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Editor and Proprietor
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.
O.mTnnr-Oil. V. A. Stone.
Lieut. Oov.-Uen. i. l'.S. tioblo.
Hoc Int. AIT.ilr ten. J. W. Utui.
miperlor Jinlife W. XV. 1'otUT.
Cuutfiens at Laiye Hon. O. A. flrow.
B. A. Davenport.
UonKrosn-lIiin. T. M. Malum.
Anembly Dr. A. M. Smltli.
Associate .Iniltf. Z. T. Gembcrlttig.
County Surveyor i. A. Hoirtorf.
Thursday, Sept. 29, 1898.
BRILLIANT FESTIVITIES.
Event of National Intercut at Omaha
in October ErcurnionH Are All
UWtlmnnd.
To THK ClTI.KNS OK Pk.NNBYL-
VA.MA : The Trans-Mississippi and
International Exposition t Omaha
lias st't apart tin- 5th rtayot Oetolier,
1S1KS, as lViinsylvania Day.
The citizen : of Nebraska whoclaim
lVnnsvlvania as tln-ir native state
have organized a lVnnsylvnniaCIub
in the city of Omnha. This club
has at the present time about one
thousand dii'IiiIkts, and there ure
over ten thousand native Pennsvl-
vanians residing in Nebraska.
The Pennsylvania Club members
send greeting to their fellows in the
Keystone State, and ask them to at
tend the Kxpositioii on the 5th of
OctoWr; the day following, the
(.'lull will hold in the city rk a
grand laktt picnic for all Pennsyl
vanians who may wish to jwrticijiate.
Many prominent citizens have signi
licl their intention to attend, and
oratoi of national reputation will
deliver addresses. We are assured
that invernor Hastings and his stall
will lie present at tliut time.
The KxiMHtinn is well worthy of
a vi-it. It siirjias-es all other K.x
jiociti.ii except the World's Fair,
and in Mime of its features is even
licautiful. It is filled. with
-i Arrived too late for lad twite.
Mrs. Faust returned to her home
in Rimhiirv. Jno. Kerstetter of
St. James Church Sundayed with
his sister Mrs. 3m. Lenig Chas.
Rishe and sister of Tower City are
visiting their brother Edgar at the
Port Trevcrton House. Miss
Dol lie Hoover is home suffering with
a very Bore hand Miss Mary
Hoover ofBethelhem, and Miss Mo
Cnfleryof Shamokin are visiting
Miss Hoovers cousins, Jennie
Cluirlcs Newton Murphy, Miss
Annie Walker, and and Mrs. Ed.
Wolf of Iiexvisburg, arrived in our
toxvn, Sunday in time tor dinner with
Mrs. Wolfs parents, Henry Stepp
and wife Jas. Nciti for change
of air and scenery went to Columbia
via Canal Miss Clara and Lena
Binennian. and Maud Charles enjoy
ed a drived to McKces Sunday P.
M Monday of last week, A.W.
Aucker took ill quiet suddenly, suf
fered intense pnin all night and
Tuesday morning our people were
startled by a reiiort that Mr. Auck
er was poisoned. He was in a crit
ical condition for a few days, hut
under the treatment of Old Reliable
Dr. J. O. Nipple, Aucker recovered
Henry Stepp, Williamsport,
Stewart Hall Mahontongo, Dr. Bo-
jrar, and wife, und Mrs. Jacob Bogar
. . ... n
HeriM on. Unas. JJoeer ami wne
Shamokin, Dave Went andh. h.
Kelly, Sunbury, Jerome Moyer,
Dundore Sundaved in town
Wm. Charles, son of our constable,
is siH'iiding a fexv davs in bunbury
.W. I. eitz, alter a lew
months in the mountains of Potter
County as a timber skidder, return-
i i v i.... w:u:,
10 Ills noiue. niiuruuv ""
Flanders is the third liersou bitten
bv Jvlock's doe. The dog is a vic-
' . . " . ...
ions nninul ami althouirli wr.
- -
Klock has been frequently warned
the dog is still at large. Sunday
mornim? vounir Flanders went to
Kloek's home to buy milk when the
dog attacked him and bit him sever
al times about the face and body
Mr. Thomas of near Freebiirp;
visited his sister Mrs. Sehnee, dur
ing the week Hoxvard Shanibach
and daughter, Isaiah Bowersox, wife
and son of Paxtonville enjoyed the
hospitality of our well" known and
artistic blacksmith, N . F. Slmmbach
and family Park Slmmbach and
Carrie Keller, with Jennie Schraxv-
der as an alternate, are delegates to
represent the Olive U. K. S. o. and
K. L. C. E. at the convention at
Paxtonville, the 27, inst.
Miss Belle Bibighaua of Mifflin
burgis visiting Mrs. Catherine
Bower. "- .'
William Swartz, who had been
employed at the Jacobs House, Mif
flintown, returned home last week.
John Nano was brought to jail
Saturday night on a charge of hav
ing h&n one of the parties to feteal
Reuben Weirick's meat. There
will be two "stolen meat" cases at
court uextweek.
Nick Walter, whose oorret name
. .i . i i r
is Mat lias risen, a nauve 01
Pnissia, Germany, says he proposes
to make his home in Miduleburg.
He is gettimg an inheritance from
his fatherand his uncle aggregating
$6000.
Schoch and Stahlneckerhavelieen
in business less than a year but they
have learned the value of advertising,
They have their entire building full
of stoves and they want the people
tn know ihev are in business, bee
their ad. on last page.
Waynesboro, Franklin county,
is threatened with a water famine,
The continued drought of the jwst
month hns lowered the water in the
mountain streams by which the town
is supplied, to such an extent that
the creek water had to be relied up
on.
The Bailey boys, near Pallas, have
erected their Sorghum mill and have
made half a barrel of the fincstgrade
of molasses from a small patch of
cane. Having succeeded so wel
thev expect to do a large business in
this line next season as their evap
orator has the capacity ot fifty gal
lens of molasses jicr day,
David M. Mills, a veteran of the
Mexican and civil wars, was instant
ly killed near Rodman, Blair Co.
rrulay morning, lie was npeti
aliout 77 years, and had left hi
home near Rodman and was walking
down the track, when he was over
taken bv a draft of cars with fata
results. He is survival by an aged
xvife.
The Grand Oratorio of the "Cre
ation" will be rendered in the Selin'i
Grox'e Opera House on the evenings
of September 29 nnd730, bv the
Hadyn Choral Society of Selin
Grove and Freeburjr, assisted
Miss Delia Charles of Philadel
phia was pleasantly entertained by
Jennie Charles last week Miss
Clara Belle Bingainan spent Friday
and Saturday at the Kine Mansion,
McKces. . . .Miss Alice Rothermel
was a three day visitor at the New
port Fair last xveek Mrs. George
I. Flanders and Toisy Wise visited
in Selinsgrove during last week . . .
C. W. Neitz and wife, Mrs. Sarah
Bogar, Mrs. S. P. Steflen, Mrs. Jerre
Snvder. Misses Alice Neitz and
FREEBURft. i
Tb SliiuTOT and Fraebarf Chont! PocUty
Im prtetie at tlx bona of Mn. Wlaai
Moadajr aranlng.
U. J. Boyar and wifa and lira. & F. Wan-
aallerwaratbaaaaata at U.S. Bojrar and P. B.
Moyar aa Tuesday.
Re, o. D. Prackenmtllar, accampaalaa by
Danlal Stucb aa delacate of St. Joha'a Church.
Fraaiont,ar altandlnf oonferenca al Nnmldla.
Columbia county.
Aa Educational Maetlnc and Taachar'a InatL
Iota waa bald in tha Ilisb School Room . 1. H.
Uendrlck. praddant of acbool board, presided.
Plot. Walborn, principal or our achoola, out
lined lha dutlai ol the taachen for tha term
Prnf. Boyar alao mada an addreu followed by
torn of tha teacher.,
Our nchooU commenced on Mouday with a
large attendance.
We copy the following from the afilleraburg
BerU x Henry J. Boyar and wife of Chicago
Prof. Daniel & Boyer and wife, Mn. Judge
Brown, Mre. S. O. Dllbish and Hra F. t Bll
bl.h, of Fraeburg, were the guetU of H. L. Lark
Kea.. and family. They alao riatted Mr. Sarah
Lark at Berry.burg and W. B- Boyer, Seq., of
Grata. Toe party Constituted a family reunion
of Borer all bora at Fraeburg. Mr. Brown
end the Sire. Ullbi.ta are the daughter! Of Prof.
F. C. and Mary Ann Moyer, Dee Boyer, found
er of the Mueieal College at Fraeburg. Henry
J., William 8. and D.8. Boyer and Mn. Sarah
Lark are tha direct living descendant, of John
.Boyer ot Freeburg. Itwaaan occasion of un
usual Interest to all concerned, and the visitor,
were very cordially received and entertained
by Mr. and Mrs. Lark, also at Berrysburg by j
Mrs. Lark. nd at Qmtx by William Boyer and
family. H. h. I -ark Attorney at Mllleraburg,
awaited the arrival of the party at Mllleraburg
Station and conveyed them to his hospitable
home where an excellent dinner was served.
After dinner Mr. Lark had the visitor, convey
ed to Berrysburg to bis mother, Mrs. Sarah
Lark, who had supper In readiness. They re
mained during the night and then went to
Orsti, whore a Special dinner had been pre
pared at the house ot Wm. 8. Boyer, Esq. Late
in the afternoon they returned to Mlllersburg
and were entertained by II. L. Lark, Esq. and
amlly! returning bom Wednesday evening.
OPPECIlEOn'S-GilEAT i
BARGAIH STQ6X . . . .
Everything New and Corn,
plete in. the Line of the
LATEST STYLE FALL HATS
hs just been received. Yon 3an be sure of honest pric
Shoes ! ShnBB ! Shoes !
You make no mistake in buyin.
from us. We always give you.
ncn aeai.
Come and Sse Clothing.
We are prepared to give you suita ,
rock bottom prices. At the old stand
tney use you rigni.
H. OPPENHEIMER,
Market St., Selinsgrove, pa
Bar;
CENTREVILLE.
Postmaster Stine was tLe guest of
bis father-in-law Jos. Valentine of
New Berlin on Suuday.
AnVilnv Karbfir aud Dan. Moss of
Mifllinburg were in town on Monday
MorriB Erdlev of Vicksburg wag
seen in our town on Sunday.
Mrs Lizzie Miller and children are
visiting friends at Haurelton at this
writimf.
Clay financier will move into his
new house to-day Thursday).
Mrs. Amelia Showers of Williams-
sport is visiting friends here.
Our Bchooli will open on Monday.
The teachers selected for town are
A. B. Sheary for Grammar; A. A.
Bingaman for Intermediate and
Miss Ka'hyrn Miller lor rrimary.
On Saturday there was a auiet
wedding at the residence of II. H.
Herbster, the contracting parties
being Augustus Bateman of Shamo
kin and Mrs. llebecca Rearich,
mother of Mr. H. of Beaver Springs.
Kev W. H. Schoch of New Berlin
performed the ceremony. We ex
tend our well wishes.
more .K-autHiil It is ... i . wm ; J;. n Mpg () K
wnn.U.h.1 Ml,,l,.tot the jiltim and
mountains iimltlic 1 rans-Miissinin . w ,,1,' v
.... , ,.,xV Kev. r.nllliart, A. . Aucker, .
oiintrv. lhiriiurthe wwkot Otto- cl , rp , i k,,,,
i...-.,f. : uu?. I .!...,,. J- Shanilmcli, Tom l-ar, Bert
by
eminent vocal soloists from IJoston
New York and Scranton. A preat
Musical time is exjuctl in Solin
Grove on this occasion.
Coqwral llcrlx;rt Harris, son o
President Harris of Bucknell Un
lvcrsitv. was in town last wcck vis-
itinir in ctimnany with Serjeant J
Harris Bower, Co. L., rth Kegt,
Pennsylvania Volunteers. CoriMir-
al Harris had been seriously ill with
typhoid lever at Camp Alfjer, but
is now hilly recovered. Sergeant
Bower is home on a 30 days' fur-
I loiigli and gives evidence of having
endured camp life very well. We
were pleased to have a chat with
these military heroes and Uncle Sam
can well lw proud of these non-coni-missioncd
ollicers.
Ulsh's Corn Roaster.
mm ami mm
GREAT REDUCTION IN
T An 1. n .1 nil 1 Y1..M..
. iirjcu uu iiauu u &IUUB ui x'ainivia uiiu Dullilim
Tools of all kind. Rims and Tires of all kind, Bar Iroj
and steel,
FENCE AND POULTRY WIRE,
Tin and Graniteware. t keep the best anti-rust Tinware,
plain ana decorated. J am agent tor all kinds of
STOVES AND REPAIRS.
Patent Wnpb Machines. Also Agent for Grain, Drilk
Cultivate h. Harrows, in fact all kinds of Farming Im.
a v-'
piemen is and repairs.
Call and be convinced that you can buy cheacer than
the county. I extend tbankR for past patronage and solicit a contitm-
J. L. VARN ER , Mt. Pleasant Mills,
Ikt ."tli, in addition to the oilier at
tractions, there will lie a j-how of
live stH-k, gathered from all jiarLs
of the I'niUtl .Statt-s, wliich in va
riety and importance cannot lx; ex-x-lled.
There will le an assem
blage of over one thousand Indians'
gathered from the triU-s of the west,
who wil' jiarticijiate in war Linces,
i-ham littles, fjKirts and eontet-Ls of
phy-icial enduniiK-e. Their native
village." have leen transplanted up
oD the KxpuMtion ground.
During that week, the Knights
f Ak-Sar-IV'U will hold their Grand
MardMiran festival. On .Tuesday
night they Mill give their aunua
iiarade of over forty floats, said
Mirjis anything of the kind ever
stUiiipU-d. Tliurwlay night, the
wonderful electric hint't jirxiesioii
an be m.u, awl Friday night the
til ppjdod over by the King and
Queen of the Ak-Sar-Bens will lx;
j3troiiil by the .iety jx-ople of
western titieri.
The railpxids have granted a rate
Neitz and Dr. Sheets Kelly drove to
Sunbury Monday of last week to see
the return of the soldier Uiys ...
Park Shamlxu h was the jiossessor ot
a good nature, and also of a good fish-
spear, and we are sorry that last feat
unlay night he lost both. Not being
able to catch a fish he wag after, in
a moment of anger, Park jumped in
to the river. He missed the fish,
broke the sjiear, but was successful
in catching a heavy cold Corn
husking and coal hauling were the
cause of a great disapjwiutnient to
inanv of our folks last Saturday.
. They formed themselves into two
large arties, and anticipated a big
lime in .'lanaiiioiigo, iinmug, out w.
D. 15ogar, Jr., and James Lenig, Sr.,
said, "Business before pleasure". . . .
Onsidering the warm arguments,
our late school board meet
ings were quite breezy. . . .A certain
woman lx;ing seen last week in one
The Franklin Milling Company
have erected a corn roaster near the
mill which is .propelled by the ma
chinery in the mill. The roaster con
sistsof acirculartank rcvolvingunon
open pij!S at each end for axes. The
tank is surrounded on all sides and
covered over the top with brick, etc,
leaving only the front ojien to put
in the corn and remove it and to re
gulate the lire. 1 lie device is llic
result of Mr. Ulsh's own ingenuity
and is entirely home-constructed.
Kev. Suable will have coniunion
at Salem on next Suuday.
Huntingdon County Telephone
Company, which proposes tooperate
and maintain a telephone system in
the coiintiesof Huntingdon, Bedford,
Blair, Centre, Fulton, Mifllin, Juni
ata ami Perry, and to connect with
other lines, was chartered in Harris
burg. The capital stock is $2,500,
The controversy regarding the coun
ty line between this and Union coun
ties, is nearly settled, lioth counties
airreeing that the line shall terminate
at the centre of the west abutment
of the Northumberland bridge. This
is a very satisfactory settlement.
That line-running was all a farce.
Too many witnesses and surveyors
lieeanic. interested in the case for
pecuniary benefit, and the Snyder
county board got on to the game and
promptly wound up-the proceedings.
Fkiiwgrove lime.
DON'T SACRIFICE ...
Future Comfort for present seeming Economy, but BUI
iV. CI ! .rt-! ixv . 11! i . . ..
mo oowiug .jxuumuu wuu an escaoiisnea reputation
that guarantees von long and satisfactory service :
Tl)e l)ite.
Its beautiful figured wood
work, durable construc
tion, fine mechani
cal adjustment,
coupled with the Finest Set of Sted
Attachments, makes it the
Most Desirable Machine in ibeM
FRANK S. RIEGLE,
MlDDLEBUEGH, Pi
Itsiill:
0Sond for our beautiful half-tone catalogue.
Liberal Adjustments-
Prompt Payment.
MARRIED.
. e r r .1 I . f l ;
, . . . . . an accident hapiiened. J lie Krings
aooofJiModation can jv luul in tlie . " 1 1 .i :.. ..l ;
, , t, ... , of her apron tore, and lo! instead ol
ejly at)ronil Ut h2..A) r day., . . .' . i . .
. '.. : 1 . - mm 1 1 1 rirr tn tlio troll nil. a lot Ol
. - r r? j
ifa- t.. i i'
one jarve ouiih-tu ninaaiiuj, nc
Information can a: liad on
s).. .. 11 . I. . . I . - . a
' U f V 7J I trass mii V a . v., w
kinds of fruit on one tree, but, never
I .I..,. ...iIi.uhj IrmiM... ,, W.tl
eri II 'II I II IJt;T UUlb IJUIIIIII UITV V -i
J he club will do all in it power). . .. . r . " T..
I M4isi, imwii auijiiiii.,i,Miiui
on a np,
iHeau'iu
ei a tj )ijU and lioarding IioukcI
Oqihans Court Sale of
REAL ESTATE 1
n virtue of an ordVr lusurd out of Uie Or-
pUan's Court of Snjrder (unty, ra., Uie umlvr-
Rliruea aaininimraiuni ui nnijuuiin nrcsiurr
will skII od tract No. 1 ud S, oue-balf mile
Dortb-eaHt of K reamer on
FRIDAY. 8EPTEMBEB 80, WW,
Ibe foUowlot Heal Estate to wit:
Tract No. 1. One farm or tract of land of One
Hundrl and Four Actea (HMI more or Ims,
Uitm.iMin Mlrti1li'rilf tmniihlti Hnvdnr lln..
Fa., bounded on Uie nortb bjr land of ll. K. Aur
srid, on Uie east bjr Frank How. on the south by
Henry Bauer, an me west uy Maxuiaa vauuer
luad and Ueary Hauer,
Tract No. f. Alao another farm or tract of
... ...... oM ol... ... landoonuiniuirr-:Ty-nve Acm. i, more or
o nur mt ntiw-'in, iwi'i H Wm In Mltldlnureeit towoJinip, miifaer va, ra.,
bounded on uie nortD by land ot iienrr an.
der. Kraok Mumer and John Knamer. on lbs
hI br Jobn Kreamer. on tbe east by If. F,
Aurand. on Hie south by land of Matblai Oau.
bennan and itenjainlo Kn-amer (deceased).
Tract Ko. 1 One of woodland of about f acres
situate In Miaaiecreea lownnnip, nnjaor id,
Fa., bounded on Ibe nortb by lllirler llunirnel,
im tbe east by Hobnrt Knllfy. n the aoutb by
Levi urubb, on Uje weal by ievi uruou,
TKKHH: toner cent. eaah on day of sain,
balance on April 1, wm, wben d-eds will be !)
Ilvered and pjukklon viven. rtaie to ooiuinnoce
A-
ing to the cornfield for an apron full
of corn. On her return, however,
i t. ' . , IIM3IHB. lAi
r.ix. ' ,i .a i ,.jL..i. ... w ' UerwM-'k working for
. . . i . i . the Wooden
r.jjj roiiii ymt a warm wAattw.
A. S. li. I'jiritKX, "I j
leu Jackson Comjxiny.
V'ui( ope ittty war over we now
facte another u.e -im fiMball Kiion
at o'clock i
A. D. Khbammb,
O. II.
H. J. I'awMao. Attorney.
KSBANKK.
Adiululslratora,
TtTAKTEIJ SKVKnAL TBl'HT WOKTII V
' iMrsons la Ibis stale to maiiaaa our busi
ness In Owlrown and naarby oountloa. II is
mainly ofMca work court Mftd al Iwum. Salary
sUalabl t'M a yaar aim aawnsas-aenuiw,
iuAAm MmnM. fuilrMMliirtf, Monthly 17.,
liafvrsnws. Kncl'we lf-allraeI slainped
rtivKluun. !xrbt L. U.aa. I'r.. ' "
Sept. 2, 1893, at Richfield, by
Rev. O. G. Romig, Clovd Graybill
and Miss Ida liiindis, Iwth of Rich
field.
Sept. 1.1, by Rev. W. H. Hilbish,
Charles Miimina and AnnieJ. Wag-
r, Iwth of McClure
Sept. 18, by Charles L. "Wetzel,
j. P., Lester A. Troxel ot Adams
twp. and Veroie R. Folk, of Beaver
twp. '
Sept. 22, by Rev. S. E. Ochsen-
ford, S. H. Jarrctt of Kratzerville
and Izora V. Hummel of Winfield.
Sept. 21, by Rev. Jno. II. Barb,
Murray W. Smith and 8. Ethel
Lumbard, lioth ot Selinsgrove. ,
Sept. 20, by G. A. Aurand, J.
P., Joel Amnion Klingler of Frank
lin twp. to Bessie lMizabctli Jordan
of Adams twp. .
Sept. 25, by Rev. W.II. Schoch,
Augustus Badman of Coal town
ship, Northumberland County and
Reljocca Koarick ot Adamsburg.
S..r,t. 22. bv G. M. Shindel. Clerk
O. C, David G. Snyder of West
Perry twp. to Cora J. Jvnouse of
Terry twp. . .
8cpt. 25, by Rev. S. B. Boughter,
Siimuol J. ackpnbur(j and S:idio
H. HRRVEY SCHOCH,
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY,
Only the Oldest, Strongest Cash Companies,
Tire, Life, Accident and Tornado.
No Assessments No Premium Note
The Aetna Founded A. D., 1819 Assets $11,055,513.8
" Home " " " 3853 " 9,853,U
American " " " 1810 2,409,584j3
The Standard Accident In3urance Co.
The New York life Insurance Co.
The Fidelity Mutual Life Association.
Your Patronage Solicited.
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Carpets!! Carpets 1 1 Carpets 1 1
CARPETS!
MATTINGS!
All Kinds.
All Qualities.
All Prices.
The whole lower floor of my store is taken up with Carpets, Hug
Art Squares, Curtains, Window Shades, Curtain Poles, Has
Rug Fringe, Floor, Stair and Table Oil Cloths, Ac., &c.,
"Vc can bIiow you the largest and liest selection of the nlwvc gw
ever shown in jjewistown.
Rag Carpet as low as 20c and
Cotton Carnet 22c. -
. 1 a
Velvet uarpet " " voc.
Brusscll Carpet as low as 50c. and up
All Wool Carpt 50c.
Half Wool Carpet" "35c.
-China and Japan Matting 100 Rolls to Select FronH
03313 THIIJQID OOOD0!
Compare quality and prices, you will find that our Btore is tlie
phioo to buy at. The goods aro first-class, prioel aro the low
t,, our rooiiis are clean und no trouble to snow goods..
Kcspectlnlly, W, 11 FELIX Lewitwn,
Ar.qgggTEa, j Jw.
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