yder Co. HW. Society,
agO. W. WAOSNSSLLXB,
Editor and Proprietor.
MIDDLEBFRGH, SNYDER CO.. PA, THURSDAY, JAN. 2G. 1899.
VOL. 36. NO. 4.
Interesting Items.
Told in Brief Paragraphs for
Our Readers
NfMNMl Pointer In l.n-iil tnd Um
rl w 'ml People Mnrr
ftr Lena Prominent.
George Beaver is the father d a
new boy
F. T. Ranch and wife returned
to their home in Williamsport,
David Stetninger of Looliiel was
it Middlenurg on Thursday of Inst
week.
I,. 8. Bender of Marengo, lima
County, Iowa, ia visiting in this
Kotion.
The inaugural address ofGovern
or Stone is given in full on the in
side pages.
W illiam Zimmerman of Mifflin
burg on Sunday visited (i. C.Gute-.
liusand tamily.
Dh 1. R. Bothrock of New Ber
lin was a Middleburg visitor on
Thursday of last week.
John L. Wciscr, of Susquehanna
township, is the mercantileappraiser
this year in Juniata County.
'Squire Geo. F. BrosiusunilP. A.
SchneeofMt Pleasant Mills were
at tin1 court house on Saturday.
Gabriel Beaver ia getting rather
extravagant. He can become grand'
daddy twice in the same month.
Miss LiUfc Amig, of near Free
burg, is visiting friends in Swine
ford. Brad lord Evans of Juniata Coun
ty lias been Snyder county seat
visitor this week.
Don't fail to attend the Business
Men's Jubilee on Monday and Tues
day evenings of next week.
There are no inanv siok neonle in
. ... . ' 1 I
this vicinity that it puzzles Dr. Her-1
man to attend all of them.
Til.. TdflfllMM IK'Jll I ll-l 1 1 t It
I convenes in the Court House Friday
and Saturday, Jan. 27 and 28.
j John Holder, wife and children,
'of Lewisburg, were the guests oil
Joseph Bowes and wife during the!
week. i
John Bolender and W illiam Zim
i merman held guccessful Spelling B's
ul Wenninger's and Erdley's school
! houses last week.
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SPECIAL OFFER.
WHAT ONE DOLLAR WILL DO
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As a Special Holiday Inducement to secure new sub
scribers we will accept new subscriptions and upon the pay
ment of only ONE DOLLAR down, we will send the TOST
from that date to January 1, 1000, or until April 1. 1899
for 25 Cents. Old subscribers can take advantage of this
remarkable oiler by paying up Arrearages at the regular rate
of $1.50 per annum. This is a most liberal oiler and it
must be accepted at mice to lie of the most value. S'tid
in vour name and votir dollar, to
GEOKGE W. (WAGENS.ELLEB,
MTndleburgh, Penna.
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Local Institute Proceedings. Rov. Shinclel's Marriages.
County Treasurer liioglo and
0m M. Clelan attended the inau
guration at narrisburg last week.
Wesley Kleckner and Charley
lord nl' Mifflinburg were Middle
bun; visitors ft) Friday ol last week.
A. A. Houser and wife of Akron,
O., (lias. Smith and wife and James
Keller ami wife oi Adainsburg on
Sunday wen- the guests of Edwin
Charles and Bonneville Smith.
n the pension list of Jan. 7, we
observe the name ol W in. Tresslor, I then made bv Dr
Penn's Creek, (dead) restoration and tint the institute
increase $t to ?n. in later issues we turn
Too late-ftor i.it Week.
Institute was called to order by
T. A. Stetler. The election of offi
cers then inn:; place. T. A. Stetler
was elected president and W. S.
hluhn, secretary. The exercises were
continued by singing, followed by an! igafc toiss.s
address by our worthy County Sunt. I
The readers ul the Post will find
on the inside Mlges this week the
first series of marriages taken from
the Record of J. P. Shindel, Jr., who
served the people of this section of
mie as a i.uiiieran mi:.i I nun
F. C. How
ersox.
iniitiiiu was
II. H. Bordner
tender its thanks
lowcrsoM tor the irood done
observe increases to Lot Burns, Se- the institute by his able address
hnsgrove from $6 to 810; Hiram which was seconded by every one
Good, $8 to $10 and Soworrow F. present. The evening session olosed
Sehaffer, Porl Trevertou, from $8 to y ringing,
am
1 " SATURDAY MORN NO.
Win. K. Stab! necker, the obliging j Institute opened by singing. .The
(Jerk at the Washinsftoti House of first suhieet. "Utnefenhvaslt should
us place, on .Moiioav oi tois wecu
rented the hotel property at Adaius-
possession oi ueorge
my" is a genial oblig
ing lei low am I will be aide to
tract to liis hostelry a large nun
of people.
On Satun
Sunburv S
of this
ourg now in
Smith. "I
W. F. Datrle Of
or
thumberland
i- the Hither ofanother bouncing boy,
a grandson of Gabriel Beaver and
wife.
fxiok on the inside pages for Dr.
SliinJcl's marriage record. Dr.
Shindel in his time married loll
couples,
oli ves! oli ves!! any one mak
ing sale can do well by calling on
JamesBowersox, auctioneer, Middle
burg, Pa, l-l!l-(it.
The latest advices from Centre
nullity say that Irwin Bowersox,
who is at State College, is improv
ing in health.
Miss Kate Bowersox of Pock
Borings, Centre County, has been
Visiting relatives at this place dur
ing the past week.
8. P. Burns, the busy traveling
salesman of SeIinsgrove,wasin Mid-
dleburgh on Thursday of last week
interviewing the trade.
The cost ol holding the elections
in Snyder county during 1898 ex
clusive of the cost of making the re
gistration was 12f2.69.
Fred, Bower, the active attorney
f both Lewisburg and this place,
was in town last week. He was
again re-elected a director of the
!mnk here.
M. Millner, the wide-awake laer
ohant of Kantz, was in town last
Week. Wc congratulate Meyer on
liis re-election as a director of the
Middleburg hank.
Mrs. J. B. Reichley of Peon's
Creek spent last week visiting her
many friends in this place. She
anxious to be informed on the
news of the day so she decided to
liave the Post during 1899 audpaid
for it in advance.
A smooth, easy shave, genteel hair
cut, or other tonsorial work, is al
ways obtained at Soles' Barber Shop,
a Wittenmyer's building, opposite
Post office. Go to Soles to buy
new razors or exchange for old ones.
Hazors honed and guaranteed to give
satisfaction. A. E. Soles.
av the ofniciuls
! .cwistown I!:
made an totii of insiMX'
moiii i iai
I at this
Mice an
loll,
too!;
it the Central Hotel, W. 1
the oronrietor. Thennrtv con istcd followei
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ol S. P. Hutchinson, the new super-;
intendent; C. F. Kissinger, P. II
Rivers. Li. )'.. aters. I nomas, h-er ami
J. A. Knight, W. W. Riden, all of
Lea istown.
be taught to-day" v..is opened by
. A. Mover, followed by Mr.
Smyser, Prof. Bowersox, W.S. Kului,
Dr. 11. II. Bordner, T. A. Stetler,
:,t- Prof. ( i. W. Wallmrn and Brian
.ht j Teats. The morning session was
closed by singing "America."
SATURDAY AFTKRNOON.
The afternoon Bessiull na- opened
by singing. The subject, "Every
man the Architect oi his own for
tune" was cpeiicii by Jacob Shaefier,
Iv Prol (i. W. Walborn,
T. A. Stetler, Dr. II. H. Bordner,
Prof. li. Ii. Sch rover, Sumner Sin v-
Earry OalvinGutelius.
Harry C. Gtltelius was liorn Nov.
16, 1877 and died in Middleburg,
Snyder County, Penna., Sunday,
Jan. 22, 1899 at four o'clock in
the morning of meningitis, having
attained the ageof21 years, 2 months
and 7 days. He is the son of George
Calvin and A inclia Mclinda ( Heaver)
Gutelius of this place. He is sur
vived by father, mother, a sister
Nora, married to Charles H. Walter,
a confectioner of this place and two
brothers William and Ambrose, re
sidingal home.
TliU was indnd a sudden ending
o! young and useful life, full of
hop I promise. I Ic was on the
streets attending to his usual duties
of carrying the mail ucd express
on Monday ol last week, v n Mod
day night he io-., sick with the
grippe; ii wii-. lolloucd bv vomiting
and turned into meningitis. After
Winlncsilny he wasdelirius, and con
scious only at brief interval-. After
Thursday he lost nearly nil power
oi speech and on Stindav morniiig
liis soul ushered ii- linai flight to
eteriiity, the lle.stiuv thai awaits all
! inankind.
COURT HOUSE CHIPS
"rl Klrl lor Krronl.
George Dreess, Sr. to George
Dreese, Jr., two tracts in Beaver
twp. containing Ho acres and I0n
perches for $."(( H.
Charles K. Bickel and wife to
Wm. H. Bickel, 78 acres in Middle
creek twp. forfl.
Charles Iiyd and wife to Henry
Maurer, 8 tracts of land in Snrinir
twp., for $475.
Hon. (i. Alfred S hock and wife
and Susannah Schoch t. Violetta
IJoWersox, I I acres and S perebe,
; iii Franklin tw p., for 8750.
Hai rlMur I.I M ..
j I Cloyd F. Bingaman, Salem,
I Eietta Fetter, Krataerville.
I Willet Cover, Freeburg.
I fue l.ongnciv. Verdi I la.
1 P. J. Herbster, Bcavertown,
l Icrtrude E. Wetzel,
I Daniel (J. Bcmier, Washington tp.
I Sailie I. Wagner,
l Wallace Teats, Hutumel's Wharf,
, Eillie Ktitura Kessler, Salem!
be funeral will take
best io odd thei
lariri volume
of the
i I road
They
linner
Jinith,
It was thought
marriages to th 1
Stiyder Coiintv Marriages imw in
course of preparation by the pub
lisher of this impcr. Ii may occur
that others also muy Ik added as this
volume promises in he the mos1 vnl
uable of modern coutrihuliotis tothe
local history ol Penns Ivauia.
place Irom
its railier s resilience on I hursdav
j morning al ten u clock, I he sit
I iimn will Im preached by Itev. 1 . E,
McLain, assisted by liev. Kohler.
I tU I . . i-.i i i
liic ruuu parent - ol lie UCCCUSCd
Were George and Catherine Sophia
(Alspach) Gutelius of Miftiinburg
and bis great grandfather was Fred
sriek Gntolius who came to Mi.'iin
bnrg in 1802. He wasa surveyor
and worked with Fredcricrk Evans,
a resident oi this place in ii- early
history. The gruit-greiit-gnindfiith-
er of the deceased was a native of
Germany, having come to this coun
try in 17 10. He i- buried in Mun
j lieiiu. linnciister ( 'utility. 1 n ( ler
, many he was Mi dical I irei tor on
the French Eunieror's -tall.
School Children Under
pulsory Act.
Com-
i he follow ma (aide sho
bcr i i children in inch
I ol the county coming undertl
pulsory Attendance Act, ai
the cost o making n ii-; oi tl
ach district :
Sophomore Class Banquet.
: Births and Deaths in S'jyd-.T
County.
S. Kul
ins
iiiging, Tbi j
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Hon. Jere Crouse brouirht
from Selinsgrove the other day ul
bundle ol newspapers printed by
soldier boys in Manila. They were
sent hereby A. S. Kcnipher, a sol-1
dierof the 10th Kegt. The type
is all set ami the paper edited ant
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subject, "Should literaturc lie taught
in the public school" was opened bv
Prof. Wall orn, followed by Prof.
Schroyer, Jacob Shaeffer, lr. H. H.
Bordner, T. A. Stetler, Peter Young.
Afternoon session was (dosed by
singing.
SATURDAY EVENING.
Institute opened bv sinciuir. The
Held
the!
isliliigtoii
d last wei
uie-
inmni i
House
The Sophomoi
laii'ia l r II
haiuiucl at t!ie
ii Friday evening
The party consisted ol Prof. Ceo,
E. Fisher and wife, Misses Anna
Bar lie, Elbe Brciineicr, Lucy Houtz,
Sarah Gorlncr, Irene Kistncr, Lillie
Ulricb, Messrs. E. Wingard, G. I.
Strail, ( ha-. Lambert, J. H. Ncu
hauser, A. M. Allison, L. (i. Statif-
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rintedby Buldierhoys. tis inter- subject "Not how can we, but How fer, It. Z. Burns, Murray Herman,
esting to read these papers anil to i Do we intqgwj our pupils along the
know how the bovs arc making use
of their spare time in that far off
country.
Three beers a day, leaving out
Sundays, moans $45 a year, Three
tegars a day, means 81 8 per year.
Fifteen cents per week for tobacco,
$8 per year. The habit of treating
means 810 per year. Total, 8SI
mt year, the lowest calculation.
This sura would keep wife and chil
dren comfortably clad and furnish
many nice things for the home and
table. In ten years it would buy
a pretty home.
The Republican primary election
on Saturday for borough officers re
sulted as fellows: Town Council,
Josephat Walter, 57; D. T. Khoads,
Go; J. W.Orwig, 59; Daniel Bolend
er, 58; School Directors, Osfbon
Seelx)ld,G9; G. C. Gutelius, 33; W.
W. Wittentivyer, 48; Borough Aud
itor, Calvin Stetler, 67; Constable,
Henry R. Bickhart, 42; Henry K.
Kiegel, 45; High Constable, James
Bowersox, 37; William A. Swartz,
49; Judge of Election, H. W.
Foulk, 52; H. H. Hassinger, 54;
J. E. Stahlnecker, 56; Overseer of
the Poor, (full term of two years),
C. E. Steininger, 82;Overseerof the
Poor, (unexpired term of one year),
Joe Bowersox, 6; G. W. "Wagensel
ler, 22; James Erdley, 6.
lines of niuMUity and their moral ob
ligations to each other" was opened
by Prof. Schroyer, followed bv Prof.
Walborn, Messrs. I less, Shaeffer and
Young. The subjeet "Should the
Legislature enact a lawmaking the
minimum school term eight months"
was opened by Mr. Stetler, followed
by Profs. Walborn, Schroyer and
Young. Session eloseil by singing.
The teachers of Monroe township
tender their heartfelt thanks to our
worthy County Supt. P. C. Bowcr-
1 i en
II.
F. Schecse
lieimer ami
o. ara i tram ley
( 'ha-. Boyer, t leo.
Bruce II. ( 'rouse.
The following responded to toasts:
Prol. Fisher, Messrs. Burns, Gram
ley, Herman, Strail, Allison. Lam
bert, Xeuhauser, Scheese and Miss
Bar be. The class was chaperoned
by Prof, and Mrs. Ceo. E. Fisher.
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Some Large Fish.
Thcfollowiiigsttitetneiit shows the
I number of births ami death- in the
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viii Kills ilisu icisoi .-ii viler OUIIIV
for the year 1 898.
UmtrlrtM. mt UnnlliN. No.oruirllM
Adams,
Beaver,
Beaver West,
( Vntre,
( Ihnpmnn,
Franklin.
Jackson,
Middleburg I
Middlecrcek,
Monn ic,
I 'enn,
Perry,
Perry West,
Spring,
Selinsgrove,
I Inion,
Washinetun.
Totals,
Pupils,
Adams, 24J
Beaver, :;o
Beaver West, -j-"i
Centre. 308
'hupmnn, 361)
j Fniuklin, 107
Jackson, 2011
Middleburg Burn., 1 p)
Middlecrcek, 240
Monroe, :;.; 1
Pcmi, 357
Perry, :;:
Perry West, '!
Spring, 347
Selinsgrove, ;;':!
Union, :;7;
Washington, U()
Eva mla le lud . 2 I
Total- ::u7
ws the
district
IC ( 'om-
id also
hem in
'ost.
s.oo
9.1K)
10.00
8.00
lo.oti
10.00
6.00
lO.Ot)
20.00
12.00
12.00
li.t )0
S.t H 1
HI. mi
lO.dn
24.00
24
12
lit
21
28
17
23
35
oi
10
ia
32
26
32
How a Town Is Populated
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On Monday Beneville Smith re-
I ceived a consignment of fish caught
and successful. W.
S. Krii.N,
Secretary,
.'ox, 1 rot. U. . Walborn, frot. b.. by his brother Joseph in Lake Mich
L. Schroyer and Sumner Smyser for j,,. The fish consisted of a' large
their assistance in helping to make variety the largest being a pickerel
the institute interesting, instructive which measured over four feet in
length and weighed 17 pounds. Mr.
: Smith resides at Montague, Mich.,
land when people along the lakes de-
sire to fish they use a small cab or
I house placed on sleigh runners, pull
the cab out over the :cc to the
place they desire to fish, cut a bolt
in the ice and then it is only a matter
of baiting your hook, dropping it
into the lake and pullingout the fish.
Business Men's Jubilee
The largest entertainment ever
held in Middleburg will he held in
the Court House, Monday and Tues
day evenings, Jan. 30 and SI, 1890.
More than eighty planes of business
represented. More than 100 persons
taking part. Don't tail to attend
the greatest event of the season. Ad
mission 25c; children, 10c. Cur
tain rises at 7 o'clock.
Fa km for Sai.k. About 80
acres of land two miles west of Cen
treville is offered at private sale.
A house, small barn and good fruit
on the premises, 20 acres cleared,
l balance in good incoming timber.
Just think of it ! You can get the I Inquire of Chas. Fry, New Berlin,
posT till Jan. 1, 1900 for $1.00. 1 Pa. l-26-3t.
No. of Deaths,
4-r,
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Apparent Increase of Population '2(1
Dining the year 1 S. T there were
435 births and 158 deaths or an
apparent increase of population of
-77 persons. List year the appar
ent increase was 201 persons. Our
county loses a great many persons
by removal that the figures above
would not represent the exact, in
crease of population.
Wanted a Correction.
A certain paper, in an obituary of
a man who had died in the commu
nity, said, "A long procession fol
lowed the remains to their last roast
ing place." Of course the family
rushed to the "print shop" to have
the "error" corrected. The editor
explained that he could not do it
until the seven years back subscrip
tion the deceased owed had been paid.
Every tow 11 has 11 liar or two . a
-mart Aleck; some pretty girls; more
loafers than it needs; a woman or
two who tattles; or an old logy that
the town would . better of! with
out; men who stand on the street
corner- aml make n mark- about
women; a man who laughs an idiotic
laugh every time be sees anything;
scores of men with the caboose of
their pants worn smooch as glass;
men who can tell you how the war
question should settled and how to
run other peoples business, but who
have made a dismal failure of their
own.
Our Ancient Brethren.
We re-print below an appeal pu!
lished in the Pennsylvania Packet
published at Philadelphia July 8,
1770. Even at that time Editors
learned the art of begging:
Phila., July 8, 1770.
The uncommon expense attendinir
the publication ol this newspaper at
this day obliges the printer toinforut
those gentlemen indebted I r fh
paper longer than twelve ino'tfl ,
that without pay, it cannot ie- c -
tinned to them for more than four
weeks from this date. Hubscribera
at a distance can send their money
by letter (post paid) or any other
pecdv way that ma v suit them best.
and subscriliers in and near Balti
more will please settle their account
with Mr. James Hayes, of that place,
who is fully authorized to receive
the same. Joiix Di'nlai.
A.
Drices tor thin venr