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
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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,
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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
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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,
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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.