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MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA.. THURSDAY, SEPT. 2. 189T.
VOL 34. NO. 34
MUDtBUTOH POST 18 TIME 8BVAHT IF TIME HEOHJE AM BIT TME SLAVE OF eMBMffTliWi5Iiir"iaol?:
of LOCAL INTEREST
mwouia douj r
jleeaiUUBOffloe,
Timothy seed at the
C Roller Mill
eFrainand wife hare re-
I. 1 1rtnn lirtiriA
ws the last time you paid
igcription to this paper T
LL Herman of Dalmatia
ddleburgh visitor Saturday.
(buy a good seooLd-band
- Wanlrlin fillin f.
Simonton of Mifflinburg
lldleburgh visitor over Sun-
Irbogast of Fremont ex
P bushelB of peaches this
Wains in shoes at F. H.
store, New Berlin, call and
las increased 60 per cent in
la past year, and silver has
ier cent.
collectors paid into the
Usury, on the 16th of Aug.,
Fhite Dress goods at 5
duoed from 8 to 25c.
New Berlio.
to
at
Spangler and wife of So
on Sunday visitea nis
his place,
nkle and wife of Williams-
Vsk visited his brother,
Iter Runkle.
Minis and Belle Bibig-
:a:i j ir..
Sower on Sunday.
Iser is still buying calves
it. Highest cash prices
mem. tl.
Vter of Hartleton came
leburgh Sunday to take
children borne.
ster Apron Ginghams
g sold- at 5 cents at
bw Berlin.
hat Misses Lulu Smith
Erhart propose going to
Bege, Hagerstown, Md.
I wasted, Fifty cords of
od is wanted by F. F.
Jburgh, Pa.
eing closed out at and
IMaurer, New Berlin,
ese bargains.
I to So.. Clark's spool
Jl kinds of bargains at
8, New Berlin.
prney Baker of Adams
pxteen bass in the Sua
lelinsgrove last week.
new postmaster. Jerry
kking Borne improve-
is place of business.
Ihompson and At-
eiser spent the latter
feek at Philadelohia
ty.
fening of this week
U S. of the Luth
u unveil the portrait
er.
tnd Was Diehl of
rode to Middle
nd took dinner at
House.
i Eratsarvilla will
lal Dicnm in (1m
i miles tut nf
wday, Sept. 4th.
f Bros, have erect-
ueir warehouse
Oil Company and
"it filled with oil
a b
orders in th
"y invited and ex.
e in the naraa
V. v AsaoAiA
n growers in Hid-
retold their corps
runinff from Kn
-e. The win t....
rWlijear.
Chas. Marks of Swineford will at
tend college at Athens, Ohio, this
ooming winter.
Don't forget the Lawn Festival
on Saturday evening, for the benefit
of the U. B. church choir.
The county commissioners paid
$2000 of the indebtedness of the
county and expect to pay more soon.
A child born to Slwriff Bitter and
wife last week lived only a short
while when death came to cali it
home.
The J. V. V. A Encatnrjment will
attract a great many people to Mc-
Clure next week. Reduced rates on
the railroad.
With wheat creeping up close to
the dollar mark and silver going
down to 40 cts. must make Billie
Bryan, the boy orator, feel Bad.
TheFreeburg Silver Corner Bind
stopped here a little while on their
way home from Gilbert's S. S. pic
nic They played some excellent se
lections and the quality of musio was
heartily commended.
Th Democrats on Monday nomi
nated J. G. Moyer for Prothonotary;
W. H. Wendt for Register and Re
corder ; Chas. P. Ulrica for District
Attorney; H. G. Hornberger for
Jury Commissioner and John Stuck
for Associate Judge.
Special excursion tickets will be
sold by the P. R. R. Co. to McClure
from Lewistown Junction, Sun bury
and intermediate stations Sept. 3 to
10 inclusive good to return until
Sept. 11 at reduced rates for the G.
A R. Encampment at McClure.
On Sunday noon the editor with
a number of others, at the invitation
of Carbon Seebold, proprietor, sat
down to dinner at the Washington
House in this place. To say that
the repast was both sumptuous and
palatable is not doing justice to
Mrs. Seebold's catering ability.
With the hotel remodeled and re
furnished, mirrors galore, an entire
and complete new silver service in
the dining room, the well known
hostelry presents an equipment
not equalled in this section of the
state. We make our politest bow
of thanks to the host and hostess
for this most acceptable compliment.
Harry Bower is at Heading this
week.
M. Z. Steininger anil wife spent
bunuuy at bliuniokin.
Caleb Smith of Akron, O., is
visiting John P. Smith.
Miss Jacobs of Lewistown is vis
iting at J. L. Marks'.
Theodore Walter and friend of
Akron, are visiting friends here.
John Shipton and Howard Marks
started for the Chester Springs Or
phan School.
Miss Martha Goldy of Cumdeu,
N. J. is visiting the Misses Witteu-myer.
Clem. Spangler left on Tuesday to
resume his studies in the bhumokiu
Business College.
Editor Willis of the Freeburg
"Courier," spent Monday and Tues
day in Middleburgh.
Mrs. Dr. lloswell llothrook oi
McClure on Tuesday visited at
Jacob Gilbert s residence.
Miss Jennie South oi Mt. Car
mel spent several days at the Cen
tral Hotel during the past week.
Thomas and Bryant Bower and
Mr. Slifer of Lewisbuig rode to
Middleburgh on bicycles Tuesday.
A young son of Dr. Allison of
Northumberland is visiting his
grand parents, Jos. Runkle and
wife.
Misses Dotty Dean of Media,
Auna Bower of Philadelphia and
Miss Jacobs, of Lewistown are guests
of Mrs, Catherine Bower.
MAJOR LRVI 8. U'CAULBT.
Tlio llepubliutn Komlnoa fur Auilllor-Oansral.
Two tracts of land have been pur
chased at the camp meeting grounds
near Middleburg. One tract for
camp meeting purpouos and the oth
er for a park.
Banks Yoder of Globe Mills was
in town Saturday. He ordered bills
for the Bale of the Roller Mill and
real estate of his father's heirs. Sale
will be Oct. 2nd.
Could not Mr. Bryan be persuad
ed to lay aside his Spanish studies
for awhile and explain why wheat
continues to rise while silver oon
tiuestofall! People complain of hard times,
but to see the many bicycles owned
by farmers' sons, bome of whom are
hired for the season to work for oth
ers, make one think tnat they are,
not yet likely to strave.
The Selinsgrove Tt ibune says :
Rev. Dr. Jaoob Yutzy brought a to
mato raised in his garden to this
office on Friday, which measured
aineteen inches in cimumferenc9
and weighed two pounds.
Congressman Mahon has sent
word to A B. Markley, Aline, Snyder
county, that he must move the post
office back to the village. He had
transferred the office a half mile
from the vilage and a protest went
out from the residents.
M. K. Schoch and A. H. Uish re
received a carload of Cleveland flag
stone for pavements ; this will make
a great improvement to their prop
erties. A number of the people of
our burg should do likewise and be
praised instead of cursed.
The Middleburg Depot will be re
moaeled. The ticket office will be
moved to the east part of the build
ing and making only two rooms.
The present ticket office space will
be thrown into the waiting room.
This will make a great improvement.
A few days ago a calf jumped over
a precipice that overhangs the
Philadelphia and Reading railway
around the mountain upon which is
built the Shikellemy Hotel, opposite
Northumberland, to the river, below,
a distance of 475 feet and still lives.
The only injury sustained by the
animal was a dislocated shoulder.
Unless silver stops its downward
course, that party of patriots who
recently sailed for Japan to obtain
arguments in favor of the white
metal will scarcely be able to present
much encouragement to the cause in
time for that autumnal election of
1897.
It is a little ourious that Mulhall's
statistics should show the very spot
which was selected by the silverites
at their basis of operations last year
the prairie States to be the most
prosperous spot on earth, w reckon
ed by the production of food per
capita.
On of our exehanges contains the
following interesting item: "A
postmistress in Middlefield, Mass.,
haB been arrested for opening let
ters, passing through' her office. She
explains that she did open a few
letters but holds that she had a per
fect right to do so, because they
were written by a young man who
formerly was her sweetheart and
were addressed to a rival girl" The
postmistress adds, that she merely
wanted to find out if they were en
gaged." We believe that the young
woman bas made out a dear case.
The COUntv comminiiinnnra will
have a letting on Sept. .1. to paint
the Royer'a and Neitz Valley iron
bridges.
The S. of V. Camp 65 of McClure
is getting about 40 regulation suits
same as tbe N. G. P. has. They now
have 52 members mustered ou roll
and have seven or eight applicants
more ready for muster.
Hon. O. W. Herman and family on
Monday left Middleburgh and after
spending a short while at Selins
grove, went to Wyoming to take
charge of the Priuuipalship of the
schools there.
Family wines that rival the world
in excellence are from Bpeer's Pas
saic. N. J., Vineyards. The Claret,
vintage 1881, the Burirund and Port
ate very old superior wines. The
Port is especially for invalids The
Climax Brandy is very superior.
Capt. W. H. Kuepp of Troxelville
was a caller at this office on Ralur-
day. He wishes to inform the hunt
ers in tlie vicinity of his home to
know that he will prosecute anv and
all persons whom he catches shoot
ing squirrels before Oct. 1st.
A smooth, easy shave. rentl
hair cut, or other tonsorial work, is
always obtained at Soles' Barber
Bhov, in Wittenmyer'B Buildinir. on-
posite Post office. Go to Soles and
yon will make no mistake, Shaving
soap, face cream, hair oil and eff-
shampoo for sale. A. E. Sous.
Chas. Rotnermel of Port Trevor-
ton, this county, about 3 vears aaro
went to Alaska to dig gold at $3 per
day. He is still there and no doubt
is now mining for himself. A letter
is expected from him in a few days.:
when the readers of tbe Post will be
given fall information concerning
his find, if any.
Freeburg can boast of one of tkn
oldest citizens of Snyder county,
Wra. F. Charles, who on Sunday,
Aug. ISth passed bis 91st miletone.
He is hale and hearty for one so
aged. Mr. Charles was always at
home, he never saw a railway train
and never passed a night outside of
Freeburg.
We are indebted to some one for
copies of the Elkhart JUvieie and
Jrutn giving accounts of the Penn
sylvania Society picnic, Saturday,
Aug. 'ilst. Every year these people
have a re-union near Elkhart and re
new their recollections of the eood
old Keystone state. The Pennsyl-
vanians at Elkhart for the most part
are prominent people of that sec
tion and hence the gathering is a
popular one.
On Saturday evening, David
Schoch of Orangeyille, Ills., Amou
Z. Schoch of Bloomsburg, F. J., Ira
C. and H. H. Schoch of Selinsgrove
were Middlebuigh visitors and they.
in company with their brother and
our prothonotary, J. C. Schoch. vis
ited theold Schoch homestead about
8 miles west of town. The descend
ants of Mathias Schoch will hold a
re-union in 1898.
Tillman Bickhart, formerly of this
place, has resided at East St. Louis
for about 3 years. He came East
about two weeks ago and is now
staying with his son-in law, Mr.
Bailey at Dry Valley X Roads. Mr.
Bickhart and Mr. Bailov were in
town on Saturday seeking informa
tion about a farm. Mr. Bickhart
read in the Post about the Sheriff's
sale of Geo. Snyder's farm and came
in to attend the sale. Does it pay to
advertise in the Post T
The Gilbert and Boyer Sunday
schools held a joint picnio in Shu
man's woods, near- Middleburgh,
Saturday last. Supts., Howard Bil
ger, Irvin Bitting and Reno D. Shol-
ly. The Gilbert school marched in
procession to the woods led by
Freeburg S. C. band. Exercises:
Singing by the sohools, led by Supt.
Bitting i Prayer, Rev. A. D. Gram-
ly ; Addresses, J. O. Yoder, Prof.
Wm. Moyer, Rev. Gramly and SuDt.
Bilgeri Benediction, Rev. Gramly.
Dinner served on a loug table. The
afternoon was occupied socially. This
locality is interested in Sunday
school work. ,
life
Benjamin Kreamer.
Benjamin Kreamer departed this
in Middlecreek townshin of
dropsy aged 87 years, 6 months and
uys.
Mr. Kreamer was a native of Mid
dlecreek township and came from a
family who were noted as iudustri-
oub people. They sIho took an ao-
tive part iu school aud church af
faire. Benjamin Kreamer reared a
large family of children and ha
spared uo efforts in giving them the
advantages whioh the common
sohools offered. So interested was
he in this respect that he made it
is point when the schools oneued
to have them attend as regularly as
possible. Benjamin Kreamer was a
successful farmer which vocation he
followed many years. His farm is a
part of the George Auwiller tract,
mentioned m the preueeding article.
He was the father of eight children
four sons and .four daugktera.
Three of the latter died after they
had reached the age of maturity.
Mr. Kreamer was married to If arv
Hassinffer, of Middlecreek township,
who died more than thirty years
ago. He was a consistent member
of Row's Lutheran congregation.
His remains were laid to rest in the
eesaetery of that ohuroh Tuesday.
Tbe funeral discourse was preached
by his pastor Rev; H. G. Schnable.
In life he was an honest gentleman.
He was unassuming and respected
by all with whom he had aa aca uaint-
anoe. Courier.
The Home Telephone Co.
Tbe Home Telephone Company
bas now been operating its lines for
over 18 months, and the system has
had a practical test that has demon
strated its usefulness and the ex
cellence of its service. Nearly every
town in the county has been con
nected with the couuty Boat, while
tbe liberal patronage of the business
men shows that its advantages are
appreciated. There are im phones
in use on the local lineB, with some
thing like WX) on the connecting eys-
cem in itortUri (Jo. In about a
month Snyder county will have tele
phone facilities, and the patrons of
the Home will have access to all
parts of Snyder without extra
charge. The men who backed the
project and gave us the telephone
lines are deserving of considerable
credit for their enterprise, and the
business portion of the community
appreciate their progressive spirit.
1 he above we take from the Lew-
isburg Journal, We re-nubHsh it
to give our readers some idea of the
great number of phones that will be
at tbe disposal of tbe subscribers of
tbe Fenn Telephone Company.
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John Bickel.
John Biekel died at his home in
Middlecreek Twp., Monday noon,
August 33, 1897, aged 83 years, 2
months and 39 days. He was a son
of Thomas and Catherine Bickel,
born m Penns township,; Northum
berland county, where Daniel S.
Miller now resides, May 24, 1812.
Thomas Bickel, the father of the
deceased, was a tanner by trade and
bia son John also followed the same
vocation in his early life. Latterly,
however, he turned his attention to
farming. The parents of John Bick
el died while their four children
two sons and two daughters were
not yet of age and they were tukeu
into tbe family of their uncle John
Shafler, who resided on the farm
where John Bickel subsequently
moved to and lived to the close of
bis earthly pilgrimage. Iu infancy
John Bickel was baptized by IUv.
Conrad Walter and later on attend
ed catechetical instruction at Row's
church where he became a member
of tbe Lutheran congregation. June
14, 1838, he was married to Lydia
Kessler, of Middlecreek township,
who departed this life October
1887, aged 70 years, 6 mouths and
21 days. They had seven children
two Bona and five daughters. Two
daughters proceeded their parents
to the spirit world. The intermeut
was made in the old Row's burying
ground at Salem on Thursday. Tbe
funeral discourse was preached by
Rev. Suable from John XVII-24. A
good and noble citizen has departed
this life ; oue who was liberal in
giving according to his means to
ward the welfare of Christianity. He
had inherited a strong constitution
He eujoyed good health until about
two years previous to his death.
Courier.
New Teachers Elected.
Ihe Washington Township School
directors elected the following nam
ed teaehers for the ensuing term
Principal, Geo. W. Walborn ; Assist
ant. Thomas E. Hoff; Grammar,
F. K. Holsapple ; Intermediate, Sara
C. Glass i Primary, Graoe Hoffman ;
Miller's. Chas. A. Gearhart i Neitz's
Valley, Geo. A. Shaffer : Hint Valley,
W. A Moyer ; Reichenbach's, C. A
B. Glass ; Red Bank, Henry Poutius ;
Summit, Chas. H. Hoover; White
Top, Wm. F. Brown.
Adaaaa Twckin,
Troxelville Grammar, Chas. W
Smith; Troxelville primary, W. I.
Zeohman ; Moyer's, Albert W. Gill ;
Port Ann, Geo. A. Aurand i Fiss.
Bingmant Good's, Robt. F.
Smith i term 6 mo. Salary $23.
At FriTat Male.
The Farm of the lata Dr T R
libighajae. dee'd. situate East, nf
Middleburgh about on& mil in nf.
fered at private sale. For further
particulars inauire of Mrs. Km ma
Bibighaus, Executrix, Milllanburg,
a. g-26tf.
Send in Your News.
Persons who are interested in so
cial events, or any other functions
of an auxiliary character dissociat
ed from private interests are re
quested to send particulars of the
same to Tbe Post for publication.
Pains should be- taken to be accu
rate hi the spelling of proper names;
and every contribution should be
accompanied by the name ot the
writer, as an evidence of good faith.
All such communications will be
welcome, and will be cheerfully
printed.
A Uwjfr Spaaka I hp Truth
The standing of the editor is never
appreciated until his spiriit lia
winged its flight to realms of eudiess
epace. Ibis is clearly evidenced iu
the following lette of condolence,
sent by a lawyer to the widow uu
editor: "I cannot teU you how pain
ed I was to hear of the death of your
husband. He is in heaven. Y were
bosom friends, but, alas ! w can
never meet again."
Tlie llrrllu w.
The aUv is the name of a new
paper that will make its apin aranee
ou Fridav of this week under tin-
management ot I. F. J5ilger, Kditor
and Proprietor, New lVrlin. The
paper will U issued from this ortiee.
There are now three papers jtriutetl
from tlus olliee, t wo weeklies and
one monthly.
The Prohibitionists ot Snyder
county are requested to meet in con
vention at Middleburgh, Satutdav,
SepteinU'r 11th, at 1 o'eloek p. in.,
to nominate a comity ticket. The
convention will be addressed by Dr.
5?. C. Swallow and others of nation
al reputation.
L. Dice, II. I. Komuj,
See'y. Chairman.
Hcavertowu, Aug. 30, 1SU7.
Jay G. Weiser, Ksp, and Wm.
C. Snyder are attending the IVmo
cratic convention at Reading this
week.
The friends of Lloyd Bowersox
had a surprise party for liiui on
Mouday eveuing. A very pleasant
evening was speut.
Mrs. J. G. Sullade of New Ring
gold and Mrs. Irvin Aueker of Sha
uiokin are visiting C. H. Punkle
berger aud family iu Swiueford.
Johu K. Kreegcr, Harry Gutel
ius aud Lillian St e tier represented
the Middleburg cyclers at the pic
nio Tuesday near Northumberland.
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