F n ocooccooooooo IN HIS STEPS The sixth in stallment ut the storv, by Chas. If. Shel don, uppea r s in tliis week's issue of ihi Post. Do not tail to rend it. WORK qow" aiiu arusucai- ly executed at r . I.: . it i a una uiuce, - i,;., i i :n t I lil I i 'I li t Mill convince, vou thai our work is up to date obo. w. WAonraiLLSB, Editor and Proprietor. MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA., THURSDAY, OCT. 12, 1899. VOL. 36. NO. 40 JS- i 'e MXinw t; imm ii" cai r"r hl INTERESTING ITEMS. Joseph Kunkle of Bellefonte is visiting relatives in town. Dr. C. H. Brisbin of Lewistown was a Middleburg visitor Tuesday, Cashier J. X. Thompson has pur chased a new rubber tire driving wagon. Mrs. Lester G. Smith of Pawling Station was seen at the county capital last Saturday. m.. . i , i 'v i i i i .i i . 1 1 i 1 1 i Licit:i hi i imii i county visited Ikt brother, W. H. Ripka and family. TheSpring Telephone ( 'o. has put plumes in the bank and the Prothono tary's office in this place. Will you attend L. Dunkelberg er's Millinery opening'.' The in vitation is to every lover of beauti ful hats. Walter A. Wolgemuth ofSelins grove was a Middleburg visitor ovei Sunday and was the guest o' das, ( i. ('rouse and family. Win. K. Miller, Esq., one oi tin eleiksat the headquarters of tin Republican State Committee in Philadelphia, was in town tins week Dr. C. L. Keedy, President of KeeMar College, Hagerstown,Md., nrcached a verv interesting sermon s in the Lutheran church ou Sunday evening. Mrs. W. H. Ripka and Mrs. E. C. Graybill, accompanied by Mrs. Jonathan T ressler of Centre county, spent Sunday at Dr. Deckard's at Richfield. William Snyder and wife of Ml. Carmel are enjoying a short vacation with friends in Middleburgh. They visited Mr. Snyder's parents at Rich field on I uesday. In our report of the sale of S. S. Walter's house in Franklin we were in error in our last issue in the con sideration. We said $7"0, and it should have beeu$775. Last Saturday Annie Reaver went to Berwick in company with her little nephew, Rupert I jaub, who had been staying with Henry Rea ver's family tor some time. In this issue we publish an article entitled "Some Early Snyder Coun ty Families" from the pen of Rev. A. Stapleton. It touches Mots, Witmer, BowerUOX and kindred families. M.E.Shuughnessy, Esq., oi Lew isbtirg, one of Union county's young and progressive attorneys, was at the Snyder county capital last Fri duy. It takes a high door for him to enter without stooping. House for Sale. House and . r " r t a If I II lot on West Market street, iuiuuu burg, will be sold at private sale, all new buildings including stable. Terms reasonable. For further jiartieulars, address P, (). Box 94, Middleburgh, Pa. 10-12-4t. 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 of the Post Office, in room with the druir store. A clean towel to each customer and satisfaction guar anteed. Fifteen thousand names of Snyder County people who lived and moved and are now living and moving alwut in our vicinity is a precious boon and heritage to posterity. You can secure it in the book on "Snyder County Marriages, 1835 99." John F. Stetler and wife have re turned from their trip to Akron, O. They are highly pleased with their trip and report everything booming in our sister state. Mr. Stetler vis ited quite a number of places con tiguous to Akron and found them teeming with industrial prosperity. Miss Laura Kuiikle has returned from a visit to friends in Centre Co. J, E. Forrester ofSeliosgrove was a county seat visitor Friday of last week. Millinery opening days, Vt. '2(, "J7 and 28lh. I j. DUNKBLBERGEB. Miss Martha Ooldy of Camden, N. J., is the guest of W. W. Witten i nyer's family, Prank Bingamanofuear theSnm- if. i i mil cauirni a larare ow I in a trap one . Ulgnt recently. Henry R. Riegle of this place at tended tlie 1'. I. euiilereiiec at My erstown as a delegate. Frank I 'cuius and family of near New Berlin were guests ot Attorney ( 'rouse and family Saturday. The V. P. S. C. E. of Snyder County will have a convention at Adamsburg Friday and Saturday of this week. Howard A. Walter of Millmont, Union county, a former Snyder countinn, dropped in to see us Tues day afternoon. Mrs. Ellenberger and children have returned to their home in Har risbttrg, after a visit to her parents, Alex. Bowersox and wife. William II. Heaver and daughter, Maine, arc spending the week in Philadelphia and New York pur chasing a new supply of Fall and Winter goods. A mule colt sale was held in this place Saturday. Not ninny were sold at public sale when the sale was stopped and animals were dis posed of privately. Wm. II. Swart, executor of the estate of David Swart, late of Chap man township, will sell the person al propertv, one mile east ot Pallas, Tuesday. Oct. 24, 1899. The lunik on "Snyder County Marriages" is one of the most con venient reference liooks on record. Ask those who have had the use of one only for a short time. Opening days, Oct. 26, '27 and 2K Thesr arc days to enjoy the store at its liest without a thought of buy ing. Come, you are welcome. L. DCVKKLBBBOEB. Wm. II. Swart of I'allas, James H. Swart, a twin brother of Chap man, and John ('. Kreiter, Esq.. of Chapman were at the court house on in the interest of David M. Swartz's estate. The shoe factory was shut down Saturday and Monday till noon ow ing to the desire of many of the em ployees and managers to go toCata wissa to witness the unveiling of a anre monument. The Snyder County Teachers' In stitute will open in the court house in this place Monday, December 4, 1899, to continue one week. Perry, Cumberland and Somerset counties will hoi'1 their institutes the same week. Union county institute will liegin on New 1 ear s day. Anion Walter, one of the super visors of Franklin township, brought to this office ou Monday a large head of cabbage weighing 11 pounds and 32 inches in circumference, both ways. The liest jiart about the cab- liage is that Mr. alter left it for us to eat. I hank you, Anion. At the United Brethren conference at Myerstown, Rev. W. H. Royer was reappointed jiastor of the U. B. church at this place. Rev. O. G. Romig of Richfield was changed to Cressona Circuit with headquarters at Catawissa. Rev. H. M. Trout man will take charge of the Freeburg Circuit as Rev. Romig's successor. Rev. J. E. Francis of Port Trever ton was ordained as a minister and stationed at the head of the Susque hanna Circuit. ii News from Klondyke. Another Letter from Charles Rothermel, formerly of "Port." Dawson City, Aug. 30, '00. Editou Post: I have been in Dawson City now for 15 mouths, ami as I am more accustomed to the climate, I have acquired more flesh -and have regained my former weight of 1 N." pound-. I like goid digging better every day ami have not lost a il;y for four months. The wages have been getting i- a dollar an hour or Siii) per week. There are ten nun working; for Frank Buater-H men and we take out between !?HH)0 and $1200 every day. Yc.-tcrday" we cleaned ui about 82500. Our boss will not work in the w inter. So a party of four of us will take up a big claim to work for the halt. It is on Sulphur creek and it is a paying claim. Ot the three partners, our is from Philadelphia, one from Michigan and the other from Washington, We have bough a steam thawer for $2000, !?."iu( for each of us. They do more work than 12 or 16 men can do. It takes money to make inouev uu here. If 1 would have had the money when 1 first trot up here, I would be a rich man now. Wages are getting cheap er ami everything is coming dow n in price. I am aboill ! miles Irom Dawson, a place 1 have not seen for 8 months. If a man goes to buy victuals it takes aliout a week. W e have plenty ot provisions and good warm cloth iug. Two stoves are in our cabin Last winter it was from fl to 70 degrees below zero. 1 still have my claim on Dominion creek, paid 1 5 yesterday to renew it, man must go down from 15 to 7 feet to bedrock before it will pay am the work goes slow. I have ticcidet to wait till I see how the adjoining claims pan out. 1 nereis anvatnoiiiit of kold dust and DUKSetS buriet around here as it is not safe to t rave alone 40 or ; miles. 1 expect to return home in the fall of 1000. Yours respectfully, Chas. RoTHBRBBI Rabid Dogs at Selinsgrove. The Children of Dr. I'oi triger and Oturr Blttm. SblIKBGRI vk, Pa., ( )ct. 8 Great excitement prevails in this town this evening owing to several children having been bitten by a dog which investigation has proved to lie a vic tim of hydrophobia. About six weeks ago a dog show ing symptoms of the rubies bit sev eral dogs, among them lieinga valu able Gordon setting pup owned by Dr. A. R. Potteiger, a veterinary surgeon. Dr. Potteiger kept his dog under chain, but as it showed no Symptoms for several weeks he al lowed his and Ins neighlxirs' clul dren to play with it, and it is known that seven or eight were bitten. The dog acted strangely yesterday and the doctor, who had also been bitten, took the animal to New York city for examination. This evening Mrs. Potteiger received a telegram from him stating that the dog had hydrophobia in its worst form. The entire family, four in number, ac companied by several of his neigh bors' children, left for New York this evening. It is known that several other dogs have been bitten and there will be a number shipped to New York for examination. The recently born son of S. H. Kirkpatrick and wife of Sunbury died with convulsions Thursday night of last week at 11 o'clock and was buried at Shamokin Dam Fri day afternoon. Mrs. Kirkpatrick formerly was Miss Kate I. Ritter, who lived with her brother, Sheriff Ritter, at this place. 91 Court Proceedings. Rtiortcd liy Jag. u. crouse, Kn. Court convened Mondav, Oct. 1809. Hon. H. M.McClure, Pres ident Judge, and Hon. ,. T. ( iein berling and Hon. Allied Spccht, Associate Judges, presiding. D. J. liinganian, Lcvinus Kech r, FflSnois Mull and A. H. Dinins were apHjinted tipstaves. COl liT or QUA KTK.lt SK.sslo.NH. Ill ihe cae ot the 'omuionwealih vs. A. Ii. liishop, the dclciidaiit was discharged under the in-olwnl ad. in the casesofthc Commonwealth vh. Rinks Dillman and -iohn M. Sftrfen, the defendant-; plead guilty to the charge of fornication and bas tardy, and received the ii-ual -eli-tence in cases of that Ui d. Ii the case of the Commonwealth VS. 1'. C Class, the defendant was convicted of selling liipior to a per son of intenipernte haliils and v:a sentenced to pay a fine o'' fifty dol lars, twenty days imprisonment in county jail and costs of prosecution. In the ease of the ( 'omnionwealtli VS. rraneis Fessler, the defendant was acquitted of the charge of as sault and buttery. I he jury direct ed Samuel C. How ersox, the prose cutor to pay two-thirds ol the cost u nd the said Francis Fessler, one third. In fhe case of the Comnionwealtl vs. John Minium, the grand jury igoa;'tthu lull. In the case of same vs Aaron HofT- nagle, the defendant was acquittei of the charge of assault and battery and the county directed to pav tin costs. In-the case of same vs. Ilarrv Shniire, Eddie Haas, John Fishe and V. IJ. Ryers, the defendant.- were convicted of damaging and dc stroying property, etc., anil wer senteneed, each to pay a fine of $ for the use of the county of Snvder, and OOSts of prosecution. lteport of viewers of bridge over Mu nan tonga eroek was approved. The grand jury refused to up . . i. . i prove ri!iort oi nruige views across the Susquehanna river at Port Trev ertoDi (exceptions were filed to report ol viewers of public road in Franklin township and a petition presentet for a re-review. Report of viewers of private road in Beaver township, was coiilirmcd nisi. r ii t a i i. j ue v-ouri reiuseu to appoint re- reviewers on petition of citizens of Centre township, there beimr two reports in favor of the road. GeotneB. Benfer, Samuel Bol linger and Irvin Kinney were ap pointed to view public road in IVnn township. The following is the report ol the Grand Jury: To the Honorable Judges of 8ny ler ( 'ounty : We, the Grand Jury, drawn for the Octolier term, make the following report : We have had seven indictments before us and three bridge cases. In the eases of the Commonwealth we found six bills and ignored one. We disapproved of the bridge across the river at Port irevertofl and the one across the, Muhoutonga at Ranch's, approving the one across the Muhoutonga at Meiservule. We have examined the County Jail, and the Sheriff, P. S. Ritter, is to be commended for the manner in which the jailers are kept and the cleanliness of the building and surroundings and find every thing in and around the Court House in good order. We, the Graud Jury, extend thanks to the Court Officers for courtesies shown. J. H. Rhoads, Foreman. COUKT OP COMMON I'I.EAS. In the case ot Eva M. Kantc vs. Asa H. Kantx, rule for alimony was granted upon Isaac Romig, et. al. mi la the ease of S. D. Coldreu vs. Samuel W. Shilling, a rule was granted on plaintiff to show cause why the .1 udgmeilt in this ease should not le opened. In the case o Amnion Kliligh r vs. Bessie ICIizuheth Klingler, a sub poena in divorce wu awarded. The case of the I'oor I i-triet of the township of West Beaver vs. A. A. Romig, Administrator ol Henry Treastcr, deceased, was settled, In the case ol John I. Hummel vs. Jane Hummel, a divorce - ! . .1 ...... .i a i iicu in ihi- pi:-uu hi. provid ing he pay- the costs ol the proceed ings. George K. Deppcn, Ksu., w as ad mitted to practice law in the several courts ol Snyder 'ounl v. (r, A. Hotdorf, ICsq., was appoint ed ' inissioner in the lunacy pro ceedings in the estate ol Paul Walter. P. S. Kilter, Sheriff, acknowledg ed deed polls to J. S. Krebs and to J. C. Schocli and Steiniuger Bros. OKPIIAXs' COUKT. A citation to file an accotinl was awarded in the estate ol George W. Keller, decease Allied Spechl was appointed guardian ol Ada Mary Kern, a minor grandchild ol Daniel Weaver, ueceasen. In the estate ol Theophilus Swine ford, deceased, K.C.t iruybill, guar dian of W. Keller, a legatee ot the last will and testament of said de cedent, was granted leave to expend certain monies for the education of his said ward. Jacob Kramer was appointed guardian of Jennie Weller. a minor child ot saac W alter, deceased. R. C. riss, Esq., was appointed guardian of Ernest F. and Alice W. Hettflck, minor children of W. Het trick, deceased. P. Scott Ritter was appointed guardian, ad litem, of the minor children of Mary Hafloy, deceased, for the purpose ol effecting sale oi decedent's real estate. Orders to sell real estate were granted in the estates ot Sophia Hook, deceased, Daniel Hollenbach, deceased, Josiah Helfrich, deceased, Rebecca Cramer, deceased, and Isaac I Itll, deceased. Returns to orders of sale were oonnrniecl in estates ol John Kelts aeceased, and Jacob ti. mey, de ceased. Auditors Reporbkwere confirmed in estates of Sarah Renter, deceased, Lhristianna Gross, deceased, nenn ( i ruhh. deceased, and Mare irriwB aeceaseu, i n wruoi pariiiiou was granteu in A !i & . f tl . 1 the estate of Daniel Weaver, dee'd Returns to writs of partition were lonnrmed in estates of Geo. Kem (icceaseti, ami Jaeoii ii. Qteintnger, aeceaseu, In the estates of Catherine A. and Edward Bassler. J. ('. W. Bassler. Urviving executor, etc. was author ize! to transfer certain bonds anil stocks to himself. All the accounts of the executors, administrators and guardians and the willow's appraisements were all confirmed as advertised, except those hereinafter mentioned. Exceptions were filed to the ac count in theestateofRenjaminKrea mer, deceased. Thursday, Oct. 5, court adjourned to Monday, Oct. 9, 1899. OCTOBKB AD.IOURNKD TKRM, OCT. 9. Hons. Z. T. Gemberling and Al fred Specht present. In the estate of Nathan Arbogast, deceased, exceptions to Auditor's re jiort. Opinion of the Court filed. Susan Bolender vs. Daniel Bo lender, rule for a new trial. Opin ion of Court filed. New trial re fused. Joseph Haines use vs. D. Irvin 8holly, rule for a new trial. Opin ion of Court filed. Argument Court to be held Wed nesday, Nov. 8, at 11 o'clock. pages m IT. COURT HOUSE CHIPS Dmi Entered lor Htmr4, vugustus Stroub ami wife to J LT..!i , . lllll c, i i co cr. iiiirim oiil -'i perches ohn ( . perches in hapman twp. for .l(io. J. S. lime and wife to , Kreiter, Is ucreH uu, j-j,, in liapiuan twp. lor .2!(t. Will Prabalml. The last Will and tcstamen! of e ol asliingtoii Tenu Pel iml v. la w nsnip, wNfl proliatinM h-t 2, I S99 by Register Willi-. n,,. eh'ildrci, ol i Inward Jones are in icirs. The Will was made .Mav S, wig I by F. E. Uow and was and John P. t 'rommillei Howard Jones. dtHH.iistHl, was named The last will am Samuel Slump!!', late now testamenl of f Wesl Ilea- ver towns iii, wa i iirobateil Thuix To Ids son-in-law, he iHHpleatlieil the 112-1 acres, and 12 lav ol la-t wi k. Jacob . 1 )i ees homestead (arm acre- of timber land. At hi- death it goes to testator's grandchildren. To his daughter, Sarah, wifeof Jere miah Kncpp, the testator kipicathed ! S7 lien's. ( Ither projierty i to be eonvertwl into money and divided prorata. Win. S. Miller i- the ex ecutor. The la-t will and testament of David M. Swart, late of ( Impmati township, was iirolnh.il Tiu.lnv Wm. II. Swart is named asExeeu- tor and the wjdow ind children heir,-. LleeiiMa, Centre Twp., liirrlnij. I J. E. Ritter, ( Bessie I. Zi chimin, I P. G. Shrader, Mary K, Benfer, f Edward Strawser, ( I Marv A. Kniirht. Adams I w p. Troxelville, Benfer. apmau Twp.j I Michael D.Hassinger, Reaver T., I Tillic Jane Mover, " u f G.A.Hackenburg, FrankliuTwp., I Dora A. Jordon, Adams Twp. ( E. E. Guyer, East Salem, Pa, I Martha K. Bailey, Milton, Del. Expostion Musical Festivals. I'hiladclphia, tetober I I, '99 Combining, as it does, a musical stival, the Philadelnhin Rv.h Exposition offers n varintv nfntim, i i 1 ions such as has never been afford- by Bi'miliar enterprises. Everv (iiii i ihiimi ,oio evening, jsunoays ex cepted, concerts are givi n in the nu ditorium (-eating 5,000 persons), by h ading musical organizations of the country, and the interstices are filled with organ recitals by some , tin most noted performers. The United State- Marine Ban. I, of seventy-one pieces, which gave the first of these musical entertainments, will return lora second engagement. Sousa's famous hand was followed by Pritz Schccl's New York orchestra. Next ou the schedule i.- Dauirosch's orchestra, and, in turn the Bailda iiossaj Innes' celebrated Concert Band the First Regiment Band of the National Guards of Pennsyl vania, and the Municipal Band of I'hiladclphia. A delightful feature of the Ex position musical programme will ! A I i i tWO conceits by the combined Manio. Mandolin and Guitar Clubs of Phiia- 111 a dclplua, assisted liy talent from other cities, eoninrisimr several hundred , a o performers. On German Day, the combined singing societies of Phila delphia will fill the auditorium with their melodies. Quite a number of Middleburgers attended the Milton fair last week. Samuel Hiirlemun is taking in the Bloomsburg fair this week. Cakkiauk kok Sai.k. A brand new trap manufactured at Mitllin burg by John Gutelius at a cost of $125 can be bought at considerably less than cost. It is a most hand some vehicle. For further particu lars apply to Box 243, Middleburg, Pa. tf.
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