The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1883-11-29
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Apples are an expensive luxury this
year.
DIR. Hassinger left on Monday on Il
business trip to Philadelphia.
The poor deer will have TO take II
vet until the 10Th OF December.
Mrs. Daniel Snyder last week VISIT
ed friends at WilliaInsport.
We will receive a few bushels OF
potatoes on subscription at this office.
Miss Fisher, daughter OF DIR. Fisher,
Of McAlisterville is visiting Hon l.. n.
Myers and family
]. &. Smith OF the Central, and joel
bigger took n business trip to Lewis
town on Wednesday.
Long nights are on the home
stretch. Yet three weeks and we
have the shortest day.
notwithstanding the immense sales
of stoves this fall, ID. Il. Rhodes has
still u full stock to select from.
Next week a party Of hunters from
Middleburgh and Centreville will
camp at Boney's shanty for deer.
Mrs. Lewis and daughter OF Illinois
have been visiting John p. Smith and
family for the last few weeks.
Mrs. J. G. Burlington and daughter
part Of the county the forepart Of this
week.
The Washington House sells the
Old Smoker 2for cigars, which for
size, beauty and flavor is unexcelled
in town.
Among the latest hunting exploits
In Union county Is that Of man who
shot Bill Smiths Alderney calf at
Millmont for deer
That dreaded disease. diphtheria is
raging all around us, and the greatest
care should be taken to prevent its
advent in our midst.
We were favored last week by n
pleasant Gull from Mrs. Isaac Beaver,
accompanied by Misses WOomer and
Smith OF Shamokin, Pa
DIR. Bibighaus has returned from
Huntington county. We have thus
far been unable to learn whether he
intends going hack ornot.
Samuel BOwersoK OF Franklin twp,
who has been dangerously i'll for the
past few weeks, is recovering under
the careful treatment OF DIR Barber.
A young girl named Annie Mulligan,
residing near Wilkesbarre, il nyste-
riously missing, and is thought to
have been robbed and murdered.
The Sheriff's offlce has become the
poorest public position in the county
for the amount of work to do and the
responsibility taken.-Juaiatd lriJuss.
Ditto, Snyder county.
Harry Cant. Perry county's enter
prising Leader Sewing Machine agent
was In town over Sunday and favored
us with pleasant call on Monday.
We are sorry to learn that Il. Y. b.
Smith, the popular Jeweier OF Sun
bury vas roughly handled ON Nov. Is
by a bull dog which he has been keep
ing In his store.
Jacks mountain, opposite Hunting
don, has been on fire for over week,
and millions OF feet OF lumber has
been burned. The fire was started by
n party OF hunters cooking their
meals.
1t is scid to be a good plan TO burn
little sulphur ia the cellar occasion
ally. The fumes swseten the air and
kill the germs which taint the butter
and inea., and will do no harm In a
sanitary way.
The Janiata county Tribune calls
the attention OF the Directors OF the
Poor OF that county to the fact that
the pauper children are kept In man.
ner that Ii a violation to the spirit of
the Act OF June Is, 1888.
We were asked our price for adver-
tising an Illinois Lottery this week.
We answered on q postal card, that a.
We had a chronic indisposition 10
spend any Of our valuable time In
looking through the bars, we prefer.
red not advertising their skin game.
The Snyder county Election for
1884 will be Jumbo affair. The on
GERS to be elected are Congressman,
Senator, Sheriff, County vvaasurer. al
hoard OF County Commissioners and
hoard OF County Auditors. There
willno doubt be many candidates who