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MIDDLEBUKGH, SNYDEK CO., PA., THUKSDAY, JULY 14, 1898. VOL OO,
teresting Items.
Told m Brief Paragraphs for
Our Readers.
r Lea rrnn"-
L Laura Kunkle is visiting at
umberlund.
T. Rhoads and wife visited his
lr in Harrisburg recently.
Lice lot of Cotton Coverts at
Selinsgrove, price 14c. t.
1. P. Shelley was a Sunbury
orthumberland visitor over tlie
John F. Stetler and Mrs.
I. Steinincer visited friends ut
sburg week before last.
Macintosh of Williamsport
Iting at Ulsh'a and Bushoar's in
ford.
s. John Ellcnberger and chil
uf Duncannon are at A. W.
rsox's.
lliam M. Gift of Afolkey, Illi-
s visiting his parents 3 miles
1 towm
E. Cooper and wife spent
ky with her parents, A. II.
and wite.
rry Seebold of Sunbury has
enjoying several week's visit to
kany friends here.
s. Ira Ulsh and children of
tsburg arc visiting Kreeger's
IJIsh's in Franklin.
Iter G. Smith the operator at
ham is spending tins week
Ins pnrents in swineford.
sses Sue Beaver and Gertrude
ileberger are visiting friends
brthumbcrland and shamokin
in. C. Snyder has bought out
Merest of F. W. Specht in the
V business and is going it alone
W. Martin and wife of Milton
;led the funeral of the hitter's
k.T, Mrs Kerstetter, on Tuesduy.
m't miss the special sale of
i Goods and Linings at Weis,'
sgrove, Saturday, July 23. 2t.
rs. Char les Fisher and sons War-
lnd Earl, spent Fourth of July
with her parents, A. Kreeger s.
tidies' Shirt Waists are lieing
pi out at Weis,' Selinsgrove, at
ice, regular price ohc, now 25e.
2t.
Iiss Martha Goldy of Camden,
, has come to make her annual
bier visit to the Misses Witten-
II. Mover, the Satanic Majesty
is office, visited relatives at
fury and Northumberland last
f.
iss Lottie Crouse last week vis-
relatives at Sunbury and took
e U. tj. Rally at Island Park
e fourth.
rof. William F. Magee, Princi-
t the Uusiness Colleee of South
Jenem, was a Mtddleburjrh vis-
im Saturday.
e difference between a iineo
A patriot is, that the former has
Vll of bis buttons, while the lat-
fcars all he can.
reWrnv1 TW,T?
inday night at Kreamer. Two
of hay beloncinff to Chas Mesier
Jevcral renpersTxdonging toother
V were destroyed.
pcKNEix UxivEMrrY, John
pro warns, I'resident. . Col-
leading to degrees of Art and
fee. Academy, a preparatory
1 for young men and boys. In-
refined boarding school for
X Wiw. School of Music, with
Mting course. For catalogue,
a-the Registrar, : ' j
J Wk. C. Gbetngeb,
I . . ' " Lewiaburg; PaV
Prof. Paul Billhardt hud the mis
fortune to sprain one of his limbs,
but is able to use it again.
Most of us are ever sonfach more
enthusiastic over .early morning
plans at night than when the time
arrives for us to get up.
Many a man who has told his
affiance before their marriage that
he was "well ofT'and after marriage
he finds out that he isn't.
It is a noticeable '. fact . that
when a mau fails heeitherblaines it
on his wife's extravagance or his
own superabundant honesty.
Sunday July 3rd was the hottest
day Middleburgh has had for sev
eral years, the thermometer having
registered ot 10r1 in the shade.
Otto Tobias and wife of Centre
ville, John Tobias and wife of Bea-
vertown and Miss Jennie lobia ot
Millersburg spent Sunday with their
parents in this place.
The Jlerndon Star is the name of
a paper just started on the other side
ot the Susquehanna by E. S. Stroup
of Strouptown, tins county. e
wish the enterprise abundant suc
cess. The President's proclamation was
read on Sunday morning in the lie
formed Sunday school by Superin
tendent Gutclius and on Sunday
evening in the Lutheran church by
Rev. McLain.
licv. List of Baltimore has Iteeu
a visitor among us during the past
week. He praicwxl mtliaU. B.
Church Sunday. The parson bus
many friends here who are always
glsul to see him.
Cashier Thompson and Attorney
Weiser drove to Mitllin County last
Thursday and returned on Saturday
with a coit. The Cashier is a lover
of good horses and the way he drills
the bachelor Attorney in the horse
business is a caution.
Prof. Hurry Bower, who just
completed a three months' term of
the Teachers' Normal School at
Kcrrmoor, Clearfield County, Pa.,
has returned home. 'Harry says he
found a very pleasant and agreeable
lot of people out there.
George Clelan, a private of Co.
C, 12th Regiment, Pennsylvania,
Volunteers, came home last week on
a six days' furlough and left Mon
day morning for his command. 1 le
is delighted with army life and it
seems, too, as it it agreed with him.
Prof. Harry Bower, a native of
this place and a son of Attorney F.
E. Bower enlisted in the N. G. P.
at Clearfield and this (Wednesday)
morning started with the company
tor uiiieainauga, ua. iiarry is
determined to fight forhis country,
A smooth, easy shave, genteel hair
cut, or other tonsorial work, is al
ways obtained at Soles Barlicr Shop,
in Wittenmyer's building, opposite
Post office. Go to Sfoles and you
will make no mistake, shoving soap,
face cream, hair oil and egg-shampoo
for sale A. E. Soles.
The Middleburg base ball team
went to Freeburg Saturday after
noon to play the team ot that place.
They found the team strengthened
by the induction of four of Sclins
grove's first team players including
Mr. Bevier. Our boys came out
victorious in a score of 0 to 10 and
of course they are happy.
Snyder County Teacher's Normal
School will convene in the Middle
burg School House July 18,. 1898.
to continue for a term of four weeks
Dr. J. R. ' Dimm President of
Susquehanna University, Prof. Wm
Noetling, Bloomsburg State Normal
School and Prof. A. M. Wonder,
Central Pa, College will deliver a
seres of lectures. - Mr. Edwin Charles
will aid us throughout ' the , term.
For father information and circulars
apply to F. C. Bbweraox Co. Supt.
Mr Rhamstine Letter.
ClIICKAMAGUA, dlliv 12, 1S0S.
Editor Post: The Volunteer
irmy at Camp Thomas, Chickama-
gua, Ua. lias reached the enormous
figure of fifty-seven thousand souls.
These patriotic citizens have come
from the different ranks of lite, and
as Human nature reouires certain
necessaries whethertheman isdrissed
iu Jeans or sjiorts the garb of blue
and buttons, it may perhaps apH-ar
difficult to imagine that any comfort
cau be had in the uliove camp iso
lated so fur from their friends. This
is a mistake as can be seen from the
various newspajx-r reixirts sent out
by special corrcsXJiidcnts who are
stationed at Lytic, Ga., the point
from which the soldiers arrive and
depart. A little more than sixty
days ago this little hamlet of Lytle
consisted of a railway station weather-beaten
acd solitary, located on
the Chattanooga, Romcand Southern
R. R. running from Chattanooga to
Carrolton, Ga., said road running
one passenger and. mixed train per
duy. Within a melius of 100 yards
were two dwelling houses and a
country store; farther a'.ong the
tiack was asmithy whosecomplexion
was not molested by the soot and
smoke from his forge, as the hand
of nature had placed him among the
negro race. Such was the architec
ture of Lytic in the early days of the
Spanish-American War. What is
it to-day? A heterogeneous mass
of fruit stands, lunch counters, mule
teams, arsenal, opera house, bakery,
lith house, hotel, government store
houses and a population speaking
the majority of the lungungnskuowu
to the civilized world. I was lean
ing against a sutler's tent awaiting
my turn to cross tiie main thorough
fare of the new citj when I hoard a
man with shoulder straps say "woo
is di bix V" and in answer his com
panion said "derdoifel wase net." 1
was curious to learn from whence
these troops came and when an op
portunity was oen, I asked one of
them and was informed that they
hailed from Berks county, you know
the state. The man, minus his gun,
stated that in the excitement of un
loading baggage, etc., his gun must
have leeii taken away in the wagon
ordered to carry their tents, etc. to
the camp ground. The main street
of Lytle has Ih-cii named "The Klon
dike" a vcrv appropriate name.
Land that could le ltought for twen
ty dollars an acre before the advent
ot the soldiers advanced in a very
short time until it reached the rent
ing staire of three dollars iter front
foot per mouth. In return these
parties paying ground rent at such
rates draw on the purse of the vol
unteer who is not limited to salary
of $13.00 per month as is the regu
lar. In their haste the volunteers
leave home and in a short time their
small needs become known and they
resort to the Klondykcfor reinforce
ments where willing hands supply
the demands at war rates, l ies,
cakes, soda, pop, cheap John coun
ters, souvenirs, war relics of every
description warranter! to have been
found right on battlefields, are all
on exhibition for the hungry and
fastidious. This jieaccful country
village with a few dwellings is now
one of the busiest places for its pop
ulation in the south. Imagine a
country post office handling 800,000
letters per day not including pack
ages, papers, etc. For the past few
days the United States paymasters
have been paying the different re
giments and it is estimated tiiat
two million dollars have been scat
tered among the troops. While no
doubt a portion of this money is
spent in a reckless manner. I am
pleased to say the soldiers are mind'
f ul of the loved ones left at home,
whose sacrifices are equally as great
as the ones on the tented fields of
battle.( The first Lieut.4 of one of the
companies in the 5th Penna. regi
ment informed me that hespentnine
hundred dollars to the families ot
men in hiscompanv from one month's
salary. I am pleased to - state that
this money was addressed to a jHtint
not far from Snyder County. The
oH'ra house is built of rough boards.
The scats are benches of the rough
est kind : but notwithstanding all
this, the place is crowded every
night. At present the drawing star
is a Spanish dancer who styles her
name as IVpita and claims her na
tive place as Barcelona, Spain. Al
though in land opposed to the home
and iieople I am told that her grace
ful dancing and rippling laugh have
brought her many friends and ad
mirers. Yours truly,
J. S. Riiamstixe.
Obituary of Mrs. Kerstetter
Catherine N. Garniun, was liorn
March 12, 1833 in Union (now
Snyder) County, Pa., Married David
Kerstetter March 18, LSf8. Slit
was a daughter of Pcterand Cather
ine Garnian. Her father died in
1802 in Perry twp. Snyder County
Pa. and her mother died in Swine
ford in 1SJM. She was of a family
of seven children three sons and four
daughters. She is the mother of
five children 4 daughters and 1 son,
Uriah died at the age of 2o years,
Emma died at the age of five years,
Emma Catherine died nt the age of
three years, Mary ElizaW-th iw.rried
to John C. 1 lackenlninr resides iu
Franklin twp., Jane married Wc:t
Martin resides at Milton. She uieiV
i my o, lft'.jiv ugeu ny years o, nios
and 20 days.
COURT HOUSE CHIPS.
IH-'I l'.iit'rMl lor Krrord.
Andrew II. Ulsh and wife to
Andrew Ulsh, one acre and 40
perches in Spring township for
$2.-00. (I Aits 1, 2, 3 and 1 in plot
of Middlecreek).
Louisa Witmcr to Mary 10.
Shollcy two acres in Port Treverton
for Sl'.OO, etc.
Geo. B. Sliafer to Alice I. Binga
nian, lots 8 and K iu M oyer's addi
tion, to Freeburg, for 1.00, lioard
ing, etc.
Heirs of Thomas T. Wiennan,
deceased, to Mary C. Miller seven
acres and 1 1(5 perches in Pciui twp.
for 700.
A. Z. Sehoch and wife to Mary
C. Miller ( acres and 18.0 perches
in Pcnn twp. for 078.110.
Heirs of Sarah Jane Walter to
Charles Walter ijuit claim dewl on
house and lot in Selinsgrove for 200.
Administrators of John 1. Hus
singcr to Mrs. Margaret L. Hassi tig
er 5 acres and 04 perches in Frank
lin township for 518.40.
Letter UrnntPil.
In estate of Adam Walter, Jr.,
late of Centre twp. to John Duck
and in estate of John Null, late of
Perry twp. to Mary Null, the widow.
Marring Llceimwi.
Harry H. Reed, Selinsgrove,
Anna C. Koch, New Ringgold.
TAdaniL. Howell, Middleburg,
) Catherine Stetler, Swineford.
f C. C. Breininger, McClnre,
Henrietta Smith, "
Sunbury Camping Party.
The "lied Bridge Grove," opio
site Middlecreek from the place for
merly known as Bower's Grove, is
destined to hcbcamuch-soughtplace
for camping parties and would le
sought still more for picnics if the
Pennsylvania R. R. Co. would do
with it as they do with many other
similar places. Rod Bridge Grove
is already a desirable place to spend
summer weather, but it could be
made more so, if the party most in
terested, the P. R. R. Co.,' would
give it a little attention and make a
Hag station at the grove. On Sat
urday a party from Sunbury and
their friends from other places pitch
ed their tents for a ten days' stay in
the grove. 1 he jiersons who are
enjoying the mountain air are W. A.
Furies and wife, Charles Cameron
and wife, Mrs. Laura Packer, Misse
Rood, Davis, Haas, Cora Haas, of
Sunbury; Miss Houtz of Jhrris
hurg; Misses Brogster and Gcist, of
Philadelphia ; Miss Vanlloni, of
Kansas City ; Messrs. Packer, Cam
Packer, Engle, Briiner, II. P. Lin
coln, Allison, Chas Clement, ofSun
bury; Bert Hopkins, of Pen Van,
and Frank Gcist, of Philadelphia.
The party is composed of a jolly
set of people and it goes without
saying that they will have a pleasant
time.
A Pleasant Surprise.
Nilt on I
IK I'OxT,
ie"(M
On July 5th, Arthur L.Grissing-
er made the best run on a bicycle of
the season. He left Carlisle at 3:50
A. M. and arrived at Selinsgrove at
8.50 A. M. Distance about 70
miles Time 5 hours. This too on
the cheapest Hartford Bicycle, price
$28.00, sold by Wallace D. Baker,
Selinsgrove, Pa. If he had been
mounted on the Columbia Choinless,
no doubt he would have made the
run in a little less than 4 hours
The Hartfords and Columbias are
wheels that, stand the .hard rides.
They are not in the repair shop all
uie ume. r . . .
1 ' Rev. J. Shindel has gone to San
tiago with the 4th Ohio.: ' .
(iiiltlrrn. .rnnl- hllilrtn nnl Ollit-r
FrlvmlN KikIi In l'ou m Xtfrti Vow
ilton lhi"4.lnriu fourth."
P0T.
orious Fourth" marks an
important epoch iu the lives of Mr.
and Mrs. David Scilor, imaged cou
ple residing near the St. Thomas
United Brethren Church, abo.it two
miles from Meiscrville. It was .Mr.
Seller's S2nd birthday, and Jiis chil
dren had for months past been mak
ing arrangements secretly to cele
brate the event. Their ctlorts were
not in vain, as it proved to lie a
grand success in every particular.
In tin; forenoon about fifty persons,
comprising children, grand-cliildrcn,
friends and ncighltors. gat hem l at
the house of Mr. ami Mrs. Henry S.
(ielnctt, after which the entire party
rushed in upon the aged couple and
eotniiletely suritri.sed tuem. Alter
they had taken possession of the
house, the women at once spread a
bounteous feast which was enjoyed
by all present. A few hours were
then spent in pleasant conversation
after which the party began to dis
perse. The lined collide were also
the recipients ot a number of pres
ents, such as groceries, dry goods,
a large rocking chair, etc. The
following comprises the list of those
present: C. L. Sowers and familv,
Shamokin : C. E. Scilcr and family,
Shamokin; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Culp, Sunbury ; Mrs. James Gaug-
Icr and daughter, IWthumlierland;
Richard Seiler and family, Mrs.
Aaron Kimmcl and family, all of
Sacremcnto, Schuylkill county ; Mrs.
S. S. Backus, Philadelphia ; George
Seller, Sunbury ; John Scilcr and
family, Mckccs Half falls; Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Portline, Mahantotiga;
Rev. O. G. Romtgand family, Rich
field; Mrs. Riley Weaver, Mrs.
Sarah Shaffer, Mrs. George Good-
ling, Mrs. George Gelnet, Mr. and
Mrs. William Hornbcrger, Mr. Hen
ry S. Gelnet and family, Mr. Jona
than B. Hilbert and Mrs. Polly Ker
stetter, all of near Meiscrville.
O. G. It.
We are in receipt of a copy of the
Church Choir a monthly publication
at Chicago. In it we hnd an ex
cellent half-tone portrait of Prof.
Wm. Moyer of Freeburg, President
of the Snyder County Choir associa
tion, a history of the Association and
a sketch of its active and distinguish
ed president. The choir association
was organized in August 1888 near
IBeavertown iu Kern's'Grove,
Baptisnal Services at Rich
field. On Sunday, July 17, at 0:30 A.
M., Rev. O. G. Romig will preach
an English Sermon on '-Christian
Baptism," in the Richfield United
Brethren Church. After the ser
mon several applicants will be im
mersed in the stream near by. The
public in general is invited to these
impressive services.
O. G. RoMic, Pastor.
Special Sale.
A special sale ot Dresst Joodsand
Linings at Weis', Saturday, July 23.
As usual wo willallow a discount
of 20 K-r irent. on Dress (ioods and
Linings purchased for cash on tin.
aliove mentioned daw This sale
will include all our cloths, heiiriet
tiis, silks, satins, organdies, lawns,
dress ginghams, etc.
2t. S. Wi:ts, Selinsgrove.
ADAMSHUKU.
James F. Keller and wile are vis
itingin Milllinliurgand New Colum
bia ....Dr. C. (J. Smith lias gone to
lA'wistown. lie will there accom
pany a camping party to the mount
tains Owing to a "jack" break
ing at tin; bridge at Kreamer, sev
eral jM-rsons who were working on
the scaffolding, were severely injur
ed. Roltcrt Smith of this place had
his ankledisloeatcd liesidcs receiving
other injures CharlesCondoti ot
Mifllinliurg was seen on our streets
last week. . . .Miss Viola Moore of
Mechanicsbiirg is the guest of Miss
Victoria Mover Will Cutler ot
Wagner spent Sunday at our place
Chas. McElrath has left for
Catnp Thomas, Chickatuaiiga.
WEST BEAVElt.
Suite of our farmers have thresh
ed their wheat crop and report it a
very poor turn-out Mrs. Levi
Treastcr has been spending the past
week with her daughter, Mrs. Sun.
Bauinganlner, iu MifUiu county . . . .
How many school teachers in our
county have pupils in the war?
Harvey Treastcr and his brother,.
Foster, of Spruce Pine Valley, spent
last week with their grand-father,
Levi Treastcr L. A. Jenkins
and wife made a business trip to
Milllinliurg last week T. V.
Swineford was in our county last
week cutting his wheat crop, also as
sisting Fred, (iundruiu in getting
his on shook. . . .George A. Fisher
claims he put in the best time at
Ycagertown on the Fourth since his
recollections of what a good time
was. He claims the first half hour
he got away with a tub of lemonade,
with a scoop shovel full of ginger
snaps thrown in George Fink of
Iicwistowii was seen on our streets
last week, on his wheel Calvin
Goss spent Sunday with some of his
Snyder county friends lluckle-
liorry parties have been visiting the
mountains and report the berries not
plentiful. . . .Hay is in abundance.
Suite parties have lieeu tillering hay
ut four dollars per load.
UNION TWP.
Miss Ixittic Siutngler is at pres
ent visiting friends at Edwards-
ville. . . .Miss Agnes Grwsinger
spent last week with the family of
Elias Staid Our two threshing
machines started out on Monday to
take out of the straw what the lice
left in Mrs. S. J. Stroub and
Mrs. Elizabeth Krebs are on the sick
list On the night of the Fourth
a party often persons crossed the
river in a flat en route for Herndon
to see the big firc-crakers explode.
Upon their return they came near a
sad end; their flat rank when with
in 100 yards of the shore and no
one could swim except the 'squire.
All that saved them was that the
water waa only six inches deep.