,uOQ 01 snow, Me
heaviest up to date this winter.
Our old veteran teamster, Andy
A. Dona I, passes through our town
ilniost every day, hauling pro)8.
Frank Baker is much pleased
ith the little girl that came to his
use on Christmas as a Imarder.
It has heen reorted West Bea
will have one dozen candidates
supervisor at our next primary
election.
Our obliging miller (George)
never finds it too cold to deliver
flour and feed to his many customers.
Good tor George,
Tine Wagner and family ot War
rior's Mark, paid some of their
Snyder County friends a visit dur
ing the holidays.
Warren McGlaitglin sjient last
week visiting his friends in Yeager
town, Mifflin county, and reports
having had a good time.
W. H. Knepp says he did not
know what day Christmas was until
told in the evening.as he was too
busy on that my to think of any
thing hut work and the money com
ing in.
Joseph Beaver has been working
in Mifflin County fur the past year,
and did not forget his little boy with
a Christinas present. It was a pig
weiging about 800 lls. Joe says
he wants to try and make a hog ot
it by Christmas next.
.1. 1'. Fisher's fox dog strayed
av-av a week or two ago, tor which
John savs if returned to him or any
Information that will lead to its re
covery there are 10 yards ot No. 1
Sausage waiting for some one to
t iaini the reward.
SALEM.
Miss Cora Meiser of Meiserville
is visiting her brother, Ezra, this
week.
Is this (1900) the tagimirg of
the 20th century? An. N-j Don't
know.
Jac. seems to be a good nurse,
when Mrs. attends the Christmas
rcises.
Miss Kate Dock, a young lady of
burg, is visiting at Samuel
11 ' Sunday
jut ,tM uu x tauer urumig
machine is again seen on our
streets; they intend to put down a
well for Rev. Sch liable.
On Christmas evening, a number
of the people around here attended
the Christmas exercises at the Re
formed church at Selinsgrove.
At a wheeling match one day last
week the following were winners of
ducks: D. V. Laudenslager, B. P.
Luck, Clyde How and G. C. Wood
ruff. The old year has gone to its grave,
and the new year has taken its place;
so let us b thankful that we are
permitted to live in an age so pros
perous and beautiful and as time
has advanced we can do something
that our forefathers and many of our
lathers could not do. viz. write HtOO.
MT. PLEASANT MILLS.
And now we write 1900.
B. L. Steffen's had a jwrty
on
Saturday evening.
Miss Stella Hoover spent Christ
mas in Selinsgrove.
Some ot our people arc getting
their ice houses tilled this week.
Quite a number of our young
Imivs enjoyed skating on the mill
race Sunday.
Marv Snvder. who is em
ployed at Bunbury, is spending sev
entl days at home.
H. II. Heim and Ira Arlogast,
who were working at the Central
Hotel, Suubnry, leturoed home to
stav.
The Christinas entertainnent held
in the L. tt K. church on Xmas eve
was well attended and I good tune
was spent.
Some of our chammon marksmen
A m
attended a shooting 'match at Meis
erville on Saturday and brought nve
fine turkeys home.
Jacob Kine, who was visiting rel
atives and friends in this locality for
several weeks, lelton lnursuay ior
his home in Bristol, lnd.
The St. John's Sunday school was
reorganized on Sunday, Dec. 24th
with the following officers : Supt.,
J. L. Vartier; Asst.,B. F. Arbogast;
Sec., Mabel Schnee; Asst., J. A.Sha
dle; Treas.,Joseph Ixnich; Librarian,
W. A. HarJing. Assistant, Al vesta
Schnee; Organist, Cora E. Schnee;
f Assistant
run a siave Uiill i
The West Bea
School Convention wit
Evangelical church Saturday,
13, 1900.
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The Philadelphia Iwiuirer desires
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Am ma the famous authors who will
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MlDDLEBURGH MARKET.
Butter 20
Eegs 20
Onions
Lard 6
Tallow 4
Chickens 6
Turkevs 10
Shoulder 8
Wheat 68
Rye 50
Corn 35
Oats (old) 00
Oats .new).... 25
Potatoes 30
Bran ner 100. 80
Middlings " 90
Xe on
that, ways ac
cept eve jfives them and
(hen mun. w that saves his
money.
Ted I know. That's the reason I'm
spending mine. N. Y. World.
A War Out of It.
Boarder Really, madam, 1 cannot
wipe myself dry with such a small
towel.
Undlady Very well; I'll tell the
chambermaid to bring you less water.
Tit-Bits.
SlBhla to See.
"Gracious is that a milliner's win
dow coming down the street?"
"No; it's that girl next door she al
ways wears her big flower hat on her
wheel." Detroit Free Tress.
Not Sparing of It.
"Mrs. Jawger seems to be quite a
liberal-minded woman."
"0, yes; she's always willing to give
other people a piece of it." Philadel
phia Bulletin.
Her Canning Scheme.
Tew have such exquisite taste is
hanging pictures and selecting and ar
ranging, your draperies, Mrs. Marston.
How in the world do you manage al
ways to have things so becomingly con
trived?" "It is the easiest thing in the world.
I got my husband to tell me how he
would have things put and then 1 have
them arranged in ns nearly the oppo
site way an I can." Chicago Daily
News.
A Respected Maslm.
"Early to bed an' early to rise," mur
mured Meandering Mike; "them's my
sentiments."
"But you've been asleep In a barn all
dnv," protested Plodding Pete.
"Which is jes' what I'm teRin' you.
In dis warm weather de only proper
nrnirramine is to retire early In de
mornin' an' git up jes before de even
in' shadows gather an' makes travel
cool an' comfortable." Washington.
Star.
Tt kai Kaon rlomnnHtrnted renPftt-
edly in every state in the Union and
in many loreign countries tutu vuiu
berlain's Cough Remedy is a certain
Ereventatiye and cure for croup. If
bb become the universal remedy for
that disease. M. V. Fisher of Lib
erty, W. Va., only repeats what has
been said around the globe when he
writes : "I have used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy in my family for sev
eral years and always with perfect
success. We believe that it is not
only the best cough remedy, but
that it is a sure cure for croup. It
has saved the lives of our children a
number of tiroo-
.0 Sales
Nonces ot tmies v. ill be Inserted free under thl
lieudliiK wlien Hie bills Hre printed nt thlsomre.
When the bills are not printed at ihls office
cents will be rhswd. Persons expecting to
have mite should select a date and have It insert;
ed In this column.
TUB8DAY, Jan, 18-1900, three miles weet of
Mlrtdleburg, KODert n. Kearica wiiiaeu on.
nisre, 4 head of caUle and farming imple-
SATUKDAY, Jan. 27, in Franklin township,
i , . u J I . ...1 .,Iu.at. nf In.
IJavlQ A. DWIIIIUKCr, hiiiiiiibiii., ...
enUte ot Jacob H. Mtelnlnfcer, will sell 108
tales of land and grain in the ground. See
adv.
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Having Orent Run nf Cknsnerlnl
t ongb Remedy.
Manager Martin, of the Pierson
drug store, informs us that he is
having a great run on Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy. He sells five bot
tles of that medicine to one of any
other kind, snd it gives great satis
faction. In these days of la grippe
there is nothing like Chamberlain a
Coogh Remedy to atop the cough,
heal up the sore throat and lungs
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J I have just recei" W
; ; assortment of glasswa.
sisting ot Cake Dishes, Fr
Stands, Celeiy Trays, But
! ! Dishes, Pitchers, Spoon Ho
! ! ers, Ac., &c. at prices rangi
from 5 to 15 cents.
Peerless Baking Powder, o
pound cans, 8c.
Axle Grease, 1.' -.cans at 10
25c. buckets a 1 00.
X Fine Gloves and Injavj vIcn
T Mitts.
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efore making your sell
tions
or Christinas look at 0
stock,
neb as Jewelry and Sti
ling Silver Novelties.
and engraving done
the premises.
verything in the Optict
and Jewelry line.
nitial DIAMOND opa
and Band rings,
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