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bWN NEWS.
J with Interesting
from Middle
U Valley.
I
I Rrll.alr 'fcrlell for
f Mid Ik Ortf.
rsox of Beavertown is
piling house on West
, in this thorough.
ir is still buying calves
( Highest cash prices
Bern. tf.
lover of this place is
ligbest cash price for
I 5-20-4t.
I and his bride of Ship
red in Middleburgh on
1 tn extended trip to
ney are visiting Mrs,
like women ia one
,kett them a long time
eir forms and they
of quoins for their
or Summer cooking.
o black pans. Throws
All heat is concentrat-
Call on W.KStahl-
kburgh. tf.
ut that the Christian
ercrowded and that
Icesiu the profession
he churches, are not
owded, and sinners
if the County Mer-
on art requested to
Uyof court week, at
Q A. It. Post Hall,
it printing office to
181.
of Adamsburg son of
Si graduated at Jef-
lollege, Philadelphia
krman of Eratzerville
the Medioo Chi Col-
TatuUte these young
them a prosperous
ailing.
easy shave, genteel
tonsorial work, is
at Soles' Barber
Buyer's Building, op-
Go to Soles and
mistake, Shaving
hair oil and egg
A. E. Soles.
UBE8S FOB SLB A
row track) used ouly
be sold cheap. Al-
oollar harness. Any
same can have oue
argain. Inquire at
tf.
at a very heavy ex-
ng this office with
new type and oth-
lmprovements and
nds will respond to
Jthey come to court
applies only to
If you are not
perhaps you can
y with a neighbor.
keipt for it.
White, the young
prator, and story-
ps a distinct "hit"
Vs or writes because
and reality in
moved to say, has
rt story of Kansas
' Day story which
iCtuBi.s Magazine
pbuadant illustra.
Wks: Many per-
their home paper,
PPer and aendit to
3ave moved away
pore of the news
-than can be writ
Metter. Did you
nit lVl n.t 1
I ,w nun
mis every week
feotthat you de-
1 . nana -
vvit ana you
cost ofsubsorip
A 'and having it
1 frnm 41..
i m m
from ihm
rouble or expense
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' Mrs. Adam Shemorrv and 3 child
ren were eutertained at Jesse Shel
ley a on Sunday.
Mrs. O. E. MoLain and Mrs. Geo.
H. Steininger apent last Wednes
day in Selinsgrove.
Hathaway Mertz, who is employ
ed at Selinsgrove, spent Sunday
with his family on Sugar street.
Rev. Frederick Bower last week
visited Samuel Soyder near Fisher's
Ferry to take a much needed rest.
Mrs. Newburg and daughter.
Hanna, of Lewistowu are visiting
the former's Bister, Mrs. J. u Murks
in Swineford.
About 50 Middleburgh people
were at Salem Sunday taking in the
exercises of the oornor-stone laying
of the new church building.
Clem Stetler, while playing base
ball on Ascension Day, broke his
arm again at almost the same place
it had been fractured before.
vviimer ucicer, who holds a lucra
tive position as clerk in a Shamokin
store, spent Sunday with parents
and friends at this place.
Mrs. I. L. Herman and daughter.
Lizzie, of Georgetown spent several
days during the past week at Hon.
Chas. W. Herman's.
Ira Ulsh and wife of Millersburg,
formerly of this place, are the pa
tents of a recent born infant. So
also are M. T. Orwig and wife of
Houtzdale, Pa.
A serious visitor at the Clearfield
oouuty jail inquired of a culprit in
one of the cells, "What are rou here
for, young man!"- "For having a
poor lawyer," the victim replied.
Aaron Walter, who resides two
miles back of Sun bury, was a Mid
dleburg visitor on Memorial Day.
He spent Suuday at his place of na
tivity near Centreville.
Rev. S. P. Orwig and wife of Wat
sontown spout Sunday, at Dr. J.
W. Orwig's Uev. Orwig at oue
time was the pastor o the Luthorun
church at this place and he and h'u
amiable wife have many friends here
who are always glad to see them.
Abner E. Walter of Franklin twp.,
hauled a load of bark to W. B.
Winey'e the bark weighing 255(5
pounds with one horso ou a wagon
weighing C30 lbs. This makes a ton
and a half that was hauled six miles
and is a remarkably heavy load for
one horse.
We are in receipt of a letter of W.
J. KIobo of Adamsburg calling our
attention to some corrections Deed
ed in the list of dead soldiers. We
desire to get this list corrected and
as nearly complete as possible till
next memorial day. Will the friends
who know of any omission or errors
made, kindly notify us so that the
same may be rectified at once. It
was a most difficult undertaking to
get the list correct as those who
have assisted us fully realize.
Mr. Clapman. the New York stock
broker, who has gone to jail in Wash
ington for refusing to answer ques
tions asked by Senators wfco investi
gated the suoar scandal connected
with the passage of the Wilson tariff
bill by the Democrats, is as smart as
brokers usually are he will utilize iu
some profitable way the enormous
lot of free advertising he is getting.
Editors as a rule, are kind-hearted
and liberal. An exchange tells of n
subscriber to a certain paper who
died and left a fourteen years' sub
scription unpaid. The editor ap
peared at the crave as the lid was be
ing screwed down for the last time.
and put in a linen duster, a ther
mometer, a palm leaf fan and a re
ceipt for making ice.
all important matters. It is a false
notion of economy that prompts a
man to reduoe expenses by discon
tinuing his newspaners. Thev af
ford pleasure and instruction to the
family. There is no investment of
a dollar that a man ean make that
will bring him so muoh in return.
He gets education and information
which are always valuable. .
Charles Smith.
Last Tursday eveuing at the house
of the bride's father, W. Edwin
Charles of Port Treverton and Miss
Mellie.daughter of Benneville Smith,
were united in the holy bonds of
matrimony by Rev. D. E. Mclain,
pastor of the Lutberau church.
Only a few of the more intimate
friends were present. Mr. Charles is
well known in all parts of this Coun
ty having for a uuinher of years been
a most suocessfuf school teacher aud
the bride is a youug lady active iu
christian and.'social circles. The Post
extends congratulations to the hap
py Pair.
CloalBc nt.
.From the 1st of June until my en
tire stock of merchandise is sold. I
will offer extra bargains on all goods
nlwavs a full line of fresh Grocer
ies cheap. Sell for Cash and Pro
duce. All come and enjoy this great
bargain feast.
D. Wetzel's Cash Store,
tf. Swineford, Pa.
Boifte-liBmiMl.
A handsome home-wedding took
place ou Saturday evening at the
home of H. R. Reigle when his
youngest sou, Foster, was united in
the holy bouds of matrimony to
Miss Lillie A. Hummel, by Rev. D
D. Buddinger. The former is o
this place, the latter of Globe Mills.
About 2000 people attended the
corner-stone laying at Salem on Sun
day. $117.25 was collected
Dr. Sahn has a new lot of testimo
nials in this Issue. Read them. Ha
will be at the Washington House
aguin June letn.
The Sulem Sunday School wil
hold a festival ou next Saturday
evening. The proceeds to be used
in furnishing tho Sunday school
room
Harvest is near at hand and Per
son h wishing a pure article of all
Rye Whisky, for medical use will do
well to cull on
J. L. Mahkh,
Middleburgh, Pa.
The ladies of the Reformed and
Lutheran church will hold a chicken
supper and festival on Juno 12 at
Grubb's church and also in the
evening. All kinds of refreshments
ill be served,
ai me centerviiio Memorial ex
ercises addresses were delivered by
Rev. Romley and Otto Reichley. At
Globe Mills W. W. Ripka was the
speaker. He delivered a masterly
production in the church.
The Central Hotel (W. H. Smith
Prop'r) will be glad to entertain vou
all next week nt court or at any time
you come to Middleburg. The Cen
tral is always provided with good
meals aud comfortable beds.
Court begins Monday June the
7th. Do not forget your jugs and
demajohns and go to Marks' and
get a gallon of that tood whiulrv
These goods are all manufactured at
my own distillery, from Snyder Co
Rye and Barley Malt. 4 year old
goods always on hand.
J. L. Marks,
Middleburgh, Pa.
Monuments or head-stones have
oeen prepared for spring delivery
at the marble yard of Wm
Moyer, Freeburg, for the following
persons : Lydia Sierer. son of Jeff
Duuberman, Mrs. Peter Krouse, son
oi H. u. oieuen. sainuel Liuclc. twin
daughters of N. A. Bowes. Fannv
Shellenberger, John Parks, Eliza
beth, mother of Wm. Heeter, daugh
tot of Harrison Breininser. Eliza.
beth Walter, son of B. F. Dock,
Frank Haines. Francis M. Frl!i
and wife Elizabeth,
Semi-Annual
On
Meeting of the
('.Association
School
The first semi-annual meeting of
the School Directors' Association of
Snyder County will convene iu the
grammar schoolroom. Middleburgh,
Pa,, Thursday. Juae 10, 1807, at 1
o'clock P. M. It is earnestly hoped
and expected that the directors
tbtoughout the county will be in
attendance. Every director by vir
tue of his office is a member of the
Association. Questions of vital im
portance will be discussed aud act
ed upon.
Let us have a good turn out,
especially are directors elected at tho
last election and who will be induct
ed into office the first Monday in
Jnne cordially invited to be present.
Respectfully yours.
W. F. Sanukhs, Soc'y.
Pouus Creek, Pa.
2t
Farmer's Institute.
Moyer, son of John Libby, son of
uev. w. u. iiomtg, Joseph Miller,
wife of Jordan A. Laudenslager, son
of Sam'l Muthersbaugh. Is&aa S
Longacre and wife Mary, Henry
Kern, son of Reuben Zechman, wife
of David M. Swartz, Mrs. Reuben
Bowersox, Henry S. Spigelmyer,
Mrs. Susan Roush, son of John GUI,
Isaao Piatt, Solomon Foust and his
wife, Matilda.
The County Board of Farmers'
Institute Managers, will meet at the
County Commissioners' oflicoon the
second Tuesday of June, to arrange
for the place where Institutes are to
be held this season. All of our peo
ple who desire Institutes, ought to
attend this meeting aud preseut
their claims. This Board is com
posed of the Local Members of the
State Board of Agriculture, and oue
representative from euoh County
Agricultural Society, the Pomona
Grange and County Alliances. If
you find that you cannot attend this
meeting, address a letter with your
request to Chairman of Board of
Institute Managers, care of County
Commissioners. John F. Bover.
chairman.
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Court next week, don't forget the
printer .
Adamsburg was well repreHoutei
at the Sheriffs sale Saturday.
M. J. Courtney is canvassing for
uh this week in Washington Twp
nnd southward.
A four week s old child of Elmer
Shambach aud wife died Sunday of
whooping cough.
If.. . lir r . .
mm. vv. vv. wiuenmyer am
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uauRiiieis uarrio niul Mablo are
fiojourniug at Atlantic City.
. R. Wood of Lewistowu, C. G
Davis, Paul Smith aud Miss Nan
Moore of Suubury wore Sunday
cyclers to this place.
Ou Sunday us William Shindel
aud Lawronco Stetler were startiug
for Salem the horse became fright
ened ut a lady on a bicycle and the
whole affair resulted iu a broken
shaft aud single tree and a torn bar
uess.
The moinorial exercises in Middle
burg took placo on Saturday eveu
ing at C o'clock. The S. S. and P. O
S. of A. assisted the G. A. R. M. I
Potter delivored tho memorial ad
dress on tho Middleburgh cemetery.
The supervisors of Franklin Twp
:u 1. ... a
wm uo wen 10 remove a stumn in
the middle of the road at tho base
of Red Hill on the East side. The
stump is 3 J inches high. Its early
removal will avoid accidents.
Levi T. Bohner, Mahanoy. IV. in
remitting his subscription for a year
in advance to the Post, savs : "It is
a good poper, cannot do without it.'
We appreciate Buch kind words
How much better than thnHn whn
even refuse to pay or lot the sub
scription unpaid for years.
It is estimated that the Govern
mentis losing three million dollars a
week in revenue by the delay in the
passage of the Tariff bill. The no.
pie are losing ten times as much in
work on account of the dolav. W
earnestly ask every one of our read-
ers to immediately write a noslal
card to, at least, one member of the
United States Senate at Washing
ton, urging and demanding the im
mediate passage of n Prnt;v
Tariff law and such a law as will
give adequate Protection to Ameri
can labor and American imlniln'o.
Address your postal card to Hon!
M. 8. Quay, U. S. S., Washington,
D.O.
l.w BUI ruwl.
The bill appropriating SC5.908.9rt
lor me expenses oi the "Lexow '
committee passed the Senate Tues
day by a vote of 28 to 1 1, 1 1 members
being absent or not voting. To Mr.
Hummel h credit he voted with the
minority.
NIkuf4 bjr thrUov.rnor.
Among the acts of assembly sign
ed by Governor Hastings Thursday
was the act to punish breaking into
school houses or sohool properties.
The act prescribes a penalty of 100
hue or six months imprisonment for
breuking into school houses and du
laeiiig or damaging furniture.
WllirrMtlli. I .aw.
The following is from the Clear
.llri -r ...
hhiu iiausman a journal : " Uom. vs.
11. S. tvilsou, practicing medicine
with out license. By agreement o
parties and direction of court a ver
dict of guilty was rendered, together
with a finding of facts as special ver
dict, and rule was granted in arrest
of judgment. The intention in the
case is to test the validity of the Act
of Assembly making it obligatory en
physicias to register after graduat
ing before practicing medicine in this
state. It is brought at the instance
of tho County Medical Society, aud
has able counsel on both sides."
A Hm Party.
A nose party is tho latest. It came
of! in Bucksnort. Me., the other
eveuing, audit ib thus described by a
participant : holes are cut in sheet
large enough to admit a good sized
noHf. Half of the party pot behin
it, and for a moment there was a varv
ing assortment of probioides on ex
hibition, ranging from turn up pug
to the needle-pointed creation
searcher. The outside party selected
the noses aud the owner thereof was
his partner for the evening. It was
a solemn occasion.
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naaal Mvptlng.
The Board of Diroctiors of Sus
quehanna University, Selinsgrove.
Pa. held their annual meeting last
Monday and Tuesday. They found
the school in u most flourishing
condition, with a larger number of
students than at any time iu its
history. The faculty will remain un
changed for tho coming your. Tho
commencement will be held Juno
20.2-1, and promises to be a most in
teresting occasion.
In addition to tho usual routin
of business, tho Board of Directors
granted tho degree of A. M. (Master
of Arts) to Uev. I. P. Zimmerman
of Sharpsburg, Pa., aud Row C. B.
King, of Allegheny, Pa., that of I)
I). (Doctor of Divinity), to Rev. N. !
Fischer, of Shamokin. Pa and Rey
W. Hull, of Albany, N. Y.
Mtrnrk the Wrong Mnn.
Last week an agent for a stone
crusher firm tried his persuasiyi
powers upon a Docatur township
Snyder county, supervisor. Thi
supervisor refased to purchase
when tho agent offered him $250 cash
for his signature to a contract. Tho
supervisor promptly ordered th
agent off the premises, and when he
refusodto go, procoJod to civo tho
agent a thumping with a stout cane,
The agent got. what the country
needs aro more supervisors the
stripo of this Snyder county man
and there would be littlo need of
new road legislation, and half th
townships would not be carrying th
load of debt. Centre Reporter.
The learned editor of the Renorte.r
is evidently not aware that Snvder
County has no Decatur townshin.
It might bo th at he refers to Mifflin
oounty.
4'larrnre Fauat to be Married.
Invitations have been issued for
the marriage of George Clarence
Fanst of this place to Miss Anna
Sophrona Boyer, of Port Trevorton.
Ihe happy event will be celebrated
at the home of the bride's sparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Boyer Wednesday
June 9. at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Faust is osn
of the prominent young men of Sun
bury, a son of the late H. Charles
Faust. He enjoys a nice position in
the Pennsylvania railroad service as
clerk in Superintendent McCaled's
office. Sunbury Item.
Woman's Value on School Boards.
Kllea H. K. I'rlc, Swrthiiior. I'a.
Every one will admit wouum's in
terest in education. Even the most
conservative will grunt that the
training of the youug is not only her
privilege but the duty. Does it not
seem strange then that, in many of
on i- stutes, women have been ho en
tirely ignored iu the iiiaua-enieiit of
our Public Schools? In the schools,
os iu the professions, men have had
hitherto the advantage of the
"squatter;" they aro on the ground
and possession is nine points of the
law. In tho professions, however
we find hero and there successful
women who have overcome this dis
advantage by their individual worth
and persisteut effort ; but iu the pub
lic schools the matter is more diffi
cult for they aro under tho control
of the state and those who have
possession have tho weapon to de
fend themselves in this possession.
For instance, the constitution of
Peiinsylvaiiitt makes women eligible
to any office of control or manage
ment under tho school system- yet
it denies them the right to vote
for the people who hold offices or
make the appointments. Experience
has showu that so long as women
have to look to the men of the i-tate
to place thorn iu offices of con
trol or management, they will
not get the office, for in this the
twenty-fourth year since our Con
stitution went into effect we find
that out of a total of 1:1.781 school
directors only 41 are women.
The office of director is probublv
the most important iu the whole list.
The ideal school director should be
equipped with illiberal public school
and a belief in their possibilities, a
knowledge of child nature and the
needs of children, the ability to
judge character and to deal with
men, mid sufficient leisure to devote
to tho various duties of tho office:
and tho more of these qualities and
attainments u school board posses
ses, tho more nearly it approaches tho
ideal. Tho unfortunate fact is.
howovor, apparent that usually the
very qualification least needed in tho
Director or in the Board adherence
to one or the other political party is
the ono of paruuioiiut importance iu
tho eyes of the electors, and the
office is of value or ol interest to t he
elected only us it serves to bring him
into tho notice of the political boss
und marks him as u candidate for
further political favor.
Now, few men even granting them
all tho other umUificatious. know
child-naturo or have much apprecia
tion of children's needs, ami many
men have littlo or no leisure to at
tend to the duties of the office.
Thorofore, a Board composed entire
ly of mon, evon educated men is not
likely to bo ideal iu fact, is very
sure to bo inefficient uud incapable
of bringing about the best conditions
for tho schools under its control.
John Ellenbergor of Ilarrisburg is
visiting A. W. Bowersox' here.
Jersey's Marriage License Law.
Gov. Griggs has signed tho Llovd
marriage license bill passed bv there.
cent Legislature. The bill was con
siderably amendod in the two houses
so that if differs very much from the
bill as it was introduced. Tho bill as
it becomes a law provides that in
those cases where both crmtrnctinrr
parties are non-rosi Jonts of tho State
they must, in order to get married iu
in New Jersey, procure a license from
the clerk of the county in which the
ceremony is to tako place. For this
a fee of fifty cents must be paid. In
order to procure the license it imiul
be established that there are no lnnl
impediments to the marriage and an
swers must be submitted to the
Questions propounded on this linn.
The questions themselves are to be
formulated by the Attorney Gener
al's office. In the case of minors the
consent of the parents or guar
dians must be obtained. No lioonse
is required in the case where one or
both of the contracting parties re
side in the State. The bill goes into
effect on July 1st.
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