jgggggj MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA.. THURSDAY, A UG. 31. 1899. VOL, 36. KO 34.
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INTERESTING ITEMS
News Told in Brief Paragraphs for
Our Readers.
Pinonal Pointer In Uxnl ad Ocn
end XrwuVonrvriilnR People More
or Lewi Promlnrnl.
Mrs. James VanZandt ami tlnnh
tor are visiting at Akron, Ohio.
'Squire J. E. Shinkel of Centra
villa was among our oallera Monday.
Do not fail to read "In His Steps"
by Chas. M. Sheldon in this week's
POST.
Theodora Walter of Akron, O.,
is visiting friends and relatives in
town.
The Misses Mover ol Fraeburg
were Middleburg visitors Thursday
of last week.
Miss Marcia App, ofMahontqngo,
spent Sunday in town the guest of
Miss Claire Graybill.
In order to get the complete story
"In His Steps" you should read the
opening chapter in this issue.
S. WeW store, Selinsgrove, will
be closed Tuesday, September 5th.
No business will be transacted.
Mrs. Crawford, of Washington
ville, spent several days visiting
friends in town since our last issue.
Barber Simoflton. one of Swine
ford's merchants, placed a large and
leautiful sign in front of'his place of
business,
The editor who receives chickens
as pay for his paiicr has at least the
Opportunity of laying up something
lor a rainy day.
The new school building will Dot
1m' ready tor occupancy by Sept. 1,
hence the opening of our public
schools will be delayed.
Miss Laura Smith of Elisabeth-
ville spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents, Jas. P. Smith and
wife, mi West Market street.
Chas. Long, secretary of the Main
Slice Company, made a trip to Wilkes
Barre and Scranton last Thursday on
business pertaining to said company.
Miss Myrtle Klose of Adauisburg
sM'iit a day with Miss Ltllie Amig
in Swiueford last week while on her
way home from a two weeks' visit to
Freehurg.
Iast week's Ix'W'stown Gazette
says: George Erhart and wife were
in Philadelphia during the week and
during their nbsenes their daughters
Bertha and Esther spent the tune m
McClure.
The following jien-ons are taking
in the Williams' Grove picnic this
week: J. C. Schoch and wife, 1). A.
Kern and wife, K. C. Walter and
family, James Runkle and wife and
Lydia Kline.
Sept. 4 is Labor Day, on which
day, also, the old veterans of the
Civil W ar will assemble in Plula
delphia and attend the national eu
eainpment of the Graud Army of
the Republic.
Mrs. Dr. Deckardand son, Percy,
of Richfield spent a day with W. H.
Ripka's family the latter part of last
week. Master Percy boarded the
train at this place on Thursday morn
ing tor a trip to Niagara Falls.
Evangelist J. A. L. Romig and
family spent the past week with
Geo. H. Steiuinger's family. They
recently ret u rued from an extended
trip to England. The Rev. is hold
ing evangelistic services at Beaver
town and Adamsbnrg during the
week.
The Penn Telephone Company
contemplates running a line from
Selinsgrove toPortTreverton, thence
across the Susquehanna to Herndon,
connecting Georgetown, Mahanoy,
Mandate and ultimately, the Lykens
Valley, Perry and Juniata county
lines.
The editor's house on Market
street was treated to a coat of paint.
On the inside pages will he found
the opening chapter of "In His
Steps."
There will le services in the Lu
theran church next Sunday morning
anil evening.
J. M. BoweS and wife visited
their daughter, Mr.. John Holder,
near Lewisburg.
AH summer goods are now sell
ing at greatly reduced prices at
Wets', Selinsgrove.
The Porto Rican relief fund has
reached the sum of $51,000, hut
much more is needed.
Prof. F. C. Bowersox and wife
and Mrs. Jacob Hassinger are spend
ing several days at Atlantic City.
Children's day exercises will lie
held in the Koforincd church in this
place on Sunday evening, Sept. lu.
Ira Hendricks of Freehurg, for
merly clerk at the Central Hotel at
this place, spent Thursday in town.
The opening chapter of "In His
Steps" or "What Would Jesus Do"
appears on the inside pages of this
issue.
Miss Gertrude Shannon of Ad
amsbnrg visited her brother, M. L
Shannon, in Swinelord several days
last week.
The Huntington Journal last week
published an industrial edlton con
taining write-ups of the wide-awake
linns of that place.
J. Wesley Martin and wife of
Milton Spent Saturday and Sunday
with M rs. MartinV father, David
Kcrslettcr, in Swinef'onl.
About S00 track laborers employ
ed on the Pennsylvania railroad, on
the Middle division, have signed a
petition asking for an increase of
wages.
The Carlisle Indian Helper says :
Miss Bowersox, teacher of our Nor
mal Department, has returned from
her home at Paxtonville, alter a very
enjoyable 26 days' visit and rest.
C.C. Seebold, of Sunbury, has
purchased the old Rrindel proitcrtv
on Third street and will put up a
building for a musiO store. J he
price paid for the property was
$4,700.
WANTED. Good gril for general
house work. Wages $2.a0 per
week. Family, four children. House
very convenient. None but the best
need apply. Address Box 81, Lew
istown, Pa. 8-24-2t.
Mrs. Dr. J. G. Sullade and chil
dren of New Ringgold, spent the
ast week with her parents, C. H.
Dunkleberger and family. The Dr.
also came up Saturday and spent
Sunday here.
P. C. Hartman, proprietor of the
Centreville House atCentreville, ac
companied by a gentleman friend,
cheered us with some financial aid
last Friday. Mr. Hartman recently
had his hotel remodeled and repaint
ed which now makes a fine appear
ance. Pete is a hustler.
The Mifflin County Agricultural
Fair Association will hold their an
nual Fair Sept. 6, 7 and 8. For the
accommodation of persons who de
sire to attend the fair and return the
same day, trains will leave Lewis
town each evening of the Fair at
7:30 on the S. & L. R. R. stopping
at all stations.
The reunion of the 131st Penna.
Vols, on the 19th and 20th of next
month promises to be quite an affair.
Mr. Jas. P. Smith, the president of
the association, is receiving letters
daily from all sections, from parties
who expect to attend and are asking
for railroad orders. The citizens
will decorate their buildings for the
occasion.
When your business is run down
consult the sheriff, he will assist you
in winding it up. Better still, con
sult the newspaper; it will help you
to build the business up.
Admiral Dewey's salary amounts
to 37.50 per day ; President Mc
Kinley is equal to $131 a day;
Cabinet officers, the Vice President
ami the Speaker of the house get
if 22.22 a day ; Senators and Con
gressmen $13.00 and the Chief Jus
tice ol the Supreme Court $29 a day.
f you want your hair cut w ith
out steps or a nice easy shave and a
refreshing shampoo, go to A. E.
Soles, in the hank building one door
east ol the Post Office, in room with
the drug store. A clean towel to
each customer and satisfaction guaranteed.
Ingersoll Died Poor.
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll, the
great agnostic, died pair. He did
not eren leave a will, or if he did, it
cannot Ik- found. Mrs. Eva A. In
gersoll, the widow, tiled in the office ol
the Surrogate of Westchester a unity,
at White Plains, a bond ibr $20,000
as administratrix of the estate of her
husband.
Mrs. Ingersoll, the widow, swears
that she has made a diligent search
for the will of her husband, but to
the best of her knowledge he died
intestate. The value of his per
sonal property is estimated by her to
be $10,000. At the time of his death
he held no real property.
Shoe Factory News.
Quite a number of orders ahead
for the jobbing trade.
Saturday, the first pay day,
amounted to nearly three hundred
dollars.
Messrs, A Urn-, Aah and Miss Liz
zie litlrii spent Sunday w ith Cata
wissa friends.
Fred. End res of Endres Co., I117
Commerce St., Phila., who had been
doing a large business with the Main
Shoe Co. of Catawissa, made a visit
to Middleburg to see the new shoe
factory of which he spoke in highest
terms. He also placed an order for
Turn and McKay goods.
Democratic Convention.
On Monday the Democrats as
sembled at the county seat to name
a ticket for the November election.
On the sixteenth liallot, C. W.
Knitrjits of Port Treverton was
chosen as the candidate for Commis
sioner. The ticket: Associate Judge,
Phares Herman of Penn township;
Sheriff, Wm. C. Snyder of Middle
burg; Treasurer, P. M. Teats of
Hummel's Wharf; Commissioner,
C. W. Knights ot Port Treverton;
Auditor, A. H. Klingler of Monroe
twp.
Sunday School Picnic.
The Sunday School and Christian
Endeavor Soeietypf Paxtonville will
hold a picnic on the camp ground
west of town next Saturday Sept. 2.
Rev. Shambach and Prof. F. C.
Bowersox will deliver short addresses
in the forenoon. The afternoon will
be devoted largely to music and hav
ing a royal good time. Everybody
is invited to attend.
Church Re-Opening.
Under the auspices of the United
Evangelical church, the Shreiner
church, at Shreiner, will be reopened
Sunday, Sept. 3rd with special ser
vices to be conducted by Rev. A. E.
Gobble, president of Central Penna.
College. Services will open Satur
day, Sept 2nd at 7:30 P. M. and
Sunday, Sept 3rd at 10 A. M. All
are cordially invited.
J. Shambach, Pastor.
A Day in "The Barrens."
Among the many interesting fea
tures of the topography of Centre Co.
is a large area of woodland familiar
ly culled "The Barrens." These
"Barrens" separate Spruce Creek
Valley 011 the south, from Buffalo
Run Valley on the north, extending
to the west end of the county.
This land is so desolate and void
of fertility that very few people are
able to live here at all. Springs are
unknown and wells are only found
in the more fertile places. Lumber
man, who work here, have frequent
ly to haul water lor miles. Sodry is
it in rammer that traveling through
here the sand is SO deep that youcan
scarcely get along. The climate also
is different then the surroundlug
country, lu the months of May and
June you would scarcely find a
green leaf or herb as frost.- are com
mon til! late in the spring. How
ever, this vasl area being almost use
less for funning, much lumber is
obtained and iine very valuable ore
mines have h ten discovered.
The writer has experienced a day
(( (raveling through this region
which he will never forget. Walk
ing through in summer you would
suppose it the most solitary and for
gotten region to be found. During
dry weather the sand in the road be
comes several inches deep and on
both sidc ot the mad arc tall lelld
er pine tree- overshadowing the
thick underbush, w hich makes it al
most Impossible for one to pass
through. Kor miles you will find
ni( i"i' of habitation. Finally echo
ing in the distance is heard the
mournful chop of the lumberman's
axe and upon approaching the place
of the Camp, fl few shanties, each
about fifteen feet long and -even
feet high, is all the settlement -ec u.
However, the huge piles of lumber
show the industrious labor ol these
hardy lumbermen. Much of the
paper wood used in our large fac
tories is obtained here.
Having passed through this re
gion it would appear ia though the
thn,; was spent ill some solitary place
of exile -away from the habitation
of man, with only the roaring pines
and the chirp of a tew birds to bleak
the wonderful silence, which reigns
supreme throughout this region.
Sketches by the Way.
Woods Meeting.
The grove meeting in charge of
Rev. Boyer is now in progress near
Hummel's church. Revs. Souillard,
of Lykens, .Jones of Sunbury, R.
Rock, D. D., of Shamokiu, Francis,
Romig, List and Wincy will all le
present to preach. The Sunday ser
vice promises to lie one long to lie
remain bend. A special program is
arranged for that day. R. Rock, I).
I)., will preach at least twice. Rev.
Sumner, who is at present attending
the Ix'high Valley College, prepar
ing himself for mission work in his
nutive country, Africa, will be with
us for three days. He is an excel
lent sinirer and can well entertain
an audience. The Y. P. C. U. of
Middleburg has arranged a sjiecial
nrocrram for the occasion, which will
be rendered at 0:30 P. M. Sunday,
Sept. 3rd. We extend a hearty
welcome to all. Refreshments will
be sold in the grove and teams cared
Fire in Middleburg.
Ist Friday forenoon at alxmt
11 o'clock fire was discovered on the
roof of Gabriel Reaver's summer
kitchen. Bv the timely discovery
of the fire and immediately giving
the alarm by blowing the shoe fac
tory whistle, the bucket and ladder
brigape was soon out and ready for
action. The fire was soon under
control owing to the excellent water
supply on and near the premises.
THE SCHOCH REUNION.
The Schoch Reunion heldatKrea-
mer, Pa., on Thursday of last week
drew a multitude of the Schoch dan
not only from Pennsylvania but from
many States of the Uuion. Repre
sentatives came even from California,
Matihias Suhoch, father of theSchooh
family in this country, was the pio
neer settler in Snyder county before
the Revolutionary war when all this
section was a wilderness and the
home o' the Red Mai:.
In those early days, over 135 years
ago, Matthias Schoch built what was
then and is still known asthe Schoch
Fort, or refuge as it was then called.
This fort, built of logs, still stands a
short distance west of Kreamer acd
is prominently mentioned in the his
tory of the Nation's forts, The
Schoch family association voted at
this reunion to buy the fort and
ground and raised funds to restore
and preserve this historical and an
cient refuge that saved so many set
tlers from the bloody Red Man.
The day was perfect anil the spec
ial cars left by the Pennsylvania
railroad company in case of rain were
not needed. The afternoon w as spent
in transacting the business, speeches,
etc. Ira C. Schoch read a history
of the Schoch family, tracing the
lineal descendants, by reliable ro
cords, hack two centuries, even to
sturdy icriunn and Swiss stock.
A history of the family will be
written and published and an annual
reunion hel'l.
Decrease ol Pensioners.
The report ol Commissioner of
Pensions Evans for the fiscal year
ended June !t lastshowsa total dis
bursement of $138,253,923, leaving
a balance of $1,857,188 in the
Treasury out "1 the $140,000,000
appropriated.
The total number of pensioners on
tho roll June 30 was 991,519 a de
crease of2l95. There were 10,-
991 added to the roll and 43,186
dropped. The report shows the pen
sion roll is decreasing. Of these
dropped, 34, 345 weie because of
death, and 8841 because of remar
riage, ininors obtaining their matur
ity, failure (o claim pension, and
other causes. The war with Spain
brought atotal ol lt,98u claims of
which number but 295 have been
allowed.
Chicken and Corn Party.
Last Friday evening a number of
our yoiuig people had a chicken and
corn mpper on Fish's Island. Ev
erything pawed off nicely and an
enjoyable time was bad, but rumor
h:is it that several of the young men
could not attend to business duties
next day because their appetites were
too great.
The following persons were pres
ent: Misses Libbie Dunkleberger,
Lillian Stetler, Mabel Grimm, Laura
Rimkcl, Jennie and Myra Craigs of
Sligo, Mollic, Kate and Margaret
Bounder. Mrs. Crawford of Wash
ingtoiiville, Messrs. Jerome Thooip
son, Jay Weiser, John Kreeger, W.
NeviuEnglc, H. Harris Bower and
Francis Gill)ert.
Pennsylvania Gets a Share.
Director of the Census Merriam
has figured out that he will require
a force of 2,150 employes, includ
ing messengers, typewriters and
clerks, to do the wot k of tabulating
the census returns in his office at
Washington when the job of actual
ly taking the census has got under
way. These places will be appor
tioned among the different states ac
cording to population. Pennsylva
nia will be given the handsome al
lowance of 170.
A Big Catch.
J. M. Hart man of South Bead,
Ind., formerly of Centreville, while
paying a visit to parents and friends
last week broke the record of the
season in catching eels. Mr. Hart
man left thisoountyabout nine years
ago and married a lady from the
western part of the State who had
never seen an eel. Mr. Hartman
willing to let her sec what Snyder
county eels looked like, placed five
hooks in Dry Run, near Centre
ville, within a distance ol about 65
rods, in the morning w hen he went
to look at his hooks he was surpris
ed to find five eels and one turtle on
the five hooks. Each hook contain
ed an eel and the turtle had eaten
part of theoile eel and was accident
ally caught on the same hunk. The
turtle weighed 5J pounds dressed.
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A Faithful Dog
Martin Kreider, aged 74, Satur
day evening left his home in Litit.
for a walk, taking his dug with
him. ( n Mondav Kreider's dead
In idy was found in a cornfield near
Litit and the dog was standing
guard over it, evidently having
watched over his dead master since
Saturday, when the man died sud
denly of apopnlexv. ( hi Sunday the
hoys saw what they thought was a
man lying in the field, but the fury
of the dug when they approached
scared them away- -Out re. Hall
Ri -jutrtt r.
New Stylo of Money Order.
The nostoflicc department has 'ad
opted a new form of domestic money
oiiler iii be introduced gradually
alter September 4. It is the size of
an ordinary bank draft and has two
new (insures, the useofenrbou mani
folding paper for reproducing the
order, instead ol writing it twice, as
at present, and also a receipt. It is
expected the charge fur orders will
he materially reduced about Juu. 1.
Thomas B. Reed Resigns.
Augusta, Me., Aug. 23. The re
signation of Thomas l. Reed as con
gressman in the first Maine district,
was received by Governor Powers
yesterday. Mr. Reed's letter was
as follows: "I hereby resign the
position of member ol congress from
the first district of Maine, to take
effect on this date, Sept. I." The
resignation has been accepted by
Governor Power-.
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The Game Law.
In Pennsylvania the open season
for wild turkey, pheasant, grouse,
juail, partridge and squirrel is from
October 1") to December l.";rail and
reed birds, September 1 to December
1 ; elk and deer, (no dogs to be used)
November 1 to Deoember 1; ban s
and rabbits, November 1 to Dec
ember 15; plover, July 1") to Jan
uary I; wef footed wild fowl, Sept
ember 1 to May 1.
I. O. O. F. Reunion.
The Old Fellow Lodges eigh
teen in number of the counties of
Snyder, Mifflin, Juniata and Union
will hold their seventh annual reun
ion and picnic in Hon. A. M.Smith's
grove at Adamsbnrg on Saturday,
Sept 9, 1899. A number of lodges
are expected to bring bands of music.
One or more Grand Lodge ofth-ers
will 1h? present.
Important to Constables
Judire Biddle of Carlisle recently
handed down an imiiortaut decision
which concerns all constables. He
said, "The law is finally settled by
the act of May 23, 1893. A con
stable is entitled to 50 cents for each
person named in a subpoena issued
by a Magistrate and actually served."
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