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The Widdleburgh Post.
Published every Thursday.
Geo. W. Wanenseller,
editor and Proprietor.
Subscription $1.50 per year.
which must be paid In advance when Rent out-
Blue iupcuuui.y.i
ATI! OF AOVIRTISINO.
All transient advertlrmonta not otherwise
jomraeu-cl lor will be chnriri'd at the rate of 16
i-euta per line (nonpiini'i niwuiun?) lur nmi iuto-
tloa and 10 cents per line lor every subsequent
inaeruun.
tVDfalk notice fMMtdfrft ; obituary pom
rtMIM ratten, mm ornu .
Eejmblican Standing Committee.
Mmm, W. II. Herman, Jeremiah Bovcrwi
Itrarer, Jaa. M. Klin. t'harlaa Bpacht
Beaver W., Oeoj J. Hieefi, Clm A. Warner
t'enlre. JL H. wairner, k. o. nraiey
"hanman, W m. II. KeraU-ttor. O. & Troutman
PraliklinV VV. P. (Hit, U.S. Hennlnirer
Jackaon, . Geo. A. iiroum, J. 8. Yrarkk
Miildlebunr. Al. Clelan. N. A. Hewn
Mi.uiM.rMk. 8. 8. Voder. Theodora Row
Monro, A. R. Younc, O. P. Killer
Peon, Frank Miner, iiowara now
Perry, J. N, HroHiia, Dr. H. Kothrock
Prrry W., lto tttrawaer. John Noll
VllnVrove, N. 8. Piaher, F. H. Smith
Murine, P. F. Helel , Geo. 8. Lrplejr
Tnion, O. . Kloe, H. J. Hiroh
A'aabinRton. Henry Brown, John Miller
Republican Ticket.
For U. 8. Senator,
Hon. M. S. Quay.
For Congreaa,
Hon. Trad. M. Mahon.
For Antembly,
Dr. A. M. Smith.
For Anociate Judge, .
lion. Z. T. Geniberling.
For County Surveyor,
Goo. A. Botdorf, Esq.
Thursday, May 1898.
Records Should be Carefully Kept
At the recent meeting of the Sny
der County Historical Society a re
solution was adopted to uppohit a
ommittcc to draft rules lor the guid
ance of pastors in kecpingthechurch
records properly. This committee,
we presume, will attend toits duty.
Rev. S. KOchsenfordofSelinsgrove
is the chairman of this committee.
The ministers of the gospel have an
opportunity to get a great deal of
information. As usual each minis
ter keepsarecord of baptisms, births,
marriages and funerals at which he
officiates, but as a rule, ministers
stay for acoinjmratively brief period
and the record .goes with them.
When the minister dies, his records
tall into the hands of individuals
and information that is exceedingly
valuable never reaches the public.
When the German settlers poured
into the south-eastern part of the
state early in 1700, they required
their pastors to keep a record of all
births, baptisms and marriuges in
their various charges and file them
away as the projierty of the church.!
I he sexton of the burial ground was
required to keep a book and in it
note down the date of birth and death
of every one buried in his cemetery.
Where these records were thus kept,
it now becomes an easy matter to
trace up the pioneer families. "Where
tins lias not been done, the task be
comes a most difliult one. In 1815
when the second church at Salem,
tins county, was completed, the
church council passed a resolution
that both the Lutheran and the Re
formed pastors should write up the
history of the church to that jicriod
ana each, was to note the births,
baptisms, marriages and deaths of
all connected with the conirreeation
and a list made of all those who
would commune and put these in a
box specially prepared for that pur
poHc at the pulpit. This was done
for a great many years, how long we
cannot say. At present we are safe
in saying that-very few do it and
hence the information of the people
; who lived in,Snyder county for the
post 70 years, is very meagre. Ave
are glad to note, however, that for,
the last 20 years Mr. Knegbaum,
Ukj sexton, of the Fremont cemetery,
lias kept a careful record of every!
t 1 it mi . t .i
jienwii uurieu were, in is is lilC
only sexton's recced wkwwf 'of in
Snyder county. The day k already
at head when information concern-
in? early settlers is eagerly . sought
aiter and as time passes, it will be
at a higher premium. '' 1 o ,
' In view of this, the pastors ot
the various congregations of Snyder
county will be asked to keepa care
ful record of all people connected
wirii their conirreirations and this
deposited in thechurch'forthe infor
mation ot historians ot future gen
erations. At present, the marriage
license docket is paving the way as
i means of utility for future infor
mation. The Post is now compil
ing and publishing the marriages of
Snyder county Jar the past au years.
We cannot get them all. We can
get only those whose marriages
were nublished in the PnsT at the
time of the occurrence and we can
not get all of those as some copies
are still missing trom our nies.
When we get down to October 1885,
we will take them from the mar
riage license docket This record,
when completed for oO years, will
contain 4000 marriages. They will
then lie put iu liook form, lhe
marriage records ol lvev. a. ix
Casper, Rev. hrlenmeycr, and Kcvs.
P. Slundel, Sr. and Jr., si.ould be
published and prolwbly will. At,
present, the Post is gathering the
tombstone inscriptions of all the
cemeteries and burying grounds in
Snyder county. These will be
nublished in the Poist and will re
surrect some data of the very earliest
settlers in Snyder county and in fact
of neonle who have lived here lor
125 to 150 years. What a pity
that all graves are not marked I Hut
there are from 30,000 to 40,000,
craves that are marked and the
people buned here are the ancestors
for 3, 4 and even 5 generations ago.
The record of all these marriages
and tombstone inscriptions will be
nit in book form eventually, when
Snyder county will have a ; more
complete record of births, deaths
and marriages in one, volume than
any other county in Pennsylvania.
t will be a book or reference ot
Snyder county such as has never
been published of one county.
In the pursuit of this task, we
lave felt very keenly the need of
better church records and, hence, we
look to the iHistors of Snyder county
to endeavor, if jiossible, to give us
records 'that will stay "with the
chuR-hcs where the inhabitants are
born, live and die.
The Snyder County Historical
Society will do all in its power to
collect and preserve historical data
concerning events and early settlers
and endeavor to put in good shape
the records ot the present so that
future historians will not be hamper
ed with the lack of records that sur
rounds the local historian of the pres
ent day.
. . Crowded out (u( wcekJ ,
Cross : Grove ;will show - theiv
patriotism, on next ' Saturday by
having a pole raising.. Charles
Stuck spent Sunday with ' some of j
his Lowell friends ...K. J.
Wagner and family 'spent - Sunday
with L. A. ' Jenkins......... The
Lowell Store is now conducted
under the management of ' James
Peter' and , bis assistant U. F.
Herbster.... Henry Houser the
retired merchant, is spending some,
of his spare time fishing in the blue
Juniata, his csteh has never been
reported ....Henry Hassicger
hauled -400 bushels of wheat to
McClure last - week, and hauled
home J) 400 for his trouble .....
The farmers are well pleased with
the rise in price of wheat but they
about ' .
rise of wages, if the county paper
will be sent to them for 52 ' weeks
in a year for one dollar they claim
it comes too high, we will read that
other fellow'
paper
Lowell
Some Money for the Capital.
The liquor liccuscs have now all
been lifted and it is interesting to note
some statistics concerning the fund.
The money rccieved was as follows :
3 Distiller's Licenses at $ 1 00, $300
2Rottlers " (boro.)at250 500
1 " (twp.) 125
25 Hotel " (twp.) at $100 2500
" (boro.) 1200
Total
$4625
Of this $4625, the sum of $1850
goes to the state, $2220 goes back to
the townships and boroughs for
improving the public roods and $555
to the County, less the county Treas
urer's conunission on the above
amounts. Under the act ot 18U7,
township hotel licenses were raised
from $75 to one $100 and those in
boroughs from $150 to $200.
Rottlers' licenses in townships, were
raised from $150 to $125 and in
boroughs from $200 to $250. Under
the law prior to the act of. 1897
the state would recieve $800 from
the amount, but now it will recieve
$1050 more by virtue of this act.
This will afford the state the sum
of $1050 extra money from Snyder
cotfnty to apply to the capitol fund
and it gives Snyder county a chance
to own a part of the .New capitol
building. ,
I have been a sufferer from chronic
diarrhoea ever since the war and
have used all kinds of medicines for
it. At last I fonnd one remedy that
hai been a suceess as a cure, and
that is Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. tr. &
Gbishah, Oaara Mills, La. For
alebr all Druggists. ' i
LtitVlt, 0lr Wiaraa. - '
T&lc about trouble! You're smt
had lour children down with .fas
monies at onee. bare you?"
"No; Mra Cranthy. but ' b4 II
boarders this sum mer." Judge.
and vicinity showed their patriotism
on last Saturday by erecting a fifty
foot pole, and swinging old. glory
to the breeze. While the boys were
fastening the pole, there were some
shots fired in the direction of Sprnn
and the result was the capture of
Meyler, the butcher, lie was
brought to town and quickly
saturated with coal oil and huntr to
a iiole, the match applied and every
thing passed off to the satisfaction ot
the crowd that had gathered for the
occassion, thanks to the parties that
assisted toward defraying the ex
pences of old glory. . ' .
MIDDLECREEK. -T
-i l a
opnng work nas been much re
tarded on account of the . frequent
rams.-- About hall ot the corn is
to be planted yet- Wheat and grass
look; very promising.;;. Quite'
an improvement is noticed aloncr
W. 11. Kline's farm, all of the ixifita
of his wire fences are: white- washed
C. R. Klingler moved into
a shanty at ' Mountalndalc) whvte he
will shortly be .engaged in making
staves . .... Mrs, .. Isaac . Durm of
Juniata county is visiting her .son
Win. Gross. . . . '. .Mrs. Geo. Rjieam
and daughter are visiting her fnther
Jesse . Knppn. ..... .Frank !;UlsH
and wile- of Ix'wistowa were, tha!
guests of his brother Hardeu, ovef
Sunday Sam . Wagner of
Huntingdon is fireman at. the stave
mill which he lately purchased from
Emanuel Wagner It ' is re-
Eorted that James MUchcIIwho
oh been attending Medico Chirur
gical college' at Philadelphia for the
last three years was successful in
his final examination and now wears
whole sheep skin. .. .; .The
Assignee's sale of W. H. Ulsh last
Thursday brought Uigether a good
many people from a distance,' . Fair
prices were realised all through. . , ,
Siuee war it is amusing to hear of
the many complaints to which a
good many of our men are subject
It looks as if our West enders
are slow, as Weyler has been' hung
in cinirv already more than six
- ' a -
months airo. Last Saturday
Mrs. Gust Roniig was buried at the
St. John s church, a large concourse
of jHKiple were present to mourn her
departure M iss Ellen letter
is visiting with her sister, Mrs,
Shambach in Centre county.
Ot the many Juvenile funnlmenta
that bubble vtp and aeek for publication
through tho types the following of a
little Boston girl quite mature at tlx
la not bad, and is told by Purser Doyle
of the Bay line steamer Georgia. She
went Into a store where her father was
lounging, and slyly approaching him,
said, "Papa, won't you buy me a new
dress?" . !
"Well, I'll see: I'll speak to your
mother about it."
A sad look came over the little maid
en's face, until looking up with a smile
Into the paternal eyes, she said, "Well,
papa. If you do speak to mamma about
It, touch her easy, or she may want It
herself."
He was an Irishman and took tha
obviously economical view of the sub
ject. It was on the train from NeW
Tork to New Haven. The conductor
en reaching him, said, with brevity and
blandness, "Ticket." '
"Well, begorra," answered the Irish
party, "I guess I've made a bit of a
mlshtake. I wanted to go to Eastamp
ton, Mass., and I have bought a ticket
for Eaatnampton, Conn."
. "Why . didn't you buy . the right
ticket T". said the conductor. ,:.
r "Well, I saw two of them, but the
one to Eaatnampton, Conn., was the
cheapest, and so I bought that one."
T. J. Sullivan, one ot tha road mas
ters oa the Boats and Albany, writes
that a Westfleld, Mass., butcher who
was on bis death bed, said to .his wife,
"Fanny,. If I die, you must marry my
assistant. He Is a good young man, and
the business cannot .be carried oa with
ut a man to look after it." .
:. ; shoes.
To fit the foot and flTthe nurse at
our store, we always try to give our
customers flits ; wa do not ask you
to make your foot fit the shoe ; but
we simply give you a shoe that fits
the foot.
We iust received a force nw linn
of Spring, and Summer styles in
Russets and Patent Leathers and
all kinds, tbe latest styles and lower
prices. Call and see for youreel. 1
s
It
, ' For the short time we have been
in businfiB", our atore and goods
have become - well and favorably
known a to quality, LOW PRICES
and FAIR DEALING.
from New Tork and Philadelphia.
Lnrgest stock ! Beet stock I Lower
prices ! Tbe bargains we give hold
jour custom i be convinced bv giv
ing us a call.
DRESS GOODS,
We can show you 250 kinds of
Dress Goods, Novelties, Mohairs
and in fact all kinds of the latent
Pattern. Remember we are , selling
all our Dress Patterns ; only one
Pattern of a kind wt find in this
way we can show you a larger assort
aient in Dress Goods and sell at
lower prices. We can abow you
Novelty Dress Goods from 8c to' 90c
per yard. Call and see this line, and
we are sure you will find a bargain.
LAWNS.
From 5o to 25o Fancy, Datt Swiss,
Bhold Dimity. Frift'd Dimitv. Vriu'A
Org.. PeracK Serge Pq. ; in fact we
show you a full assortment in all
kinds of Dress Goods and Ginermmn
Dress Ginghams 6c to 16c : all Apron
Ginghams. Lancaster 6o: all kIua
Ualico only pc.
6KTS !
OTOGS!
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The whole lower floor, ot my store is' taken up with Carpets, Ru
. Art Squares, Curtains. Window Shl. rs.J:- tji rr T
Rug Fringe, Floor. Stair and Tabl Oil HUk. -T
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We can show you the largest and best selection of the above eocA
ever shown mLewistown..- . .
Rag Carpet as low as 20a anJ
Cotton Carpet w."22n J
Velvet Carpet 75c. J
Brusscll Carpet as low as 50c and nn
All Wrool Carpet 50c,
Half Wool Carpet" 35e, ' .
-Ohina and Japan Matting 100 Rolls lo Select From J
Compare quality and prices, you will find that our ston is the
place to buy at y The goods are firstrclass, prices are the low
est, our rooms are clean and no trouble to show goods.
W. ft FELIX, wutowi, P.J
Groceries
Arhuckles' and Lion Coffee, 13c i 2
lbs. for zoo i 4 for 46c.
w inner jonee, too ; x ios. lor aoc.
Loose Roasted Javo, 13c; 2 lbs. for
26. t h .
Java and- Mocho; 86e : 8 lbs. for OQo.
iXtra loose green conee, 5c.
9 lbs. Soft A SMgar, 60c. 81 lbs Gran-
uiaiea, ooo.
mlk. T r ,n.
mm iua. ajiguii uruwu, uuq.
Corn Starch, 6c ; 8 lbs. for 12c.
ew nice, o very nice. .
Best N. O, Molasses, 14c. a qt.
Syrup, 18c. a gaL ;
Light Syrup, SOo. a gal.
Chocolate, 18c.
Baking Hoda, 4c. per lb.
Boking Powder, 6c. j lb.
Rasins, 7c.
Silver Prunes, 12c, extra nice. .
Oatmeal, lun. . A nnnlcfto-aa 9;W
Crushed whnat. ifin .. '1 nanlraana 2JW.
Coffee cakes, 5c. a lb.
(linger snaps, 6c. a lb.
Oyster crackers, 5c. a lb.
Knick-kuocks, 8c. a lb.
Water crackers. 9c. a lb.
Cash paid for good butter and eggs.
In Carpets, Hues and Oil
cloths
we hove all the newest patterns and
cuoice colorings. Tbe latest de
signs are oeautiiui ana at about- a
quarter off from former prices.
uooa ingrain (Jarpet, only -f0.
Good Home-made Carpet, 25o.
8 4 Floor Oilcloth, 50c. per yd.
tf-4 Table Oilcloth. 14c, per yd.
5 4 Table Oilcloth. 12c. per yd.
No. 1 Butter, II
No. 2 Butter, 10
Ftnb Ebki, 10
Onloni, 80 '
Dried Applea, 3
Apples, 80.
Bbouldor, 8
Potatoea, 68
New Lard, 8
Tarkeya, 10
Young Chickens, 7
Dried Cberrlea, 8
Bacon, 8
Bam, 10
N. B. We have no Spec
ial Bargain Day. Oar tsar
gains are Every Day.
F.H. Maurer,
N. W. Corner, Front and Union Sts
New Berlin, Pa.
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GENERAL INSURANCE A6ENGV
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The Aetna Pounded A. D.. 1819
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American u ' iin oinneoili
iiie KManaara Acciaent insurance Co.
The New York'tife Insurance Co.
The Fidelity Mutual Ufe Association.
. t . Your Patronaae Solicited.
HOid on to Your Dollars
9
Until you see Solid-fact Bargains. We hJ
OrMnftn tha Bnirai Kitk & .u.L - j ,1
that beats the record for beauty and M
xx iair witn yourselves and m
our Elegant Stock of . Spring Clothy
' It DreBAnr.a an luiMminA. .71
al buying that is not found elsewhere.
Spring Hats, fapcy Sl?irt
7etyDody need8 eoinethlng in this iinl
' Wa havs inat Whaf. mn mA nnrl . ij
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prices that defy competition, We hu
tbe Finest Line of Gentlemen's Furnisk
ing Goods on tha Market. Hats. Can
ryalioeai;TrnBk an-,BubberMGood8 t
uve m large assortments. .
IN DRESS SHOES,
We have a line unequalled in the county, bur Sprine wear, in nra
and quality, cannot be beat in tlie State. We want you to see our shoe!
Great Reduction Sale of
FURNITURE!
For Nrtety Days !
The Undersigned Offer The Public Their EI
TliLE STOCK OF FUlUaTURE
AT THE GREATEST SACRIFICE IvER KNOWN IN CENTRAL PEKH
6TLVANIA.
We art uot Mlllng out, but we do this to Increase our sales above aoyprrf
viuus year, we inv u isw ot tne prices as iohows : I
Soft Wood Chauiber Suits 14.00;Cotton Top Mattress .' 1!
Hard Wood Chamber Suits 16.00iWovea Wire Mattress. 1.1
Antique Oak Suits, 8 Pieces 19.00 i Bed Springs II
Plunh Parlor Suits 80.00 iDrop Tables, per ft
Wooden Cbairs per set. 2.50;PIatform Bookers
In stock, everything in the furniture line, luoludingMirrors, Book Cam
Desks, 8ldeboards, Cupboards, Centre Tables, Fanoy Rookers, Baby Chain
Feather Pillows, Lounges, Couches, Dougbtrays, Sinks, Hall Raoks, Cm
Seat Chairs fine, medium and cheap furniture, to suit all classes.
Prices reduced all through. Come early and see our stock before! glvlm
your order, and thus save 16 to 80 per cent on every dollar.
Special Attention Given to Undertaking & Embalming
KATHKKMAN St HARTNAN, Limited,
M1FFLINBUROH.P
In
Sherift's Sale of
REAL ESTATE.
By virtue ot certain writs ot FL Fa. Issued out
of tbe Court of Common Pleas of Snydsr County,
Pa., and tome directed I win expose to publlo
Bile at tbe Court Bouse In Mlddleburg, Pa., on
SATVBDAY.tbetSUiday ot May isds at 0n
o'clock P. M the following described Real Is
tale to wlfi f. ' ' f .
AH Uutjcertatn tract of land situated In Spring
township, Snydor County, Pa. Bounded on tbe
North by a public road; on tbs East by publlo
road i on the South by lands ot James Blckel
and on tbe West by lands otw. F. Ettlnger,
containing t acres and 13 perches more or less,
oa which an erected a dwkeuno HOUSK,
STABLE and OUTBTJII J3ING8 -
Seiied, taken Into execution and to be sold as
tt property ptW. B.Knepp. , . , '
Bhjsrirrs offlcr, iddlcburg.TK:, May , Mis,-
T . P.8.mTTEB.Bherltt.
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LIT. PLEASANT MILLS.
I keep every thine in the hardware line. Horse shoe!
nails, other nails by the keg or pound, toe steel, cast steeU
tires for baggies and wagons, round bar iron, chains of alt
kinds, forks, .shovels, hoes, tools of all kinds, . ,
Horse Blaiakets,
Whips, halters, tie ropes, carry combs, .brjishes of
kinds, brooms, tinware, granite ware, 'tubs, backets,
Patent Washing Machines. v f
' Call to see my goods and yon-will be convinced
you can bay cheaper here than any where in the county.
YoursVespV, I I I f r rr lit Pleasant
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