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

Osh, Cows, Youug Csttc, Sc, ~.
And the ground hog missed his
mark little.
.-Gsrdners are looking after cabbage
and other seeds.
Petitions are pouring into the Leg
islature for Stay Law from every part
Of the State.
Subscribers will please let us know
Immediately II they fail at any time to
receive their paper.
Trim your grape vines and sub
scribe for the Posr. Just the season for
both especially the latter.
The triennial assessment takes
place this year. We trust our Assessors
will make due allowance for deprecated
value.
The winter so far has been every.
thing that the poor could desire it 10
be. Warm and moderate weather re-
quires les, food. fuel and clothing.
On the 17th ult., I'm. Spangler's
coachmakcr shop ut Adamsburg was
partly destroyed by fire. His loss is
nearly $1,000. with light insurance.
Think of it go pairs of pants cut
by one man. in one day, by the new
machine used at Wanamakcr and
Browns, 9th and Market Philadelphia.
When YOU remember that fifty
years ago you could buy four cigars for
cent all the enthusiasm abCutnation-
al progress seems to be a very gricvous
error.
A very young couple going to a
Dunksrd preacher. in Plane. Perry
county, to be married, were refused.
with the remark that there are enough
people in the poor house now
Runner says that the Sunbury
K Lewistown II. II has been pur-
chased by the Pa. X II Co, aud
that it will Ls operated at an early
date.
The Stale Protective Game Associa-
tion of Pennsylvania hrs prepared and
presented to the Legislature "A hill
which embraces all kinds uf game. and
fixes the tunc ~ which il may bc kill
I'D and had in possession, and the pen
Hlties for the violation oti;s provisions
FIRE. On Wednesday, about o.
clock, the house of Sowarra II. Miller.
formerly David Goy's, near Aline. Per.
~ township, WAS burnt down. There
was no one ut home at the time but
Miss Miller aged about Is years. Near
ly all the contents of the house were
consumed. Loss 81 800 insurance on
house ii 900; ON furniture $500. Times
In one of the courts in the State il
has been decided that when a husband
gives his wife money, ho having no
debts At the time nor in any way show.
ing an intention to deiraud. real estate
which the wife may purchase with
such funds cannot afterwards be made
liable for debts contracted 10y the hus-
band subsequent TO such gifts and pur-
chase.
Franklin's statue in Printing House
Square, New York, is one of the most
demurc looking objects in the world,
yet for all that it was recently caught
casting admiring glsnces at a pretty
girl for which it wasn't really so much
10 blame as she had u charming face
but was most tastily and bewitchingly
arrayed IN becomming garments made
after the celebrated Domestic Paper
Fashions"
The New York Graphic offers to en-.
grave and publish the portrait of the
handsomest lady in any community
free ofcharge. The lady must be cho,
sen by ballot. The gentlemen must
make nomination, and ballot be had
to decide the matter. Here is a chance
for our Snyder county ladies, who wish
TO be immortalized in print. Who
shall ii be don't all speak at once?
BARGAINS FOR All!-Reduced to
Lorest Cash Prices ION and after
Wednesday March lst, 1876, will adopt
the Cash System, believing it TO be
mutually advantageous to myself and
patrons. Money Sared. BY reducing
goods to the lowest cash price brings
them within the means of all classes
and enables the merchant to purchase
and sell at lower figures. CiSh e. Pro.
duce taken in exchange for Goods. All
kinds of country produce taken in ex,
change for Goods, at cash rates Mt the
current prices. J. w. DREESE.
THE 22SD. the %, the one
hundred and forty-third birthday of
Washington, was celebrated in this
place by ringing of bells, firing of arms,
and serenade through town by the
band, martial music, &c.
Washington was born in Virginia,
near the banks of the Potomac, on the
ilth of February, 1882. Twenty years
later the Gregorian calendar haying
been adopted in the British dominions,
what's known as the "new style" was
begun, and the dropping of eleven days
changed the llth tothe 22d of February.
which ever since has been the acknowl.
edged Washington anniversary. One
hundred and forty-four years have
elapsed since the father of his country
first "breathed the breath of lifc." His
death took place on the 18th of De-
cember, 1893, aged GS years.
Take care OF No one--or look to
your interest. you are honest to
yourself call at A. X. Gifts cheap
Book and Stationery Store, You will
be surprised to see how low his
goods are offered. He sells all kinds !
OF School Books. Albums, small and |
large Bibles, Memorandums, Account
Books, all kinds Of Paper, Ink, aud
Pens. He warrants satisfaction. He
charges nothing to show bic goods.
He sells for cash at = very email |
oIQ0t to anil tha hard tfpnSs