Ry.C. M.Seldor;? Ir)terestir)6 Story, "Hi Brother's Kppper" Rui)s ir tl)i Issu.
Get, . tt "iiKcnsMsller, Fdilor and Proprietor.
VOL. XXXVIII
A Family Journal, Pevoted to News, Science, Art, Political Economj and Current Literature.
MIDDLEBUHCilL SN VDER COUNTY PKN N A. M A KCII 2 1 1 901
Rates: One Dollar IVr Annum, in Advanct
NUMBEK 12
1 KHlUCI n LOCAL LACONICS
Blank leases for Hale nt tliis office.
Born i" ii Rlttcr unci wife of Zlon,
;i daughter'
not forget the concert in the court
house Saturday night.
The Franklin township school board
had ii meeting Saturday.
Neat lob printing can be had :it liber
al prices by leaving your otdere at this
office.
Just received a full line f the latt-st
uinl most desirable spring goods :it 1'..
c. Auraud's.
Quite n great deal of sickness is prev
alent in the neighborhood. Doctor
Herman is kept mitt- busy.
The oatr of spectacles found In Mid
dleburg during court week arc still al
this office awaiting the owner.
Wanted. Good Veal Calves, also
hldesand tallow. J, L. Wineman,
2S-CI, Lewisburgi Pa.
The town council organized by elect
ing 1). A. Kern, President; Calvin Stet
ler, Secretary, and the Pirt National
haul;, Treasurer.
We are willing to accept the state
ment of the weather man that spring
is on the w ay if he can get the ground
hog in guarantee it.
Another expedition sailed fur the north
Klu, The pule seems to lie like a wo
man's 8km pocket, Everybody Knows
where it is, Init nobody can reach it.
Rahk Wanted. -Rock Oak bark
wanted, for which highest prices will
'ii' paid, lmr particulars call on or ad
dress, W. B. Winky,
t-2Mt Middleburg, Pa.
If von want to enjoy n good concert,
fto to rear the Susquehanna l niverslty
Clubs, Saturday evening March 23rd
in the court house. Admission 10 and
20 cents. 3-7-8t
A report reached Middlehunr that M.
Millner of Kant had died. Tuesday
tiiiirnlug we were pleased to learn thai
the report was false anil that Mr. Mill-
icr w as iinprovl.ig.
A woman in Dauphin county brought
lit lliniilisl a Mr. ( io. nl the other week
for the recovery of $2,000 for :'ii alleged
bugging, The Jury returned a verdict
awarding the plainthT six cents dam-
Oeo. K. Fagely, Globe Mills, will sell
car load of seed and cooking potato
i'1'iriniic' lues, -iv Mar. 28'. and eontin-
' niitii s.ii, I. The varieties are lOnrlv
Rose, Early Hebron, Sir Walter Ra
lelg i. ami Rural New Yorker. lit
lo to A. E. Holes for a smooth easy
bV up-to-date hair cut and head
leansed with a refreshing shampoo or
dandruff removed with his tonic A
lean towel to each patron. Parlor in
':mk building, one door east of Post
'fflce Satisfaction guaranteed, if.
A in. in may h ive dottb ts about spring
l lie,' lu re, and give good reason for
lesatne, but when he stepson a loose
ttrd with a crack in it, and has about
i ) nnwi sipinieu cigiiioeu
"cues up inside the leg of his trousers,
mini i .. :... . i ..li.i
e should certainly be convinced.
A handsome monument to the dead
ui is and sailors of Union countv is
o be erected at the corner of Third
'feet ana University Avenue, Lew!s
wg, this spring, twill be fifty feet
'go, constructed of Vermont granite,
It 11 ensl ..r tin kaa mi. .,- . in
' vii,nni. i lie unveiling w ill
'lie place next Fourth of Jul v. David
"ill, Assistant Secretary of state, is
'xl ln to make the unveiling nd
lns. Among the monthly magazines, we
uwue mat oners more tortus
'"""'' than the J. W. IVimer Piano
111 IV , .1 . 1 ... .. .
wwwi i ne Marco numoer
Wtalna 64 im(!H ((r Imisic fr the
-21 pieces, 10 vocal and 11 in
Wmental. Prominent among which
"gut be mentioned : "Hail Home," a
uticl waltz song for baritone, by
' W . Pctrie. author nf I'Aal cell 111 Ml..
tti oonjr or Joy," an faster
'"Ki by Arthur Trevelvnn: author of
..iKuinii oi j-eaee, etc, ana
1 iwlno March," by Walter B.
inn ceieuraiea cornet soloist,
"ncrly with Gllmore's, Sousa's, and
aer nrominont ti... ...i
LOO per venr. hrlnoa It within the
u of all.
0?
Dr. J. W. Orwig spenl several days
at Suubury last week.
( '. t ' Sceiiold, ofSunbury, spent last
Thursday lit tow n.
Henry Bllgerand wife, of Nebraska,
are visiting relatives here
Henry R. Tobias recently paid a visit
to his sou at Beavertow u.
Miss Anna Ripka of Sunbury i- vis
iting her parents in the French Flats.
( '. II. Bunkclbergcr, storekeeper and
gauger, is spending a short time with
his family.
Miss Ida M. Wagenseller of Bid ins
grove is visiting the Lditor of the Pos't
and wife.
P. ( . Mailman and wife of ( enter-1
vllle are visiting in town with II. It. I
Riegel.
Miss Fannie kutz ol (teorgotowu Is
visiting her brother, Haymond katz
and family .
( i. C. Smith and daughter, lladys of
Johnsonburg tire visiting the former's
parents in this place.
Fdward M, Greene ami wljeof Lew
Istowil spenl Sunday with W. W. Wit
teninyer and lamily,
('. .1. Fisher and I . .1 Albusof Cata
wlssaarciu tow n this w eek looking af
ter their interests in the shoe factory.
A. 11. Klos", one ol i!ie successful
farmers of Franklin to.vm madeu
pleasant cti 1 at this oftici . 1 1 day.
Ex-Commissioner Isaac spoils if
Perry township had a stroke Sunday.
We underst iiid ho is getting along as
well as can be expected.
Rev. D. K. McLuln, pastor of the
Lutheran churches al this place ami
Hussinger's, has resigned t i takcetrecl
April Mh. He will accept ti charge at
Liberty, Tiogn County, Pa.
.a. - -
COUKT HOUSE ow.
Puils Entered lr Record.
Daniel Rousli ct al to Susan Diehl,
lot In Freehurg for $200,
John W. Kline to Lincoln Rorcmnn,
loj acres in Adams tw p. for $1230.
W. B. Shuwver and wife to U, U.
Strawser 1 acre and 20 pcrclies in W.
Perry twp. for $100.
S. S. ReitZ and ife to I 'avid A.
Portzllnc in acres in Chapman twp.
for $530.
I laniel Bolcudcr, higli shcrill' to .1.
II. Lebig, IfiO acres in Monroe twp.
Snyder Co., ami Union twp. Union Co.
for $11)26
.1. II. Lebig and wile to Samuel
kunklo, property above described for
.s::iiiM).
Samuel Kutlkleto (i. D. Kunklo. 30
acres in Monroe twp. for $2000.
Man i,ine Lict ases,
1 1 Tyde tow, Petiu t wp.,
I Annie S. Hollenbach, Jackson ip.
i John W. Felker, Beaver Springs,
i Laura K. Baumgurducr, " "
i .lames (i. Waller, Globe Mills,
i Rosa A. Hummel, " .
MARRIED.
Mar. 10, by Rev, I. P. Zimmerman,
Clymer Romigand Anuu M. Baught.
both of Adamsburg.
Mar. 10, by J. Hombcrger, J. !'.,
Cloyd E. Clotfeltcr, of Monroe town
ship, Juniata county, to Nettie FoltZ
of West Perry tw p., this county,
Eepulican Ltandinc Committco.
Adams Oi Blnganuin, J, l. SIm.
UiMivcr ( Imrlon Dree.He, Mlinrr Wetzt'l.
;;, .err W . Tbofl Her balar, Jsokson liiiki'r.
Ocntro W. A. Niipp, K II Stiiic.
ObapmAn Peter Sniiffer, ti, riMiegrove.
Kraiiklin .luhn llurki'iibur, tico. r, Stt-tlur.
Jiiekaun l. Harvey ftfoyer, a. Anrcume.
Mlddlabura K. v. Bpaebl Prank Kelt..
MiddleerevkI. F. How, QeO, Htuek.
Monroe W. L Youu, i) v. Bitter.
Pfsnn Harry I.. KiiRle, Oeo. M. Witnior.
lerry K. K. tloyer, Allt'ii Valentino
PaVfy V. Josiah Wlney, ('. S. SjiriKle.
Seliimfrrove J A. I.iiiuhanl, J. P, Keller.
SprillK-Cliaa. K. Kloiie, l. II. Snook.
Union Jacob Stall 1, A. J Stroh.
Waolilnirton Myron Uoyer, W. K. IlJon'n.
Job. A. Lcmrabd, t'lmiriiian.
i-.iim i.n L'HAiii.KK. Secretary.
J. Kbank Ukitz, Treaaurr
Auditors of boroughs and townships
of Snyder County should send a copy
of the report of audit as soon as com
pleted to Geo. M. Shindel, clerk of the
Quarter Sessions. There is a heavy
penalty for failure to do so. The law
also requires that the report be ad vcrt
ised In the newspapers
. angelical Appintmcnts,
The Central Pennsylvania conference
of the U. It. church, which closed last
week, gives out the following appoint
ments in this section :
Centre District 8. I'. Reiner; Pn
sidlng I'.lder; Mileshurg, P. A. SUHth;
Bellefonte, V. H. Brown; Howard, l
N. Blair; Nittany, J. A. Fos; Kugar
Valley, I.. Dice; Rcbersburg, X. J.
Dulis; Centre Hall. .1. F. Shult.; Spring
Mills, s. K. K i.; Mlllheim, H.'W;
Buck; Miilmout, J. M. Price; Milllin
burg, C. C. Mi.ener; BunVlo, A. K.
Baumgurducr; New Berlin, W. N.J
Wallls; Cenireville, S. A u rand; Mid
dlihurg, .i. Shamhuch; McClure, A. 1).
Orainley; I'm t Treverton, 11. T. Scarlc;
Lett Istown, C. 11. ( ioodling; l'attcrson,
.1. Woniclsdorf, Prot. A. K. Goble, Prc
sidenl of Celitrul I'-inisylvaniaCollege;
It. K. Wilson ami C. W. (iuinter,
in, n iners ol New Berlin; S. E. Davis,
mciiilier of I'ort Treverton, and J.
.lo-cph, member of Lcwistown thiui
lerly 'onference.
nil. P. March lltli, at Krat.crvillc,
Henry liroiisc, ol Jackson twp., aged
(111 years.
March (i, near Kratzcrville, Smuuel
Waller, aged Mi years, :! mouths and li
days.
March l.'l, al Troxclville, Mrs. John
Hendricks, aged 78 years.
March ii, al Adamsburg, Foster, son
of Robert and Ada Smith, aged 18
year-, U months ami "i days.
March, at Adumsnurg, Mrs. David
RomiK, laughter of I'hilipand Sarah
I Judy, aged si years, I mouths and lb
days.
March, 7, near the aiiiediiet, ticofgr
Glace.
March, 0. at MeClure, Nora BeuWi
Kahley, aged In yeats 4 month-, mid :
days.
Mar. 9, 1001, near knoustowtl, I'a
Dora Louisa, daughter of Amos ami
Sarah Knouse, aged 5 years, 8 mouths
and ". days.
Mar. II, m ar Knousetown, W illiam,
son of Amos and Sarah kllOUSe, aged
1 year-. .". months ami In days. Tills
family has been sadly ulHIcted hy the
unci ei lain visits of death. Three chil
dren died w ithin a week of that dread
disease, dijilitheria, Interment at St.
Thouuts church.
Mar. l, in Washington twp., Walter
It , sou of Amnion and Rosa Shatter,
aged t) months and 17 day s. Burial at
Lhenezer chinch.
I n ion County Deaths.
Man h 12th, in Niiillliiburg, Henry
Gtutt Widf, aged 72 years, 5 months and
7 days.
March 1 1th, in 1 1. il l letoil, M rs. Sarah
Wolfe, ugi d Nt years, - months and 2s
day-.
!'iii. 22, a I Wlnfleld, George Lloyd,
aged SO years, I mouth and days.
March 4, at Glen Iron, John Church,
aged S3 years and n months.
March I, in Lewlsburg, John N'ey
harl, aged 7J years, :; months and 7
days.
Feb, 25, in Lewisburg, Infant child of
Mr. and Mis. Meade, aged 5 weeks.
Feb. 23, in Union twp., Miss Jane
Warren, aged 73 years, 7 months and
22 days.
Feb. 22, in White Deer twp., Clara
Flizubeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Klincr Prowunt, aged 2 years, 10 Q10S,
and U days,
Feb. 28, at Orchard Lake, Michigan,
( apt. David A. Irwin, of MlflUnborg,
aged about li.'t .veal's.
Feb. 21, al McAlistcr villc, Mrs.
W in. Miller, formerly of New Berlin,
aged 03 years, 8 months and 13 days.
Interment at New Berlin.
Feb. 22, at West Superior, Wis , Mrs.
Ida Bostian Curl, wife of Amos Curl,
aged about 3" years. Interment in
Lewieburg cemetery.
March 7, at Vlckshurg, Pa., John
Oksrelder, aged 'ft years.
U. Ev, Qnarttrly Conference.
The quarterly conference of Middle
burg circuit U. Ev. church will meet
in the Smithgrove church at K reamer
March 23, at 2:00 p. m. All members
of conference should without fail, be
present Rev. S. P. Renter, P. E., of
iA-wisbtirg will preach and conduct the
celebration of the Lord's Supper at the
different places as follows: Ivreamer,
Sarurday March 23, at 7. p. m. Middle
burg. Sunday. Mar. 24, at 10. a. m. and
Paxtonville, Sunday, Mar. 24, at 7. p.
m A cordial invitation In extended io
all.. J. Shambach, Pastor,
Committee Meeting,
The new Republican Standing Com
mittee of Suyder county will meet for
organizational Middleburg on Satur
day, March Hit.
Change f Post Office Address.
Subscribers to the Post who expect
to move this spring, should give timely
notice. Give the otHce to which your
paper is sent and the one to which you
wish it mailed.
Concert in Middlebarg.
The Glee, Mandolin and GuitarCluhs
of Susquehanuu University will give a
concert in the Court house, Middleburg,
Saturday evening, March 23rd at 8 1'.
M. Admission 10 and 20 cents,
3-7-Ht.
St ITER.
1.. '. K. SiH'lcty of tin Coil
Tin
ed Evangelical church, I'ort Treverton,
I'll., will have a -upper Saturday even
mg, March -i, IlKM, consisting of chick
Cll ami wattles, ice cream, cuke and
Cocoa, etc., which will lie served from
5 to s o'cltH-'k. 'ome one, come all.
Sm i i. t um uirricK.
Facts Alwat Eifster.
Blaster will tall on Sunday, April 7th
Kasler may conic a- i ally as March
and as late a- April 2oth. 1 1 clcpcuds
as every one knows, on the phase of
the moon. Kastcr Sumlay Is always
the Sun lay that follows lull i n im
mediately following the spring Kijuiu-
ox, March 21st. If the i i falls mi
Buudav Kaster i- the next Sunday fol
lowing. The latl -t dale 1 1 1 which
the festival may tall is April 2iitll. In
llTuI and Isls I a-rr fell mi March 22nd,
Init that will not occur again in tills or
the next century. In f88 it fell on
April 2Sth, and will dosoilgalll in 1013.
Jcauic Wlttcninycr.
Sarah .lane daughter of Jess M. and
Sarah ( Kycr W aller was horn ai Win
Held Aug. M, 1-17. married Deed, 1-n
in W. W. Wltteniuycr and died March
is, 1901, aged 53 .ears, mouths nud 8
days. She had two sinters, both ol
whom preeeetlcd her. Tin y were:
Knsynu, mnrrltHl to. I. Kruuk Lilly,
died at Weaversvllle, I'a.. Mar. I. Isul.
Margaret, married to s. s. Schoch
and died al Middl. bunt, -Ian. 31, l-'.'.:.
Karly in lile Mrs. WitteiiHiycr united
with the I. iilln ran cltur h of Selins
grove and attended Susnuelianna i v
male College, She i- the mother ol
four children: (1) ('urrle Catherine,
married, Nov. Nt, MHlOtoK. M.GretMie,
Lcwistown. J' Iterlhn May, (3) Ma
in! hSdua and I ' Samuel, Jt,
Deceased has been asutt'ercr for near
ly two years from a complication of
di-cascs. she v. a- attended by Or,
White of I . oi I', ami I r. I lermtin.
funeral Thursday at 12:30. I til r
menl Middleburg cenu tery.
The Deatbof Rev. C. V. B. Aaraud.
Rev. ( lelestlnc Van Uusklrk Atirand,
Blooming Grove, Penn township, Vork
Co., I'a., died Mar. B, al Ui-j-l A. M.
iroin a c. mplicatiou of tliscuses from
which he suffered since .Ian. 30 of this
year, aged year-, '.' mouths and I
days.
Rev. Aurand Is an alumnus of Cen
tral Penna. College. He graduated from
the Vork high school in ls77, entered
the ministry in Issii, and succeeded lii
t'ather, Rev. S. Annuel, in the Han
over mission of the United Kvangclical
church last Spring, lie was both a
forcible ami logical pulpit orator ami
ami was much loved by his parish
ioners. 1 le is survived by his wife, Ida M.i
who was t lie youngest daughter ol'
Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Lcopol of Allen
town, l'n., ami three children, two sons
and one daughter. The sons are Harry
L. and Russel S. and the daughter is
Mi-- Oh li M. Aurand. His father,
Rev. S. Aurand, and an invalid moth
tr of Centre Vllle, this county, and u sis
ter, Mrs. J. A. Sei well of Nuremburg,
I'a., also survive him.
At his reipjcst he was buried in the
cemetery near the church where he
preached his last sermon. His obsequies
were attended by a large concourse of
deeply affected people. 21 of the min
isters of the Central Penn. conference
of the United evangelical church were
present. Rev. B. Hengst of Lewisbufg
preached an interesting and appro
priate sermon from the text Matt. 26:
21, "Well done thou good and faithful
servant, enter thou Into the joy of thy
Lord." The music was rendered by
the conference chorus.
RITTER i
Tries to Kill riiddleburg's Only Industry by
Lying and Gives the Town a Black Eye.
While Hitter Was High Sheriff of Snyder County and
Living nt the Public (Vib, IIt Uave .() in the
shot' Factory, while Poor Working Men Gave
$100 from their Scanty Store.
Gue of the most injudicious and out-
rugeous attacks upon M bid lebtirg's only
industry, tin shoe factory, was scut
out la-l week by I he .Vi icx of tills place,
and with it the last vestige ol Its claim
upon even commi n decency. No man
who has lived off of the public should
lie guilty of such a misdemeanor, Here
is what the ,Ye"'x says :
"Last Saturday, ttl" Main SI
t oinpany of I hi- place took a- an
active pariuei .-In ml Row, ho
u ill help lie in Io gel rid of their
sttR'k and stnckholdcis, This i- the
Industry tie Brother editor of
the Post presented lo I he low n in
such glowing editorials lens than
I wo years ago, and it has nroved a
success in the following : It kept a
mimbi i of child ri n from scinsil
w i I an ediieaiioii very much,
I. in this prR il' ue i- lost, and lost
forever; ii i mploycd sonic of oureit
IzciiH ai starvation wages, and re-Ih-ved
the stockholders of f 11,000;
n give gossipcis any aliioillil of
subjects for argument, which were
dchahsl daily In tlie hnrrisiius,
-toil - and si reel corners, ami gives
a highly colored hue to any enter
prise ih ii 1 1 iu u Ish io locate here
in the future.
What give- a highly colon d hue'.'
Nothing can blacken the fair name of
any t wn half as much as such an In
discreel and uncalletl-for statement.
Kvcll if it were line, a home paper
should he tic la-l to ptlhlisll il. 1 1 Is a
lie Ii i- as black a- ih- an thnr's record
mi the chimneys of limles. Tin people
of Middleburg lievel had $11,000 in lie
factory to lose, ami v Ilile the capital
.I.,, !, paid in was $11,300, flSOO repres
ented a Ihiiius or waten d stock in the
concern, We promise thai the people
-hall I now ihe truth of ih.- standing of
the factory, and we will give below
, stati incuts u hleh an- verillwl hy
ih.-1 ooks of concern. We give la-low
a few statement -:
,,,-srs.
May l-".' to Nov. 30, '110, f, -::'.
Nov. 30. 'till to Jan H, IIKJO, nltl.tlli ,
Jan. 8, l-'i'i I" Jum 30, I1MK), I1HMK1
June 30, HKHI to I i. e. Ill, III i i, iWtl.tltl
Dec ::'l Woiitletllck llros., l"-t ae. 1 1 !
Bee. 31 Joseph Cohen, lost tic, 150.00
Total Io-,
w vi . i .
H00 $2340.0-1
11)00 11022.32
1001 I3S0.07
S2.1MU.1!
Total. $10,040.0.'!
asm: ts.
Hook accounts, $3153 2H
Cash, 547.11
Slim s, raw niiitciriil, 5075.15
Machinery, 3ti!Ml.52
Lasts, I384.5U
Patterns, 201.54
Implements, 204..I
Real Estate, I'.I'.'V.'.' M7.-l-.nj
I.I Mil I.I I ll.
flrsl Natl nal Bank, JioOOO
(i. Alfred Schoch, 4008.02
Ow ing for material. 2501.20 $11,500.88
Ain't duo stockholders, $0,248.14
MIHCKl.tANKOI s.
Coal used,
Wages paid,
Postage paid,
Discounts made,
s 505.84
10,040.03
54.27
1244.48
Total, iM2,.-.l3.i;:!
The JVeuw in Its Satanic tirade ii
the industrial development of Middle
burg pretends to be venting its spleen
upon the Posrand If it were the Post
alone that was interested, outrageous as
the asssult has been, it should he treat
ed with silent contempt. At the re
quest of the heaviest stockholders 01
the Shoe Go. and the substantial oitl
zens of Middleburg, wc buckle on the
armor to battle in their behalf for the
honor and integrity of Middleburg a
gainst the insiduousiissaultsofone who
should defend instead of attack its good
name.
The JVetes man was high slierifl of
Snyder county when the shins factory
was started and he subscribed for one
MOSS - BACK
shareor$50, because he cntilil not buy
a snare tor le, u hi e i i i m,,.
Henry Ii. Riegle, a laboring man on
the sunny .-id,. , if :; M .,ie vears, lient
down his ton, ring form to earn by
hard labor Iim to pm im,, . ractory.
John R. Rcnningcr, a hard-working
blacksmith, gave $100, while the high
sherifl'ofSiiydercoiinty gave (CD. Why,
Middleburg ha- Mor widow- whogavc
a- much as the hi th sherill' of Snyder
county, now ii. windy editor of the
iVi ip. If Kilter and tic rest of hi- ilk
had done their share toward support
ing the factory w In n it started, there
would have heeil pi niy of money paid
in us capital stock and the malingers
would nl have I u comK-lle I lo lair-
row money at the very start in
id. r lo
run the factory. The losses o
tie- fac-
lory hwlav are less than
.Iiiii 1 and we
lialleuge Ihe ,V irs or:
!' a II V 1 Hie el-.. Ill
show w heie a -1 factory In:- started
ami educated practically all ol i:- em
ployees w Ithotll lo. TI,,- hIioo com
pany paid wages for making shoes thai
were returned as imperii ci and w hile
the AW has the unwarranted rail in
saying that -nine lew of our citl.eils
were employed a I starvation wages, the
pny roll shows that in 18 months inn,
I lure w as paid in Wages ?1 0,0411.0't, It
these people are starving with almost
$11,000, w hat would have become of
them if the -hoe factory in 1' had
been established '.'
As for school children being depriv
ed of tin education, wc dare say there
weie lew. If any, employed in 1 In- fac
tory who wtaild hnve attended school
at all, even il Ihe factory had not lieeti
estabilshed. We eliallciigc Ihe Wag
to mime only s x, If this fanatic was
-.1 conscientious about tin se people lo--lug
their schooling, he should have put
his insignificant $50 as a contribution
from (lie fund of tic high sin rill of
Snyder county toward the erection of
1 he new school building in order to
save these boys and girb from tic path
of ignorance, degradation and peril !
1 ion.
If there is one duty an enterprising
newspaper owes to a people, it i- the
I unyielding loyally to the Industrial de
; velopllielil of il- community and w bile
j the Xeim Is now witling to give the
1 Post credit for getting the shoe I'octory
'into this place, simply because he
thought il was a failure, Ihe Post ac
cepts the credit, even al Ibis time
J know ing that il Is oil', red only us a
I stimuli.
The Post was instrumental in offer
ing io the tow n an industry worthy of
consideration and investment; if Ihe
people failed lo properly support and
encourage it. that was no fault of the
Post, liven if every eenl would he
lost, the Poht had nothing to do with
the management ami In nee i- not rcs
Dolislhlc for the failure. A- In lie - hoc
I mtii'iifactiiriiig business, it 1- a gotsl
I one. Selinsgrove is now startii g her
second shoe factory. If Middleburg in
all her history has had a burin r dis-
I irruee I han I hat of buvinir one of il-
.,
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only industry, we have llol read the
blackest page of its history,
The Post is glad lo see there Is a dis
position on the pari of the creditors
not to push the executions against the
plant. Surely it would he Ihe height
folly to sacrifice $17,000 worth of prop
erty to pay $11,000 and thus deprive
the stockholders of $0000. Too many
poor people have sacrificed liberally in
order to get the plant here. If the
plant is put under tbeh immer, it w ill
1 111 rely pny the debts and will entirely
eat up the stock. The stockholders
after all arc the primary factors in this
deal. If the stockholders do not get
ulsiut 50 percent, of their money, they
can blame such enemies of the town as
the -Yetf.
(CONTINfKU ON PAGE 4.)