The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-06-29


" the wheet throughout the county is as
good as semc specimen heads brought TO
this Office by MIR. Reuben Gemberling, Of
r enn township, our farmer friends will
certainly have cause 10 rejoice at the pros
pect OF an abundant harvest. The speci.
mens 10 which we refer contained sixiy-two
large grains TO the head, and Mr.. @.
thinks that they are fair average Of the
whole field.
A bloomsbury paper tells Of a beautiful,
amieble, fascinating, and immensely
W caliby young lady in n ncishboring vii.
Ia &C who carefully coneeals the knowledge
Of her wealth, wears cheap clothes, and
works in millincr's shop, waiting for mn
Interesting young man to WOO and win her
''for herself alone" There will not be n
milliner left in that village in three
months
Last Sunday afternoon. with no previ.
Gus thunder or indication of rain, very
severe stroke Of lightning struck tall
sycam ore tree in this place near tha barn
Of l.. II. Hummel on the Islo of Que
Coming so uncS pccicdly, nearly everybody
in town was frightened more or les Il
was most singular manifestation Of light.
ming. as no thunder preceded or follow
the report Of this ono stroke. There were
n good many pale faces AMI trembling
limbs about town just thcn.- T0gcs.
Tns bloomsbury Republican says "A
horse belonging TO Mr.. $. Crcveling. drop.
dead during a thunder storm last week ~
he and Mr.. Ent were on their way from
Espcy to Light Street. They were driving
the horse when he bacamc greatly fright
cned by the vivid flashes Of lightning play
ing around the teltgrapbic wire near the
Espcy station and concluded to unhitch
him. After he had taken him out Of the
shafts he dropped dead. As they had no
evidence ihnt he was struck, /, is supposed
by some that he died Of fright"
/ TuE State Teachers Association Of Penn
sylvania will meet st Williamsport on the
oh Of August next. II is important for
the teachers Of this county to know that
persons having orders from the Ticket
Agent Of the association can secure cxcur.
sion tickets at the pr nc pie stat ols on the
Northern Central aud Philadclnhia & Eric
railroads. For orders, apply STAMPS en-
closcd) before August 9th. TO G. II. lIar
ding, Ticket Agea,, 90 S3l S. Front ST..
Philadelphia.
! Az OLp BriLnING Tie oil Eagle Uo
tel" says the HUionidH. is being torn
down" 1t was one of the oldest building,
in Milton. having been erected between
eighty aud ninety years ago, by Mr.. sam
uel Hepburn, and on tearing it down. on
some Of the timhcrs were ioul scores in
red chalk of drinks" unpaid for at tim ,
when la,h aul plaster hti never yet era
! ced its walls. In this case the M lson. like
charity, covered q multitude OF sins - l.
is expected by Capt. HUI, to have the
new house in running order in about four
mon tbs.
/ Hon Geo, 7. Miller. while Oh his way
/ to Philadelphia, few nights aga, was
awakened rather sudl,nly while saoolins
pleasantly in n sleeping car. Tie train
upon which he to'k p's,ase was supplied
"ith the new patent brake. The engineer
saw some in li1ition of danger ah.al ap.
Piled brake and stoprel the train 80 sui
denly that Mr.. Miller, was pitched for.
ward aud an ugly CASH cut in his scalp.
| The wound blc1 proiu 'ely, bat il WAS not
Of serious or very severe character
| LeuisL0yy CdroHieic.
| SrMMER BgvgnNGr.-I +, is a receipt
for making Ginger Beer, very wholsom,
and refreshing summer beverage: Pat two
gallons of cold water into pot upon th,
fire add TO it two ounces Of good gingc
bi uiscd. and two pounds Of whie or brown
sugar. Let this come to boil, and con
tinue boiling for about half an hour. Then
kim the liquor and pour into jar or tub
along with one sliced lemon nni half NJ
ounce Of cream of tar,ar. When nearly
cold put in teaspoonrul of yeast, to cius,
the whole TO work. The beer is now made
and after it has worked for two days, sirair
it and bottle it for use. Tie down th
corks firmly.
/ BEAVER SPRINGS LooKISG uP.--A cor.
respondent informs us that quite u larg
number Of ne " buildings are in course @
erection at Beaver Springs this summer
and that improvements generally is the or
der of the day in ,ha, quiet village. Bank
Dreese is rebuilding his lannery-the ne,
building TO be Of brick and CONSIDERED
larger than the old one. DR.. A. W
SLiih, J. W. Spechi, ard Jacob C. Speech
are erecting new dwelling houses, and "
II. prcese is repairing and improving hi
old one. Reuben Dreese, Jacob Dire, 81
II. ID. Specht, and l.. Il. IIains are bull
ding new bank barns. Il. l.. Rlulenbush
has purchased large trac, of timber land
and is busy getting out bark AMI Riilroad d
ties
A Disastrous FIRg AT LgwIsBURG.-
About $50 p. NJ, Of Tuesday of this wee
n fire broke out in The row Of frame build
ings corner Of Third and st. An,hon