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INTERESTING ITEMS.
News Told in Brief Paragraphs for
Our Readers.
I'erxonnl Folntrr In 1-ornl ad Oen
ernl Ntwi Ceeriilni People Mor
or Um Prominent.
"In His Steps" next week.
The Misses Lutz of Shippensburg
are the guests of Benjamin Bachman.
Belford's show did not draw a
very big house last Thursday even
ing. Messrs. Ijnng, Miller and Fens
termaueher spent Sunday at Cata
wissa. C'has. H. Walter, clerk of the
Central Hotel, has been sick for
some time.
L. G. Smith, assistant operator at
Buriiham, spent Sunday with his
parents in Swineford.
Mrs. Clyde Bolig of Winfleld is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Ymler,
on West Market street.
T. H. Harter, editor of the Bclle
fonte Gazette, paid us a brief visit
while in town on Monday.
Mrs. H. K. Tobias had a stroke
of apoplexy recently. She is doing
as well as can be expected.
W. W. Kipka attended the meet
ing of the Middlecreek township
school board on Saturday evening.
llev. Bover of ihis place ami Rev.
Romitr of Richfield attended the
Elizabethville Campmeetiug last
on Seebold, the proprietor of
mneton House, naspurcnas-
a a nign graoe piano ui xinm
Riegle.
Thursday. Friday and Saturday
. i j i i i, a
of last week were the last days that
five per cent. abatement was allowed
on taxes for 1899.
James Rodgers, who is employed
in the Millersbure shoe fnetory,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
parents south ot town.
Aaron Stall Inecker spent a week
at Adamsburcr lookiwr after the in
terests ot the Merchants' Hotel dur
ing the absence of the proprietor.
Mrs. Peter Keeler, who was in
jured Monday by falling down stairs,
is still confined to bed, but the doc
tor has hopes of getting her out all
right on a few days.
The wind is blowing over the oats
stubble, and it will be but a tew
weeks until frost will be found on
the pumpkin, and the fodder should
then be in the shock.
Cornelius Howard, better known
as "Irish Charlie," was in town last
week. He was busy selling table
linen, towel", etc. Charlie has lots
of friends in Snyder County.
Wdliam N. Haas, who is clerking
in Haas & Co's. store at Shamokiu,
took sick last week and came home
to recuperate. His brother, Charles,
has gone to Shamokin to fill the
vacancy.
Wanted. God gril for general
house work. Wages $2.50 per
week. Family, foureluldren. House
very convenient. None but the Iiest
neal apply. Address Box 81, Lew
istown, Pa. 8-21-21.
William Daglcand family ofNor
' thumberland are spending the week
with Mrs. Dagle's parents, Gabriel
Beaver's. Mr. Dagle sold his con
fectionery establishment at North ii in
land and is now looking around for
an opening to enter a new business
life.
Charles Boyer of Paxtonville lias
purchased the building of W. S.
Arbogast, now occupied as a
hardware store by J. L. Varner at
Fremont. Mr. Boyer will remodel
the building and when completed,
we will have one of the neatest hard
ware stores in the country.
Wk out for "In His Stcj."
Miss Maine Staufler of Selinsgrove
is visiting A. W. Bowersox's family.
M. L. Wagenseller of Selinsgrove
was in town last week on business.
The pension Iniard had 30 orders
tor examination Wednesday of last
week.
Eugene L. Herr of Lancaster, has
ben the guest of his classmate, A.R.
Oilliert. .
M. L. Wonier ana wife of Fre
mont, spent Sunday at Samuel Spit
ler's in Swineford. '
The opening chapter of "In His
Steps" will appear in next week's
issue of the Post.
Prof. Edwin Charles and family
spent last week visiting his parents
at Port 1 rcverton.
The pension of Aaron Howell, of
Perry township, has been raised
from $8 to 10 a month.
F. P. Kuster and family of Penn
township on Sunday were the guests
of Mrs. J. C. Hassinger.
Messrs. A. E. Soles and George
Clelnn rode their wheels to Milllin
burg on Sunday afternoon.
Henry Swineford and wife of Mif-
flinburgwere the guests of 1). T.
Rhoada end wife on Sunday.
Editor and Mrs. Wagenseller left
on Monday morning for Lincoln,
Nebraska and other Western points.
Sheriff Hitter, Dr. Herman and
William Shindel seiit Tuesday
along Penns Creek seeking the finny
tribe.
Rev. D. E. McLain and family
have lieen camping at Red Bridge
grove. They have had about 200
visitors.
A scow has been caught in Mid
dlecreek. The owner can have the
same by calling at this office and
paying for this notice.
Misses Jennie and Myra Craig
of Sligo, Clarion county, are being
entertained bv the Misses Bolender
at the Central Hotel this week.
Miss Estella Troxel of Philadel
phia and Miss Sallie Troxel of Mc-
Veytown spent bum lay with trie
Misses Bolender at the ( entral Hotel.
Miss Bertha Croiise, who sjient
several weeks visiting friends and
acquaintances at Mahontongo and
Dalmatia, returned home on MOO
day.
George Hains, of Shamokin Dam,
has put his canning factory in opcr
ation and is now putting up large
quantities of corn and tomatoes for
the wholesale trade.
John M. Hartman and wife of
South Bend, Indiana, visited Mrs.
Ellen C. Aurand during the week.
Mr. Hartman was a cash caller at
this office on Monday.
S. P. Warner, Middleburg's effic
ient operator, was called to Lewis
town last week. John Ranch of
Adamshurg has charge of the Mid
dleburg office in his nliscncc.
Hou. Geo. W. Rhonda of Hern
don was in town Wednesday of last
week to interview the pension. The
old soldier is a candidate for State
Senator from Northumberland conn
ty. Quite a number of Snyder county
politicians arc at Harrisburg this
week attending the Republican State
Convention. Carlwn Seebold of this
place is the delegate from Snyder
County.
Sheriff Hitter has a new prisoner
brought from Middlecreek township
recently. He pretends to lie a de
tective, but no one has faith in him.
He threatened to kill one of James
Riegle's boys, and abused the lioy
badly. It is believed that he belongs
to a gang of burglars. It looks as
ii he had been wounded lately.
fy vaster Bowen is moving part
of his furniture to town.
W. H. Shelley of MeKees was a
county seat visitor on Tuesday.
Harrison Miller, of near Oriental,
jiaid us a business visit on Tuesday.
David Steininger of Lochiel, Un
ion county, was a business oaller on
Tuesday morning.
W. H. Spongier and wife were to
Lewistown on a shopping expend!
tion on Tuesday.
Win. F. Loss of PenuS Creek,
while in town on Tuesday, came in
ami paid his subscription to L90U.
River melons anil cantaloupes are
ui abundance in town, melons 5 to
15 cents and cantaloupes 2 for .r
i i i . i a
f rank unariea was in town on
Tuesday on his regular trips and
sold a horse to Michael Hackenburg,
Mrs. V eiss and WOOdrMK 01
Allentown spent Saturday and Sun
day with their brother, E. C. Gray-
bill on 1' rench 1 hits.
M. Mi liner's store at Kant
lie oloeed on Tuesday, Sept. fi
Thursday, Sept. 14, these day
ing Hebrew holidays.
will
and
De
The Y. P. S. C. E. ofthe Reform
ed church of Middleburg will hold a
festival on the church lawn on Sat
urday evening, Aug. 20.
M. Z. Steininger is attending the
State P. O. S. of A. Convention at
Wilkes Bar re as a delegate from
(amp 515) of this place.
In another column of this issue
will be found an earnest appeal
for contributions in aid of the vio-
timsof the terrible hurricane at Porto
Rico.
It seems cider is not in very irrent
demand this year. A farmer from
the east end made four barrels, took
them to Siinbury and could not disr
pose of them at any price.
The Fifth Annual United Evan
gelical S. S., K. L. C. E. and W.
M. S. convention of Snyder county
will lie held at Reavertown, Sept. "i
to 7, 1899. An excellent program
has been prepared.
Dog rolling squire "Jim" brought
8 lot of money to the treasury from
Adams. He says he will not fish
now, but is getting ready for sqiiir
rels and pheasants which he thinks
will be plenty this fall.
Carbon Seebold. proprietor of the
Washington House of this place and
Wm. E. Stahlnecker, proprietor of
the Merchants' Hotel at Adamshurg.
with their wives siient the past week
at Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Mrs. L. N. Mover and daughter,
Jennie Elizabeth, of Akron, ()., arc
visiting friends in this place. They
came here from McAlisterville, hav
ing also visited Washington, Phila
delphia, Atlantic City and Harris
burg. G. W. Portzline anil Tobias Reitz,
supervisors of Perry township, last
week jwid Mrs. Ellen Spotts $800
to settle a suit for damages sustain
ed by a defective bridge which cost
the life of her husband, Frank
Spotaa, one year ago.
If you want your hair cut with
out steps or a nice easy shave and a
refreshing shampoo, go to A. h.
Soles, in the bank building one door
east ot the Post Office, in room with
the drug store. 1 A clean towel to
each customer and satisfaction guar
antee!. The tax receivers of the county
met the treasurer at his office here
on Monday and Tuesday and jiaid
over the amount collected by them.
They report an unusual amount paid
in so early in the year, but all of
them agree that the time for collec
tion should be at least a month later
so as to enable farmers to market
more ol tneir crops. ,
HELP FOR THE STRICKEN.
An Karnrat Appeal for ('ntrlbnlUns
In Aid of I ho Viol In,, of Iho TcrrlbU
lliiri-linnc nt Porto Biro.
A stirring appeal has lieeii made
to the people at large by the U. S.
Secretary ol War tor contributions,
prompt and generous, in aid of the
thousand- of sufferers left home
lessnnd in starvation by the recent
disasterous hurricane which swept
over Porto Rico. Accurate reports
state that several thousand human
lives were lost, hundreds of thous
ands of once happy homes were de
stroyed, crops were everywhere ut
terly ruined and many thousands of
human beings arc literally starving
tor want ol food. Hungry, home
less, with scarcely any clothing left
to cover their nakedness, the unfor
tunate survivors arc, we learn by
telegraphic advices, threatened with
the additional horrors of the plague.
Crowds of women, old men and
helpless little ones are encountered
on ever v hand piteously begging for
food and slicker.
Over ninety per cent, of the houses
have been demolished and in many
places the furious onset ot the sea
has swept away almost every vestige
ot flourishing little towns and vil
lages. From Adjuntas, Guayamos,
Zabueoa, MayagMez, Maunabo, Ar
roya and other localities the loss of
life has lieen appalling and the ones
for help are pitiful and heart-rending.
In one district alone, Utuodo,
over two thousand persons perished,
and as in otborsouthe.ro towns, those
who have escaped with their lives
are m want.
Major Samuel H. Ashbridge tu:d
the Citizens' Permanent Belief Com
mittee ol Philadelphia, have organ
ised a Citizens' Porto Rico Relief
Fund, and our readers arc asked to
contribute to it and to send their
contributions either to Hon. Samuel
H. Ashbridge, Mayor of Philadel
phia, or the Messrs. Drexel & Co.,
Treasurers Porto Rico Relief Fund,
5th and Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia.
The U. S. Secretary of War, has
assigned the V. 8. Auxiliary Cruiser
"Panther" to Philadelphia from
which port she shall sail loaded with
the fKxl, etc., donated by the big
hearted men, women and children ot
Pennsylvania who have never failei
to respond, heartily and liberally to
the appeal ol the distressed.
All contributions of money, how
ever small, will be gladly receive
and publicly acknowledged.
Teachers Elected.
I'K.NN TOWNSHIP.
Salem, B. F. Bolig; Fair Oak,
( has. K. Fisher; Buyer's, Milton
Herman; Hill End, Win. D. Jarrett;
Ott's, H. W. Smith; Bohg's, Grant
Ritter; CnssingerS, Charles H.
Woodruff: Kant. Harry A. Geni-
berlhig; Schoch's, Michael llaney;
Schools will open on the 1 stli of
t
September.
BKAVKB TOWKHIP.
Reavertown, Grammar, John S.
Kerns; Intcrincditate, C. L. Wetzel;
Secondary, Jacob A. Aigler; Bobos,
John Hassinger; Dreese's, A. W.
Musser.
SPlUVG TOWNSHIP.
Adanisborg Gramma, ('has. W.
Smith; Intermediate, J. F. Keller;
Primary, Esta Yoiiuginan; Annual's,
Ira H. Kline; Picket's, J. C. Herb
ster; Rcigle's, Estella Roniig; Moy
er's, W. H. Kline; Ulsh's, T. A.
Ewing; Felkor'sjClynier Romig.
MOMIOi: TOWNSHIP.
Shamokin Dam, Advanced, Aden
Stetler; Primary, Brian Teats; Wag
enseller's, Lincoln farrett; App's,
Harry P. Fisher; Fisher's, Heljer
Hendricks; Sander's Hollow, Jacob
Reichenbach; Beaver's, L L. Her
man; Hummcl's, Jacob A. Schaffcr.
Colonel O. M. Clement.
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles M.
Clement, of Siinbury, was elcted
colonel of the Twelfth Regiment, N.
G, P., at Williamsport, last week,
receiving seventeen votes to twelve
cast for Col. J. B. Coryelk The
election was conducted by Gen. J.
P. S. Gobln. The result of the elec
tion means the removal ot regiment
al headquarters from Williamsport
to Siinbury. Colonel Clement will
announce his staff appointment(in a
short turn. Colonel Clement enter
ed the Guard 88 a private in Com
pany E, Eighth Regimental Inlau
try, September 3, 1H77; made first
sergeant September 29, 1 s 7 7 ; first
lieutenant May 6, 1878. The com
pany was designated E, Twelfth
Regiment Infantry, September 23
1878. He was elected captain Nov
ember 1, 1 882; re-elected November
I, 1888, and December 'J, 1802;
major, May 1890, ami lieutenant
colonel in April ls',17; in which
position he served with the regiment
during the war with Spain.
. .
Picnic and Rain.
( )n Monday afternoon ; party of
Middleburger's held a picnic along
the Middlecreek. A very enjoyable
time was antic ipated, but owing to
the rain they were obliged to move
their quarters to Eagle Ilotrl, where
they partook of their supper. The
following named persons were pres
ent ; Mrs. John Stahlnecker, K. C.
Walter and family, Mrs. Aaron
Stahlnecker, son and daughter, Mrs.
Cluis. Koush, Mrs. Frank Reitzand
daughter, M. Z. Steininger and wife,
Mrs. E. C. Aurand and son Arthur,
Mrs. IiOiigof Michigan, James Riin
kle, wife and daughter Lauill, John
Riinklc and family, C. C. Seebold
and family of Sunbury, Mrs. J. W.
Swart, and dauglltei, Mrs. William
CroUSe and son, John Moyer and
family, Frank 8. Riegle and family,
William Bolig and wife, Geo. H
Steininger and family, Mrs. D. K
Haas and son, Misses Bertha Sei
bold, Hazel Ship and Carrie Haas
and illiam Haas.
Grove Meeting.
A irrove meetinir in the interest
of missions will be held iii HumiiK
grove near Huinmcl's church, for
one week beginning Aug. JSth am
continuing until Sept. 2rd. An al
day meeting in charge of Rev. R
Rock, D. D., of Shamokin will 1m
held on Sunday. Sept. Urd. Rev
Sumner, a native ot Africa, wil
preach Tuesday, Wednesday am
1 nuraday evenings, lie ta an excel
lent singer and no doubt will draw
a very large crowd. Other very able
men have Ix-en secured, such as Rev.
A. H.Souillard, Rev. M. H. Jom-s,
Kev. (). G. Roniig, Rev. I'rancis,
Rev. Winey and others. Refresh
ineiits will be sold in the grove and
teams cared for.
Wm.H. BOYKB.
Monday's Storm
A severe storm passed wist and
west of this place on Monday even
ing. A partol H sirucK mis piace,
but was very light compared with
the reports we got from other sec
tions. At Kant and cast of that
pMOe trees were uprooted, corn was
levelled to the ground and a great
deal of other damage done. West
of this plaCe as far east as Rover's
bridge they had two storms, at Rea
vertown lightningstriickthc planing
mill, melted out the babbit metal
boxes of the engine and cut a deep
lole in the ground. Several houses
were also struck without doing
much damage.
The pension Iioard at this plaee
seems to be still doing a thriving
business. At their last meeting last
Wednesday they hod 20 applicants.
A Deserted Furnace
Pnmtyhatiiu Fitmaee, Centre '.)
As 1 view the furnace from the
hill Whaaa 1 am seated to write this
account, nothing becomes more real
than the vivid pictures presented, bv
Oliver Goldsmith, in "The Deserted
Village " Let my reader first me
ditate iimiii this licautiitil poem un
til every trait and character in it is
clearly seen and there will be 110 need
of reading further. How imagina
tion does appearto make things real
ami how often our imagination carries
us ol! to fields unknown, unseen.
Still it is tar better to see things as
they are then to be lost in imagining
more than would he possible to
be true.
One who has passed through this
village will never forget the sorrow
ful appearance of its buildings and
the negligent and careless habits ot
the few remaining inhabitants, who
lurk indolently through the vil
lage seemingly to bemoan their ill
lated los. Most of the houses are
constructed of logs small, usually
one story ami of a rough outside ap
pearance, There can he no doubt
that at one time they were the hum
ble homes ot many a luippv family.
Bill why all this change'.' Many are
still standing but unoccupied, others
partly hi I leu together, roofs fallen in,
windows and doors taken out or
broken in pieces. Sonic lew are en
tire ruins almost hidden bv vines,
grass and underbrush. The greatest
ruin is the old furnace u large
structure which you cannot help but
see as you pass by. The frame, part
of the roof, and some ot the floor is
all that remains. All theifon works
have been removed, and time alone
Seems to he waiting for it to sink in
ruin ami obscurity.
This village (Pennsylvania Fur
nace) which is partly in Centre and
partly in Huntington counties, was
for years the scene of great industri
al activity. A large ore mine was
discovered and in a short time much
of the village was built by the labor
ing people, who hurried here for
em ploy emeu t. One mile northeast
of the furnaci is the mine, which is
as large as an ordinary farm. By
the appearance of the mine which
at sonic places is from fifty to sixty
feet deep, you can only form a faint
idea of the number of men employed.
Standing on some of these banks of
earth it would appear like a dream
that this work should have been done
by human hands.
Words cannot express the seem
ingly distressed condition of this
place. As you wander away from
it imagination and reality lx mes
confused and as a dream it seems to
drift away intoforgetfulness.
From this liclht I Hit anil poiiriiT.
Of Ihaia nurkH and torniH, ami wilder
How ii 1 1 in .i 1 1 hunils oiuid muster time
To 'li,; this large and wondrous mine.
Time nlone lion but effaced :
Hut memory i"m not tamo'
Thy fancied soencg here I bSBOid
Shall never In mjf heart grow cold.
One Klnncc to village In the dale,
I .-.pent i his time to tell thy tale;
If on this earth we should not meet,
O may we all the last day greet.
Sketches bv the Way.
Saloma, Pa., Aug. 11, 1899.
Hilbish Family Has a Re-un
ion.
Pottatown, Pa., Aug. 17. At
tinging Kocks Park to-day the
lollowbiish-II ilbish family held its
tenth annual re-union, which was at
tended bv representatives from Penn
sylvania, Virginia, Ohio and Cali
fornia. The ancestors of the family
aune to America from Gtermaay in
17o2. The following officers were
looted : President, John A. Hilbish,
Northumberland; Vice President,
Edwin M. Hummel, Selinsgrove;
Secretary, Miss Annie J. Mover, and
Treasurer, Samuel Hilbish, of r ree-burg.