The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-04-01
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March came in like lion and goci
out like u dack.
Seebold g. Runkle moved into their
elegant new store-rooiu Oh Monday.
We have secured II correspondent
at Bannervile. His first comnunica
ton will appear next week.
Miss Nettie Burlington gave taiI!
party to number of her young lady
friends on Monday evening.
It has been raining almost inccsant
~ since NJ Monday. Middlecrcck is on
bender and the French Flats arc
Eappiug for breath.
James P.Smith aud Sylvester Bowen
changed residences Oh Tuesday. Yves.
now keeps the candy store which
he purchased OF Mr.. Smith,
WANTED. Will some one please
favor us with copy of the POSr of
the date Of January %, last. We
want II for our file and must have
one.
WIN. IL. Specht the cnterprising
Furniture man ut l}eavertown is
inviting the public to trade with him
in the Posi- this week. Give him a
call
Persons wishing to secure Cucum-
Der pumps can do SO by calling Oh n.
=. Hare, Middleburgh, who will furn'
ish them for wells 20 feet deep at IS. 90
April Bun.
A mighty hunter OF Mifliin Co.
caught II fox and cunningly cut 1G
pairs Of ears from its hide, taking for
pattern the pair on its head. He
claimed bounty for eight foxes, but
the j. =. happened to know natural
from artificial ears.
A New York swindler Is advertising
in the sensational paper as follows :
Tough Stories, beats the old timers
Rich, rare and racy. Send 80 cents. -
The party who sends the 80 cents will
receive Is cent copy Of the Bible,
and the postal laws cannot stop him
from this ldcratiYe mode of spreading
the Gospel.
Our friend H. II. Schoch, OF Selins
grove, has been appointed agent for
the Home" aud "Etuan fire insur
ance companies, and the Fire Associ-
alton Of Philadelphia, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death Of Frank
Norman, who had the agency for
Snyder county. Persons who have
Insurance in these companies or
who desire protection from them, will
address him ut Selinsgrove, Pa.
Last year the Legislature Of Pom
sylvania passed II law In relation to
trout fishing. 1t is now in force and
provides that il shall be unlawful
for any person to catch, kill or ex
pose to sale, or have in his or her
possession after the same has been
caught or killed, any speckled trout,
save only from the 18th day Of Apii'
TO the 18th day OF July, under pen.
alty Of $40 for each trout 30 killed, or
had in possession"
The young bear Of which we made
mention last week, nightly sleeps in
the same bed with his captor, Mr..
Jordan aud his wife, at Brinninger's
Gap. The animal is now the size Of a
small dog, and wakes up every few
hours In the night and by peculiar
grunt makes il known that he IL hun
cry for milk. After the milk is given
him in saucer, he drinks his fill and
then waddles off under the covers aud
snoozes away as comfortably as any
old bear you ever saw.
The fact was brought out at the
Methodist conference in Philadelphia
that many Of the preachers were
eking out miserable existence from
the paltry salaries paid them. One
case was shown where the members
OF the family OF II minister were com
PEELED to live on four cents u day
Some OF the salaries reported were
less than three hundred dollars a
year. What would be the result II
the Methodist preachers should de.
eide OH a strike for more liberal pay |
--ES.
We have before us the "advance
sheet" ota new musical publication
by Prof. j. ii. Kurzenknabe for Sun
day school, praise and prayer meeting.
IL the hymns before us are sample
OF what is to follow, we predict for our
Old friend n wonderful popularity for
his work. Mr., Kurzenknabe is known
all over the State as an able instructor
aud composer, aud his peculiarly y
pleasing taste Is a prominent feature
OF this last work. Sunday schools
who desire a musical change for the
better should address him at Harris
hnsgs Pa