The Middleburgh post. (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, November 17, 1898, Image 1
J 4. ' ' ' : ' nno. W. WAGBWSELLEB, JIVVC a Interesting Items. Told m Brief Paragraphs for Our Reader. t r U PrmlacBt. Matrimonial business will soon unjirovc. The leaves on the trees are rapid ly falling. The court advertising appears in this issue. 'ov that winter is here look well to your flues. Church socials will soon lie the nest amusement. The county jail at this place con tains no prisoners. Institute opens two weeks lrom Monday. . u. V. Hernmnof Kratzcrvillewas visiting relatives at this place last week. EHir Custer is registered ns a student of telegraphy, at the Mid cllebiirg depot. Kditor I. L. Herman of the New Berlin Reporter, was aMiddlehurgh visitor on Monday. John Erdley of Akron, O., form erlv of Freeburg, was a county seat visitor on Moiidav. John L. IJowcrsox, the hustlin desman, was in town over Sunday, the guest of his parents. Geo. N. ErdW.oneof Fonntowti .ship's residing agriculturalists, was a Middleburg visitor recently. Charles Frain of Akron, Ohio was a recent visitor at James an Zandt's and 1W. IJillliardt's. r. Shillcr, the root doclcr from Ilavri.-lmrtr, who had been reported ileiu!, was in town on lucsday. Misses Hose Sehoch and Amanda Vittcnmcycr are the guests of Dr, lfcirlier'sut Danville, tins week. F. II. Maurer, New Uerlin, isal- wavs olicring s pecuu oargauis. . ' I I . J . his special annoiiiiccinent in this is sue. II. II. Aurand ofTrovelville, oik of Adams township's sueeessfiil (arm ers was a Middleburg visitor last week. Dr. C. C. Moyer of Hartleton, one of Union countes most popular physicians, was a Middleburg visitor on Monday. The residence of W. II. Houtz in Swineloid is receiving a coat of paint at the masterlv hands of Aaron J. Crossgrove. A new Ixiok ease has lieeu placed in the Lutheran church for the new Sunday School Library. The books will arrive shortly. The house and lot of Allen Mov er on West Market St. was sold at the sheriff's sale last week to Mrs. Charles Snvder for $900. Goo. V. Wngensellcr is remodel ing and repairing the property re cently purchased from the estate of Hie late I redenck alter. l'rof. (J. F. Dunkh-lKTcer of Krcamer, ono of Middlecrcek town ship's successful pedagogmv, was a Aluulleburg visitor Saturday. J. S. J Jo wen and wife of llum- mel's Wharf were in Middleburg ou Saturday. Mrs. llowcn is tlio only child of tho lute Key. Noah Dcabler. Wilson "Wiuey and wife and 11. H, Custer ami wife were called to liichfield by tho serious illness of Mr. Winey and Mrs. Custer's fat her. Mrs. Aniandus Sliiunbach. who has so faithfully attended her hus band through a long niece of ty phoid fever, is now sick herself with the dread d sease. h merShamhach ia lso a victim. ' --- . - - - - 1 . - M MIDDLEBURGH; SNYDER CO., Miss Ella V. Sletler is spending this week in Sunbury. Howard Folk is doing some pa- paring at the county jail. John Weber of Mahontongo was a Middleburg visitor Saturday. Hattaway Mertz is engaged at painting at Lewistown this week. Senator Ed win M. Hummel was a Middleburg visitor on Sunday. William Swartz was a McAlister- ville visitor Saturday and Sunday. The ()ctol)cr adjourned term of court was held on Tuesday of this week. Miss Ida Heaver of Northuinlier- land is visiting her parents at this place. Judgment exemption notes are al ways in stock and for ftde at this office. The Lutherans of this place cele- brated the Lord s supjK'r on Sabfvatl morning. Farm Waxtkd: Suite cash and time price. Ansox H.Hukskli., y-15-om. Akron, Ohio. On Saturday the bids for the new school building will le ojieiied and the contract awarded. A good truck wagon will lr sold cheap for cash, ( all on . II Houtz. Swinotord. Ha. 11-1 0-'Jt Dr. J. W. Orwig and wife spent several duvs visiluigat ntsoiitown Williamsport and Milton last week. The Lutheran Sunday school put a, library cose in flw Sunday sc-1 j m 1 1 rkiin, which holds over -00 books. It is cxtx'etcd to have the new eapitol building at I Iarrishurg coin plcted about themiddleof DecenilxT, if nothing indorsed) occurs to retard the work. Miss Ella Hart, onoolWb-Alisln-villc's charming young ladies, spent several days in Swinelbrd during tin week the guest of Miss Victoria Hullington. Frank Hugglcs, a former Ilolli dayshiirger, was murdered at ilols ingtoti, Kansas, September 'Ji. lie was shot while attempting to separ ate two combatants. Mrs. F. 1'. Custer and children of I'eiin township spent part of last with with her mother, Mrs. J. C. llassingerot this place. Mr. Custer spent .Sunday here. Miss Lillie Comfort and brother David of Lewistown, are assisting Heed Jones in moving. Mrs. J one. has lxrn so unfortunate as to break several bones in her hand. One of our preachers in complain ing of hardtimcssaid that the preach ers here are discouraged, especially because nobody is getting married, and they get no wedding fees. A pleasant niriiiu-iv party was given for Harry Crouseon Saturday evening at the residence of Win. Croiise. Quite a plcasat.t evening is reported by those in attendance W. J. Klose of Adainsburg was apjMtintnl by the Court as Snvder County s returti Judge to the Con gressional convention of return Judg es which met this wivkatlA'wistown. The official returns of Snyder County were completed in theCourt House hist Thursday. C.E. Saui sell of lYnns Creek and John 1. Zcchnmn of Troxclville did the work. Misses Mamie Meehtley and Esta Youiigmnu, of Adainsburg, cmno to Middleburg to take in the Three Hostoniaus on l'Viilay evening and visited frieuds on Saturday and Sun day. The Susquehanna University Foot Hall Team will pluy the Get tysburg College Eleven on Saturday alleruoon, Nov, 10th, At Sdinsgrove. Gamtf called at 3 l M. This is tho Inst game of the season on the Se Hnsgrove grounds, . ... D. K. Haas and Daniel Kuorr left for Iowa to buy a car load of horses which will be sold at the formers stables, Eagle Hotel, in a few weeks. Our correspondents will oblige by sending ns the news regularly every week. hen your stationery is ex haiistsd, let us know, we will send others. 1 H. Ienig of Northumbcrhind was iu Middleburg Tuesday of this week. He is taking orders tor en larging pictures. Geo. E. Francis of Shamokin is doing the work for lllll). A Hazleton newspaiH-r prints the following unique advertisement: If John Jones, who twentv venrs ago deserted his ioor wife and babe, will return, said bain; will lick the stuthu put of him. Allen Fuhrman and wife of Har tleton Hjient several days during the jwist week visiting Snyder ( unity friends. Sir. l uhrnian seems to like Snvder County better than Un ion County. A man took a city paper because he could get more reading matter than in his county paper, and read an advertisement of a pocket tire-es- cnjK'. lie sent adollarand in a few days he received a New Testament. Two Ilousr.s Fort Sai.k. Two small black horses, a match team, work single or double, are offered for side. For further particulars, call ii or address, SfSAXXA Fkv, ll-l()-:jt. Middlehurgh, Ha. Uecd Jones of Lewistown sjicnt Sunday in Swineiord. lie is mov ing to Ijcwi.-towil this week. Heed is a true lilne Republican, an ol I soldier and a good citizen, atii I it i wiili i egret that wo part wilh Mr. Jones. "Three Ho-itoniai:.-" appcarii! la the 'ii'u t lb.'.i-eou I'riihi y evening. The attendance was iml as large a it shoiiM have been, hut the enter tainment was ot a high order. The troop is made up of a trio of tin :e than ordinary a!i!hy. The audacious :n t ol a Hittsbur'' jury ill putting tin' cost of a case on the prosecuting lawyer nearly takes away the breath ot the average loan when he hears of it for the iirtlinie. Hut it the thing should l? kept up, who could dispute its worth'.' Cards of invitation are out ibrthe wedding ot George Hissincr t Maine, eldest daughter of Calvin Stctler. This most iniMirtaiit social event will take place at high noon on Thursdav of this week. Tin Hosr extends its congratulations. Hufus K. Folk, denuMT.it, carried the 17t'u congressional district by 'JoOl majority. Hoik's majority in Sullivan is 10,"; iu Columbia USo, aud in Montour HOG. His op H.nent, Win. II. WimmI'iii, repiitv iican, carriwl Northiimberlundeouu ty by 03 niajirity. A siiHMtli, easy shave, genteel hair cut, or other tonsorial work, is al wavs obtaineil at Slcs' lVarUTShou. 4 in Witteiunyer's building, opposite Host oll'uv. Go to Sides to ln new razors or exchange, tor old ones. Razors honed and guaranteed to give satisfaction. A. E. nu.ks. The "war tramp" is abroad. He blisters his arm with acids and gt up to the buck door with a pitiful tale of hardships he suffered. At the same time he exhibits au artu and it seldom fails to bring some thing. He is a fraud and his class are working all over the comitry. George Horuberger of Alinedrop- pxl over detul last Friday morning while sitting iu Dr. Uottirock 'some at Mt. ITeasant Mills. Mr. Horu berger is . well kuou all over Suyder County aud during the j-as; mouth lias been in this place a grta,-, deal. He was about 50 years of agev PA., THUKSDAY, Mrs. Thomas It. Hostermau of Selinsgrove was the guest of her father, Aaron Lcnmnger, over Sun day. Her husband has built up quite a reputation as a taker at the county's inctroo!is. Cards of invitation have been re ceived at this place to the marriage ceremony ot Mora Harterof Har tleton to Dr. C.C. Mover of the same place in the Lutheran church Wed nesday, Nov. '23rd. After January first, their home will ! at Lineohi, Nebraska. The celebrated Millheim hand, which bus Im-co dormant for some tinm, has reorganized again, recruit ing its rauks'by electing a number ot ineinlH-rs, who in the near future will be placed under the instruction of that celebrated band teacher, Joseph Fehrer, of Selinsgrove. The latest invention is a musical clock that can be set so as to plav "Home Sweet Home," at 10 o'clock, "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the I Joys urc.Marcumu' at 1 0. lo,nnd "Jolinnv (ict Your Gun," at K .:. The . I.. device is considereii a valuable v. by jiareuts w lio have r.iarri.igeabh (laughters. The new ll.ig stone walk from.Ias. VanZaiidr rc-idci:ce to liie bridge t t ii i t i i lias iiecii laid and a in autitul railing ha-been put up. It i- the pursi-e of the council to u-e l!ie -urplu-inoiiey i ar!i year to i.i u-.e that kind iif :i will.- :il a'i llrl av aero-.- the Flats. Tl.i i.iiprovenii i.t .V.V !n..e ; pondenf- ;it II I 1 wi liialo; iiil'ie an rniii l I tl'i'ie. at everv place- t e lic;.l and village i.i :!,e none. Write -i-t i:- ii i; are an.i(iii- Tin -e nt' mi! ,i e!le Mlllitv lui'e i tnr Kil'lie'!1.!!' I, i.ave II- ! ; ii i i i.iT'- :'i'i : V.".. .llblie: n-.t W I !i oiiii -e ii- I I! I oc t-.iitor o! : acknowledge the n latioa fr.eu Mr. :u -!. It'll top, of Lewi f an . v. ; . ia:n !ia e i-si:eii ins itatini:- to;- th I their daughter Sue .!.. Fran!; I'.artoii Hruhak r ne. io i 1 1 . t yt:-:.v,u- I burg, n Tliiirsdiv evi ii i;. .Nov. I'J'tli, at H-aver Memorial ehureh. I A rtM-Cptioll w ill he held iiauii di.Ue- ! v after the eere-nonv at Mrs. ,; triors. A om1 plan ti'i-storing eii'.-tuii;- . tor winter i:-.' i- t i i ii". uiti'v of -a!t in t: 1 lace iII.Im e li.lg Kl! t.ie IIUIS. li:ev will then Ueoiiic -oti and sweet and ar.v worms wiiieh hapH'ti to lie among them will be driven iut. The bag- w ill become covered with sweat cau.-el by the sait, but this will pot impair the ipiality ot nuts in the Iight-t de gree. This plan is followed by mativ crsous aud i is consiitcrc'l tiv: f the Ut. We learn from private information that A. II. Smith, editor of the Kli.raU'th Echo, and his sister, Laura, U'th formerly of this phuv, tiiadc a narrow es-jpe from su!lication from coal gas one night last wwk. For some reitson or other tiie stove thivw, out more gas than usual auu the :::usiiigofthelitt!edaug;hter awaken etl them just iu time that they were vet enabled to stagger to the w indow to call the assistance ot kind neigh bors. The warning ot the child came just iu time to save their lives. The first (piarterlv eoid'ereiuv of rrecburg Circuit, 1)U. iu (. hri.st, will Ive held iu th St. Thomas church near Aline on Fridav attec iHK'uat 2 o'elwk. Uev. H. S. CJak-1 of lelvanon, presiding elder of the district, will lie prescut. He will preach iu the St. Thomas church the same evening at 7 o'clock. The couuuuuion service will be held on Suuday morning at 10 o'clock in the same church. All are iuvited to these services. (X Q, llOMi I'astor.. NOV. 17, 1898. COURT HOUSE CHIPS DrmlM llnlrrrft tor Itrrortl. j Isaac (J. Swartz and w ife to Yost H. Krebs, i,t of ground in Adams township, containing .) (mti Iics and 1 SO j square feet, for !? 1 ''. 1 'J. Mrs. Kate Wendt to Mary Jar rett, hou.-e and lot on Market St., on the Isle of Que, Selinsgrove, for ?:H). J. H. and W. H. Wendt and wives to R. S. Meiser, the undivided of the mill projKTty -ituate at Mt. Hleasant Mills, IVrrv two., for I. l . emit and wile to the other undivided t of the same mil property for ?:'.:;c,ii'.-J(). W . J. II. Spicgchiiyer, nttorney- ill faet, etc., to Levi Spie'e!m ver, of S-( of a tract ot hind in "West Heaver twp., for loo. S. S. Keitz Mini wife to Franklin Anderson, lot of ground in Chapman i... . i i p. eoiliainillt' Ier'll(-S. t i ,- sideratioii cliO. r.vvrutrls umel. Mrs. Maru'ai'etS Iiik-Ii, w idou , wa nannil as the Kxecutrix of t lie estate of Henry S hoeh, latent Scliu.-u'rovi I 'a. She is the sole heir of the prop erty ot tin deceased during her n.i tuml liti- and at her death it slial! 1 divided anioiii; her three (lauihier share and share alike. lrrt:ix l.lrfnu'.. l.b.-e;., W. S-ahl. Verdiiht, I I'liiH'l;e r.,-iioaker. "ort Ti-"r;..i'. f I larrv L. ' i t; i ! - r ' i.-.e'i',.--r. I A. Maud ( 'urns, 1 riu-i-fiaiiShellenU-:-.'".-. Kirlri. ld. I N'erdie A. Ke. k, Little Wins tor Jad-.-. I A! :a :,g . ;i I, . ..gid ..v. r tho .ludg s1 the Ten;-.-:tli Ju lieial Ko!,rr H." Lh-'e. the p,,, "rat eaii;a; ate. v Jam. t it "N-ai 1. t. j ' W' !.'. i ll' I.. II. IM S -a-.toa. .. olnm! i.i .-o.'u.ty he return- t -in e I .iitie a plu-! raiitv of I !7'' votes 1 1 v i t!ie vote l.i:'g Little. 17 arl.r. . and ill II' V S'arhr. :' 11. In Mo,,' Mr. Sear! d'his tick t ran eoiisideral lv ahead r, receiving a iua;oritv ot "o'.l vot.s., Mr. Little t us reeeivi'ig I.. . ' r;i ! i i v ot 7;; 1 oi-s t.,r iho d: i ' . f r n.-t. Had iiar!es I.. H .,v, !,.v. , ,e I 'fohioit ioi; ea.ni tid.'te, been out. ot tlie light and not received the iliul Votes; east tor 1 1 1 i : I . the contest, wold I doubthss have bieii more exciting. Snyder County Hunttcg Party The Snvder '.'ontitv hunting partv is in the wimdswot of Milrov this week. The party is a jovial one and consists of the following named per sons: H. S. Hitter, C'i i rtin IVwer- sox and J. F. Stctler of Mi.ldlcl ni rg; J. M. Hiker and H.bert Middlcs- warth, ot Adatusbiirg; Frank Miller a: id CJeorge Spade, ot Salem; Frank Herman, Kmtzervi lie; Cyrus Young, NorthumUi'land; Pr. t. J. Wageu stdlcr, Selinsgrove, and Frank Fisher aud (.leorge Stetlen, ot Shaniokiii Ham. M. Z. Steininger and II. H. CJrimin of this place expect to join the party the latter part of this week. Voted Sixty-six Years. I' uele lavidCiearhart, whose lirst vote was cu.t for Van Hureu for president, was able to go to the polls Tuesday and deposit his ballot, pre sumably tor Jeuks, uiakiug sittv six years he has voted the lVmo erativ ticket. Every vote has been cast iu the same pieeiuct, the one kuowu as Chester Hill, having pre viously been a precinct of lVcatur township before it was a borough. VOL sTnoT Causa of the L. V. Wreck. Mr Brake on ths XorMwtnd Train Jittufdto Work. The ,-,.,. f the wm-k .n th, Ihih sd!,.v ;;i;ir;1(i curr.il Friil.iv noriiim-i,..,r W:il..J Harre, has U,,, explainl bv John Ko,'lnn ! ngii,T on th'e run away tram. EXftlNEEI! KnUlSlSU'ti STOUV. Engimvr J!, I,filI , r Maud, douik. who h: of i'een.,net!i,t -.mt ,.VnU, 07nlro m train V. ,,id:-Mv train was Whit- Have.,' I r-eive, nlers to tl,., t tr:ii . .,t A Fairview I sto,,p,.d and '''-rrapu.,1 lor a ,,i!. f ;,ilt ,.. to N,yre, I ,;1vin- r,eeive,l r- 'ers to run the train through to that place, r-ually I run onlv as fir as iik-.-nirr Friim F.;irvi(,w j '' !-.un thcl.-iektraekuta-.,,! rat.- . t -p.,.1. a, w,. Mt n. i.lf, ,lt j "ttc. ran a, ta-t I,,.,;,.,. .,,, n) tn.iu.le III keeping tnv engine under ''"'o!. P.,, thismornii..ral.,ut a ,,:l!,,;"1"' Newport -ration ti e en gine got beyond mv control. I ean not give :.v ,-,.,. f;,r f u),,. kn..w t,,t ,My,.,t;,;.t, f, , U' !V ' f:.iu. I fried hard to regain ir w; 'o an. -i:re li 'ra - 1 "f '!'- I; ..rliine, l,t. ;s-l I I u as imwerli'SH e i i'a -1 1 ni". and t!i-i! I felt was whi-thd down a- l:at da-;..,.il.. Mv fire ': "f Mauri, CmnU. ' the colli-, i. in, hut in v so r-;!,,-. tl, fi-ving f,, 1 ' '" e,:.J,:,." tlur. r 1 T -1 'he ' ra-h canio." 1 ' i- 17 year -f r...i:-o.v!!" : rhe val- :r ' '' ' 1 - ' 'l I'll i ;. ..an. J,,!,,, ' lUI'jH i i.rl'oi-, e-aia e, .: . ... it ;,, I Whir IV! iv i.i n .- T I .loiiu 'ei , .-II Iboita M, " I ' 1 A. M. t IV,: ' i '. I ii;.- 1 engineer ,:. at the g '-' roivcii. ' ''''' : ' i a id there are ' "'iii..n- . n hi, .i!v. Ve- 's oil :n:n ! lb- I lut Ih.hl'h.g, ot M inch ( Uunh, ci gine, r on engine I I 7. train No. .", at rue City Ib-pii;,!. Lett arm broken ami -evere cm , and brnis-s "ii hi also. ad and b.iv; injured interna 11 v He is 17 eurs old. C'hi'rh s H. M'rga.ts.of Waverlv, N. ., express messenger n t.niiii No. at tiie ("itv Ilosoii i! s-, ,.,. woundsou his scalp and boiiv liruis t 1. Jclin S hoentield oi'Maueh (.'hunk, braUanau on train .", taken to his home. Hulk bruis' .l on head and UhIv. A. (!. l'.ovle i f Maiich (.'lunik, baggageniastcr, slightly injured. The wreck is a cost I v o;.i;. to the railroad company. The rota! loss is al Halt sV.O.OOO. Congressional Vote. The vote fiir Cotign'ssuian in this district by counties wa.s as follows: iC VTKls. Snyder, I'uion, Miffliu, Juuiata, Huntingdon, Fulton, Fraukliu, VUl. H"MKE. 190." U2S 'Jilt! U90 20."I l'JOS oS4s lS8ii 520a Ay 1773S ( 151 Totals, i Majority, l.IWK4 t: iswifcK''' -g-aw!t"'-l 1 ' v """' rt ' VI r If v C4) court rvachinir . 7 wi"- - 7 SiTODDIK 90 B) Clio