Ik vr. WAGENSELLEB, Editor and Proprietor. Interesting Items. Told m Brief Paragraphs for Our Readers. ..nnl Folntem In l-ocil tn.l - or iP' rrwiM" "" 15 photographs for 16c at Ros- i .ll... sinnlnirv ot. Kin uauv7i Merlin Soannon has lieen uitt with pneumonia for the past week. Mrs. I. U. Bowersox attendedthej nerai 01 I .i ulaMon in Lewisbnrs Lt week. Wi.ll Bassler, wife and child of i tfimSAmn tl urn Mi.lllll'- lllfM' VlSIWira. 'c are indebted to the Aw Item Lr the type ot Hie election rewiroB ltd this issue. Carbon Beebold and wife spent it- latter part of last week in the itv et I'lnnnlcipnia. Xhe State Photographers' Associa- I' 1 .Lmmi rl., tra' rw.ll- mil ao oni iicu us mil - ', Lontion at Wilkesbarre. Governor Stone has fixed April ()th for the execution of Anthony HcGowan at Pittsburg. Clarence Graybill and Dr. A. J. Herman attended tlie norse saie at linsgrove last Thursday. While silting at the breakfast hie Miss Ella rvin of Chambers i I, i i . .i. ., ii...... Bore, reii oeau hi we uwi Jacob Boob of Miffljnburg well- . .i i :ll !...! ;. known at cms piace, ino.ni ... k hotel business this spring. A surprise party was given to B.C. Graybill on her birthday Mondavevcniir;- ol tins week. Mrs. Alfred Stciningcr and son . i i... i i .i Lil ian; ano nraie uruiuci ii . i . . in visitors at tlie hoine ot uaiiK i wre. Mrs. Samuel Alleman of Selins- .,t .1... rnaitonno of Brave isvisiiidb ttr . Catherine Bowerin Swineford. ,11 I 111 iv. Dinththeria relieved in twenty Iniiiintes. Almost miraculous, i ii . j 1 .. . l . rv homas' Electric ( Ml. At any drug j tore. oh yes! Oh yes!! any one mak- . i ' il i ' inii' sale can lo wen dv e.iiiuiK uu Hames Bowersox, auctioneer, Middle- lrg,Pa. l-l'-,-,;- A. A. Romig nod Howard Treas- Rerol West Beaver townsiup were lut thccouulv scat on riuirsdav ot I last week. A. H. Klose and wife of Frank lin township on Saturday were the Igiiests of J. C. Schoch and wife on Market St. C. Morris Showers of Penn's Creek Ion Saturday iittenici a meeting u ipplieants for a new masonic lodge hit this place. A irrand jury at Washington, Pa., found thirty-tour true bills ofembet- . . w t, I II ... Element against major oamuei na. J t, an ex-banker. Mr. McWilliams, the lather of T. B. McWilliams, formerly of this place but now of McVeytown.is re- borted seriously ill. The engagement of Attorney B. W. Cuuimings of Pottsville to Miss Wolverton, daughter ofex-Congress-nian Wolverton of Sunbury, is an nounced. Mrs. Frank Gaugler of Selins- I grove spent last Fridav in town, the guest of her sister, Mrs. T. R. Hosterman, and her father, Aaron Reuninger. N. O. Row and family of Globe Mills on Monday started for Ad mah, Washington county, Nebraska. We wish them a prosjierous future in their new home. Alvin Mover, formerly an em ployee of this office, hail a very se- vere attack of illness last week. He has recently been driving the bread agon for Mr. Meiser. MTDDLEBTJRGH, SNYDER CO., PA.. THURSDAY, A full line of the latest style sprinjr hats at Oppcnheimer's, Se linsgrove. 8-2-ot. WANTED. A girl to lo general house work. Address. Box 4(1, Swincford, Snyder Co., J'a. ti". Mrs. E. C, Staid of Reading and Mrs. Loretta Smith of Carbondale are visiting Daniel Mlllhouse in in Franklin. Because during courtship she eon oealed the fact that she wore a glass eve. Charles Kranse of Cincinnati. (J claims a divorce. f great-merchants advertise ex- tensively, small house? vertise in proportion. should ad- Keep vonr : name More the public, in the Post, If von do not want to pay for car fare to Sunbury, send your photo . Ol graph and get 15 photograph i -. ... ii.... i. i :..it..... v. LU UclltS at j to'.o.i a uaiici i. ...... i evening. J. a, otnnineeKer aeeoin nanied them. While out on professional business last Thursday, Dr. A. J. Merman had the misfortune of getting on a snow bank and upsetting his buggy. The horse was pretty badly hurt and the buggy smashed. The doc tor escaped injury. The house ol William Wagoner, near MoKinney, Franklin county, was destroyed by lire in the night, and as none oi the neighbors came through the drifts to their. assistance the family took refuge in til' barn, where they nearly perished, The children ol this (own have I undertaken a new industry and people who are about the town have! plenty ol evidence ol tlieir business enterprise Und SelHn 1 icy are popping corn it to make money lor the use ol the in ant Sunday Miss Mazie Beaver has ret 1 1 met i , I, ...,,..1.-' .-lull lA hur Blutot. . ., - Mrs. W.F.J tagleol NorUiiimiN clam'. She w as accompanied on her ret urn by Mrs. Dagie and her children, who are spending some time with her parents, Gabriel Leaver nildj wife. Rev. II. C. Salem, Rehersburg's new Lutheran pastor, late of Scalp Level, Pa., was called upon by the members ot hi flK'k,a few uays ago and riven a heart v welcome QCConi panied by an abunuaneeot such gilts as usually gladden the hearts ol a pastor. A smooth, easy sbave, genteel hair out, or other tonsorial work, is al ways obtained at Soles' Barber Shop, in Wittctiniver's building, opposite Post office. Go to Silcs to buy new razors or exchange for old ones. Razors honed and guaranteed to give satisfaction. A. E. SOLES. By the appointment Friday of W. W. Montgomery as postmaster at Bellefoote, Representative Arnold has won a hard fight against Ex Governor Hastings. The latter was supjxrting S. II. Williams for the position and had the aid of the Post master General. - !- .1 - Itl LIVE STOCK SALE Largest .Srrc oj (he SeoMon. The largest sale of live sUiek and fanning implements In Snyder Co. Will take place at Dundore, in Un ion township, on Saturday, March 11, There will be at least six extra good horses, an excellent lot of milch cows, a lot of healthy young cattle, about 20 shoats and farming implements. The stock is the property of N. T. Dundore, who has the reputation of always keep ing the best. Don't forget the sale on Saturday ot next week. 2t , .,, i arc si I ll III i :ic sine mi i. i mii i in - iniK J cents Or post aire. !. . . . ., . . ' 1 n I have long since rotted and 110 trace Register & Recorder John H j nf them can be found. Nothing re Willis, W. K. Stahlnei kcr and I mains ol the old wheel.-, either, ex W. Wagenseller attended Masonic Wnt two posts and a lot of rubbish Lodge at Seliusgrove last Thursday alnm-i unseen n account of the The Old Beaver Furnace. A HlStor cal Sketch Written for the "Grit Republished in the -Post. " Nestled at the foot of Shade Mountain on the road troni Sclins- grove to Lewistown, Pa., is the vil lage of Paxtouville. The railroad station is Beilfer. t is a village of about 300 inhabitants, and was or ginally known as Beaver Furnace, the name being derived from the (town's chief industry I one of the oldest in tin a furnace, State. This furnace WUSOOe of tlie old- fashioned kind, being run by an overshot waterwheel, or rather two o theni, one iiIkivc the other. The water to run these wheels wasdivcrt- ed f r H ii its course down the nionn- I tain about zuu teet above tnc tnrnace land rim through pipes to the plao I , . i rni. :...i. .. w hero it was used. The indentations : ..ii' .i 'I l l I ..I :. growth ot brush 'r: the pit where they used to do duty. In i s is Net Middleswarth, Jacob Kern, John Kern, Daniel Kern and RUINS OF THE OLD lobu C. Wilson formed a company lid erected a blast tut'nttCC at this !" lobu y . w ii-oii w is mane .... i i manager ot tne coiicern aim uiuier hi irtiiduncc the turnace w is lired Aug. 1 1 ol that year and run until 1850, w hen it blew out. The com pany made a goixl quality ol char coal pig iron, and averaged irom six to eight tons per day. The property Lt this tiim 185G changed hands Lnd passed into the control oi Ner LMiddes wart h, who operated it tor Dome time Olid then disposed ot the concern to a company niuue up ot Doctor Rooke, Jesse Walter and Nutting & Francis, who run it from 1863 to 1866, when it was again stopped, and since that time it has not been run. the iron ore was mined :i short distance up the moun tain, and with these industries once established the town was a iiiitc active place. The ever-present com pany store w as one of the side issues during the operation. Those of us who to-day see everything carried on railroad ears can but imagine the sight made by the long lines of wag ons loaded with iron anil drawn by six horses. The "pigs" were con veyed in this way to Seliusgrove, a distance of 1 1 miles, where thev were loaded ob canal boats, and by them taken to different iron works throughout the State. About 1S71 the property was purchased by Rob ert Pax ton when the name ot the village was changed to Paxtouville in his honor who worked the mines f;r some time. The stack of the furnace was built of stone, about 1,600 perch lieing used. The ma chinery and buildings have all lieen removed and nothing is left to tell the tale of past glories but this big pile of stones. The first scene ill the illustrated sermon at the Lutheran church next Sunday evening will be Christian entering the "Wickel Gate." V COURT HOUSE CHIPS llit Entrrt-it lor Krrord. Martha and Isaac Haines to George 1 Show ers, one acre in West Beaver twp. for one dollar. A.J. GroSB and Sallic, his wife to F. Kow, house and lot on Water Street, Selinsg rove, for $800. John II. SuSel and o t hi rs trustees, to Mrs. Susan Snyder, burial lot in Herrold's Cemetery, Chapman township, for '2.7-r. wills PrahnteU. The last will and testament ot Marv J.Samspell, late ol Centre- 'illc, was probated Wednesday oil last week. i. '. Maurer is named as exeeutor. Her two daughters are the heir-. The last will and testament ot christian Herrohl, late of Chapman township, was probated "oSaturdny. Wilson Qcrrold ot Chupmnn is named as executor. The children are named as heirs. Illirrlilvi' l.l.'.'lis.".. ( Levi Mover, I Laura K. Leach, I W. A. Cornelius, Sarah K. 1 lershiuaii, Chi IplllMII, jewisburg Paxtouville BEAVER FURNACE. Surprise Party. Ouite a number ol tin rielids ol urpriscd ii Sheriff Ritter and wife -them last Thursday evening hv eaii- in;.;' upon them very The guests passed a iincxpectcdly, very plcasanl evening by indulging in games ol various sorts and enjoying the usu al recreations for such occasions. Those w!io were present areas follows; Mrs. F. C. Bowersox, Mr-. J. V. Shindel, M. I. Potter, wife and son, Stemr.iger and wile, Jacob Gilbert and wife, Geo. M. shindel aDd wife, Keamcr Walter unci wife, John W. Runkle and wife, J. W. I Swartz and wife, Amos Bowersox and wife, bd. i naries, wite ami daughter, Rev. McLain and wife, Jas. G. Crouse and wife. Run Down by an Engine. Alexander Shaffer, aged about 10 years, ofSelinsgrove Junction, was instantly killed at that place about 2 o'clock Friday afternoon by being run down by Seliusgrove shittcr. Deceased leavesa wife and six chil dren. Mr. Shaffer was walking on the east bound track and had stepped oil to get out of the road ot train No. .s on to the west bound train, when he was hit by the shifting en gine. Death of Mrs. G. R. Martin. Louisa (Forry) Martin was bom Feb. 15,1838, and died Feb. 20, 189!', aged 1 years and 5 days. She was married in 1862 to G. R. Martin. She is a daughter of David Forry, a brother of Nathan Forry, the first sheriff ot Snvder countv. She was sick since Good Fridav last year. She was next to the oldest of a family of 16 children. She was buried on Thursday of last week. MARCH 2, 1899. 5 A Present of $2.50.5 The Post has made special arrangements with the Farsi I g Journal by which we areena- 8 bled to oiler a ti ve-w.ir hiiIi. scription to that paper to every new siilM'i'iber wlio ivivs n Dollar foi the MlpPLKHCRUll Post one year in advance, and the same offer is made to nverv OKI miIki'I'iIh r w ho navs Us nr. rearoges Uidateuud one dollar i .' ( xtra lor the P( 1ST one ear in advance ami the Farm Journal live years h advance. REMEMBER that in order to get this premium of live yea's subscription to tlie Farm .1 m rnai,, it isticcessurv f loattend Ills miittct iromt ,i ty as we liavi ly a I number to offer, Addr The MiDDt.KitcRcii r Middlebiinrli, Pa. imited s New Masonic Lodge ' Ft I lure . 1 iiVf for Ai'f Loth ul MUhllchui''. W Cfim tiCUlflCt'H ren i iiuivii, lor one week, Uegi lining For some weeks there has U'en Feb. 2th, IKS)), Tue Uillowing arc Home ijuiet talk ol orgaiiieing a new j the subjects : Tu"sday evening, . . . lodge ol Free and Accepted Masons 1 28th, "The La-t Invitation:" Wed at this place and now (he movement nesdoy afternoon, March 1-t, 3 p. is in full sway. Last Thursday m., "The Ten Virgins" ; Wednesday evening 1 (3 of the members of Lata- evening, March 11,7 p. in., "The wttc LodgpufJSaUosgrova withdi ' digal txin' ; Thursday afternoon, Iroin that time-honored institution March 2d. !3 p. m.. "No Room for hat has identillcd w it i it the his- tory of the inosl prominent men of 2i .1 . . i! .1. . till I nils siM iinii iii ine .lale lor a pecioil of 7" years, and has also withstood the unjust tirade during the period ol the anti-masonic movement, These 10 men in connection with '' others have become petitioners for a war rant ol constitution of a new lodire at Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa. The petitioners met in Ibis place on Saturday evening and effected it temporary organization b electing John H. Willis, temporary chair man; 1 1. I arris Bowi r, temiKiran secretary; and i. ai m rxuiocn. Uimiiorary treasurer. I! u iinani- lllolis vote the following wel'e reCOIII- mended lor the oflicers: (eo. W. Wagenseller, M. W.j Hon. A. M. Smith ..I Adamsbiirg, S. W.j '. Morris Showers ol Penn's ( Ireek, J. W. Committees were appointed to look alter the various details of se curing room, purchasing parupliei nalia and Itll'lllliiri . The applicants consist of the fol lowing: Hon. A. M.Smith, Adanis burg, Pa.; Peter Riegle, Middlecrcck, Pa.; Alexander A. Romig, Esq., Lowell, Pa.; Peter Hartman, Penn's Creek, Pa.; Major E. P. Rohbach, Seliusgrove, Pa. j Daniel K. Haas, Prof. F. C. Bowersox, Carbon See bold, Daniel Bolender, John F. Stetler, John H. Willis, Wm. E. Stahlnecker, J. Calvin Schoch, Prof. Paul Billhardt. II. Harris Power. iti BfiVincu1lai 'iiwl .Tncumli I . Marks, all of Middleburg, Pa The masonic order has a history extending to the remotest agesof the world and there is not a country on the face of the globe but teels the benhrn influence of this most honor able and ancient institution and hence the people of Middleburg can feel highly honored upon receiving ;i subordinate lodge of such a his toric landmark. Blacksmith Shop. 1 will again begin blacksmithing April 1st w ith a new set of tools at the old stand. A wagon shop will be placed alongside of my shop. 1 will Ik- prepared to do all kinds of work. Amanpi's hAUBAOH. :)-2-5t. VOL. 36. NO. 9. THE KULP WRECK. Frank F. Hare, of this Place, Makes a Narrow Escape. towiaburg Mews, Early last Thursday morning the long trestle briilge which spans Buf falo I 'reek up about the ( 'lingail (arm gave away and dumped the en liim and crew into the creek. The Kreman, M-. Clyde Kreisher, was seriously injured. The engineer, Mr. Ft. Hare, escaped unhurt save a good shaking up and baptism. Two brakesmen, Messrs. ekes and Rea rieh were badly suiieezed between the trucks, but not seriously injured. Had the accident occurred in the middle of the creek the engineer and fireman would in all probability have both ; eeli drowned. .(tore crossing an inspection oi the I irulgc was made, ait the ureal epin oi me water .1 ... . lid I rom view a mis..iii iMtrtiou ol a pier, which ten trucks Ii: d jui pi'ovioiislv passed over safely. The wreekon engine in known as No. 7, and weighs about t hirly tons. Evangelistic Services. Druuunei' (''.vangelist Williams is conducting a sinrial stries ol Evan gelistie Bertces in the United Breth Jesus" ; Thursday evening, March Man and afternoon, , III March !3d, ' p. m., "Jesus Wept" : Friday evening, March 3d, 7 p. m., "Conscience" ; Saturday nfteruoon, March 4th, :l p. in., "Sermon to ' 'hil dren" ; Saturday evening, March 4, 7 p. in., "Breaking Home Ties"; Sunday morning, March 5th, I" a. m., in the United Brethren Church, New Berlin, "Will wc Know our Friends in Heaven"; Sunday after noon, March fith, Ii p. in., I 'nited Brethren Church, Middleburg, "The Angel ol the Hearthstone" ; Sunday evening, March 5th, 7 p. in.. "The Last Rump w ith the Tiger" ; Moll day afternoon, March 6th, ;'. p, m., 'Jacob's Ladder" ; Monday evening, March 6th, 7 p. in., "Farewell Ser mon." . t Wreck Near Painterville. On Tuesday morning about eight o'clock an East-bound freight was wrecked about a mile ea st of Paint erville. It seems one of the axles were bent, at least one of the cars jumped the track and that derailed i ten or eleven others all of which were loaded With coke. The mail train east was delayed and did nut arrive here tint! I 12:15 o'clock. No one Wl hurt. Peter Garman of Mt. Pleasant Mills on Tue-day Was among our callers, Mr. Gin-man is :i pleasant gentleman, a good business 111:111 and an exemplary citizen. i. 7 p in., " I he i oung - ( omnanv" : Fridav W$ 4 1 ft.:- J - ) I for retrial. m H prices tor this year.
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