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BROSiOUS BROTHERS,
Sunbury, Pa
. , ... -vi.i t.., icna w;n h 4net f!v months we liayo been searching
the countrv for Clothing and Furnishinp Goods for the occasion. Mtf can then
s v" No a stone has been left untamed in our effort to cxeell all other not only
in stvlc but quality and prices. You will then see here the Larst and Hand
' s meat ui-ilav of nobby Suits and Overcoats that have over, been your j:nd for-
i . ... 1 1. . ...... ,1... 4-. 1ntto anil iutj ill 1 ali sll
tune to b.ok st 'I lie prices n:ivu uct-u ,,,.. i inD ..u .........
Men's Suits, $2.50 to $20.00.
Youths' Suits, 2.00 to 15.00.
Boys' Suits. 98 Cents to 6.00.
Children's 3 to 8 year Suits,
98 Cents to 5 00.
Overooats, 198 to 30.00
fo extenfl a Hearty Welcome to all to Call if Only to Loot
The Larceot Stock of EHjh Clods Stoves c
Ranges ever Brought to Snyder County J
THE
Wo defy competition
in the Store Market, We
how you what you get
Wt! set up the stove, put
it where you want it and
guarantee you a sat
isfactory article.
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Sunshine and
Red Gross
An ito Pl8 1
Every brand of
we keep is the Prf
niddlecreekV
We deal also in a;
of Granite wan
Tinware, Stovi
pairs nnd ercrj
usually kept in al
regulated store J
lino-
SCH0CH & STAHLNECKER,
Opposite County Jail. Middleburgh.
COUNTY GULL1NGS.
Breezy Items Picked up Here
and There about the Coun
ty and Noted tor Your
Enlightenment.
Di'ivis II. Gift ot Paxtoiiville
found a half-cent Ix-ariug the date
of 109.
David Kerstctter of Perry tuwii-i-hip
was bitten Ity n copper snake
last week.
(apt. L. C. Kdmunds, el Canaan,
Ohio, is visiting friciidsin the nilu
end f the county.
Isaac Fisher caught an ctl in the
river at Shiiiii ikin Dun whieli weigh
ed ii'-arly nine pounds.
Dr. K. M. Miller has pur
, ha-cd the John .'. Simdl probity
at J? avcrtown for SI 1 1 ".
Two grand concerts will be hel 1
u Selinsgrove on Thursday andFri
!av t veilings of this week.
(.'has. ( ). I'iiig, one of the 12th
llegt. Iioys, who hud liceii intheSiin
bury hospital nek with typhoid
k-ver, is able to liealjout again.
There is some talk at Adams
burg aUmt erecting a local tele
phone line and perhaps intending it
to Middieereek and Troxelville.
The .Shriner postoHice lias been
named, the jMjstinaster having Ixx-n
commissioned ami the service will
l;e inaugurated the first of Octolxr.
Miss Kate Wagenseller of Sclins
grove has moved her millinerv store
into tlie room ixrupied by th. late
Judge J. (I. L. Shindcl fbr a drug
store.
Dr. L. E. Wolfe who resided at
Ilcavertown for the past three yearn
intends to locate at Kinzer, Lan
caster County. J le will leave about
Oct. 1st.
Tlie shoe factory firm at Selins
grove is advertising lorgirls to work
at the factory. Girls ran make good
wages after learning to manipulate
the machines.
Some old coins have lieeii imcarth-
. ed at Adamsburg lately. William
B. Woodling found a oopiier coin
Uarmg the dateofl794 on his farm
and Clarence Kuuejieter has a simi
lar coin dated 1732, found along the
run west of Adamsburg.
liev. I. 1 Zimmerman was in
stalled last Sunday as tlie pastor of
the Beaver hprmgs charge of the
Lutheran church, ltev. Dr. J. 11.
Dimm, President of Susouelianna
University, Selinsgrove, delivered
tlie sermons at Beuvertown in the
morning and at Adamsburg in the
evening.
Prof. George Fisher of Salem has
inaugurated a series ofSin.'day even- (
ing nieetings 1 1 be held in the S. S. f
loom of the church for the discussi- ;
on of Bible subjects.
Iiv a sudden lurch of the train j
while rounding a curve In-low Pax
ti'iivillc, Conductor Kwing was j
hurled from the car in which he was I
standing, landing upon head and
shoulders he n-eeiveil contusion, j
thai at the time were thought tatal. j
LaVr reports, however, say that he.
will recover. !
.1. A Inert Swart, ancmplove in
the general passenger department of
the Xiekle Plate llailroad, located
at Cleveland, Ohio, is sjieniiing a
two wirks' vacation at Troxelville
the home of his childhood. It is
four ye:irs since he left there, lie
was single then, but now he is mar
ried and Mrs. Swart z has aecomjHini
ed him on this visit.
The Salem inrrespoiideiit to the
fin i
liihuiw last week s:iys: "I lie sale
it the church on Saturday last drew
:in interesting gathering of buvcrs.
Siine mementoes and curios were
lisHsedof to comiietitivc purchasers.
On May 2S, A. M. 1S1G, thetrnstees
held a sale of effects and sold the
altar of the church of 1 77" to Mar
tin Pan for 74 cents; the corner
stone w ent to Jacob Schoeh for 17
cents; the old church to Frederick
Enterline for $2-1.00, ece. In the
year of our Ird A. D. 1000 we are
going to have a rousing memorial
service for the church and her his
toric association, all dejiending on
the vim of the coplcand A. V."
SELINSOROVE.
Dr. William ULsh, surgeon on the
U. S. Toriwdo boat Yankton, spent
Sunday with his parents The
Misses 1 1 ill of Hughes vi lie are le-
ing entertained by Dr. Dimm's
Frank Good and vife have returned
home from their two months' trip in
the west The Susquehanna foot
liall team was defeated at Carlisle
bv Dickinson by the score of 24-0
William Keys of Stanton. Va.,
is the guest of his sister, Mrs. liev.
I5arb. .. .Murray Smith and wife
returned from their wedding trip on
Saturday evening .... Mrs. Samuel
Pawling, who spent two weeks at
JJenvenue, is again among us.
The Jewish holidays were appropri
ately celebrated . . . .airs. Y ilham
Miller and daughter have returned
to their home in Brooklyn Pay
Crouse and friend ot Philadelphia
are spending two weeks in town.
The fat and lean men of town played
s game of base ball on Friday in
which the fats won 28-13. . . .Miss
Helen Bentz, who has spent the past
mouth with her uncle, Joe Schirf,
hag returned to her home in i'hila.
AOAMSBUKO.
Mrs. Daniel Smith from Yeager
town, is being entertained by her
sister, Mrs. L. K. Haines Messrs.
Dreese, Brauthofcr, Oles, Nelson
and Finch front liewistown, were
guests at I'ciiU'n Dreese's on Sunday
The Oyster Supper given by
the Oild Fellows, in their leiiulifiil
hall on Saturday evening was highlv
enjoyed by all present Clark
Pmyerand MisslJertlm Ostium, from
Paxtonville, ailed on trends at
this place on Sunday nfiernoon
Miss .Nellie Smith has gone to I-w-istown,
wher.- she will enter a milli
nery store .f ....Uev. Dimm from Se
linsgrovc, spent Sunday in tovn.
He assisted in installing Uev.!. P.
Zimmerman Mrs. A.C. Iindis,
neeDcssie Helfrich, from Alt in,
is visiting her many friends in this
vicinity Mrs. Hanks Drees' is
visiting her sen, Daniel, at Cliillis-
l'ia(iia Drs. A. M. and C. G.
Smith removed a tumor from the
throat of Mrs. Joel Gearharton Mon
day morning. She is getting along
as well as ean U: expected .las.
Aurand and Miss Lizzie Paker trom
Dorinantown were the guests of J.
M. Pakcr's over Sunlav .Miss
Carrie Stumpil' from near Sunbury,,
was a recent visitor at tlie home of
her grandparents, Isaac AunindV
v. m. j ura mi moved into lus
handsome residence on Thursday
John Iiloyd, wife nnd child from
agner attended the Oyster Sou
lier on JSaturday evening Mrs.
John Ilauch, from Ploomsburg is
visiting relatives in town.
Chas. Lenig, the soldier lsiv, is
home of a thirty days' furlough.
We are glad to see Charlie back
again.... Prof. V. C. Fisher of
Salem was calling in this vicinity on
U... ! i ii ir
icMnuuuy evening. . . u. jy rea
mer is the owner of a fine breech
loader fchot gun and rifle combined
J. F. Walter and G. C. Stuck
were toSelinsgrove last Saturday... .
George Aurand is making nreimra
tioiM to build a new barn to replace
the one destroyed by fire some time
ago. . . .John Kreeger and MissLil
lie Stetler rode to this place last Sun
day on their wheels. . . . MVs Maude
Bussoni of Williamsport is the guest
O. E. CONVENTION
. Harrisburg, St;pt. 24-.Tk' Gen
eral Committee having charge of the
arrangements for the grunt State con
vention of the Society of Christian
Endeavor, to lie held in Harrisburg,
Octolier 4th, 5th, and fth, arit de
lighted to announce that the railroad
companies have conceded one fare
for the round trip on card orders,
which will Ix? furnished on applica
tion to J. X. I letrick, of Lancaster,
State C. E. transportation agent.
It was decidwl fo arrange for an
excursion to Gettysburg, to leave
Harrisburg via the C. V. 11. 11. at
7:30 A. M., Friday, October 7th,
the day alter the convention closes.
The special train is to stop id the
Indian Training Sfehool and remain
there for a band serenade, to Ix" given
by the Indian I toys. At 10:1," they
will arrive at Gettysburg, where
dinner will Ix? served at 11 o'clock.
At 12 oVh-ck the pvenrsionists will
take the trolley line and, tinder
guides and lectures furnished by the
company, will visit the battlefield,
returning in time to leave for Har
risburg at -1 P. M., where they will
arrive in time to take supper before
leaving lor home points. ednes-
ilav, at some Hour iiereatterro do s-ct,
!in excursion will lie run to Camp
Meade to enable the Eudeavorers to
see the army at our doors. Thurs-
lav evening a two-hours' carriage
drive will lie given to those who
wish to go up the east shore of the
Sustjuehanna, a rate ot twenty-five
c(!iits having Ixen made for the
round trip.
Wednesday and Thursday morn
ings sunrise meetings will be held
in the Fourth Street Church of God
and at 8:30 A. M. a quiet hour ser
vice will be held in the Market
Square Presbyterian Church.
On Wednesday simultaneous con
ferences will Ixj held for those who
are interested in special lines ot com
mittee work Ix'gi lining at 10:o0 A.
M., prominent leaders in the 6x.tial
lines being in charge1. At 5 P. M.
Wednesday, a children's evangelistic
meeting, which will be largely al
tended, will beheld in the liethlehem
Lutheran Church. At noon V ed-
nesday and Thursday thirty-five
evangelistic services will be held in
as many different places in the city.
The programme will be a twenty
page Ixxjk well illustrated with half
tone cuts of prominent places of in
terest in the citv and is to be bound
in a liandsome gold-colored cover
with title printed in purple,
. Secretary D. P. llammelbaugh
GOING OUT
OF BUSINEh
TV a X J. -11
tween now and spring, I will j
tively
CLOSE OUT MY ENTIRE LINE OF G(
at unheard of low prices. If
are in need of clothing for yoid
and children.
Now is The Time to Bu
as you may never have ano
such an opportunity. -
R. GUNSBERGER,
MIDDLEBURGII, I
of Miss Izora Walter. .. .Philip reported that the school board had
I 1 1 t Al. 1
Koush'g new house is on the way to
ward completion. It will be a cory
and comfortable looking house when
completed.
WANTED BKVBB, TRUSTWORTHY
DwMMit In tbU to nanat tul.
aw to IbHrown mnd tnmibr MHDtl. Ilia
inalnlv ofllra work aondiMted at bona. Halarr
alraJvU tXM a yttv aod eipanara daflalto,
bnaaflda. bo Mora, no lam aalarjr. Moathlf
tn. MefaraiioM. Eiidoot nlf aUnaaail atomp.
ad anolop. ilarfcort K. Uaaa, PraaC. U,
CbUo. t-Ut-Wt
decided, in view of tlie very large
number of pupils who would attend
the junior rally, over twelve hundred
ot tlie school children taking part,
that they would close tlie public
schools Thursday afternoon.
One of tlie greatest events will
take place Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock, when more than twelve
hundred juniors, led by a oornetist,
will assemble on the streets contigu
ous to tjie hall i ml marching far
enough to get properly in line, pro
bably around the smiare, will enter
the convention ball, where they will
render a programme entitled "Tlie
Juniors and Father Time," armnged
by Miss Minerva J. Early, of the
Memorial U. B. Church.
Thousands of jx-ople are coming
and Harrisburg will entertain them
royally.
DIKU.
Sept. 12, in Monroe twp., Carrie
May, infant daughter of Thomas and
lleneretta I lurnmel, aged 1 1 month
and 13 days.
Sept. 15, at Dry Valley X Roads,
Clyde ISeaver, son of B.F. and Sadie
Dork, aged 2 years, 3 months and
9 days. .
On Sept, 18,1898, near Richfield,
Annie Sophia, daughter of . Willis
and Agues Shrawder, aged G years,
4 months and 4 days. Funeral was
held on the 21st inst, at Arlx)gast's
Church, Rev.O. Q. llomigoftiiciated.
3ept. 19, at the lied Cross Hos
pital at Camp Meade, of typhoid
fever, Philip Pontius Baker, sot) of
Sarah Baker of Lewisburg, widow of
John Baker, deceased, aged 23 years,
7 months and 5 days. Interment at
the Ijewisburg cemetery;
Sept. 8, at her home, near Laurel-
ton, Mary Lorena Diehl, wife of
Samuel Diehl, aged 41 years, 10
months and 13 days.
Sept. 15, near Sunbury, Daniel
M. Wilt, brakeman, the result of
an accident, aged 35 years and 9
months. Interment at Sliamokin
Dam.
Stop, Look
and Lis
before you come to a llailroai
lnflP. hilt . wIlATI vnn nrim
place you ned not stop, iJ
nsien. Diu come rigbt in nud
advantages oi my red need ga
I
inclusive. I will reduce lay
as follows t That which I
m-i.oa. reduced to Sim-. il
reduced to $2.00, and a Whiti
ky selling at $2.00, reduced U
THESE PRICES ARB FOR 1 DAT
Do not forget the dates :
Court with your jug prepared
auvaniage oi tne pi lews.
J. L. MARKS, DH
MIDDLE BURG H, Pi
A Pastor's Annual Re;
The following in u brief m
of the annual reixirt which
G. Romig. pastor of Freebni
cuit, United Brethern in CM
present to the annual a.
I which meets at Reading, (A
Members Ivccieved during tj
26; Members died during A
0; Members at present, 6w
ed for missions, $50.00;
far conference assesHmeuts,
sermons nrcochud. 132: sdk
dresses delivered, 30: ofW
funerals, 20; Baptized 9 adi
14 infants; pastoral visio
350.
A, A. Ulsh and familyt
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creek, on Sunday, were thee
Mrs, Barbara Yoder and
- . v."r tw