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STEPS
The sixth ln
stallment ot
: WORK
T of an v dosoiip
t ion promptly
the story, by
Chns. M. Shel-
don, appea rs
uml artistical
ly executed at
this office. A
trial order will
convince you
that our work
is up to date.
iu this week I
issue of the
Post. Do not
fail to read it.
OEO. W. WAOENSELLEB,
Editor and Proprietor.
MTODLEBURGH, SNYDER CO.. PA.. THURSDAY, OCT. 5. 1899.
VOL. 36. NO. 39.
EVERYBODY SHOULD
LOCAL NEWS.
Names of the People who Vis
ited Our Town.
INTERESTING ITEMS.
WHEN AND WHERE THEY VISITED
SEE WHETHER YOUB NAME IS
IN THE COLUMN 8EE WHETHER
OU KNOW THE PERSONS.
The recent frosts are making the,
leaves drop very last.
John W. Farnsworth of Danville,
was a Middleburg visitor last week. !
A great many Snyder County peo
ple took in the LewWburg lair last
Thursday
Kate and Margaret Bolenderhave
been to Philadelphia t. take in the
National Export Exposition.
"The greatest treat of the season"
L. Dunkelberger's Millinery Open
ing Oct. 26th, 27th and 28th.
Misses Mabel and Dillie Grimm
and Bertie Erdley went on a slmpp
ing expedition to Mifflinburg on Sat
urday. Geo. Milton Moatz and children
were in Philadelphia last week at
tending the National Export Expo
sition. The new school bnilding has been
completed. It is an honor to the
town and a credit to the architec t,
J. F. Stetler.
H. H. Renninger is erecting a
new house and a new barn on his
farm half a mile east of this place in
Franklin township.
It is reported here that Grant VV.
Voder of Globe Mills has sold his
interest in the Holler Mills to his
partner, Geo. K. Fagely of Shaino
kin. Miss Sue Shelley, who was stay
ing at Attorney Jas. tf. Crouse's the
past ten weeks, has gone to Centre
Hall. While here she made many
triends.
E. S. Stroub, editor of the Hern
don Sf(tr, was in this place Monday
and made a pleasant call at this of
fice. Mr. Btroub publishes a very
interesting paper.
C. H. Donkelberger, who had
been storekeeper and ganger at E
lizabethville, spent Sunday with his
family in this place. He has been
stationed at the Huntingdon distil
lery. Peter Carman of Mt. Pleasant
Mills was a Middleburg visitor on
Saturday. HeJs spending this week
in PhiladelphiaVid New York pur
chasing goods for the fall and winter
trade.
The large window ot the drug
store in the bank building is adorned
with a huge palm and the window
in the Post Office shows a large cen
tury plant. They make a pretty
appearance.
There will be no preaching ser
vices in the U. B. church on Sunday
evening on account of the alisence of
the pastor who is away attending
conference which is now in session
at Myerstown, P::.
A. C. Bowersox of Centre town
ship, the young man who won the
firm, scholarship prize at Susque
hanna University in 1896, on Fri
day left for Akron, Ohio, to learn
the art of photographing with his
uncle.
The North umberlaml Press- Bays :
"A bouncing boy came into the fam
ily of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Young
this morning, so says a daily paper
oi Saint Cloud, Minn., of the 11th
nit Mr. Young is a son of David
Young, of Blue Hill, and a brother
of Mrs. Isaac Malick, of this place,
and holds the position of adjuster
A.ft A .1 a 4 tt
Woo neaaqnanemo toe aoove ouy.
READ T53E GOHTBHUED
Calvin Stetler and wife visited
friends at Liverpool last week.
Geo. K. Fagely of Shamokin was
a Middleburg visitor Tuesday night
of last week.
The cold weather is making the
business of the stove man and the
coal man brisk.
James Avers and wife have Pa
turned from a three weeks' visit to
their daughter in Williamsport.
The grand jurors on Monday de
feated the Port Tn-verton Free;
Bridge project by a vote 01 10 to 1.
W. U. Ripka, who had been at
MoVeytowu for the past six weeks,
is spending a lewdavs on the French
Flats.
Misses Laura Runkle and Mina
Lohg are enjoying the autumn scenes
in Centre county visiting friends in
that vicinity.
Dr. A. A. Yoder of New Berlin
has been attending to Dr. A"; J. Her
man's medical practice during the
illness ot the latter.
Mrs. Charles . Walter and
daughter, Margaret, last week visit
ed Oscar . Lindig at Lewisburg
and took in the fair.
Mrs. Julia Deiuingerattended the
convention of the Woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary Society at
Allonvillc, Mifflin county last week.
The property of Daniel Krebs
two tract,- of land were sold at
sheriffs sale on Saturday a week ago
to Dr. J. S. Krebs of Hcrndou for
$135.
J. F. Stetler, Middlebnrg's archi
tect and builder, has purchased from
Samuel Wittenmyer the lots situate
between his residence and the Luth
eran church for $1050.
The viewers appointed by the last
court to view the site for a proposed
bridge across the Susipiehanna river
at Port Treverton, have made a re
port against the proposition.
A selection from our trimmed
hats insures you the "newest ideas"
and "something different from what
everyone is wearing."
L. DUNKELBERQEB.
Bev. W. H. Hover is attending
the United Brethren conference at
Myerstow n this week. It is prob
able that Rev. Boyer will lie return
ed to this charge, a fact we are pleas
ed to note.
Invitations are out for the wedd
ing of Mr. G. G. Kulp, of Shamo
kin, and Miss Florence Billmeyer,
of Washingtonville, daughter of Mr.
Alexander Billmeyer. The wedding
is to take place in October.
Dr. B. F. Wagenseller, ofSelins
grove, is a candidate tor state senator
in the district of Northumberland,
Union and Snyder counties, in oj-
position to Senator Hummel, who
will ask for renomination.
Carriage FOB Sale. A brand
new trap manufactured at Mifflin
burg by John Gutaliui at a cost of
$126 can I bought Btconaiderabry
less than cost. It is a most hand
some vehicle. For further particu
lars applv to Box 24:5, Middleburg,
Pa. ' tf.
If you want your hair cut with
out steps or a nice easy shave and a
refreshing shampoo, go to A. E.
Soles, in the bank building one door
east of the Post Office, in room with
the drug store. A clean towel to
each customer and satisfaction guar
anteed. One dollar will y for one year's
subscription to the PofeT if iid in
advance either as a new subscriber
or as an old one whopreviouly pays
up his arrearages. In addition to
that, wc will send your name to the
"Farm Journal" for a copy of that
interesting paper for almost five
years in the bargain.
STORY, "I HUB STEPS" WHICH AW
PROF. D. S. BOYER
Died at His Home in Freeburg
on Monday.
A PROMINENT EDUCATOR.
WAS SERVING His EIGHTH TERM AS
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AT THE
TIME OF ills DEATH WAS WELL
KNOWN IN BNYDEB COUNTY,
Prof. Daniels. Boyer, Esq., was
born in Freeburg, Snyder county,
June I--?, and died at his home
in flin iiLii'i' 11T niQ ti-tlivitv l, ,1 i
t tetober 2, 1809 at the age ol 72
years, u momiis aim . uuvs. rie
is perhaps more widely known among
Snyder county people than any other
PROP DANIEL
man in it. He was serving his
eighth term as Justice of the Peace
and if his life had been spared would
have rounded up forty years iu that
office. His first commission was is
sued by Governor Curtin, May 1,
1 864. His name, however, will live
longer and more affectionately as an
educator. Freeburg Academy is
indebted for its existenct to a large
measure to his energy and devoted
care.
Prof. Hover springs from an ex
cellent family and his ancestors were
early settlers in Montgomery county
Pa. An uncle Gen. Philip Boyer
served iu the war of 1812 as captain
of ii Company, was sheriff of that
county atone time, was the father of
Hon. B. M. Boyer, formerly Presi
dent Judge of the Montgomery coun
ty courts and for two terms a mem
ber of congress.
The grandfather of Prof. Dover
was Philip Boyer, Sr., who spent his
early yesn in Montgomery county,
but later moved to Freeburg, where
he died Dec. 24, 1882 aged 86 years.
John Boyer, our subject's father, a
native of Montgomery county, mar
ried Miss Elizabeth Sotts, daughter
of Matthias Spotts of Selinsgrove,
made his home at Freeburg, his
death occurring there Jan. 23, 1837.
Daniel S. Boyer was the youngest ot
a faniilyof three sons and four daugh
ters. His eldest brother, Henry J.,
a resident of Chicago, is the father
of Allen Boyer, a noted stenographer
of the West. The other brother,
Wm. 8., a prosperous agriculturist
residing at Gratz, and was at one
time a Justice of the peace. The
eldest daughter, Mary Ann, married
F. C. Moyer of Freeburg and died
in Dec. 1897 at the age of 84 years.
Polly married Dr. H. C. Beshler, a
prominent physician of Berrysburg
and died in 1895 at the age of 81
years. Sarah, widow of Simon P.
Lark resides at Berrysburg, Dauphin
county, Pa. and her son, H.L.Lark,
was a member of the Dauphin coun
ty bar, but later engaged in a bank
ing and real estate business in Pea-
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I68y llffikfpeigi, iwl u'r'Z
body, Kansas, returning to Millers
burg, Pa., where he is now practicing
law.
Prof, Boyer was hut a child when
hi? lather died, hence he was reared
by the sole guidance ot his mother
whose devout christian influeUCC la
has never forgotten. He first at
tended the subscription scdools at
Freeburg taught by Burgc, Burr,
Moutelius, aille and others and
then pursued the higher branches in
the Classical Institute ut Berrys
burg, Pa. under the instruction of
A. B. Sprout. At the age of sixteen
he began teaching it: his native town
and so successful was he that he con
tinued without interruption lor ten
terms. Ill 1K."7 he was elected
county superintendent lor three
years. For many years he was as
sistant teaehtr in the Freeburg
S. BOYER.
Aeadeiny and then elected Principal
to succeed Mr. Millet in 1861. He
was Principal for ten years and was
President of the stock Com nan y that
j had it in charge for twenty years.
; Iu 187 he built a large town hall
I whloti was quite a convenience for
public gatherings for many years
until destroyed from the effects of a
stroke of lightning June 14, 1894.
As a citizen he was known to have
been one of the very best. He was
identified with all the good move
ments and was frequently called
upon to deliver addresses at various
gatherings. In May, 1885 he wa
i . . I,. , i i . , . i
eiiosen lo deliver tiie m.-ioricai ad
dress at the unveiling ol the Gov
ernor Snyder Monument at Selius-
grove, i lie address is suit oeine
preserved as a monument to his
historical researches. In 1886 b
was appointed to till the unexpired
. ill- t V It'll
term oi Maior in. n. Will as
County Superintendent and he de
livered a eulogy on the deceased at
the State Teachers' Association at
Allentown in July of that year. He
was very much interested in pre
serving the records and became a
charter member of the Snyder Coun
ty Historical Society when it was
chartered by the courts in 1807.
He wrote many historical articles
during his time which we pub
lished in the Post. In 1896 he
wrote a series of articles on the his
tory of Grubbs church which we
published in the coin inns of the Post.
For the past three years he has been
one of this publication's mast faith
ful correspondents, and during the
past summer undertook to take the
inscriptions from the tombstones in
Washington 'township for the Post's
collection, which we presume was
unfinished owing to his declining
health. In his office he has his
pigeon holes filled with various his
torical notes on local topics of inter
est From time to time he has con
tributed pamphlets and old papers
to the Snyder County Historical So
ciety. In 1875 he was appointed
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T
COURSE OF STUDY
Adopted by the Middleburg
Scbool Board.
THE SCHOOL IS GRADED.
WITH AN ABI.ECOUl's OK TEACHERS
AT W'OBK, EVERYTHING LOOKS
111 VII EE K IU , Mi CESSF! L
SEVEN Months' TERM OK SCHOOL.
PRIMARY 1I
no:
HEADING.
1st GRADE. ( 'liar! and I -t read
er; reading from black board, slates
and tablets; teach spelling, writing
and language.
2nd grade, Second reader; sup
plemented with I ks and papers ot
corresponding grade ; short selections
memorized ; combine spelling, writ
ing and language.
SPELLING.
Words from the reading lesson,
by sound and letter ; selected words
from other lessons ; words in eum
mon use; special list-- for review,
tests iu spelling and pronunciation ;
phonic drills and use of diacritics,
WRITING.
W riting w ith pencil on ruled slate
or paper ; correct forms of letters
from black board copy ; progressive
exercise in connection with all les
sons ; study and draw simple tonus
and figures.
LANGUAGE.
Conversation lessons in class; re
quire complete statements; Use of
capital letter, period and interroga
tion point ; sentence building; stor
ies read by teacher and reproduced
by pupils, first orally, later in writ
ing ; composition from objects, pic
tures and stories; train in correct
expression.
ABITHMETIC.
1st Gbade. Numbers from 1 to
10 with combinations and separa
tions; Beading and writing to LOO ;
meaning ami use of principal signs.
2nd Grade, Numbers to 20
with combinations and separations;
reading and writing to 1000; drill
iu simple operations; objective work
continued ; easy problems ; Roman
numbers.
GEOGRAPHY.
Observation lessons on home sur
roundings names and uses of com
mon trees and plants; soils and how
plants grow ; descriptions from spec
imens observation oi weather 'com
mon occupations and products; di
rection, distance, cardinal points ;
county geography.
PHY8IOL4 );v.
Oral lessons about our bodies,
how they grow, how injured; prin
cipal parts, use of food, clothing and
shelter; value of health ; general ef
fects of stimulants and narcotics ;
no technical terms.
HISTORY.
Historical stories and references,
incidentally or in connection with
other lessons ; origin and purpose of
holidays; meaning oi Hag; myths,
heroic tales and fables to cultivate
imagination and teach moral lessons ;
county history.
Books mav be used in second and
third year ot every branch.
Second grade require! two years.
INTERMEDIATE DIVISION.
READING.
3rd GRADE. Third Header;
light reading of interesting stories;
voice culture.
4th Grade. Third Header sup
plemented; completed by Xmas; 4th
reader begun; continue 3rd grade.
3rd and 4th Grades. Selected
extracts from authors memorized
and recited; choice selections for re
citation and declamations.
5th Grade. Fourth Reader,
supplemented with history, stories,
easy biography, school papers, etc.;
study prominent authors.
xt x up i Ausiuy mutual laitf nuciauou.
iT.
SPELLING.
3ui Grade. First half oi the
spelling bonk completed : meaning
and use of words; selected WOItls
from other lessons.
4th Grade. Second half ol the
spelling book completed; phonic ex
ercises; diacritics; new words in all
lesson-.
."in Grade. Review difficult
word- in -pi lling hook ; thorough
drill on words commonly misspelled
and mispronounced. Correct spell
ing required in all work.
All I essons to be written with
pen and ink.
w BITING.
Study and analysis of letters ac
cording to adopted system : neat writ
ten work in all branches ; nine pen
and ink manuscripts ; drawing and
form study continued; practice in
letter and business forms.
ORAMM tit.
3i:i ni Int Grades. Elem
entary language book' used and coin
i.i . . .
meted ; sentences analyzed : parts ol
suoeen liicpiimcii
and
-undi'!i!(
id j
special attention to verb and pro
noun forms; comiKisitioiis, imrsiiii!
punctual ion,
letter lor
in and ab-
breviation.
4th Grade. Common school
grammar; analysis, diagram-, pars
ing. ARITHMETIC.
3rd Grade Klementary text
book with supplementary work;
problems ol farm, store, mi'l, etc.
Ith Grade. Elementary book
completed ; drill in factoring, com
mon and decimal fractions ; denom
inate numbers, and elements of
percentage : home arithmetic.
5th Grade. Practical arith
metic; mental, supplement problems,
dear ami independent reasoning ;
correct arithmetical language; to
percentage.
geography.
3rd Grade. Klementary geo
graphy used and completed; special
attention to physical features and
products ; map drawing ; drill with
map and globe.
4th am 5th Grade.-- iommon
school geography ; special attention
to physical and commercial geogra
phy; study of state ; use outlines in
study and recitation ; continue map
drawingand sketching; special refer
ence to climate, vegetation, animal
life, minerals, adaptation to man's
wants, etc
PHYHIOJJ m. v.
3RD AMD 4tII GRADES. Klem
entary test book used and completed;
special attention to hygienic rule-,
nature ami effect oi diseases, value
of exercise, pure air, sleep, etc. ; use
charts, parts ol animal-, black board
illustrations and simple experiments.
5TH GRADE. Attention to details,
advanced book ; drawings and out
lines by pupil-; review freely.
HD3TORY.
3rd Grade. History s tories
read by teacher and reproduced by
pupils; interesting facts in history;
associate prominent men with noted
events ; patriotic poems; begin the
use of test book w hen desirable.
4th GRADE, Primary history
completed ; special attention to bio
graphy of prominent men ; patriotic
selections memorized ; songs and
holidays.
5th Grade. Advanced book
begun; use outline, maps and draw
ings. HIGH SCI IOOL I )KPA RTMENT
Fresh m a n Y ea r. Reading
and -pel ling Completed ; Outline oi
Literature ; drammar ; Arithmetic ;
Political Geography Completed ; U.
S. History Completed; Algebra In
troduced ; Physiology Completed.
Middle Year. English Liter
ature Rhetoric ; Grammar Com
pletecyArithmetie Completed ; Civ
cmiimwI 1m pmtf.
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