The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1884-05-15

SkLINseRovR ITEMS. week I
stated some facts about those Sunbury
fellows department when hers at the
fire. Now I do hot wish to place any
discredit upon the wrong parties. II
was not the Fire or Hook and Ladder
Companies, that behaved badly, but
the rowdies that came with them.
The select school Of Messrs. Heint
zslinan and Potter was discontinued
because they had too few scholars.
The other school report a roll Of "a
scholars.
This section was visited by n refresh
ing thunder shower on Friday. IL
was a welcome visitor.
The 12th inst. has been appointed
as the time for beginning to tear down
the old church that has stood for 81
years. We would attempt no rash
guess at the number Of combinations
that have taken place Mt her altar
The congregation purpose making
the new edifce the finest church
building In Snyder county.
Thomas Wenrich's house was visit
ed by burglars on Monday night The
trying to break the lock on the back
door awakened Mrs. w. who called to
q neighbor, but the neighbor did not
hear her. BY this time the robbers.
hearing the noise OF her footsteps,
fled. They should have had load Of
Noe.
The Directors on the 9th did their
duty fully. by placing ut the head of
our common schools, that able educa-
tor, Maj. w. II. Dill. Success attend
him In his new field OF labor. We
learn he will locate in our midst and
open n Normal school free gratis
This Is the duty Of the County Super
intendent.
Prof. Keenan, OF Freeburg acted rs
organist in the Evangelical Lutheran
church General Synod) on Sunday.
The following IL the programme OF
the exercises attending the unveiling
OF the Luther Statue Mt Washington:
May ls, 7.45 p. M Memorial Grafton
in Memorial Lut heran church by
Rev. i. w. Conrad, ID. d., of Phil
adelphia.
May 10, 745 y. m.-(German) A. J. ID.
Wedemeyer presiding. Addresses
by Rev. Ed. Moldehuke, ID, ID. of
n. Y. City and Rev. +. PHI Hen
nigbusan, ID. ID. of Baltimore.
May 20. 7.45 p. m.--tien. j. A. Ekin,
u. y. A. presiding. Platform
meeting with Is minute speeches
by Revs. Drs. j. Fry, ID. NJ. Gil
bert, Joel Swartz, Rev. ID. II.
GrissinGer. Poem by Rev. NJ.
Sheeleigh.
May 81, 2 p. mills Honor, Chief
Justice Waite presiding. Orations
Hon. q. u. Conger, Y. =. Sena-
tor from Michigan, and Rev. JIG.
Morris, ID. d., L. ID. of Baltimore.
Unveiling prayer by Rev. &. A. Hay,
ID. ID. of Gettysburg.
Unveiling Of statue by the President
Of the L. y.
Music will be furnished by the Marine
Band.
The Catholic Mirror OF Baltimore IL
telling its readers n falsehood, when
1t says that the statue of Luther is to
he placed on public ground. The
ground is the property Of the Memor-
ial church, except very small corner
The erectors OF the statue were COM
PEELED to place small corner OF 1t on
public domain SO as to give it nice
position. But we would also remind
the Mirror that there are statues OF
Roman Catholics erected uhoUy OH
public ground.
During the centennial OF American
Independence, some Catholic citizens
of Philadelphia made application to
the commissioners OF Fairmont Park
to erect statues to III memories OF Chas.
Carol, Commodore Barry and other
noted Romanists. Now this park is
the property Of the citizens Of Phila-
delphia. A majority OF them are pro
testants yet no one kicked against the
statues being placed there.
IfCatholic statues can stand wholly
on public ground why can't only one
small corner OF Luther's rest on pub
lie ground,
EXTEyTK.