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9BO. W. WAOBWSBLLEE,
Editor and Proprietor. '
INTERESTING ITEMS.
Mrs. Anna Spangler Bpent Satur
day at S'linsgrove.
J. C. Scliocii is troubled with a
healing in the head.
Mrs. John Siiuer of New Berlin
last week visited Sherifl llow at the
jail.
Tii, iH advertising and the Au
ditors report will be louud In tlda
issue.
Hon. Peter F. Relgel of Boring
rownsmp whb i " "
. i t , . , tm'T h 1 1 1 . '
Monday.
t 1 " Rnwurtiox of
Cen-
tn.tounshio was III
town Tuesday
morning.
I II M Pi vlolivillo
Aaron i i. luiibbci
was a Middleburg visitor Woiiday
afternoon.
Miss Brioker of Lewistown is vis
iting her sister Mrs. S. P. Warner
in Franklin.
alhnrt Hontz ot Hwineford lias
had his pension raised troni a to
ner nionui.
Robert Reariek is preparing to
i . ,. itrlmNI KB llllS BS
novp ui ouuuui l , ....v...-
ured employment.
Wm. H. Riegle, who had been at
.ewistown. is at nonie Bpvuuiug
j. !i.L l:. :,.;k.
IW Oil."S l'lil ni' f-
FJtt..r T. L. Herman of New Ber-
in spent Sunday in town with his
. I A I nrni'l
Mrs. James Ayres has Iteen sick
inveml weeks. We Hope
av nave i nuowi .w . , .
I . 1 . . muilKllPr
Onmmissioners' Clerk John N.
uesuay morning m-iwcv-u i.c.....
The Shamokin Dam Cornet Band
.11 L.U - !....;. ...I of Slli-i imkir.
ill iiuim a iv-m"' -
... o 1-.. UV.U QeaH ill r
m run liriiuv. t;u. on. -
nvited.
Miss Nora Deitriok, who had tocn
. . . i a i i I 1 I
isiting at Mifflin ami iticnneui, nas
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r s cnureii.
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Mrs. Catherine Bower had leen
Lt l tf.i 1 f I ?.,...
ISlUllg UCI run, ljiiunii..
ad is now visiting her son Frederic
Lewisburg.
Miss Joanna, a daughter of C. P.
1 . 1 fli 1! ... ntn . .,,.tT
. i ! i... :,,;) ir.nivt t t no
leritt's family.
E. C. Graybill lias purchase! the
l IT T I" tlaai If ia
r nniiM in i . i. ai aun i
id that C. W. Graybill will eon
ict the hostelry in the future.
The neighltors and friends of
ttron 11. iuusser sjavu uiciii . oi
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easant party last Friday evening
their home near Hassinger'sehurch.
Mrs. M. I. Potter gave a party to
e young friends of her son, Joe,
honor ol Ins eighth birthday
oudav evening. Excellent re-
It ivti.ntu irnPii itl'V'I'll
Saturday's Ijewistown Democrat
it sv.ni'n.' Bvu Siivder county's
Hots for its spring election will
ever one hundred dollars.
A. Milton Kratzer last Saturday
1 A i ir. u ,,l l,i
U W.., ... tmrth kt rnwn fur
II, OH I HI I'm-' UVIIM V
has decided not to have public
e. .
ister.Iolm H. Willis went to
- ,
insgrove Monday morning to
l Idlers Ul amiiiuiniiauwii w
id J. Keller in the estate of his
Jacob, who was killed at a
in Connecticut
tnan'a home naner is worth
to him than any other, because
ves him home tacts ana home
besides aiwavs worainir ror ine
. a .1
welfare of the homecommumty.
and pay it you increase the
KU111LV W wui m ura uc
of your own community.
MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO.,
The Philippine Car was at Mid
dleburg Monday. Those who saw
it say it very closely resembled the
Florida Car that was through here
about four years ago.
I! 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
cast of the Post Office, in room with
the drug store, A clean towel to
each customer and satisfaction guar
antecd.
S. P. Warner, ticket agent and
operator at this place, has been as
signed to the station at Reedsville,
mid Geo. . M. Arnold will be
moved from Reedsville to Burnham.
We regret to lose Mr. Warner as he
has proven himself to be tin oblig
ing official.
Rev, Frederick Bower preached a
very interesting sermon in the Re
formed church Sundayeveuing. The
parson is growing quite feeble and
speaking is no longer an easy matter
for him, but the good thoughts he
cherishes and expresses are always
appreciated by by all who hear him.
"The Farm Journal is all snii-
shine," writes J. II. Hale, the great
Connecticut fruit man, and the Post
thinks so too. Get it for the re
mainder ot l'.IIH) and all of 1901,
1902, 1903 and 1904 by paying Up
your subscription to this paper;
both papers at the price of oursonly.
On Tuesday evening of last week
a numler ot the members ot the U.
B. church surprised their pastor. W.
H Boyer, by presenttngdrim and his
family with a good sized porker, all
leady cleaned, and a lot of provisions
amounting to Slz.hb. He desires
to return his thanks to all who have
contributed toward it and especially
Mrs. H. R. Keigle and Mrs. Cora
Mertz wholalored so faithfully to
raise the alxiye amount.
The Adamshiirg Herald last week
says: While the finances of the
county are in excellent condition,
the tax-pavers should not infer from
the statements recently published
that there are no obligations of any
kind to meet. We learn that the
county commissioners must borrow
atxmt j4(K)() to meet certain obliga
tions now due, chief among which
are the building of the Mahantongo
bridge and the joint bridge at Rich
field. Since the new board went
into oflice, bills amoimtingover 700
have been paid, making it necessary
to effect the loan above referred to.
The farmers of the United States
have long needed a good work on
Swine, a practical, concise and common-sense
hook without any padding
or humbug about it. They have it
in the form of No. 6 of The Biggie
Books called Biggie Swine Book.
It is profusely, illustrated with
photographs direct from life ot the
different breeds of hogs, etc., etc.
Much attention is given to western
and eastern practices, ill the diseases
ot hogs, aapeceaJfy to cholera, to
feeding, breeding, butchering audi he
carving ot meats for home use and
market. There are 144 jwges print
ed on the best pap'T and bound
handsomely in cloth. Some breeders
heve thought it was not xssible to
make a good photograph of a hog,
but the score or more of handsome
engravings made directly from photo
grahs will go far to dispel this
illusion. All the leading breeds are
shown and briefly discussed in the
text The price is 50 cents, free by
mail; address the publishers, Wilmer
Atkinson Co., Philadelphia.
To the Deaf.
A rich lady, cured other Deafness
and Noises in the Head by Dr.
Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drums,
gave $10,000 to his Institute, so
that deaf people unable to procure
the Ear Drums, may have them free.
Address No. 10327 THe Nicholson
Institute, 780, Eighth Avenue, New
York. 1-26-ly.
Water Work3 for Middleburg
A. K. Gift Explains How We Can Sa
cure Water Work; Cheap.
Lincoln, neb.. Jan. 24, 1900.
Mr. I. A. Kkrx,
M IDDI.KBUn.GH, Pa.
Dkab 1'i;ii:m: li i
sodS)
time now since I beard from yotK
I will write hoping to receive an
answer. Mrs. Gift and! are botfk
well and have enjoyed good health,
ever since we came west, Nebraska
seems to have a healthy climate.
The air is clear and pure. 'Phis U
caused by the high altitude. Ne
braska is much higher than Pennai
We have but very little levers here
of any kind and not many cases of
rheumatism.
Lincoln, the capital of the state,
is a fine little city, containing now'
about (10,(1(1(1 people. The water is
very good and pure. It is all well
water, pumped by steam pow er into
.-land pipe- or standing reservoiraj
There are three or four such in the
city of large capacity. The pres
sure is plenty heavy enough for all
purposes in ease of fire. There are
here wry good and eliieient live com
panies. One really feels more se
cure hereon account of lire than the
citiens do in Middleburgh, Pa. I
hold that a small town requires lire
protection of some kind as well as
a larger city only on a smaller and
cheaper scale. Since I am west
I often think about the unprotected
state Middleburgh and Franklin
are in. There is no occasion for
this at all in towns like Middleburgh
and Franklin, for there is plenty of
water in an underflow under ground
which can be retched by putting
down wells, besides both towns are
partly surrounded by running
streams of water which could lc
Utilized and using a stand pipe, by
pumping, but it seems to me the
most economical way to procure a
system of water works to supply
said towns, as a lire protection and
for domestic use would be to utilize
the large spring south of the towns
near the green mountain distillery if
a right of way can be procured, by
using underground pipcsofsutlicicnt
site to Franklin and Middleburgh.
The first step would lie to test the
How of said spring as to how much
per minute. If the supply seems
to be sufficient, the next step should
be to run a line of levels from the
spring to Franklintlieiiee to Mid
dleburgh and further to a point
north or north-west from Middle
burgh, to a point where the ground
is high enough where a reservoir
should lie built to procure force
enough that a stream thrown wouh
reach over the town, in case the
spring would lie used, it would re
(piire a storage reservoir cither at
the spring or at a high place north
or north-west of Middleburg as al
ready noted.
If the storage reservoir was at the
spring, it would require breast
walls of stone masonry perhaps on
three sides of sufficient height and
strength to hold the water. This
would in itself create a heavy pres
sure which could le measured by a
competent civil or hydraulic en
gineer. It said storage reservoir was at a
point near Middleburgh, it would
merely lie scooped out of the ground
and may only require one stone
breast wall on the lower side, ibis
reservoir would be continually ex
posed to the sun and become un
clean and unhealthy during the
summer season. The reservoir at
the spring would be preferable as it
would furnish cleaner, purer and
healthier water.
A water plant, something like
this, would be more economical than
the other plant noted above by
pumping process. It would require
no engine, no engineer to work it,
no fuel, no pumping machinery, no
complication, and nothing to get out
PA., THURSDAY, FEB.
of order, to amount to a great deal.
Gravity would bring the water to
the door of ever) citizen of Middle
burgh and Frankliu with but very
little cost to each one and all prop
erty would have a lire protection.
Fire insurance rate- would be lower
at least by one-third, The citizens
could retire and go i -hep on a
stormy night and feel quite secure
on account of fire. The dreaded
Idea that perhaps bv to-morrow
morning their homes are destroyed i
will no more disturb their lui ,'ters,
loi there i- available water at hand, j
It will destroy the element called;
lire, and (he brave boys called the lire !
oompany are back of it, and know!
how to handle it, who will not alone
protect the citizens' property, but
lllso the lives of the people. The.
latter loss i- always the most dread
ed, for money w ill restore property,
but life never.
I remember this old saying,
Fooli.-h people make money, bill
only the wise keep it. Foolish people
build cities and houses and the wise
know how lo preserve and protect
them. Yours very respectfully,
A. K. Cu r. '
COURT HOUSE CHIPS
llrpiln i:iif-rra lor K-'rl.
Amandus Bhambaugh to Ada
Shamhaugh, house and lot in Mid
dleburgh, fbr $1,100.
Lew is Magee and wife to James
K Magee, house and lot in Smlih
ietovc. farjyUJp'C.
Amos Renter and wife to II. H.
Laub. Jr., 74 acres in Spring twp.,
tor $400.
Mary K. Sholly and J. K. of
Tyrone, house and lot in Port Tre
vertoii, for $;")().
IiFttn-M Urnntrcl.
Letters of administration in the
estate of Amos Hamburger, late of
Adams township, deceased, to Henry
M. Hartnan and in the estate ot
Jacob Keller to David J, Keller.
J. K. Vanhorn and wife to Benj
amin S. Bine, store property in Bea
vertown, for S'J'2."0.
MnrrlnK l.lrenopN.
f Harry E. Walter, Franklin twp.
8allie M. Hummel, "
f C. M. Whatmore Lewisburg,
Anna Beck, "
f Wm. H. Peter, McClure,
(Sarah M. Baumgardner, Lowell.
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Trial List, Feb. Term.
John K. Hackenburg vs. Eliza
beth and C, A. Fessler, admiuistra
tors of Win. II. Fessler.
Eichenberger and Wolf vs. A nek-
er and Knights.
John D. Mark.-- vs. Henry F.
Blessing.
Davis Sewing Machine Co. vs.
S. Faust and J. J. Wetzel.
J. (i. ("rouse vs. C. II. Walter
and Calvin Stctlcr, administrators of
Frederick Walter, deceased.
J. (. Crouse vs. ("has. II. and
Nora Walter.
W. R. P. Weimer&Co. vs. Noah
Livingston.
James A. Young vs. Estate of
William Hctrick.
II. J. Hcim, use of Joseph Ileim,
vs. D. Irwin and David Sholly.
Win. H. H. Shaffer vs. Mary A.
Partisan
Albert E.Huntcr vs. Elijah Roush.
Runkle & Walter vs. A. W. Bow-
ertox and wife.
James Ettinger vs. Hannah and
Chas. Bingamau.
A Rare Chance.
M. 8. Graybill of Evendale, Pa.,
will locate in Lancaster county this
coming spring, and therefore offers
his substantial brick dwelling and
store house for sale or rent. This is
a number one stand for mercantile
business. No competition. Call at
once. l-4-5t.
NOMINATIONS
For Township and Borough
Officers.
AD VMs TOWNHIIII', It.
Justice of the Peace, J, K. Fetter-
oil; Tax Collector, Fwing; Su-
pervisors, Klon Snook and Win, 1
Lose; Sol I 1 h rectors, ( '. F. Fet-!
vt roll and C, i.
seer, Moses Krb;
saae '. Swart.;
Berge and S. A.
A. II. Swart.
Ilingamau; t fver
Judgc ol Flection,
I nsiicctors, .1 . ( .
Auraiid; Auditor,
I1KAVKII ToWNslll
i;
Justice of the Peace, .!. A
Tax ( ol lector, Isaac lioiish
visors, Frank Ikavcr and
Shrewder; School Directors,
Hassinger and Isaac I heesi
Aigler;
Daniel
; Ovcr-
sec-, Keitben Zccliinan; Judge of
Election, Irwin Kinney; Inspectors,
Albert I freese and Irwin J. Freed:
Treasurer, W. O, Su tler; Auditor,
Jerome 1 leaver.
BEAVKti W I..-T TOWiSHHU', II,
Judge of Flection, John It. linker;
Inspectors, Jos. II. Snook and Mil
ton Knepp; Supervisors, John Fisher
and John I. Erb; School Directors,
Amos Howell and Jacob H. Heetcr;
Overseer, Michael Weiand; Tnx 'ol-
lector, Jacob H. Hitter; Auditors,
H. Calvin Ulsh and Win. Uerbster.
CHAPMAN TOWNSHIP, l.
Judge of Election, Geo. I. Deiig-
1t Inspectors, Henry Sanders and
James H. bwait.; Suiter visors. S
Y.'Pengler andJohn F. Kerstet
School Directors, Geo. B. Shafh
Levi Shall r and Henrv Swart; Ov
erseer, Solomon Ebrigllt, Tax Col
lector, Wm. H. Swartz; Auditor,
ThomSJ Paige.
FRANKLIN TOWN HIP, K.
Judge of Election, Ceo.F. Stetler,
F.IS; Inspectors James Bottiger, 17'.
and Wm. F. Howell, 172; Tax Col
lector, Kolandus A. Hassinger, 82,
M. '. Courtney, 106; School Direc
tors, John Shambauh, 119, Amnion
Bashoar, 99, J. 15. Ilotlnock, it:; and
Adam Kenningcr, 54; Overseer of
the Poor, lieu ben Weirick, 101, Ab
ncr Walter, 92; Supervisors, Win.
Wray, 17-, Anion Waltei 131,
Win. A. Walter, 48, John Mover,
31; Auditor, Wm.Houtz, 138, Geo.
Maueval, I29t and Wm.Musser, S".
Franklin township, i.
Judge of Election, Geo. F.Stetler;
Inspector, Walter F, Graybill; Tax
Collector, Austin Gift; School Direc
tor, Austin Oldt; Overseer of the
Poor, Reuben Weirick; Supervisor,
Jacob 15. Herman; Auditors, Ceo.
I). Maneval and Wm. H. Houtz.
JACK80N TOWNSHIP, I.
Judge of Flection, S. W. Kline;
Inspector, II. J. Sassaman; Justice
of the Peace, A. li. Dauberuiaii; Su
pervisors, Samuel Hollenbaoh and
Jesse 'orneiius; Tax Collector, Seno
Oldt; S ohool Directors, J. P. Kling
ler and Benjamin Kline; Auditor,
Lewis Miller.
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, B,
Judge of Election, J. II. Mover;
Inspector, Win. L. Brouse; Tax Col
lector, B. F. Brouse; Supervisor,
Wm. Seebold; School Directors, C.
J. Beaver and Percival Herman; Au
ditor, J. S. Yearick.
KIDDLKBUBG BOBO., li.
OUd Burgess, John F. Stctlcr,
76; Town Council, C. H. Walter, lit;
S. G. Moycr, 21, S. S. Schoch, 42,
J. W. Swartz, 44; Judge of Elec
tion, J. C. Schoch, bS; Inspectors,
A. W. Annual, (10, James Erdley,
70; Tax Collector, Wm. Romig, 61,
D. Bolcnder, 20; School Directors,
G. M. SteininRer, 78. G. E. Has
singer, 45, K. C. Walter, 33; Over
seer of the Poor, Josephat Walter,
29, B. W. Yoder, 50; Auditor, A.
8. Beaver, 79.
MIPDLEBURU Bono., r.
Chief Burgess, John W. Runkle;
Town Council A. Ijank Hare; Judge
of Election, Boyd Stetler; Tax Col
VOL. 37. NO. 5.
lector, W. I. Garman; School Direc
tor, Jacob Gilbert; Overseer, Joseph
Bowersox; Auditor Amos Ranch.
MIDDI.KCRKKK TOM Ssllir, R,
fudge ol Election, Jacob Pol-
lingcr; In-peei,,!-, A. A. Ilrich;
I Hrectors, Allen S. ow I 'has.
Ilerltst; SiiKrvisors, Jonathan Mus
ser and Levi Art ley; Overseer, Har
vey F, A u rand; Tax 'ol lector, J.
M. Maurcr; Auditor (2 years) F, W.
Mitchell, (3 year-) t buries Lenig;
Township lerk, Beiiben I lununel.
MIDHLKCRKKK TIIM'NSHIP, P.
Judge of Elccti T. 1 1. Landis;
Inspector, ( '. A. 1 li i man: School
I Mrector , '. M. Stnuib and S. .
1 ririch; Supervisors, J. P. Ieitzel
and Franklin Hummel; Overseer,
W. A. I lununel; Tax ollcctnr, J.
li. I Icintzeln ; A uditor i full term i
A. C. Smith, i-hort term) Amnion
I tenfer,
MOMtoi-; tow n -1 1 1 1 It.
Judge of Election, Harry H.
Trexler; Inspectors, 1. . Young
and G. W. Iloardiiian; Justice of the
Peace. E, 10. Howe-; Tax olleetor,
Geo. A. KauffmunjSchool Directors,
B. F. Iliiuiiucl and John Walter;
Overseer, Henry ( '. Helm; Super
visors, X. E. Hartmau and Benjamin
Hummel; Auditor, I. E. Boust.
I'ENN TOWNSHIP, I!.
Judge i K - II. A. Ottj III
spectors, ( Ihsts, K. . r and Myron
K. Laud' nslager; Supervisor.--, 1 1
oob L. Soydcr and U..ii. '.'
nas. E. Wagner; School
-, Sclin Herner ami (). C.
oerling; Tax Collector, Harvey
; I; Auditor, H. D. Kuster;
i reasurer, J. G. Row.
PENN TOWNSHIP, J.
Supervisor, Calvin Forrv: Over
seer, Geo. ( '. Kuster; School Direc
tors, ( 'has. Miller, Jr.; Tax ( 'ol lector.
James J. Hendricks; Auditor, L.J.
brdley; 1 reasurer, Leonard Hover;
Judge of Election, M. L. Kratzer;
Inspector, Robert Bower.
PEBRY TOWNSHIP, 1 1,
Justice of the Peace, J.A.Shadcl;
Judge of Flection, F. R. Heintzel
man; Inspector, John Landis; Audi
tor, T. (i. Arbogast; Tax Collector,
Nelson Mengle; Overseer, J. A.
Brosius; Supervisors, John Pefler
and Philip Mendel; School Direc
tors, Albert Scbneeand David W.
mer. pebHv township, r.
Justice ol the Peace, I!. F. Arbo
gast; Supervisors, Jonathan Knousc
and Win. H. Botteiger; Overseer,
Jonathan Troup; School Directors,
John (i. Shaffer and Geo. liehrer;
Tax Collector, A. M. Garman; Au
ditor, Henry Harding; Judge, Win.
Kali writer; Inspector, T. T. Beich
enbach. EST PERRY TOWNSHIP, D.
Judge of Flection, II. II. Mengle;
Inspector, Philip Hoot; Tax Col
lector, D.F. Uplinger; Overseers,
E. A. Shaffer and ( !. S. Dunn; Su
pervisors, II. W. Kerstetter and (i.
W. Amey; School Directors, J. (;.
Hornberger and J. W. Garman;
Auditor, S. (J. Stroub.
SPRING TOWNSHIP, I!.
Justioe of the Peace, J. F. Keller;
Tax Collector, John II. Knepp; Su
pervisors, Henry Maurer and Elias
Price; School Directors, Harrison
Sohrader, W. A. T. Ulsh and H. H.
Letlbj Overseer, Win. J. Price;
Judge of Election, Ira A. Kline;
Inspectors, J. F. Snook and Willard
Bingaman; Auditor, Lincoln Zieber.
union township, n.
Judge ot Election, Henry Stepp;
Inspector, C. W. Stroh; Supervisors,
john.H. Wise and W. J. Witmer;
Overseer, J. B. He.rold; School Di
rectors, J. N. Houserand H. H. Se
ehrist;Tax Collector, 8. B. Bru
Inker; Auditors, J. E. Bogar and J.
E. Francis; Treasures, Sylvester
Flanders.