OBO. W. WAGEN8ELLEH,
MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA., THURSDAY, FEB. 22,
VOL. 37. NO. 8.
Editor ana rropnewr.
INTERESTING ITEMS.
Miss Lizzie Rlpka has gone t
Sunbury.
Misses Evaand Ruth Howell went
to Banbury Tuesday evening.
Mrs. I. K. Haas ia staying with
ler sister, Mrs. J. W. Ruukle, for a
tew days.
Head the new advertisement of A.
li. Mover. He has some Bpecial
bargain-.
Miss (iertruile Dunkelberger is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Aueker at
9hamokin,
We uesret to learn that Mrs. J. P. the Farm Journal (monthly
Wangle of Aliue" has been sick lor
the past six weeks.
Mrs. Frank Gaugler "t Selins
grovc lias Keen spending a few days
in town wi
Special Offer.
'flie readers' attention is called to
the fact that the Post every week
contains eight pages of good read
iug matter, consisting oi all tin
important news of the county, sat
and nation. It will be oliserven,
however, that this copy consists only
ot i tir pages. i ue reguuu cuiuuh
! always h is Jour pages.
The regular price of the Post is
I $1.50 ner year. For the purpose
ol getting new ubscriber, we will
make a special olfer good for a few
weeks, viz: we will send the Post
weekly one year to any address and
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lessons in the latest
tyles oi millinery trimming.
Attorney M. t. Potter and wife
entertained Dr. Heisler, President of
Susquehanna University, over San-day.
1'ost 81.60 m i
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Charles E. Sampsell ol Penn'i
Creek, the head sawyer of Dr. Samp
sell's saw mill, was in town Satur
day.
W. W. Ripka, teacher of theFre
mont primary school, accompanio
lv Miss May Arbogast, spent Hun
day with his parents.
F. P. Walter of Franklin town
ship called Tuesday to Subscribe tor
the Posx. He will move to Wash
ington township next month.
'rtw. lfka Whisk v tun notftual.
jald H grfKou and quart! I
guarantee a full quart.
J 2-15-2t. J. L Marks.
A teachers' normal school will
open in Middlelmrg Monday, April
23rd. For particulars, address A.
A. Killian, Middleburgh, Pa. if.
Prof. Paul Billhardt organised a
singing elass ill I h e Reformed
church last Friday evening. We
are pleased to state that he has quite
a large class.
G. C. Drieshaeh, who several
years ago made his home in this
place tor about a year, is again here.
Helms been traveling all over the
South and the West.
Charles MeClcllan and bride (nee
Cora Maize) of Millheiin, Centre
County, were entertained by their
unele and aunt, W. 11. Ripka and
wife, over Sunday.
All Republicans should go to the
polls Saturday. There isno opposi
tion for the more important positions,
but you should show your interest
by casting your vote.
The statement of the condition of
the First National Bank of Middle
burg appears in this issue. The in
stitution is in able hands and there
port shows a prosperous condition of
affairs.
We acknowledge the receipt of an
invitation to be present at the open
ing of,tbe new building of the de
partment ol law of the University of
Pennsylvania Feb. 22, 1800, in
Philadelphia.
Foil Sale: A general store in
a small country town three miles to
the railroad in Mifflin county, doing
a good business. Stock will invoice
about two thousand dollars. For
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rending mailer
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of the
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per yen
worth ol
$1.25.
Third Offer.
The N''w York tribune has a
tri-weekly edition, issued Monday,
Wednesday and Friday of each Week,
the regular price of which is $1.60
per year, but by a Bpecial arrange
ment w ith the publishers we '-an send
the Middleburgh Post and the New
York 'ri-we.:l;Ig 'IrUmnr ea h one
year for only $1.75 cash iu advance.
Rememlier that the. regular edi
tions of the Post are twice the size
of this copy and that this offer must
be accepted within IJO days as we
can not guarantee it to be good for
any longer time.
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Few Words of Interest Addressed to
Every Republican Voter in
Snyder County.
the Keiiublicau voters
it Suvder 'ountv :
Tin' Itcnuhlican primary election will It
listriets of Snyder ountv on Saturday, Feb,
lours of one and seven o'clock PJM. Fort
insitious to lie lilhd, (here is no opposition.
le lil in tin itrioiis
J 1th, lietwceii the
In- more importaul
For the positions
ol National 1 e legate, State Delegate and Jim Commissioner
there is opposition. It i with reference In the positi inof Nation
al Delegate thai I desire to address all the Republican voters of
S ivdel' ( 'oil III v.
There i- no nay or cnii
ol that position ami for at !
lumen! coming from the incumbent
as! sixteen years no light lias lieeii
At the meeting of file Republican
in. I lllll of this ear, all' T making
osiH'etive candidates liir the imsitiou
To the Republican Voters of
Snyder County.
itadel of Mexico
Nrrvlr.H in h HiImIHimi.
GEN. WILLIAMS DEAD. ot MVxic, surrendered. He had tin
! honor of bfing made officer of tin
Tho Spirit of Snyder County's Noted! day "and raised tiro same flag on tin
Miliury Character Passes to .
the Gr;at Bayond
Last Friday morning at bis home When the War ot the Rebellion
in Chapman,' this" 'county, at half ! I ""'i "Hovel-nor Cuiuo directed
part three o'clock, General Edward general Williams, who had bee
C. Williams passed from life to eter commissioned Brigadier general of
ii uuuiin miltiai.v run. 'the Daunliin countv militia, to or-
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ord which Is equalled by very few gams Cnmp Curtin
others In thee try. Perhaps we hnuorof being
are safe iu saying it has no paralell.
lie was iiroiiil ot Ins r rd am
1 very much regret to say that I
have been unable to canvass the
county as much as I had thought to
do, because, as Court is in session
the week after the Primary election,
I, as well as other lawyers, am and
have been, for the last four weeks,
busy preparing Im- court. And
again, the income of the office of
District Attorney, which is barely
?1() a year, is not such as will jus
tify a personal canvass. Thanking
the public for the encouragement
ing for
the Ki
ll Mid o
home
justly so, i ic wu
torv and about hi
plenty of evidence that he delighted mancled
in the collection of Aifccrican and, months'
Furopeau antiquity.
General W illiams was born Feb
ruary 10, 1 812, ill Philadelphia. He
learned bookbinding and loeated in
Harrison rg, where he organized the
.. . a kit 9 . 11 I I
Ii mi ol i ivue A' imams, m-
biuders and stationers. Uwi the
call for volunteers in the Mexican
war, December, 1840, ho raised a
company, then known sis the Cam
eron Guards, which formed pari of
the Second Pennsylvania Regiment.
Previous to going to Mexico he was
connected with the old Dauphin
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is. ami pariieipaieii ia iiiieinu
He had the
the first volunteer
mustered intoservlce for the defense
of the Union. After organizing
local his-1 Cam:-. Curtin henlsoorganizeilt amp
there was Slifcr, of Chanil)crsbiirg. He eom-
a brigade during the three
service, was with Path rson
given me, and respectfully asl
the unanimous support ot
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iiuuiiuu '' "u - " iiiiaros. ana oanicinaieu iu u
in tKe same manner as if I had made tjie Philadelphia riots in 1844. I u
ix persona
canvass, l am
Respectfully,
M. I. PoTOEIl.
Dr. tieisler'3 Sermons.
Saturday morning and evening
Dr. Heisler, President of Susque
hanna University, preached two able
sermons in the Lutheran church at
this place. In the morning he took
tor his subject "The Transfigura
tion" and in the evening he based
his remarks on "Foreign Missions,"
directing especial attention to the
work in Africa. The doctor has an
elegant command of language and
while it-is plain and clear, his man
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particulars, address, K. In care of ner carries conviction to an ms
the Post, Middlelmrg, Pa. 2-22-Gt. hearers. Susquehanna University
at Shenaiidoa.li, and was subsequent
ly mustered mil at Washington f !ity.
President Lincoln then appointed
him colonel ol the LochiM Cavnlry,
and directed him to raise twenty-four
companies, which he expeditiously
accomplished. Thn ugh ( leneral
Williams' exertions the funds to
build the 1 taiiphin i ounty monu
ment to the memory of Dauphin's
-oldii rs who li II in the civil wnr
were raised, General Williams also
superintended the work wit! I com-
iwnsation, of the erection ofthc Mex
ican monument, which gracts Capi
tol Hill.
Iu 1871, lie came to ( hapman,
(then Union township) where he
opened a general store,
was a; pointed hostmaf
In point of vital interest, no book
has an equal to a Snyder Countian.
We refer to the book on "Snyder
County Marriages, 1835-1899."
There are over 7500 marriages re
orded or 15,000 names. Every
family name is represented. Agents
wanted in every district. For mr
ticulars, address The Post, Middle
burg, Pa. The book will be sent
postpaid on receiptVf three dollars.
can well feel proud of her distin
guished president
A paper before me remarks'Yote
for good men on Saturday." And
yet this good advice'is a little diffi
cult sometimes to follow.
Wc are indebted to the Philadel
phia Press for the use ot Gen. Wil
liams' cut.
April o, l a 1 1 , nptain imams
and the Cameron Guards stalled
with the army of General Scott in
wards the City of Mexico, and at
the village of Flan del Rio, near the
mountain pass of Cerro Gordo, they
entered and defeated the Mexicans
under General Santa Anna.
Kills, l Hrlx)' Kohn Mills.
Captain Williams and Captain
Samuel Montgomery raised the first
flag on the citadel of Chapultepec,
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Mill Kin I I " 1 1 1 IV I I 1 It'll- I
eral Scott rode up the causeway in living postmaster in the county
the citadel. The flag which they while David Witnur of f3alem is the
flung to the breeze on the citadel widest
was the original Betsy Koss flag,! General Williams was twice mar
made in Philadelphia and which fried, first Jan. 10. 1843 to Belina
made l ir the emptv le mi n.
Standing 'onimittcc held .1
inquiry if there were any pi
II ml lllll llli:; Hone. :iiiih lllii'ei I III v-el I IIS II cai ii 1 1 1 1:. I e 1 1 M' 1 he posi-
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I ion of National Delegate. My reasons lir thi inquiry was on
account of a disinclination to enter a contest for tin empty honor,
and above all on account of the waul of time to make a personal
canvass for the position, I should say thai in the first place I
though! ol being a candidate for State delegate, but finding oth
ers after thai and none looking lor the position ol National Dele
gate 1 left the race fir State Delegate and aiitioun I myself as
a candidate lor National Delegate. Ifnilj g 1 republican, my
worthy opponent included, had (old me that he would In a can
didate for National Delegate before 1 annoiin I my candidacy,
he would not have had any opposition Iroill me, because the
position does not warrant any battle.
An opponent has loomed up against me. He is a worthy
gentleman, a good doctor and a republican of long standing and
1 do not in any way wish to detract one iota. from lie lair tame
of my cAjiief!tor in the r"r Vgt; roJ Dck'pr.te. f h '?
elected he will make a creditable representative. While T am
willing to ascribe to my competitor the right, ability and in
tention to fill the position with honor to himself am' credit to the
county there area tew things to which I desire to call the voter's
attention before casting his ballot for this all-important position.
Fust, I have never held a public position of anv kind, while
my competitor was elected County Coroner in 1881 and held
the position for three years and he is now holding a very lucra
tive position on the pension board that pays him from Sloio $00
per month for two days' medical examination, A brother of m
competitor was County Superintendent six years and Assembly
man four years while still another brother i now Comity Coro
ner having been elected in November for three years, II you
agree with mc thai these honors should be distributed among
other families, 1 give this as one reason why ton should vote
Ibr me,
Secondly. The National Delegate will help to nominate a
President and Vice President and un editor is in a lietl r positi m
to help the ticket nominated than one who docf n f control it
newspaper. But whether I am elected or defeated, The Pom
will support the nomineesand advocate the platform of the irty.
It i- for the interest of the Republican party to haveas its repre
sentative the one bet situated to do the most effective svork.
As it i- impossible tor mc to see you iiersoiiallv, 1 address
this appeal to you and ask for your loyal supiiort. Permit me
to assure you thai il I am elected, I will use my best endeavors
to represent the people of Snyder Countv and to deserve in the
most appreciative sense, every vote that may be cast for inc.
Your- Respectfully,
GEf . W. WAG EXSELI jKR.
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In 1872 he
ter and 'n-
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until
his death. He was one of the oldest
if not the oldest postmaster iu Sny
der county. David Witmer of Sa
lem was also appointed in 1872, in
April. Both have served about 28
years. The next in point ot service
is X. T. Dnndore the postmaste f
Dundore, who now is the next oldest
COURT HOUSE CHIPS
Musical College.
General Washington unfurled at the
battle of Trenton. ft was after
wards presented by Dr. Rush to
Pennsylvania, together with a Hes
sian and an English flag captured
at Trenton, and kept in the State
Library until il was borrowed by
General Williams.
In the gallant charge atChapulte
pec the Cameron Guards lost eigh
teen men killed and wounded, Cap
tain Williams receiving a slight
wound in the shoulder. His com
pany fought valiantly until the city
lletzel, daughter of John Hetcl,
who died May lHH.") at Harrisburg ;
second, June 5, lTo, he married
Mrs. A. E. Hazel, who survives the
noted General.
H you want your hair cut with
out steps or a nice easy shave and a
refreshing shampoo, go to A. E.
Stiles, 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 guaranteed.
DMda EatoMd tor RwwS,
W. 8. Arbogast and wife to D. The Musical College, Preeburg,
K. Haas. Eoirlc Holel i Franklin. Snyder county, Pa., is recognized as
. t re
for $6350.
D. K. Haas to E. C. Graybill,
same as above, for $5000.
I.i lli rs ShmIMI.
Letters of administration in the
estate of Sarah Dinius, late of Jack
son twp., deceased, to Henry Dinius,
Feb. I I, 1900.
Letters of administration in the
estate of Samuel B. Bubb, late of
West Beaver were granted to Win.
P. Howell, Feb. 10th.
Mnrrlnicc UMMk
(A. J. Wagner, West Beaver,
I Minnie S. Knepp, "
one ofthc foremost Bchoola of music,
$33 will pay for six weeks, instruc
tions and board. Spring term will
begin May 7. Forcatalogue address,
Henry B. Moveu,
2-15-3t. Director.
Mrs. Rebmn Wagenseller and
daughter, Kate, of SHinsgrove spent
Sunday with the editor of the POBT
and wife.
The second quarterly meeting of
Freeburg circuit, U. B. church, will
lie held at St. Thomas appointment
on Saturday, Feb. 24th. All the
official members of the circuit are
requested and expected to Ik? present.
Business session to commence at 2:00
P, M. Preaching and communion
services on Sunday 10:00 A. M. A
full attendance is desired. Let all
the brethren come and enjoy a good
service. Presiding Elder Gabel ex
pects to be present.
H. M. T norm an, Pastor.
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