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Leader r , t
X9l C)J &. Commissioner!, 1 1 97
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ad By
FAMILY
NEWSPAPER.
MASSES
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r WAQEKSBLLER.
litof nd Proprietor.
MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA., AUGUST 2, ;189(n
VOL. 33. NO. 33.
THE POST IS TOE OHAMHIM IF PEtffLE, TOE ADVOCATES IF TOE C8BT "AMD TME LI 3ER IF CWNTRY
Ittle of town.
EWS IH SHORT PABAGRiPHS
FOR HASTT REiMNG.
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Selinsgrove. 21.
Andrews of Montaudou was
By seat visitor on Saturday.
on Net? and wife of Bethle-
e visitors at A. S. Beaver's.
flilMsh re-union will be held
i st i
toil rarit 10-aay, i inurhuay.)
L'niou county Soldiers' picnic
held Thursday of this week.
lave a very nice quality corset
tier" for 25 cents.
S. Wtia, Selinsgrove.
II. Brisbin of Yeagertown
y were visitors in town last
UJny evening.
re selliug off all our best cali-
5 cts. a yard.
S. Weis, Selinpgrovo.
ila cannot resist the purify -
tars of Ayer'8 Sarsaparilla.
druggists.
rank Griintn is conducting
keroom on the cauipmect
lidi ibis week.
P. Neff of Millroy is enjoy-
hospitality of relatives iu the
lis wook,
B. Al. Arnold and wife of
burg were Middleburg visi-
Sundav.
lobaffur of Mt. Carmel is vis
I" grand grandfather Jacob
iu Swineford
h'lulity Dress Ginghams, Cc.
Weis', Selinsgrove.
VanZandt has the thanks
btiro oflice force for a basket
I with choice apples.
jliart man of Can' in, O., and
srunau or. l'ennscreek were
It this offico Monday.
umpmeeting Barber Short
un by John M. Soles of
tlon, Pa. Give him a trial.
bowers, one of the good re-
izcns of Oriental, Juniata
iropped in to see us Mon
iioyor, Trank King. Ira
r and Reno CroHupmvn nt
rim wero at Middleburg on
nemonts in the Middle-
i'WT pay bocauHA ftn
bo people who patronize
uants.
JA'alter and Bernice Garmnn
fried Saturday evening by
ain. iLe I'ost extends
iiuons.
I J. Kolilnf - nr.
i. uva ui iuo-
IHOr Of Jlltlintn .,., ... 1
I wuuijr UUU
of Lowell, were at the
1 us. .. 1 .
Wittpnmvur u i. i
I''" one of his trap, on
I Morning. 0n Monday
j''o had Hoven.
Ho ever so much obliged
I, wuo "on-owed my
.i uu wouia ploaso ro-
v
dOHEJ'II ClELAX.
Itupnort nn.1 f :.
llaVfl lmnn ' ..
t , . ""joying mo
f or relatives in town and
mo past tow weeks.
f t Adam.burg ou Tues-
1, Z 1 u.tu. of i.
" i"iBaion who dis-
A, Snnntl
James Dunbaugh of SolinsgTove,
aged about 30-years, died Sunday
afternoon of typhoid fever. The fu
neral took place Tuesday afternoon.
The Scholarships in the Tost con
test will be awarded, Saturday, Aug.
20th. A few new subscribers may
bring the first prizo instead of tbe
second.
Chas. MeUer and William Stahl
uecker on Saturday wont to Buffalo
to buy cattle. They will visit Amer
ica's Great Cataract before return
ing home.
Susquehanna University will open
Sept. 3rd. This school doxervos tbe
favorable recognition by all our peo
ple. Send to Dr. J. It. Dimni for a
catalogue.
Win. Zerfing and Miss Jesta Frey
man took part iu tho choir conven
tion on Saturday. Hov. McLain of
the Lutheran church delivered the
address of welcome.
Mrs. Theadoro Walter of Akron,
Ohio, came in from the West on
Tuesday evening and is being enter
taiued by her sisters and parents At
Ex-Sheriff Bolender's.
For sale cheap, a Hartford Bicycle,
in good repair, 'U3 patern. For fur
ther information call on
Jno. F. Waoensellek,
Solinsgrove, Pa.
On Saturday evening of this week
there will be it partial eclipse of the
moon. It will commence at 11:07
o'clock Saturday night and luat un -til
4:4!) o'clock Sunday morning.
For refusing to Bond his trunk to
the station when he ordered it,
Mavks Btcharach, a Philadelphia
merchant, suuil hotel proprietor T.
II. Hutchinson, of Shenandoah, for
$3,000.
The Tat collectors of the various
districts brought about 13,000 to
Middieburgh Monday. The total
amount of the taxes to bo paid to
the couuty Treasurer aggregates
this year about $20,000.
A. II. Smith, editor of the Eliza-
bethville Echo and his wife are vis
itiug at A. S. Beaver's. Mrs. Smith
had been very seriously ill and we
are pleased to state, has so far re
covered as to be able to come here.
The Evangelical Camptneoling bo
gau at Bower's Grovo on Tuesdar of
this week. Quite u number of fam
ilies of town are camping out. If
the weather is favorable, between
8,000 aud 10,o:)0 people will visit the
camp grouud next Sunday.
t
Don't place your order for a buggy
until you see the Safety buggy man
ufactured by the Safety Buggy Co.,
of Lancaster. A sample buggy can
be seeu at my livery stable near the
Washington House,
tf. W. R Jones, Agent.
McCluru's Magazine for Soptem
ber will contain a short sea story of
quite unusual quality and interost.
by a new writer, Morgan Robertson,
once a sailor before the mast. There
-vill also be stories by Mrs. Spoflbrd
aud Clinton Ross.
On Wednesday evening of this
week Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Ulsh will
give a reception at their homo iu So
linsgrove to their sou Dr. Ulsh and
his brido, formerly Miss Ethlyu
Mitchell of Driftwood. The editor
acknowledges tho receipt of un in
vitation.
Tho bugs are pretty bad this sea
son and the farmer is having a tough
time. The 10 to 1 men nre hUvit
bugs, the prohibitionists ore water
bugs, tho women suffragists are
Lidy bugs, the sound money men
ere gold bugs, tho mugwumps are
humbugs, hoiuo candidates uie
straddlo-bugs. and tho notato tiin
"ii
aro eating up all tho IJaris grcou.
Win. F. Walter of Akron. f)1.!r
a for mor resideut of this place, came
to town on Friday afternoon accom
panied by his bride, Miss Crone, of
Akron. Tho calathunipians sere
naded the young couple on Friday
evening. V o wish our youug friend
and his bride a happy vovatre down
lire 's ruggod stream. Thev are
staying at Calvin Stetler's and with
other relatives.
The Harrisburg Xeirn, Harris
burg's new Republican daily, new
quarters and booms right along.
Last week a most creditablo anni
versary number was issued. Mr.
Geo. S. Lenhart, the editor, deserves
much credit for tho success of tho
enterprise,
Samuel B. Miller of Bellefonte an J
Rev. D9itrick's widow of Suyder
town, Pa., were gran ted origitial
pensions, back pay and children's
peusion through G. W. Long their
attorney. Rev. Deitrick and son
were killed on the railroad nearSny
durtown. A smooth, easy nliave, genteel
hair cut, or other tousorial work, is
always obtained at Soles' Barber
Shop, in Wiltenmyer's Building, op
posite Post oflice. Go to Soles and
you will make no mistake, Shaving
soap, face cream, hair oil and egg
shampoo for sale. A. K. S ilks.
Wesley E. Stroup last week was
released from jail because his wife
withdrew the suit and the costs
were paid. Now Mrs. Hehor is in
jail charged with the samo offence
that Stroup had boeu. The trouble
lies in tho fact that Stroup and Mrs.
Heiser are charged with being too
intimato.
August 28th is the day sot for the
boulters picnic at Island Park. The
soldiers from Suyder, Uuion, Centre
Columbia, Clinton, Lycoming, Mon
tour and Dauphin Cos. will parti
eipate. Gov. Hastings, Adj. Gener-
al Stuart, Dept. Commander Dante
W. C. iiirtisworth and othor. will
make addresses.
Atlantic City it the most popular
Son Sido resort in AuierieVand it it
this point that is reached via the
Pennsylvania Railroad Sea Shore
Excursion, August 20, without traus
for through Philadelphia by pur
chasiug tickets via the Deleware
River Bridge Route, the only all rail
line to Atlantic City.
Clair Boworsox, the five year ol
daughter of Couuty Superintendent
Bowersox, on last Friday mot with a
painful accident. The child fell
from J as. Boersox's barn and
broke an arm aud was considerably
bruised about tho head. The in
juries were atteudod to by Dr. Has
singer aud the child is getting along
uicely.
Tickets to William grove and re
turn will be sold at the following
rates : Beavortown, Sj2. ; Middle-
burg, j2.38; Kreamor, 2.22 j So
linsgrove, 2.02 j Soliusgrove Juuc
tion. $1.82; Adamsburg, 2.72; Mo
II ifc.-k tn mi
venire, 3.im. rue aoove rates are
via of Selinsgrove Junction. Tho
sale of tickets will bogin uext Satur
day and they will be good until Au
gust 31st.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Sea
Shore Excursion, August 20, offers
all that may be desired, low rales,
first class accommodations, or regu
lar trains and for thoso desiring to
go through to Atlantic City same
day without transfer through Phila
delphia can do bo by taking tho Del
eware River Bridge Route, tho only
all rail line from points in Pennsyl
vania
iir.ii tiii.
Thru 01llui nt by Ti'lllnif Your Hk1i.
bur ill AIm. nt II.
This will bo a campaign of educa
tion. Tho issuos at Htake aro such
as every voter should bo fully ac
quainted with. There is no better
way to do so than by reading the
uewspapor. Every voter in Suyder
county should bo posted, and thou
he can cast his ballot intelligently.
In order that all may havo this op
portunity wo have doeided to sond
tho wookly Post from now uutil Jan
uary 1, 1897, for only 50 conts cash
in advance. This offer is only to
those who do uot now take tho pa
per. It is bo reasonable that no mm
iu Snyder couuty cau plead iguor
unco of not knowing tho great issues
ut stake in the coming campaign.
Our subscribers will confer a great
favor upon us by informing any of
their neighbors, who do not take a
paper, of this low offer. tf.
New $1 Silver Certificate.
Last week we were handed a new
1 Silver Certificate by Cashier
Thompson of the Middleburg Bank.
The GOVT bill cau bo secured for any
kind of dollars.
The bill is coniJnrfd nn excellent
piece of work from an artistic point
of view. The genera shade is darker
than usual.black ink being used. To
the left, on the face, is tho reclining
figure of a woman, representing
History, beside whom stands a boy.
ish figure representing Youth re
ceiving instruction. "History" is
pointing to a distant view of Wash
iugton. showing tho great monu
ment ami the Capitol. On the other
end of the picture (lands a tablet
bearing the opening sections of the
Constitution of the United States.
The back of the bill is green, and
boars the portraits of Washington
and Mary Washington.
About the edge of tho bill, in cir
clou of laurel, are the uumos of the
uation's great men. Fitly, tho cen
tral wreath holds tho name of Wash
ington, with thoso of Franklin
Jefferson on either side.
Tho names on the maigiu aro
the order given Longfellow, Sher
man, Lincoln, Irving. Cooper, Ful
ler, Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Adams,
Jefferson, Washington, Franklin
Hamilton, Perry, Marshall, Webster
Morxe, Hawthorne, Baucroft, Grant
Farragut aud Emerson.
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Counterfeiters at Work.
( -HOUSE NEWS.
i ;$ -
1 JHU EnUrt lor Rrrord.
Jack "a v. Row and Edward R.
Gerabc. 'ng, aduir's of Oeorgo Row,
to Ro' i I Bower, farm of 38 acres in
PennX "?.. for 2080.
J. W. laafs, executor of Levi M.
Teats, (Kfarjr Teats, 112 ncies iu
Westr Twp., for !H)0.
Aaii,tt Kreogor and James H.
Bingamaa 'cxeaulors" of Moses
8pocht, tor Alfred Specht, 20 acres in
Beaver Twp., for lon.
Will Probr.li.il.
The wi2I of George Suyder, late of
Chapman Twp., docoasod, was pro
bated w. Monday. Tho executors
are Jaoo nyder and G. W. Lyter.
Barring l.l-ni--j.
"MitTAKix Souls Who Dueam or
Bi.iss.w-The following marriage li
censes have boon granted siticoour
last pdflcation :
f Reno It. Walter,
I Bernjee Garmau,
A. BDauberninn,
j Clara Borough,
Franklin Twp.,
W. Perry Twp.
Jackson Twp.,
Ohio.
an
in
A slick fellow, who gavo his name
as James Arnold, of West Newport
wai id Millerstown on Tuesday am:
victimized several of the people by
panning counterfeit silver pieces on
A t TV"
mem. jus plan was to buy some
article for a trifle, lay down a dollar,
half dollar or a quarter, and got the
chauge iu good money. Ho drovo
good trado. After he left the couuter
feits were discovered, but tho bird
had llowu. Report says he went to
Mitllin, thence to Tyrone. Ledger,
We are told that the real iiaino of
tho man named above is Moses Ar
uold and his residence ut Soven
Stars, Juniata county. Rumor says
he has sinco been arrested and that
a woman had been arrested on the
same charge and that sho had her
hearing at Liverpool.
Prisoner Attempts to tscape.
Nick. Walter, a prisoner at the
jail, tried to escapo from tho castle
ou Sunday. Tho Sheriff went into
the jail and left tho door open. The
prisoner was hiding and thou made
an effort to escape Having made
his exit from the jail door ho oscip
ed from tho building on the south
side of the building. He leaped over
the low fenco and leggod it as quick
ly as ho could across the meadow to
ward Joseph Walter's residence. He
was hotly pursued and overtaken
near .nr. Walters resilience. Tuo
prisoner, seeiug that ho was uur
rouuded, surrendered to Foster
Reiglo und a number of olLers. Ho
was brought back to tho jail and
placed iu a cell mi ler special lock
and kov.
OllVrt-il it lislilii.
Wo understand that Harry E.
Laudenslager, assistant Postmaster
at this ulaee, has received an offer
as night inauager of hoiuo Now Jer
sey Railroad We hope ho will
not accept it, as ho has mado him
self almost invaluable in assistant
in the Post oflico here, Tlu ro aro
no Hies ou Hurry. Sdinsrifove
'J rib itne.
.til I'iiiihiuI I'roi'ccilliiit.
An incident iu court last week was
taking jurors from tho box to testify
iu tho case which thoy wero trying,
which was tho Jacobs' arson case,
says tuo :sow iiioomiieui ximes.
This was a proceeding which,
though declared Iegu'. was never
known to have occurred in this court
and some old lawyers say they never
new of a case of the kind before.
Miss Dessio nelfrick of Altoona
enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs.
Baahoar and Mrs. Cooper.
Noting so Good as the Best.
Ever); arrangemeut is being mado,
we are informed, to mako the coming
year the bent in tho history of tho
Bloomaburg Normal School. Up-to-date
is the watchword in methods,
apparatus; teaching force, aud home
comfofts. TEven tho kitcheu ap
pointments aro being brought up to
tbe times. A student that is not
well fed cannot bo educated prop
erly. The following lJcr one of many
explains tW ' Si of the well
known uta "'"-."hool :
V .J'....,. Pa.. ', Jt'lila !i.,"Jon. "!'r
Da. J. P. Wr.i.sir.
Principal S. N. S.,
Bloomvdcku, Penn'a.
Deau Sir : I doriire to ntato that a
graduate of your school, MiHs
of has taught during the past
year under my supervision, and has
proveii Herself to bo a most success
ful teacher, un honor to your iusti
tution. II we aro to judge of the
worn oi your institution by the work
of Miss , wo must certainly ac-
coru you the very highest praise.
Very Respectfully,
CHOIR CONVENTION.
.iTbe,?,h n,,nul Snyder County
Choir Convention was held Satin,
lay. August 15 The weather was
hue, audieuce largo aud the pro
gram a grand success.
Al l P. M. the Pres. W,,,. Moyr
calli d convent loti to order, audience
sang "Nearer Mv God To Thee."
prayer by Rev. D. E. MoLnii), Rn
hem byconveiiti.),, T,ai,o Ve Je-
r'i" 'J."r,";V' "'vei.ly Father
Hear Is ' Lutheran nlui i;,.f01.muil
choir of Ircmoiit, P. A. Sehnee,
loader, Mrs. Dr. Rothroch, organist,
two bass solos by Prof. Warren,
member of Scrnnton Choral Union
which sang al World's Fair, taking
first prize of y.VhMl. Address of
Welcome by Rev. McLain, response
Vv ri,f- I1'. WagenHeller. Duet
1 hillios Sisters, atitliem, "Make a
Joyful Noise, " Lutheran Choir,
1 reeluirg. . H. Grimm, lea ler.An
me M. Grimm, organist. Whilst the
ex. coni. held a business session nt
-:. the Garfield and I'roeburg cor
net bauds played line selections and
a snver ctillce
bench t.
tion was taken for their
Principal of Schools.
Fall term opens Tuesday, Septotu
ber 1st. 1896.
Ami ii 1 1 Ml al ' .rrt I
Last Saturday night Rov. Staple
ton ordered several youug men from
tbe camp grouud at Mazeppa. the
hour for closing tho gates having ar
rived. They were obdurate.evidout
ly being well whiskiod up or jagge
with hard cider. In tho "contro
versy" Rev. Stapleton was struck on
the head with a club and knocko
senseless. Ho soon rovivod but it
was quite a while before ho felt him
solf again. The party who commit
ted the assault has uot yet been an
prohouded, although tho constables
.iii i i , . .
oi iuo iieiguoonng townships are
now ruuuing out various clues.
lewisburg A'cwa.
Illirill I'll in I ly Itl-llllloil.
The annual reunion of tho Burns
family will be hold at Clements Park,
opposite Hunbury, on Thursday, An
gust 20. Tho defendants of tho can-
uy Scot and frieuds of tho family are
invited to join in devoting a day to
renewing Auld Lang Syne. A lino
of steamboats will run from Selins
grove to tho Park aud from the Park
to Dry Valley. Reunion will be held
rain or shiuo.
Slrnw I'nrly.
Tho following uamcd ladies en
joyed a rido to Freoburg ou u btraw
wagon Monday evening: .Misses
Carrie, Bertha and Mabel Witteii
myer, Lizzie, Kate," Mollio und Mar
garet Bolender, Alamo und Lillian
Stetler, Roso Hchoch, Gertrude
Kroeger, Libbio Duukloberger, Mrs.
Theudoroaud Airs. W. F. Walter
and Airs. Nettio Aung. Tho party
was takun over-by Curt. Graybill
and Goo. Matthows.
Headache, costivonoss, and piles
are thoroughly cured by a judicious
use of Ayer a Pills.
Gientand Glonous' by Ccllego
"'n'l nf- J- M lrdt. teacher.
1 he Birth of Christ, - dramatized
(ft sceues) by M.ss Clara Krall, duet,
W-sper Hymn," Aliss Jesta Fiev.
man nnd 1 r,,f Z.M-ling, accompanist,
M.ss Jones, anthem, "Zion Awake'
Jremont choir, poem. "O Why
Should the Spirit of Mortal bo
Proud." Cheska Aloytr, two selec
tions, .Mandolin Club, Freeburg an
t liein, ''GCoiiio Let Us Sinsr. v
Grimm h Choir.
Solo, "Come Thou Fount." Miss
rieyman. anthem, "Hark tho Glad
Nun.l Reformed Ch.-ir, Freoburg.
in. Moy. r loader. W. F. Brown,
organist, followed by chorus l.v
convention lioiu Lomnz. "dm...
Loader , supported with instru
ments. Urvan IVntann.l A
enseMer, violins, J. N. Rius, rbr
M'if'V'0'. A. Shadle.
"",:ni -iint-iK-o iooi, piccolo.
The Reformed Choir of Soli us-'
grove Cyril A Jhas, leader, choir
rom Hummel s Wharf, P. M. Teats,
ea ter, Annie I eats, organic, luem
hers from Lutheran choir, Sh.imo.
kin J.)am, Lutheran Choir, M K
Massiiiger, leader and Yue. Alauer."
VI.,V, l,,u"M-'iated in tho chorus,
A. W. 1 otter s choir had procured 2
dozen oop., "Leader,-' but could
not pari leipate by reason of il,.ss
of Mr Potter The Kx. Comm. re
solved to hold the loth annual con
vention on the same grounds third
Saturday in Aug. K17, w,th chorus
work ot like character. Officers
elected for tho ensuing y.-ai, Pres.,
W in. Moyer, . pros , P. A. Sehneo.
Nee, W. l revman, Treas., M. K
Hassinger The I res, announced
that the days program was given
without cost, he felt it H duty to re
turn hearty thanks to all who assist
od 111 the endeavor, viz : tho pastors,
chorus, bands, the editors of the
press, Irustees and Judire Browu
for use of yrouuds. J. C. W. Bassler
an.l N. A. Diehl for lumber.
Tho Doxology was sung bv the
multitude, benediction by Rev. II
G. Snablo und the ninth annual pass
ed into history with its record un
surpassed. X.
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f . G Bateman D10J.
Francis G. Bateman, formeily of
Selinsgrove, died iu tho Prebyteiian
Hospitul, Philadelphia, Friday
morning. The deceased WHS n. mm
of J. J. Batonuui at Seliiisgrovo and
a brother to Airs. II. If. ir,.,bst, ..
and Aloses Batemuu at lVnns Creek.
Jlo visite I Sunbury and Selins.'iov..
a few weeks ago and rode his !.;..!,.
from tho latter place to Philadelnhei
in fourteen hours.
Shortly after .v ai d ho was st 1 !!., n
with typhoid fever which moved
fatal. Ho was about 2s years of ago
f.nd is survived by a widow. The
body was brought to Selins-
grovo Saturday and buried 011 Sun-
lay.
Children's J)a.v exercises were In 1,1
in tho Chapel Sunday.
David Oi la r und wife wero visit-
in; relatives at J.auie Il ii ll.i u, ..l.-
IV ter Aleixel of Aliltou and S imuol
!!.vlerof Lewisburgcyclel to this
place Sunday,
Astronomers say tho hot wave wo
have gone through was duo to tho
influence of tho planet Alars which
was close to us.
Aliss Laura Kit of Altoona is bo.
ing entertained by Goorie Erhurt's
in bwineford.
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