr ,t.l
with tho curly history of Snyder
cuumy, uuer wiucii the door of tho
largo nai'lor was Hi IV) It'll ill Kin n wiA
the friends invited to enter. Such
a sight as met their gazo is uot soon
erased from one's vision. Tables
fairly loaded down with roast turkey,
roast chicken and almost any thing
that was pleasing to the Dalate. The
friends dispersed ut a lato hour,
having spont a most agreeable time,
and wishing their old friond many
returns of this happy aniversary.
T31KD.
JaD. 18th, at Freeburg, J, Wilson
J arret, aged 25 years and 0 days.