ftl'MffiST MlUDJLiiliJJUKbUl, SJN I jUriK UU JrA., TMUKSDAI. JbUK 23. 1899.
VOL. 3(. NO. 8.
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Interesting Items.
Told m Brief Paragraphs for
Our Readers.
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Jama Avers ami Mrs. A. S. Bea
ver are confined to their Ix'ds with
illness.
Mrs. Catherine Bower is visiting
friends at Thompson town.
Miss Lottie ('rouse lias gone to
New Berlin with her uncle, Mr. i W. K. Stahlneckcr, the obliging
Demus. I clerk of the Washington House at
I.I I ril l
x, tins place, spent I uesuay
Criseinger's Confession.
COURT HOUSE CHIPS
I, Ed. (Vissinger, do voluntarily
burv.
mi
Court next week.
V. P. Kreamerof K;eam rdropp-
in to see us Monday.
1,", photographs for 13c at llos-
Gallery, Sunbury. or.
The horse side brought a lot of
i i. ..... ntl MiiIiiImV.
Kill 1 I I II "I. J-
M!m Claire (Iravhill wasnumber-
with (he sick during the week.
.1. F. Biogaman of Troxelville
It a Middleburg visitor Monday.
Editor Lesher of Selinsgrove was
Middleburg visitor Inst Thursday.
Mrs, Barbara Bilger moved into
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W lllllini . . mw j . I
Mrs. Gross ol Mew Benin spem
.t Friday at Htpn. G. A. Schooh's.
Baker was at
The Masonic Iiodtre ofSelinsgrove 1
will have its monthly meeting on
Thursdav evenimr of this week. i Fob Rent. A small family can
Mm. Vr,wt,.ri..L- iw..r is . ,t . I '' :l desirable house near the I
joying the best of health at present. I '",r" "fUma b lP'Y'g llt "
He is not confined to his Ix'!, but is !"""'''
verv weak.
! I). K. Haas and 1. K. Knorrare
mt ot the estate of in Illinois and Iowa buying auothi
Distrtct Attorney
house on Tuesday lietween soon.
U"
Ini Hendricks and John Boleuder
I- 1 nnllnMB ntl S-rt Ml'. :i V
railing.
A. W. Potter and son. Robert, of
. . .
. .,.,r.-,,vi. were ill 1 lie coon 11011.-0
niHUV.
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Samuel v maurerim mr. -
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William Frevinan and wile ot
i:.l.ll..l nUbin
r..-i 1 1 1 1 1' WI'I.' 1 1I1I111III11 11 l-il.i
S;iturday.
Mrs. Benjamin Bachmnn isvuut-
her daughter, Mrs. Lilts, at
ipensburg.
Charles Metier was common m
house OH account ot sickness
Charles Riegle of Freeburg was'
. r i.: . i .1 V i;;,,l.
this ii ace on Sunday.
Henry L. Phillips, the Selinsgrove
lor, was in Middleburg lietween
iin Monday afternoon.
Inline a long trial list is on inc
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III II I I I I I l Al .....v
ay last most of the week.
William sliindol. ol Susauehanna
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Diversity, aeunsirrovc, simiu .-mn-
v with hifl parents here.
WANTED. A girl to do general
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.li. 1 1 1 1 I . . .'I'll' i J
' 1 1 tl 1 'I IV- ll'
mo ii. ciwuer uhi i
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The snow had a severe attack on
ondav and 1 uesdav. 1 he warm
.i . i . i :A
Owing to the blizzard last week,
l in our roiiiiiiiiini -unon.- .m nut
rn op in time to get in our last
lie.
Dli veal Oh ves!! auv one mak-
' j
lue can do well ly calling on
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lt . . n ft.
r. in. i -1 ,i-i ii.
o'
Mrs. Wmriier of Mifflinbunr has
it i ii r mi
1ml n. t n-ii'LiiU rt I. Inlllim
viili. .it ihw ,.1'H'i. ilnrinir Mw
week.
Sti'ti!iin Howi'll. who had rentinl
.. 7
to Kansas on his mother's farm,
Newum.
. W. Ripka, one of Snyder
My s .successful teachers, sjwut
may aim auuamj wmi lua pui-
at this pluee.
he Farm Journal wiil be sent
rs free to every subscriber
i i u:
who j l ,,,D micw-
aud one year in advance during
next week.
XT U . 1 1
iv .iovi.r m p ri'iiiirL wan
er at this ofhee Monday. He
in to sn wrihe tor the l'()KT So
he, too, will know as much as
her readers of the Post.
The annraisenn
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Samuel Hollenbaoh was held on the carload ot iiores ami will bring
premises laat Friday and the amount them in to Franklin t.. offer at a
placed at $ Kit 0. ' public rale. No doubt they will
, ,r . . I make an excellent selection as they
Stephen Menseli and Wife Ol near I ,. , ...
I ,. . . j are good nidges of horse tlesh.
Mifninburg, 1 nion county, were the
guests of Dr. J. W. Or wig and wife I The luneral of Maggie Hetmbach,
the early part ot this week. daughter ot ( liarlcsand Jane ( I lack-
Remsi..r A Recor.ler Willis on enlierg) Heimbaoh took place Friday,
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Mill Mil' 111 111-!., I I 1 1 1 1 1 lilt' I CA1I II III I
lot Daniel Hackenberg. Services
j were held in St. l'etcr'sehiirch. tn
I terment in the adjoining cemetery.
Rev. S. B. Boughter officiated.
A smooth, casv shave, genteel hair
j cut, or other tonsorial work, is al
ways obtained at Soles' Barber Shop,
iii t ittenniver s outiutni
Post office. to to
new razors or exchange for old ones.
Uazors honed and guaranteed to givt
satisfaction. A lv SOLES.
W.'.iU Kntrrnl Up Rrrord.
make this, my statement and oonfefl-l rtna Haines and Isaac Haines
sion, and have not been aromised any F Showers, lot ot ground in
it Sun-! favors, having made the same volun- wew oatvet township, containing
tarily, as my connection with the oout one ore tor 91.
murder of Daisy Smith on the 10th ! Oliver P. and ('has. II. I erbster,
day of October. 1898. As I came ( Mary Jane I'lsh and Siirah .1. Mill
hack from the store, as I told Dr. I er, 121 acres in West Beaver town
Shindel, also Miles Dougherty and ' ship, for $4000.
j. Lu farrimm, about lUorlloolook w , ,., .
. .r , . i. ill Same to .Sjinie, I , it acres
A. M., 1 got niv gun and two load- i i ,.. .
t ii i -Beaver township, fur 81000
ii nMlfl tin. ll I vi-.itil in Inn u-iuuk i
I had my dog with me ; he was hunt
ing for rabbits. Then I got on Hen.
Smith's ground and sat down at the
corner of the woods. Then 1 shot
to cull mv dog : then Daisy Smith
West
Fuesdav went to Adanisburii on
business. 1 1 reported on'' sister
town iii a flourishing condition.
Those ot our subscribers who have
a ham to dispose of may be able to
make urraogeuients to turn it in on
subscription account if brought iii
Miss Martha Eisenharf ofShamo
kin had a stroke of paralysis. She
is a sister of Mrs. G. M. Should of
this place and visits here quite fre
quently. (ieo. W. Erhart, wife and daugh
ter, Georgia, of Lewistown, spent
Saturday in town. Whileherc,Mr.
Erhart called and paid Itissubscrip-
tion to the POST.
If von do not want to pay for car
fare to Sunbliry, send your photo
graph and get t8 photographs lor
15 cents at Roshon's Gallery. Add
'2 cents for postage. ot.
Mr. Diehl, the hustling insurance
agent of Nbrtfiumberlnud, was a
Middleburg visitor last week. lie
was a pleasant caller at this office on
Wednesday evening.
Hotel
MltlUIUlf II
h, ,.rr.. ...
Soles to buv
Lost. Bel wi en the Cent n
and the station, a lady S purse con
taining a ten-dollar bill, and small
change. Finder will be rewarded
by leaving same at this office.
Arthur Aurand returned from a
several months' visit to his friends
in Michigan. His grandmother ac
companid hlUl. She will spend sonic
time with her daughter, Mrs. Ellen
Aurand.
A Sunbury merchant is advertis
ing a lot of Norman App's fine
prime butler for sale. This is cer
tainly a compliment io Mrs. App
who has won the distinction above
noted.
I.. G. Smith has been offered a
position on the A. V. and S. F. R.
li. in the state of Kansas at $60
per month, but on account of his
mother's ill health, he will not ac
cept the position.
Quite a large party from this
place enjoyed a sleigh ride up to
('urtin Bowemcx's residence on Mon
day evening of this week. They en
joyed a pleasant evening an:1, a fill of
oysters and ice cream.
A hill has been introduced in the
Ijegisture to have the laws enacted
published in the representative pa
jiers of each county so that thC people
will have a chance to know what is
law and what is not law.
The Central Pennsylvania Con
ference of the United Evangelical
church will lie held in Lewisburg,
beginning March 2, and continue in
session a week. The usual attendance
of ministers and delegates is from
180 to 200, liesides visitors.
Rev. E. E. Gilbert has resigned
as pa.-tor of Evangelical church at
Pillow, Northumberland county and
has accepted the pastorate of the
Richfield Evangelical Lutheran
charge. He has moved to Mt.
Pleasant Mills where he make his
future home.
Last week we begun the publica
tion of a letter written from Ha
vana, Cuba, which is very interest
ing. The second installment ap
pears in (his isur and it w ill be con
cluded in next week's issue. It is
written by a friend ot the iilitor and
will be found interesting reading.
The ninth annual convention of
city and borough school superintend
ents wil! meet in Harrishurg in the
High School building on Tuesday
and Wednesday, February 28th and
March 1st. The annual meeting ot
the State School Directors' Associa
tion will be held on March 1st in
the same building.
! Mrs. Frnney Goodhue, widow of
John Goodling, died on Monday
night at her home near Oriental,
Funeral took place on Thursday.
The body was interred at Sf. Paul's
church near Mahnntongo. Rev. Jos.
Aucker, formerly of Oriental, died
al his home near McAlisterville
on Sunday. Liverpool Sun.
The Mann Edge Tool Company,
at Lewistown, on Friday, posted
notices of'a 10 per cent, cut in wages
in their wheel and forging shops,
affecting nearly 200 men. The for
gers returned to work, hut the pol
ishers and grinders are still holding
out for the old scale. A compromise
is expected by Monday.
The W.C. T. II. has won a big
victory in their fight to have the
army canteen abolished. This will
prevent the sale of liquors under
the sanction of the military organi
zation, and lie a stejin the rightdi-
rection. The work was accomplish
ed quietly, but effectively, for all,
and grtat credit must Ik; given to
the ladies for the result.
On Monday evening of this week
J. C. Beck and lady of Selinsgrove
came to the county seat with a crowd
of young people consisting of John
A. S. Sobooh, Claude ( J. Burns, Geo.
Lumbard, Charles ii. Bolig, George
S. Sohooh, George Scharf, Ira S.
Heider, George Heider, Harry S.
Coldrcn, Eyer Lutz, Robert Potter
and Harry K. Scharf.
Rev. W. EL HUbish of MeC'lure
was a visitor to the county seat on
Monday, and while here he was a
caller at this office. The parson,
when quite a young man in Shamo
kin, learned the printing trade, and
while at school at Susquehanna Un
iversity, was a classmate of the edi
tor. He has served the people of the
west end of the county almost five
years.
Wlltl1
m
Miss DAISY smith.
came there Shi! told me I would
get arrested for hunting rabbits there,
I said I .was not hunting rabbits. I
went rigid up to w here she was and
told her I was not hunting tbr rab
bits. The1' I got quarreling with
her, ami she slapped me; then I just
held up my gun and shot her, being
away about thirty yards. She hol
lered then I killed her : I cut her
throat, she wabbled around a couple
steps ami fell over. Then I went
home. 'I he above is a true and cor
rect statement given to J, L. Grimm
and Miles Daugherty at the coutitv
jail office, Tuesday evening at 7:1 "i,
being the eleventh day of October,
1898. Signed,
F.DWA Bp ( lltlHSlNUElt.
Death of David Heiuibach.
David Hehubuch, an old and re
spected citizen of Freeburg, peace
fully passedaway February8th. He
was born April 13, 1827,thusreach
ing the ripe age of 71 years, :! mos.
and 'J" days. As a young boy he
came to this town aud remained here
until he answered the final summons,
lie was a saddler by trade, and work
ed for David Botdorf, being as a
member of the family. He was a
.son of Henry Heimhach and and wife
Polly. He was never married. He
was respecter by all who knew him,
being kind, obliging and unassum
ing, and his demise falls especially
heavy on Mrs. Botdorf, widow of
David Botdorf. He was a member
of St. Peter's Lutheran church, be
ing confirmed by Rev. C. D. Erlen
meyer. He was buried February 1 1 ,
in Evergreen Cemetery. P. L. Hains
directed the funeral. Pall bearers
were Peter S. Reigle, Elias Shotz-
berger, George 3 tiller and J. S. Hen
dricks. Funeral services were con
ducted by llev.G. I). Driickenmillcr
at the house of Mrs. Eliza Botdorf.
( barter.
W ill. I'rolintPil.
The last will and testament of Col.
Philip Hilbish was probated last
Thursday. The widow and the chil
dren are the heirs. S. Thompson
Hilbish is named as Executor.
Nnrrlnsc Mdmmdii.
SKLINSGKOVE.
...Mrs. Benson k visiting hw
brother at Suubury.
...Druggist ('. W. Christ of. Milton
is visiting his family.
...Mrs. Schnure and Sfiss Marinda
Covert were at Snubwyou Monday.
...Geo. C. Wagenseiler made a
business trip to Shamokin on Mon
day. ...Miss Kate Erhart is on a trip to
Philadelphia and New York to visit
relatives.
...Mrs. Nunnernakeruf Finmitts
Imrg, M.I.. i Iteing entertained by
Mrs. II. I. Schnure.
. . The sleiirh
I 'harles V. Frocl
I Maud M. Bobb.
f Win.
I .lane
Ira Sei
L. Bov
Middleereek,
I lowell.
New llerlin,
Mklillebiinr.
Court Week.
Next week being eourl a great
many of our subscriliers will likely
come to Middleburg, Many of our
subscribers have paid up in advance,
lull there are still mauv others w ho
should give their suliscriptiuu ac
count the attention it deserves, We
now have a special offer on th" Farm
Journal which is expluined in anoth
er column. This is worth more now
than at any other time and we hope
to sec many others take advantage
of it.
Middleburg Horse Sale.
ii Monday
attended
rices mill
I,
The horse sale i
thi place was wel
the lUi of buyers inn
as follows :
.lames I (reese, Adaiushiii
Freil Smith, Middleburg, I
1 larvey J. Shainbach, I ,
Geo. B. Frederick, Milllin
burg, I ,
W. H. Beaver and J. ( '.
Schoeh, Middleburg, team
I Icnry alter, Mifliinbiirg,
Fiuaiiuel Haekcnbtirg, C'eu-
treville,
Hyde FesHler, 'cntreville,
!.' F. Stahlnecker, Middle
burg, Geo. Smith, Middleburg,
team 2,
( 'harles M. Mover, New
Berlin,
II. R. Uiegle, Middleburir.
Isaac Hommel, Middleereek, !.
J. W. Teats, Meiserville, ' I,
The total was $1264 and tin
erage price was each,
i ii
Hid
SS.i
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I'i.oO
giniig is verv pi Mir owincr
mi ne war.-: weather which has
vailed tor several
pre-
lav.-
;l p 't Shamokin is visit-
ic home of Rev. A. K.
casant St.
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ing :il
Ziintiierninn on
1 he shoe factory is running
nights us well as day time in order
to catch up with their orders.
...Mr. mid Mrs. Wiseof Shamokin
were called to town owing to the
serious illness ..t Mrs. Wise's inoth
r, Mrs. D. W. Diinlmugli.
. The sons nf J, ivantxnf New
lurk and Washington were respec
tively called home liv the serious
illees of their lather, who Ii iwever
wenreglad .. Btntc issumewlu.1 im
proving, . Several sled loads of people went
to Freeburg tor a sleigh ride Mon
day evening. The baud also started
tor Middleburg-, but found the sleigh
ing too poor so they returned. There
was a party nlso a! Shamokin Dam.
A petition i- being circulated
an g people to the I'. It. I,'.
authorities asking that a new depot
lie built ai Selinsgrove Junction l.r
Ibe iKconiniodation of the Iraveliug
politic us the present one is entirely
inadeipiate for the needs of the pu
trons of'the roiul, titer injustice i-
Ibe fare acroFS the I nil
hoped that, that will hi
long.
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ADAMSBUKH.
is seriHiih
Must Attend Institute
Schotd Ixiards have the right to
pass regulations compelling their
teachers to organize institutes and
then attend them regularly. Judge
Slagle, of Common Pleas Court No.
1, Pittsburg, so decided in a ease at
issue. T. C. Jones, a teacher, was
dismiased by a Board of Directors
for not attending the Saturday In
stitute and he entered suit for $150
which he claimed as salary due him
for the balance of the term. But the
Court ruled against the plaintiff.
Borough Election Result.
The borough election on Tuesday
resulted as follows: Town Council,
Dr. J. W. Orwig,94;D.T.Rhoads,
82; Daniel Boleuder, 7'; John
Maatz, 53; Judge of Flection, II.
i. Tobias, 78j Amos Ranch, 48j
nopectors, II. II. Hassinger, 66;
James Runkle, oS; J. E. Stahlneck
er, 20; School Directors, Carbon
Secbold, 88; W. W. Wittenmyer,
01, (tie); Jacob Gilbert, 61, (tie);
Overseer of the Poor, (2 years), C.
E. Steininger, 77; Harvey Stahl
necker, 89j (1 year), Geo. W. Wag
enseiler, 04; Fred Smith, oi); Con
stable, Henry R. Uiegle, 69; George
Specht, .r,); High Constable, Wm,
A. Swartz, 85; Joseph Clelan, 44;
Auditor, Calvin Stetler. 62; Paul
Billhardt, 50.
.. .Mrs. Annas ( fross
ill at this writing,
...John lluines i suflcring lioni
an at tack of a-t lima.
...Mrs. R. Middleswarth and son
spent Sunday in Sunbury.
...Mrs. II oward Mitchell jell and
dislocated her ana last week.
....las. Spanglcris attending to im
portant business in Philadelphia.
...Miss Jennie Klose of Paxton
ville is visitine friends at tliiatdace.
.j i
...Quite a number of our folks are
attending protracted meeting at Bea
vertown. ...Geo. Erhart and wife, of Lewis
town, are the guests of Mrs. J, I .
Hamilton.
...II. I. Romig and S. F. Aurand
made a business trip to Middleburg
mi I uesdav.
...Miss Delia Brichiard, of Lewis
town, was the guest of Miss Alber-
tena Smith on Friday.
...Messrs. Zimmerman, Izeman,
Woodruff and Gemberling of Sus
quehanna University, were in town
over Sunday.
.. .Ezra Steininger and wife, Mrs. S.
Steininger and several others of Mid
dleereek were the guests of J. W.
Snook's on Sunday.
f'URNITUEE.
P. D. Burrelle Dead.
P. 1). Burrelle, aged about sixtv-
five years, died Sunday afternoon at
his home at McKccs Half Falls, of
dropsy. Funeral was held Tuesday
morning at 10:30 o'clock. Inter
ment at Georgetown. The deceased
leaves a widow and six children.
While attending court next week,
you are invited to contain and see
my stock, ami if you need anything
in my line, you will Ik convinced
that you can buy cheaper than you
have ever heard of lief ore.
II. E. Waltek,
Middleburg, Pa.