The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-02-03


The centennial iih of July falls on
Tuesday.
Petty thieves are again Mt work all
over the country. Keep Il shot gun.
REroRrEr. You must he brief with
your Ins,itutc proceedings, or we will.
Tickets for the spring election will be
printed at this Office At short notice. They
will be printed for fifty cents per hundred
slips and forwarded by mail. prepaid.
'Tis said that for every fog in Janua.
ry there will he frost IN May. If this
prediction proves correct this year. we
can safely expect some frost next May,
The recent spring.likc weather start.
ed vegetation in some sections of the
country, and full bloom dandelion
flowers were to be seen here anl there
in the fields.
Farmers tell us that fruit trees have
begun to bud. owing to the recent warm
weather.-If this he the case, then
lookout for scarcity of fruit next sea.
son.
IF you don't want your wife to bother
YOU every day with the remark, Don't
forget that worsted,' Just mention to
her the pretty girl who tends the wors.
ted counter where you got the last.
1t took Sir Isaac Newton less than
three years to thoroughly digest the
principles of gravitation, while one OF
our farmers h,sspent eleven years try
ing to find out why COW never kick,
until the pail is two-.hirds full.
Elias S,cningcr and his son John
ware cutting wood in the woods, few
miles from town, last week when red
fox approached them so close thai
John was able to kill it with his axe.
Singular conduct for Renarl, never
theless true.
BARN BURNED. The barn ON Peter
Hartman's farm above Ccntreville was
consumed by fire one night last week
The cattle was all turned out before ii
WAS fired, clearly proving that il WAS tn,
work of an inccndiary. We do moi
know ut what he estimates his loss, no.
do we know whether the building Wal
insured.
To KILL \ TowY.-An exchange tell
ingly puts il in this way "Underrat,
every present and prospective enter.
prise speak i'll of the churches, and
schools, tell everybody the hotels are
bad. enlarge the vices Of the people
especially the young people withhold
the patronage from your merchants
and tradesmcn, and buy your good
and groceries nj some other place, and
such like, never subscribe for the ioca
papers, and ifyou are in business, re
fuse to advertise.
WAsHI1GroS's BIRTHDAY. 1T has
been suggested that inasmuch as til,
present years associations are 80 init
mately connected with the name oI
George Washington, the central figure
Of the Revolution, the birthday of the
immortal patriot should he observed il
manner indicative OF our love for hi,
character. reverence for his memory
and thanks for the services which he
rendered in behalf of freedom and III
tice. The centennial year was usher
ed in with rejoicing and festivities, an,
II seems no.hing more than right tha
the day on which our Washington had
birth should also be properly observed
INTERESTING To SCHOOL DIRECTORS. =
State Superintendent Wickersham il
his report submitted to the Legislature
at its present session, says that section
z, of the act of April 20, 1874, applies t,
school directors, and it is their duty t,
comply with its provisions. We quot,
from. tho section rs follows "Th
corporate authorities of every sucf
municipality or district shall annually
in the month OF January, prepare an,
publish in at least two newspapers O
said municipality or of the county il
which the same is situate. if SO man,
he printed therein, a statement show
ing in detail the actual Indebtedness
the amount of the floating debt thereof
the valuation oftaxable property there
In, the assets of the corporation, witt
the character and nature thereof, an,
. neglect or failure so to do shall b,
considered misdemoanor, punishab,
by fine not exceeding one thousan,
dollars.
ROBBERY AT THE UPPER END.-Ol
Monday night Of last week, two met
stole horse from VIM. Forseman, o
White Deer Valley, aud coming Oh thi
way stole ano,hcr horse, with wagol
and harness from John Marsh. Thel
they went TO John Haines' barn, OF
Mr. Gritfy's farm, and took forty.seveI
Ououcts oiCloNeIsecu' MI. iiui'lcs nNp
pened TO get up early on Tuesday
morning and discovered what had beei
done, gave the alarm and set out in pur
suit ofthe thieves. They had lost on,
bag Of seed along the road which mad,
II easy to follow them. AT New Co
lumbia, Mr.. Haines took one roa,
and sent two boys on the road leadinI
to West Milton. The boys soon cam
across the thieves, near West Milton
and yelling ut them, they jumped from
the wagon and fed. They were no
pursued Immediately and thus man "
ed TO escape. We are informed til,
same chaps had taken dinner with Nj
Haines the. day before the theft wa
committed.
On Tuesday evening the same chap
stole two horses from Henry Schooley
near Spring Mills, and were putting 0l
with them when II oy were disc0vere,
by M. echooleys brother, while pass
Ing his house. Mr.. s. fired ut them
when they again abandoned tLei
Il = believed The parties belonged 4
&keep3lng county. lswistnr2 .Jesyna