ev. Sheldon s "Malcom Kirk" Begins intlie Post this week. 0- W . WAVHDAUiJaot MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 30. 1900. VOL. 37. NO. 34. LOCAL NEWS. Week's News Dished up in ...nil i umni ii t itii nr in Town During the Past WeekOther News of Interest. .I i '.!. v :.. ;.. tUtm t.tl.K,- Mi it nf Ni fin. was tn leburg Saturday. r A. M. iiutli was ai me coun- ...,t V',lii,..i In v innriiinir of last 1 ' ... uuitalt rai.nii'imr 111 1 I I I I I .-Willi: VVIlfcV II 1 Vtrn.i r fa .lace. A f Ml homufl Katnton. oi raxconviue, sell his personal property Sat- L. I ini'l i'i ii in I i in L U icnrtT m tin.r trionrU mid relatives ill Elk- T 1 I, I HM. .i i A : . 1 tU ow nit Biiir WBMO UIMI MHI IH waist girl are having a serious it I' III I L . ri I 1 in muii 1j. opamrier reuiroeu ! A v v ...i. du:i 1 LI I . . ..4' n in id lllllll lllll. Ill ill 1 JHl UN, 1" r 1 . i . . i . i . i Schoch. lias. i.. sieimnger uuu miuii) i" . i iimt:..; n iii'ii miir Lin Y iiiiuiun . u v c : l n . .... .... ' : . ttnmov H H. (irimm and son. ii k riwmil s 'vrr l uvn in i 1111 ulna last week. r i j j oirouo aim unrrev iuuku. K reamer, were at Middleburg i ' i III IIU Ullt l 1KIVMI. i . i i m : i ii..! attended the picnic at Red Bridge oseph Hnnkle, 01 l.elletonte,vis- his U Dotes. John and James, O I t I Knfirluv -nn wife h I iW1S- Bpent Sunday with II. II. Illin 'iinI franiilv new shoemaker has come to 1 . 1 V I fl I'. 'it V ... fl I J ....... t ... , . - . .. I i. fill in m ion nn inrn Tor i mniirn tii ui nu iraue. wii Amig, of Selinsgrove, was (Mlest tf Ilia I in it I ii-r Phi Ii it ill -w. u Ullllll I , otrnaster Geo. C. Wagenseller, Belinstrrove. was at the county rllluliiv 'i H..ri i. ill .'.' I II.'. 111. -I'.. . v.. in n ui miA ai u v iiimiii Id spent Thursday of but week it Slate capitol. acoli S. Hoop, MifHiuhurg's enter- g litiiuioru, wan at mis mm . - - . ,? . jx, uuiA IHX ' .11 in :lir,..... ,.i m i 1- ..: uj ui oiuppeusniirg, is visu relatives at this place. K. Murray, formerly the drug ot this place and wife, of l'hila., visiting friends, at this plaw. IT. ... ... 1 irrw. U mM 1 1 LII. ... Ul. 1..,, -..ii ..i i im 1 1 M Tl,l II M CSl 'uwnship, rode his bicycle to the My seat one day last week. llS Sfclln anil fvrn Knniitr tic rviiAafo ..4 f T ...;.. .....1 fc.ni nin in iniivm i jiiu i uuu C'rouse Rpvprnl ilavn th nast j , K. "hn S. Yerger, of lit. Pleasant m brought a nice load ot delic- ptaches to the county seat Fn-evening. John I. Woourufl and Itev. . Wn... r t. 1 I . "utT, oi ousquenanna uni- i "tie me couniy seat cmi- "lumiug. Moate.of Akron. Ohio. 0r than Ira fn. n l"Pcr tnvintr an vnnnf nt th Akron. Miss Belle Bibighaus is viaitiug friends at this place. Geo. NT. Hasringer and wife spent Sunday with F. P. Kuster in Penn township. a. Sherifl Row andrife attended the funeral ot Daniel B. Heiser at Slia- mokin Dam Tuesday. The Middleburg band will play for the odd fellows' reunion at Mifflinburg Thursday. M. Ii. Hassinger. of Barnes, Warren county, has been visiting in this vicinity tor the past week. l)o not miss "Malcom Kirk." It is one of Sheldon's best stories and liegins on the inside pages of this issue. Hon. (i. Alfred Schoch and wife Miss Kate Bolender and Mrs. Lizzie Eyster attended the Schoch reunion last Friday. David Steininger, wife and child of Lorhiel, have Ik-cii visiting rel atives in and around this place dur ing the past week. Charles Miller and II. Foster Kreamer, of Sweet Hope, one of the Buberbs ot Selinsgrove, were at the county seat Saturday morning. Fifteen cents pays for the Post till after election to he scut lo new subscribers only for the campaign purposes. 25 cents to New Year. tf. Oscar N. Liudig, an expert plumber, of Lewishurg, with Mrs Miss lviitli Howell has ironi Sunbury t" work in the silk mill. Hor.sk pokSai.r. A bav horw four years old. weighs ten hiitidi solid and sound, works in all harness. Good reasons given for selling. A. II. lloWKIWOX, 8-10-3t. Ueavertown, Pa. Houses a no Mules at Private SALE. I have five horses and five mules from five to ten years that I will sell at orivate sale. ( ou or address J. I-. Ml ODLEBWARTH, 8-23-3t. Beavertown, Pa. EJditor Albert Smith, of the Eliz abethville E:lto, spent Sunday in town the guest of his parents. Ed itor Smith is publishing a newsy pa per and deserves the heartiest sup port ot Dauphin county people. D. A. Kern's cider press has been removed to the brick yard where it will be operated by Howell & Sny der, Wednesday nf every week, and Wednesday only except in case of rain when it will run Thursday. H-23-2t to I 1 BiKI AC-JL Committee Meeting. HON. BENJAMIN ( 'itntlitlatf for Senator K. FOCMT, nf L'Vili District. Go to A. K. Soles for easyshave or up-to-date a smooth hair cut and head cleaned with a refreshing shampoo or dandrufl removed with his tonic, clean towel to each patron in hank building one door east ot Post Office; satisfaction guaranteed. Charles Rothcnnel, of PortTrev erton, who had been in Klondike, came down t Seattle some time ago I V( . . . fl . a 1 I v.iv vavni. v- i - linn ctviii laai. tto itinduj and son, last week tWAlMb n -HJ .polfik the hosi)italit ilrs. Charles VaI-ln -ii .... PT . ill: .Till null. Ill n lew ncc.Q Ml Klondike again. Mr. Rothermel ter. W. L. Bossier and brother, of Freeburg, were at the county seat Thursday of last week. Will thinks the Sheldon stories are very interest ing. Eugene 1'. Leonard, of Lincoln, Nebraska, arrived in this place last Friday. He is now selling stock for a rublier factory in the Philip pines. Theodore Walter, of Akron, )., is visiting relatives in this place. Theodore is enjoying a lucrative po sition in the town ot riots and dis order. The POST will be sent from now till after election for If) cents and till Jan. 1, 1901, for 2.") cents. This oiler is good only for new subscri bers and is made for the campaign only. tf. Miss Kate Howersox, of Carlisle, and her mother, Mrs. S. A. Hower sox, of Paxtonville, have been visit ing County Superintendent F. C. Bowenox. W. W. Kipka, of this place, was appointed Monday as a railway mail clerk and served in his official duty on the Sunbury it Lewistowu Divi sion last week. Editor Thomas H. Harter, of the Bellefonte Gazette, was in town sev eral days last week. From here he accompanied John M. Steininger to the Susquehanna river to fish. Attorney Win. K. Miller, of Salem, was in town Saturday on bus iness with his brother's estate. He will sell the house and lot on the French Flats, Saturday, Sept. 29. Rev. ('has. M. Sheldon has more readers to-day than any other living American author. His interesting story, "Malcom Kirk" begins on the inside pages to-day. Do not miss it. Mrs. I. II. Howersox and daugh ter, Ruth, visited the former's hus band at the Danville hospital last week. She reports him in an ex cellent condition and in a good shape to come home soon. At Williamsgrove from Middle burg and vicinity : Chas. Moyer and wife, C. E. Steininger and wife, M. L. Hassinger and wife, Curtin Howersox, wife and daughter and J. E. Newman and wife. has written several letters to the Post concerning his ex'verience in the Yukon region. When Hishop Brooks wari once told by his private secretary that his Episcopal duties left him no time for himself, he said: "I have plenty of time to myself." "When and where?" asked the scrcetary. "In the railroad cars," answered the Hishop. September Ladie Home Journal. The Home Telephone Company have just issued a very neat and complete list of their subscribers in book form. 1 he In ml. also contains a corrected list of of the Shaoiokin alley, Penn Telephone, Montour and Columbia Telephone, Schuyl kill Telephone and Tuscarora Tele ephone companies. If a child bom to Mr. and Mrs. James Dcitrick, who lives near hurt London, lives until Sunday it will be six weeks old. The child, which is as healthy as month -old babies usually are, was born without nose or mouth, with three fingers misting from the other. At the place where the mouth ought to be there is an opening leading into the palate. Huntingdon Globe, Messrs. S. Charles Hoover, of Lancaster, I'enn'a, and Rciij. F. Eat on, Jr., and two charming young ladles, Misses Edna Ames, oi Haiti- ! l x m t & i i more, am., and .wary nariier, ot MiHiinhurg, enjoyed a carriage! ride to Middleburg Saturday afternoon, where they were the welcome guests of Gabriel Heavel and family. On their return to Mifflinblirff Miss Maie Heaver accompanied this jolly party, where she is the pleasing guest of her brother, James. A hack party from Selinsgrove and their friends took supper at the Washington House luesday even ing. It consisted ot 11. M. nclioch, Danville; H. S. 8choch and wife, Mrs. Laura Schnure, Irwin Moyer and Mrs. James Schoch, New Ber lin; J. M. Schoch and wife, Mrs. C. Logan, Mrs. G. Slifer, Miss Jennie E. Winter, Philadelphia; C. B. North and wife, B. F. Gregory and wife, Dr. B. F. Wagenseller and wife, Sigfried Weis and wife, Ira C. Schoch and wife, Selinsgrove. The Selinsgrove hack was driven by Irwin B. Romig. The Miillinlitirg liiH'M is i. lie red for sale. H. C. Pinkie, of Money, spent Sunday with friend- in town. Next Monday is a legal holiday and the bank will be closed. The last day for registration is Sept. (!. See that your name is on the list. Don't forget the meeting of the Shoe Co. stockholders Thursday evening. T. E. Reitz, of Reaver Springs, made a pleasant call at this office Monday. Mrs. W. F. Feese and Mrs. An nie Hottenstein visited friends, from Saturday to Monday. Samuel Wittenmyer, Jr., and sisters, Hertha and Mabel, are so journing at Eagle's Merc W. Nevin Engle and Miss Eva Howell spent Sunday at James Bingaman's at Beavertown. John A. Duck and Mi-s Bessie Mover spent Sunday with Charles A. Meiscr at Thompson town. John F. Stettlcr, M. Z. Steining er and Edwin Charles are attending the State Camp at Lebanon this week. .There will be Farmer.-' Institutes in Middleburg Jan. 14-15 and tit Mt. Pleasant Mills, Jan. 16-17, 11)01. Dr. A. C. Spangler and mother, of Selinsgrove, were at the county seat Monday looking after the prop erty ot the latter. Next Thursday, Sept. 6, a spec ial train will leave Lewistown lor Middleburg at 7 p. m. to take home people who wish to attend the fair. A wreck occurred Wednesday morning at dawn in which six freight cars were thrown from the track at Bower's crossing in this place. Commissioners' Clerk John X. Brosius is greatly elated over the arrival ol a new clerk at his home. He will train him so that he may become an efficient county official some day. Congressman Mahon's conferees from Snyder county arc Thomas Herbster MeClure; P. A. Troup, McKees Half Falls; J. C. Kessler, Selinsgrove, and P. S. Ritter, Mid dleburg. This week we present our readers with a good likeness of Hon. Ben jamin K. Focht, republican candi date for Senator of the 27th district comprising Union, Northumberland and Snyder counties. A meeting ot the citizens of Sny der county who are interested in the institution of a Company of the Na tional Guard ot Pennsylvania in Middleburg, will meet in Room No. 6, Bank Building, at 7 o'clock p. m., Saturday evening, September 1, 1900. ComtiTTi-E. There will be a meeting ol the Republican Standing Committee of Snyder County at Middlehurarh j Saturday, Sept. S, 1900, at 12:30 1 1'. M. As thi- meeting i- lor the purpose ul making arrangements tor the fall campaign, it i important mat there .should he ii lull turn-out. J. A. LX'MHARP, En. ii arlen, ( 'hairman. Secretary. .... i Shoe Factory Meeting. HON. THAD M. MAHON, Who was nominated Tuesday r ,, u Istown for In- iliili term in Onnirrcss. COURT HOUSE CHIPS Jei The Servant Girl the Heroine of a Novel. Demi Enlaiwal lor Record, e Knepp lo J. H. K nenn. 45 . I rl acres in Spring p wnsllip for $2500. .laines D. Wert and wife to Mary J. Zellers, house and lot at Iluill- tuel's VVhnrl tor 52o. George Bolig'a heirs to J. Albert Stettler, three tracts in Middlecrcek township for S7 M ) and 3 acres in Union township, Union Co., valued at $500. Josirth Swinelmrl and wile to Michael Den in., two ir.i. ts mm,. ,emi "tit winnot read, "Tin Mil cessor.se ' -y the First with out getting a great rk al ul beuuiuu The stock holders ot fhe Main Shoe 'ompanv. I limited, will hold their semi annual meeting at the factory Thursday evening, Aug. 80, at M o'clock. The reports ot the managers and auditors will be re ceived. Evei v stock preseut, i. Alkrep Schoch, ( i. M. Sill XPET,, Secretary. del' should 1' resuien The opening chapters ol I i Stuart Phelps's new novel i lished in the ( ctol)er Ladle Journal. The trials ol a bauite wiih servant irirls lizabeth re pub- 1 lome subur- is its .i 'i.i i uieme. i ne manor noes noi attempt to solve the domestic service prob wig 1 acre and o acres respectively for !? 1 2o. Henry T. Cook to Nancy S. Cook, 19 acres in Jackson township for $1500. Ellen N. Spoils a::. I husl and to Mrs. Mary . Stfaub, til perches in Perry township tor .S'Jimi- Ellen A. (Jillx 1 1, administrator; to Win. A. Gilbert, d acres in Ad ams township lor 9550. Simon I'. ( bulgier and w ile to Ada S. Seiler, house and lot in Se linsgrove fir Hi;!. Peck Snubs Senator Hummel. Friends of Senator E. M, Hum mel express great indignation at the action of United States Commis sioner Peck in refusing to show Mr. Hummel courtesies due him as a commissioner from Pennsylvania to the Paris exposition. Senator Iluin mel, it is stated, is not permitted by Commissioner Peck to the United States building (or letter writing, Sunbury Jinn. Editor Wm. Kurtz Dead. pleasure, humor. ly spiced with rich Get. Your Picture.1) Now Those who wish to have their pn l ores taken should do so vrrv soon, as I propose lo leave .Middle burg before very long. W. N. Km. i.i:, 8-30-2t. Photographer. i - 'Phone Line Extension Saturday morning news reached here by 'phone that Win. L. Kurtz, editor of the Lewishurg Journal, had died in Centre Hall Friday ev ening of typhoid (ever. Since the Journal has been under Mr. Kurtz's control it has been one of our valued exchanges and it w ith sincere regret that journalism loses so able a news paper man. Mr. Kurtz is a son of Hon. Fred Kurtz, who recently re tired from th litorship of the Cen tre Hall Reporter and became asso ciated w ith his son, ( 'has. R. Kurtz, proprietor of the Centre Democrat. Editor Kurtz leaves a widow and three small children. The ine ill ihe .Montour A ( oloui- i Telephone ( i in nan v. between i i , - Bloomsburg and Millville, was put in operation Tuesday and local sub scribers can now conver.se with the Millville subscriber. Twent3'-four 'phones I town, between Danville and Washington ville is well under way and it is ex pected that it will be in running order inside of three w eeks. hi iave Pet u placed in that ie construction of the line Smith Moore. The wedding of J. C. Moore, of Upjicr Augusta, and Miss Mary C. Smith, of Shriner, this county, took place Thursday at the home of the bride. The marriage ceremony was verformed at 12 o'clock, noon, by Rev. W. A. Haas, of Selinsgrove, in the presence of a large numler of guests, after which an elegant wed ding breakfast was served. Mr. and Mrs. Moore will make Klinesgrove, Northumberland county, their fu ture home and their many friends wish them success during their mar ried lite. Lutheran Reunion. 'The Lutheran reunion was opto expectations Thursday. The crowd was large and as heretofore various ly estimated anywhere from tour thousand up. The committee were of the opinion that the (fathering I rs n was as large a at Island Park last year and rated the crowd at not less . 1 A .1 I fll t itian lour tnousano. the pavilion was temporally enlarged and the crowd well handled bv the excellent trolley service. 'The day was per fect and the program carried out w ithout a break. The If iltou Or chestra furnished excellent music throughout the entire day. The choir of 'Trinity Lutheran church was very successful in ren dering two grand old hymns of which one was Luther's battle hymn of the Reformation. 'The general expression was that the Milton Park was Bujerior for such gatherings to Island Park. Many Compliment! were expressed to the president for bis successful management of the reunion. Milton Standard, Wantkp Sta vk Sawyer An exjerieiioed sawyer for a nail keg stave mill, must be a man who is capable of taking entire charge of mill, to run it by the thousand. C. B. Redman, Haldaxe Williams, Mt Union, Huntingdon Co., Pa
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