Co. Coniminnioncri', 1 1 91 j THE POST THE POST , mphatlonlly NKWS PAI'KH. f'TthP l'eopleund k tl l'"0'le. Its col m!nr always ox-ri for ,ii-ii!wlon of tuples of Interest to IW patrons. VOL. 31. ITEMS of LOCAL INTEREST Court is in progress this week. j A loan Bum plucc the pawnshop, i i Trade winds when the preach-1 ers exchange pulpits. 1 i Making jams Tho woman nt the j Imi Siiiii counter. Muking a touchdown Using a mustache invigorator. Will Bassler anil wife of Freeburg wore in town Tuesday. A waity matter getting your change in a dry goods More. lion. O. Alfred Schoch and wife were in Philadelphia last week. Dr. J. O. Wagner, of Beaver I Springs was in town on Tuesday. King Oscar, of Sweden, has sent n portrait of Oustavus Adolpus to a Baltimore church. How could it be otherwise than that money talks when ou occasion every penny tellH ? A Manayuuk teamster culls his pair of mules Facta, because they are stubborn things. If "Ignorance I IiIIm'' There's iwmoii In my rhyme Mime people In this town Mint lmvfl a Jolly time. In three years one justice of the peace in Wilkes-Barre Bent ninety three people to the insane asylum at Dauville. IraE. Ulsb, of the French Flats, lhas taken steps towards establishing la y vrding house. Mother and eon i i "m.wxu. Many post oflices in small towns urroundiug New York have been -obbed recently, but the police hnve made no arrests. Fate seems to bo against capital punishment in Oklahoma. The fu st nan sentenced to hung in the t.ni ory broke jail. Illinois bus so in any female con icts that there is talk of building penitentiary for the exclusive use "ladies." I ho man who broke the bank ut Monte Carlo would have no social tanding whatever in New York city it tLe present time. largo number of teachers and friends called upon us hist week He regret that we can not mention 1 their names. After Jan. 1st, the Post will pub. u letters from Ilarrisburg. They ill bo written by our representative. II rof. Herman. Attention will soon be equally livided between Congressmen who ant to be editors and editors who ant to be Congressmen. H. F. Kreamer, the hustling boot Mul shoe maker of Selinsgrove, call- 1 last week in our absence and aid his subscription. Sylvester Bowen will hold a shoot- 8 and wheeling match at the Sum- I'U House on Friday at 10 o'clock. f-o. 10 shot will be used. Queen Liliuokalani has the gout, Jut she isn't kicking quite as much bout it as she did upon being asked f retire into private life. TLe Lukens iron and steel com- ny, of Coatesville, has sladdened l'8 hearts of ita employes with a 10 rrcent increase in wages. Beavertown has the lead for large P8H. sir. Weaver of that town has filed one that tips the beam at 768 Who can boat this? Because of several eases of bru. on the part of Erie police Mi, those on the day force have ha deprived of their clubs. ;IL. Kreamer of Winfield, and Irene Schoch of Hummnl'a Pwf, visited J. H. Rhoada last Nt and attended Institute. Urn. Paul Billhardt attende.1 ft.. fueral of her nephew. William fun at Millersburg on Saturday. h death ras due to typhoid fever. MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER England owns CI per cent, jef all the merchant vessels in the wjorld, Germany standing second, France third, and the United States fourth. Pianos, Orgaus ami Sewing ma chines at Reduced prices from now until Xmas. C. C. Seebom. P. C. Ilni tiu an, tho barber"lias placed one of the latest and most complete barber chairs in his ton sorial rooms. lie is now running two chaiiH. Dr. Emeries, Selinsgrove guar antees satisfaction in fitting of glass es and treatment of catarrh. Mis hjjura Yearick and Hiss Lillio lfWman, of Kratzcrvilh, two of Snyder county's teacherp, rpent Friday with A. W. Pontius. Vmm bury Item. .. Dr. Emerick of Selinsgrove re moves moles, warts and superfluous hair without pain by electricity on Sunday morning organize.! a bucket brigade and washed the mud from the pavement in frefntof the bank building. C. C, Seebold, the enterprising dealer iu Pianos, Organs and sewing machines, will offer reduced rates from now until Christinas. .'. The water shed of the Ohlin jer reservoir, one of Beading's - ws rer supplies, has been found by bO rd of health inspectors to beinocu'd with decease germg.' Shingles I Shinolus !I I have jv st received 100,000 No. 1,2 and 3 24 .l h White-pine Shingles. Call and'ti them Ihuioie buvimz elsewhere. ! ... 2LllerTwiifIul ra A typical tramp was found recent ly in one of the luxurious beds of Mrs. William Astor's mansion on Fifth uvenue, New York. He was taken in chargo by the police. James Brown, who left Pittston penniless eight years ugo, now owns the controlling interest in a silver mine in Colorado worth nearly a Million. Tcj A T . vi r n. wr.. n, jjuiuuiihi, Minor oi wie Tribune, 11. B. Moyer, editor of the Courier and Jos. G. Lesher, editor ..f 1. . ! Ill . oi me j tines caiiHU at our onice ou Tuesday. Call again, gentlemen. Bnii K Fom Sale : Brick of the best quality for building and paving can be secured at reasonable rates by applying to Cakijon Skebolu, Washington House, Middleburg, Pa. The Luzerne county policy hold ers in the Standard Mutual live stock association, of the Reading, are, with the aid of the law, paying up their unpaid premiums. That, nrminuoil int urnnlinnnl vruf age stamp would be welcomed by everv one exrent tlm nnnliiiM ef orr collectors. They are not supporters or tne lu i'luriuus Ununi theory. Yincient Rogush was convicted of murder in the second degree at Sun bury on Saturday. He shot his wife and every body expected the verdict to be murder in the first de gree. Henry Stetler and wife on Mon day evening returned to their home in Akron, Ohio. They express them selves as being highly delighted with their brief sojourn among their old friends. Misses Aggie Getnberliuir. Lulie App, Cora Good, Sallie Benfer, Annie Ott, Bertha Bulick Edith Potter and Mamie Seigfried of Sel insgrove attended institute last week. The title of Mrs. Barr's forthcom ing novel is "From the Depths of Hell." and it sounds somewhat in congruous to hear that an artist has been sent to Skye for appropriate illustrations. On October ICtb, 1778, the United States congress passed a resolution forbidding publio officials from at tending the theatre, at a penalty of dismissal Many of our bad boys' New Tear resolutions have met the same fate. A fanatical young man in Deertield, Ohio.is such a strong believer in the faith cure that he has deliberately ex posed himself to small-pox as a test of his belief. This is a good open ing for tho fool killer. There were 2,180 general and 1, 080 minor court martial held last year in the army, out of nil propor tion to its strength. These figures iudicate that Uncle Sam's boys in blue are the worst behaved boys in the w oild. Beatrice Harraden, the famous authoress, says that what she par ticularly likes about this country is the way the American girls behave about men. This enconium seems to lack something of explicitness. Since August over 1,000 chickens have been stolen from farmers in Newton township, Lackawanna county, and Chas. Searlesand James Vandtisen, of Briuktown, were ar rested yesterday charged with steal ing thirty roosters from George Bar ton. - Some inhuman wretch placed Paris green in the settle troughs of 'Squire Brownell, of Muncy Creek, Lycoming county, mixing it with some bran. Eight of his cows ate of the poisoned feed, four of which have since died and the other four are in a bad condition. For Sale:- House and lot 00x10 ft, with good well of water, fruit of all kinds and all necessary out build ings. Possession will bo given April 1st 1W)5. Inquire of W. H. Smith, Central Hotel, D. 15. -f ' vv Middleburuh, Pa. . The Sixth Annual meeting of th e State Musical Teachers' Associa tion will meet in Harrisburg, De cember 'JO, 27 and 2H. AU .Music Teachers and Musicians are invited to attend. H. B. Moyer, Frecburg is the Vice President for Snyder coun ty, who will give desired informa tion. Dr. J. C. Amig on Tuesday pulled a tooth from the mouth of one of the sons of Asaph Bowersox. The tooth is a phenomenon in medical science. The longest tooth known in the pro fession is an inch and one-fourth long. Tho tooth Dr. Amig pulled measured one and three-eighths inches long. The Sunbury Business college is in successful operation under the direction of Prof. F. O. Johnson The best ot instruction is given, the most thorough courses are provided and the long successful experience of the principal is sufficient guar antee of the excellent character of the school. We have made arrangements with Hon. Charles W. Herman, the re presentative from this county in the Legislature at Harrisburg, to keep the readers of the Post constantly informed concerning legislation im port ant to the tax payers of the county. This is an important fea ture. Our rcadora will have the privilege of getting all the latest news from Harrisburg. Lafayette Lodge No. 194, F. and A. M. elected the following officers on Monday night at Selinsgrove : W. M., Prof. Paul Billhardt i S. W.. Geo. M. Witmer ; J. V., C. F. Moy- er ; Sec, H. E. Miller, Jr.; Treas urer, S. Weis. Wm. S. ArbogaBt, the new proprietor of the National Hotel, Selinsgrove, invited the lodge to partake of a royal feast. The boys all bad a pleasant time. An Indian Relic. A resident of Mill Hall, Clinton county, while ex cavating for a cellar on the side of the bill near that borough, found an oblong piece of pottery which is supposed to have been used by the Indians. The relio is 0 inches long, 3 inches deep and 31 inches wide. The material from whieh it is made is different from the pieces of pot tery that have been found along the river. This particular specimen has some appearance of having been used as a crucible for melting ore.T- Centr$ Jleporter. CO., PA., DECEMBER K, 181)4. U. G. Heiser, of Shamokin Dam was on Saturday arrested tho second tiino charged with stealing. Ho was lodged in jail at Lewisburg. On .Monday the grand jury found a true bill against him for larceny and the court here sent a constable to Lewisburg to bring the prisoner. Our readers will remember that Heiser is the man who pretended to be so innocent last summer. Tho Perry County Fmimni, the oldest republican paper in Perry county, was sold last week to Wm. H. Sponsler, Esq., son of Wm. A. Sponsler, president of the wrecked Perry County Bank. The late pro prietor, John A. Baker, is next to the oldest mnu in the newspaper busi ness, having wsUblishcd the hrte tnun 5.p years iuto. Infirmities caus ed by old nge compelled the late ed itor to retire. About October l!, lH'.Kt, two per sons not known to mo left one bay horse, one top spring wagon, har ness, two horse shoes, and old blankets, at my stable at Kreamer, Snyder county, Pa. Tho owner or owners are requested to come and pay the expense for tho keeping, or I will sell the horso and the goods according to law for tho keeping of tho horse, &c. SaMTEL lie Mil a run. Kreamer, Pu., Dec. I. Miss Emma Watson, of Roanoke, W. Ya was murdered by Samuel Feldt, who had repeatedly asked her to marry him, and had been re fused. Miss Watson w as l'.l years old, ami went to school. Feldt, who is SD, worked for her father till ho dismissed him o "jruntf his n tentions to Miss Emma!1 He" met her on tho road, and when she spurn ed him, shot her in the head. There has been talk of lynching, and it may be done yet. Senator W. 11. Iluckcnlicrg slop ped in Lewisburg on Monday niht while ou his way to JSeilefonte on legal business. The Senator w ill in troduce a number of important bills at the next session of Legislature. one of which will fix the liability of overseers of the poor for the sup port of paupers who move from one township into another, thus obviat ing the innumerable law suits that now constantly arise. ., irl.sfmr; ewn. The people in Milton who t ided with Harry Auer and looked upon him as a much abused young man at the time he created the distur bance in tho opera house, feel rather crestfallen to think they wasted their sympathy on a youug man who was the past week sentenced to three yoars and six mouths in the penitentiary for robbing, and who has been in dozens of scrapes siuce his short sojourn in Milton. Wm. S. Arbogast of Mt. Pleasant Mills, formeily proprietor of tho Jacob's House, Miilliutown, Pa., on Tuesday took possession of the Nat ional Hotel at Selinsgrove, Pa. J. C Deckard will go to Baltimore. Mr. Arbogast kept one of the best, if not the best, hotel in Juniata county and he is an entertaining, pushing business man who will make the National Hotel in Selinsgrove a weluome place for many travelers and frieuds. His past record as a successful hotel proprietor is a suf ficient guarantee of his future suc cess. From the following statement it will be seen that the lumberman upon whom devolved the task of securing the loss that escaned from the Williamsport boom during the Hood of last May have done effective work : About 170.000 000 fW. down the river, of the value of about $1,000,000. Of this quantity, the amount already returned to Dm Williamsport mills, or to be returned by tne middle or this month, is about 40.000.000 feet, and 80.000.000 feet additional will have been de livered to various other mills fur thcrdown. Of ttieremainder about 40,000,000 feet are in Chesapeake bay and wm be out next year at the mill at Sparrows' Point. Te nr. hers' Institute. Jho institute opened at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon with singing. Superintendent Eckels gave a talk on spelling and closed his remarks by making a storng appeal to the teachers to d i thorough work. Music- Hull call. Prof. Little continued hi talk on the association of ideas, and lllus t rated his talk with pencil sketches. Music. "John Brown's Body,'' with variations. Dr. A. R. Home spoke on the sub ject of "Local History." He referr ed to the Stump's Run Disaster and the Stuck Massacre in this county and awakened an interest in the his tory of our county. Music. Supt. Eckels then made liis clos ing address. Music. -lied White and Blue. Prof. J. P. Welsh, Principal of the Bloomsburg State Normal school was then introduced and spoke on "Language Lessons." Adjourned with the singing of the Doxology. WKIiMlAV KVKM.Mi. Opened at 8 P. M. Music by the Orchestra. Pencil sketches by Prof. Little. Music Medley, Glee Club. Dr. Levin Irving Handy was in troduced and lectured on tho sub ject, "The Road to Victory." The Doctor introduced his theme by showing how a man may gain ma terial prosperity. This, ho said, is not all of success. A man must bo happy nnd wealth alone will nt b'-ing ,;nnnoss n.'vi'-ci .iolen.fc.1 Dr Handy is ono American Platform and lor a full hour ap-'-.a half ' .1 l.uir ii... .,....i .... i.. i in uit' niiiiiaii Jltll the attliuion of every one iii (h iiuuri. Jiouse. .iiusic Ulil liolnu t Ill tf . 1 a . I I ' Rough," Glee Club. TlirilSli.W M.iltSISii. Dr. Handy g ive u very interest in talk to the teachers. Musical Drill by I'rof. Billhardt. Devotional exercises by Uev. Fred erick Bower. Music "Our Nativ Lund. ri'i ... .... i ne comiiiiiicc appointed to ar range dates for district institutes presented their report. Roll call. 1 1-. r ,t ,i ii i .t j roi. it. v. ttaiuorn opened mo subject of United States History Prof. Welsh. G. W. Sierer, S. II Reichley, R. Lloyd Schroyer, Win A. Moyer, Supt. Bowersox, M. I Potter, Edwin Charles, C. L. Wetz .1 1Mt-"l I 1 .1 ei, aim i.u. lienors spoKc on me subject. Music "Help it on." J. W. Davis of Warren, O. spoke on tho subject of Geography. Music "John Brown's Body with variations. Dr. A. R. Home performed a num ber of experiments. Adjourned at 11 : 40. THUKSDAV AKTKHNOON. llns was the Directors meeting, Dr. Percival Herman discussed the subject, "How tho visitingof schools should bo conducted." Music "College song." G. C. Gutelius treated tho sub ject ."Teachers and our Public schools." Speeches were made by J. A. Lumbard, H. II. Shrader, Nor Middleswarth, and Squire Horuber ger. Music "When things don't go to suit you." Prof. Little spoke on "Drawing and what it leads to, Musical Drill by Prof. Billhardt. Dr. Welsh gave a very interesting talk to the Directors. Dr. Home made his closing address. Roll call and adjournment. THURSDAY KVKNINO. Dr. Byron W. King, the prince of entertainers, delighted, instructed ami amused the large audiouce. FRIDAY UOHN1NO. Music "We Praise thee, O God." Devotional exercises. A com tnittce was appointed from each dis trict to make arrangements for the District Institutes. Roll call. Mijsio. "Star Spangled Banner." Dr.lByron W. King addressed the Institute on the "Value of Elocu- tion.' "Vjcal music in the Public schools' was discuss il by M. I. Potter, Supt. Nrmi iv tiioriiiiDr. It In iioi mi 'Urviiii. " 1 1 w i n rft uir'i i.linr.'' H in v nh..lu- , ,,,, inntir AmliiitM'r mi mil !'lltTIlllilll$I.MlJCr NO. 4 J. Bowersox, I'rof. Little, (. y. Sierer. C. W. Lnndis. Dr. Welsh, and Prof Billhardt. L. C Wetzel, M. I. Potter. R. L. Schroyer. G. W. Wall.orn and .1. H. Willis were elected the committee m permanent cert li;,.t u I (...... i i.-iii , S. Stetler. .f Akron, Ohio, u former teacher of Snyder county, made a pleasing address. Music. "Help it (In." The subject, "Composition it use and abuse" was opined by 15. L. Schroyer. Music. America. Dr. Welsh also spoke ou "Conipo. sition." Prof. Little with Drawing. occupied a period R. L. Schroyer, See. of committee on permanent certificates presented its report. Adjourned. I ItlliAV AKTK1INOON. The Resolution Committee aud Memormiid Committee presented their reports. Dr. Welsh, Prof. Little ami Supt. Bowersox made their closing addresses and the in stitute adjourned at 2: 43 P. M. " THE NUPTIAL CHORUS. Schoch Mensch. Ou Tuesday morning at ten o'clock, S. S. Sohoch one of the moBt substantial citizens of our town was marriud-to 'Miss Maud Mensch. n daughter of Martin Mensch, at the residence of the brido's parents in Limestone township, Union county. Only a few of their inoro intimate friends jvire present. Tho bride and gioom started on au extended, l .t, "ti . ' They will make their future home in the groom's residence in town. We wish them much happiness mid may the radiant, beams of conjugal affection never grow less. H.ms St.ililiK-ckor. At t lie handsome residence of our County 'l'i'asurer,C. ('. Seebold, on Tuesday evening at seven o'clock l. K. Haas of Shamokin was mar ried to Miss Jennie Stahlnecker.Tl.o scene was a happy one, when amid the relatives the nuptial knot was tied by l!ev. ('. B. Schneder of Sha mokin. The associations were en chant ing. spirited and inviting. The calathumpiau band serenaded the couple. The guests present were as follows: ). K. Haas, wife and daughter Carrie K. ami sons William X. and Charles W., of Shamokin ; Win. Dreeseiind wife of Adamsburg; John K. Hughes, midwife, of Kantz; John W. Gaunt and wife, Mrs. Michael Hartmau, Miss May Wit toninycr, of Mitllinbiirg ; M. Steininger and wife, Aaron Stahl- necker, wife and daughter, K. C. Walter, wife and son, Win. ('rouse, wife and son, Frank Reitz and wife, J. W. Runklo and family, Mrs. E. C. Auraiidand son, Mrs. Chas. Spangler Mrs. Wm. Stahlnecker, Mrs. Carbon Seebold and daughter, rrankhn Bubb and wife, Mrs. Amelia Smith, 0. C. Seebold and family of Middle burgh. . Bivknkix Ai'AiKMv. A school for young men and boys, T. A. Edwards. A. M. Principal. Prepares for col- lege, teaching or business, thorough instruction, firm discipline, personal care of students. Mild and health ful climate. Next session opens Jan. 'Jnd, IS'JS. For catalogue or particulars, Address, W. C. Gketzinoek, jiegisirar, l'J-ai)-4t. jjewisourg, ra. Mistaken Souls Wuo Dream of Buss.' The lollowiug marriage li censes have been granted since our ast publication : UI. A. Fisher, rerry wp. ) Maggie Gordon, jPergin S. Shrader, W.Perry Twp. Lizzie Werner, G. E. Wagner, Globe Alius. ) Annie Kratzer, )S. S. Schoch, t aiiddleburgU. Maud V. Mensch, MitMinburg. 1 1 1. If nail Shamokin. Jennie Stahlnecker, Middleburgh. 4
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