Co. Commoners. Co. vs; .V THE POST ,0B woiik nentiy ex- t,.(j at thfl POST Print- IS l ii AlKi' 111' UN I'.ipi r, IM r nil III' Hlt'tl I'll nil l'l'-MUe i.ITi i'IIih; I In- Mi ll II. . Ii v i if Hi l i Mili-l L or.ioc 'A 1 EST ?9 Tf Wi&ffir A 4 OL. MIDDLEBUEGH, SNYDER CO., PA., SEPTEMBER 5, 1895. NO. 35. aEMIDDLEBURQH POST HAS THE "LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY WEEKLY PAPER PUBLISHED IN Tills CuliXTV. SMSof LOOAL INTEREST (lie First of Soptombor came iu 1. liie .union ran is iu i'iuif i week mitl Bolender was a Dnnvillo Iter over Sunday Llyousootho eclipse ou Tues night t le you going to the Lowistown Itetiuial ? vil.iv is the lust day for tie intntion of voters. Uters are now in season. The mouths liavo co'no again. U. E1. Bower of Renovu lias visiting relatives in Swiueford Jo are indebted to Reporter o of tho Sunbury Daily for fav I Is. Theodore Walter, of Akron, is visiting at her parental home U Freeburg Musical College a very successful term ou last Is9. Kate Meiser of Olobo Mills r-J James Dienier and family titly. lues M. VanZaudthas put down ' brick pavement in front of bio Icnce. Rathfon and Wtu. Gutelius Lvr Berlin were county seat vis- I Sun Jay. Q. Edgar Hassing.r raised pecks of potatoes from the nffqf pre,potatp. .,. , officers and members of the rt's Sunday School bold their ill picnio on Monday. Selinsgrove Basoball team turday in a five-inning game ted Liverpool by a score of G Azarah Kreegerwas the guest daughter, Mrs. Hummel, at grove for several days during st week. tor George Washington Burns Williamstown Times and wifo Sunday with the hitter's par- t this place. thew Stanley Quay Kaufl'man uame given to a sou born last lay morning to Mr. and Mrs. bii KauQ'uiau at Lewisburg. Sylvesta Forrey is being en- ped by her Middleburch while on an eastern trip per home in Michigan. est Homo Services were held Reformed church on Sunday The Pastor preached a uteresting aud appropriate ir J Ulsh, Win. VonNeida and Hare of the University, So lve and Agent Grant Bolig of fe rode to town on their Sunday. M have a friend or relative nk ought to be a weekly Kf the Post, send us the M address and thus aid us fiag a new subscriber. HI., Emma and Mamie flaf. Howard Marks, all of this left for Chester Springs f Orphan School on Monday. irloughs have expired. Swiueford and family of urg and Dauiol Klecknor 'ly of Swongel after an ex- visit to our neighbor D. T. loft or their homes on Sun- 1 Edgar Smith liiiflliAnn iliu. a teacher at the Univer- w given as the reason, that id to marry more than one ' least tnere is a breach of suit on the string. Settta me. Pteinhnr farm nt fonday the 23rd. It promises largest court that has been iweral years as there have P wy eases postponed on ac- oner injuries. 2 j IM NRNCHII.il, W.J. WAQKXSKI.I.KH, lot;. Vtr:b , 1333. tltl, Aaru. . UM. Has great lionaire. will power The mil- Good clean timothy seed for sale by Sttiuinger Bro's. The tallest muu does not always live longest. Hotel Shikelliiuy closed for this season Saturday. Paul Johnston of Harrisburg cal lod at this ollico Monday. Read S. Wois advertiseuient in this bvue, it may interest you. Clyde Hoddens of Washington ville, is visiting at J. F. Stetlcr's. Special sale of Dress Goods at Weis', Selinsgrove on Saturday, September 7th. t . Register and Recorder Shind and wife paid a visit to B, F. Stroub at Talks on Sunday."" M. Millner's store at Eantz will be closed on Thursday, September 19th and Saturday, September 29th. R. Guusborgoi's store v. ill be clos ed on Thursdaj-, Sept. 10th and Sat urday. Sept. 2'.)th on account of He brew Holidays. Elmer Zechmau who resides half way between Middleburgh and Con trevillo has raised a tomato that weighs 1 pounds. Anybody in need of Orchard-grass Seed, will do well by calling ou Gko. X. EliDLY, Selinsgrove, Pu. Tho Masonic Lodge met at Selins grove on Monday evening, M. Mill- ncr of Kantz was taken through a "course of sprouts." The Democratic convention on Monday forgot to say anything about the Into Congress. PerhapB it is too insignificant. If you want to purchase any Dresb Goods of any kind attend the spec ial sale at Wois', Selinsgrove on Sat urday, September 7th and save mon ey by it. The Sunbury Poor district has nine children, boys and girls, from one year up to l'i years of age. They will be put out to any person desir ing one. For particulars call on or address V. A. Kodle, Sunbury, Pa. 8-2lMt. Notice. My wife, Mrs. Sadie Bowersox has deserted my habita tion without cause on my part. All persons are warned not to furuish or sell her anything on my account as I will pay no bills of her contract. Geo. A. Boweiihox. Penns Creek, Ba., Aug. 29, 1895. We regret that we wore absent last week when II. W. Hummel of Northumberland and Rev. Jacob Yutzy of Selinsgrove called upon us. Mr. Hummel is in the coal business and always gives 2210 pounds for a ton and Rev. Yutzy has just accept a new chair in Susquebanna Univer sity. We publish this week the portrait and sketch of A. W. Gill, the winner of the Post's First Prize of a Scholar ship at the Bloomsburg State Nor mal School. The sketch is syn onymous with the triumph of zeal and energy. The portrait of W. I. Zechman, the winner of the second prize will appear shortly. ' AI.IIKUT W. till.!,. The WlnniT of flu1 1'iw-r'it ;roat sclioliir.ililp Prln. ALBERT W. GILL Who The Skttch of a Yoitni Ja; JIa Jlore l'lnck ami I'trnt t't ranee than any Other in the (mn ty. It affords tho Post a great deal of pleasure this wot-k to present the portrait of Albei t W. Gill of Mid (lleswartb, tho winner of tho Post's first prize of a scholarship at Bloomsburg State Normal School for two full terms. Tho contest ban awakened such n wido spread in terest that all tho readers will be be glad to kuow more about this giant endowed with invincible oner gj. A. W. Gill was bom iu Adams Township, Snyder county, Nov. 27th, 1H(W and hence, he is neatly 20 fears of ago. Albei t is the second eon of a family of five' childroif. His j father died in 1892 and his mother is still living and resides with the subject of this sketch. The parents were never ablo to send their chil dren away to school and now through the liberality of the Post, an educational career will bo start ed by this promising young man. His education has been limited to the product of the public school system. Even this was not at all times permissablo. His father was a blacksmith and needed help dur ing tho winter. Albert was called upon as soon us ho was strong enough to handle the largo hammer. At the ago of 12 years ho was hir ed out on u farm and continued his work for nine succeeding summers, during six of which he gave half of his earnings to his father and used the other half for clothing. In the Spring of 1H90 Albert left Snyder couuty and located near Bellevue, Ohio. For four months he worked ou a farm for Harrison Kline, a Snyder county mau. With the best recommendation from Mr. Kline, he found employment with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad and remained with them until the cold December storms came. One day while Albert was sitting on a bank eating his frozen meal, ho came to tho con elusion mat nnyacr couuty was good enough for him and ho return ed to his parents' home in Adams township. Albert nt tended tho Spring term 1H91 at Central Penn sylvania College and was there in the Spring of 1H92 for 3 weeks when he was called home on account of the sickness of his father. Albert has taught for four scholastic years and success has always crowned his pedagogic efforts. From the very outsot of this con test his ambition was fired and his zeal hastened him to all parts of this county and even to Union coun ty. He traveled over a larger amount of territory thau a., . other contestant in the raco. From the time the preliminary announcement was made to the closing day of the contest he was on his feet traveling from one end of the county to the other from early in the morning till twelve, one and two o'clock at night. So thoroughly was he imbued with the idea that he must win this prize or be forever debarred from the ad vantages of a Normal school course that he was driven to rob himself of sleep and to sacrifice many a per sonal pleasure. Such pluck and perse verenee is a raiity and ho whose soul so thirsts for knowlidgr and a peep into the realms of high er education deserves a greater re ward than has falleu to his lot. We are not exaggerating iu the least when we say ho has more giiiuiin pluck than any other young man we know. To meet tho storms and struggles incident to the pursuits of a higher education is not entirely foreign to the experience of the writer aud bunco he viows with greater pride the brilliant achieve incuts of our young hero. Wo know that his face is latuiliar to n luro portion of our readers and Unit overy word we sny in commendation to his invincible zeal is echoed and re-echoed by all who know him. When his lank, lean form first ap peared about this ofiice we little di earned that ho would win even the second prize. It required but u few weeks for us to seo how badly wo were deceived. His manner proved to bo tho Very essence of success and we allude to it here as much for the purpose of setting up an ex ample for others as wo do to com mend a meritorious action. Natur ally he engendered some hatred and jealousy. He is not alone in this misfortune. This is but an evidenco of his perseverance and his loyalty to himself, a duty which no honest man can safely disregard. Besides his loyalty to himself ho has shown an unfaltering trust to tho interests of his benefactor, tho Middleburgh Post. He has brought to us us many new subscribers as all the other contestants combined AThis is a remarkable record. We are glad to note that our 6fu U to start young men ou au educational ca reer hare not been entirely in vain. When ho yoes to Bloomsburg ho gets into good handstand the Bloomsburg sc hool gets a specimen of pluck in colossal proportions. Our best wishes are generously tendered to him iu his career for ed ucational supremacy. Prof. Paul IJilllinnlt this week sold 2 heads of cabbage that weigh cl 12! and l:! pounds respectively after tho roots and leaves had all been trimmed olf. William Welsh of Philadelphia, who several years ugo accompanied a ear load of fresh air children to this county, is now visiting at John KeuningerV, East of this place. N. T. Dundoro of Dundoro and D.ivid Sholly of Selinsgrove wero in town on Monday. Mr. Dundoro whb granted letters of administration in the Estate of Isaac A. Eyer, lato of Selinsgrove, deceased. Win. S. Arbogast of Selinsgrove has moved to MifHintown this week where ho has bought u Hardware Store. Mr. Arbogust is a congenial gentleman, a courteous fellow and an upright business mau. Prof. A. W. Gill will teach school this wintor aud will tako advautago of his prize scholarship at Blooms burg, beginning in tho Fall Term of 189(5. Ho will then completo tho course, which will probably require two years. A special train will leave Sunbury on Friday morning for Lowistown passing Middleburg about 7 a. m. Special trains will leave Lowistown at 10 P. M. both Thursday and Fri day evenings ou tho S. and L. Di vision. Tickets will bo sold at half fare rates. Peter Garman and wifo of Fre mont and Mrs. David Garman of Richfield on Monday started for Bristol, Indiana. Thoy will visit Elkhart and perhaps cross the Rock ies to see the sights of Washington and Oregon. The Post wishes thorn a pleasant journey. The following teachers were elected by the Monroe Twp. school board : Huniinel's Wharf, E. P. Roh- bach ; App's, Win. Jarrett ; Fisher's, Wm. Hendricks; Hummers, John Geist ; Beaver's, S. P. Huff i Gran ger's Hollow, Chas. Shaffer ; Shamo kin Dam High School, Miss Jennie Wendt i Primary, Wm. Kuhn. edi. mm mil w Wife "X - 4-r:-j35- TIIK YliTOH. James Magee of Philadelphia has purchased tho store at Kreamcr from the estato of J. A. Smith. Pos session will bo given on Oct. 1st. II. R. Bickhart and his son in law. A. E. Soles of Lewistown have pur chased the barber outfit of P. ('. If art man for 90. Mr. Hnrtmau will succeed his brother iu the hotel business and Mr. Soles will become tho now barber on tho Mth of this mouth. The Post extends best wishos to all parties concerned. The following teachers were elected for the schools of Pcnn town ship: Salem, Johu F. Wagonseller ; Fair Oak, Chas. K. Fisher ; Fetter's, Michael P -; Sohoch'a, r . U' GomberKng rOnssIrigor's'liOba Long ; Kantz, Win. A. Erdley s Ott's, Clinton F. Kratzer; Hill End, Har vey W. Smith t Bolig's. L. W. Gam bolling. Salary if 25 per month. Letters of Administration have been granted by Register Khindel since our last publication in tho Es tates of Levi J. Komig and Sophia Romig, late of West Beaver Town ship, deceased, to Alex. A. Romig Letters tesleinent.iry in the estate of Sarah A. Ilackenhurg. lute of Center Township, Robert and Mil ton llacKenburg. The Middleburgh, ( Snyder county; Post is agitating the subject of a clock for tho Court House iu that town. It wants tho county to "ante up" its share of thu expense, and it certainly should for the benefit to its citizens when visitors to thu county seat at court terms and on other occasions, will justify if it does not more than repay tho tri lling i)i)iiie.MijJliiitiini llt.ralil. Charles A. Pcrter, a Philadelphia Senator, tho contractor who built tho leaky Queen Lano reservoir and is one of tho seven partners iu the hog-combine, has sued tho Philadel phia Ji'uirer editors both civilly and criminally for libel, laying his damages at $100,000. That would bo a high estimato of tho character of all tho loaders of tho hog-com-biuo. A correspondent from Kansas who road tho corn crop notice several weeks ago writes as follows : "In order to havo you change your opin ion concerning Kansas corn will write you. We will not agree with your statement which you inserted in the Post a few weeks ago. Our corn crop including all others aro very good. The corn is quite tall but as far as the step-ladder is can- corned we havo no uso for any its Kansas corn does not grow on tho top of the stalk." "Mistaken Souls Who Dukam or Buss." The following marriago li censes have boon granted siuco our last publication : Fraucis J. Kerstotcr, Meserville, ) Adda D. Heiiu, Chapman. J Peter S. Albert, Selinsgrove, Mary C. Erdley, j Harvey BowerBox, Franklin Twp., ) Malinda Bowersox, Centre " j Wm. J. McNutt, Philadelphia, ) Bertha B. Moyer, Freeburg. John II. Brubaker, Port Treverton, Lizzie Law ver, Pallas. X V Tin: vanoi isncn. Wilkiin.-,gtovo About 150 Snvder count V l.em.l.. were camping on these grounds lust week. It would be impossible) to mention the names of them nil. On Thursday John A. I 'ol'll Wlllil a farmer residing near Barnitz Sta tion, in Cumberland county, was badly beaten by Harrisburg toughs. He was Lit on the back of flu. Im.i.l with a beer bottle and cut at the eft side of tho neck. The victim ilied on Friday. The assnil.ini u i-.. Geo. Law, Harry Miller and a son of Dr. Winger! of Harrisburg and are now iu the Carlisle jail. Tho principal evening entertain ments consisted of sleleontieini views of foreign lands. On Friday a young cadet missed iu front of a canon as it was being discharged. Tho lit LI burnt iu tho face and it was feared that ho would lose tho use of both eyes,, with tu. usual amount of young ladies from ..' " Snyder county. It was a sort of a rendezvous for tho passion alllicted. Tent No. 32J was again occupied by the Mt. Carmelites and the way Prof. Hendricks lingered about there was a caution. He did, how ever, take time enough to sneak off to Harrisburg to bring a young ludy on Thursday. Cottage No. u was occupied by residents from Kantz and No. 1 1 as has been the custom for ten yeais was occupied by lesidentsof Jllooms burg. '. The Domocia'ic Convention. The Democrats of the County met on Saturday iu tho various districts and elected delegates to thu county convention which was held on Mon day. The delegates met in a caucus before dinner. At ono o'clock the convention was organized by elect ing R. C. I'iss, Esq., President and Daniel Garman and Prof. Pnul Billhurdt, Secretaries. JI. D. Schnuro of Nelhugrovc and Dr. D. (! Smith of Freeburg were elected delegates to State Convention. Tho delegates named two persons from each district to serve as a Couuty Committee R. C. Fiss j Shaiuokin Dam was elected Chair man of tho County Committee. The resolution committee presented a long list of resolutions endorsing Cleveland's administration, de nouncing tho Governor and tho lute legislature, endorsing J. (!. Bueher for the Superior Court and tho re mainder of their timo was devoted to the shortcomings of J. (1. Lesher. The convention was a very harmo nious ono and adjourned at :t:5. Democratic Committee Meeting. Tho Democratic Standing Com- mitteo at tho call of A. W. Aucker, chairman, met iu tho Court llotiso last Friday and electod J. O. Leshor of Selinsgrove and John Ruukle, tho Postmaster of this placo as delegates to the State convention that moots in Williamsport next week. What other business was transacted wo have fuiltd to learn. Tho officers of Monday's convention have served a notice on Lesher and Runkle that their seats in the State Convention will be contested. A like notice was sent to Chairman Wright.
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