The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-05-18
Don't throw aside pour aannels toe

fLOAT OUT your SlTNW nulS u'lu lln'u
busters, and get ready for the organ
grinder.
Next week We will puhlish lH Of
candijites' cards. for the different off;s
10 be elected this fall.
THE old.hshioncl buckskin purse
will now come to the surface. Silver
change, YOU see.
A number Of citizens have gone TO
Philadelphia to witness the Centennial
opening exercises.
There was slight frost in this
place on Friday night. We fear i. was
damaging to the frui, crop.
The recent rains have caused tho
grass to spring up rapidly and the trees
10 put forth their foliage.
The silver does not circulate a. freely
rs was expected and it appears ~ fit
was being boarded 10y those who receive
it in change.
Give us an open enemy rather than
sneaklng, inslnuating coward. The
former we respect; the latter We hate
and dispise.
The shad fisheries in the Srsquchan.
ma this year are dOinga thriving busi-
ness. The fish are plentiful and Of u
good quality.
GARMENTS for spring wear arc now
being made up by the thousands and
thousands NJ Wanamakcr IL Browns
9th and Market, Philadelphia.
Some Lcwisburg boys lately had n
nice time An "egg.boiing bee in
stable. Result the burning of stables
90 N nnnunt nf nhnnt 81 -ll
The disciples of old TSaac Walton are
now in their glory, aud almost every
day you can see them with their fishing
rods vending their way to the streams.
The peaches. cherries. apples pears.
and plums SO far have escaped unharm-
ed from frost, the dry winds and cloudy
nights during the cold snap, prevented
damaging frosts.
This is the ladies' leap year conun.
drum: When will the alphabet con-
tain only twenty-five letters? and a!lcr
they have given it m, the hlushing re.
ply is, whcn T. aud are one.
Iron is good tonic for dchili,a,cl
young ladies'. bat ironing j. better ; vet
We have many Young ladies' in this
place who would rather play game Of
croquct then assist ut the ironing
board"
An unusnal occurrence hanncncl
In this place hast Smiay, viz. Three
corpses were awaiting interment -
those oc Mrs. JoNnfhsn Wolfe, Nr,
Edward Wolfc ani Miss Maggie How.
ard.-LewisJurg Cvgaic's, L. inst.
At the late court Of franklin c..
Andrew Shank Of funk'town was
found guilty Of selling intoylra'il!
drinks to persons affected hy lidlor.
and sentenced toa fine Of s2jJ, and the
costs of prosecution.
IMPRovEMEST Rrnch is
building quite Al extensive u Hilton to
his dwelling. M, Adam Shower is u'.p
erecting new house on his lot. This
is what we like to see every new house
erected in this place brings us so much
nearer being q city.
FARMERS ATTENTION Farmers having
wool 10 sell or trade for factory gonls
will find tito their advantage to dispose Of
II TO A. 4 Scholl who will travel tho
county about the latter part of June. Or,
ders left with Mr.. Nathqn schpmb,ch Of
Middleburg, will receive attention.
LhT w urge eN'ry 1tTn'r 10 rlant one
forth acre or moro NJ sund,wers. The
leaves are good for forage green or dry:
the seed for oil for horses. hogs anl chick
ems. The stalks make good hean poles
and when dry make splendid kiniing for
the kitchen stove. Plant and cultivate as
you would corn.
A weather-boarded log house sitrat-
ed about one.fourth mile west of Gems
ireville, Snyder Co. was destroyed hv
fire on the night Of the ith inst. Tho
house was unocrupici and holongcd
n Mr.. Paul Benfer The work of an
incendiary. Loss about 500. No in.
surance.
ArrENrIoS.-What are tho neon'c
In this place going 10 do about carving
out the Governors Proclamation in rc.
gard to celebrating the Centennial vear
of our nations birth on the ith ofIulv.
A committee should he annointoI
whose duty il should he 10 ascertain all
facts relating 10 the history Of our
Burg and vicinity.
THERE have been some radical changes
In the last century A hundred years
ago they kissed ladys hand now you
Mss her llps--that IL, OF course if you
happen 10 he behind the wood pile, and
nobody is looking, ani Won don't want TO
disappoint her. II may take one hun
dred years to ee. from her hand to her
mouth, but We never felt that the llrc was
misspent.
Two Perry county farmers had q snit
heiOre the court of that county rcm.
ting 10 pig worth ten or fifteen dol
lars. They were present with their
witnesses s-numbering sixty. The case
did not come of until the last Of the
week. The costs were upwards of five
hundred dollars. independent of law
yers' fees. Going to law is about the
poorest business man can engage in.
INTERNAL REVENUE NorIcE. 1t has
heretofore been the practice of many
collectors 10 forward Internal Revenue
stamps, ordered by taxpayers located
att distance from their offices, by mail
paying tho postage thereon with olli
cil postage stamps. II is now ordered
That this practice no at once discontin.
ned, and that such stamps will he
transmitted by mail only on rocipt
rom tho person or firm ordering the
Same Of specified directions 80 to do,
together with the pecessary postage
stamps or tho amount required to pur.
chase the same. Stamps will be trans
'nltted by mali only on receipt of spe-
enc direction To that effect, nor will
,'lo government assume any responsi.
FL tllltu fnr fhair suc.. runsn,i is stnn .nr