- t t . . : .rtiwrwff feint- ('l jft J JUft . ' & ",'",',!,,','"' ol.; MIDDLEBUKGH, SNYDER CO., PA., SEPTEMBER 19,4895. NO. 37. HE MIDDLEBURGH POST HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY WEEKLY PAPER ' PUBLISHED IN THIS COUNTY EMS of LOOAL INTEREST Court convenes on Monday. Df, J. O. Mohn is tho happy fath- 0f a bouncing baby boy. fl nre indebted to Duvi J Ocker i large disk of luscious grapes. fl. A. Felix of Lewistown was a Uloburgh visitor last lhursday. ffeis's store, Selinsgrove, will bo J on Thursday, September 19, UiM Ella Grimm of Freeburg vis 1 at Attorney Grimm's residence l.t WCCK. Hooks, watches and jewelry re- :r,.J at II. H. Leitzds store whilo await. rr Jewelry received at II. II. .itziis ior siue hi iuik uuiwm r. S. S. Kobler on Sunday em- Utically denied the report that bo resigned. Fob Sale. Two Good Horses. Iu- iie at the livery stable in rear of LbolJ's hotel. liter J. A. Lurnbard spent Sun thins daughters. Mrs. Potter and k McLain, in this place. 1 selection of all kinds of jewelry is iust been received. Call at II. tLcitzcl'd and be convinced. r Q. Wciser, Esq., Attorney-at- Lr, with his best girl took in the imp fire at Mahantongo on batUr- W. Anybody in need of Orchard-grasB M, will do well by caUingon - ... . . Geo. N. Erdly, Selinsgrove, Fa. Miis Nettie Moyer and Mrs. R. B. luniiuel of SlinBgrove visited at l Swine 1'itd on Sator- Prof. Paul Billhardt and Clarence Eratbjll attended theMcClure pic- lie on Saturday and furnished uiu lic (or the occassion. We retrret to learn of the illness of MnW. Speddyof the Port Royal 7inm. We trust be will soon be Lie to be out again. Henry L. Phillips, one of the Se iisgrove tailors, was in town on Ust Tkursdaj. Read his advertise put in this paper. LS. Hartman of Centerville has ikeu charge of the Riverside hotel it Hilton, lie is the successor to krles Weiser, a brother to Jay G. fVeiser. J. Kreamer of the Custom Bouse of Philadelphia and Miss Kate Stetler of Selinsgrove visited -e latter's relatives in town on unJay. Sixteen voune men from Shamo- in rodo on their wheels to Snyder pinty's capital on Sunday and took pir meals at the Washington Jloube. Harvest Services were held in the 'Utheran church on Sunday both pormng and evening. Rev. Mo- pin preached two excellent ser- Mns. Gunzburger's store will be closed o day mh) and next Saturday 28th account of Hebrew Holidays. Mo M. Miller's store at Kantz and 'ppenheiiner's at Selinsgrove. H. II. Leitzel on Saturday went to ptiUlieim to Day a visit to his family. I will attend the Granger's picnic i CVuiro Hall before returning. I- X. Thompson and Miss Marga- '-t Boleuder on Sunday inhaled the ,Jfe air twixt the capital and the Mtropolis behind a spirited horse. James Magee. son of Lewis Macrae ' Mazeppa, Union county, on Mon- took possession of the Kreamer tore. We wish our young friend JbunJant success in his new enter prise. The road from Selinsgrove to JWdleburgh is known by the bi- P tUn Boction of the state. It is ia a better condition than it has pn for years. rain fell on Wednesday E. K. Pawling spent Sunday with his parents at Selinsgrove1. G. G. Kulp of Shamokin was a Middleburgh visitor Tuesday. A heavy frost was observed by early risers ou Sunday morning. Court next week promises to br largely attended. There is a long trial list. P. Scott Uitler cf Shamokin Dam was a visitor at the county seat on Tuesday. Tho Dunvi"a Base Ball team will play at Selinsgrove on Thursday af ternoon at 3 : -'(0. Read tho article by II. Alleman in this issue, "Does Snyder county Really waut a State Senator ?" Commissioners' clerk, J. W. Swartz and wife expect to go to the Centre Hall picnic ou Thursday. The Commissioners expect to re duce the county debt !2(H)0. if the expenses of court are not too high. Fall Hats and Triming just re ceived. Notions and other goods in stock. E. C. Aciiand. ' Ou Monday morning Waldo W. Wittenmyer aud his sou, Samuel, went to Lewisburg, where tho latter will attend school. Come in to Bee us next week when you come to court whether you owe us on your subscription or not. We are always glad to see you. We give space this week to quite a number of communications. Read them all. They arc fu" of interest to every reader. J. G. Lesher of the 2'imes was in town on Tuesday, lie looks nor e at Williamsport. Mrs. E. W. Whittlesly and son, George, who have spent the summer in our midst, on Saturday started for their Chicago home. Robert Lesher, Sr., has sold two lots of his plot on Blue Hill, adjoin ing the Hotel Shikellimy property, to a Philudelphian, who will put up a summer cottago. Mrs. Harry Bibighaus, and sisters, Jennie and Belle after a pleasant vis it of several months in this place. re turned to their home in Philadelphia Thursday X&Ht.MiJflinburu Tele firaph. Dr. J. W. Orwig and wife and Carbon Seelfold and wifo ou Tues day drove to Centro couuty. They will visit a number of places in that county among them being the Cen tre nail picnic. . II. R. Tobias brought to this of fice last week a corn stalk that meas ured 13 feet, ! inches in height. Where the ear is fast to the stalk is G feet and 4 inches. The stalk of corn waa raised by John Moyer, Jr. J. C. Rathfon, clarinetist in the 12th Regiment Band of Texas, who accompanied the delegation of Knight Templars to Boston, stop ped in Middleburgh while on hia way to New Berlin to visit his fath er. Will Run ir Coaxed. Senator Hackenburg will not be a candidate for re-election unless the people call him to resume the duties of a legislator. During his absence in the Senate his extensive law prac tice has materially suffered.--I'hcht'a Lewhburg Ntica. The Troxelville Band has been en gaged to furnish the music for the grangers' picnio next week. Snyder is a musical county and the Troxel villans will do their best to keep up its reputation. Centre Hall Re porter. Col. Cbas. R. Kurtz, Editor of tho Centre .Democrat, Bellefonte, last Friday called at this ofllce. The Colonel is interested in the increase of the circulation of his most excel lent paper and consequently came to learn the details of our magnifi ciont scholarship prizes that we have been giving away A heavy morning. THE HOG AND THE QUAY BUZZ SAW. Wb.o lh Hog CvmblaM ml rklUdalphl ad PUUburf BUrU Os la U Vlgnt Tbf rrapatad MOo Qy rp" ta On Bound. Tblt IUrMta Bofl arw lu rini with ur- Miss Cora Good of Selinsgrove and her friend Miss Frank are visit ing Misses Annie and Lottie Show ers. Wo acknowledge tho error point ed out to us in the Court proclama tion by Editor Lesher. It appears, however, that we are not the only Next week we will publish an article from the versatile pen of Wni. K. Miller, Esi., on the early history of Kane and tho full partic ulars of oil wells and oil speculators. Bauoainsin Second-hand Wheels At tho Columbia agency, Selins grove, Pa. Pneumatics (uew tirca Columbia) $19.1)0, $22.00, $2iS.(0, $3t3.00 aud SH8.00. Above are regu lar men's sizes and are newly eu amoled. Wallace D. Bakeii. Win, K. Miller of Salem was at the County seat ou Monday. Ho had just returned from Kaue. Ho reports his brother George, tho Doctor, in a condition not at all hopeful. Notice. All who left watches and clocks at Philip Swiueford's Jewelry storo for repairs shall be removtd in 20 days or the same will bo sold at public sale for the charges for re pairing. J. C. Swinekoud, 9-1J-;,k Administrator. We are informed that State Sen ator Hackenburg intends to be a candidate for Governor. It is u lit tle early yet and especially since tho people of Northumberland county say ho can not get the endorsement from his own county for State Sena tor. Irvin McFull and Harry P. Miller, two tomb stone men of Solinsgrove, passed through town on their wheels last Thursday. Horry puuetured his tire on the road between Ponns Creek and this placo and tho change to riding on a truck wagon was not a welcomo one. Wanted. Canvassing agent for each county in Peuna. for sale of medicine and other articles. Salary and com. Exclusive territory. Re commendation aud security requir ed. Articles A No. 1. New Digestion Co., Burlington, N. J. 9-19-3t. EXPIRED I It is unnecessary to explain the meaning of this word if you should happen to find it stamped on the margin of your paper. Look and see if it is there ; if it is, come and give us a chance to show you how courteous we can bo. A Gentle Hint As court convenes on the 23rd insi., it win auora a goou oppor tunity for those of our patrons who are in arrears on our books to bring or send all or a goodly j?art -of the same to us. We have been very lenient with delinquent subscriber on account 01 the Uarutimes for the last two years. Besides we wanted to prove to our readers that we would give them a first class family newspaper. This has been clearly demonstrated. The good book says: "The laborer is worthy of his hire'' aud as quite a number have failed to pay us for our hire for several years we wish to remind them of their obligations. Come, ease your consciences aud get a good record in our next Roll of Honor. Partu s attending court next week, will find an ciegant assortment of Merchandise at Witteu m y e r's. P rices the lowest. Take No-nee! Take Notice!! All thoso coming to court noxt week will do well to examine their Jugs and bring thorn along and get them tilled with Mark's Superior Brand of Whiskey which is better for you than medicine. His two year-old whiskey $2.1H per gtdlon. A fino lot of empty whiskoy burrels, $1.25 each. J. L. Mahks, Near R. R. Station, Middleburgh, Pa. Alfred Chubb, a prosporour mer chant, of Fowl's Valley, Dauphin county, made a pleasant call at this office on Tuosday morniug. Mr. Chubb formerly lived in Sayder couuty and taught school at Globe Mills and while there, he boarded with Mrs. Michael Schoch, whom ho visited whilo at our couuty float. He has visited in Solinsgrove, Froeburg, Globe Mills and other places in this county, hunting up his many friends. He was a soldior iu tho 20Sth Regi ment and found many of his surving Comrades to greet him on his visit- The viewers appointed at last term to view and report upon a pro posed change of the public road at the Red Hill east of this place, have finished their report, recommending tho change so as to avoid tho doub le railroad crossing. This is as it should be, and the good work should coutinuo until all the crossings that can possible bo avoided are done away with. We aro told there is a petition out of the same kind to change the road West of Adams burg, and we hope the citizens of Spring township will move at once in the matter, before we have a re petition of tho Kreamer accident. ('(immuiiit'Atd, Why do Small Town Remain Small ? It is a common occurrence in tho daily talk when anything iu tho na- uroof improvements is suggested for people to say "our town is too small, we don't have tho monov." People who thus express themselves cither do uot read or havo no idea at all of what they are reading. We see daily money lenders appearing in tho daily papers with their adver tisements, seeking investments for capital that is laying idle, only too anxious to take hold of anything that will bring thoir patrons from 3 to I per cent- interest for their idle money. When yon mention this fact about the only answer that is given is. "We have nothing to invest it in, wo do not havo any money to make a start." This goes to confirm the assertion that people at e not acquainted with business affairs of tho world. If Philadelphia, New York and all other cities of tho world would have depended on ready money in hand to start man ufacturing and giving employment to their people they would bo un known to the world generally ami it is indeed an impossibility to con jecture what would have long ago be come of all the peoplo on tho face of tho earth. The question then is now 'iu tooy become great 7 it is fair to presume that it was a thous and times harder for our older cities to spring into prominence than it is to-day because there was no circu lating medium (money) in abund ance as it is to-day, nor was it need ed in such large amounts as it is now, but there was enough to meet the demands of the day. Now is it reasonable to supposo that when the first manufactory was started that this proBQOtera of the enterprise had ty fJS mir.,; f ' & own T - t, is not at all likely. What was to be donef Just whttt they aro all doiug now. Borrow tho necossary capi tal ; run the business economically ; pay the interest promptly Jand tho borrowed money in a reasonable time. If the Pennsylvania Railroad, one of the greatest of all systems, would have waited for peoplo to subscribe for Btock alone, wo would i.-n-er have heard of the existence of it. How aro all theso great enter prises brought about T A few men of energy and pluck undertake tho work by banding together and form ing themselves into a corporation, they issue bonds under their char ter, throw them on the market and sell them to thoso pooplu who start ed out in a similar way and becamo rich, and with that capital tho busi ness of the world is done. In a few years with a well managed business the promoters become tho lenders to other borrowers and through that system the peoplo aro constantly suppliod with labor and moans of earning a living as tho population of tho world increasos. The next argu ment is, "there is a groat deal of risk in it." So thore is iu everything a man undertakes iu this world. A farmor may start out with a Hue stock and lose most or all of it by disease among nis cattlo, a mer chant may have hisstock damaged in some way entailing great loss, but where loss may occur in a few cason, experience teaches us that the ma jority of prudent men will succeed. It is therefore only a mutter of en ergy or determination to cuunge a dead old town to a livo business placo. Let half a dozen citizens make up thoir minds that something must be done and go to work iu dead earnest and see tho effect it will have in a few years. Lot them se lect some brand of manufacturing that is almost certain to pay aud in a year or two add something else, and it will be but a very short time till others will flock to the same place to locate. Who is interested or can be benefitted by such a move T Everybody from the morchant to the head of the family. It is not on ly proper that this should be done, but a solemn duty we all owe to our families. When will Middleburgh awake to its duty T It is the first town in the county that should en courage the peoplo of our county because it is t lie capital and in all probability will remain so for many years if not for all time. It is use less to sit in stores and hotels nnd talk. Work must bo dono or tho wholo talk is idle and our people idle too. Who will coiuo first and suggest some plan ! Vim:x. WELLIE I. ZECHMAN. The (' retro the iroin!!n( iinin; tint i irio iron the " J'oxt.'" ,si r,))iil prize of a llloonmlmri $rholw. h ip. Wellie I. Zcchinan, t In-winner of tho Post's second prize of a scholar ship at BlooiiiHlnirg was born in Adams township, Snyder county. Nov. I'.'th, ls;s. Ho is the son of John F. Zcchinan of Troxel rillc, be- ug tho first of three children. Wel io's father is well known through Snyder county having been elected one of the county commissioners in lM'.'l. Ho is now following the occu pation of an undertaker iu a co-partnership with James Aurand. i ' . WK1.L11. RECHMAN. Tnl wmaa ft tlir Y,. c ;, FtIio. Wellic is uot yet seventeen years of ago and it rarely occurs that honors aro thrust upon one so young in lifo. But tho compliment of u Free Scholarship at Bloomsburg Stato Normal School is as fully ap preciated as if it had fallen upon him in maturer years. His parents aro not possessed of resources suf ficiently abundant to provide an ed ucation for their children as they would liko to do. Wellie's oppor tunities iu tho lino of education have been few indeed. His education for tho most part was attained through privuto study. Ho had been utllietod with paralysis which made it im possible for him to walk for a iium bor of years. This prevented hiui from going to school and his at tendance at public school has been consequently limited to but a few terms. Ho is a cripplo and is compelled to walk on crutches. This was a big drawing card for him in his aspir ation to securo ono oT the Post's magnifiuient Bloomsburg scholar ship prizos. Ho had tho sympathies of his warm-hoarted frionds among tho readers of tho Post. There could bo no mistako about his being a deserving aspirant. His support came chiefly from tho vicinity of his homo and tho western portion of tho county with scattering votes from other sections. Tho plum falls into doserving hands. Tho wisdom of tho choice of tho readers of the Post stands unchallenged. Tho victor deserves all ho has received and even more. Wo feel safe in assuring Iuh friends that Wellio fu'ly realizes tho unbounded pleasures of an education aud he has always udeavored to seize every available opportunity to ad vance his educational interests. "Mistaken Souls Who Dkeam ok Bliss." Tho following marriage li censes have been granted sinco our lust publication : JAmmon D. Trutt, Selinsgrove, ( v lorn j. .uouguuer, tW. A. Romitr. Harrisburg, Beavertown. McClure, Bannerville. Middlocrock, MoCluro. Itielifw.U i Sarah F. RcTglo, j John F. Brininger, ) Annio M. Ye-ttor, j Milton A. Yetter, Lucy Gobs, J Peter T. Watts; F1 hoebo L. Hornbergcr, W. Perry;
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