The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-07-19
BY all appearance the chestnut crop
will be large this year. The trees are
loaded down heavy with blossoms.


The wheat crop In this county Is de.
cidedly a failure. Many fields were
not worth cutting. they having been
nearly destroyed by the fly.
The Democracy OF this county vii!
hold their delegate election on the 2lst
inst. and their County Convention on
the following Monday, the sd.
Notwithstanding the complaint A.
bout the potato bug, the potato crop
in this State this year will probably be
the largest for many years.
Our people should examine all the
money they handle, as at present there
Is q large amount Of counterfeit 25
cent silver pieces Odt IN circulation.
Il Il now lawful 10 shoot squirrels.
II ID d pity IL Is not legal 10 shoot the
men who passed the law, putting the
date Of the shooting season so early.
q. G. Gutelius, the popular clothier
provided with No. 1. 'Buss. 10 carry
passengers 70 and from the depot,
rain or shine. The buss is made With
fine handsome top, and is made very
convenient for tho accommodation Of
tIUNctCIb. Ott. 10 " CtcNCE buu OVtkhk
fellow and the 'buss will do good bus
iness.
Bfiss Laura Biercc, tho girl sent TO
the House of Refuge at the last court
for setting fire to q barn, has been res
turned TO our Jail. The authorities
there declined 10 keep her on account
OF the enorniity Of the crime. She was
very glad TO get back 70 our Jail. The
judge will now have to re-sentence her.
--Le~isbary Chronicle.
HUNG IrsELF.---On Saturday last we
are informed, Mrs. Asma Hummel Of
Monroe township, this county, put her
infant child, aged about six months to
bed while sleeping. The bed was
standing close TO the wall. The moth
or returned in few moments 20 see
whether the babe was still sleeping,
when 10 her horror she found it sus-
pended by the neck between the bed
and wall, dead.
SuiciDE.--We learn with regret that
Samuel d. Miller, we'll known through
out the county, rs an active and ener-
getic tree agent, committed suicide by
hanging on Saturday about noon, in the
wagon shed, on his brothers farm in
Washington township, by tying rope
around the hay ladders, suspeneed In
the shed, his feettouching the ground.
There are various surmises as 10 what
caused him to commit the rash and fii.
tai act.
ACCIDENT. Last Monday evening a
week, Amandes Schanbach and Fred.
crick Smith, of this place we're return,
ing home in a buggy, and when about
u mile north Of town, near the resi-
Ience Of Mr.. Jacob Stcininger, and
where there is 4 very short turn in the
road, the horse took fright At n COW and
made n sudden jump to one side upset.
ting tho top buggy, down u steep en-
bankment, and throwing the occupants
out with great force, Mr.. Schanibnch
had his shoulder bone bro ken, besides
other severe injuries. Mr.. Smith, was
more lucky and escaped with few
scratches. The top of the buggy was
torn 10 pieces.
TRANPs. While there are no doubt
some honest MEN who would labor II
road as " tramps the average tramp
isa vagabond and criminal, and
consequently an enemy of society
Prom all parts Of the country come ac-
counts of offences, from petit larceny
70 murder. committed by these worth
less creatures, who are growing so fast
In numbers. 1t Is 4 serious question,
what Is TO be done about the matter :
Decent people for their own protec.
ton, must Insist on having some lesiss
latiOn, at the next session Of our Leg
islaturo, TO lessen the evil. With
the country 50 full Of the desperate
tascals - tits At present, It Is almost
- necessary for people living In lonely
districts 10 be on their guard and arm
cd for resistance, - 1t was in the early
days ofthe settlement Of the country,
when u was but common prudence for
the sgricultsirist 10 60 TO his field with
his musket on his shoulder, 10 be rea.
dy 70 meet the savages.
A WoRp 10 THE LADIES. 1T IL a.
most sickening TO read the repeated
descriptions In detail Of ladies' toilets
upon great public occasions. Is IL then
all that women aim, or aspire TO do, TO
excel. and rival one another in dress
and diamonds or Is there something
better beneath this surface display
Let us believe that there is, and help
10 develop a noblet type OF woman.
hood. Indeed, why should not WON.
ans dress DO equally simple as MANS
not necessarily IKE his, but no more
complex, nor enslavlng to the body
and limb. Men do not find II neccs>
sary TO change their costume, two,
three or four times day, and why
should women Men are not requir-
ed to don new suit upon every public
occasion, ball or reception, and why
should womenS Are their natures
and characters then rs tickle and ca,
PRECIOUS a. these constant changes
would indicate We do not believe 1t,
and hope the women will soon prove
TO men, and 10 themselves that such is
not the fact. by adopting simple, SEN |
sible, and healthful dress.-Er.
THE LosoRsr Days. -We are now
passing through the longest days oil
the year. They never dawned ON a
more beautiful picture or shone
through mora genial atmosphere
than that which now prevails where
over the hills and valleys of Pennsyl- |
vsnia unfold their rolling landscape Of
living green.-Evorywher In the grass |
fields mssses Of white clover pour the
sweetness OF their perfume upon tho
surrounding air. and the deep green oil
the landscapg 10 varied with the bloom |
Of yellow buttsrcups, white daisies and |
red clover. Such summer days seam
made fGr idleness rather than the ne
ver ending round OF toll and drudgory.
The weather and these days are for the