The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-02-22

1sw days.
Moving day--tho day of trouble--is
near at hand.
A stormy March aud an early Spring
= promised.
The festive blue bird will soon make
his appearance.
The pruning Of grapo vines is now
IN order.
The local option bill 10 creating con-
siderable excitement.
During the wet, slushy weather, tho
best advice we can Offer is to "Trust in
Providence and keep your feet dry"
IF the almanac man is to be believ-
cd, an eclipse of the moon will take
place on tha27th inst.
Last week the weather was mild and
spring like. and overcoats were ut a dis
count.
The Susqueh,nna river is now free
Of ice, and all danger past. The
stream is falling rapidly.
The country roads are in a bad con-
dition, and travelling over them with
vehicles is hard and unpleasant work.
We would call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement headed
what the President Says" in another
column.
The Spring term Of tho Missionary
Institute at Selinsgrove, lasting 13
weeks. commences on tho first OF
March.
We can not publish lengthy District In.
stitute proceedings. s there il a great
deal. of complaint against it BY our read.
ere,
To THE CoSsrABLEs ELEcr. The Consta.
bles elected ut the late election. Tuesday
last,l will not take the oath of office until
Monday Of May Term Of Court.
Ladies. You can buy Furs. cheaper OF
wasenseller 4 Son. seliussrove, than at
any other place In the county. They are
selling their large stock at and below cost.
Both parties accept the finding Of the
Commission. Rational. leading Demo.
Gratis acquiescs and will heartily sustain
President Hayes in the administration o,
th. Government. Right Pick yonr flints
and Try it again.
A two year old daughter of Chas
Kissinger, of Washington Twp, while
the mother was at the barn on the
morning of the 81 inst. was playing
with q candle when its clothes caught
fire and the child was so badly burnt
that it died soon.
Potatoes are likely to become a Ia.
booed luxury, a, least so far ss the
average eater il concerned, and il may
bscOme fashionable to hire few of
tho esculents from the grocery to or
nanent the table on company occas-
ions.
A farmer in Lebanon county, while
shoveling snow near his barn few
days ago found thirty partridges frozen
TO death. Other instances of such
discoveries have been noted in our ex.
changes. and great numbers of these
birds mast have perished in the snow
A. the last Term OF court his Hon.
Judge Bucher made the following order :
And IL is ordered that all licenses grant
ed msst be lifted within Fifteen days and
upon application 10 the Clerk Of the Q. $
for . certificate the applicant must presenl
to the said Clerk receipt from the Count y
Tresrure. Purporting that the license has
been paid.
FiRB At Nsw BeRLiS Eyer & Dauhor-
mans Planning Mill situate on P.nns Creek,
New Berlin, Union Co. Pa, was entirely
consumed by Are on Wednesday night.
There was large stock Of furniture and
flashed building material in the mill, all
Of which WAS burned. The loss is estims-
ted at Slo.ooo. on which there Was an
isuaprnos off 1900.
AN exchange says: "Now is tho
ttt,a To f.an1,, Tk,,
plenty and .heap. A distinguished
physician has said that if all his pa.
tients would eat couple Of good
oranges before breakfast, from Febru-
ary TO June, his practice would he
gone" Wen guarantee to try the
thing on and break up the doctors, il
some one will be good enough to fur
nish the golden spheres.
The New York correspondent of II
Philadelphia collecting firm writes
hem in conclusion III have nothing
more to say only that If you had n load
pf claims vs. Holloway l would not
give drink for the lot" Publishers
will please note that this is the swind.
ing concern that one Haydock claims
be general agent" for the United
tates. He ia a swindler and scoun-
rel.
fRs-0n Saturday night last. nbout
ght o'clock, eight and one half spans OF
Sunbury & Lewisiown Rail Road
Fidge, over the Susquehanna river, at
f'insgrove, were destroyed by fire. II
supposed to have heen the work Of in
ndiariss. The Watohman had passed
or the bridge but . short time before il
discovered to be on FIRE. A number
men are at work already and il is be.
vet that II will be rebuilt in Q short
10.
ioRNED RoosTER.-Dr W. III. Uhler
This borough. is the owner of a most
gular natural curiosity In the shape
rooster with two,defned horns
wing out one above each ear. The
ms are of hard bOny substance re-
Ding q spur they are about 4
IN nngth and are still growing
'dly The rooster is not quite one
old and was purchased by the
'or in Armstrong Valley. -Lykans
liz FRurT-The severity Of the
or ls generally believed will be to
Rdyantage of fruit trees and gar~
PRODUCTS generally, and predic-
are made already Of nn abundant
next summer. The indications
iavor coming fruit season. The
NY Of the weather will check the
winters, together with the search
olrds The victims Of unthinking
menl has so multiplied rs to
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