The Middleburgh post. (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, May 04, 1899, Image 1

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Q0. W. WAGHUUMi
Editor and Proprietor.
Interesting Items.
News Told m Bnef Paragraphs for
Our Readers
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April showers thus lur have been
a Boaree article.
Mrs. KaU) Bachman bod n new
lioard walk made.
Miss Auirn Snydarof Beavertpwn
was in our city last week.
Dr. A. J. Herman visited his
mother at Ktatsurville recently.
Miss Anna leaver is teaching a
term of summer school in Franklin.
Attorney F. K. Bower oi Lewis
burg was at uur county seat Monday.
Attorney M. I. Potter lias been
making some improvements to Ins
bouse.
A festival will 1 held on the
lawn in front of the Evangelical
church May 30th.
Geo. Erhart ami wife of Lewis
town were visiting friends at this
place last week.
Lewis Magee ami wife ofKream
er were caller at Dr. J. W.Orwig's
on Saturday afternoon.
Hon. Jeremiah Crouseisin Phila
delphia this week on a business and
pleasure trip.
Attorney Grimm was at Paxton
ville assistingin making the appraise
ment in the Isaac Gill Estate.
Miss Christina Heaver has Been
Banding several weeks with friends
at Suubury and Northumberland. ,
Bruce H. C rouse is in Baltimore
where be has secured employment as
solicitor for one of the dailies of that
city.
W. H. Ripka is putting in some
tiling to drain the cellar of the Mil
ler property in the Flats where he
resides.
Pat Gilbert and John Soles of
MifHinburg rode to Middleburg on
their wheels on Sunday and visited
A. E. Soles.
John K. Moyer anp Prof. D. S.
Boyer were at the county seat Mon
day. Tbt latter was sworn in as
Justice of the Peace.
J. W. Eisenbaurof Franklin twp.
on Saturday went to Shamokin where
he is spending this week on business
and pleasure.
Misses Bertha Seebold and Mabel
Moyer sjient Sunday at Adainshurg,
the guests of the Merchants' Hotel
at that place.
Unless reports are exaggerated
not less than one hundred houses
will be erected in Lewistown and
immediate vicinity during the com
ing summer.
C. A. Walter, the successful school
teacher at Mazeppa, spent several
days at Middleburg last week. He
is a native of Penn's Creek, this
oounty.
The First National Bank - bss
filled up the lot between the Ixmk
building and the Post printing of
fice and propose to makea neat lawn
out of it.
The county seat was full of land
lords, candidates and politicians last
Thursday, it having been license
day and a meeting of the standing
committee.
The leaves have made their ap
pearance and the foliage of spring
time is giving us the assurance of
the awakening of nature from its
winter's slumbers.
Last Wednesday erening a week
the members of the Middleburg U.
B. church gave a donation to Rev.
Boyer, their pastor, and family and
many were the gifts they received.
MIDDLEBUKGH, SNYDER CO,.
John Stickel, Moyer and Mary
Meiser were to Adainshurg on Sat
urday. Norton Crouse and family were
in town on Monday evening, the
guests of Attorney Crouse.
Mrs. Charlie Snyder has Fenced hi
her lot on the Mover property and
is otherwise improving the same.
Jacob Gilbert put down a new
board walk and is making other im
provements to beautify his pleasant
home.
Rev. Suable will have service at
Globe Mills next Sunday afternoon
ins toad of forenoon us previously an
nounced. Samuel Mover and wife and Al
len Mover and wife returned from
Indiana to attend the funeral of.Mrs.
Bailie BowcrsoX. They will remain
at home.
Mrs. Ira E. Ulsh and Mrs. Berte
Rowe of Millersburg are visiting
their parents, Azariali Kreegor and
wif
Misses Lula Smith, Bertha and
Marie Crouse spent Sunday at New
Berlin with Miss Lottie Crouse who
is attending school at that place.
Miss Laura Witmerof Berrysburg
last week visited William Matter
and wife in Franklin. On Satur
day she left here for Ilarrisburg.
President McKinley has been in
vited to attend theanuual Convention
of the National Educational Associ
ation, ut Los Angeles, Cal., Julv 1 1
to 14.
Historian John F. Mcginness of
Williamsport is compiling a list of
books and pamphlets written and
published by residents of Lycoming
county. The list, which is iucoin
plete, now contains over 150 titles.
In order to clean out the shoe
business I will sell out my entire
stock of shoes at cost. A large line
of soap will also be closed out at
cost. Special bargains will lie offer
ed in all goods.
tf. Babbbb Simonton.
J. If. Troup of near Aline was at
the county scat on Wednesday of last
week. He reports that Solomon
Kerstetter, a former resident of Sny
der county, has bought the Samuel
Miller farm in his neighborhood and
has returned from the West.
II. D. Stahlnecker and A. W.
Auraud have purchased a clipping
machine to clip horses. They offer
to clip horses at $1.50 each. Any
one desiring to have their horses
clipped will do well to have these
gentlemen do it for them. tf.
The body of Kll wood Beaver of
Watsontown was found last Thurs
day near Shamokin Hani by Charles
Mull' t, a canal boatdriver, of Port
Trcverton, this county. Thcunfor
timate young man was drowned at
Watsontown April 19th as published
in our last issue.
The applications for liquor li
censes as published in the "Post"
were all granted except those of Wm.
H. Knisely of Beavertown and Per
cival Nerhood at Troxelvillc. In
both these cases the court withheld
its decision for the present.
The enterprising wheelmen of
Shamokin have under project the con
struction of a bicycle path between
Shamokin and Sun bury, and the
matter is being thoroughly agitated.
If the project is carried out the path
will be from three to six feet wide
and will be used exclusively by those
wheelmen who are subscribers. i
F. V. Thomas of Kreamer was
in town last Thursday. He says
sale bills printed by the Post for
the sboat sale at this place brought
a large number of people who want
ed to buy shoats and made the sale a
success. Mr. Thomas expects to be
a candidate for the nomination of
county commissioueer on the Dem
ocratic tioket.
VIrs. A. M IWersox M
n was mi Middleburg this week.?
town was u Mnuilcourg
Manuel Bach man has become the
general utility man at Pruthonotary
Shindel's tilling the place recently
occupied by Beaumont Hartmun.
II. Edward Walter, the Sugar
Street furniture dealer, has erected a
stable on his lot, upon which he re
cently put up a handsome residence.
Pennsylvania will have a candi
date for speaker of the next House
to succeed Thomas Bltickett lleed
and the name ot the candidate will
be Galusha A. Grow, representative
at large.
Prof. Edwin Charles, the success).
ful pedagogue, is the hustling clerk
in W. W. Wittenmyer'sstore during
the absence of his father-in-law, llen-
neville Smith, who is out election
eernitr tor the l ountv treasurer
nomination.
Local news the life of a txnmtry
publication and we are always pleat
ed to receive accounts of events of
local interest. Send along the news
you hear and manifest your personal
interest in the paper that does all it
can to boom the business interests in
this community.
The people of Middleburg faith
fully supported the movement togef
an industry here. Those who have
done their full duty deserve the
thanks of every one. The Post
furnished an opportunity of getting
an industry and the people rallied
noblv to the necessity of the occa
sion. A meeting,of the subscribers of
the shoe factory stock was held in
the courthouse Monday evening and
formed a temporary organization by
electing Hon. (i. Alfred School),
President; and Geo. W. Wageiisel-
ler, Secretory. A committee was
selected to receive bids for a site and
other preliminary matters were at
tended to.
People that are burning brush
along the mountain should be very
careful, as no one can a (lord to have
the lire go over any timber land, and
besides the tine is heavy to set any
timber laud on fire. Thousands of
acres of timber burned last week at
the east end of Shade mountain by
neglect in burning brush or stumps.
A smooth, easy shave, genteel hair
cut, or other tousorial work, is al
ways obtained at Soles' Barber Shop,
in Hank Budding, next door to tin
Post office. Go to Soles to buy
new razors or exchange for old ones.
Bacors honed and guaranteed to give
satisfaction. A. K. Soi.EH.
The new bankrupt law allows a
man who is in debt to go into bank
ruptcv. His property is divided
among his creditors, and though it
may not pay five cents on the dollar,
it releases him from ever afterwards
having to pay his old debts. The
bankrupt may again start in business
and make a fortune, hut his former
creditor has no claim by law against
him.
Amnion Klingler was arrested in
Huntingdon Co., where he was
working and brought to jail here on
Tuesday of last week charged wit!:
killing cattle in the mountains north
of Troxelvillc. It is said that one
head of the rattle killed belonged to
Amnion Dreese. Constable P. J.
Hcrbstcr of Beavertown made the
arrest. It is said that another party
is implicated and that another arrest
will follow.
The seventy-sixth annual session
of the grand lodge of Pennsylvania,
Independent Order ot Odd fellows,
will be held in Allentown the third
week in May and will bring together
more than a thousand delegates, be
sides 600 or 700 more representa
tives to the grand encampment and
degree of RehckaJi and past grands
wiio will assemble to have the de
grees conferred upon them by the
grand lodge.
Mrs
PA., THURSDAY,
COUNTY GULLING5.
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The Keystone Band of Chestnut
Kidge has lieen engaged to plav at
Winflehl May 30.
The pension of .Jacob II. Hart
man of Centreville has been increased
from $12 to 17 a mouth.
J. J. Pawling of Freeburg is
building an addition to his property
for the purpose ol owning an ice
cream saloon.
The building committee of the
Salem church held i meeting Satur
day, the 21hh in-t., at which (dace
a full report of the expenditures of
said church was on exhibition.
The hotel projierty owned by Mrs.
Hiram O'Nell at Port Trcverton,
qnd Occupied by .1. Irwin Howell as
landlord, was consumed by fire on
Wednesday morning and was totally
consumed. There was a small in
surance on the contents of the build
ing, but none on the property. We
sincerely sympathize with the widow
in her misfortune.
There was a meeting held of the
officers ofthe live county C. E. Un
ioii, combining the counties ot Co
lumbia, Montour, Northumberland,
Snyder and Union, in the basement
of the First Reformed Church, Sim
hury, May 2, 1809 at 10 o'clock a.
in., for the purpose of considering
the feasibility of holding a C. K.
Rally on the coming Ith of July at
some suitable place and make proper
arrangements for the same.
.Joha. Reich lev, recently a nicnilier
of ir'oop F, Fourth Cavalry, and
who started on his wav home aboul
a month aim, is at .New l oi k ami
very sick and is unable to proceed
on his journey home. lie served
three years in the Regular Army
and left for home after the expira
tion of the time. He served in the
western states for over two years
and had just been taken to Porto
Rico and was there but a few weeks
when his time expired. He says he
does not like the natives as they are
in many cases a treacherous set of
people, at least where he was.
A Concert by Blind People.
The blind people of the Hartford
Institute for the Blind will give a
a unique entertainment in the Court
House in Middleburg on Saturday
evening, May 13th, 1890. A huge
company of talented blind people
will render a Mock Trial "The Tri
umph of Invention" followed by a
Musicalc. Tickets arc for sale at
the Commissioners' office.
The mock trial bos always proven
an interesting feature of entertain
ment as all tne principal parts are
taken by blind people. The musical
numbers will add variety tothepro-
gram, and those who attend will not
only enjoy a novel entertainment,
but by their patronage will assist the
Association in its work. When it is
understood that this Association is
undertaking to do for the blind peo
ple of the United States what the
British and Foreign Association is
doing for the young and adult blind
of Great Britain, and that now, ow
ing to the great progress made in
adapting moc'ern inventions to the
use ofthe blind, it is not only possi
ble but comparatively easy to rescue
every blind person of ordinary intel
ligence from a life of idle depend
ence and assist him to reach a higher
plane of life where he may enjoy
that liberty and freedom of action
which accompanies self-reliance and
the ability to iinake one's life useful,
those who live in the sunlight will
find a strong incentive to encourage
this Association by their patronage
and support. 2t.
MARRIED.
Apr. 23, by Rev. G. L. Lovell,
Calvin Shell of Centre twp. to Ida
M. Kiester of Pax ton ville.
MAY 4, 1899.
ENTERPRISING CITIZENS.
A Kst o thot who are willing to
help to bring industries to Jlid-
dlebury.
As the stock for the new shoe' fac-
torv has Urn subscribed, it is a
matter of public concern to know Saturday evening the contract lor
who the people are who have gone the removal of of the Main Shoe
on paper pledging support for pub- Company plant from Cutawissa to
lie industries. We give below a Middleburg was completed. More
list of people and the amount of j than $6000 wits raised by the eiti
stock each subscribed toward gett-.zeus of Middleburg ami Franklin
ing the new shoe factory. The list ! township for the construction of u
is as fobows:
I Ion. ( i A Ifrcd Schocll,
W W Wittenmyer,
W I German,
K C Walter,
W II Beaver,
Bteiuinger Pros,
John F Stetler,
Franklin Milling Co.,
W BWiney,
Daniel K Haas.
Miss Itosu Scbocb,
Dr. .1 W Irwig,
Geo. W Wageuscller,
.) C Sel h,
I W Swnrts,
8500
-oil
200
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150
150
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Km j
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M Z Steiuinger,
( ! W Moyer.
(i M Shiudel,
B W Voder,
D A Kern,
CA Meiser,
F ( ' Bowersox,
Chas. Waller, (Hasi tiger's)
CC Seebold,
( 'arbou Seebold,
1 1 U Riegel,
David Ockcr,
( i M Moatz,
A J CreSgtove,
John Q Rentringer,
B 1 1 Custer,
,J M Shuman,
8 S Walter,
S Barber Simonton,
( reo. F Stetler,
Henry Detriek,
JohnW Runkle,
,1 E Stahlnecker,
Calvin Stetler,
C II Sleiniuger,
Mrs. CB Steiuinger,
William Romig,
Harrison Mover,
Edward E Moyer,
.lames Ay res,
Aaron Stahlnecker,
( ! W Hassinger,
( ' E Steiuinger,
John Stickle,
H E Waller,
Amelia Smith,
Wm F ( rouse,
Emma J Troxel,
I lavid V Stahlnecker,
Ephraim Gray bill,
P Scott Bitter,
W II Matter,
M i Shannon,
David Wetzel,
Jerome Erdley,
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100
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100
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100
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100
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50
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John Rennmger,
Geo W I Held,
Total,
50
50
$6100
No. of names, 62
Over $3000. or more than half ol
the stock above mentioned was sub
scribed by the part of town west of
the court house under the direction
of G. Alfred Schoch. Franklin
raised $1600. under the solicitation
of A. II. Fish and the town Fast of
the court house including the Flats
raised the balance by Mr. Wittenmyer
A Card of Thanks.
I wish to express my heartfelt
gratefulness to the Hon. Alfred
Bpecht, Associate Judge of the Coun
ty of Snyder, appointed upon the
death of my husband, forhis prompt
ness in paying over to me one half
of the income of the office. Mr.
Bpeoht has given to me, up to the
present time, all be or any other
candidate for the appointment had
promised. The kindly treatment
and pledges by Mr. Specht thus far
assure me of a continuance of his
sympathy as long as bis appointed
term lasts.
Mrs. A da la ide Samps ell.
VOL. 36. NO. 18.
Shoe Factory a Certainty.
The Main Shoe factory to he Moved
from Caiateiua. $6000 Raited
in Middleburg for the Aew
riant.
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building 75x35 for the purpose oi
manufacturing 'hildrcn'snnil M
shoes. The contm
on the uart of
, our citizen
was made bv 1 Ion Si
Ifrcd Schocll. V. W. Wilremnver
00 A. 11. I M. and
P.. Winev. A
1)111 dlllir Wl M riveted lu
creeled as imicklv
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as possible w ill
nossioie h nil n lew to mfftnff the
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nine first or
very so
i i hereafter. Tin inmiilinni
i (he
Clmrle
Main Shoe Company are
J. Fisher. Willi-, ,. M
Hampton, Charles E. IjOllg and
Lewis J. A I bus. Mr. Fisher is a
polished and brilliant vnuna -it.
witoniey ol Cutawissa.
lie othe
members ol the
firm are all exueri
encen shoe men, v ho will mov
this place as soon as the htlildilH
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to
is
ready lor operation, ll
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probable
i.i. ii uie win iiruii: some experienc
ed help aloiiu: which will at once re
(juiro the erection of some new build
ings. The plant when under full
headway will employ from 75 to
80 people including men, boys and
girls. We welcome this initial in
dustry to Middleburg which thus
far has a century's histgrj without
ttny industry ol even halt this mag
nitude. COURT HOUSE CHIPS
Im'iN Entered lor Record.
Elmer Ramsey and wifeto Henrv
Wemh, lour acres and sixty perches
in ( 'hapman twp. for 9125.
'atherine Ramsey aud Rtifus, her
husband, in 1 lenry Wendt 70 perches
in Chapman twp. for $15,
Harvey N. Mitchell and wife to
Alvill '. Smith and Ralph (iift lot
in Paxton ville for ..H.
Ira W. Sllltlll, Ada A. Smilll and
Alice M. Wolfe, by their attorney-in-fact,
L. E. Wolfe, to Mrs. Sallie
E. Miller, lot No. 31 in Beaver
town for $111 5 .
( '. ( '. Seelxud, Treasurer ol Sny
der ( ounty, house and lot in 8e
linsgrove, ussesscd in the nana' of
Adda Rogers to A. J. Cross fur
$8.90.
Win. II. Beaver and wife to Maria
Martin, 12 acres in Centre twp. for
$300,
Wm. II. and S. ( ). Renninger, at-lorueys-in-facf
for Abba and Simon
Renningei . to 'harlesBowersox, one
acre in Wasliington twp. for $300.
Henry Felkerand wifeto Henry
Felker, Jr., 29 acres and 133 perches
in West Reaver for $800.
H. 15. Mover and wife and Dr. K.
W. Tool and wife to John I lolsapplc
7 acres and I 'J 7 perches in Wash
ington twp. for $70.20.
Jacob P. Shirk and wife to John '
K. Moyer, 26 acres and 96 perches
of land in W ashington twp. for $750,
Mnrrlnicr l.lr'n'.
JJA. Willow, West Perry twp.
Arry Hummel, Perry twp.
f Dr. W. R. Rohbach, Selinsgrove,
Lida B. Gardner, "
A Record Breaker.
H. C. Helm of Monroe township,
Snyder Co., the thriving fanner and
poultry raiser, is the owner of a cow
that had a calf when two years old.
The cow is now eleven years old and
is the mother of thirteen calves.
Tiie Monroe township district
Sunday school convention will take
place at Shriner's church May 13th
and 14th. All Sunday school work
ers arc invited to attend.
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