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Waud rropriotor.
MIDDLEBTJRGH, SNYDER CO., PA., THURSDAY, OCT. 15, i0iT VOL. 33. N041.
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bdpu sre too uouen i
st fast horses are those that
l'lush capes at Weis', Se-
you tulle politics speak in a
yt voice.
Ibertjr Boll is all that it is
lip to be. ,
II. Walter attended the
Lir last week,
uts are ripe and scutching
(e numerous.
Ht-clans job work at low
Ql at this office.
LrasnH a butcher, although
hi in spare ribs.
Iien's stories are like their
luots, over drawn.
y to make a Maltese cross
tin can to his tail.
lie of Children's Eiderdown
iVeis', S.-linsgrove.
Vi-Wci? of Centre viUa waa
Lr Til'.!i?e Sunday.
tie of Dress Goods in rough
Wuis', SeliuBgrove.
ftural that florists should
ch establishments.
peat cakes and mush are
Vreakfust dishes now.
Specht last week took Wil-
to the House of Refuge.
iriubbach is selling territory
fexas Air Churn Company.
lirls keep a supply of nervo
and for backward suitors.
or who cn't collect his
be said to be an out-
fraut a stylish coat at a
price go to Weis', Selins-
Viety of Ladies' and Mis-
and Capes at Weis', So-
(teller with his wife and
took in the sights at the
8 line of Floor Oil Cloth
lolinsgrove. Prices lower
'ay bill has a head rt K.
Weighs 3G pounds says the
A. Schoch find vrifa aA
joud aud relativas in Cen-
fobias and wife of Bea-
sited his parents in town
i last.
re fifty-four inmates in
puntyjail, a number of
oyg.
konburg, a lady but 18
uiea near Centra villa
aV
night.
'ad of passengers return-
"ion passed over this
may.
'Klcrhas been
lis homn. u tt u .i
- m. Bbvre-
Kuager.
'ore to keen. hi...i.
;ltdoe to keep an old
re Brvani
nd taken to Porter. At
7 will drop Porter and
ihlerofBerry.burg,who
-ymou went, was
Bl.n.n 1 . . .
-v.M uayi Dy Wm.
- """ngioniiouie.
J.N. Thompson, Jr. drove- behind
his trotter to Selinsgrove oi Sun
day. Ayer'g Hair Vigor inrigoratos the
scalp t cures dandruff and itching.
An elegant dressing.
Dr. 51. Salm, of Columbus, Ohio
made his monthly trip to IhU place
on Friday of last week.
No fictitious certificates, but solid
facts, testify the marvelous cures by
by Ayor's Sarsaparilla.
If advertising is any uood, and all
business men Bay it is, the good of
it is in n good deal of it.
John W. Runkle nnd wife and Jas.
Runkle and wife attended the Mil
ton Fair last Thursday.
The statement of the condition of
the First National Bunk of this
place appears in this iwuie.
The late storm datnagod the gable
end of the Mercorsburg college
buildiug valued at $15,000.
Lawyers and doctors got paid for
their advice. Other people give it
away with groat generonity.
Hurry A. Bibighaun, the commer
cial traveler of Philadelphia, was in
Middleburgh lust Tuursd ty.
Qraut Yodcr of Ulobo Mills and
E. F. Walter of Kreamor were visi
tors iu town Sunday evoniug.
In Indiana county they have
adopted the custom of oponing their
political meetings with prayer.
The Clearfield fire brick works are
runuiug full time now and have
more orders than they can fill.
- Qiatlea QJ.L Gaugier. th-...papajar
pedagogue of Selinsgrove, was in
our town ou Saturday evening.
A Reading schoolm I'm tied an un
ruly pupil's handd and f.jot to his
Boat and put a gag iu his mouth.
A woman with a pretty hand spoils
it by wearing rings, but you couldn't
make one in a thousand believe it.
The children at the publio schools
are nearly all vaccinated. There is
quite a combination of sore arm.s.
Mrs. Polly Knepp of Millersburg
is the welcome guest of Mrs. Qeo.
II. Steininger ou the French Flats.
Miss Laura Earnest of Paxton-
villo spout several days very pleas
autly with J. W. Swartz and family.
When the devil knows that a man
is kinder to his mule than he is to
his wife he likes to bear him talk in
church.
Petor Hartuun, the proprietor of
the Centroville Hotel, was seen
among his acquaintances here on
Sunday.
Some people talk much about
what a happy placo hoaveu is, and
do nothing to mako their homes re
semble it.
Calvin Stetlor, Chas. H. Meredith
and J. A. Snyder were recuperating
on the heights of Shade Mountain
on Sunday.
SniKaLEs Foa Saxe. F. H. Maur
er, New Berlin, is making special
offers on Shingles. See ud. in an
other column. tf.
Mrs. H. II. Leitzol of Mifllinburg
aud MrB. Burd of Millheim on Satur
day enjoyed tho hospitality of James
Ayers aud wife.
R. O. Bowersox has agaiu resumod
his work us toachor of the primary
school. Ho has fully recovered
from his illuess.
J. G. Snyder, of Beavortown, the
Democratic) candidate for sheriff,
was a Middleburgh visitor on Thurs
day of last weok.
Miss Libbie Dunkelberger, the
next door milliner, on Monday start
ed for Philadelphia to buy her fall
and winter goods.
Fifty-three coat dollars for the
people and a $50,000 job for himself
is the Bum and substance of all of
Bryan's harangues.
Mrs. W. W. Wittenmyer and
daughter Bertha, and Mrs. Myers
and daughter Jennie visited friends
atFreeburglojst week.
lien do not have to commit all
known crimes to miss heaven. It is
lost by having nothing heavenly in
the heart.
Prof. Paul Billhardt. the teacher
of music, in tho Frooburg Musical
College, enjoyed a brief vacatiou
during the past week.
tfiti Anna Orimm. the celebrated
pianUt of Freoburg, was entertain
ed here by numerous friends in town
and Swineford last week.
Chairman Given, of the Jefferson-
ian party, is of the opinion that Pal
mer and Bu-'kner will poll at least
50,000 votes in this State.
Maud is informed that we do not
know how long girls should be en
gaged before getting married. Prob
ably the same as short ones.
Three more weeks of campaicrii
weather, and the din of climhinir
political weapons will ceaso, much to
the relief of the "doar poople."
A special effort will bo made to
have Hon, Boies Penrose of Phila
delphia speak at Middleburgh be
fore the close of this campaign.
Mrs. C. W. Herman of thin place
and Mrs. B. F. Herman of Kratzor
ville visited Prof. J. O. Herman aud
wife at Edwardsvillo last week.
The man who thinks that he
drinks bocauso ho likes company is
apt to take something when alone in
order to avoid feeling lonesome
It doesn't take much of an effort
to wr.to a few liuoi to a friend, aud
im foriof note is frequently a very
I y comforter to the absent ono.
.'.,'f, M. L Potter, principal of
our putuO acbboltf, expounded the
doctrines of the Republicann party
at Beavcrtown on Friday evening.
A'E. Cjoper of Selinsgrove spont
Sunday in Swineford with Mrs.
Cooper. Thoy will oro long movo to
Selinsgrove to take up their abode.
"Say, Hubby, that missionary
must have boen a hard-shall Baptist
He's beon boiling four hours and we
can't put a fork in him yet." Truth,
Hard time are Dot altogether
without a good rosult. They aro
teachiug economy, the saving of
time, and tho roul value of commodities.
Albert Arbogast, the windy and
ever-hopeful machinery agent of Se
linsgrove, was in town Monday ex
pounding the doctriuos of the great
campaign.
W. C. Pomeroy and Jos. Roth
rock of Juniata county, two direc
tors of the Middleburgh bank, at
tended a meotiug at this place last
Thursday.
Geo. M. Shindol and wifo and
Mrs. L. N. Myers aud daughter,
Jennie, wero thoguoHts of Mrs. Em
ma Bibighaus and family at Mifllin
burg on Sunday.
norbert Bower of West Virginia
was a Middleburgh visitor last week.
He looks hale and hearty and is al
ways glad to get back occasionally
to seo his friends.
Wm. n. Gemborliug, of Selins
grove, tho champion bridge builder
of Central Pennsylvania, was enter
tained Monday by his daughter,
Mrs. N. A. Bowes.
And now some ingenious fellow
has invouted a hat which tips itself.
The contrivance is arranged in the
hat to be operated by the simple
motion of the head.
A largo fortune awaits tho doctor
who shall discover and patent some
invention which, properly covering
the ears, will shut out noises from
those wanting sleep.
A move is being made by tho cit
izens of Tyrone, Pa., to establish a
hoe factory at that plaoe, consider
able money haa already boon sub
scribed to the project.
Don't place your order for a buggy
until you see the Safety buggy man
nfoMnrad bv the Safety Buray Co..
of Lancaster. A sample buggy can
be seen at my livery stable near the
Washington House.
tf. W. R. Joxu. Agent.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
Souvenir of the Grace Evangelical
Lutheran church of Scranton. Rev.
. U. Gift, formerly of Paxton villo.
this county, is the pastor.
Treat your advertising as thouch
you thought it a part of your busi
ness. Advertising is not funny; it
is not n trilling matter. Those who
make it a study make it pay.
The Swineford Junior Baso Ball
club defeated the Middleburirh Jun
iors on Saturday by a sccroof 13 to
II. They expect to nlav another
game on Saturday at '1 o'clock.
W. II. Smith aud wife of tho Cou-
tral Hotel ou Sunday enjoyed the
oxhilurating atmosphere bv takintr a
drive to Mahantougo and spending
the day with Mrs. Barbara App.
A feminine cynio was heard to ol
serve in Swinoford the other day
that the surest way to cure a wound
from Cupid's arrow was to receive
anothor dart from tho samo archer.
Wanted A girl or woman for gon-
eral house work in a small family,
Good wageB to tho right person, and
permanent homo. T. B. U.,
10 1-31. Box3;iJ, Lewistown, Pa.
Why is everyone always so solici
tous regarding "where" we got our
cold? It would not make tho slight
est differences wero wo to locato tho
exact spot we couldn't takoit back
A young man and young woman
of Coudursoort, aro reported to have
made a desperate wager. If Bryan
is olricted she will mary him, aud if
McKiuloy is elected ho will marry
hor.
Lincoln Fair child and wife and
George and Clara Neotliug Of Buf
falo Valley, Union county on Sun
day wero at Middleburgh tho honor
ed guests of Mrs. Hattie Smith and
family.
CIioiuhU say that it takus more
than twicjo as much sugir to sweet
en preserves an 1 saucon if put in
when they begin to conk, m it does
if sugar is added after tho cooking
is done.
State Superintendent of Publio
Instruction Schaeffer has advised
School Directors to use their discre
tion as to tho enforcement of tho
compulsory education and vaccina
tion laws.
A birthday party was given last
Thursday evening at tho Washing
ton Houso in honor of Eva Soe
bold. Quite a nurubor of hor young
friends were present and enjoyed a
livoly time.
Tho McKinley ami Hobart Club
mot on Saturday evening in the Post
room and was addrossnd by Prof.
M. I. Potter. Tho spoaker for next
Saturday evening will bo Goo. W.
Wagonsoller.
Chairman Hanna is leaving no
Btone unturned in his manage
ment of the prosent campaign. He
is active, earnest and tho result will
be a great Republican victory all
along the lino.
Mrs. Dr. H. C. Brisbin of McClure
who spent several days last week
with her husband at this place, has
returned home. Tho Doctor and his
brido expect shortly to bo "uthome"
in Middleburg.
Fall hats and trimmings, caper,
coats, children's coats, babies' cloaks
and a nice lino of ladies' underwear
and all goods sold at a cash bargain.
All are invited.
10-3-3t. Mas. E. C. Adbasd.
Ovhtehs I Oysters 1 ! Oystehs 1 1 1
"Did you have any oystnrs on the
Half shell this season T" "No."" Who
keeps them t" "W.E Smith at the
Central Hotel. Largo, fresh and
fine flavor, Half eholl, quart or hun-J
area." ,io-l5-3t.
It is understood that a revision of
the plan for the reorganization of
the Philadelphia & Reading has
shown the way to a further scaling
down of the fixed charges of the fu
ture. Instead of a saving of about
$717,000 as originally proposed, it is
now stated that the figures will be
nearly $1,000,000.
The Lewistown Waler Comnanv
will put a reservoir in Minebart's
Gap 225 foot long by 100 feet wide in
the clear, with an average depth of
iu loot. Toe height Of this reaorvoir
above the publio sou art in Lewia.
town will be 285 feet.
It is not crAnarilW Vnn urn (hut
Snyder County) thaonlr atriuotit.
out 10 to 1 county in the State. Nev.
crtlicIoHs, it is fact. , It has seven
teen election district, sixteen of
which are Republican and one Dem
ocratic. . '
Tho man who talks the most and
the loudest politics is the one who
will be in jail as a vagrant all of elec
tion day, and the Pirson who wnun
tho largest number of campaign but
tons is tho youth who, will not got a
vote until next roar. I , :
Bocauso he espouHtd the oauso of
Palmer and Buekner; and a portion
of the Republican cjunty ticket, II.
G. Steel, editor on the Shamokin
HeraU, hat been raad out of the
Domocratio party by a Bryan and
So wall free silver clib.
Thore is a reading room in a son-
sidi) Sussex town, Jo the . door of
wuicu is attached .a. wooden box
You put in your t uy, and lo t the
door opons, Wla you enter it
shuts. But you o tt get out again
without giving an ther penny.
Pumpkins fed thogs are dangor
ous unless the seen are scraped out
When tho seeds ai jsoraped out they
aro good for hogV and cattle. The
see Is are too haidMo digest and
produce inflamatinin the stomach
of animals. H.
Tho2Ftheaw.lr-"V the mar
riage of Horaoo AUoiaan end wife
was colebrated at Selinsgrove last
week. Thoy rosido in Governor
Suydors mausioa. The Post ex
tends wishes for the roturn of many
more anuivorsaries t Mr. aud Mrs.
Alloman.
A West Huntingdon lady is the
posossor of a considerable uua i-
tity of dried sweet apples which ho
cut and dried herself over twentv
years ago, and occasionally makes
au inroad on the stock to furnish a
well known Gormau dish yclept,
"Suitz and kenep."
A smooth, easy shave, genteel
hair cut, or other tonsoriul work, is
always obtained at Soles' Barbor
Shop, in Wittonmyor's Building, op
posite Post office. Go to Soles and
you will make no mistake, Shaving
soap, face cream, hair oil and egg
shampoo for sale. A. E. Soles.
Misses Jennie Bibighaus and Jos
sie Uerr of Mifllinburg were enter
tained in Swineford by Mrs. Thomas
Bower from Saturday to Monday,
On Saturday evoning quite a num
ber of young folks called upon tho
visiting ladios and a yory pleasant
social is reported as the result.
WlNTEH MllLlNEItY OPENINO MifiS
Libbie Duuklt borger will have hor
annual winter Millinery Oponing on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
Oct. 27, 28 and 2'X She will have on
band about CO oi 75 trimmed hats,
A complete stock of notions and t
full line of trimmings will be on
hand. Don't fail to soe thorn whether
you intend to bay or not.
On account of not being suro of
good SDeakors oq tho 10th inst. tho
Mass Meeting to havo been held at
this place, was postponed to tho last
week in tho moath. Tho Republi
can club at this placo is dotormiued
to have good speakers. Hon. C. W.
Horman on Tuesday went to Phila.
to intoroede personally for men of
distinotiou to speak at this place.
Tho public tan expect something
good.
RESOURCES.
lmn and dlvniuit
..ua.I .. - . ft
j. .....,,,, mi-un-ci unci unwi'tirvil. ...
y. 8. Bonds to mviirni'in'uluduii
ITrmlunn on V. S. lloli.K
county liondu,
itnuninif-noimM, iiirnltiiro, und nxttin
lit linr rtl m(.i .
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IMl'ifmm Nuilomtl II, ink iimt .-mtv
Pnnfrmn SUli'lVrt'iVkH i nd Iwnki-'rV
IMll' fmtll ittmriii-..l -
riitvkftitndotlx-r rn-.li ltMii....7;
iviuh oi omrr Nutlniml Hunk
Kruotliiinl ntMr ciirtvnr) ,ni. klc. nml
rtMiln
LAwrvi. MoNkr lUKiivn in iuik
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Spwln in,oi.c o
l'iOil-ti'iKlcr hoir T.VTiioi
liudcmpi.iim mud wliii it. h. TriMmirrr
to iwr cwm. oi I'lrouiulloii)
The Villuce Improvement Society
of Phillipsburg, Pa., has boon in ex
istence since April, 1805, and since
then collected $473, and spont $022,
which went for a looture. repairs to
property, publio library, park seats,
planting trees, repairs to board
walk to cemetery, scrap cans, eto.
We have no doubt the investment
has been worth double the cost in
improving the appearance of the
town, in beauty, oomfort and clean
UnesB.
BANK STATEMENT,
tpportof thn Condition, of tho Pint. National
lUnkof Mlddl.-biirtfli. l Mlddlrtiiitvli. In Urn
!s,n.v.
ft.ftonoo
li.i7i.i;i
4U.i'7.(U
4TI.lt
17.J10.0i
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TOTAL fWMlN.'n
LIABILITIES.
CaplUlntoi-k p.ildln.
aunmi rutin
tnuivi.i.-.! pnititM, it.ru, I'xix'iiws una
turn paid ,
National Bunk nou-i oNtmidliii..,7.
Pun to oilier Natlnnul lianki.....;
Puo to Hinto liuiikH and Hankt-ni
Individual di'poMlH aullicl
tochoi'k iifi- (n J4
Pemand corUlloul.n f dr-
Pll 10,717.41
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HNYbKK '( 1-Y.Ki: (
I. J. N. TIIoMINiin. ,lr.. tMslil.T.if th kIh.v.
natncil bank, do wili'iimly Mi-iir thai tlio uImi
Uii.Mii.int h true Ui Umi Ixttl of my kmiwMvv
aud bulluf.
.. N. TIIOMCSOM. Jr.,CMlilir.
HulMorllM'd and mv.iru to licloro mo IUIh Vlli
aayotiM. inm.
COHMlT-At...Ht:J,iWKISK"'N,,Ur)',,U,"lr
K. K HOW Kit.
. AI.KKKIi Sl'ltot'll,
W. W. VV1TTKNMVKH,
Plrcctorj.
Who says a woman has nothing to
do T In ono year she cooks breakfast,
dinuor aud supper each 303 times,
washes the dishes 1,0'J3 times, gots
the childron ready for school twice a
day for 180 days, and puts the baby
to sleep llCO timeB, not to mention
a few other odd jobs.
Astronomers inform tho public
that a new comet is approaching the
earth. The time of its arrival is 11 x -ed
for tho middle of November.
This is a very cousiduratu and hap
py provision for all of tho fellowt
that will bo disgruntled by the do
cision of the ballot, to mount ou itt
tail and start for any jumping off
placo where they can hope to havo it
their own way 10 to 1.
It seems that tho Weutern Union
Telegraph company is getting ou i
stronk of "freeze- out." Tho opera
tors have been notified that they
shall givo out no information oi.
election night uuless a cortain fe
(an exorbitant one) bo paid to tin
company. Tho fee required at tin
Middleburgh ollioo is $25. It ba
boon tho rule to collect enough mon
ey on tho evening of election day t
pay' for what returns could bo ob
tained. Tho opinion prevails that th
ratos aro exorbitant aud as a remi)
people prefer to wait a few hour -longer
to get roturus.
On a recent Sunday evening i
Belfast, Me., a young man in church
lookod frequently at his watch dur
ing tho sermon. Just as ho was do
ing so for tho fourth or fifth tim
tho pastor, with groat earnestness
was urging tho truth upon tho con
Bcienco of his bearers. "Youuir
man," said ho, "how is it with you ?"'
Whereupon tho young mau with tie
gold repeatvr bawled out, iu th
hoaring of nearly tho wholo congre
gation, "A quarter past 8 1" As muy
be supposed, tho gravity of tho as
sombly was very much disturbed b.v
the oocurronco. Now York Tribum..
The Yoagortown correspondent o:'
tho Lowistown Democrat ami Sixi
tinel says iu regard to ono of tb
ihysicians who locatod horo lust.
weok: "Wo rogret that our stand
by in Bicknoss, Dr. G. II. Brisbin,
has taken his departure for nev.'
fields f if conquost. Wo hod hardly
expected to rotain forover a phv
aiciari of his success and ability an i
yet we fool extremely uisappointu .
at his eudden withdrawal from ou
midst. His praotico in Yeagors
town has beon very successful and
while we havo not yot learned t .
what locality ho has docampod we
do not hesitate to congratulate th
people who are favored with hi-,
presonoe and medioal administra
tions. We hope that he may met;
with the greatest success."
A44IUnl LoftU ImI pc.