tfO W. WAOBW8ELLER.
MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA., THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 1899.
VOL. 36. NO. 7.
Interesting Items.
I News Told in Brief Paragraphs for
Our Readers.
or Im Prominent.
The February term ofcourt opens
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Next Tuesday is election day.
I Wednesdav if W asliiiigton s Irirth-
day.
Miss Maude (iift, ot Paxtonville,
.1 . -i" ftflaa 1 Il,,,.v
I w 'Is III" goesi 01 unwra ..
lover BUBumy.
William Romig, our felloe lowns-
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man, is turning uu w - "-
the tirsi water.
L. G. Smith, the operator at Burn-
ci i :.i. Ll-
I ham, Bueni ounaay won m pu-
Sunday
rents in this place.
C. Ed. Corkius, the jeweler t
llhis place, is the proud daddy of 8
tow ten-pound boy.
Miss CiiImi, daughter ot Allen
I Mover ot Lewiaburg, is visiting
friends at our capital.
K. C (iraybiil has withdraws his
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Itwitic irom cue uemoerauc uu&ei as
jcandidatc tor Town Council.
WANTED. A girl to do general
house work. Address, box 4,
ISwinctbrd, Suvder Co., Pa. tf.
Jeremiah Mover ot Sweet Hope
I was among the veterans who were
examined tor pension last week.
Mrs. Gabriel Bctivcr has returned
nnwi 11 brief visit to her daughter.
Irs. igle, at Northumberland.
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iu aunng ine pasi wci-k mm u
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William k. nuier, uq. oiewoi
the Hnuflfi Aimnmri.itiol) ( 'oiniiiit tec.
was a Muullebiirg visitor over fcun-
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c an; mdehtoxl to lU'nicscntativo
A.M. Smith for a otmv ot the Leff-
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Mrs. Dr. J. C. Amig of Lewis-
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ten days' visit to her mother, Mrs.
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Cornelius H. Dunkleberger, the
keeper and guager, has been
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u ti e i it u c s tv :ii v;ine-
Harry Specht having gone to
asaiugion, u. v. cue conn, ap-
nTmi h .i luipr an uiitwririir..
o. il.. -1 Af 1 I
wv.... Mil wil. i m nun uuaiui
Be sure to read our great offer of
farm Journal live vinrs tree tor
p j 1 1-
v r it or one vmr nni vnnn mm
oin and new subscribers.
M. L. Walter of Swineford cati
on .Monday and paid tor a years
I
Harry L. Myers, Bellevue, O.
Henry Gemberling has tiled nom-
.1 iii i fin iii i iui i i hi' r ii t iu Biinr
(H lu on t nnniionr lm t iiniwlii In tit
( onst'ililc itr Knliiwumivi linrn
George Erhart of Lewistown is
18 able to 1 nut. but has not
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'vnillllCU III.- nUlli Hit J l I I llildlJ I .
lose phat Walter called on Tuesday
I paid a year's subscription to the
fffor his daughter. Mrs. Jesse
m ir:i..u. ti.:.. :., i
mple for others to follow.
AOUntv mill Kirlcru-iiv b.llc
nroieasionai Dusiness on
15 photographs for l"e at How
lion Gallery, Banbury. St.
Ten eases are on the list for trial
at the February txTin of court.
The suit of J. G. Snyder of Hea
vertown vs. the Sunbury and Lew
istown Railroad has been settled.
The first of April comes this year
on Saturday. A good day to move
if you have no seru pit's against tixin'
up on Sunday.
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JCXIBMMOII IS lO IH IDUvUllVQU ai
I this session of the state legislature
to increase the minimum school term
in Pennsylvania from six to seven
months.
The County Treasurer has receivwl
a check from the estate of Ario Par
dee, late of Haxleton, taxes i xi un
seated lands for 1808 amounting to
SI 27.40.
If you do pot want to pay for car
fare to Sunbury, send your photo
graph and get 15 photographs for
15 cents at Roshon's Gallery. Add
2 cents tor postage. ot.
Ninety five dollars was cleared by
the Ladies1 Mite Society with the
Business Men's Carnival. The fund
will go toward the erection of a
Lutheran parsonage.
We should prefer to hear from
our correspondents regularly every
week. Correspondents must not for
get that news must reach us not later
than Tuesday morning.
Wantki Reliable men to put
in all or part of time taking orders
for our LubrieatingOiis andGreasch.
Liberal commission. Thk Fkdku
AI. On. Co., Cleveland. Ohio.
Samuel Wfttenmyer, dr., oaue
over from New York City ami spent
Tuesday with his parents, lie has
since returned to' his studies at Cor
nell University, Ithaca, N. Y.
Most of those who have received
letters from lis about the holidays
have attended to their obligations.
Those who have not yet done so
will nlpnop Mlti'inl tn the Rump oa
(koon as possible.
Jere Shrawder, the mail driver
between Mifflinburg and this place,
rliii not reach Middleburg on Moii
tiay last. He started out on his
trip, but owing to the heavy drifts,
was unable to get over.
The County Treasurer has receiv
ed a draft from the Auditor (Jen
end forSl 1 ,16, having been refunded
as one-half the cost for extinguishing
forest fires, under the act of 1N07.
The fires were iu Franklin and Ad
ams townships during 1808.
We understand that Norman App,
one of Mouroe township's most pro
gressive farmers, and a true blue
Republican, wdl be a candidate for
County Auditor. Norman would
make a painstaking accountant.
There should be more men of his
kind elected to office.
A smooth, easy shave, genteel hair
cut, or other tonsorial work, is al
ways obtained at Soles' Barlter Shop,
in Wittenmyer's building, opposite
Post office. Go to Soles to buy
new razors or exchange for old ones,
liazors honed and guaranteed to give
satisfaction. A. E. BoUDB.
Farmers, send your name and ad
dress to the United States depart
ment of agriculture requesting that
the monthly list of publications be
sent you. From this you can select
such publications as you think will
be of interest and value to yon. They
will be sent free of charge.
Cyril Haas, C. B. Harman, Messrs.
Hoover, Derrand Fisher, students
of Susquehanna University, Sel ins
grove, who intend to become foreign
missionaries, were in Middleburgh
over Sunday. They held four meet
ings Saturday evening and Sunday.
The young men left a good impres
sion.
Senator Hertzlcr offered and in
troduced an Act to repeal an Act
entitled, "An Act to form an inde
pendent school district out of parts
ot West Perry township, Snyder
county, snd part of Monroe town
ship, this county." This Act is to
take effect on the first Moudav of
dune next.
The cold sjiell of weather hist
week has lccn unpandled in the his
tory of this commiiuit v. It ii very
common for the unprotected port ions
ofthe West, but to have weather
around zero and us low as 8, 10 and
18 to 20 degrees below for several
days is entirely new for this section
of America.
The borough Democrats have
nominated the following ticket:
Hili Constable, Joseph Clelan;
Constable, George Speuhtj Town
Council, E. c. Graybill, John
Moat, and N. S. Iluehman; School
Director, Jacob Gilbert; Auditor,
Paul Billhardt; uspectoi James
W. Rankle; Overseer of the poor,
(2 years), II. I). Stall hieeker, 1)
year), Frederick Smith. '
On the last page of this issue our
nailers mil find a new advertisement
ofthe wide-awake furniture dealers,
E. 8. Weimer & Co., at Sunbury, Pa.
They have an immense stock on
hand, their prices havcliccn reduced
and what more is they will deliver
your furniture so it will not be
scratched or soiled. Call to See their
stock no Smth 1th Street, Siuibiirv,
Pa.
Successful Revival.
We have just closed Olll series of
meetings at New Berlin U.B.church
which have proved very successful.
The Lord luis blessed u with .V
seekers, -In of whom have united with
the church. These meetings have
indeed proven to be a spiritual up
lifting to all in and about the town.
Fifty-six of the members of this
church have shown their apprecia
tion ofthe labors of their pastor by
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surprising nun wiiii :i iiinntiun n
Msting of groceries and provisions
amounting to 1 15.30, May many
more such blessings come u our
county iu the way of uplifting fallen
humanity and making the heart and
home of our beloved pastor happy.
A Member.
Trial List, February Term.
Jacob J. Snyder vs. the Sunbury
& Lewistown Railroad Company
and the Pennsylvania Railroad Cotn
pany. Hannah Rover (nee Knouse), a
legate; of the last will and testament
of David Knouse, deceased.
Susanna Hummel vs. Daniel Bo-lender.
. I lite tune ins extensive onsincss re
W. L. Hellenstein vs. Frank Be- i..;.... k. i ,i i,:. : :i.
iehenbuch and Levi C. Reieheiibaeh.
The Poor district of the township
of West Reaver vs. A. A. Komig,
Adm'r ot the estate of Henry Treas
ter, deceased .
Mrs. Foster L. Smith vs. V. F.
Hummel, Adm'r ol L. K. Hummel,
deceased.
Samuel W. Hcrrnld vs. the town
ship of Perry.
John S. Wolf vs. John A. Moyer.
George P. Hare vs. Robert II.
Bearick.
Martha A. Binganiun vs. Jacob
Rover.
A Brilliant Star.
Any oue who happens to be out a
half hour before sunrise will see in
the far soutliern heavens a beautiful
sight. Venus is the morning star,
and is at its periyelion. It is re-
markably brilliant, and tiie prospect
k i.i,.. i.i : i .i Li?. . i
w mic ucuuiuoi in uuui immune ana
inspiring.
Ool. Philip Hilbish.
Col. Philip Hilhish was Inirn at
at the old homestead in Freehurg
Nov. 11,1815, and died at hisbeau
tiful home adjoining the southern
limits ot Selinsgrove on Wednesday
-veiling, Feb. 8y 1899atP:80o'olock
at the age ot 88 years, 2 mouths and
27 days. He was educated in the
public schools, and one term nt Lay
fette College, Eftston, He followed
the professionof surveying. March
19, 1S(I, he was made a mason in
Liyfette Lxtge, No. 104 at Selins
grove, which IxHiy attended the tun
ernl of the deceased on Saturday.
He was twice married, first in
1839 to Barbara E. Speck, a native
of Perry County. She died in 1851.
Second, to Margaret E. Thompson,
born Jan. 20, 18:!4, the (laughter of
of New Buftuhi, Pa. By his
first wife ha had six children: (1)
Benjamin, bam Feb. 1840. died
Sept. the same year. (2) Sarah M.,
born April (, 1841, married Wil
liam C. Thompson, and died Jan.
22, 1880. (3) Jr.ileriek S., Urn
July Ii, 1 S 1 : , istrphysician at Fre
mont, Ohio. (4) William P., Uirn
Aug. 10, 1845, a attorney at Sun
bury, Pa., started for Klondike
about one year ugv and nothing has
mcii heard ot linn tor some tunc. (.)
Thomas J., I torn
came a successful
.0. 1840. 1k--
cian and died
Mav 20, 1881,
Ohio, (i-.) llarM
1 851, lived onlv
wcoud incmJ;,.
l Springs,
Ikdni SeuU ti,
ays. By his
wen? seven
uhirareQi (I) Charles E., born 1 855,
died in infancy. (2) .lame- 1 1., born
March N. 1S,"i7, died at the aire of
(J years. (3J Philip, Jr., horn Feb.
19, 1859, died Aug. 5, 1893 at Se
linsgrove. (4) Margaret E., bora
Nov. 22, I860, married N. N. Lech
ncr ol Aknm where he died in 1896.
(.") Cordelia E., born Deo. 18, 1863,
is the wife of J. (J. ii ven of har
lottsville, a. (U) Samuel Thonip
son, burn Aug. 18, 1366, resides a
Selinsgrove. (7) another son died in
infancy.
Tin1 tat lirr ot the deceased, John
Hilbish, was born in Frederick
township, Montgomery County, Feb.
9, 17S!. The greater part of bis
life was spent at Frccburg, where
he served as Postmaster. John Hil
bish was married April 27, 1813 t
Salome Gross, born Sept. 4, 17i'i! at
Freehurg. He died Sept. !t, I S40.
Col. Hi'bish comes from German
ancestry, the founder of the family
in America, Ix -iiijr Christian Hallow
busll (Hilbisli) who was burn in tile
Palatinate, Germany, and came to
America in 1724, accompanied by
his brother Peter and his widowed
mother.
Col. Hilbish is widely and favor
ably known among the people of
1 i i - i
uentrai Pennsylvania, uurinoj nw
'laiiv'ii..iii'iiiii.i' .inn iu .iiiiitiii ii i bil
all classes ot men and made him
extremely jiopular. H was a
member ofthe Methodist church at
Selinsgrove, and on Saturday at one
o'clock P. M. be was buried in the
Union cemetery at Selinsgrove, the
burial rites of the Masonic fraternity
beiug used at the interment. Peace
Ih- to his ashes.
It Beatsthe Band.
1'he newest and most insiiirintc
piece of Sheet Music, arranged for
piano, is the "Pioneer Limited
March" composed by Capt. Freder
ick Phinney, Bandmaster United
States Band, published by S. Brain
ard's Sons Co., Chicago, 111.; dis
tributed only by the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Railway. En
close fifty (50) cents and address,
Geo. H. Heafford, General Passen
ger Ageut, 555 01d Colony Build
iog, Chicago, III. 2t
The infant daughter of 1 Tester G.
Smith of Swineford, died on Tuesday.
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LETTER FROM HAVANA.
Havana, Cuba, Jan. 3rd.
Dkak Editor it were jios
alblc for me to do so I would give
you a most interesting letter ot my
trip to Cuba and the events that have
transpired since our arrival, but I
am almost afraid to undertake to de
scribe it all, it has been so dreamlike,
SO unexpected. However, it will
not be fair not to mention gome ot
the events in my own poor style.
The lirsi prize steamer ofthe iate
war (the Panama) carried our party
consisting of General Keifer) second
in command of the 7th A. ( !. to
General Lee) and staff, together with
the Headquarters ofthe 1-t Division,
which included Col. Creager, C. Q.
M, md his various employes, I lc
ing of t!;i. number. The Panama is
not a large steamer and can only ac
commodate a matter of 150 or 200
people, which was about the number
on board her duringthis trip. There
were probably .1(1 or 7f horses,
mules, camp equipments, provisions,
etc.
It had been announced through
the various dai'y papers at Savannah
that on- leaving time would be 11
A. M. Tuesday, the 27th tilt, so a
g Ily number of Savannah's citi
zens came down to the dock to see
us oil, together with one ofthe regi
ment bands ot our division. A great
many ofthe officers and others on
hoard the boat who had wives and
near ones to give good by made the
parting scene rather touching, mure
So than I had hoped to see. A good
many tears were shed buih bv those
on their way to Cuba and the dear
ones left behind to pray fur our bun
voyngeaud protection in Cuba. All
the way down the river fionl as far
as theCity limits people lined the shore
shouting i s a las; farewell andnvive
In Americana, To add :i little tn
i he history of tiie event we were be
ing towed otil to sea lv the well
known Filabuster "the Dauntless'
oneol the flctest tugs on the Atlan
tic Coast. At Tybee we slruek the
open sea and were lelt to the mer
cies of old ocean. Fortunately (or
the weaker ones we found a perfect Iv
calm sea devoid of those rolling I i 1
lows which strike terror to the hearts
ofthe "lirst vovager" like myself,
and tor an hour or two make you
feel alarmed that you are going to
die and later afraid that you will not
die to end your misery.
All the day long the sea felt love
ly ami there was not a single roll
felt as the uld Panama clove through
the waves. We went straight out
to sea, I reckon alxnit twenty or
twenty-five miles from shore far
enough to end the hones of some
that laud might at least lc in sight
if anything should happen to us. a
word al Mint the Panama: She is a
long and very narrow boat built in
187ti, I think, by the clergy of Spa in
and presented to the Spanish Gov
ernment for a sort of Hospital supply
lioat. Her apartments still bear
Spanish notices, signs, etc. I under
stand she is one of the fleetest steam
ers in the Anieaican transport service,
and ought to Ih from the way she
is built. She bean the American
stamp now, however, and IB marked
"No. 1, (I I). Dept., U.S. A." The
old name Panama has leen almost
entirely obliterated by good old A-
merican white lead and paint. The
cabin accommodations were first
class, quite as good as most lxissen-
ger steamers ami perhaps as com
fortable as a Pullman Sleeping Car.
Our cabin contained five In-rths which
were occupied by Meesrs. Norton,
Ham, Bonn, Hummell and mvself.
This'number represents all our cler
ical force but one, Mr. Key, who
occupied a cabin nearby. The meals
served were very good indeed, and
I am glad to say I way always ready
for mine when the bell rung, and did
full justice to them. There were
some of the party hardly as fortu
nate in this respect from the effects
ofthe trip. We were not excluded
from eating at the same mem with
the officers, the General included; by
that I mean we civilian clerks. Of
course the Provost Guard, teamsters,
etc. had their meals served in another
quarter of the ship, they being al
lowed travel rations by the Govern
ment, whereas we paid $1.50 per da)
each for our accommodations, Well
nothing very eventful took plain the
lir.M day out, and it took the niostol
us that length of time to get thor
oughly accustomed t u- new sur
roundings so that noi f us wanted
for diversion We played card
whenever time would get heavy on
our heads, which was' mostly after
dark. Oooasionally We sighted a
sail and interested ourselves faking
if in through Broncho John's geld
glasses. I lore is a character I ought
not puss over in narrating the trip.
Broncho, as we call him, is an old
Indian suoul who has served main
years in the frontier and in a
prune favorite of some n our must
distinguished generals, such as (Jen
eral Brooks, now Governor General
of Cuba, General Shatter, in com
mand at Santiago, and others. He
is now connected with the 7th A.C.,
in charge of the animals. He is
quite an interesting person to talk to.
I understand Broncho has traveled
quite u while with Buffalo Bill and
isaditul shot. S much foeBroiieho.
Early the second morning out we
were 1 1 ; to see the sunrise, a grand
sight on the ocean, but a "till great
er treat awaited us than this. All
along the western horizon we could
see a fuinl line ol dark-colored sub
stance which was claimed to be land,
and proved to be true iu gjood time,
i es, we followed the Florida coast
for many miles during Wednesday
in plain sight of land, distinguishing
oinwis without difficulty. We .-dsn
had some sport in the way ofu large
school u orM)iscs following the
ship lor miles and iiffordirg excelleiil
target practice us they would glide
up alonside of the boat nnd jump
"in ofthe water their full length.
Such a fussiladc of -hot- you never
heard as we gave these visitors, We
didn't stop to n ek, ii losses, bill it
was a mighty one-sided contest and
in a few hours enemy retired.
Porpoises are quite large, perhaps
averaging live or six feel in length
and thick through, ll was a very
pretty sight to see them glide along
the water foral ways then dart up
into the air. It was too mucfi
temptation for the general and he
joined in the sport with his Krag
Jorgesen. I don't believe he did
very much damage. I kept my gun
in the cabin where it belonged, not
wishing to waste ammunition until
it was necessary.
At Miami the light house was in
plain view and the hotels at Palm
Beach, Fla., could be -ecu plainlv.
Night again overtook us smith ofMi
ami a short ways. Thursdaymorn
ing we found ourselves again out
of sight of land and the promise of
a rougher sea. We were now in
close proximity ofthe Florida straits,
which are rough as a rule. It con
tinued to grow worse all day and a
good many learned what scasicknsss
meant. If you had any doubt
whether your comrade was feeling
well, just say to him "How would
you like to nave a piece of juicy fat
meat"and he would soon hunt the
railing and cast his bread iisir! the
waves. I stood it all . K. much
to niy surprise. We hove in sigh:
of Culm, ulsHtt 30 miles from Ha
vana, I suppose, along alout three
o'clock in the afternoon and follow
ed the coast line until we sighted
old Morro Castle, just as thesun was
going down, and in the nick of time
to enter the harlxir before the Span
ish law prohibited any vessels to en
ter. We all felt the supreme satis
faction that we were seeing the last
T be contluned next week.