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jltot wad Yroyr-tWi
ia Min Long visited friends
rrt -
U. I. P.Feffia now rteiding it
L.v. C. D. Zwwerof Beavertown
ka town Tuesday ol tart week.
Vnjamin Bachmao and wife are
Jog W. A. Lata . and wife at
ipcusburg.
vritTof earneta at bottom
Co at Wbis, Sellnagrove. 8t.
P. Thompson of Mexico spent
ay with his son Cashier Thorp p-
U. Theodore Walter of Akron
I U visiting her fathers family
lis place.
ices and embroideries in aban-
sndverr enp at wbis, e-
jrote.
Ub Krdley and wife of Kantz
Sunday at James Lrdley's in
Is.1 Laura Runkle on Saturday
kied fromabnef visit to North
land.
Ut silks for waists at Wits
J. W. Orwig of this place and
Srma Magee of K reamer are
kig relatives at Mazcppa.
if. Edvrin Charles and v wife
Bessie Smith vwited the formers
ts at Port on Saturday.
I your dress goods at" Weis,
kgrove ana save money. st.
in. ueavcr is in . me ciiy mis
purchasing n new supply of
and summer goods.
D. E. ' McLain preached a
Jho eertnon WHWaytrrenuig in
of the heroeft of,, the Maine.
Re rariety of matting at lowest
at Weis, Hehnsgrove. St,
Robert Hummel of St'l ins-
is visiting her parents, A.
it and wife of bwmeford.
iel Knause and Harry A. Ott,
I ctin twp. citizens, were
luburgh visitors Thursday.
1 Bowerwx of Beavertown
test girl, Jesta Fryman of
ace, drove to Suhnsgrove on
ay afternoon.
(low shades, 10 cents and up
at Weis, Belins grove. 3t.
k'rt Smith, editor of the Eliza
l?ho, spent Sunday in town
is relatives. He made the
on his bicycle.
a man once gets sold out
oheriti to defraud honest
re, he considers every one else
ulent as himself.
pongressman L. E. Atkinson
intown was a distinguished
at the Snyder county capital
y ot last week.
7 styles oflinen warn mattinsr
ps oeunsgrove. .at.
rneyE. E. Pawling, Esq.
I'veral days at -Selinsgrove
(Tniunai Dusmess curing me
F. T. lianck returned to
re in Williamsport after an
W sojourn in Snyder; Centre
lion Lounties.
N. A. Bowea and children
veral days at Selinsgrove
to visit her father, W. II.
u"g, who was seriously
Reeducation is a rarity, but
F W already awarded six
Parsnips and now it otters
fe. They are absolutely free.
announcement in this issue.
Hrietr nf loiliAa aYiirt wniafa
f8eUnsgroT .. 8t.
Gilbert, son of our popular
Hubert, on Friday return-
r rankhn and Marshall
lt Lancaster. , Ho haspass-
1 examination and is now
receive his 'decree and
luca, will.be given the
of next month ; at . oom-
' Samuel : Wittenmyer, Jr. ' last
week was in Cornell's successful
rowing match. His many friends
will be clad to learn that Sam.
holding nis own among the best
athletes ot the nation.
Mrs. AnnaRemmel of Port Royal
Juniata county, was in our town
Monday. Her husband, Charles
Reinmel, a soldier in the late war,
well-known in Snyder county, died
Saturday, May 7th. He formerly
resided at JNew Berlin.
The editor' acknowledges an in
vitation from A. F. Gilbert, to at
tend the graduating exercises of the
Senior class of Franklin and Mar
shall College, Lancaster. He has
also received one from Allen A
Yodcr who graduates from Media
Chi. College, Philadelphia.
Friday morning Clarence Martin,
son of Wm. Martin, was killed near
New Berlin while attempting to
control a runaway team. He be
came fastened to the traces and was
dragged violently over the ground
for quarter of a mile. He was
picked up lifeless.
A smooth, easy shave, genteel hair
cut, or other tousorial work, is al
ways obtained at Soles' Barter Shop,
in Wittenmyer'a building, opposite
rost omce. (i to Holes and you
will make no mistake, shaving soap.
face cream, hair oil and egg-sham
poo tor sale A. E. Soles,
Charles L. Wetzel, A. A. Hum
mel and Ed. R. , Gemberling were
appointed ' viewers to inquire into
the necessity or a new bridge across
tlie busqueliaiwa from 1 onLTcever
toiftd'Herndon. 'They Will meet
at I'ercival Reisers hotel, at Hern
don, May 30, at 1 1 o'clock. The
request for a new bridge at McKees
was not granted.
Subsribcrs residing outside of the
couutywill wonder why their paper 8
were delayed las-t week. It was
because we wore very busy dining
the preceding week and forgot to imy
a bill of 47 cents jKistjige due on the
preceding week's issue, hcuce the
postmaster held the pnpers for out
side ot the county. Our credit is
not good for more than 47 cents
with the Middleburg Postmaster.
The initial number of the State
College Times is n our desk. It is
issued by Burns and Bowman, the
publishers of the vVilliamstown
Timea. Mr. Burns has iersonal
charge of this new venture and as he
is an experienced newspaper man,
the people of Centre county can look
tor a solid Republican paper, the
second in the county, the other be
ing the Bellefonte Gazette published
by 1. H. llarter.
v
"Willie, Courtney, a nine-year old
representative of the Baptist boy's
brigade, ot JNew York is an inter
esting and entertaining visitor at
Hon.'G. Alfred Schoch's. He is a
bright little boy, well versed in the
manual of arms and has at las com'
mand a most wonderful amount of
information. He is the son of
distinguished ancestry, his father
being the noted musical instructor
who lias pupils high in the profession
in Europe and America. His
mother is the widow of general Gage
and also a popular musical teacher.
ihe boy has gone to school in Jbng-
land since he was 3 years of age.
A Song without a Parallel.
" TELL MOTHER I'LL , BE THERE"
President McKinWs message to
his dying mother; Undving Senti
ment, Inspiring Melody,' Beauti
ful Title . Page embracing
photos of the -President, his
Mother, the White House and
the Old Home. . Price CO cents.
If you mention this paper, 25 cents
in stamps or silver. ....
- -. W; W. McCalup,
Authorand Sole Publisher, Colum
pua.0io.f ;?'v;-t.v...:v v. . .."
COURT HOUSE OBIP&
S. Weis and Ella, his wife, to
L. E, Dreese, house and lot on Water
Street, Selinsgrove for $600.
. Sarah A. Boyer to Barbara AS
bogast, lot of ground 18x18 feet in
Fremont. Consideration $1.00. :
Rebecca, David and R. S. Meiser,'
executors of Joseph Meiser, deceased,
to Sarah W. Xeitz 2 acres of land
in Union twp. for $400.
James 11. Long and wile to
Reuben I. Wagner 4 acres and 130
perches m Spring twp. for $1100,
Aultman Co. to Emma Mupser
55 acres in Franklin twp. Consid
eration $400.
Wm. J. Rice and wite to Jonathan
Markley 100 acres and 46 perches
m napman twp. lor $1700.
Chas. Seebold and wife to Benj.
J.Maurer dated Apr. 18811 57
acres in Jackson twp. for $1200.
Geo. Maurer and wife to same 4
acres in Jackson twp. for $175.
Lottera Ornate.
In the estate ot Eliza Reiehcn
bach, late of Perry twp , Geo. F.
Brosii:s was substituted for H. D.
Swineford as administrator.
Mrrlnv IJensa.
Anion Smith, Troxelville,
Dessie M. Smith, Adamsburg.
Will rrbtMl.
The last will and testament of
Francis Markley, late of Chapman
twd., deceased, was probated rucii-
day and letters granted to A.
B. and J. F. Markley, sons of the
testator. :
MroDKEBSRQH, 8NYDER CO.. fiU WC3DAY; MAY YmTNo:
Memorial Day Program.
At a regular meeting of Capt.
G. W. Ryan Post No. 34 lyt. of
1 ennn. U. A. 1C, the following re
solutions on Memorial Day program
were adopted:
Post meet at Post Room at 8
o'clock A. M., May 30, 181)8 and
proceed to Centreville where services
will Ikj held at 9:30 A. M. Meet
at Post Room at 1 o'clock P. M
and proceed to Paxtonville. Ser-
vuies at 2 P. M. t rom there go to
Hassinger's church. Services at
3:30 P. M. Post assemble at Post
Room at 5 o'clock P. M. Services
at Middleburg at 6 P. M. sharp,
Sabbath schools, societies and all
civic organizations are cordially in
vited to attend and assist in the ser
vices. Urators tor the occasion arc
engaged.
Camp 515 P. O. S. of A.of Mid
ii i ii i .,
aieourg win decorate the graves
at Meiser at 9 o'clock A. M. and
will participate with Post in morn
ing and evening services
Memorial sermon will be preach
ed by Rev. D. E. McLain in Luth
eran church, Middleburg, Pa. May
28, at 7:30 P. M. All are cordially
uvueu.
tf.
W. R. Jones, adj't.
Bring Our Heroes Home.
The beautiful song Brine Our
Heroes Home" dedicated to the He
roes of U. S. Maine is one of the
finest national songs ever written.
The words ring with patriotism and
the music is stirring and full of fire,
and fitting the noble sentiment to
which it is declared. Arranged for
Piano and Organ. This song and
sixteen other pages of full sheet mu
sic will be sent on receipt of25 cents.
AOreSS, I'OPULAB MUSIC Co.,
ndianapolis, Ind. , 5-5-2t
mew rcaunivBB cheap.
I have just received a new lot ot
rocking chairs and bed "rooni suite
that I want to sell ouicklrajidnhMn.
They are all new and. must go at
once, . Come in at once.' '
. HWalxeb, Middleburgh, Pa;
Just now,; when everybody ia
nterested in the movement of th
fmy and navy, the avenge readerj
wmaeiy to hecomti oonfosed
the multiplicity of terms and
tWcs employed in the newspapers
Ivmay make Uie mistake tor instance,
oi Muowngtnat a captain in the navy,
is equal in rank of a cantaiii in iK
mwrary, or that the captain in the
wwniry is a bigger man than a nava
lieutenant He may be interested
ie now uiat there are two kinds of
squadrons, one which runs on lan
UU OUe WlllJh trawla nn wotor
that a regiment of artillery consists
.nv.ic uaiMuws oi six guns eacn,
and that a regiment ot calvary is
cduipoHed of twelve troops, two or
mare of which form a snumlron.
Tlie relative rank of the officers of
the army and navy and the divisions
in tne lormation of these two branches
of the service are af follows.
Relative RankoftheOfficers
of the Army and Navy.
Army.
, Ueneml, or commander-iu-chiet.
lieutenant-general.
' Major-general.
Brigadier-general.
Colonel.
lieutenant-colonel.
Major.
Captain.
First lieutenant.
Second lieutenant.
Navy.
Admiral.
Vice admiral,
ft ear admiral.
CoTnmodore. '
Captain.
Coiuniandcr.
Iiieutenant-coinmamler.
Master.
Ensign. ,
Divisions ok the Army
3qimd A sulxlivision of a com
pany commanded by sergeant or
corporal.
Platoon Half of a company
commur.d'xl by a lieutenant.
company Mot more than 100
men, commanded by a captain.
Battalion Four companies, com
manded by a major.
Regiment Three battalions, com
manded by a colonel.
Brigade Two or more regiments,
commanded by a brigadier-general.
Division Two or more brigades,
commanded by u major-general
Corjs Two or more division
commanded by a lieutenant-general.
Divisions of the Navy.
Squadron A detachment of a
fleet employed on any particular
service.
Flotilla A fleet ot small vessels.
Fleet A large number of war
vessels under oue commander.
In view of the probable fact that
much of the present war news will
come from the sea, the terms used
in naval affairs are particularly
novel interest to an inland people.
iom;!ifi
gentlemen who secure tlie greatest
Muiuucr vi yoies in our
4 Eastman College Contest
Elizabeth Hoover Dead.
Elizalx-th Hoover, relict of An
drew Hoover, died at Port Trever-
ton May 12, aged 78 years, having
been born iri 1820. Her husband
died alxmt 20 or 25 years ago. She
was buried on Sunday. Her four
sons, James, Henry, John and Wil
liam acted as pall bearers. She had
one daughter who is Sarah, wife of
John Neitz. James, one of the sons
above mentioned, had an arm shot
off at Poplar Grove church. Her
maiden name was Hummel. She
leaves alsoa sister, Mrs. Shelly aged
81 years, who is-the mother of Jesse
Shelly of this place. Funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev.- Wm.
Lamey. ' ; ,t ,
FrtftP FrfAA Snlmlan.L.:;:; Mh U started UMlav and will
. T! oulr9 ose witli the lastissueof Uie HOT
o ma M3:
i -
KnM A . . . .A -- mm
iuA,vl Augiua, iouo. ivery ballot
out Irom this jwper counts one vote.
yciuiimu-s ror votes acquired by
new BllbflCrintliina nn.t
The Best Practical School io r"Hn in "dvanw will be issued with
America v iwuiot annexed, which must be filled
ut unn lorwaruiHi to l counted
TnHUW BATTT1 nnnn I tln ..'..t.l ... . , .
xvxnAiuuArfiUolINN : r",,i" iuiom cut, irom the
i
Who secure the largest numbw ' w l"",nH,'r " IlH'rorthosealhi
of voles in the contest ex
plained below.
Get jonr friends to snliscribe for lie
POST and secure a Free
Scnolarsnip-
low-
We have just concluded an
ar-
od for subs(;rintion. riniuiil
work and advertising will lie coimi-
ed. Extra conies ot tin. If )ST
! be obtained at 3 vnts mt copy.
Votes Allowed kou Si'iiscrii
tioxs.
For every new NiiltHcriptioii or rc-
In
newaiior a year aewimiMinied bv
. x l i .11 ru I i
.uiiguiiiciiG wnereoy we are enubletl in cash one hundred votes
to otler each of four young persons Wl" be given.
a u..l...t...l.!.. ! At... 11 . I I
- .uP . ,e ccicurauiu yor Hix ni,mt,lsslIiW(.,.in(;(111
Ausiman JMisiness Colleirc. 1'omrli. . . .. . :. "
keepsie, New York, the New YoVk V"tS
R..ui..Ai T.,,:...' o....... """"Pwn
4ew lork City, or the
CorresiMndeiice Sdiools
iiiij kuc iiiKtiuuiiuu irn ui. i. ,.. .. . "
Tliese instituions Hr Lnrnt-nSn l" u,,a wmro WB W1" '' a certi-
sot;tion (
areiiiorougniy equipped
pursuit, and are numbered by tens
oi thousands, lhey are found in I
every city and in almost every
county and village in the United
Mates. Ihe courses of study (riven
are short, inexiHwivo, practical and
nscim ana nnoni a l)ttti ttuiniug
.. .... "i
lor OUSIIICRH 11)1111 ran lui liiid in una I (1VI.' -'!' 1 ,i inn i ,
" au a.a. i LI I a. a i a a a a i m I ,1 i l i ,i hllCr ,
oUM!r 8(',lo,l POST'S contest for 4 Scholarshi.wat
?ll0-l.l'i.KKSciRLVltsiiii's-110 hastman Business College, Pougli-
I. . f . i a . . "
1 St t Kivrii.
NnS ;K':!:,r.'s w;,,,1! ,f
through . ' ga m,vert,H,B business ad-
ui,ym,iii. iir'Y otl,t,r r;:1'.'1"
.' to thia omce. we Will wm. n
iiiniuiiions are Known in every e. . ' , . . : .
loftheworld. Their graduati, S f1' w!'rl;'" or calling
roughly equipped ib? business 100 Vim 1,1 nmU-
ScI)olarl;ip Coupoi).
This CouM)ii entitles
-
k'-fiisie, N. Y., worth SJ110.
(Jko. . W.(;i:xskm,kh,
Proprietor.
BANK STATEMENT.
1 lie following statement bv Mr.
I. lenient C. (james, President of tlie
College, explains what the ditterent
seholurslups arc and what their
value is as prizes.
$37-Fiiwt Prize 937.
A i'.l") Schci,ai:.shii,-Books, $2,
dood for a term of twelve weeks
lersonal instruction (at the College)
in the AUADKAIK;, BUSINESS,
"I K )RT-I I A XI), TYPlvW KIT
ING, TKLKUKAPH and PKX-
MANSIIIPdeiKirtiiients, and 2 for
complete Miort-haud Imkiks. Ii the
......... 1 I a I r !
niinn-.il pn-iLT, lUXiniClloil liy IWUII Hufr..iiinirovpl r.-H-rveaKw,
in liook-koepmg and Ml.ort-hand of K .hlH.
ltPvrtof Mm cnnilllloii of thn Flrnt Natlnnnl
iiiiiiK or .MKiiiifimrii, ui Mlildlfhiirvli. In the
Sfiittioi I'l'iiiisylvaiilii, at tin-c-limi-uf imisIiii'sh
May 6 1KIH :
RESOURCES.
I.oh.ik nml (liHi'iiiintH (i:ir,:i2H :
I'. S. BihiiIh ti Hi'i-uri. I'lri-ulKtimi, J TlImxi im
I'ri'IIlt Ulll I'll V. ,S. HiiiiiIh. j.yiim
Htlll'kH , HIMMirlt ll'H, I'll'., 1.ltlat 21
BitlikiiiK-liiiiiH.i, riirnlt uri, Hxt II r'H, 1S.IH1 l
Dm from iNiit'l BankH (not rtmi-rva
AKI1IIH
lliiii trom Stnto BnnkHnml Banki-m
Frni-tloiuil iApir (-urn-ii-y,iili'ki-ln
mnl ri-iilH,
l.trt-i. Mokkt Rrrrkvi ik Bank,
vi. :
SimtIp, I4.:87.fi0
l.l-KUl t I'nilcr lllltPN. T.INDI.IMI
Kiiliiiil ton ruml with tT.S.TreaH'r
(D jut cunt, ori-lri-ulntloii)
Total,
LlAlllI.ITIES
Cupltnl stuck pitlil In,
l'H eXM'l8
marbIedT
At Franklin, May ft. bv Rev. ; J.
H. Hert, John, IJ. Smith of Swiiie
t ord and .Louisa. Jarr pt Penn
township ; r.-iH' r
A I. I 1 1 t
uiesanie vame will lie given.
$32 8ntND Viuy.Kf&2.
$30 StHOLARSl!II'-BMlKi, $2
vjiikm ior a complete course in
Short-hand (with books $2) including
Principles, with practical work in
Correspondence and lieiiorting, in-
Ktriiftinn oviiliiuiviilv I..- m,i 1 1 ,. I HiirpUiM fund,
" . ", " I CndlvliliMl iirolllH,
itisami iiinirui'iiou oi me Slime I i""u
aluc (limited to ten weeks) in any 'u o o
leiiartnient of the College, with ourl inrtivr.iu
&ini)Iitied bhort-hand Instructor $2,
$25 Third Prizb $25. '
A $25 Scholarship.
jroou course in JSooK-KccniiiLr
(without books) including both
Single and double entry, principles
and practical work, instruction by
mail or personal instruction of the d of "'J7' 18,8
- I? "a 1 a a , , v I
same vaiue i uniiteu 10 eigne weeks) ronBtT-Attest
in any department of the College,
without books.
$16 Fourth Prize $16.
A $15 ScIiolArship-Leshon, Pa
pers, $1.
Good for a term of ten weeks,
UUIK.IH
i,r,7.K
i:iri,H
:t io.ihi
li.'ITI.U.I
Jl,s.7 W
tnm
triO.iHKi.nn
IR.sno.Mi
3.HK1.11
13.GiW.IHl
l.mm.i.
Nut tonal Bank lint en oiitMtaiiiUnir,
. . .. . . i. , , . i .
iimior ii.iiuilfll JHIIHI,
lulu uiiialil,
tual (tpiiualta aub-
jHettocherk at97.Bl8.8S
DcinaiHl certlflcatva ot
l-I'UHlt JB,5.'l7.1i S..?,(5.5
Total, t:UUl.U
STlTIOf PKNN'A. Cot-NTT OP SNTPKX, M
I, J. Pi. I'llOMPHON, JR , Caah erol thxahnva.
nampd dank, do hoIpuiiiIv -weir tint ih.
atiovn atatflinrnt la true to the beatotiuy
pt ii v irugn mi l Vi ui: 1 1 I .
J. N.THOMPSON, JR.,
Can hi it.
flonacrlbtd and aworn to Iwfnpa dip thla lh
JAY U. WK1SKR.
Notary Public
W. W. WITTKNMTER,
A. KRKKdKK,
J.N. THOMPSON, JR.,
Director!. .
Mrs. A. A. Romig Dead.
Ihe wile of ex-Commissioner A.
"""""I I a It ......
correspondence instruction, in Short- og ed last week and was
hand, including lesson papers but UU,M!U wu. ,luy John's
nn lionlcs! or nnrsmniil Inufp.infmn cemetery in West licavcr twp. Rev.
the same vaiue (limited to five Zf ot Beavertown officiatetl at
weeks) in any department of the IUU;'; V miuacn name was
College, without books. , . Lucy , Nerhood. With her husband
' I -l. o J 'I I ft n
rrn. i , l mi uwi o ciiuurcn. u oi wiiom nr
These pns are easily obtained 0 t
a the four voung nersons who ? uumi. ge
luul PSUB WU" about fi2 vivara
mfllTA tha tnnur tllintr offrtta anHl .
appeal to their friends for help will
1 nl iwim . a
win mem. j.ne rvoi. wants to
add 1,000 subscribers to its list
within the', next 4 roontJis. ' To ac-
OomDlish this end it offn the
oholarshipato the font ladies oql
To-day (Thursday) is Ascension
Our readers will find the war
news on the 5th page. A great deal
of war news has been suppressed.
3.- '. Mi"
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