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VOL. 32.
SlllTEMSof LOOAL INTEEEST
Keiul our hJulo Register.
jCew rubbers often cover old shoes.
A iuuiiler of our citizens are nf-
.lieted with bad i'dUh.
F. E. Hilbish of Froeburg visited
die county seat lin;t week.
Head S. Wois advorlisinont in
,liiK issue, it will interest you
Mist Lillian Stetlei spent several
Invs ul ncuusgrove nisi wei k
. . i i i.
(imss for the Gold Watch ul T. A.
f '.wing's, Globe Mills. 4 IS ;-,
This has been biul wentlier fur the
orner loafer. What became of him ?
Xoah Brouso of Kratzerville paid
I in ic.spccts to tho Post last week.
Anew telegraphic iuventiou will
onvey 2,()DJ words a minute over
iio wires.
.V Mas party from this placo visi
d Ccntrcvillo last Wednesday eve-
I mi,'.
A gradual thaw is tho only hope
I r escaping destructive floods in
; ,o spring.
Cold snaps may bo expected as
iiff as tho snow remains on the
irouiui.
Hon. C. W. Ilernnin spent lust
tik witti his family on tho French
Geo. Ely, Esq. and Dr. H. M. Nip-
lie ol Selinsgrovo were seen on our
Ireets last week.
We ri'-grt't that T. J. .Smith, Esq.
stiuVo.'Afiued to the house with u
i lf sijekness.
W. II. Rboads of Pittsburg visit
his uncle, D. T. Ehouds for the
d week.
Dr. J. (J. Amig and Hiss Nettio
Inks drove to Snyder County's
dropolis ou Sunday.
C. Edgar Smith of Selinsgrovo
in tovyn cn Saturday evening
: ltoo in tho lecture.
U. F. Herman, tho wide awake
ublican of Kratzerville, paid a
it to our burg this week.
hiccial bargain day at the Cen-
1 Dry good store, Selinsgrovo,
inday, March 2nd. S. Wtis.
ris goods nt slaughtering prices
ie ( c ntral Dry goods store Selins
ve, Saturday March 2nd. Weis.
X. Thompson, Jr., Cashier of the
t Xutional Dank, spent Washing
's r.irthday in Juuiut n county.
'iiniel Dailey, Isaac Napp and
ins Marks of Centrevillo start-
'ii Monday for Dellovuo Ohio.
null Dailey and wife and Georgo
tins and wife of lied Dank visit
H. 11. Dickhart and family on
luy.
'il II. Kreeger, Asst. Cashier of
Hunk, represented Middleburgh
Midwinter Dance at Sunbury
lluirsday evening.
i now Bottled that Hon. Win,
T Spousler will remove to Mc
Vovt Pa., on the first of April.
''!) Co. J'Wemui).
'h shirts at WittennivorV
1 Miirts, 50 cents, former price
. modi siuris, io cents, lormor
. 1.5U.
Union County Agricultural
ty will hold ita regular nnual
tiugat Brook Purk on September
-'Hi. 2Cth and 27th. 18H5.
'") thanks to you for the check
lie
prize for winning the guess
contest,
Long live tho Editor
Post,
C. A. Meiseii.
lies' Coats and Gents' overcoats
w hoiuir closed out at nut nt
Muurer'u store New Berlin.
to oo theBo great bargains.
new United Evanglical church
'"o was dedicated on Sunday,
''Hi, . . . . : :
Tsorviceti wro Held at 10
"d 7 P. M. Dev. B. J. Siuoy
Hurrisburg, Editor of the
mlii'ul officiated. Tho notice of
Jiention mentioned above ar
lo late for our luat issue.
MIDDLEBUIIGH, SNYDER
Prof. Dover will continue to Bell
tho Columbia Automatic school desk
manufactured nt Piqua, Ohio. He
bus had remarkable success the pant
year in handling this desk.
Duick Fon Sale : Brick of the best
quality for building and paving can
be secured at reasonable rates
by applying to Cauuon Ski.isoi.p,
Washington House, Middlcbui g, Pa.
A Mitlliiiburg bride crew indig
nant when her grocer asked her if
no warned any cracked wiu a,. folio
l
(plied that she could afford to buy!'"'
the (i v best
The (iovet nor sent in tlie nomin
ation of D. F. Gilkeson, of Ducks
county, to bo Commissioner of
Banking. The Semite immediately
confirmed him by a tinaniniiiiis vote.
Mr. and Mrs. II. H. Lulzell, of
this place, were to Ueborshnrg last
evening to attend tho wedding of
Henry W. Durd and Miss Florence
J. Wood'.ing, tho lady being a niece
of Mr. Leitzi 11. MUUh im Journal.
uorn.Ks! noni.i:s wantk.o! All
kinds of bottles an wanted at tha
Middh burgh Pharmacy. It will pay
children to collect bottles and bring
them to us.
Mc Williams Co.
Salesmen Wanted. To sell Non
Nicotine Midgets Cigars. Samples
free. Salary or Commission. Good
side line.
Address-, Lantis & Co.,
tf Shippeusburg, Pa.
We retrret t hat in our Inst iawnn.
wo iliadu tho error of saying that
Tho New York Life Insurance Com
i ii," wrB,",Mtu ,n X0J'K ""UUiatthe iirm of Sampsiil Stn.ub
tihouldLave aaid 1815. Th 0o-'d,u- dissolved on Jun 1IS95. The
lauj m iiu uw UU S (Jill.
Wanted. Every smoker to scud us
7 two-ct. stamps to help pay postage
packing etc., and wo will mail box of
our Non-Nieotino Midgets Cigars.
Only one box to one address.
Addi 'ess, Landis i; Co.,
tf Shippeusburg, Pa.
Owing to (ho sickness of Win. A.
Spousler, the sentence of Wm. A.
Sponsler mid and D. F. Jiinkin w liieh
was to have been given tin Wednes
day, has been postponed to March
nth.
Dr. John H. Harris, President of
Bucknell University delivered his
highly iiiteiestinglecture, "Tho Fall
of lliehiuond" in the Court House
on Saturday e;lfjing. A large num
ber of people were entertained and
instructed.
Pkusonai. Territory for sale for
the best selling washing -machine on
earth; retails at !l ; not much
money required, but don't nnnlv un
less you have it to invest. Address
Manager's ollice, Jas. J. Wddon,
cor. I bird Ave. and Market .
Pittsburgh, Pa.
" ii-. n
D. F. Crouse. of SeliliSL'love. will
move to Deleware next month, where
ho has purchased a farm. . V
Meek, of New Columbia, who will
op'" a general store in the Schoch
store, will move into Mr. ('rouse's
residence.
A chemist advises that canned
fruits and vegetables should bo op
ened an hour or two before being
used. In this way they become
richer, as the oxygen of tho air driven
off at the time of sealing is restored
to them.
A representative wanted in each
locality to baud my lino Biimplos to
friends or acquaintances. Paying
work. Not noddline. Send l()enht
toAlburtF. Wood, perfumer. Wood.
av.,JJetroit. Mich.. for 5 trial bottles
Satin-Sceut Nat ural Flower por-
nies, and receive special offer to you.
2t.
Everyman doinor business innnv
town should have at loast a card in
the local paper, even if it is onlv five
or six dollars a year. Hundreds of
papers are scattered each week all
over tho country audit must .r. '
tainly pay any busiuoss inau to keep
Lis name and business before the
public.
On Sunday morning an axle of n
freight train broko near Kreamer
causing considerable damage. Tho
car fell upon tho track and toro it up
for a considerable distance. Tho
wreck hands worked nearly all day
Sunday to get tho track in shapo.
Nor i tk to thk Taxpaykks ok Ckn
tiik Township. All taxes for 1:U
must be paid on or be f. ire April 1st
1". All taxes not p.iid until (hat
time will bo collected according to
law.
Ioi:rn Km:, Collector.
Jiellefoiite was laid out in 17:1.",
and the centennial will be celebrat
ed on the Mb, Hlh and 7tli of June,
hum year, wuu appropriate cere
monies. TIm program contem
phtcH laying a cornerstone of tho
Cm t in monument on tho 5th, fire
man's parade on the Hth and an in
dustrial parade on the 7th. M.tntt.
Last Friday morning as tho anni
versary of Washington's Dirt Inlay
was ushered in, peaceful slumbers
of Middleburgh people were dis
turbed by the ringing of bells, the
sounding of drums and the hilari
ous shouts of "Young America"'.
Tho boys made Home howl for a
while.
It pays to advertise. During con.
vention Miss Klla St et tier lost a
scissors. Last week wo made it
known through the columns of the
Post. Tho papers wero mailed in
town on Wednesday evening and on
Thursday mornim? tlin scissorx were
1 1 . . i .
brought to this office. Surely it
Ipnys to advertise.
:'V.x..j x :. i. .. I...
l- uwiiLi. mmni in neieoy mvpii
books are in tho hands of H. C
Saiupsell nt the firm of Sainnsell &.
Napp nnd the Accounts must be
paid or given satisf-u tion in .'M days.
The Accts. not paid at that time
will bo handed to legal authority foi
collection. Sami-si-xl v Stkocii.
A special telegram to the Philadel
phia limes, from this place, undei
date of tho )Hth inst..snvs informa
tion was received here of the discov
ery at Newton Hamilton, this county
of gold bearing quartz rock, which,
when assayed, was estimate.! to
yield worth of gold per ton and
2 worth of silver. The rock was
takt n from a well being sunk on the
property of J. K. Dhoads. .ctrh
town Vic J 'reus.
A verdict of suffocation from tight
lacing was returned at an inquest
held at Preston recently as to tho
death of Amy Dudden, a servant
who died at a dentist's Kurgerv
lift r recovering from application of
gas. It was stated that the trill had
habitually tightly laced herself.
She was then wearing stays nearly
live inches too small. The leftside
of the heart was greatly contracted
and tho riirhl much distended.
null Wjijitn A' irs.
On Sunday morning President
Harris of Duckiiell University
preached the ablest sermon that we
have heard delivered in Middleburgh.
For depth of thought and clear
logical expression, the Doctor stands
equal to the ablest ministers in the
state. The church going people of
our borough are loud in their prais
es of tho Doctor's sermon ami he
will bo warmly welcomed to our
midst ut any time. Doctor Harris
represents ono of tho irrowinir col
leges of tho state and is universally
praised by t to students.
Washington Camp at Freeburg
had appropriuto exercises on the
evening of Washington's Birthday.
ilio beautiful display of Hags and
bunting, the brilliant illustrations,
the music, addresses, and attentive
audience all added to the interest of
the OCCassiOU. Addresses worn
mado by Messrs. Holzapplo, Botdarf,
Dr. Tool, Profs. Doyer and Walborn.
After the exercises in the hall u ban.
quet was served at the Empire
House. Responses to toasts were
made by Messrs. Walborn. Boldorf
Willis and Doyer. Tho order is pro
gressing and the exercises on the
22nd inst. will give them a new im
pulse.
CO., PA., FEBRUARY 28, 1895.
GllKAT llmilTCTION IN Punts T)nr.
ing tho month of March, on nil goods
on hand, to make room for a full
lino of Notions and Fancy Goods.
Goods at ami below cost. Woolen
Hose worth 2"i at .rts. 2 Pairs of
children's Hose for 2"i els. Lidies
Fur Boas at greatly reduced rates.
Mas. V). C. A nt ami,
2-2S.lt. Middleburgh, Pa.
Quarterly Conference of Mid llo
burgh to convene in Salem IT.
church Sit. and Sun. March 2 an 1 :t.
Business meeting Sat. nt 2 P. M.
Celebration of t!i L i d's Supper
Sun. M A. M. i;. v. II. S. (label, P.
I',, of Sliauiokin DiKtriet. will be here
to preach on S it. 7 P. M. and Sun.
lo A. M. and 7 P. M. l'i ieuds aii.j
members of sister deiuoninat ions
are cordially welcome.
Prof. Warren I,. KaufVmaii, a
graduate of Bucknell University and
instructor of (ho Natural Sciences
in the Central High School, Harris
bin g, spent Saturday and Sunday
with the Editor. We are pleased
that, Prof. KaulVniaii is meeting with
much merited sm ivss in his highly
important position at the Capital
city. He graduated at Susquehanna
University in ls:i0 and Bucknell Uni
versity in K'2 and is now complet
ing his third year's woik as an in
structor. Congressman Sickles, of New York,
has introduced a bill in the House
providing that military organizations
furnished by Pennsylvania under
the President's call of June l.", INC.:!,
which rendered actual military ser
vice shall bo considered to have form
ed apart of the military establishment
of tho United States. The Secretary
of War is authorize 1 to issue cerli-
licates of discharge for all honorably
discharged members of the organ
izations referred to, but no person
is to receive any pay, pension, boun
ty or other allowance by reason of
this act.
'I'he injured in the late accident
at Kreamer are making rapid pro
gress. E.l. M. Hummel is able to
be out ami on S inday ho called U .on
Miss nurns. Miss Annie Potter
suffers no pain, but she will not be
permitted to use her Ii in 1 1 for iMdays
yet. A. W. Potter is better than at
any time since the eollision. He
thinks that if his hip were not hurt
he would be uMe to hit up. The re
port that Mr. Potter hud blood pois
oning is without foundation. Miss
nurns is able to sit up and is as jolly
as any one could be who is not uf-
llictcd.
Gn.vvn lU:or i tion. -For tho next
:i days I will offer my entire stock
of Merchandise ut reduced nrices.
All Dress Goods consisting of Silks.
Satins, Velvets, Henriettas, Cash
meres, DelailiS, clotlei.elc.eij ID to 2-"
percent. Discount. Some Special
lies in Wool Dress (Joo. Is reduced
from .ID cents to 15 cents. Dress
Ginghams, and ID cents formerly
12, ID, and Is cents. Lancaster
Gingham, r, cents; Best Prints, ." els.
ool Blankets, 2.1 per cent, off reg-
ular price. Bod Comforts, :, per
cent off regular price. Bovs' Cans 1.1
cents up, Boys' Fur Caps .ID cents,
former price 1.2.1.
W. W. Wittenmyer.
Do you waut Lifo Insurance ? Get
a Heliablo Company. Win. G. Von-
Neida of Selinsgrovo is the agent
for Snyder Count v for th e Vnur
York Life Insurance Company. Do
you want tho tnoof of it. Hei n it ia
Georgo A. Lohinan, of WilkosBarre
committed suicido in January. E
leven days after the death of the in.
sured tho Now York Lifo paid Ex
ecutors or tho Lohmaua Estate
$:M,r02.4). Insuranco was carried
in other companies that aro disput
ing the claims. The New York Life
Insurance Comnanv loans mnnev at.
5 per cent, to nolicv holders after
5 annual payments havo been made.
uno luoutn grace in payment of
premiums. This Company was or
ganizod in 1 K-13 aud is known us the
DM Kthablo. Uor further iufor-
ination, Address,
W. G. Von Neiim, Agent,
Market Street, SehuHgrove, Pa.
The School Questions.
Ilopreso ntative Herman is deter
mined to know the opinions of his
constituents on nil questions affect
ing thn interests of Snyder County.
Mr. Herman is gaining u reputation
all over tho slate ih a member of the
cmiinittoe on Education. A copy of
the following letter was sent to all
the school boards, lu order to give
every voter a cli.ine.. to cxnrc-w liw
opinions to Mr. Herman, we give tiie
letter iu full. It i h us I'.iii.ov.-, :
I atii niixiou ; to i -. -1 -, sunt hi: !-
Imly tiro mteiv I i i. n,y e enity.ui I
I t.'iketliisiueun i to gather the wish
es and opii ions of school boards on
pending Tueasiir m th i! directly af.
feet our school system. Will you be
kin I enough io give iu answers to
the following propose. I legislation
us soon as you conveniently can ?
The school term will not be in
creased this session. Such a bill
was defeated and your member as
sisted to bring about, such a defeat.
1st. Are you in favor of adding
music U the common school branch
es. 2nd. Do you favor a mild law coin
pi lling children between the ages of
eight ami thirteen years to. 'attend
kcIiooI sixteen weeks iu u year .'
Hi d. Aro you in favor of a scho 1
census.' The object of such census
is to ascertain Hid number of chil
dren iu tho State between tho ages
of eight and thirteen years and
from that determine tho number of
children tin t do not attend schoo'.
4lh. lVijriu favor a law raying
directors to ftlcu.il tho triennial cor.
veutioa to el.cta (.Vo'inty Wuperia
t4fi.ir 7vV,r -. -
Cth. Are you in favor of giviug tli
rectors tho pov r to establish hih
schools iu townships. If tho State
appropriates from sjud. toi00
to maintain such sel Is '.
!th. Are you in t.ivi.r of compel!
ing school direct. ir to put the
American lag on topof every sehoi l
house in tho Commonwealth .'
7th. Do you favor a law compelling
teachers to read'a portion of Scrip
ture at the opening of each school
day .
Hth. Are you in favor of a law pre -viding
that all school districts shall
raise as much money for school pur
poses as t liey get trolll the State-
provided that districts levying two
2) mills Will not be affected ?
Very truly yours,
CllS. W. lllIM.
Important Ro.il Estate S.iv
On Tuesday afternoon, .1. S. G la
bill t Dro., consuiuated the sale
of their mill and farm to Kreiger, of
Middleburgh, for the sum of 11, odd.
'fho farm consists of S2 acres. Ti e
new owner is a gentleman of ample
means and will make immediate ar
rangements to rebuild the mill on
the old foundation. The in w struc
ture will be frame. The mill will be
operated by a sou of Mr.Kreiger and
sou-in law, I. E. Ul.sh, who will move
here, as tho 'senior Mr. Kreiger has
a mill and business interests at Mid
dleburgh to occupy his attention.
W o are glad that an owner of abun
dant resources has gained control
and that our farming community
will soon bo streaming here with
their grain. Phaios Grabill and
family may remain here for a year
and Mr. J. II. Grabill has not yet de
termined what ho will do. Wo trust
they will re-eugago iu business in
our midst, us we do not want to
losom tho way of citizenshin .1;.
lerttbury Herald,
The followinc tribute to Win tor in
of unknown origin : "It blows and it
snows and stiugs your nose makes
all creation shiver; it bites your toes,
increases your woes aud freezes up
the river. The frost nips all, both
great and small, this dismal dreary
W mteri it freezes types, it bursts the
pipes, und vexes sore tho nrinter.
So lot her roll we mean tho coal-
it takes the cash in Winter; so please
be kind and muko un vour mind to
settle with tho printer."
NO. il.
A Pos'.vu Stamp Fake
I
J We understand that a number ot
oiirciliz-ns ate coll. ( ting cancelled
stamps tu send away to a lady win
promises that when she has a mil
hon sheeail Itsethemtosecuicmedi
c d treatment for a lady l.n I,...
, "'i n a erq.pie tor lite. J'!,,, nysten,
of chain let ter is used.
j 'I'll" teller is a, follows; ' . up..;;
,cd institute oi' K me, III., 1, is oiV.-r
i ...
, ' ' " o a o.ing i i y y,
j been a ei ii!e e,, r .1 .'i w.i-
!'"" "l a-: . i; !.. will ,11, ,.;
lis-.
si
II. I
I laill. 'II sl.lni' 1 u ,, ,. ,. ; v.. I
ii en mi, iii wiii. 'ii wo a Mi yo.ir aid.
Mike three cooler nf thi:; ,-ttel', ti ,
a I have d ', i .., o dy ch.ingmg tli
d lie and putting the next nuiulier
at the lop, nunilii'i'iug all three
alike." Thi , i-. sign,. 1 by .'dis II hi i
I iown.
The Cliieigi 'J',-!!,,!,!- siys that
tiie Miss Drown, of K.iuevitle, is a
fake, 'f he p qier goes on to say t hat
"there is 1.0 such person a 1", lna
Drown, such a person having been
m irried t i a m m n im G.imi iu.
and he lee, a crippl 1 sisier. If tin
'chain' in 11 lua Ihown's postag.
stamp collection scheme is not brok
en soon the little village of Kaiieville
will have the whole world at its fe, t
and tho postmaster will be a raving
m iiii ii'.'' Kaiieville is a crossroads
town on the prairie, live miles from
a railroad, and has about thirty
houses: twenty-live letters a day
Would be a big mail for the town.
Since 'Miss Brown's' scheme has
been working, tho letters for Miss
Edna Drown kept increasinr.They
Boon filled , bushel linket ilaily.
'" v. ; '1 tve-'1. b.'i.s-1 sf.H J
raJucd loiters.' Instead vt the usual
S nail pouch the Kancvillo mail re
quired several. Not only letters
c mio. but boxes and bundles of can
dled stamps from well-intentioned
but idiotic j e ipht, 'flic stage couch
became so crowded with mail b igs
there was no room for passengers.
The postmaster was obliged o hire
an assistant to help handle the stuff.
The "chain" is st ill n,, c oupleled.
and mi average of ft s.iiiiu ,( pi.nn i
1. Iters a d.l.V is receive I at the post
office for Mi. :s I'.dna Brown, to say
nothing of boNes ami bundles e
f
stamps by mail and express.
llesila.V 1 lie IllllUoer received a
1 ,
n' io, Monday il reached l.l.o i i. S .,.
of the letters eeli contain money
orders sent by sympathetic bin die.
Often whole sheets of stamp are
sent just as they cillllo flClil the
liostoluee, except, with an ink line
drawn through. The three million
mark was p issed long ago ami there
seems to be iio way to stop the ava
lanche. The much-abused post, mus
ter of a fourth class ollice draws n
bout $2,111 a year and is obliged t
handle 1 7, Dil i let let s a day and hire
illl l I I'll l I. I I.. No medical i led it ute
wanted a million caueelled stamps,
or ever thought of such a thing.
Th. fanners ale in. id because lie y
have to wait an hour or t u o ',.r the
distribution of the mail, ''he oi.ly
one who seems to be lnal.llig any
thing out of the scheme i, I'ucle
Sam, w ho is i i eei ing fi oi,i ,j'ii to
SitllO il day postage on the h i b i s st id
to Edna Drown, of Kaiieville,
III.
A Chance to Malw Money.
1 inn out id' debt, and thanks to
the Dish Washer business for it. In
the past live weeks I have made .11 Mi,
und I am so thankful that I feel like
telling everybody, so that they can
bo benefited by my experience.
Anybody can sell Dish Washers be
cause everybody wants one, espe
cially when it can bo got so cheap. I
believe that in two years from now
every family will have ono. You can
get full particulars by addressing
tho Iron City Dish Washer Co., E.
E. Pittsburg, Pa., and you can't
help but make money in this busi
ness. I believe that I can clear over
Sll.ODO the coming year, and I am not
going to let such an opportunity
pass without improvement. Wo
can't expect to sure e d without
trying. Mas. D.
V