The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-05-03
Decoration Day will he the next legal
Holiday, and that will be May Goth.

sSow.--This morning. May LIST. the
north side Of Shade mount ain south from
this place Is covered with snow.
shad have made their appearance
In the Juniata, several having been
caught at Mitchell's last week.
"Did you ever3" is the customary
salutation Of the house wife who first
hears OF the sudden and rapid advance
10 -four.
A few days more and the small boy
will throw Off his coat, kick his shoes
into the cellar and go around coatless
and barefooted, the happiest boy in
the country.
People Of leisure nre beginning TO
seek the shady side of the street. A
short time since they cultivated the
sunshine. and manifested al the symp-
toms of Spring fever.
IL tho old saying that dear planting will
make cheap selling holds good. potatoes
will not DO high in price mex, fall and
winter, the plant exceeding anything we
have known here.
Grand opening of New Spring goods at
8. B. Schuok's store, on Saturday May
9Th 1877. Don't lose bargains, 90 AMI
see. W.T.. CCuuCh Is noW III tue FisleTn
cities buying large stock ofgoods Of all
kinds, which he will sell cheaper than
ever, for cash or produce.
We arc informed that Prof. Levi
JIummel a graduate Of the American
chronological Institute of New York
will begin course oflectures on Pnre.
nology &c. in Selinsgrove, on Tuesday
evening, May 1st. The Prof. lectured
in Mddleburg, and for young man
read character admirably. The citi-
sens of Selinsgrovc, will do well to go
and hear him.
A board walk has been put on the rail-
road bridge for the aecomm oiatiou OF
Thomas Philips. who Is transferred from
the Penu's creek bridge at Sci insgrovc to
this point. Mr. Cameron goes to the
shops over the river. Other than rail
road employees are now prohibited from
crossing on foot.-Lewistowa Gazette.
Potatoes left in the ground over win.
ter, and undisturbed until the frost is
out OF the ground, are rs solid and pal-
atable in the spring as new potatoes in
July. Celery we'll covered over with
ground. just where it grew, can be pre-
served in the same way for spring use.
Rev. ]. l.. Griffith, of Lewistown
pastor Of the new A. NJ. +. (colored, J
Church at that place, was in town last
week, soliciting aid to pay the debt
made in erecting the building. Mr..
q. extends his sincere and heartfelt
thanks to the people of Middleburg,
for their hbcraity in contributing to d
wards liquidatins the debt.
GENUINE SPRING.-Tho indications
are that we have at last really reach
ell spring, and town and country are
both pleasant places to be in. The buds
on tho trees are swelling, while the
grass is sending up its early tender
spears, and all the preparations are in
progress for the revival of the green
things of nature. 1t is the time that
ought to lill the shops with customers
seeking the garments appropriate to
the warm season now close at hand
and yet business is not brisk and the
merchants are not happy.
BARN BURNT &c. On last Sunday
morning, at about 9o'clock. the large
bank barn of Mr. Frank Hartley. in
Buffalo Twp, about one half mile
below NJ. ID. Reeds farm, was discov>
cred envelopod in flames. Mr.. Hart
ley and wife were absent ut the time
visiting in Snyder county. The dis,
covery was made by his children and
the hired girl in the house, but too late
to save the live stock in the barn, in
consequence Of which seven horses.
eleven head of horned cattle, several
sheep, turkeys and chickens, all his
smoked meat, fair supply of oats and
wheat, wagons, farming implements,
&C., DC, were entirely wiped out by
the flames. How it iginated is mys.
terry. On the barn We are informed
was an insurance of $l000.-Miflia-
turg Telegraph 26, uu
How TO INSURE PorAro CRor,-A
western agriculturist who has learned
now TO light the potato bug, contributes to
the columns Of the Country gentleman)
The following "And this Is a piece of
advice kwill eastern potato growers in
'hat secsson where the potato bug has ar
rived and 10 likely to. remain several
years. Plant early and the early kind
only, and plant in such way as TO insure
large orop-that is, on soil literally
nsnured and we'll prepared because IL is
more work to keep the bugs off an acre
nsaured to give four or Eve hundred
bushels than from another prepared for
hsli that yield. The early kind ripening
July, will be out of the way Of the bug
by the middle Of that month, and your
iouble for the season, will be over But
you fight tho bugs on late kinds, you
will have to fight all summer. and il The
season should prove to be drouiby and
not, tho bugs. In spite Of all that you can
no. will be pretty sure to get the mastery.
Peter p. Mertz.-One by one the
aged citizens Of our county are disap-
pering. The subject, Of this sketch
was born in Penn township, Union,
bow Washington township, Snyder
ounty, April 18th 1916, and died on
Monday evening last, April 23d. 1877,
xed 81 years, and 10 days. During u
PORTION of his life he was engaged in
arming but long since abandon ed
hat vocation and moved TO Freeburg,
there he had resided over since. He
Aled various Offices in his native
ownship with credit and ability. and
the time Of his death was one OF the
ownship Auditors. In 1855 he was
ascted a. County Commissioner on
no Republican ticket. His actions
Generally were controlled by strong
ense OF duty backed up by an iron
~, and was never known TO falter
hen once convinced of the right and
astice Of anything he undertook n
y during his term as County Com
,lSioner that the present Court
soLse at Middleburg was erected.
10 entire management OF II devolved
pom him, and the county can give
lm the credit of the erection of that
sldlng NJ. Mertx was an excellent