HBO- W. WAOBN8ELLEE,
EOMtor ana rropnewfi
MIDDLEBUR6H, SNYDER CO., PA., THUKSDAY, JUNE 7, 1900. VOL. 37. NO. 23.'
LOCAL NEWS.
A Week's News uisnea up in
Small QuantitiesVisitors in
Town During the Past
Week Other News
of Interest.
Barlier Klingler of Sehnsgrove
was in town Sunday.
The Yum enrolled "7 new buo-
scriliers the past six days.
The Ursinus College tommence-
Inent will be held on June 10 to 14.
Large frogs wanted at il.uO per
dozen. A.C. Smith, K. reamer, fa.
State College of Centre Co., Pa.,
has an advertisement in the FOOT.
Head it. 4-5-1 3t.
Number 0 plain fence wire at 3
Wilis per pound. A. C. Smith,
Kreamer, Pa.
Master Alter Ulshof Millersburg
is visiting hisgrandpareutsin Franklin.
Mrs. Frank Herman of Kratzer-
ville is visiting relatives at this
place.
Hathaway Mertz is painting the
table buildings for Mrs. Emanuel
Sohooh.
Mrs. Miller, of Baltimore, spent
Suuday with her mother, Mrs. Dora,
M West Market street.
0. 11. McCool went over to Mif-
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Mrs. Custer of Penu townshii) has
been visiting Prof. F. C. Bowersox
and wife at this place.
A child of Frank Gaugler of Se-
linsgrove is visiting bis grandfather,
Aaron Benuingcr, at this place.
C. S. Steininger of High, Union
County, Pa., and wife spent Sunday
with his parents.
A. E. Soles, the tonsorial artist of
the hank building, spent Monday
and Tuesday of last week in Lewis-town.
Merchant James F. Magce and
wife, of K reamer, called on lr. J.
W. Orwig and w ife Sunday after
noon.
A festival will be held at Smith
trove Siitnnl.'iv evenine-. .line Oth.
'r the benefit of the Smithgrove
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The sola fountain at tbe drug store
i a beauty and it is attracting a
Teat many people during these
warm days.
ii. Nelson Alio and mother of
Monroe township and J. P, Walter
Hid wife of K reamer were at Bur
law loiters last I'rutav night.
rbere will he a festival at Hum
l'l church ! miles nurtheast of
f:.i ii i a.. i i
uiiuoiiig, on Dduirunv evening,
une Kith, for the benefit of the
March. All are invited.
Bev. Frederick Bower delighted
many friends by preaching a
: in the Lutheran cliureb, sul-
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In the countv statistics published
st week we gave 157 voters and
persons subject to military duty
1 West Beaver township. The fig-
s should have been 264 and 151
pectively.
Thomas Jordan of Adams town-
hip came to town Friday with a
osd of mining ties drawn by the
ward combination of a mule and
little bull. Tbe team attracted
derable attention and a nhoto-
was taken of the team and the
wr in front of the Central Hotel
fW.N. Engle.
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The Father Is Near.
A wrr Utile chilil in its tlrenmiiiK one niictit
Wm aturtlcd by gome awful ograof fright,
And called for it fiithrr, who iuk'kly nroee
And hikfltuned ti iulcl the little OOVlWOtfi
Ah, well : ami how often we cry in the dark,
Tim' Uod in 1 1 lit love Ll BO near to Ml Hark '
.iod ! here In the world n your father and
mine,
Kvcr walelntiK an, I ren)y for love wordadivine.
Read the Arnold olosing out shoe
sale to-day.
Geo. W. Hassiuger and wife began
house-keeping in Mrs. Emanuel
Schorh's house hist week.
Samuel F. Deibert of Catawissa,
formerly the photngrapcr, of this
place, spent Memorial Day here.
Joseph Woods of Lewistown, one
of Mifflin county's attorneys, was at
our county seal Thursday morning.
M. Z. Steininger of this place, has
been recommended to he the next
district president of the P. ( .S. of A.
oi Snyder County.
Mrs. Paul Billhardt is visiting
her brother, Charles Erain, in Akron,
Ohio, and looking alter the welfare
ol his sick wife.
Harry Seebuld of Sunbury is
staying at the Washington House
and is reading medicine witli Dr. A.
J. Herman of this place.
Geo. W. Burns of State College
and John Elieuuergcrol Harrisburg
were spending a few weeks witn
Joseph Bowersox and family.
A large load of ersoiis ot Krea
mer anu one from I'axtonvilleatteiid
eti the Christian Endeavor Rally in
the Chapel fast Friday evening.
- If. EL Uower, Ekov, delivered the
memorial address ul bweugle on
Wednesday morning ot last week
and also spoke brieiiy at llartletoii.
Henry Boyer, a veteran ol the
late war, dropped over dead at Ccn-
ireville on Memorial Day. lie was
buried Friday. The tuueral was
attended by the U. A. lv. of this
place. Deceased was 7- years ol
age.
Eugene Snyder ol Akron, Ohio,
formerly ol fort Treverlou, ua at
the county seal last Friday. Eugene
lias made his mark in the Buckeye
Slate. He is at the head ol the me
chanical department ol some large
uiauutacturuig plant.
Charles liiegle ol Union County
was lodged in me county jail here
last Wednesday on the charge ol
stealing a horse from Mrs. Amos
Fugle near Luchiel, Union Comity.
It appears the horse he stole was a
very good horse which he traded on
a very poor horse and it is presumed
he got considerable "Boot ' money.
As the crime was committed in Uni
on CUttUty the prisoner was taken to
I talon county Thursday.
We acknowledge the receipt of an
invitation from t has. S. Botteiger
of ( owan, Pa., to attend the graduat
ing exercises of Gettysburg College,
June 13, Mr. Botteiger wasone of
the youngest pupils in the Cowan
(iraimnar school ten years OffO when
tiie writer taught there. The writer
then predicted that this young man
would make his mark. He has
scored his first victory and we feel
sure of hearing more concerning him
iu the future.
The memorial exercises on May
30th passed of! very pleasantly. Prof.
A. A. Killian delivered a very ac
ceptable memorial address in the
cemetery at this place. The town
put on a holiday appearance after
the exercises. The lads and lasses
were out in all the latest regalia.
Quite a large number of people were
entertained by a band concert after
which Mr. Arndt and his three sons,
who are brickmakers at the brick
yard, won many friends by singing
familiar songs in the square. Others
wended their way to the weighing
social and filled up on ice cream and
cakes and then got weighed.
A. G, Baahoar of the Franklin
Milling ( illlipuiiy spent some time
in Juniata '.unity ia-i week.
The ('. K. Society of Pnxtonville
will hold a lawn festival mi Satur
day evening, June i)tli. This is to
be a necktie festival. Come and see
what they havu.
The school board inel on Monday
evening and organized by electing
W. W. Wittenrayvr, President, Ja
cob Gilbert, Secretary, and Geo. H.
Steininger, Treasurer,
1 larvcy Keiclieiil-aeh, working for
S. W. Truttol Monroe twp., tell oil
a wagon Monday and injured him
self in thecrotoh, Tlie injury was not
serious, but might have been worse.
Wanted Aoexts. To s. II our
Teas, Cutlers, Species and Halving
Powder to consumers, Liberal com
mission paid. Address Union Tea
Co., 35 N. 3rd Street, Harrisburg,
Pa. 5-31-41.
.1. L. .Marks ot Middleburg, near
It. R. Depot, sells all Wye Whiskey,
his own make, from L' to 7 years
old, by the barrel, I gal, or
by the quart. to see the goods
before going elsewhere. 5-31- Ii.
Mrs. Minerva Walter ol Belins
grove came up Saturday on the train
and went to Centreville to spend
Sunday w itb her parents. She drop
ped into (his office and paid her pa
per up to I POL
(iotoA. I. Stiles for a smooth
easy shave or up-to-date hair cut
and head cleaned with a (refreshing
shampoo or daudrufl removed wiili
his tonic, clean towel to each patron
in bank building one door cast ot
Post Office; satisfaction guaranteed.
Mrs. Geo. W. Wagcnseller and
Mrs. Julia Dieninger, of this place,
went to Lcwisburg to hear Dr. John
Paton, tin' renowned missionary to
the Hebrides, preach, As i result
of Dr. Paton's efforts, 18,000 uan
ibais were converted.
W. II. Fidcm, optician and jew
eler of New Berlin, will beat C '.
Gutelius' store room Wednesday of
each week for the purpose of testing
eyes and repairing all kinds of jew
elry. Mr. Fidem is a graduate ot
the Philadelphia Optical College
and all work entrusted to him will
receive his most can fnl attention.
5-30-2m.
The summer term of the Free
burg Musical College will ojieu
July li, 1900. The school is con
ducted by li. B. Moyer. It is one
of the best musical colleges in ( !en
tral Pennsylvania and it has given
somany young people in this section
a musical education that the institu
tion is a household word over a
large proportion of the state. i-7--t.
The beautiful souvenir, "Paris
mid the Exposition Illustrated," de
scribed in kne advertising columns,
should be in every household. The
320 views embraced in the twenty
parts graphically portray every feat
ure worth Beeing; and, no matter
whether you go or stay at home,
the work w ill be invaluable, as it
can be secured at a trilling expense.
The Snyder County Historical So
ciety wishes to acknowledge the re
ceipt of 20 old copies of the Free-
burg "News published in USX")
and 1886, from John H. Knepp,
Middlecreck, Pa. Persons having
old copies of county newspapers,
should not destroy them, but send
them in to the Snyder County His
torical Society.
G. A. Shaffer of Freeburg came
over to the county seat ou Memorial
Day with a nice large list of new
subscribers for the Post. Mr. Shaf
fer is anxious to get the Poet's prize
Chapel Organ for the Ebenezer
church in Washington township.
Mr. Shaffer has discovered that lie
can get votes more rapidly by work
ing for premium coupons.
How the Contest StandB.
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Friends of "The Post"
Miuerva Wnlii-r.
Jacob B. Herman,
Koll or Honor. The following Kerstctter,
perspus have paid their subscription I Lil.'ie Bath Ion
to tin. P08T toll,,, Hntnu nnnnuiia . i ,.
1...- .1... I ..),! I 1. itler nnmuy Sl,l.l il.ller,
"'.in iM,iiitiiiii . ii.iot i vyi miu uie : uu nuj iuioiujiub
'I lie organ contest is creating quite
an int'Tee-t iiinouq; the members aud
i friends ot churches who are strivinif I to the Post to the da.ta
I'osr w I irive awav i tlx- church. ' ,m'M "eaua or on your pa
church,
school in
Sum Im v ucliiutl hi. i.l.l!,
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per please notify iik
nuinoer oi votes. tie t iruran is on
exhibition at F. S. Bieglc's music
j room adjoining the Washington
nuuse, auu a great many persons
dropped in to see the handsome in
strument. They all agree that it is
a very beautiful organ and a soil
toned instrument. Beginning with
this week, we will announce the re
sult each week. Votes will lie
counted at . 1'. M. every Tuesday.
The first count show the result as
follows:
Fheiiezer 1!. B. ehiircl
township :
Premium coupons,
Newspaper 011111)011--,
! '. Fvnn. church, Pcnm
Creek, Pa.
Newspaper couihui,
U. B. church, Fremont
Pa.
Premium counons,
Washinirton
092
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PIP
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Newspaper 1.1 '
Trinity chureli, ?
lla,i Pulls,
New -!i
fill
1 I
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Toud,
As there are premium con
out yet im. I iicwspuiiei' eon pons
ttlHive standing muv be chaugei
anv time.
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COURT HOUS2 CHIF.5
!i . il. RHMrM lor III 'i.n.
Geo. W. Hassiuger and w ile, 1 bit
lie Bowersox and husband and Alice
K uster and husband, heirs ol Jucob
'. Hassiuger, to .1. A. Hdt, 71 acres
and 50 acres respectively for $5800.
Sarah G. Gross to Sophia E.Wag
ner, one acre iu West Ikaver town
ship for $10.
Absalom G. Kauffman and wife
to Joseph M. Middleswarth, 81 acres
spri
low n.-hiji
ami ,i. pt relies
lor $101)0.
I.rllrr QmitlOft.
jotters of administration were
granted in the estate oi M'illhiiii
Beach, late ol luminal) township,
to ( ieorge Leach.
I II. J. Gilbert, Penn two. ,, .'. ,, 1
11 !. .1 ... "III.'' V.'
1 lauticooiirg
itter.
B. F. Heimbach,
Peter Nace,
Wm. .1. Trexlcr,
C. M. Middleswarth,
W. I). Bilger,
A. B. Mark hy,
John Bow, Sr.,
N. A. Bowes,
B. T. Iteichenlwch,
II. B. Gelnett,
I '. L. Beiehetilmi h,
N. o. Bow,
K. Aiirund,
Martin Slear,
II. i;. liiegcl,
Edward Frdley,
'. M. Showers,
I. B. Shellenlierger,
John II. Miller,
Ib.n. P. F. Biegle,
llaryey Mover,
Mrs. J. !!. Beiehley
W. II. Hurlinan,
Mrs. A.laJBolig,
S. II. Ilaekenburg.
( ieo. ( '. Kerr,
I . Ii. SiMingler,
John P. Smith.
I. & A. Moeschiu,
John Mitierling,
Lizzie Howell,
lurtin Bov ersox,
F. W, Young,
W. S. Herrohl,
John Schoeh,
Jeremiah Price,
F. B. Bolig,
!.;. Long,
Mrs. .1. M. lion-li,
II. W. Zi'chmaii,
W. W. Wittenmyer
Kmnuuel Ze hinan,
.las. !. Packer,
Simon Arlxigast,
Hon. S. P. Wolvcrton, D
S. B. Simonton,
( 'lareneet iravbill,
1.11. Bowersox,
I'rot. .1. II. App,
Howard A. W alter,
Mrs. Wm. Noll,
Peter Bailey,
I 'an. Sassaman, Jr.,
May Heiser,
iVLS. Schnee,
m rs. l ti 11 ru nlcJ iinn
May 1, 1901
June I, 1900
Ian. I, 1901
I'el.. I, 1900
May I, 1900
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Apr. 1, 1901
June 1, l'.Kll
May S, 1900
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July 1, 1900
Albert Iviegel,
S. 11. Leitner,
Ceo. F. Miller,
Henry Moyer,
Nicholas Trewitz,
John C. Beck,
A. I' . Solomon,
Amelia Pu rge,
Jacob I. PaBl.,
Wm. I'. Kenner,
1. I ruin Shelly,
Sainui I P. Snydei
( 'en. A. I ucll,
Char es S
rs onreiikie.
A I V
.ie.. .. 1 looser, Ji
Harry Smith,
Daniel Middleswarth,
Apr. 1, 1901
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June I, I'.iOl
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Jan. 19, 1901
June 1, I'. ml
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May 15, 1901
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July 1, 1901
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May 1, 1901
Sept. 215, 1PO0
June I, 1901
July I, 1000
Mar. 1, 1P00
June I, I POO
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July I, IP00 Fred Miller,
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Mar. !, 1901
May 15, I'.;! il
June I, l'.Kll
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Bobert Bause,
1. . Janet 1,
Levi Au rand, J
Mary I lives. ,
John Arlwgast,
Wm. S. Shirk,
Jerry Walter,
I riah Berger,
Dr. J- F. Kanawell,
J. .' Itiegel,
Willis Krdley,
T. A. Murks,
l. II. ArUjoust,
James S. Troup,
Aaron '. Walter,
John Shaffer,
H.C. Boyer,
Francis Su llen,
Joseph Steffen,
Samuel A. Walter, June
M. Milluer,
Wm. II. Buyer,
1 )avid Boyer,
Lincoln Luck,
Sainm l Uiekharf,
J. F. Kerstetter,
Ilias. Fry,
Samuel 1'. I lertiian,
Abr. K rouse,
Jackson K n ider,
'has. K issinger,
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Samuel . Trntt,
1 T. Bhouds and wifi were visit-
I ellv-11.
M rs, I ViiT lihoads at the capital
-tlie-Siis.
I A.
I lenrielta Walborn
Wm. . v liJinmsoii, helinsgrove, I j. (ialail,
Musetta P. Fnrlney, Tyrone, jj jt Lciiley
Aug.
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l Ceo. B. Ilhine, MuKees A Fulls,
I Carrie B. Keller, Port Treverton.
I Wilson P. Noll, Port Treverton,
' Bailie E. Meiser "
f Nicholas Trewitz, Aline, Pa.
I Sarah M. Shemory, Paxtonville.
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Anaouncemeutfi.
Preaching and special singing by
"Arndt Brother.-" at the following
appointments over next Sun. lav,
June 9-10:
Hoover's Saturday night at 7:45
P. M.; Sunday at Witmer'sat 10 A.
M.j Port Treverton at 7:30 P. M.
All who love to hear good singing,
should come. A special invitation
to all.
Jamks L. BOYEB, 1 'astor.
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Important to Business Men.
The Post will issue B0O0 in sup
plement form a classified business in
dex of the professional, commercial
and manufacturing interests of Sny
der County. The index, besides be
ing supplement form, will be print
ed on 2,000 cardboard charts, which
will be hung up in all public and
business places throughout the
county. In such publication, which
will be a valuable reference, every
business man's name or profession
should appear.
. W. I. Jarrett,
Philip Mengle,
8. H. Hartman,
1 Inward Bowersox,
Linnie F. Aucker,
llcnrv A. Hottenstein, June I, 1001
. H. Wcnrich, Apr. 1 1, 1001
Mr.-. Kale A. Jones, June I, 1901
Ben ben Weirick, do
John W. Kline, May !, 100
James Inch, June 1, 1901
S. ( '. I on.!ore, Jo
( i. A. Schaffer, .in
Mrs. Anna Holsapple, do
W. F. Shaffer, do
Sal lie Seh hi big, do
Lewis Moyer, .lo
Philip J. Mover, do
Isaac Ramer, do
Jackson Herman, do
('has. Haines, do
Thos. Landis, do
Nathaniel Trewit, ' do
M. B. Miller, Feb. 1, 1900
A. IL Bewersor, June 1, 1901
Jas. P. Smith, do
Levi A. Dressier,
David A. Young, do
Jackson W. Bow, do
Ijevi T. Bohuer, do
Ma.ie Beaver, do
Ira B. Walter, do
Mrs. Peter K I ingle r, do
D. W. Dunbaugh, do
F. H. Attinger, do
Jacob S. Shemorry, do
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We give below some elubbillg
combinations with the Post. The
rates u noted arc very low.
The rami Journal, montlily, for
almost live years and the Middleburg
I ' i year, naid in advance. SI .00
The Kami Joitrtial n m.- of IH l"--!
mtrieuUuml pftperi publUlid it con
Utiim from a' In In WKei ' li nth
bimJ in it nf evai y niihjpcl f il luterral t
ilif fm inrr, latMin rami n orklttg hmmi.
The New York Tri-Weekly Tri
bune and the Middlebuig Pr, one
year, paid iu advance, only 1 ,75.
Tha Trl Weekly i pnUIUIied Monday,
Wednesday And i rlday, o a. baa h lanx.
proporUon of Hbsertuen mi dale ol
lame, and each edition 1m :i Ihorotaybly
up-lo .lull- dally family newepaper iJr
busy H'.ijilc.
The New York Weekly Tribune
ami the Middleburg Post, one year,
paid iii advance, only (1.25
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Tbnreday, and Kfoee all Important newM
of nation and world, tin- mo-i reliable
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ilepartntent, reliable lenatal informa
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The New York Tri-W.vklv World
and the Middleburg Post, one year,
paid in advance, only (1.65.
Tba Trl-Weekly World eomaa three
timea a weak, b. niioii with tba latent
nawa of Um eoantry and in well worifa
the pciei i-k.- i for it.
The Practical Farmer, one year,
and the Middleburg Post, one vear,
paid in advance, .l..r0. Both of
the above papers and the Practi.al
Farmer Year BKik and Agricul
tural Almanac for 1900, jtaid in
advance, only $1.(55.
The I "ractlcal Farmer la ona of tba beat
farm papera publiahad, laaued monthly,
lit II. mi year. The year book oonUiaa
nw pagea la which there la a fund of in
formation tnai ta uaerui to tba fa
The price or tbla book alone la M
You ret tha roar, the Practical I
aad tie rear book fat only