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SNYDER CO.. PA., AUGUST !, 181)4.
NO. 30.
ITEMS of LOO AL INTEREST
This is tux week fur Middluburgh.
MeChiro's big picnic will tako
placo Aug. lstli.
Mis Mollio Ubmpent the latter
part of lust week in Adamsburg.
Joseph Kuuklc, of Bollofonto, in
clerking for Ituuklo & Walter.
A number of our young poole! nre
attending Normal school at Beaver
town. Burns Smith has just returned
from ii visit to relatives in Potts,
ville.
Mrs. Surah Folk has been sufl'er
iug very intensely from a serious
illness.
Miss Margaret Holt, of Lewis
town, paiil a visit to friends in
Swineford.
Miss Mary Clark, of Altoouu, is
visiting Qeo. Erhart's family in
Swinefonl.
Misses Mollie nml Kato Bolendor
started last Thursday on a trip to
Niagara Falls.
A number of Middlcburghers at
tended tho K. G. E. picnic at Ad
auisburg on Saturday.
Anion L. Spaugler, tho storekeep
er nnd guatcr, is enjoying a brief
interval with his family.
A large number of our citizens at
tended tho funeral of Harry Smith
at Adamsburg on Tuesday.
Prof. F. C. Uowersox makes his
anuounceuien t of teachers' examina
tions in another column , ...
The telephone between the depot
and tho post-oflico has been com
pleted and is uow ready for use.
Robbers entered tho residence of
David Krebs in Union township last
week and stole $20 in money.
We regret to state that Sidney G.
Ocker who has been Hick for some
time, is but little, if any, hotter.
The Lutheran Sunday School of
Adamsburg, will hold their annual
picnic in Markley's grovo on Sutur
day. Already four accidents have oc
currod at the Middleburgh-Swiueford
bridge during tho course of its re
pairs. Miss Irene Schoch of Selinsgrove,
spent a few days tho latter part of
last week with J. II. Khoadus and
wife.
Wilsou Walter, tho noted driver
of Union couuty, was iu town on
Sunday calling on his many lady
friends.
Tho Troxelville base ball team de
feated the l'aiutervillo team at Ad
amsburg on Saturday with a score
of 28 to 2.
Geo. Cleland is serving the in
terests of tho Union News Company
at Mountain Grove Camp-mooting
this week.
S. Wois, the proprietor of the
(Central Dry Goods Store at Selins
grove, has a new advertisement in
jthis issue.
I Curtin Bowersox has his resideuce
. uearly completed. He is erecting
another building for the use of a
hydraulic cider press.
1 Chas. Bibighaus moved his house
hold goods from Fercival Hare's res
idence to that owned by James
(Smith at the West end of town.
Geo. F. Brosius is the fourth con
ferree elected by the Republican
Standing Committee for the con
gressional conference.
The Y. P. S. C. E. of Hassingor's
church have purchased a bell for the
use of the congregation. The bell
has arrived and will soon be ready
for use.
Geo. W. Tuckey, a Reading Rail
road employee and amateur photo
grapher of ShamokiD, was arrested
Saturday morning for making lewd
! photographs. Ellwood A. Koch was
lOrrebted for selling the sauio.
uckey in in jail and Eock gave bail
The Harrisburg Boiler aud Manu
facturing Company has the contract
for putting in tho steam nppliances
iu tho new building at Missionary
Institute, Selinsgrove.
Suixiu.r.s ! Sihnoi.ks ! I I havo just
received 1 no, 000 No. 1, 2 and 321-inch
White-pine Shingles. Cull and seo
them before buying elsewhere.
F. II. M.riiEit. New Berlin, Pa.
Foi: Sale. A Hartford Safety Bi
cycle as good as new. It is in an
excellent condition and the tiros
show no signs of wear. Inquire at
this oilice.
Ournoy Hosterniin, a mute of
of Aaronshurg, Cetitro county, vis
tod his friend, Frank Grimm, at
this place. Mr. H. is a graduate of
the Georgetown, I). C. Deaf aud
Dumb sehool.
Chas. Mensch, formerly tho devil
of this ranch, but now tho handsome
young man of the Bollofonte Gazette
was in town renewing old acquaint
ances among the ladies of tho Coun
ty Soat.
Tho houso aud lot on West Main
street, belonging to T. H. Hartcr,
will bo sold at private sale. Fcr
particulars call on or address,
J. M. Steininoer,
Middleburgh, Pa.
We would not trust a man near a
hen houso who would order a news
paper stopped through a postmaster
when he is in arrears. It is a cow
ardly way of refusing to pay an
honest debt. Xtitional Defender.
Tho citizens of Port Auu will hold
a festival on Saturday afternoon and
evening. Speeches will be mado by
Profs, Bowersox aud llertnaa. TtA
citizens are raising money to pur
chase a bull for their school house.
Prof. J. S. English, formorly a
student at Soliusgrove, was elected
principal of-Mil!hoim Academy last
Thursday. Prof. English is a bright
aud aggressive young man and we
bospouk abundant success for him.
Dr. Johu C. Amig and Miss Nettio
Marks took an overland trip to
Mitllintown, Lewistown and Millroy
and were viewing the rural ncouciy
from tho rear end of tho carriage.
Aud now Doc. is treating the boys to
cigars andacceptingcongratulations.
E. 11. Long has taken possession
of tho new laundry at Soliusgrove.
This is the only laundry iu Snyder
c unty aud is doing excellent work.
An agency will probably be estab
lished here in course of a woek or
two in order to give Middleburgh
woekly accomodations.
Attorney General Hensel has de
cided that a license granted by the
State Medical Council is prima facia
evidence of proper qualification to
practice and when this shall have
been cxhibitod to a prothonotary
the production of a diploma is un
necessary. It has been decided that the Gov
ernor's Troop shall escort Governor
Pattison to the National Guard en
campment at Gettysburg. The first
day's march will bo as far as Boiling
Springs, where a reception will be
tendered the Governor by the citi
zens. Look to Youit Interest. I have
on hand three barrels of All Rye
Whiskey, two years old, which is a
little musty. I am offering it at $1.25
per gallon. Come and try one gal
lon and be convinced that you are
getting tho worth of your money.
8-2-it. J. L. Marks, Middleburgh.
The Musical College at Freeburg,
not only endeavors to inculcate the
more rudiments of music, but will
be found equally advantageous to
students in every stage of profi
ciency. Fall term opens Sept. 3.
For information, address,
H. B. Moyer.
The West Branch Lumbermen's
Exchange are endeavoring to effect
a settlement for the salvage of logs
during the recent freshet. The
probabilities are that litigation will
result. A. W. Potter, of Selins
grove, and ex-Judge Bucher, of
Lewisburg, are the attorneys for
the Exchauge in Snyder, Union,
Northumberland, Juniata and Perry
Counties.
. Spirits of wine or alcohol may bo
used ftr thermometers, but beer
cannot. j . This is duo to the fact that
the. hotter tho weather the more
bcei goes' down.
Jeronle.N. Thompson, Jr., and
Jay G. Weiser will start Thursday
evening 'for Philadelphia, where
theyvilf Jxmrd a steamer for Bos
ton, to g'ono about a week.
Tfo following unclaimed letters
remain tho post-office : Nuthin
MaeofOlrs. D. Beakner, U. S. Mo
CauUy, "Andrew Storm. Persons
caliirg for sumo will pleaso say they
are advertised. J. W. IU'ski.e, P. M.
"istIkex Souls Who Dream or
Bus."lTh followiug murriago li
censes have been granted since our
last publication :
) Charted Aucker, Dundore,
JCatrieU. Wolf.
J narye Mover, PennTwn.,
(Annie AI. Hendricks, Kratzervillo.
A remarkable case of fecundity is
repot from Sto. Goncveive. Tho
wife (of Calmer Theoret, n farmer of
that ftjaco, has just given birth to
triplet Tor the second time iu five
yoarflfjbcsidos having twins on three
otheTJbcasions. Mrs. Theoret, who
is 3d jjfuirs of age, is tho mother of
seventeen children.
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A postal card to Wm.C.Oretzinger,
Registrar; will bring the 120 pugo
year boAk, Bhowiug the five depart-menf--College,
Academy, Ladies
Institute, Music School, and Art
DepiutLeut, and cuts of the ten
buildia's, of Bucknell University,
at Lewisburg, Pa. Next year begins
September 13, '! N-:U)-'J1
Cuo:n Convention. The seventh
Annual Snyder Co.Choir Convention
will bo held on tho grounds of Judge
Brown and Lutheran Chinch, one
mile north of Freeburg, on Satur
day, August lHth, lSi'1, commencing
at 10 o'clock a. m. A cordial invita
tion to lovers o! music j:i extended.
Wm. Movkk. Pres.
Wm. Freyman, Sec.
The Annual Reunion of the I lit
bish family will bo held Friday,
August 17th, at Clement's Park. The
followiug program is announced:
Meeting called to order by Presi lent
F. E. Hilbish at 10 a. m. ; Address of
welcome, C. D. Moyer, Esq.; Ro
sponso, J. O. Yoder ; History, Rev.
John A. MertZ; Necrology, J. R.
Hilbush, Esq. ; Family Reunion,
Rov. Henry Hilbish.
Tho Selinsgrovo ami Now Berlin
baso ball clubs will play a game on
tho Middleburgh grounds on Satur
day, Aug. 4th. All aro invited. No
admission fee will bo charged, but a
collection will bo taken up und di
vided between tho two competing
teams. Carbon Seebold, the pro
prietor of the Washington House,
will present the winning team with
a new ball.
A recent issue of a newspaper out
in Manongahola City announced
that Elder J. M. Springer, of Belle
Vernon, would preach the following
Sunday at Duquesne, marry a couple
at Fayette City ou Monday, and
conduct a funeral at Bello Vernon
on Wednesday. Mr. Spiinger is a
preacher, a justice of the peace and
an undertaker, aud being a furni
ture dealer as well, can also assist
at births by furnishing cradlos to
order. He does not complain of a
lack of work, even in these hard
times.
An attempt is to be made at the
next session of the legislature to
make toachiug of musio by sight
reading compulsory in all common
schools. The branches of education
now taught are enough to tax both
pupils and teachers without further
additions, and this movement which
is evidently only made in the inter
est of musio publishers ought to be
heavily sat down upon. Besides
that there are many children who
have no taste or ear for music, and
it would be as difficult to teach them
musio as it would be to teach a cow
theology. This is certainly a branch
A List of Accidents.
Last Friday evening while John
Tobias was woi king at tho county
bridge between Swinefonl and town,
a large stone fell upon his foot aud
crushed it very badly.
On Monday evening H. R. Reigle,
while working at the county bridge
accident ly cut a gash in his head by
his hammer falling upon it. This is
tho fourth accident that has occur
red at this bridge.
On Tuesday afternoon, Allen
Moyer, while threshing for George
Smith, was accidently cut witli a
butcher knife by Win. Crouse. Moy.
was feeding and Crouse was cut
ting sheaves and when Moyer reach
ed for a sheaf, tho knife cut an
ugly gash iu his right hand.
Last Wednesday evening Ada
Oaugler, a grand daughter of J. W.
G angler of Selinsgrove, while play,
in g near her grand father's brick
kiln, was covered to the depth of
two or three feel by brick falling
down upon her. The kiln had been
closed up to cool and the wall gave
away. Tho child escaped injury,
save a few bruises.
Frank (. Glass, who practiced
law iu New York City for many
years, met with a painful accident
at Selinsgrove on Friday afternoon.
While walking upon a board walk
iu front of tho hotel nt which he
was stopping, his foot caught in a
crevice letweeu the boards, causing
lrii to luVi. 1l IriuUu oil um ift
dislocated an arm. nnd suffered
much pain in consequence. Mr.
Glass has an oHloe in Congressman
Wolverton's law building, but has
been taking a vacation during the
healed terms, spending most of the
time with his father at Freeburg.
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Last Thursday evening Charles,
a 1" year old son of Robert Hummel,
was driving a heavy team of horses
near Middlecreek in order to cross
t hat stream. The boy walked out
on the wag in tongue to unrein the
horses. In doing so, he placed his
hands on the back of the heavy grey
when the animal began kicking
while the team moved on toward
the wing-wall of tho bridge, one
horse going on each side of the
wall. Tho boy fell from tho tongue
and one of the horses fell upon the
boy. Both of the bones in tho boy's
left limb were broken below the
knee. It is difficult to learn wheth
er tho bones were broken by tho
horse kicking or by falling upon tho
little fellow. Tho log was set by
Drs. Hassiuger, Kaunawell aud
Amig.
A man went into a store iu Mid
dleburgh and asked if ho could rest
four or live hours. Tho proprietor,
who had just found a nest of new
born mieo in tho coll'oo grinder, told
him ho could and then asked him
why ho didn't go to tho hotel. Tho
man replied: "I am suffering from
nervous prostration, and tho doctor
advised me to seek a quiet place to
rest, and I see you don't advertise.
I knew that I couldn't find a quieter
place." With that he settled back
iu his chair and watched tho swal
ows build a uost iu the choose case.
General Louis Wagner deserves
the sympathy of tho citizens of
Philadelphia in his effort to over
come the Supreme Court's decision
that the Masonic Home must pay
taxes to tho city as a private insti
tution. Tho question whether or
not the Home limits its charity to
Masons alone does not affect the
point at issue. No charity can just
ly bo styled private. For efficient
work iu the present condition of or
ganized beneficence religious and
social orders must necessarily pur
sue their endeavors along special
lines and any worthy charity that
relieves the community of what
would nthnrwisA lm a rmblin burilon
AM.a w ww a- - - . " - ' - - nrwVM
that should be left with the parents should be treated as a public debtor,
nnd pupils. I and not as a creditor.
I on Ajj.iinst Fire.
lO'.cY.
What protect ion bus Middleburgh
against lire .' Who knows what
moment during a high wind a lire
might originate and destroy the en
tire town" Nothing could prevent
it. Tho town of Mill Hull had no
protection and it was almost entire
ly consumed. What is Middleburgh
going to do.' Wo cannot tell how
soon a fire may occur. Middleburgh
has been very fortunate iu escaping
fires, but no ono knows how soon a
fire may occur. Should a lire occur,
hundreds of able-bodied men would
stand around unable to save their
homos and property. They would
have no buckets, no ladders, no en
gine, no water convenient in suffi
cient quantities and no water works.
'Tis true, tho taxes aro already very
high, but it is tho wrong kind of
economy to permit tho houses and
property of Middloburgh citizens to
ho exposed to tho ravages of fire.
Mill Hall is now asking for aid all
over tho state and the experience of
this unfortunate town should teach
a lesson to us. If tho majority of
tho people dou't want water works,
get other appliances, but don't let
the tow n without protection against
lirt.
Off
Base.
1 here is a man iu Snyder count v
who is forty-live years of age and
was never in a church until Niiudav,
.June i.'s. Perhaps it is not the man's
fault. Perhaps thero were no
churches in Sl.vder countv herein.
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wilds of Con
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churches. 'VAX that,. 'Vi'j
i lioy have no calendars uy". , , o.
else they are using one that is three
or four years old. June 2s! h did not
come on Sunday this year. It came
on Thursday. No, friend Kurtz,
we have plenty of (lunches in Snv
dor county and t lie.v don't tight half
so much as those in Centre county.
On June 2th we made the statement
above referred to. Of course, this
is nothing unusual, as this same
journal not long since was horrified
at the rottenness of the Milllintown
bank, while both of the institutions
in that town were on as solid a fi
nancial basis as any bank iu the
state. When a newspaper makes so
many flagrant errors a standing
pardon is necessary.
I. F. Bilger and Mr. Lenig of New
Berlin were iu town on Monday.
Mr. Bilger was looking about to rent
a room in towu to begin the com
pounding of several useful patent
medicines. Tho medicines are wi ll
known, tho receipt having been pur
chased from a well known firm. Tho
management of tho new enterprise
proposes to employ agents and also
start a traveling company on the
road. Wo welcome the new enter
prise to tho town and we trust they
will bo able to secure satisfactory
quarters for tho operation of a busi
ness which promises to bo very ex
tensive. Mr. Schoch, another young
man of Now Berlin, will bo a partner
and Mr. Lenig will bo tho traveling
salesman.
Wo havo now added to our office
equipment a new oak writing desk
und book case with a complete
library containing a vast collection
of books of reference that are called
for every day in a newspaper office.
A complete cyclopedia of general
information iu 40 volumes aud a
cyclopedia of Universal Literature
in 20 volumes together with a co
pious supply of histories aud treat
ises ou government aud political
economy and statistics covering the
various industries and elections in
the county, state and nation are
among the many volumes that grace
our sanctum library. In our varied
writings we are of ten. called upon
for various bits of information
which can more roadily be gleanod
from those sources. ; When syste
mitizedand epitomized, this infor
mation will bo welcomed by our
many readers.
Couril Normal School.
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M. Steiningor and wife spent
Sunday with friends at Mitllinburg.
N. C. (Saugler, the htorekeeper
and guager at Marks' distillery, has
been directed to go to Dauphin
County.
Tho Crescent Club extends an in
vitation to one and all to attend
their Lawn Fete which will be held
Saturday evening, Aug. lth on the
green West of Ulsh's mill. Jtel'resh
ments, ico cream, cake, sandwiches
and coll'oo will bo served. All those
purchasing a sandwich and a cup of
cotl'ee will bo entitled to tho cup and
saucer as a souvouir.
Not So Bad in Snyder County.
Evidently Northumberland Coun
ty's capital is a great deal duller
than Suyder's Couuty Hout. Satur
day's Item says :
"Business is so dull arouu 1 tho
court houso that the sheriff threat
ens to close up his oilice. Two of
commissioners and the deputy
county treasurer aro basking iu
ocean sands at Atlantic City aud
Clerk Grimm is managing a Sunday
school picnic down at Muh )iigo.
Tho prothonotary and leg ,er and
recorder have concluded to bask iu
their offices the balance of the sum
mer, aud tho jail war Jon will keep
cool iu tho dungeou."
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