TheCrucifixionof Philip Strong Begins in the Post 3E0- W. WAQEN8ELLEB, Editor and Proprietor. LOCAL NEWS. A Week's News Dished up in 5mall QuantitiesVisitors in Town During the Past Week-Other News of Interest. f. M. Greene of Satillo was at the county Beat over Sunday. Prof. Keller of the Lewisburg Business College was in town Tues day, State College of Centre Co., Pa., lias an advertisement in the Post. Read it. 4-6-13t. Prothonotary (i. M. Shindel and wife were visiting relatives at Pallas Sunday. Henry Stepp of Port Tevertoa lias been granted an original ptnsion of SS per month. M. Millner, Kantz, lias a large selection of clothing Cor all ages at rock bottom prices. f-10-)!t. Mrs. John II. Willis is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jonathan Reioheu bach who is sick at Bhadel. Rollin (1. Bowersox, teacher in the Indian School at Carlisle, was a Middlebunrh visitor Saturday. Chas. C. Seebold is erecting a new wash house on the lot occupied by F. S. liieglc and Howard Folk. Malvin Dreese, who formerly re sided here, is spending several weeks st different places in this county. The French Flab walk is Hearing completion. This will make a de cided improvement on the old walk. John W. Walter, the assessor of Franklin township, made a pop fall at this office Tuesday afternoon. W. I). Winey, one of our coal and grain merchants, was called to Shamokin on business thelatterpart of last week. Anion L. Spangler, the storekeep er and ganger of this place, began work at tlx; Shswver distillery Mon day morning. The 1 2th annual convention ot the Snyder District, 1. (). S. of A., will Ik- held at Freeburg, Saturday, May 26, 1900. Mrs. Amanda Qemberling of Se iinsgrove spent several days with her daughter, Mrs. N. A. Howes, during the past week. Fob Sale. A new butcher wa gon, one of the latest st vies, will lie sold cheap. Inquire of A. W. Bow ersox, Middleburg, Pa. tl. Gabriel Heaver has laid a new ling stone pavement in front of his residence. Mr. Heaver now has one of the best sidewalks in town. Hon. (J. Alfred Schoch and wife visited at Milllinburg last week. Mr. Schoch returned Friday and Mrs. is spending a few more days. A session of court was held Fri day of last week. The business that called the officers together dwindled down to almost nothing. Our stock in Dress (mods was never so large as at present in the latest fabrics. Coine to see and learn the prices. M. Millnkh, r-l0-3t. Kantz. Pa. The opening chapter of that most interesting story of Rev. Chas. M. Sheldon, "The Crucilixion of Philip Strong" begins on the insideiages of this week's Post. The beer bottling works of Ra phael J. Bowen was sold at sheriff's sale last Thursday. It was Iwught by Steininger Brothers, J. C. Schoch and J. R. VanHorn. J. Kohler Peck, one of the Jus tices of the Peace of Chapman town ship, and Jeremiah Price of McKees Half Falls were at the court house Tuesday to probate the last will and testmeant of John Schoch. MIDDLEBUEGH, SNYDER CO., The weather since Sunday has more of a Bummei temperature. A beautiful line of silks suitable for ladies' fancy waists ami dresses. No two patterns alike, 35 cents per vard and up at M. Mi 1 1 iter's, Kant, Pa. 5-10-3t W.S. Herrold of Chapman was a county seat visitor Tuesday. lie says he likes the Post and came in to become a subscriber and paid for it in advance. The beautiful Weaver chapel or gan to lie given away by the Post is on exhibition at F. S. Riegle's music rooms. When you conic to town, do not fail to see it. I. E. Roust of Shreincr, N. K. Hartman of Shamokin Dam, .1. O, Goes, J. M. Mattern, J. E. Kline aud J. M. Middleswarth ot Troxel ville were at the county scat Mon day. Elsewhere in this issue we publish a call from a large number of citi zens for a public meeting to make arrangements to celebrate the cen tennial of Middleburg. Every one should attend this meeting Friday evening. We call special attention to our new and well selected line of Mill inery or ready-to-wear head goods for Ladies, Misses and Children in the latest fashions. As usual prices are the lowest. Give us a call. We are sure to please you. .Vio-ot. M. Miu.nkk, Kantz, Pa. "The Crucifixion of PhilipStrong" is even inoreinteresting than "Robt. Hardy's Seven Days." The former begins in this week's issue of the Post. Do not miss it. If any one can read Philip Strong and not he benefited by it, we would like to know who that person is. Read it aud let us know your opinion. It was agreed by a vote of five to four, by the viewers appointed to view the bridge on the west branch at Northumberland, to report against treeing the bridge. Tin.' three viewers from Northumberland coun ty and J. S. Griffin ot Union county voted to free the bridge; the three from Snyder county and Messrs. A. S. Hoch and J. K.Stahl ot Un ion county decided against it. Rev. John i. Paton, Missionary to the New Hebriedes Islands, will visit Lewisburg next mouth. I n the evening ot June lth he will speak in the Presbyterian church. This will lie a rare treat lor Lewis burg as Kev. Mr. Paton will speak only a few times ill the Slate. Ili great work in the New Hebrides is known throughout the world, lie found the Islands in a state of can nibalism but to-day they are chris tianized. No one should miss the opportunity ot' hearing him. Endless Thanks to the Search era of Our Lost Son, Mar lin Burns. We cannot find words that will convey our heartfelt thanks to the people of Middleburg, Paxtonville and the entire surrounding com munity for their earnest and diligent service of searching for our dear lost child. Such a strenous, untiring effort as was made by every one was in deed marvelous; although while it is imjiossihle to do so, we only wish it were jiossiblc to thank each and every one individual I v for their earnest service, the result of which has turned grief to joy. We are also greatly indebted to the officials of the shoe lactory for closing down; to the people of the planing mill tor doing likewise; to J. F. Stetler for abandoning his work with his men, and to Prof. Killian for closing his school and with his scholars, joining the search ing party. Mb. and Mrs. G. W. Burns. LOST IN THE WOODS. The Thre Year old Child of Editor G W. Burns Lost in tht Woods bun day. Not Found til. Monday, Sunday towards evening them ws was brought to this place th it little .Marlin Hums, the three-year-old son ot Editor G. W. Burns, ot the Slate College 'IlllU'M, was loSt mill was iii the woods near the lied bridge or the camp meeting grove. John Bowersox, a traveling salesman, an uncle of the lost child, took Marlin! Burns, Ruth Bowersox and an other child to the woods lor a lilt Ic outing Sunday afternoon. They went upl to Sylvester Bowcii's place and went out iii the woods there, Mr. Bow- ersox began to read a I k and the children were gathering flowers audi . ., I... i i playing, i pou loom tig lor mc chil dren, he discovered that .Marlin was missing. The other two children did not know wln rc he was. A search was immediately instituted and not finding the child in an hour, the alarm was sent to Paxtonville and t i hi- place and in a short while the wood- was ovi i'-riiii wil h at least Jim people, A systematic search was made but without avail. The mother of the lost child w as grief stricketi in this place while the lath er was in Selinsgrove bed-last with consumption, The surroundings were pitiable, bill the situation found a ready response by a large number ol people anxious to relieve the ma ternal and the paternal strain. All through the search no one was more devoted than John Bowersox, who more than any one else felt the aw ful strain of responsibility resting upon Id- shoulders. At midnight allot the searchers but about ten Icit the woods for home a much dis appointed set ol fellows. The ten were stationed at different intervals through the woods tor the purpose of' hearing the child cry it il should get awake during the night. The night passed, tliedawiicamcaiid went and no neu s came to cheer the brok en hearts. The suspense vva ag gravated and the interest itensified. fully two hundred people wended their way to the woods early Mon day morning and were carefully or ganized and one grand and noble phalanx lined up for the fray aud marched up the mountain side so that no vestige ol ground could be missed. Other searching parties started at different places, and no success having come for such a long time, it was pretty generally believ ed that the child was kidnapped and would be held for a ransom. By ten o'clock tlllly three hundred peo ple were oil the ground, 'flic shoe factory employees w ere told the fac tory would not run so that all could goto the woods to help the search. About ten o'clock the good news heralded down the mountain side that the boy had been found. The little fellow had gone about three miles from his companions and becoming weary lay down to sleep and evidently was not awakened un til disturbed by the w histles of the searching party. He was sleeping behind a log anil getting up was spied. The little fellow was thirsty and hungry, but was happy and laughing w hen found. When the news ot ihe muling naeneii .lomi Bowersox's ears, the nervous strain w hich had sustained him for the en tire time, now relaxed and he fell to the ground in a swoon. He was cared lor and taken home a very sick man. The affair caused more .1 I 1 Y I public excitement and public inter- est than any other that has occurred in this vicinity tor many years. John Schoch of Hummel's Wharf was at the county sent Tuesday and paid his resjiccts to this office. He was called to town to witness asign ature of the will of the late Mr. Price of McKees. PA., THURSDAY, MAY IT, k mem . v v.. ..... . - cam-oft-jms 3 mm fflMM uL , MM JOHN TEAT'S BARN IN us il looked utter las! week's storm utter last Wee Hros. View C. The Storm near Pallas. Ureal Ihtnutge. l)ont liitrn i riM 7w, .'. to IP. Uonm "Lots, tin'. Heaviest Itocr, Prora Our I'aIIim CorrptlHindeiil, The storm which preceded the rain Tucsdav evening. May Nth, out a wide swart li up through the val ley Iroin Mi is n'ville t" ( Irubb's church and Panulisc church, this county, leaving devastation and terror in its wake. )wcllillg houses were unrooted, louiullltiol'S shaken, barns demolished a u d lieatitiful sturdy trtws laid wasU;. The following are among the sufferers ol the storm : James Grahiim, almost entire I barn unrooted. Henry Ebright, barn unroofed: Daniel Garinni), b.u.i un rooted; John NV. feats, 'hapman twp., log frame house partly moved on its foundation and partly unroof ed, siiuiiner kitchen blown to pieces; Large bank barn torn by lightning ,. ... . ...1 aiul almost entirely uemolisiieil. 1 Several parties were present, anions them the owner barely bv gisnl luck saving their lives. The owner, Mr. Teats, was just returning from Meiserville and be ing near the barn in his buggy when the storm struck him. ( n his side the big ap: le and cherry trees snap ped and went down with crashes which siartcd his team on the canter, and lookini! up. he was presented with an awful sight bank barn went to I I is line largi i'i's right In'- lore his eve, the large beams snatiiied as easily as twigs, nexi instant lightning sine house. The supposition is that tin was first struck by liirlitiiiu lieiiiL lie barn and lorn up thus giving the storm more chance. A few minutes before tin storm Willet Moyer had driven up to the barn with the intention ot driving inside until the storm should have subsided, but changing his mind he drove off, 't hat no doubt -aved his life and also that of hi horse, as the heavy beams, in falling, would undoubtedly have crushed them both. Card of Thanks. EdITOH Post: Please return my heartfelt thanks to all the peoph w ho lent a helping hand during the long siege of sickness which prevail ed in my family for the hist six weeks. And in a special manner am 1 indebted a thousand times to the families who Stood so firmly with me al the liedside of the two wdio have just departed, and administered go faithfully to their wants. 1 am unahic to fi tit 1 words to express my gratitude towards the people for their kind acts shown to my family dur ing the recent sad bereavement I trust that at some future time 1 may be able to do some kind deeds in return. I remain, Yours truly, L. A. Troupe. bBhSEkF' CHAPMAN TOWNSHIP nm a photograph taken by 1 5a I ley eseei:ily lor I he I'osT. Annual Statement The following is a statement ol the friends who contributed toward the sexton's salary lor the cleaning ot the Middleburg Union t'einetry, lor the year I SK'.I : H. It. Uiegel, Middleburg, 9 '."- David Stahlnecker, " 1 .U K. C. Walter, ' i"n Daniel Bidendcr, " 1.0(1 (i. E. Hassinger, John I Hctrieh, " .r0 .lane Troxell, " "it i A. II. fish, 50 S. S. Schoch, " 50 Mrs. Mary Walter, " 50 UenVy. Walter, " 5(J Newton Bachman, " 25 Henry Newman, " - Dr. J. Y. Shindel, " 1.00 George W. Walter, f0 Mrs. Harry Smith, -J." Barbara Bilger, " " liolierl Smith, " 10 Kate Bachman, " 'J" .1 . M. Vanundt, " 2") " J. P. Aurand, " (i. M. Moat. ' i'O N. P. Han , m Bobinson Waller, " LaukHare, " l"i NV. H. Houtz, .")0 M is. ( 'atliariue I !i iwer" i .' 11 1 " ( harlcs Snyder, " "J'. Mary lleiillillger " I 'avid 1 leiiit.elniau, " .las. ( i, ( Irouse, 51 1 Aaron licmiiuger, " I" I'hares Walter, " 50 David kcrstetter, " 25 Emanuel Zechman, 10 Aaron II lei, " 5(1 '. 15. Gmybill, Iteliecca Zecliman, " ,"i John I . I lare, " 'J"i lames Sliiiinau, " I 1 1 M rs. Phares ( ieinhcrling, " Susan Stct ler, Salem, " Jacob Walter, Danville. " Laurn Smith, ( 'arlmudal C. '. Seebold, Sunburv, ( has. T. Spccht, Shamokin, Jacob Steininger, Hartleton, A. S. Hoch, New Berlin, . E. i'Mi, Millersburg, John Wittemnver, Miflliub'g, . it i 1.10 I .(HI "a i no fun Ai i 5( Tola In response to the resolution, imssed July 11, 1899, to notify all persons who have lots or friends buried in 1 the Middleburg Union Cemetery, the aforesaid amounts were raised. Tlw. Imialaa. I . I, , I I .. Jt m iknn1 . ...I J IIL II II I,, nil,., l till II I I 1 .1 I I l S I. I all who so kindly contributed, and again solicit contributions for the year 1900, that they may further improve the cemetery. Jakes Sm man, J. NV. Swartz, PreodeuL Secretary. CJo to A. EL Sdes tor a smooth easyshave or up-to-date hair cut and head cleaned with I refreshing shampoo or dandruff removed w ith his tonic, cleau towel to each patron in bank building one door east of Poet Office; satisfaction guaranteed. this week. VOL 37. NO. ! Middleburgh Centennial. A Large i.im .,i Hidtllt.bnrKh'a Mmi Prominenf BnaincM nntlOtb r sk;i , in,. ,,s- etlnc That the citizens of this place are really in earnest about celebrating the ( die 1 liiiidrcdth Anniversary oi the town proven ,y :i nunierously signed call lor a public meeting to 1' beld in the c i house 0n Pri- day evening of this w eek at 7:30 P. M. 1 he follow ing i the call : To the editor of the li ST. We, the undersigned citizens of the borough ol Middlebunrh and vicinity, believing that as this i liii ith year sm,.,. j,L, ,,u M WH out, the anniversary should l the laid fit- tingl V celebrated. With that ill view we do hereby join iii calling a pub lic meeting of all the citizens in the town ami vicinity t,, take place in the court house friday evening, May I Nth, I!t00 at 7:o0 P. M. to discuss the matter and it thought di sirable, to effect an organization lor the pur pose of innkingtu tangcmeiils lor the proper celebration of the event and rcipicsl a lull tun t. Signed. i Alfred S I h, NV. NV. Wii- tenmyer, J. . Thompson, ( hn. M. Shindel, J. NV. ( trwig, 1 . A. Kern, t'arbon Seebold, Geo. NV. VVagen seller, J. V. Stetler, Jay G. NVeiser, J. II. NN illis, f.iwiu Charles, J. N. Brosius, Ben, Smith, A. f. ( iiibert, das. (i. 'rouse. Paul Billlmnlt. .las. Erdley, A. E. Soles, NV. H. Spang ler, V. II. Walter. Adam Showers, Samuel NVitteumver. Jr..J. '.Schoch. K. C. Walter, W. I!. NViney, J. M. Steimuirer. VV. II. I leaver. J. W. Umikcl, S. 15. Simonton, M. I. Pot-' ter, f. 3. Riegle, D. Bolender, Cal- viii Stetler, J. NV. Swartz, ( '. W, (iravbill, C. E. Gravbill. Jacfibfiil. icrt, D. T. Ithoails, A. J. ( Irosgrove, Curt in Bowersox, H. H. Hassinger, '. A. Meiser, NV. l.Garman, B. W. Yotler, .billies NV. fun;, le, ( i. ( '. Gutelius, H. Harris Bower, B. H. ( usier, Juhut '. Beck. I he above list ,,( names w Inch represent signatures to a call lor a meeting to discuss the matter and make arrangements to hold :i cen tennial gives :,t least a slight token ol s,,me iliten st :n the matter. Let there be a toll turn out, No doubt it would have neen signed by many others had there been an opportunity, faek ot time prevented a further canvass for signatures, hut the list is large enough lor the purpose in tended, to call the meeting. All should attend ;i- some ol us may not lie here when the arrangements are made lor the second centennial. Announcement. The third it inn erly meeting of . B. church, will afternoon, May Pn inont f . II. I rtt'burg circuit, I be held oil KritlllV 1 . 1900, in the church. ( hi Sundav forenoon, May 20, reopening and communion ser vices will beheld in said church. Some much needed improvements are being made, such as a new fenci around the church lot, new pulpit, altar railinc, etc. We expect to have a special asion and hereby extend a general invitation to al! the friends and brethren to attend these services, f residing Elder Gabel expects to be present to conduct the services. I't all the brethren come with prayerful hearts and then sure ly ( iod's blessings w ill rest upon us. If M. Trodtmah. at the following :ij pointments nevt Sunday bv the un dersigned pastor: "Pine" at 10 A. M.; "Aline" at 2:30 P. M.; "lau iel's" at 7:30 P. M. On Tuesday night, May 2 , at 7::i0 P. M. there will 1h a ro-o(ening service held in Premonl church Evangelical Asso ciation, services in the English lan guage. AH are welcome. James L. Buyer, Pastor.
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