" ': ' t , . OBO W. WAGWfMLLEB, Editor and Proprietor. INTERESTING ITEMS. News Told m Brief Paragraphs for Our Readers. NMHll lot.rr In iMftl " rrnl w QMMOTafcM People JIor or Prominent. Grant Shuck of BnMnsgroye last week sjiit several days in this place. The Middleburg naroplng party is holding iortli at Red Bridge Grove. Miss Anna Barber of MifiUnbura is visiting S. Barber Simonton and wife in Franklin. Miss Jennie Lou-of Bellnagrove -pent a day recently with Mrs. Hoots in Franklin. John W. Farnsworth oi Danville was a visitor in Middleburg Friday night and Saturday. Keep your eye open for the new Pile Cure advertiaeniant, which you will find in this issue. Pharus Bownrso of Middles warth was seen at this place nri Thursday of last week. Dr. Allen Yoder and Miss Lizzie Summers of Philadelphia were in Middleburg n Tuesday. Mrs. Riiumman of Herndon is -pending a week with Attorney (rouse and wife at this place. Mrs. J. C. Specht of Big Stone Gap, Va., and her son, Eugene, are visiting J allies Crouse and family. I Mrs. Harriet Smith, her daughter 'Alice and bar son Burns of New Kensington, Pa., are visiting re latives and friends at this place. A meeting oi the Main Shoe Com pany, Limited, will be held in the court house on Friday evening at 7:30. J. J. Lenig, of Millmont, Union county, was at our county seat on Saturday looking alter some busi ness interests. Johu M. Stcininger and wife last Friday gave a fishing party tor F. T. Ranch, wife and sister,' all of WiUiamsport Misses Carrie liostcrman of Mc Veytowa and Ella Grimm of Frce burg were Middleburg visitors on Tuesday of this week. Mist Anna Alleman of Sclins grove is a guest of the camping party now assembled at Red BridgflGrove along the banks of Middlecreek. Miss Fngelliert of Lykcns came up on last Thursday to visit the Misses Wittenniver and she has joined the camping party at Red Bridge (irove. The two oldest maids in this country live in Indiana. One is 114 yean old and the other 108 years old, and both olakn neve, to have been kissed. Miss Kate Bolender of Akron, Ohio, came in from her western home to spend the summer with her lather's family at the Central Hotel in this place. If any of our readers can spare the time for a trip to the sea shore this season, they will have the op portunity to go on Pennsylvania Railroad Excursion, Thursday, July 27th The editor wishes to acknowledge the receipt of a box of Kasterbrook pens. This pen is superior to any other make and is the only pan used in this office for more than five years. E. A. Tennis, the promoter and ontractor of the Ijewisburg, Milton A WntMontawn Passenerer Railway Company and the president of the irioration, has purchased the inter- ..... & ill tlln ltllP est OI Hie dlWMiuiuwo - and is now the sole owner ot Uie uroperty. Mr. Tennis has in con templation the extension ol the line to Montoursville. MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., ' Mis-s Hattie Howell of Reaver town visited James Peitri k and family in Swineiord, during the week. Senator Ed. M. Hummel of Se- linsgrove has been appointed one of Pennsylvania's OommissioneTS to the Paris Exposition. Ed. Enterline and friend oi near Danville rode their wheels to this place lost Saturday and Spent Sat urday and Sunday with George II. Stcininger and family. Next year, 1900, it will be 100 years since this town was laid out and steps should lv taken to hold a centennial celebration alxmt .July 4th, next year. Don't all speak at once. The Slate of Pennsylvania hatch ed 30,000,000 shad iii the Delaware this year and the United States hat. 'bed 20,000,000 ot the same fish in the Delaware and Susquehanna river-; combined. Miss Sue Shelly, who had been staying at Freebnrg, came to Mid dleburg on Saturday and is making her home at the present at Attorney Grouse's residence. Miss Shelly is an instructor in Elocution. Are you keeping strict account of everything raised on the farm as well as everything sold or consumed? Remember these will beasked von I iv the census enumerator next year and ail intelligent answer expected. The oat roi in Snvder County is a very good one and it is ripening rapidly. Soon it will lc cut and the wind will Strain be blow ing over the oats stubble and signify the movement ot the seasons toward fall. Dr. C. L. Kecdy, President of Kee Mar College, Hagerstown, Md., was at Middleburg on Friday night and Saturday looking up the inter ests uf his school. It is probable that Lula Smith will return to this institution again. Col. ('has. Kleekner of Philadel phia, -who has been stay lug at New Berlin visiting his sisters, came over to the county scat on Saturday after noon. The Colonel has many friends in this section of the state who are always glad to see him. If you want your hair cut with out steps or a nice easy shave and a refreshing shampoo, go to A. K. Soles, in the bank building one door east ot the Post Office, in room with the drug store. A clean towel to customer, and satisfaction guaran teed. Saturday's Lewisburg Chronwle says: "The following compose a party who are spending two weeks atSehoch's Dam, Snyder County: Messrs. C. H. Rernhart, Frank Nocel. Mark Halfpenny, Bob Van Yalzah, with "Doc" Rycrs as chief cook." Rev, J. M. Rearlok of Centre Hall, Centre County, pastor of the Lutheran churches in that vicinity, and wife last week were visiting re latives at this place. The jiarson and his wife are natives of Snyder County and we are always glad to Sea them. Joseph Runkle of Bellefonte and Miss Virna Geiss made an early start last Saturday morning for a drive to Middleburg, where they will visit friends. Miss Elie Geiss has taken the position of hello girl in the Rell telephone exchange until Virna returus.-OruVf Hall Reporter A very severe electrical storm passed over Middleburg and vicinity last Thursday evening doing much damage. They heavy rain fall wash ed out the fields and a great deal of the water and dirt came down Mar ket Street. Lightning struck Banks Yoder's barn at Globe Mills and it was consumed by fire. Hail fell in all sizes varying from a pea to a walnut. Marsh Iimtz of AVatsontown is visiting Editor and Mrs, Wagenscl ler. A Lawn Social will bo given by the Lutheran Y. P. S. C. K. on the church lawn Friday evening July 28. Should the weather Ik; disa greeable it will be postponed until Saturday evening. Our readers will find a new ad vertisement in the issue of a new remedy for Rheumatism. It (Mines very highly recommended and as it is for sale in this county, both by the Middleburg Drug Co. and by Dr. J. W. Sampsell at Centreville, it should have a trial by all who are afflicted. "Irish Charlie," the jollitst Irish peddler in America, was in Middle burg one night last week. lie travels over all of Snyder county and Central Pennsylvania, selling table linen, napkin- and towels, lie is a whole-souled fellow, honest in his dealings and he believe- in advertising. Last Week'.- Mfflintown Herald says: "Henry Troup of Monroe township died on Monday, after a lingering illness, aged about 38 yrs, A strange coincidence relative to this death was that an uncle, Henry Troup, was buried in Snyder lo., on the day of the former's death. The funeral services were conducted on Wedncday. Peace to his ashes." . Joe Asten, who bad been await ing trial in the county jail tor obtaining money under false pre tense, made. good his escape from the county jailoii Wednesday even ing of last week. He made a wire key with which he opened the main door to the prisoners' department and escaped through the side door at the alley adjoining the TOW printing office. The fellow who visited this and other towns a lew weeks ago .says the Liverpool Sun, pretendingto get names of business men for a business directory of the county, demanding 1?1 for the same, 50 cents to be paid in advance, for which he gave a re ceipt signing the name of a York firm that does not exist, has been discovered to be a fraud. Quite a number of Perry countians have be come his victims. Dr. George Edward Reed, presi dent of Dickinson College, State librarian, is likely to be appointed State Superintendent of Public In struction, when Dr. N. C. Shaeflcr resigns the position to become Prin cipal of the Kutztown State Normal school. Dr. Shacfler has lx-en chosen Principal of tin; Normal by the trustees. At the present he is in California. It is said that he will accept theprincipalship. Harry G. Martin, the popular landlord of the National Hotel, on Saturday brought to OUT office and showed us an astrolable, an instru ment for measuring the altitude of thesun or stars at sea, says the Liv erpool San. The instrument was plowed up out of the ground on his father's farm several years ago and was in a perfect state of preservation, excepting that the magnetized bar was missinir. It bore the date of 1847. A New Swindle. A man with the appearance of a preacher drove up, not long ago, to the home of a farmer in a neighbor ing county and asked jierniission to stay all night. He made a favor able impression and a room was giv en him. Before the family retired a man and woman stopped, inquired the way to the nearest minister, as they wished to get married. The clergyman volunteered his service and a marriage certificate was filled out, which the farmer signed as wit ness. Last week a promissory note signed by the farmer turned up for payment. PA, THURSDAY, COURT HOUSE CHIPS Entered lor Rerord. f. M. Teats and wife to Abraham lifluver, tract in Washington town ship, containing ." acres and 1 !" IK-rohes, for. !?1 ."(. John I. '-Woodruff to Fliabcth Woodruff, tract in Penn township, containing 5 J acres, tor $201. Fuhrman V Schmidt to Middles warth & Ulsli, lot in McClurc, con taining 35 perches more or less, for 8126. John . Buyer and wile to I". M. Teato aod Abraham Iiuver, 22 acres IB Washington twp., for !?:'..")( I. Cvtene M. 1 lottenstcin to F. U. Ilotteqstein, 10,. ".no square feet for ?2.-0. I Letters 4Jritnf.il. Letters of administration in the estatrfof John Rtitz, late ol Frank lin township, deceased, wei'cgranted to Klkalx'th Reitz. In the estate ol .lo.-iah Mcllrich to Lewis Helfrieh of Spring twp. Mnrrlnt:.' I.li-onsi".. ( IjawTence Ncvel, P.eavertown, Rosa Dora Folk, i E. I. Hefielfingor, S lin-grove, Anna M. Feebler, " (John Swefgnrt, Fremont, Mag. Kalpetzir, Chaple-' Hollow f John A. ivcnig, Port Trcvcrton, Lottie M. Bowersox, " fChas." Con ley, Monroe twp Ella i ab, Washington twp. wiping Pavty. A jovial crowd lelt this plaeelast Thursday and pitched their lents in the old Cumpmeeting grounds west of town for a ten days' camp in the Woods. They were greeted by the terrific hail storm on Thursday even ing but have since enjoyed more favorable weather and all the luxur ies of camp life. The party consists of II. Burns Smith, New Kensing ton ; .). N. Thompson, Jr., John R. Krecger, II. II. Power, Charles, Marks, Charles Haas, Samuel Wit tenmyer) Jr. and A. F. Gilbert oi Middleburg ; Misses Alice Smith, New Kensington ; Martha Gouldy, Camden, N.J.; (Catherine Engelbert, Lykcns; Mrs. Nettie Amig, Lewis istown ; Miss Fisher, Shamokin ; Misses Florence Wagenseller and Anna Alleman, Selinsgrove ; Misses Mabel, Carrie and Bertha Witten myer, Lillian Stetlcr, Libbie Dun kleberger and Carrie Haas, Middle burg. The party is well chaperoned by Mrs. Joseph Marks and the meals so nicely prepared by Mrs. Amandus Shamhach and Miss Florence Specht account for the general good humor prevailing. Sunday visitors to the (simp included William Duukleber gcr, Sunbury; William Miller, Har risburg ; Mr. Alleman, Sunbury, and Dan Webster, Philadelphia. Second Quarterly Conterence The 2nd quarterly conference of Middleburg Circuit, United Evan gelical church, will convene in the U. E. chapel at Middleburg, July 29th, at 2 o'clock P. M. where there will be communion services Sunday following at U o'clock A. M. There will also lc communion services at Paxtonvillc, July 29th, 7:o0 P. M., and at Kreamer, July 30th, at 7:30 P. M. Rev. Brillhart of Port Treverton will fill the appointments. J. BBAMBACH. Pastor. An Old Grandfather's Clock This. A Newbury, Cumberland county, correspondent states that he knows of a grandfather's clock that is one hundred and thirty-three years old and is in good condition. They are elegant time-keepers and this one has been well preserved. "It is for sale." JULY 27, 1899. An Important Decision. Chief Justice Sterrett, of the Su preme Court, Wednesday handed down an opinion in the (icarhart tow nship election contest which will be of interest not only to the voters of Northumberland county, but of the entire State. Judge Savidge de cided some time ago, that a voter making a cross in the circle at the head of the column on the ticket, not containing the names of the can didates for all the offices to be voted for, could not vote for another per son who is a candidate tor an office tor which no nominee was contained in said column, by marking a cross in the square opposite the name of such person in another column. C. B, Witnier, Esu., who repre sented M. I'. Gtlliek in the contest referred to, took exception- to the de cision of Judge Savidge and appeal ed the ease to tile Supreme Court. That court reversed Judge Savidge and sustained the election board nl said township and directed the con testants to pay the costs. By the decision of the Supreme Court a voter may vote for all the candidates contained in the column by placing a cross in the circle at the top of the column and he may also vote for a candidate for an office tir which no nominee appears in said column, by marking a cross in the square opposite the name of such in another coJumn. Rev W. M LandiB Dead. A Prominent Minister, Formerly of Sny der County, Passes Away. Last Thursday Rev. William M. Lauuis, formerly the Reformed min ister at Adamsburg, this county, died at Reborsburg, Centre county, last Thursday. He was well and popularly known iuthiscouuty hav ing served many years the various Reformed congregations in the west end of this county, lie had gone up to Ynlre county, and death came very unexpectedly. Aged 63 years. U. B. Quarterly Conference. The fourth quarterly conference of the Freebnrg ireuit will he held in the Freehurg Y. II. church oyer the coming Sabbath, Rev. II. S. Gabel of Lebanon, the presiding elder (d the district, w ill lie present to conduct the services, which will lie as follows : (Quarterly conference business meeting at 2 1'. M. on Sat urday; English preaching at ti:;!o 1'. M. ; uerman preaching and com munion service at Id A. M. on Sun day; and Fnglish preaching at Kieh- held at 7:o I'. M. Key. F. List of Baltimore will be present at the conference and preach on the Sab bath. All are invited. ().(J. RoMIO, Pastor. SKLINSGKOYE. Ir. .1. VV. Sheets was in town on Friday lust. L. G. Stouffer, one of the stu dents of the University, is visiting in town. Prof. Noetling anil daughter took a trip to Sunbury on their wheels on Monday of this week. Dr. Yuty and wife went to New Jersey. The Dr. is assisting to in stall Rev. John Yoder as pastor of a charge there. Miss Row of Harrisburg, who Sjent several weeks with J. E. For rester and wife, returned to her home on Monday. The shoe factory people niadeipiitc a number of changes in the machin ery. They are now pushing on their orders for fall wear. Trinity Lutheran Sunday school decided to picnic on Tuesday, Aug. 1 at Clement's Park. They" will be conveyed there by steam Ixxits Tailor I ieffcl finger and wife re turned from their wedding trip on Monday evening. They were duly serenaded by the calathumpians. VOL. 36. NO. 29. LAWLESS CAPTURED. He Escaped from the Court House May 2nd, While Waiting Trial for Burg laryCaught Saturday Night at Shamokin. "Pluck" ,r John Lawless, the notorious criminal and jail bird, ot Shamokin, who had been a fugitive from justice since May 2nd, was captured near Shamokin Saturday lllght by Coal and iron Policeman Leiser. Shamokin officers were aware that Lawless had been seen in the neighborhood of his old haunts I the last few days, and a strict watch was kept for him. Saturday night their vigilance was rewarded and he was made a prisoner bv Officer Letser. The capture was made in the lidding railroad yaixl near the round house while lawless was in tin' act id hoarding a freight train, lie had evidently learned that offic ers were on hi-track-and was about to leave tor a healthier climate. The prisoner was handcuffed and brought to jail here Sunday morning. It will lie reinemliered that Law less i-- the fellow who walked out ot the prisoners' dock at the court house during the May term ot criminal court, Tii. -day. May 2nd, while court was lieing transferred from the main room to court room No. 2. Law less mingled with thecrowd and walked out ofthe court house un observed, lie was not missed until the time arrived lor taking the pri soners back to jail when the deputies discovered thai they were one man short. He was awaiting trial for the burglary of Shapiro Bros.' cloth ing stoic at Shamokin and his case had not Itccn reached at the time of his escape. I le will now have another charge to answer in addition to his indictment for burglary and will no doubt stav behind the bars for several years to come. Sniiltiri Item. Hastings on Top. Ill I.I.EFOXTE, duly 24th.- Al though there are still a number of precincts lobe heard from, these re turns cannot affect the previously announced result of the Republican primary election held in Centre county on Saturday, w hich was car ried by the candidates supported b) former Governor Hastings, bya large majority. The Hastings faction will control the county convention which meets here Tuesday and will elect S. II. Williams, of Bellefonte, and George ( lowland, of Phillipsburg, delegate- to the Republican State convention. The opposing foivc who arc followers of Judge Love, favored S. 15. Miller of Bellefonte, and .1. W. Dunwiddie, of Phillips burg. Returns 80 tar received give the Hastings people G7 delegates ami the Love side 17. Calculations on the complete returns place the tinal result at 70$ for Hastings to 1 for his opponents. The indica tions on the county ticket favor tin nomination of Jacob S. Herman for sheriff, J. K. Thompson for treasur er, Nelson 10. Robb for recorder, . lames l. Strohm tin- register and M. F. Riddle and George Scltoll for cuunt v commissioners. . m Pirnics and Festivals. The annual picnic at Crubb's church w ill lc held Saturday, Aug. 12, lSW. The Keiser's and Winner's Sun day schools will hold their picnic at Verdilla on Saturday, Aug. 5. A good band and able speakers w ill be present. The Grangers' Picnic will be held it William's Grove, August 28th to Sept, 2nd. For particulars as to Space, etc., address, H. H. Thomas, Median lesburg, Fa. The St. John's Sunday school of Fremont will hold their annual pic nic at the usual place Aug. 26. kv .
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