THE POST Jigf liiirli l, empHft'lrnlly NP.WS fl.l'KH.fr,l,,,1'l'"I",,nn1 L the ri-ople. Il c. P.--!.. rn nlwn.vft 'l,n f'-r ti,, ,n'uwt'n of lopiin of ;itlTVSl w pw... ....... Klw 1B1 JHBWhift m mm- VOL. 32. TEMSof LOOAL INTEREST thiug iu tlomnml, Post coupons. Aie you square? Wo mean on our ooks. 1'redriek Shrader of Seliusgrove Las i town last week. Undated coupons will not bo good Mvr Jan. 2'.th Ilev. Neff of Shenandoah wpt-tit i vt rul days in town last work. Rest on Nell' of (lord on visited rcl tives at tho County scut lust wvi.k. The first meeting of the now Hoard f Pardons will bo held February ;th. What E. G. Sliin.lol wonll liko to -e a town clock on tho court hOUSO. Mrs. Julia Dcinningor of Millhcim atited Arthur Reaver utul family ist week. Mrs. Emma Ribighaus ami fain- hv will move to Mifllinburg in tho prin g. Fur capos wo aro closingout at cx- letly half price. Como nu J hco. Ruskle & Walteii. Ofull Bweot words of tonguo or leu, the sweetest aro" received pay- peut." Call again. Geo. C. Smith of Olcn Hazel, Elk juuty spent Sunday with his par- tats nt this place. A Seliusgrove man is like a bad bote when he gets a black eye. It iworu his face value. Foil Rent. The west part of uiy aus&aud lot in Franklin is for rent, in. 17, 4t. ' S. B. Walteii. Mrs. A II. Smith, tho estimable k if e of editor Smith of Elizabethvillo us visiting in town last week. If left to the author's caro the in mio tax of this decade will go into listory as a child without a parent. C. A. Miller of Millerstown, a con- taut reader of the Post, paused Birough town on his way to New L'lliii. Will you try n pair of those beau- ful Gent's Put Leather Tip Shoes i a very low price ? Hl'nkle & Walteii. Middleburgh boasts of a few self bade men. The self-made man nat- rally has trouble to trace his un- t-utry. 23 per ceut. discount will be allow- 1 on all goods purchased at Guns- irger's on his special bargain day, in. 2(!th. There will be no hog sale in Mid- li'buigh, as previously annouccd, i account of tho high prioe of idiuua county pigs. The natuo of S. II. Yodor was iu- pvertantly omitted last week iu iblishing u list of tho directors of o Middleburgh Bank. Ira. C. Schoch and wife of Selins- n-e spent last Thursday at tho uuty soat. They drove a spirit- I horse iu a handsome cutter. Wasted. Clean 2 uud 4 oz. bot- . 1 ceut a piece. No panel bot s wanted. Du. Hashinoeu. Middleburgh, Pa. K. Gunzburger will have a special gain day on Jan. 2rth when he '1 offer a special discount of 23 per nt. on all goods bought of him nt day. JiiiicK Foh Sale : Rrick of the best ality for building and paving can secured at reasonable rates applying to Cahuoh Seeuolp, ashington House, Middloburg, Pa. It's a cold day when I get loft", sed a thirsty man in Middleburgh t Friday when he shiverincly covered that his favorite land 4 refused to give him another Ink. 'rank Rowersox of Rook Spriugs, utre County is visiting relatives this place. During his stay he led at our ofllco and left $1.50 so t tho Post shall continue its vis to his home. MID DLEBTJ11G H, SNYDER Coupons without dates will not be good after Tuesday Jan 2'.Uh. Jacob Rhoads who had been at Harrisburg visiting bin oi l homo is again iu town. An entertainment was held in Ocker's School house, Centre Two. last Friday evening. II. A. Rower- sox is tho tcaclioraud tho entertain ment was a brilliant success. A live deer was seen skirmishing across the fields near Fremont last week. Ho was chased out of the woods by Homo dogs. The deer es- ciped again to a secure hiding place. Raho.uss, Bakoainh. ."ion Pairs of Shoes on our Bargain Counter. For sain way down in price. Call nnd see them, at M S. Si mkoyeu's, Sh.INsoKhVE, Ta. The nomination convention of Franklin Township will continue from 1 to (1 P. M. on Saturday in stead of from I to 4 P. M. as pre viously announced. Siiinyh.fs ! Sniyu.r.s !J I have just received Kio.iiiKiXo. 1,2 and 21-inch White-pine Shingles. Call and see them before buying elsewhere. , F. II. Maurer, New Berlin, Pa Begining with this week all cou pons will bo dated stating how long a coupon will bo good. This is ren dered necessary to avoid combina tions by persons who aro collecting coupons. Correspondents must not write ou both sides of a hheet. If their sup ply of paper is exhausted they should iuforin us. Our correspon dents would save us a great deal of uunecnssar.r. trouble br consulting dictionary. The nominations for the February election must bo made 18 days bo fore the election and tho nomina tions certified to tho Commission ers' Oflice on or before tho 1st day of Feb. lN!).j. Tho prophets who were around last week predicting that tho French Republic had reached the end of its rope now perceive that that same institution has severval thousand coils of twisted hemp lying upon the reserve thrives. A letter was received from tho dead letter ofiico in Washington by a Senator addressed to him at " tho Senate of Peun'u, Philadelphia." Tho clerks in tho dead letter ollico think that Philadelphia is tho Capi tal of Pennsylvania. It was Brother Andrew Carnegie who the other day said it was a sin for auy man to die rich. Perhaps Brother Carnegie has just cut tho wages of his employes from 35 to 50 per cent, in his solicitude to preveut them from dying sinners. Tho nominating caucus of the Ropubliciiusof Middleburgh willje held in tho Public School house on Thursday evening Jan 21th at !:30 P. M. Tho convention for nomina ting will bo held on Saturday Jan 2ti, in tho Register and Recorder's ollico from 1 to 1 P. M. Ordinarily the winter time is con sidered an uufavorablo season for a strike, but a striko ou a trolley line is an exception. The motormeu who pick out the period of cold snaps for a tie-up show great shrewd uess at least, if they work for a company which refuses to uso ves tibulod cars. Many people are not familiar with the origin of the superstition of the number 13. It is supposed to have orginatod when Christ sat down with the twelve apostles, to feast, he being the thirteenth, and after wards crucified. Since then it is supposod by superstitious people that thirteeu is au unlucky number. The Musical Convention to be held at Seliusgrove promises to be a graud affair. It will open Monday Feb. 4th. Two grand concerts will be given ou Friday and Saturday nights of the same week. Special musical talent has beau engaged for the oooasBion and the affair promises to be a grand event. Tho welcomo nows reached our ears that Middleburgh will get a new hotel building next summer. We understand that tho Washington House is to be rebuilt. This is a commendable move and will greatly assist in improving tho ceutral por tion of town. "'Wlnit, Ill m nanii'?, In Mlys iM - Fur mirly' t w no mIii, If nnn a III tic siinkt"MMr know, To Kniui'tlini't work II In. Ami nil", with Hi it swn'l iii.'li-n nlnll, Tlmi w ii in.i'i iillntvi, I.(Kiki'i sin iv il'iwn. ;iinl M.rily H.u.1. TliiTt' M wryl IiIhk In j itnr-t. " Oliver (Jilb -i t, a negro lecturer of Maryland, ou Saturday evening Hpoko to a large audience iu the Court House. Ho addressed our peoplo also on Monday evening. lie is a speaker of ability and in elo quent strains defended the American negro. Ho and his son delighted tlio audiences with some excellent plantation songs. A charter has been granted to I). P. Rockefeller, W. H. Lyon, Oeo. H. Gibson, R. F. Adams and J. K. Mc Williams to organizo a company to bridge the Susquehanna river at Sunbury. The gentlemen say that tho company will bo organized at onco and au effort will bo mako to raise the money to build tho bridge. Three sets of largo pictures show ing many scenes about tho Blooms burg State Normal school have been sent to us. We have placed them on exhibition in tho largo bay win dow of tho Bank building. This will give overy body a chance to see by photographic! views where tho winner of tho Post's most Popular Toachor Prize will go. I have some men's boy's and child ren ovor coals w hich I will ne' at lo 15 and 20 per cent, off marked price. Tho same discount will be allowed on boys' youths' and men's clothing. Now is tho time to como if you need anything. I will disposo of all my goods cheap iu order to save trouble and expense of moving goods. I will move next month to the First Natioual Bank building. S Como at once. Reap and iiememueh that I am of fering my goods at prices to suit, everybody. (.Hosing out Pound cans of Baking Powder with tea pot at -" cts. Calico from t to 0 cts. a yd. Best Lancaster Gingham at ! cts. per yd. Also Boots and Shoes at re duced prices. Pleuso give me a call and be convinced of the fact that you can buy at bargains to please a'1 Yours Respectfully, Jan. 17, :it. T. A. Ewiso. Bi'CKNEi.L Academy. 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 caro of students. Mild and health- iui cumiuo. .ext sessiou opens Jan. 2nd, lS'.l.i. For catalogue or particulars, Address, W. C. GiiETziNOKit, Registrar, 12-20-41. Lowisburg, Pu. A Musical Convention will be held in Middleburgh during the week, commencing February 11th. Some very fiue Specialists have been engaged and the Concerts promise to outshine those of last year, if pos sible, lho whole mauagomeut wi" be in the hands of Prof. Paul Bill hardt, whose ability as a Conductor and Musical Director is too well known to comment upon. It is predicted in some of the pa pers of tho state that there will be an eilort made to change the present license law by tho incoming legis lature. The important change pro posed is to take the power to grant licenses from the judiciary aud place it iu the hands of county commis sioners or excise boards. This change is not as ked for by the peo ple, therefore it would be for the legislators not to take a step which they would have occasion to regret hereafter. No doubt many of the judges would like to be rolieved from this responsibility, but it is questionable whether a change would prove satisfactory to the pub lic. We do not hesitate to express the opinion that the law had better remain aa it is. Cambria Herald. CO., PA., JANUARY 24, 1895. How the Vote Stands. C. W. Smith, Midb'g 471 L. C. Buchiiian, Franklin 4C8 Chas. K. Fisher, Peuii, ...325 Edwin Charles, Perry 2!7 M. C. Harner, Franklin l.' l 1). L. Gembeiling, I'enii, II A. S. Seehrist, I'nion X J. J. Steely, V. Reaver, II Tho above statement includes the votes puhlihd last week. The Middleburgh Post Office was moved on Monday to tho new room in the banlv building. Tho office looks ycry neat and pleasant and considering tlio size of the town it compares well with tho most hand somely furnished ollico at Solii'S grove. Middli-burgU has reason to feel proud of its new office aud Billy Snyder, tl.u nsMstuut, is happy in his new apartments. Girls who luivo formed tho un lovely habit of chewing gum are in formed on the authorityof a famous scientist that it produces faco wrink les runningfrom the nose towards the corners of tho mouth. The girl who wishes to avoid such wrinkles will stop chewing gum. Probably she would not stop for anything else, but when the choice is between an unw rinkled and a wrinkled one the gum will have to go. Tho Spring election will take place on Tuesday Feb. 19, for borough and township officers. Great care should bo takeu to select good men. The positions to be filled in Middleburgh aro two persons for Town Council, two persons for School Directors, on r-a-u rieer. one person for assessor, one person for auditor, ouo person for judge of election, two persons for Inspectors of election and one person for High Coustablo. A bill has been introduced in the state Legislature making it com pulsory upon counties to establish a county pom- house for the main tenance of the poor and to provide work for those able to do it. Rep resentative Herman w ill likely make know n to the people of the Count v the purport of the bill. This matter has been discussed by the papers of the County and it should again be carefully considered so that our re presentative will know how to vote ou the question. There is a compulsory educatiou bill ready to be launched upon tho Legislature. The word compulsory and arrest do not appear in the bill. It is a complete blind on those points. It requires parents and guardians of children betweeu the ages of H and r years to attend a public or private school for at least sixteen consecutive weeks each year. A violation of the proposed act shall be a misdemeanor, punishable for the first offense by a fine not ex ceeding twenty-five dollars, and for each subsequent offence by a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days or both, at thediscretiou of tho Court. After fourteen years of faithful aud efficient services as assistant Postmaster at Seliusgrove, Wm. G. VonNeida will retire from the ser vices of Uncle Sam. There is a uni versal feeling of regret among tho patrons of that oflice to logo Mr, VonNeida. Iu the entire 14 years' service, wo have the first complaint to hear concerning his treatment of of patrons, yet lie voluntarily retires from his present position with a view of spending his eutire time and and attention in the life insurance business. A special effort was made by the citizens to induce Mr. VonNeida to remain, but feeling the oeed of recreation and more out door work, he was compelled re-luc-tantly to decline their earnest solici tation. Harry Laudenslager, a young man of sterlling qualities, will succeed Mr. VonNeida and by close application he will bo able to serve the people satisfactorily. All parties concerned have our bout wishes. He will retire Feb. 1st. A New Fe un m tho Prizu Offer. Some intet ning and peculiar do velopraonts I ,ve como to light as the contest for I 1 1 l,NTH p,.,.,, Scholar-1 ship prize f. nt est advances. We1 are well rim that tho pii.. is ,111 unusually. la. noueand hence we are ; uot Buprisuu ut find such vigorous! work to capture tho bonanza. All expenses paid for 11 weeks ut i Uloomsbuig State Normal School is ; an offer that has never been equalled 1 in the history of count ry join hiilisiii. Wo want a warm contest and every j effort will bo put forth to discourage j aud to prevent, if possible, any ad- vautagtthat might bo enjoyed by. anyone person over others. Coup j ons are at a premium in nil parts fj tho County. Coupons are bartered; in some instances like stocks mi Wall Btreet. A cent a piece is often Daid for coupons and iu some eases a demand of two cents, mi, I even moreahas beeu ma le for a single coupon. Tlio bartering business is distasteful to tho editor w ho Ins made the liberal offer, but ho can d nothing to abate the mischief unless by opening another avenue for the supply of coupons ou a different basis. - It was to be presumed that coupons would bo willingly and gratuitously voted iu behalf of frieoala. y Of course we believe that most of Uiem aro voted iu this way. We 6fi not mean that any of the con testants have offered pay for coup ons, but some of their friends un interested in their welfare. Wo are glado see this and aro wiling to en cauragofas" much as possible the frieuiMr -ntoreHt already nlistod U behiuf v f the vartos-mnaldate. Many of the contestants and friends hive sent us quite a number of sub scribers and some few have not sent us any. As long as it is a more rapid way of collecting coupons In going to see old subscribers, no new ones will bo solicited or at least only a few. Every fair-minded and intelligent man or woman will admit that the giver of tho prize must derive some benefit from the offer. We will however remain true to our original pledg-j not to seU auy coup ons or papers containing coupons except as before stipulated one to each subscriber. For the tho reas ons above stated we will offer coup ons as a premium to all who enlist their services in behalf of tho Posr. Contestants or friends of contest ants will be eutitled to I.' premium coupons for every new subscriber they get who pays a year in advance. We do this so that it will bo profit able for all contestants to work to secure newcash subscribers. Cou pons cut from the Posr aro good when voted the same as before. This is still keeping all contestants ou an equality since all contestants have au equal chance to exert them selves. This is placing a premium upou industry and that is the key to all success. The coupons in the Post this week aro dated. All coup ons witnout n Uato must lo sent 111 to tho committee until Tuesday eve uiug, Jan. 2'Jth lKG. This is necess ary iu ordor to protect candidates now in tho field. Coupons are be ing collected in various parts of the county and aro being held. If they are not called in, combinations may bo made and enough power placed in the hands of two or three persons to elect some one. Hence all coup ons that are not dated will not be counted after Jan. 2'Jtb. We regret that it is necessary to make this re nuiretnent, but it was niado nocoss ary by the action of candidates who hold their coupons. We wuut to give all candidates an equal chance. M: Idleburg occassiouully has the privilege of seeing an aristrocratic trump. One ot this character was in town the other day. The follow ing conversation will explain mat ters: Tramp "Ploaso, lady, toko back this pie you gave. Ludy "You feel that you don't deserve it, eht ' Tramp "No, lady, it am t that. I'm 'fraid I'll disgrace my perfe Jion tryin' to cut it," NO. 4. Died By His Own hand. Wm J. Qortnor, a prominent Citizen of Selinstfrove, Committed Suicklo by hanging himself. KIN N. I . i.UICF 'i H"i iii.ks in 1:11.11 in ,1 is MI I.Kit MIX ,. M.I.I- I , sn:fi ru The l!,i.w..v arm of fate i'j itj. cruel deMiny l,;,s f.,,,,,,1 ,iili,tllt.r human victim. Like a chip of thun der from :l t l. ii- sky f, 11 H. ,.VVr: vn Tues.l ,y (. veiling tli (t Wm. . I. (J.irt iier ..f S, Improve 1m l commited suicide. Tln news spread ovim- the County like wild fir.-. The first to arrive ut t h,. scene of tho tragedy from outside of Seliusgrove was a I'm lepoiter. The spectacle was anything but pleasant. There lay tile l.feless form of olio of the nob lest benefactors of Seliusgrove. The wheels of industry in his town were oilod by his energy and ambi tion. The canning factory, the only late industry of which tho town can boast, is the product of his ambi tion. Ho was 11 member of the Board Trustees of Susquehanna University, an officer in tho church an I enjoyed beyond all others the high esteem of his fellow mn. II was always jolly until the last few mouths. Tho responsibility of busi ness reverses depicted cares and troubles upou his b-pw. Ou Mon wLih in conversation with tho "h li" tor of this paper seemed sorely dit tressed. Au execution was issued against him on Monday. AU his personal property was lev ied on Tuesday morning. At four o'clock ho went to tho barn to do soino milking. Ho fed the cattle and brought the milk to the house. Ho ret urned again to (he banian I live minutes later his body was found by his daughter Minnie hang ing from the rafters of tho roof. Evidently he jumped from abeam. The body was suspended from a strap which was cut by Wm. Van lUiskirk. The coroner's inquest was held by John M. Rover, Dr. 15. F. Wagcuse'lcr, Dr. M. L. Eim-rick, Dr. H. M. Nipple. A. W. Smith and Wm. Van Riiskirk. Tho verdict rendered was that the ileceased met death with suicide caused by tern popiry insanity. Win. J. Gortncr is dead and the town of Seliusgrove has lost one of its best citizens. He w-as a man of unyielding integrity. 1111 unblemish ed character and a promoter of pub lic weal, lie leaves a loving wife, two faithful daughters aud a tin tif ill son, Oden, who is the highly respect ed Principal of lho Miflliutowu schools. Representative Einerseii Collins. of Lycoming, has introt'.cued a bill in the House, which is ihc first stop towards establishing High schools iu the rural districts. The measure allows two or moio districts to es tablish joint High t-chnols to le classified as of three different grades those in w hich tho course of study is of fourycars'duration to bo known as the first grade ; those iu which tho course is three years to be known as the second grade, and those of two years as third grade. From the annual appropriation for tho sup port of High schools tho first grade shall receive not more than HiX) aunually, tho second $000 and tLe the third $4i)0. In case of insuffici ency of appropriation each grade is to receive a proportional share. The bill designates the studies in which the teachers of such schools uliull he examined, requires au annual statement to he made to the Superintendent of Public Instruc tion giving as to the teacher, classes courses of study. Tho course of study is subject to the approval of the Superintendent of Public I Instruction. L
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