i Suriety'.l i ! w.wAorta. MrDDLKKUBflH. SNYDER CO.. PA THURSDAY. JUNE A VOL. 35. NO. 22. Vi ( IT L ) I m f I -.1 t V.R. Jones of Swlneford U on sick list I V. wit dealers are loading a ber of cars at me rauruwi una erov Stetler and Eva Steininger visiting friends at Wyoming, erne County. rs. John Ellenberger and two 5ren of Dunoannon are visiting (parents. LhierJ. N. Thompson spent Gay and Memorial day with his Cits at Mexico. lies Barber and George Buyer nville were visitors at John rick's the past week. fieo. W. Waeenseller is ing friends at Northumberland Wawontown una woe. alvin Stetler and K. C. Walter wives are visiting at Millheim, ftre county this week. limon Hummel, the reaper agent Jlonroe township, was in Middle- last week. J. Stetler, who is employed l....knrv urn a hnmft nvor Sundav (lil.UU.J, " - inir his parents and friends. . II. llennineer, of Swineford, Wly improving the property fchascd from.the Bibighaus estate. he borough supervisor is filling Rnirnr street from the Middle- r -B-- - - . . . , Ik bridge to the Lutheran church. numler of Snyder county liciuns arc attending the Repub- state convention at Harris- this week. ' ' he Lutheran church was very ly decorated with flags and ling on Sunday for the Memor- k'rviccs. i. . . . . tin. bleieher ot Nanticoke was Iwu on Monday rendering some So on the accordeon lor the rtainment of Middleburg rs. Llin C. Stuck ot McUIure is ding this week in Middleburgh mig his inends, preparatory to ling lor Three Rivers, Mich. . Snvder, the Superintendent of f ork department ot the bunbu ry and former! v a resident ot rertown, spent Memorial day in lace. k'v. f. Last, ol mltimore wno it six years was the iwstor of the :eu. Brethern church of this place, re this week callimr unon nis w friends. tZ7 ft M. Maurerand wife of Kreamer in town to attend the Memorial rises on Monday evening. He here thev both made a plea- and profitable call at our office, e regret to note that our friend Subscriber, Morris Erdley, has with financial trouble. We he may be able to satisfactorily K matters. rs. Catherine Bower of Swine- has returned from her . trip to Eand New Orleans. She about 3000 miles. This kable accomplishment for Hon as old as she is. bu will find a letter in this issue John Rhamstine, on the Chi Jngua National Park. Another George Clelan on Camp Alger, r war news on page 5. Be j get uie foot regularly, only i" year in aavanoe. Vigressmoo Mahon reoommend f- C. Wigenseller, ex-oounty jurer, to be the Postmaster of Tgrove to succeed the late R Hummel .Geonre wil f to the people of Selinsgrove fmuuinucranoD ana above all position he deserves and has A nyiaithfui republican lovaltv. certainly more thaa r can jourt next week. The Christian Endeavor Society will iiuiu a ksum tm a utu..., f. Jine 4tfu ghoaldthe weather be inclement the festival wni be held the following Saturday. xney expect a grew many peopie present The MidcQeburvh oemetry is in a nicer condition than we have ever had the privilege of seeing it. The experiment of having some one to s 3 i i i j: anena u ana Keep it ui guou uiuui tion seems to work well. Mr, Tobias has certainly done his work well. A smooth, en j shave, genteel hair cut, or other tonsorial work, is al ways obtained at Soles' Barber Shop. in Wittenmyer's building, opposite Post office. Go to Soles and you will make no mistake, nhaving soap, face cream, hair oil awl egg-sham poo for sale A. E. Soles. Dr. W. O. Perkins of Boston, will spend the summer at Selins grove and will give lessons in vocal training and musical composition beginning Monday, June 13. Studio at the opera house. For particulars or circulars apply to A. V . Potter, Selinsgrove. o-Zu-lra. Farmcn in need ot a binder, mower or hay rake will find what they want in the Johnson machines ch took the prize at the Nash ville Exposition last season. These machines will be on exhibition dm ing court week at Middloburg Don't fail to see them and get i bargain. I am now ready to take Photo graphs, Cabinets $1. per down and up. All.work guaranteed, finish cd up in first class style. In order to introduce my work will give 1; photos, for a dozen this week and next week bcgiiung June 1st am endim; June 1 ltli. . iKVishxoi.K,l'JiotoKrapher. Middlolmrgli, Pu., The Register and Rworder ot Snvder county sent a larin-r chock to llamshiinr last month than lias gone in for inanv years from that office. The check called for $1010.13. Oftliisaiiioiiiit,$,j24.3 came as inheritance tnx from R. IV resslors estate and si.l.) on Elizalieth Breon's estate. "KtHlaks" a;e not iH-rmitted with in siirlit of the Czar of Russia, and he is considered the most difficult nun in all Europe to p'notograph. Lillian Bell, who is in Russia for The Ladies' Home Journal, per suaded the Russian officials to allow her to be an exception to the rule and she succeded in photographing the Czar so close that the Russian monarch jumped at the click of the button. Miss lk'll will tell how she got her photograph, in the next issue of the Journal. Ihe r)8T was the hrst paper in Snyder county to publish the mar riage licenses, the first to publish the deeds entered for record, the first to publish estate news and other court house information and is the only Snyder county paper that does it regularly now. The Post is the first and only paper tliat has res urrected the marriage record for the last 30 years that is now creating so much interest among its readers. That is why you should subscribe for the Post not later than next week during court at only one dol lar a year in advance. Its a Good Law. No woman who marries an ol soldier after July 1 will be entitled to a pension if he dies. The old soldier with a comfortable pension has furnished inducements for many a designing woman to wed, especially as his death does not stop the pen uon. . But this will all be changed next year, and the veteran who gets I married after, that" time '. will have the satisfaction of knowing he fug; nkberaH the attractions himself. COURT HOUSE CHIPS Lydia and Cyrus Stouer to Fanny Wirt, lots Nos. 34 and 35 in Buy er's additioii to Freeburg for $325. Tudie A. Gnndrum, CoraM. and R. 1. Wagner to F. W. Gundnun of Bannerville 115 acres and 155 perches in West Beaver twp. for $2000. Geo. B. Sliafcr to Thomas C. Land is of Freeburg 51 acres and 04 Dcrchcs situate in r lint Stone V al- ey, Washington twp., for $1500. Letlrra GrMtM. Letters of administration in the estate of George Kern, late of Mid dleburg, wore issued to 1). A. Kern and G. M. Moutz. In the estate ot L. R. Hummel, late of Selinsgrove, to W. F. Hum mel MarrinirP I.lrvune. John F. Peters, McClure, Ella Wagner, " ( Samuel J. Glaiv, PortTreverton, Mary E. Sweigart, " j Richard L. Sehroyer, Selinsgrove, Eva K. Sehoch, ranalaaioners' OIHee. H. E. Richter, C. L. Gember ing and George Spaid were apiioint- ad viewers by the court to view a bridge view across West Mohan- tongo creek in est Perry township, it living on the county line between Snyder and Juniata Counties at or near where the highway leading from Selinsgrove to Mi HI in town crosses said creek, the east end ot said bridge leing in West Perry town ship, Snyder County and at wt end in Monroe township, Juniata Co. They will meet at the propos ed site Saturday, Juno -1, 1HIIS, at 1 1 o'clock A. M. 1 1 kknix ). Pout Tk k v Kim ix BlUIKiK. The viewers on the Ilonidoii Poit Prcverton promised bridge mot on Monday at llcrndon. llio viewers from Snyder county were Chas. L. Wetzel of IScavcrtown, A. A. Huiiiinol of Knitzcryilloand VA. R. GcmliciTuig of Selinsgrove. The throe viewers from NorthumlH'i'- and county and Gcm!ciiiiig from this county voted in favor of a new bridge and Wotzol and Iliiinmol voted imainst it. This makes 4 in favor and 2 against a now bridge. Samantha at Saratoga, in a New Dress. One of the funniest of all the liooks is certainly "Samuntha at Saratoga." Will Carleton pronoun ces it "delicious humor" and Bishop Newman says it is "bitterest satire, coated with the fweetest of exhilar ating fun." Formerly published by subscription at the prutc of $2.50, and Hold, it is said, by the hundred thousaud, it has recently been issued in an exquiste little cloth-bound volume in the "Cambridge Classics" series by the celebrated cheap-book publishers, Hurst & Co., of .New York, as a means of widely adver tising that series, and is sold at the fabulously low price of 25 cents. It would seem strange if they should not sell a million of them. They are sola dv booksellers, or tne pub 1 via lishers direct. Ntw War 8ong and Katie- Two of the most popular pieces of musio arranged for piano and organ nave just been issued by the Popular Musio Co,. Indianapolis. Ind. "Bring Onr Heroes Home,1' dedicated to the ueroes oi tne u. o. jsauiesnip juaine is one of the finest national songs ever written. The musio is stirring and the words ring with patriotism. "Dawn's BatUa of Manilla March Two-Step" ia a fine instrumental pieoe ana will live forever as a aony enir of the areateit naval event in the world's nistory. Either one of these pi sees and Poaplar Maiie Boll paces full abeet musio Anaanapoua, ui ;c.:.s A Letter From the Front. George Clehn, A Soldier Boy, '. Does Not Forget the "Pod" And Jin Many Headers. WrtUen lor Um Vmt. Camp Aiikk, Va., Muy 2t, 18U8. Editor Post. Permit me to pen a few lines for your valuable paier concerning our camp and army life in general. e are having a good time and are enjoying ourselves. I for one am urlad that I am one of the "Boys iu Blue" and I feel proud of it. If some of the young fellows of Middleburgh were here, they would see things and learn valuable lessons, such as they will never see or learn as long as they stay there, By to-morrow we will get all of our equipment and then we will be ready to go to the front, which will be before long, jerhaps in a week. Camp Alger is not as nice as Mt, Gretna, our beautiful Keystone Canping irround. Accomodations are not as g(d and water has lccu scarce, but piiics arc being put in that will remedy that defect. We get good victuals and plenty of it, fresh meat twice a day and all the bread and coffee we ran use. Ra tions are certainly I n-ttor than during the Livil war. We drill four hours a day, that is our work. We plav a uaine of base I mi 11 every day, that isour snort ne get up at ;:.ju every mornini' and go to led at ton in the evening when all the lights must lie out The bovs have a lively time at night, thoy have '-Rough House" sometimes, j norc tins liccn very little sickness in camp. Washing ton visitors arc plentiful out lien On Monday we will visit Wash ingtoii. Tl have things At almost o 1 eniisvlvaina lxvs i i fixed up very nicely every tent there is a spruce tree planted and this add greatly to the apiwaranec of tin; camp. We have 20,(10(1 soldiers in camp here now and others arc coi ing in right along. The readers of the I'ost may expect to hear from me again. Yours Respectfully, GkoIMiK Ci.ki.ax Dollar Rate Good Yet. It will Ik' welcome news to our sulweTiU'rs to learn that our sitoclal offer will be good next week yet during court, for the licnefit of those who luive iiussihI it we will sav that ull of our siibscrilH'rs residing in the county, who wish to ay up all arrcages to date at $1.50 er year, can then jmya dollar extra for a whole year in advance. Those outside of the county complying with the conditions can get the Pout for $1.25 per year in advance. New subscribers will lie received next week yet at $1.00 per year in advance. Send in your names and a dollar with some ot the people who come to court. Good things don't last always, but the 1wt is bound to lead. You are always sure to got the news. Send iu your dol lar. Teachers Examination. All applicants for a teacher's certificate who contemplate teaching in the Borough of Selinsgrove will be examined in the High School Reom Monday June 6, 1898, exami nation will begin promptly at 8.30 o'clock. . Directors are earnestly re quested to be present. Hie public are cordially invited to attend the examination. Respectfully yours, . .P. C. Boweesox, Co. Supt. Portrait cf AdnJnl Ctwiy- - - A fine lithograpbjfl portrait of Ad miral Dewey, the Herd of Manilla iw iBonee, nas jott neenisiusa by Popular, PnMihlng 0o:,,of Indiana, polls ML--Ajreata -wanted. Send roenu wiKMrtaMJaf. eamnte awl- ed The National Military Park. Mr. IHmmnliue W rites an Intending isiier About this U rent Military (hitre. Special CorreHpouaeoce to tbe Pint. Chattanoimia, Tens., May 21, 1898. The patriotism of the people of our great United States cannot be fully appreciated until in times like at present when our nation is at the threshold of a great international strife for the protection of humanity and the maintenance of right. Ever since the 14th day of April, 1898, the city of Chattanooga lias lecii a busy plai-e in the preiaration of mobilization of military ford's for the contending buttles ot the Span- A !. !.. ll 1 isii-miici inui war. an is wen said "history repeats itself" ho in the present case Chattanooga that was prominently mentioned as a military centre lietween 1861 and 1865 stands today at the head as the largest con centrating point of military man euvering iu North America. The National Park lies nine miles south of Chattanooga in the state of uewrgia, and all troops going to that point which has been selected by our government as the rendez vons for both the regular and vol . . 1 a uniccr armies nave been Missing through here, so you can form an idea as to the importance aud activ lty of Chattanooga. The first troops to arrive consisted of the 24th and 2f)th regiments of Infantry coming here in special trains from Utah and Montana ; these two regiments were colored, except the otliivrs, which of course were white men. The regiments wore met at the deintt by a tremendous crowd of coplc, aud when the trains pulled iu the same Union depot that sheltered the dif ferent armies thirty live years ago shout after shout went up for the (loioncitrs oi our country, llus was on the 1-1 1 1 1 day of April am from that time a continuous stream of soldiers arrived consisting of infiiiitry, cavalry, light artillery, ambulance and signal corps unti .iiru -.'in, wiien on mat (lav tne estimated iiiiiiiIht of regulars locat ed at the military park amounted to eight thousand men, fifty five hundred hurst's and mules, and over throe hundred vehicles, from the six nnilc canvas Iwck wagon down to the historic ambulance with the in signia of the Red Cross. I sttxd on the Itfittlcficld of Chiekamauga, close to a monument erected by the state ot Ohio in honor of her brave men who fell on this historical field in our lute Civil war, and watched the movements of this army. To the right I could see soldiers bath ing their faces in the noted "bloody pond" so well remembered by old soldiers participating in the battles around here in 1803; on the left txd the fourth artillery from fort Riley, Kansas, and Fort Monroe, Va. making preparations to leave that same duyforTumpa, Fla. every thing packed, the bugler with bugle in hand to which it seemed to me that every horse looked for a note of in struction. In the rear came the train of army wagons, hauling lum ber, wood, tents, hard tack, amuni tion and everything necessary to sustain an army of regular soldiers. How the poor teamsters had to work, the boss teamster riding up and down the line with spurs on his boots equal to a small buzz saw, and using a mixture of language not in tended to be heard by the army chaplain. The mules seemed to fear him, as I noticed that when he came along they would turn their comio heads in another direction, not wishing to see his scowling countenance. As far as I could see, everything was moving, aud remind ed one of a busy ant The soldiers were drilled every day and cavalry charges by some of the noted cavalry troops were witnessed by thousands of people w ho came here 4q 4cur- sion trains and from adjacent towns, ail eager tosee Uncle Sam's regular, but things liave changed, and this Saturday night finds a different army .1 ! l.-.il n l 1 m i n.reping uu uie OBUICIieiU UI illicit - amauga, an army numbering thirty five thousand souls, and a vast dif ference between the regular enlist ed soldier from the fact that the regular soldier is expected to be moved at the will of thegoverumeut, whereas the voluuteer offers his ser vices from a patriotic standpoint forsaking his business and pleasure for the protection of his country. These thirty five thousand volunteers commenced arriving here Monday, May 16th, so you ran form an idea as to the number of trains necessary to transport them. Never in the history ot the world can thrc lie shown a parallel case where troops concentrated on Uittlu fields after a lapse of thirty five years wherein brother fought against brother, and at this time the enemies of the past years join their enemies and one and all in union are preparing for the ooming conflict. The volunteers arc here from all parts of the United States and passed through historical places, never to lie forgotten. Those coming from our parairio states and the rookies arrived via the Memphis and Charleston railroad, passing through the Imttle field of Sliiloh, BridgcjM)rt, Ala. and Wauhatchie, Tenn. Those frum the Central states came here via the Cincinnati Southern Ry. crossing the historical Tennessee river five miles North ot Chattanooga, passing by the Nat ional cemetery, which miinlxTs among its silent inhabitants an un known army ot four thousand souls, and eight thousand whose names anpear on the short marble stones, whose surroundings tiro made Unti tiful by the hand of nature and tiiw generosity ofourgovernniont. Hero thoy lie U'lieath the fl agrant magnolia and honey-suckle, with tablet placed at short interval.- with the iH'autil'ul words ol'O'IIara: "The muHloddniinssad roll lias beat, The soldiers' last tattoo ; Xo inoroon life's parade shall meet. That brave and fallen lew." Our New York and Pennsylvania regiment arrived via the Southern Ry. coming through the Shenandoah valley, jiassing (ion. Sherman's headquarters five miles from hero, in full view offirant'sheadqiiarttrs, known as Orchard Knob, and (Jen. Wood's headquarters, known as Fort Wood, on the loft of their trains could Ik; soon (Sen. Bragg's headquarters located on Missionary ridge, and on the right old lookout mountain was glistening in the morn ing sun as if in holiday attire, wel coming the coming of its friendsand toes of thirty five years ago. The members ot the fourth Pennsylvania regiment inform me that at every stopping point en route thoy were given fret? lunches, fruit, etc. and that by the time they reached the city ot Cincinnati, eight hundred different twickuges had been put on the train by kind and considerate hands, for their comfort. One ot the privates also stated that at every station and cross road it was the duty of every soldier to catch as many dogs as possible and bring them along, so tliat ujnm their arrival here one cur numlered among its occupants seventeen dogs and 1 judge a good many of the Irishman's fleas. Everyone here is anxious to learn something about our Atlantic and flying squadrons, but all feel satisfied of the final out come and that Spain is already reading the mysterious hand writ ing ou ' the wall. "Mene, mene, tekel, upliarsin." , . Yours truly, John S. Riiamhtink. The railing on the board walk afcross the Flats is down at several places; this should be repaired promptly to avoid accident. i 1 j r - Joha tMr
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