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VOL. 31.
ITEMS of LOCAL INTEREST
Mrs. M. Z, Stcininger is down
with tho neuralgia.
The attendance at court was un
usually small this week.
I-M i tor Aurand of tho Ilernll
called ot our office on Monday.
Another lot of tine dress goods at
Mciser .V Yodor's, Globe Mills, Pa.
A. J. Klingle-r of Cold water, Mich.,
culled upon fricmls in town lust
week.
Mrs. Levi Bowersox of Slminokin,
i-pcnt a few eluys in town visiting
relatives.
II. Gnnsburger, the e-lotking deal
er, has just returned from tho city
( f Philadelphia.
I). K. Haas of Shamokiu passed
through town last week on his way
to Puxtonville.
Wo publish tho "Boll of Honor"
this week. Does your name appear?
If not, why not ?
Jacob Se-hoch. a Philadelphia
salesman who is well known in town,
was hero last week.
Prank Bicglo moved his family to
Suubury on Tuesday v hero he will
start a music store1.
Miss Julia Bibighuus has gone to
Philadelphia to pay a visit to her
sister Mrs. Sullio Bibighaus.
William Ocker, who had been in
Union county for several months,
has returned to his parental roof.
There is a new barber in town.
1e i utoppiug at P. G. Hartmau's.
vTi' nd r-'ole.iU"'
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Harry O. Bateman the hustling
business man from Sunbury was in
town tho early part of tho week.
Pure Manilla binder twino j4 !
its., Pure sisal, ( 75, at Harley
Pashoar's, Beaver Springs, Pa.
A. C. Smith is selling a line large
liatan rocking chair for 8'2.'J-1. Be g
ul.ir price S'J.50. Kreamer, Pa.
Just received a large supply of
ladies' and men's dress shoes at
Meiser and Yodel's, Globe Mills, Pa.
The Famous War Pictures are
meeting with universal satisfaction.
Send your order for a sample copy,
Prof. Paul Billhurdt used his
lawn mower to shave oil' tho grass
in the streets of the New Middle
burgh. Boscoe C. North, the book-keeper
cf the First Nutionul Bauk of Selins
grove tarried in town a short time
on Sunday.
Herman Hassinger, a Middleburg
boy, who has been spending some
time at Sunbury, was in town on
Sunday.
Harry Harter and family of Har
tleton came to town on Sunday to
pay a visit to Mrs. Harter 's parents,
Dr. and Mrs. Orwig.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bibighaus
were suddenly called home to Phila
delphia, owing to Bussel (Mr. H's
son ) spraining his ankle.
Teachers and studeuts of history
will find the Famous War Pictures
tho best supplement ever published.
Bead the Coupon on page 15.
We have just received 50 paira of
men's heavy and dress shoes, and
ladies' Dungola Button, Bluchers,
nud walking shoes, Meiser & Voder.
Wm. C. Faruswarth, Esq., the
Republican orator of Harrisburg,
delivered the Memorial Day oration
at Selinsgrove on Wednesday eve
ning. Every body asks why A. C. Smith
soils his shoes so cheap. Because
he buys direct from large factories
aud Bells for cash or produce. Krea
mer, Ta.
The Sons of America of Snyder
county will meet in their annual
Convention on Saturday, June ICth
at 10 o'clock a, in. at Shamokiu Dam.
We are glad to note that the order
U progressing so rapidly in this
section of the state.
Court proceedings will bo given
next week.
Lew istown did not observe Memo-I
rial Day on account of the small pox.
S. B. BuHsel, a Lowistown banker,
called upon friends in town on Tues
day, i
Miss Currie Ulsh, after spending
two weeks in Philadelphia, returned
ho no on Monday.
Can Middleburgh get up enough en
thusiasm to havo a demonstration
on the 4th of July 1
The County Commissioners wjll
meet at Burns' bridge next Tues
day, Juno "th at 10 a. m.
The change in tho time tablo will
not effect tho Sunbury and Lewis
town Division of the Penna. It. B.
Tho Franklin Boiler Mills are
making a good lino of Hour and
solicit the patronage of tho public.
Fou Sale. A pair of black driving
horses, 4 and 5 years old respective
ly. Call on, or address,
Daniel Zeiiikh, Middlecreek, Pa.
Siiisoi.es ! Shingles ! ! I have just
received 100,001) No. 1, 2 aud U 24-inch
Whito-pino Shingles. Call and see
them before buying e lsewhere.
F. H. Mauiieu, NewBorlin, Pa.
Philip Spaid who had been draw
ing a pension was notified by the
department that ho must prove that
he is totally disabled or his peusion
will stop.
We are reliably informed that
hail fell in Milllinburg to the depth
of four inches on Sunday and that
east of MiiBinburgh it measured six
We are informed that the sermon
preached by Bov. S. J. T'lrich in tho
Lutheran Church was no tnal ser
mon as we stated last week. He
preached for I lev. XelV.
Both tho Philadelphia I'reux and
tho Selinsgrovo Timex uro wrong iu
the statement that the Bauk at this
place aud the business men were
fleeced by BuncoTaylor.
Our Congressman, T. M. Malum
was in Harrisburg last week. While
there wo learned that tho Congress
man married quietly in Washington,
Miss Lucy Shuman of Chambers
burg. Calvin Walter of Ftaukliu town
ship, while hew ing timber on Friday
last, cut tho little toe from his right
foot. Dr. Hassinger dressed the
wound and tho patient is getting
along nicely.
Tho Ladies Aid Society of Centre
villo, Pa., will hold a festival and al
so sell at the samo timoa memorial
quilt ou Saturday evening, Juno 2nd,
1H'.4. All aro cordially invited. By
order of Comm.
H. H. Grimm, Esq., M. Z. Stein
iuger of Middleburgh, and M. L.
Kreeger and Mr. Thrush of Lewis
town, vied with each other in a
pigeon shooting match at tho Sum
mit House on Thursday last.
A decision was handed down
recently by the Now York supreme
court which permits a first-class
passenger to ride free in a drawing
room cur if all tho scuts in a passen
ger couch are occupied, which means
that a railway company must provide
seats for t-ach passeuger.
Mercury will be evening star dur
ing Juue and Venus will be morning
star rising about two hours before
the sun. Jupiter and Neptune are
not to be seen during June. Uran
us will be in his most convenient sit
uation for observation durincr June.
being near the meridian during the
evening hours.
Judge Jeremiah Lions of Mifflin
towu stopped off between trains on
Tuesday as the guest -of Cashier
Thompson. Judge Lyons presided
at the Perry County Court when
Shull was tried for shooting Baker,
and he will act in the same eapaoity
when Wm. A. Sponsler and ex-Judge
Junkin will be tried next August for
embezzling the funds of the looted
Perry County Bank.
MIDDIEBUKGU, SNYDER CO., TA., MAY
Misses Mollie fish and Myrtle
Sm:'h are spending a few days with
friends at Adamsbnrg.
For Sale Cheap, A new, solid
.brass mounted, single Express Har
ness. A. H. Ulsh it Son.
Bead in to-day's paper what Port
folio No. )t. of Famous War Pictures
contains. Nothing better can be
found for studying or teaching the
History of the Civil War.
Oil Sunday morning, our citizens
were somewhat amused to tlnd a
dummy seated near the excavation
of the bauk cellar, lb-was holding
a fishing rod and seemed to have
some success (lishingi spe. iking. I
Judging from appearances, ho was
provided wit li lunch and other re
freshments. He fished all d ay, con-
trary to Sund i.v law, and wi not
molested by tho police.
Perry county has fifty-two and a
half bridges. Twenty-one span
Sherman's creek, thirteen Big Buf
falo creek and the balance are dis
tributed among the creeks of the
county. The fractional part is the
ono-half of the bridge sp iniug the
Juniata river ut its conllueuco with
tho Susquehanna, Dauphin county
owning the other niie-lialt'. Cut any
other county in Pennsylvania show
ms many bridges !
y
" Su.MMKU School. For those wish
ing employ men t, the mouths of .1 line
and July aro tlm most desirable of
the whole year to enter Palm's Bus
iness College, 1 70S. 10 Chestnut St.,
Philadelphia, as they will graduate
in the Fall when business is at its
best and situations the most plenti
ful.' Palm's College gives n complete
ot cost and tiu. .a its
graduates in securing situations.
Handsome circulars can lie had for
tho asking.
While in Harrisburg last wcck.'we
rend the dispatch from MnMlelmrgh
concerning the high water. The
Tiinvit thought it rather strange and
so did we. I'pon investigating we
learned the message sent to the
j'rexn stated that the water was
five feet deep on Kailroad Street.
In this tho correspondent was cor
rect, because that street runs thro"
tho Flats. Tiie t'rritit omitted the
word "street" making the special
read that the water was live feet
deep on tho railroad.
The people going from services in
Shriner's church on Sunday were
intensely alarmed and some slightly
injured. Jacob Heiser's horse be
came frightened from some unknown
cause and ran away. Tho buggies
of Goo. Shaffer, Thomas Bailey, E.
A. Heiser and Jacob Heiser were
pretty well broken up, sonio with a
wheel torn oil' and others injured in
different parts. Grandmother Long
was seriously injured and a number
of children aro sull'ering from the
accident.
Tho Indianapolis Xem.t utters
words of truth and soberness when
it says : "If men, by combining into
armies nud marching through tho
country, with no way of livingexcept
upon ulms, can rely upon tho char
ity of the cities and towns through
which they pass to keep them from
starving, it will at once be soon that
the tramp, industry will have uc
(mired and added charm. Work is
distasteful enough to the average
man aud the bread of idleness is
sweet to him. It will not do, there
fore, to make it easy for men to live
without work."
The Town Council and the Board
of Health are in a deadlock over the
question of adopting a Health Or
dinance. The laws of the State Board
of Health require all cesspools to be
at least 150 feet from any wells.
The Board of Health of Middle
burgh recommended the distance to
be 100 feet. The Town Council re
fused to approve that distance, and
named 75 feet. As yet neither body
yielded and w e suppose they must
add the two numbers and divide by
two to settle the controversy.
Since putting the above in type
the controversy was settled by mak
ing the distanee 100 feet.
Sh.imokin Dam's Sensation.
It is not often that a Snyder coun
ty town can afford a free list light
or even a hair-pulling encounter
among women. Shamokiu Dam is
now the exception. During the
troublesome times of the recent
floods, a married man was roaming
about in unseasonable parts of the
town. His wife caine upon the
scene as he was leaving. When tho
man departed, the two women be
gan a bat tie of words. Words be
came too mild a form of encounter
and they indulged in the fiercest
form of slogging. The hair (lew
about iu various directions and fists
were not careful where they lauded.
The women utw wear black eyes
the remnants of a contested cause.
Rowdyism Checked.
Considerable excitement pre Vailed
on the strei't on Tuesday afternoon.
Some men became too heavily loaded
and a quarrel ensued. The quarrel
was apparently settled aud .John (i.
Crousc of Cent re township stagger
ed into the middle of the street and
challenged any body and everybody
to light. John I". Stetler, the Chief
Burgess, app' iM'd and with the
proper assistance, lodged ('rouse iii
jail. Croiise's Iriends asked for his
release and he was liberated on the
promise that he should be taken out
of town immediately. Chief Bur
gess Stetler was kicked below the
kueo causing the limb to swell con
siderably. Judging from the bruis
es the Chit-f Burgess receive-d, it is
strange that tho prisoner wus not
retained until AWlmidiiy morning
aiui uneu to Lim ,wut 0-'i.OOi-
$ 10.00.
Rev. Scliocli's Memorial Sermon.
On Sabbath e'vening the G. A. 15.
Post and the Camp P. O. S. of A. at
tended divine services held in the
Court House. The Court House w as
lite-rally imckod with people and quite
a number were turned away being
unable to obtain sitting accommo
dations. Jb-v. W. II. Sehoch, of New
Berlin having been chosen for the
purpose, delivered tlieannii.il .Mem
orial Sermon, selecting for his text,
Psalms, i:!7: If I forget thee, O
Jerusalem, let my right hand forget
her cunning. If I do not remember
thee let my tongue cleave to the roof
of my mouth, if I prefer not Jeru
salem above my e-hie? joy.
After paying a tribute to tlin Jews
who havo endured so many hard
trials, ho applied his text to America
using pariotism for his theme.
Among other things the speaker
said :
"Well do you remember, veterans
in blue, citiens of Middleburgh, tho
12th day of April lS.il when Fort
Suinpter was fired upon. New in
spiration stirred tho citizens of
Northern soil. Tho war spirit Hew
over the country like wild fire. Then
followed tho bloody years of tho war.
Those were eluys of national darkness
aud of great uuxiety. Fat her Abra
ham called for 500,000 men aud near
ly :i,000,()00 were on tho lie-Id of battle.
There were also joyful days. News
of victory awakened tho Union Sol
diers to new life uud encouraged the
North until tho momorublo April !th
whou Lee surrendered to Grant at
Appomattox.
"Notice our attachment to our na
tive laud. If you carefully uualyze
the disturbing element upon our soil,
you will find they are aliens who are
hero only for profit, who have no love
for our country. The true patriot
says: 'My country, right or wrong,
my country still.' This is tho sense
of true patriotism. This country
gives us publio schools and the open
Bible. The lives of hundreds of thou
sands of soldiers which were lost in
defense of their country, deserve a
just tribute to their memory. I need
not remind the citizens of Middle
burgh to properly observe Memorial
Duy. There are two things, Sous of
America, which you must guard
against; first, The attack against the
publio school system; second, The
Desecration of the Sabbath."
;H, 1894.
Friends of "The Post "
Boll (r Honou. The following
persons havo paid their subscription
to the Post to the dates opposite
their names. Should any mistakes
occur iu these e-redits or on your pa
per pleuso notify us :
Peter Itevm.in, March 1, 'lit
Nettie Swlni'lord, May 1, 'HI
V. 11. Wrtgner, Jan. t, 'HI
Uev. Soliaiiibach, March I, 'ill
W. M. Uo'ftd. May 1, '!"i
11. II. Smith, April '!!
.lames Mildlewartli. April 1, ''.r
Mr. II. M. Nipple, April t,
I'. O. lloweifox. May I, "HI
A. Kiel.l. March Vi, ''X,
.1. .1. Millet. lVb. 'it-,
Jacob KrAamer, .lime 1, 'ill
II. F. IMti, April 1,'H-.
i'lias. .1. Heaver. M;u- 'til
Tobias Miiehi'll, .) '
t'. 11. llimrkinaii, June l, 'HI
Win. M. (lift. .!. . -in
.1. Y. llreewf., March I, '!'
Jesse 1. IW.Iett, April , ''.r,
Mrs. Carolinn Miller, April I, '!(.-,
Koscoe C. Nj(rth, .May II, ''.C,
i:. M. MiUerh Ma'v 1.1. "".il
A. !. Smith, M,,y , 'HI
I'liares '. I towers.. V, Aug. I, HI
.lac.oli Hruggvr, llec. I, 'n;!
Henry Iterge. .Inly t, 'HI
Abraham Knlms, .Inly I, 'HI
b. ('. r.oweiM.v, VI. I, '!:
C. M. Arbog iM, .Inn.- I"., 'HI
1. K. Unas. .lime : '., 'HI
Levi T. Ilnbiicr, .lime 1, 'u
Otto L. Smh h, Nov. 1. 'HI
Win. I!ei..T, ),.). t -jt i
M. K. Mil!- leiuiin, .lime 1, 'H."
Kev. S. K. Uatcman. May 1, 'Hi
II. C. Krebbs, .ur. 1, HI
K. li. Bofirjer, lVb. l.,, 'in
Lester 1. Urease, .lime I, 'H.'.
:r.,-,'V- .... ;
Harry llibigbau. Juue i, v,
Knos Muurer, I-Vb. 1, '!)."
I). II. Hover, March I, 'H'i
('has. Fry, April 1. "!.-.
Abr. ICrouse, March I, 'H'i
Wm. II. lto'yer, lVb. 1, 'Hi
( S. Snv.ler, April 1, 'HI
Fred. Miller, .lime t.-,, 'n
Harry V.. Kilter, .bin I, ':i:,
.1. Lauil.-uslagcr, .,1V t -
Morris lordly, March I, it.-,
Il-nry Moyer, May I, 'HI
John I). I crbster, July I, 'HI
Uobert Hassinger. .Inly I, ';i
Peter Herman, Sept. 1, HI
Simon bong, May I. 'H-.
be Vi Art ley, Jijy 1, '!l
Wm. S. Snyder, Jan. t, 'H"
John W. Keister, .l.i.i. 1, "'.i",
Reuben (irecnlio", Jan. I, 'Hi
David 1! yer, April I, 'H'i
S. It. Stinuptr, May, 1, 'H.-
Keiiben Ih'eCfC, Jan. 1,'Hl
Wm. Spangler, Aug. 1, 'HI
Frank li-aver, i.-t. 1, 'HI
A. K. Markley, March 1, 'HI
II. 1). K lister, July 1, 'HI
Jacob Jarrett. Iee. t, 'HI
K. 11. Stciuinger. Juno 1, 'HI
Wm. KUenhower, Feb. 1, 'Hi
II. I. SwurU, July 1. 'HI
W. llurtniuti, July 1, 'HI
Jerome Aigler, June 1, 'HI
II. A. Il-issluger, April 1, 'Hi
I. A. IWUliiie. July 1, "h:
S. II. buitner, June 1, 'HI
Andrew Krutzer, July 1, 'H'i
Perry Annunl, April 1, 'H,"i
Jefferson Kern, Aug. 1.1, 'HI
A. II. Musser, May 1. 'HI
Win. Iligel, June I, 'HI
Pensions Stopjied.
Allen Hassinger of Globe Mills,
and Philip Spaid of Middleburgh
have had their pensions stopped.
What does this signify 1 Why havo
they been stopped ? Old soldiers,
can you afford to vote for the friouds
of Southern Confedaraey, who stop
your pensions t-and the pensions of
your friends T Yesterday hundreds
of thousands of old soldiers marchod
Bide by side to decorate tho graves
of fallen heros, the tombs of those
whose valor checked the assault up
on our National unity. Ono by one
your old comrade's names are taken
from the "Roll of Honor." With no
sympathy at the helm of the govern
ment, how cau old soldiers be will
ing to eu courage with suffrage,
men whp-Avill stab them as soon they
get the chance T Who can tell which
of your )tomrades will be the next T
You fou mt to save the Union, now
vote for f publican restoration.
NO.
The County's Lov.,.
The county lost SlbHl in the de struction
of the two bridges in last
Week's deluge. The Burns' bridge
was complete-d Dec. Pith, Iss'.i, ut a
cost, of Jti! ion, and the lower bridge at
Selinsgrove was completed and up
prove'd Juno 'J7th, ISHO.i-osting 20nn.
Both bridges are iron and we-re
e'le-e-ted by the Champion Bridge
Company, Wilmington, Ohio. Just
why the wooden bridges should
withstand the floods and the iron
bridges do not, is difficult toe-plain.
A e-arefiil investigation, however,
shows that (he loss was dm- to two
causes, uaiu. ly, the two bridges were
e'litire ly too low and too short. The
abutments stand out, iu the stream,
hence the opening for the water to
piss through was ent inly too small
for the water to enter. This checked
tile water and collected it above the
bridges until it carried them away.
We have no doubt, but, that the
County Commissioners iu erecting
these bridges were moved by the
principle of economy. It was, how
e'ver, the wrong kind of ei.moiuy.
The bridges should now be made
about 'Jo or 'J" feet 1. uiger and at. least
'J feet higher. To be sure t he bridges
will cos!, more money at tin1 start,
but iu the cud, money will be saved.
Suppose it would have cost Slouo
more to lengthen and raise these
bridges, t his loss of S I loo would prob
ably have been averted. Wo throw
out these hints t o he public wit ll II
view to averting any such losses iu
the fut lire.
In Middlchiirgli, some chungi-s
might be made to prevent so m.ich
'M'oad of vtcr. This, however.
authorities. The - can be
imputed to the- passage under the
bridge near Vaiiandt's. It is too
small to admit all the water and
nence it must, spread and the water
iii'indatcs places that would other
wise not, be llooded. An ounce ot'
prevention is worth a pound of cure
The soldie.-s were busy all il
Wednesday decoi .it in g t he graven
their falh-ll conn ,:les. Spec
we-re made on the dilVereneiiin '
III Ihe e-ve-ning speeches wf-i-in
Middleburgh. The day was
as pleasant as it, might have been,
but t he-ardor of t lie boys in blue i
never dampened.
We may have said it before, but i!
we have, it will bear repeating just
at this season, when replanting is iu
order. Before one call feed iheir
soil intelligently lh--.v must have
some knowledge of tin- lunl and
amounts of plant food removed by
the various crops. A crop of :i I bus
hels of wheat would take from tlm
sod about, 1.1 pounds of nitrogen, J
pounds of potash. ii:i pounds of phos
phoric acid audio pounds i.f linn-.
This would incline both tin- straw
aud grain ; l" bushels of oats would
reunovet .U pounds of nitrogen,
pounds of potash, l:i pounds of phos
phoric ticid ond l'J pounds of lime:
50 bushe ls ef e-oru would remiovo.1i;
pounds, .Is pounds, J1 pounds and
lii pounds res tively ; two t ins ef
clove-r hay would take from the soil
10J pounds, N7 pounds, 21 pounds
and Hi pounds of tho fore-going mat
erial : two tons of timothy hay, .1.1
pounds, 7J p omuls, '2') pounds and
5(1 pounds. These figures aro suffi
cient to show the relatively exhaust
ing effects of semio of our principal
crops, aud to show also tho need of
boiug continually alert to repair the
waste made by cropping. They ill
ustrate forcibly tho proposition that
the soil will not feed us unless we
feed the soil. One way to supply
this plant food is to manure laud
liberally with whatovcr manure you
happen to have at hand, but the way
to do it profitably and economically
is to study the requirements of the
crops aud the coustituouts of fertil
izers, and thon feod especially for
the thing you purpose to grow.
This matter of economically feeding
the crops is as important as that of
economically foeding stock, yet vast
ly less attention is given to it by the
average farmer. The sooner a changt
is made iu this line the bettor.