1 ' - - A9 i trtv JT-Jn 3Llrv v I Oo. Commissioners, 1 1 07 SNYDER COUNTY'S POPULAR FAMILY NEWSPAPER. public iOiPWr Mlw WAOKNSELLEH, and Proprietor. MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA., AUGUST G, 189G. VOL. 33. NO. 31. pCffljJUWMllPS AT SUSOmEBHAWiaA UMIVERSITY. SEUMiilOTiT WILTm ClM AWAYlBEE Tffl TOE "TOST" BEADEBS. f f LOCAL INTEREST I i. . I. . a li.i-lni. .-I 'mii nonry u iy poiul or by 9 at am oirw. ) meeting at Bower's prove lstli. Roiglo wie V'H'0 on Sunday. nock of New Berlin was n t visitor Mouday. ndcbtcJ to David Ocker t full of choice pears, of iurors drawn for Sep- Vin of court appears in this znbeth villa camp-meeting Tuesday aud will continue 1). cliurch will bold a fcs- L new cburcb next Satur- meltzcr drownod in tbo nbury on Friday after- o'clock. bown man was ueueauea mberluud by a railroad 'riday night. oaverand family of Mif- bout Suuday with bis pu is pluce. Indents Bhould remember as advertisements cannot us news. Vmit Grove camp-mooting the coming Saturday uud ever two Sundays. i. Gronmiller and Miss Id of Mifflinburg visited J. SaiUh over Sur K. lubuts of the Lutberau lion day and Tuesday oiind the church edifice. Jer County Choir Con- pgust 15tb. promises in in pceed its former good re- me-balf of Solinsgrove's d nearly all of Kreamer's Itended court here last irio Bachman, who bad ins severul months in lirg, has returned to Mid- os and especially those of will oblige us by giving credit for matter taken lunins. For Sale. F. H. Maur- prlin, is making special tangles. See ad. in an- Hn. tr. loads, wife and two boys tin Dam visited Middle keek. The two boys are I with Daniel It boa J s and Woodruff of Selins- Dr. Percival Herman of lectured before tbo ormal School last week. Spangler, dentist of Be- till be in Middleburgh on Vid 12th. Those desiring will find him at the atision. will Boon bo made to or- jtorical Society in Snyder pis is very much needed ical information has as Uected or preserved. iser, attorney for the Heiser, will sell at pub- Je south of Kratzerville, land on Saturday, Aug. Dr. Snl in will be in town again next Tuesday. Read bis advertise ment on last pago. Ayer's Hair Vigor gives vitality, gloss, and freshness to the hair, and restores its beauty. F. T. Ranck and wife of Williams port visited her parents, James Ajers and wife, recently. Mrs. Dr. Harm and Mrs. F. K. Dower of Lowisburg nro visiting in town this week. Nelintgrove baseball team was de feated by Millersburg on Saturday by a score of .1 to 2. The Middleburgh base ball team was defeated by the second team at Ketinsgrove by a score 7 to 1M, Tuos day. A. S. Beaver and wifo ou Monday wont to Klizubethvillo to visit Mrs. Beaver's sister, Mrs. A. II. Smith. II. Oppenhoimor, Sulinsgrove, sells woolen and cotton sweaters, with and without collars ut lowest rates. J. F. Stetler was awarded the con tract to bail 1 the new school build ing at Uaodsville, Mifllin itounty, for 7,OS7. Mrs. Auuie KUenberger, neo Bow ersox, and sou Cboster, are spend ing some time with her parents, A. W. Bowersox'. Hon. T. M. M ihoii, Congress man of this district who resides at Chain bersburg, was n visitor at Middlo burgh last Thursday. While in town tho congressman made a pleasant cull at this office. d Don't place your order for a buggyj '!!niTO,l oAho 8atfi-5 VnxRyvirAu-i of jjUuC'uster. A sample buggy can be seen at my livery stable near the Washington House: tf. W. R. Jones, Agent. A smooth, easy shave, genteel hair cut, or other tonsorial work, is always obtainod at Soles' Barber Shop, in Wittonmyer's Building, op posite Post ollico. Go to Solos and you will muko no mistake, Shaving soap, face cream, hair oil and egg shampoo for sulo. A. K. Soles. Bi'cknell Usivehsity. J. Howurd Harris, LL. D., President. Colloce with four courses of study loading to degrees ; Academy for boys and young men ; Ladies' Institute, and School of Music. Thirty aero cam pus ; ton buildings including cyni uasium. laboratory and observatory. For catalogue and other information address Win. C. Grctzinger, Regis trar, Lewisburg, Pa. 7-2'i-it. A man with a double ended foun tain pen is visiting farmers in tho western part of thostale. He oilers machinery at low rates, asking the farmer to sign an agreomont to pay for it when delivered if satisfactory. The agreement is written with the fading end of the pen and the name signed with the iudellible end. The agreement fades off in a day or so and a note is written above the sig nature instead. Last Wednesday afternoon dur ing a storm lightning struck tho steeple of the Reformed church in this place and did considerable dam age to the temple of worship. The bolt lore the carpet in three placos and damaged the ceiling of the Sun day school room. Tho shock stunn ed people for an entire block. Mrs. W. II. Smith the landlady at the Central Hotel fainted from the ef fects of the shock. COURT HOUSE CHIPS. bner James Erdler has Ki to the pension roll at klhan 1 vuiu wiura huu jonn aunbury had his pension orney Long of Selins- LOT Fon Rin T gale my bouse and miles west of Middle- nouse and barn are in aiuon. All necessary UUU Bona fruit tTnr -1- w :ulara addireas, ohm WAlTta. Midlleburgb. Pa. The Gilbert Sunday School will hold its annual picnio in Gilbert's grove Saturday, Aug. 29, if unfavor able weather the following Monday. Music will be furnished by the Chest nut Ridge Cornet Band. A festival will bo held in the evening. Refresh ments of all kinds will be served. Committee. The Northumberland County Re publicans on Monday nominated Hon. Monroe H. Eulp for Congress, Hon. W. H. Hackenburg for state senator, George W. Rhoads and W. L. Nesbit for the Legislature, G. L. Eremer for prothonotary, and G. H. Gibson, the popular shoe dealer of Sunbury, for Treasurer. "MlSTARUX S.lfLS Vn.) DliCAM OF Buss." The following marriage li censes have been granted siueo our Inst publication : Harry K. Arnold, Port Tieverton, (Cora L. IlmUlc, I'allas. j Henry A. Shirt, West lVn vTwn., (Lizzie M. Lawvi-i, Juniata Co. ID. L. Kieb-a, Dundorp, Delia Ij. Doud.v, IioiU l:nlirt'il fur Iti'ionl. Newton Ulrieb un l W. W. Witten myer, attorneys for heir nf Jona than Rudr, to Dr. P. A. Bayer, Real Estate in Franklin Twp., and So linsgrove for ."j7. Heirs of Hiunali Row to H irvey Romig, House an 1 Lot on Isle of Que, Selinsgrove, for 5!:17.". Jacob A. Smith's Heirs to Lillio F. Gordon, lot in Siuithgrove for 112. Elijah R. Hottensteiu to Hiram P. nottenstein, Jr., Wm. J. Hotten stein, Isaac L. Holtcnstein, Abigalo A. Bittr, Miry I). Yost nn.l Carrie T. Hotteiistein, Tract No. 1, in Mon roe Twp., containing 1 J ncrcs, Tract No. 2, 20 acres, for 7:10.7:1. Letters of administration in the estato of Harry M. Reigle wero grant ed to Henry R. Reigle of Middle- burgh. ' oiiiiiiUlnpr' mrt. Tho contract for huilding tho Middleburgh and Fisher's Mill Bridge was awarded to the Wrought Iron Bridga Co , of Canton, O., for $1900. Other bids ranged from $1700 to 32200. The $1700 bid was for inferior material uud a four panel bridge. The contract calln for a panel bridge, 100 lbs. i""-? to tho lowest bids two weekigt) was 2'."0, so it paid well to wait. Tho mason work will bo contract ed on Friday and must bo complotod by Hept. 25. Tho bridges must bo ready for travel Oct. 10, 181)0. Two New Prisoners. The county jail received two ad ditional iuiuates last week. Nick Walter was brought from West Boa- ver township ou a charge of break ing iuto a houso and stealing a suit of clothes, a razor and some other articles. Wes. Yu Stroup of Shumokiu Dam is tho other victim. Ho is a married man with four children and is charged with adultery. Stroup is a character. At tho February term of court 181)1, Judge McCluro sentenced him to undergo an imprisonment in tho Kasteru peueteutiary for a po riod of two yours, costs of proseeu tion and a fiue of ten dollars. Tho charge upon which Stroup was sen tenced was forgery. Stroup has just returuod from the peueteutiary and already languishes in jail await ing trial ou u new charge. Two Picnic. The annual picnic of St. John's Sunday School, Fremont, was held Saturday last in the grove of Jacob Schnee, adjoining the church, with the following exercises : Anthem by the Choir, Devotional exercises, Rev. O. G. Romig, singing by the school, addresses by Profs. Win. Moyer and D. S. Boyer, dinner. Afternoon: Address by County Superintendent, F. C. Bowersox. Tbo singing was diroctod by P. S Schnoo, Organist, Mrs. Dr. Maraud Rothrock. The Sunt.. Henry JlurJing, re- turned thanks to the largo audience for their attendance. The United Evangelical Sunday School, A. S. Sechrist, Supt., met in H. Sechrist's grove, Union Twp., August 1st. Morning exercises consisted of Music by Eantz Cornet Band, Sing ins br the Phillips' sisters, Devo tional exercises and address by the pastor, Rev. Hoch, Singing by the School, Miss Cora Sechrist presid ing at the organ. After dinner, part of the afternoon as occupied by Bpaeohes oy Profs. D. S. Boyer and Web. Moyer, Musioandsociableness. For curative effects, one bottle Ayer's Sarsaparilla is worth three of any other name. $13,330 DAMAGES. a; the Testimony and tho Events of the Most Important Litigation n our Court foi Years Wkdxesday MoiiMNo. S. M. Smvser, testified as t tho condition of the snow b inks in the vieiuitvof tlm crossing ut Kn ainer on tho morning after tho accident, followed by David Rillm in, 11. K. Richter, Perry L. R :uig, and B. F. Row. All testified us to tho banks of snow along tho ruilroid ubo it the crossing. A. D. Kreatuer testified that ho started for tho scene of the accident, between one and two hours after it huppouod. Had a lantern. At the bridge near Itumbaugh's ho discov ered tho in irks of a br.iko applied, followed it for some distance, was sure brake h id been well applied. Goorgo R. Hendricks testified that ho arrived a. tho scene of the acci dent shortly after it occurred. Ho also saw marks made by tho bruko of tho sled for about two rods bo- twoon Gordon's hou3 :m l Smith's store. Chas. P. Ulrich, Esi., testified in relation to tho measurement of the sleigh and team. Being shown two letters by Judge Bucher one writteu by R. L. Sehroyer and the other by himself, to Supt. Reed, he stated that ho romemberod that ho told Sehroyer that ho ha 1 written, and might have given him tho c mtouts of his letter, was not positive, did notdlotate Scliroyer's letter. .Chp,t P. Tllrieli. V.- . Jar ( WilserV-i-Jacc.b uilbe Harvey K. Miller, K., W. W." vTl ton myer, Esq., J. ('. Schoch, Esq., F.J. Suhoch, and F. C Bowersox, Esii., testified to A. W. Potter's abil ity as a lawyer. I. B. Romig testified as to the abil ity as a teamster of Charles Romig, also the general good points of the team, he never know it to balk. Milton Romig testified to having driven tho same team, sled, harness and all, to Kreamer, to have it mens msd and photographs taken of it. Ai rKiixoox Session. A. W. Potter, Esq., was called. He testified to his earning capacity as a lawyer, his cash receipts for 1H;)1 being over t,!),), this has dwindled down to less taau s:i a year since tho accident. He liu I kept a cash book since 1ST-, when first admitted to practice. Dr. B. F. Wagenscller gave a de scription of tho injuries sustained by Mr. Potter, he exhibited Mr. Potter's injured arm, and tho ampu tated one to tho jury. Dr. F. J. Wagenseller followed, giving a brief but careful account of the injury and the treatment. II. II. Schoch presented a book containing tho Carlisle table of ex pectant of lifo. Objected to. After argument the judge admitted tho table. Accordiug to it Mr. Potter's expected louse of life would bo about 22 years. Plff. closod their caso at 2 ) min utes past 4. TlIUUSUAV MOKNINO. The Defendants opeuod their side. Miss Eby was called up for re-examination. O. R. McMillin sworn : Resido in Lewistown, civil engineer of P. R. R. made a survey of tho entiro town of Ereamor and also a map. Whistling post by actual measurement is 1500 feet from the crossing. H. S. Laird, sworn : Live at Bod oin, Maryland, an employee of P. R. R. Corroborated former witness. LoviAurand, Chas. II. Mitchell, and W. II. Gordon, sworn and cor roberated former witnossos. Gordon testified that there was a cloar space of 15 feet between tho house and the street. I piled up the snow on ly 15 or 18 inches in front of the house. W.B.Winey swjra i Line of vision 35 feet south of the track gives an un-obstructed view oflOUfeet down the track. Harry Riddle, sworn t Conduot, ed the engine to make measure ments above given. TlirilSDAV Al TKUNOOX. R. C. North, sworn : Live in Se linsgrove, assista'nt cashier, member of sleighing party, drove quite slow until Bomo one complained when the rato of speed was increased. Stopp ed at lied Hill. Did not stop at the Gordon house but there was n per ceptible slowing up ut the crossing. When I saw tho train come, I called, "come, jump." I did not hear the brake applivd near the railroad. J. Simpson Kline, sworn : Know Miss Eby. SIio told me that the mule team did not stop at the cross ing. W. J. Sanders, M. R. Andrews and S inniet Huff swore that they heard Sehroyer say in the Central Hotel in Sunbury that the party drove on tho crossing on tho night of tho nc- cident without stopping. Dr. Barber of Danville swore to having beard Sehroyer make t lie sumo statement in Danville. A. . Smith, sworn : R. R. agent at Selinsgrove, member of the party, very cold night, all were well wrupp ed up. Potter wore a scurf 8 inches wide u'ld long enough to go uround his neck severul times. Stopped be tween tho two crossings ut .Red Hill. From the foot of Smith's hill the mules jogged until the crash came, wot? going at the rate of five miles per hour when hit. There was no stop ut tho Gordon house. At 50 feet from tho south rail I saw the head light at a distance of 150 feet froin the crossing. Drivers wore fur caps. There were two marks of the brake, one ended ut Gordon House auother begau near the Gordon Housb and continued to the R. R a: ... i r ..uit wuuuHx, meuiDor Or'partv a.. ..Vie Potter woro a scarf, I woro two shawls, stopped at Red Hill. Some one guyed tho driver, touni joggod down tho little hill at Smith's burn and kept up tho samn rate of speed to the railroad us wo had coming down Smith's hill. Court closed 4::M. FlCIPAV MoilMNu. Mollie Burns' casi was continued until September court. A. E. Reed, sworn: Took state ments from members of the party and said Kngiueer Wurtz was a re liable employe. Izorn Smith, M. L Snyder uud Dr. B. F. Wagenseller, A. Kreeger, Dr. Rooke und Mrs. Nora Smith all testified to having heard some mem ber of the party say that the sled did not stop ut the crossing. Mac. Wertz, sworn: Lives in Lew istowu, engineer on night of acci dent ou first engine, has boeu nn engineer for 7 or 8 years, whistled at whistling post, fireman rang bell over the entiro curve. Train had two ongines .11 cars and a cabin, meas ured about i:J00 feet in length, first saw the team ut tho freight plat form. I reversed tho engine, pulled tho accident whistle and put on the air brakes. I could not liuvo dono any more to Btop tho traiu. Mules wero not going very fast. I was running at tho rate of 12 or 15 miles an hour. Looked struight ahead after whistling at the post. D. J. Arnold, fireman, sworn : Fir od Bix years, was on front eugiuo at tho time of accident. Ho corrobor ated the enginoor's testimony. S. S. Lutz, sworn : Now a bar tender, u conductor of tho traiu ou tho night of tho accident, was in tho cabin, cabin closod, did not hoar the whistle either at tho post or crossing. F. 1'. Roiglo, flagman, sworn : Flagman for 11 or 12 years, testi mony almost similar to tho conduc tor's statement. G. R. Potter, engineer and George R. Orth fireman on second engine sworn: Corroborated thoir col leagues of the first engine except Pottor did not hear the bill. C. R. Miller, brakeinan heard the whistle at the post. I. M. Otto, a brakeinan, heard the danger signal, Wilbort Snook hoard both whistles but not the bell. Edward-Miller, sworn: A resi dent of Kreamer, heard both whist les. Win. Gilbert sworn: Heard the whistle near the post. Aaron Bolig. sworn : Was m nit night. Heard both whistles and the party pass my houso at a trot. J'.ber BoIlillLTel'. mvm n t T.... -.1 both whistles. John Geurhe lit M Will II ! MiXliiiU testimony of Wir dill Snook denies testimony t,f Edward Miller. Dr. F. J. Wagenseller and Dr. 1 A. Boyer testified that the plaintiff was not in a condition to make u statement for one wre'i alter the accident. C. (. Bolig. Putter's attendant, sworn: Mr. Potter mud.. k(..i... incut to lr. Smith. I. B. Romig : Know Mac. Weil He told me that he was tut watch ing for the crossing and did not. ni. the people before the engine struck. I'r. JlasHingcr heard II le Hfvtim man say on the morning of the acci dent that he di I not cc the mules until he applied the brake. ('has. P. Ulrich, S. P. Burns, I. B. Romig and A. W. Potter were re called to prove that adverse state ments were made by soino of the witnesses. Mr. Potter said he talk ed with Mrs. Smith shortly after the accident. She said that she was so much excite, that she could not recollect anything about the acci dent, Mac. Wertz told mo July Ith 1W0 that he was paying no utteiitioh when he approached the crossing he was cleaning the engine. C'oNei.iniNo Events. Ou Friday evening and on Tues day morning the legal points of tho caso were argued. On Tuesday af ternoon tho court houso was crowd ed. Promptly n t 1:00 Hon. s. P. plaintiff and devoted un l xvi? client. Ex attorney General l'ulmer uud Ex Judge Bucher followed with urgent pleus to the jury to abide by tho evidence. The closing speech was made by James Scarlet, Esq., who for more than an hour wrestled logic, tragedy, und oratory to win the jury to his tide. The speeches as a whole were carefully presented and with such talented men fitted against each other it is no wonder that spectators sat for more than four hours in a hot court house. On Wednesday morning at Judge Archibald delivered a and impartial charge to the jury The jurv retired ut II a. in. and at 1 p. in. us wo go to press, no verdict has been leached. At 2:10 the iurv came in with a ver dict of !i;),:t:w dauiages in favor Mr. Potter. 8::iu fair of A I houghtful Young Man. A story is told of a Selinsgrove young man who called ou a young lady one evening. When he arrived there was not a cloud in the sky, so he curried no umbrella and wore neither gulochcs nor mackintosh. At 10 o'clock when he arose to go it was raining cuts und dogs. "My, my, my !" said the uico young lady, "if you go out in all this storm you will catch your death of cold !" "I'm afraid I might !" was the trembling answer. "Well, I'll tell you what stuy all night ; you can have Tom's room. Excuse mo for a minute and I'll just run up aud see if it is in order." Tho young lady fiew grace fully upstairs to seo that Tom's room was in order. In li ?o minutes she camo down to announce that Tom's room was in order, but no Charlio was in sight. But in a fow minutes ho appeared, vory dripping and out of breuth from running, a bundle iu a newspaper under his arm. "Why, Charles, whoro have you been t" was his groeting. "Been home after my nightshirt," was his reply. . Rev. O. S. Schoirer, Pastor of tke IWvortown Lutheran charge, will hold his Harvest Thanksgiving ser vices as follows : St. Paul'B, Beavertown, Aug. i). St. John.s (Ridge), Aug. 10. Christ's (Hassinger's), Aug. 23. St. Matthew's MoClure, Aug. 30. St. James, Troxelville, Sept. 0. St. Mark's, Belltown, Sept. 13, All these services aro to be held in the forenoon.
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