VOL. 31. ITEMS of LOCAL INTEREST If il'li'rt 1. Olover. Esq. of Miulin- burg wns soon iu Snyder's capital on Mou.lay. Ur and Ml'S. J. W. Orwig WOlO VIS- jti,uj relatives and friend in Sha- mokiii over Sunday. Mnizio Dunkelberger is ply- 4? ing the noodle and visiting fnt-n.ls at Sew Berlin and vicinity. Tho Middleburgh Orchestra ami the Band lmve furnished music for Xew Borlin commencement. Miss Miriam Orwig is spending a week with hor sister, Mrs. Harry Barter, auil family at Hartleton. I'. F. Ranck of Williamsport was in tow n on Sunday evening looking after personal interests. We hear it rumored that M. I. Tot ter will leave Wont Virginia to return to Suydor County again. Pure inanilla binder twine !1 cts., Pure sisal, Q 71, at Hurley &. labour's, Beaver Springs, Pa. Ex-Governor Beaver is being urged tobecomo Attorney General of tlio stUouuderHastiugs'adininistrution. Samuel P. Snyder, who had been an inuiato of tho county jail for boiuu time, Bccurcil his liberty on Tuesilay. Uolaml E. Crist ami S.ulie Gort ntr, stu.lents of Missionary Insti tute, were in town on Thursd ay vo niug. About '!" cyclers wcro iu town on Saiuliij'. Most of thorn were from Shaniokin anil took dinner at tho Washington House Oonvoutioa Delegate H. Sampsel ToV)01utca llorace Aiioman, r.sq.i n tic .Jl'a'u u' UiJeromo Thompson on Saturday Ld himsolf away to tho lulls of ... ni ita county and on Sunday lm ile back oa a n9w b'cye'e. A. X. Potter of Selinsgrovo and Ly G. Woisor of tho county-Heat ero attending argument court iu uiiiata county this week. R.ii.li thn llflformod and Lutheran yiiabbath Schools ousorveil uinuiron s )ay ou Sunday evening. The exer cises wore all of an interesting na ture. V. W. Trout, Deputy Collector for 5t.: . T., 4 .! Dnuan ilil TMuf fitf Will Ul?l iULClUUl it at Graybill's Hotel on June 10th pr tho transaction of ofhcial busi- k'ss. Chas. L. Johu of Mt. Canuol was st wflflk elected Colonel of tho Pa. division of the Sous of Veteraus iu ssion at Johnstown. This is an ouor worthily bestowed. At the Fulton County Republican riiniirv held last woek Hon. Thad. . Mahou was endorsed for Con- ress and Allison S. Edwards was ominated for Assembly. The Festival announcod in the ;'ust last week to bo held by tho C. Society of Hassinger s church on aturdav evenintr. Juno 10th will ike place iu Bower's grove. The house and lot on West Maiu treet, belonging to T. H. Harter, ill be bold at private sale. lor articular s call on or address, J. M. Steininoeii, Middloburgh, Pa. Trt-.lnv Thursdar. James Carnen- ar of Port Royal will bang upon tho allows at MilUintown to pay the enaltv for the murder of his blind ather. Some rumors are afloat that h nuinlnrnr has made a confession. Ko doubt Sherriff Lapp would feel etter to execute him after a con ossion than he would without oue. Harvest time is drawing near when very farmer will want some fine hitilrnv to make the davs aDnear horter. strengthen his nerves, auil nprove his appetite. You will find t my retail house near tuell. i(. tne neat goods that has ever been offer- 1 to the market. My new white liialrav Oh Al 75 ban no flaual for its r " ?a. whiU the 22.00 whisker is near. y two years old, and that for $2.50, uirty-two months olo. J. Lb Wabks, Middleburgh, Pa. r ii-r-Ti - TTri-ti-.v.r,m,Ti .-.mil . i j i .....n. i mn.m ..i. i I i "V nil 1 1 wwiiim n r I -T, , . . j r.n- - V.TZt.T&WWWnVWT. : : ' -rr -rrrr SuiNoi.Ks! SiiiNiti.Ks ! ! I have just received HW.OOO No. 1, 2 and a 21-inch White-pine Shingles. Call nnd ere them before buying elsewhere. F. H. MAi iiFit, Xowlleiliu, Pa. Fiuo embroideries, ladies' fine how iery, ehimoisettes, Indies' nnd chil dren's kid gloves, at the very lowest prices at Libbio Dunklcbergei's Mil linery storo. Tho "Pennsylvania Society" of the state of Indiana held a meeting on tho evening of tho 2nd at Elkhart and decided to hold their annual gather ing tho third Saturday in August. Tho Lutheran Ko union this year will be held at Clement's Park, on the :tith day of August, instead of on Shikellimy Heights, where it here tofore has been held for several years. Kev. 1J. Foster Fctterolf of Maple Hill, Lycoming County, will preach a trial sermon at Hassinger's church on Sunday morning, Juno 17th, and in tho Lutheran church of Middle burgh, in tho evening. Prothonotary J. C. Schoch w ith the assistance of a number of friends ou Saturday last raised his residence to the height of thirteen inches. This makes a decided improvement in tho appearance oftho house. We are in receipt of an invitation to attend tho 11th annual Com mencement of Duckuell University to take lilac v from Juno 1520. The total uu tuber of graduates this year iu all departments is 70. A very large attendance is anticipated. Hro. Lesher of tho Timet made one of his weekly visits to Philadelphia last week, and while there, we o pose, learned of the "hemp" crop in Snyder county. Thanks Joe., for tho favor conferred, are you often press ed for eiiieryetH'i locals? A philosophical writer says: AVheu you are annoyed and mot tilicd by what your children do and the way they appear, stop and think wheth er you have any real cause for cha gri:i or not: and if you see nothing that is going to utl'cct their future character unfavorably, do not worry. i Jtev. W. C. Dunlap of Pino Grove Mills, a form r classmate of tho elitjr, heeded the scriptural admo nition that it is not good for man to be alone. Ho was married last Wed nesday to Miss Irene Back of Lovo- villo. We understand the youug parson has a call to the Duucanuou ch irgo. Hero is our BxT Wilton. May tho blessings of joy and felicity constantly attend your voyage down tho stream of life. C. H. Steiniuger last week found a 1 uid turtlo ou his farm that ho had seen 40 years ago. The inscription "C. H. St. 1H."1," was found upon it. Mr. Steiniugrtf in his younger days usod almost every opportunity to cut his iuitials upon these turtles and no doubt in after years, many of them will again bo found. Mr. Steiuinger's liud discloses the fact that these be ings livo for a long, long time, some teaching the century mark. The catalogue of Ursiuus College for tho year 1N!),'H)4 is a handsome publication of Uli pages. It is replete with information concerning the fac ulty, courses of study, equipment, and facilities of the institution, and gives a very clear analysis of the principles on which the institution is organized. The number of stu dents iu attendance during the year is 154. A copy of the catalogue may be obtained by writing to the Pres ident at Collegeville, Pa . "Mistaken Souls Who Dkbam of Bliss." The following marriage li censes have been granted since our last publication : ij. J. Shawver, West Virginia. Virgie D. Moyer, Adams Twp. S Calvin DeLong, Beaver Springs, iCoraS. Briniuger, " " Andrew Bear, Swales, Pa., Emeline M. Knepp, Middlecreek. j Uriah M. Strawser, Mahantonga, ) Annie C. Bickle, McKees i Falls, j John A. Zerbey. Altoona, Pa., Maggie M. Ulnch, Selinsgrove. j Isaac C. Hommel, Middlecreek, )Fante M. Peters, Crossgrove. JF. E.'Hoke, . Penn Twp., )Nora Uosterman, " MIDDLEBUltGH, SNYDKll CO., PA., JUNK FIRST NATIONAL BANK, MIDDLEBUltGH, PA. The Now Bank Binliling Wepresenttoour readers tliis week tho likeness of tho new Bank Build ing as it will appear when fully com pleted. The nlliecrs and directors of tho First Natimial Bank are al ways up to the times. The room which they have been using for the. last four years has become too small for the bulk of business they have been called upon to transact. They are now erecting a business block un der the direction of W. II. C. Hoffman & Sons of Williamsnort. en tho Bow- er lot. Tho banking room will bo at the corner, measuring 21 feet front .it oi let otp, wuu by 12 feet near the centre ut tne ro The front part of this room will bo used for banking business and the back part for the Directors' room. The room will be supplied with all the modern conveniences. The ot her part of tho building will bo divided into ollices and a store room. Tho First National Bank t' Mid dleburgh was organized only four years ago and has met with phe nomenal success as business has been increasing every year since it was or ganized. The officers and directors desire to accomodate their customers in the best manner possible. If busi uess continues to increase iu tho same ratio after they are iu tho now build iug, it will almost be necessary to i.i creaso tho capital to 75,1X11) m order to keep pace with tho increase of business. We know that our many readers will appreciate the newspaper i liter prise that gives to them, at this early date, a picture of the building which will bo tho most handsome structure iu the town. A hammock hung according to rule should bo six and a quarter feet from tho ground at the head and three quarters above the ground at the foot end. Tho rope that secures tho head end should bo less thau twelve inches, and that at the foot should measure four and a half foot. Arranged in this way the lower part will swing freely and the head bo kept comfort able by being nearly stationary. Reduction is Money Okdeu Rates. After July 1st the issue of postal notes will cease and a new schedule of fees will come into uso for money orders, as follows : for $2.50 or less, three cents ; .'.&o to j.uo.nve cents $5.00 to $10.00. eight cents s 910.(10 to 820.00, ten cents j 20.tK to .iu.uu. twelve cents; $.'(). 00 to $10.00, fifteen cents; $40.00 to $50.00,eighteen cents; $50.00 to $60.00, twenty cents j $00.00 to $75.00, twenty-five cents i $75.00 to $100, thirty cents. The Prohibitionists of the state met at Williamsport last week and and re-elected H. D. Patton, chair man and all the old officers. Follow ing is the ticket nominated: Charles L. Hawley of Scranton, for Governor; Honier L. Castle of Pittsburg, Lieut. Governor ; Charles Palmer, Deleware county, Auditor General; L.R. Glea- son, Bradford county, Secretary of Internal Affairs; E. R.Kane, McKean county, and Rev. L. G. Jordan, Phila delbhia, Congressiueu-at-Large. (tLVRpUD?0, ;RC-UT:CT W V4 (VAPOPT-J)A ! "Bogus" Miller in Sunbury J.,. Amos Miller, better known as "Bo r.,ifciM riii.... .....ii..., -i, . ....in i , mm him mi) NOUS, 1' l Ulll'IS nn.l C harles of Selinsgrove nv,) now lodged in the Suubury jail. On last Thursday, a warrant win sworn out bya fanner residingat Fisher's Ferrv The three jail birds are charged with stealing two lap-robes, a lot of blan kets. a rooster, a goose and numerous other articles. At Miller's homo wen toninl crosscut s iws, cant hoooks. fish nets, musk-rat traps and a great many other articles both useful and ornamental. Carey Barrett was deputized to assist Mr. Wayne, tho ... - i.i . , , . . j ., - .,un .inner is w i n ,,, n in Suydor county, haviug served several terms in tlm jail here. J has a mania for stealing and his boys have inherited tho same qualities. H steals things for which he has no use whatever. Hither he can not resist the temptation to steal, or else he ex poets to sell his booty to others and iu that way profit by his trausgres sions. The people of Si linsgrove will sleep more soundly while he is in jail. Now Berlin Commencement. Tho cessation of the rainy weather was a welcome change to tho many who were eagerly awuiting the time when New Berlin Commencement should begin. On last Friday and Saturday evenings the anniversary exercises of the two literary societies were held. Largo numbers of peoplo wcro present front tho surrounding towns and country. On Sunday morning Rev. J. C. Reeser of Hagers- towu, Md., preached a most excellent and appropriate sermon to tho Y. M C. A. Iu the evening Dr. Gobble preached the Baccalaureate sermon to tho graduating class. He utilized this opportunity for presenting many salient points. On Monday afternoon tho Library Association of the Excel sior Literary Society held their an niversary. In tho evening tho largo audienco and moro especially tho A lumui, were edified by tho scholarly and masterly address by Rev. John E. Botie,'80, Oneonta, N. Y. On Tuesday morning the Neocosmian Literary Society held a Book t ecep tion which wos a very pleasant fea ture of the commencement. In the evening Emerson Collins, Esq., a noted barrister of Winsnort. mum, tained his excellent reputation as a j llueut taiker iu hiH aaareHH befoi.e tLe , literary societies. The Alumni held their business meeting on Wednes day morning and banqueted at high noon. The Class Day exercises were held in the afternoon and the gradu ating exercises in the evening. The commencement was a decided suc cess. The number of people attend ing these exercises is larger than that of any similiar institution in Penna. The commencement closed with the President's reception. John A. Baker, the editor of the Perry County Freeman, seems to be the oldest editor in actual service in Penna. He has been in journalism ever since 1839. Bro. Schoch of the Stroudsburg Jeffertonian ranks next having served since 1840. U, 181)4. Defend the Soldiers' Pensions' The ATeif.i (cm takes exceptions to our statement concerning the suspension of tho names of Allen liaising!' of Globe Mills and l'hi'- lipSpaid of Middleb.irgh from the pension rolls. The fact that thev have beu suspended has not been denied and wo have im apologies to make for our statement. The tac tics employed to suspend these old soldiers rem the pension rolls is of no consequence since the result is as disastrous in one ca-e us in the other. Even if the pension depart ment 18 willing to pay !k.im to Mr. Spaid, the fact that he has been re ported and his pension tampered with is an evidence that tin- pension department is willing to stoop to help private Xiitizens iu their vengeance and malice against the brave and loyal sohtier. No man who is a friend to a Holdtet will report him, and the pension 'department knows that us soon as they act on such report s,t hey are assisting an individual in wreak ing vengeance upon u personal enemy. Such a policy is worthy of the con demnation of every loyal citizen. We know nothing of the merits of the pension cases mentioned, but wo know of hundreds of cases that have coma to our notice where pensioners are deserving of every cent and more too, yet when they are reported, the same doom awaits thorn. , When tho conclusion is drawn that Mr. Hassinger's case is similar to Mr. Spaid's, tho inference is analogical, which is the most fal lacious kfnd of reasoning. Hence, our fea -." w ill understand why I ieul lot ikotiiblii'au it .. ju. Krtiiii Hie ..looiuMi lil Tliui's. More of Hoke's Victims. The misponsion axe of the Con federate Reform Auti-l'nioii Dem ocrat in Pension Department has vis ited our neighborhood again, the victim being our old comrade, W. C Feely, who is an old veteran of two enlistments and who served nearly through the entire war. He is now sixty-live years of age, an old and broken down man who suffers from paralysis and is absolutely unable to earn a livelihood. This speaks vol umes for a patriotic department in purging tho pension rolls of frauds. Another victim was S. W. Fickes of Co. C, t'th Pa. Cuvalry. Mr. Fickes enlisted iu August, Ihi'.I, and was discharged iu September, lilV-was always at tho front and participated iu till the battles iu which that fa mous regiment was engaged. He was with Gen. Sherman from Atlan ta to the round up at Raleigh, N. C. Another was John Fosselinaii of tho 20Hth Rog., Pa. Vol. Fossehuan has been a suflerer from rheumatism ever since tho war and is one of our most respected citizens, but honor, service or disability counts fornoth in under this administration. Tho expenses of the government must bo reduced if tho old soldiers have to go to tho poor house. How we Dem ocrats love the soldiers ! Yours Respectfully, Soi in Kit. It is said that several pensioners from this vicinity have felt the weight of Hoke Smith's boot recent lr in being kicked off the rolls and having their pensions suspended. JIaliux Gazette. The ponsiou payments for the nine months ending March, 1HD4, show that $13,rt00,(XM) less was paid by the Cleveland administration than by the Harrison administra tion, for a corresponding period of last year. Who is the soldier's friend T The monthly meeting of the Ma sonic Lodge will be held in Selins grove on Saturday evening, June 10, The new School Board organized with the following officers t Pres., G. C. Gutelius ; Sec, Dr. Shindel , Treas., J. W. Swartz. The other members are G. Alfred Schoch, Adam Showers and Curtin Bowersox. THE POST I run iiv tin1 clitur-'. II Imh'I an t II . " ' 1 1 I S In)"! ulUr." II ll..t il.nl ..'.I .III i;.l I' Ami in1 i'r ""I'l "'it . i i.i ihii ..:.n '.i r MO. E I tor of the Counfiy New ;p.i .t There is no man who does more fi r the community in which he lives than the editor of t he country newspaper. Toiling ceaslessly from one year's end to another, often with insuf ficient help and unable to secure us. sistance, he manages to issue reg'larly his Weekly paper.tilled with tho news of his county and the world. No business enterprise is started iu his county that he is not expected to "give it n little boost." No entertain ment is projected by thechiirch that he is not called on to give it a ''free pull'." If a leading citizen dies his columns are thrown open for liberal obituaries, whilebirths and weddings are all noticed, usually at consider able length. If his county is an agri cultural one, he must never fail to tell how big the crops of all the farm- ers are, so mui people irom other places may be induced to locate. If there are coal veins to be opened, he must till his columns v ith reports of the thicknesss of the veins, the value of the coal and the inducement held out to capitalists for its develop ment. If there is a railroad to In built, a new court house wanted, or any improvement contemplated, the columns of 'lis paper must bo used to boom them. In a thousand differ cut ways he helps his county and every issue of lsis paper is worth a great deal to the people of his com munity. A house at Richlield was sttuck by lightning on Tuesday night. Dr. J. G. Sallndc, a vet er inarm sur- I goon, 1ms opened his office tit Reaver - trraduate of a tird c uon iu Outurio, Canine. Hn of announcement will ap pear in our next issue. Give the Dr. a call. Aiif.s AT Wlliat l'l'ol'I.K Ml!IIY. We have made a calculation of tliciigcs of the applicants for marriage licens. cs during the month of May. There were 1 1 licences granted. The ag gregate ages of t he male applicants amount to Jiii'. years, the female ap plicants 22ii years. The average agJ of the men is 21, of the women 2i! The oldest husband islt.l, the young est, 1'.'. The eldest wife is the youngest, 17. There are three fe male applicants who are only 17 and only t wo are over 2i. During the heavy thunder storm that passed over town on Tuesday night, lightning struck the house of Aaron Stahluecker and played with things in general. Tho bolt seems to have entered ut the chimney, run down at both sides of the house and connected on 1st Moor where the car pet was lacerated, the lloor broken and the windows out. ( 'rocks, dishes, chairs and ot her things sull'ercd from tho elici ts of the shock. Fire was averted only by tho timely appear ance of Mr. Stahluecker. At Mitllinhiirg no one knows whether they will have water works or not. Some time ago, five mem bers of the Council met. " of them voted to contract with Freck Johnston of Millersburg for 40 plugs at an annual rental of $soo. Tho ac tion was approvod by tho Burgess, Last week when all the members of tho council wcro present, 3 members voted to approve tho minutes and 3 to disapprove the minutes of the previous meeting. This makes a deadlock. So the people are at a loss to know whether tney will uso pure mountain water or Roish's Best. There is lots of truth in this ob servation of a contemporary; A young tuau cannot make a success in life unless ho works. Ho cannot loaf arouud street corners and sa loons. He must loaru a trade or do some honest work, or before he knows it he will be a chronic loafer despised by all with whom he comes in contact. Do something, no mat ter how small, and you will even tually find yourself climbing the lad der of success. There are many ob stacles to be overcome, but toil, grit and endurance will help you to overcome them all. Help yourself and others will help you.
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