The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-03-11

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Anthony IcCanly, OF Lewistown,
who has the contract for ,he stone
and brick work OF The new Jail has ia
vored our Office with frequent visits,
We have hesi,ated in commenting on
Mack" because we belived him one
of the best fellows alive. and didn't
Ike TO tell it 20 a whole crowd, but we
have been SO long under conviction
that we have become converted to The
belief, and advise all ldoubters to court
his acquaintance and hey will find
him II royal sou of the Emerald Isle, II
full team and a colt to let.
The Spring Term Of the Normal
Institute Of. Adamsburg will open
April 9th aud continue o weeks. The
school houae is one OF the finest in the
county, and having secured the able
and practical service of Prof G.. Il.
Wilmer to Superintend the school.
We do not hegitate to say that it will
undoubtedly prove abundantly sue
cessful. Prof. Wilmer has great ex-
perence as an instructor. He has
served in various departments OF his
profession and is sufficiently qualified
10 leach all the branches comprising
the course of studies taught in our
best Academies and Normal schools.
Heis not only ripe scholar but Is
possessed with the ability 60 instruct.
The Sta,e Normal School OF the 9th
district at Bloomsbury, Pa. will begin
the Spring term on Monday. March
29th, 1856.
The attendance ia the Nor,hul de-
partment is the largest in any winter
term in the history of he school. The
corps OF teachers will be enlarged 30
meet .he increased attendance OF the
coming term. The additional build
ins containing tweniy-six recitation
rooms is almost under roof.
Hereafter, candidates for the new
Senior class will be examined in "A II
the preceding studies by tho State
Board at the time OF the Senior exam
inatiop, in June, and that will be the
fin al examinations in those studies. A
similar examination will be held early
In September for candidates unable
TO attend in June.
Special effort will be made during
the coming term TO prepare students
for this examination and that OF Coun-
ty Superintendants. Students pre-
pared here for college are now in Am
herst, Williams, Vassar, Lafayette,
Dickinson and Lehigh University.
Rooms should be engaged early. Stu
dents having n card from the Princi-
pal may buy tickets at halffare on
the l.. ", ID. l.. Il w. and p. a. r., T..
RS. Write for further information.
CAPTURING THR DEVIL Az LEwrs
BURG. One Of the most sacrilegiors
things that has ever come under our
eyes il u copy OF the War Orr, recog
nized as the ofIi icial organ OF the Sal
walton Army OF America. 1t is pub
lished in Brooklyn, n. Y. The sub
ject matter Is strikingly sensational,
and among the fiaring head lines we
find the following: Rough on the
Devil" Happy Jack continues his
March over the Battleiield.n "The
Devils getting left" Don't mind the
wind,n BEAT your Tamborines and
bring people to the Lord, y" Salvation
Rare Bits" &c. &c. Under the head
ing OF "Hallelujah! Hallelujah!' the
paper pays the following compliment
to Lewisburg, that Mecca Of the
Keystone State:
MARCH I'D. o. Strauble arrived |
here Saturday night too late for the
meeting, the train being delayed near
ly two hours, found officers sick, un-
able to attend meeting, but set about
making preparations for the morrow's
battle. The enemy has been strongly |
enti enched here for long lime, but
already his fortrssses are beginning to
give way. Hallelujah! We are driv-
ing him at the point Of the bayonet.
Sundays engagement was glorious;
our soldiers fought well, Land fred with
such effect into the ranks OF the enc
my that they fed, leaving many
wounded and one prisoner in our
hands, who then and there took the
oath OF allegiance to our King. Keep
hold OF God, comrades, we are sure to
win. Earnest prayer. holy living, and
determined effort will yet bring hun