The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-01-07

The Musical Convention under the
auspices Of the Philharmonic Society
at Freeburg, closed on Saturday
evening of last week. IL was declar-
ell the most successful convention ever
held 10y the society, both socially and
financially.
! have been troubled with cRtarrh
from boyhood and had considered my
case chronic until about three years
ago procured one bottle Of Ely's
Cream Balm, and I count myself
sound to-day, all from the use of one
bottle.--J. Il. Cooley. Hardware Mer-
chant, Montrose, Pa. Jan. Jaw.
Adam Showers killed the second Of
his monster l6 months old hogs week
before last. 1t weighed j7sl pounds.
He aud \. 5. lielfrich of Adamsburg
had race in weights, and our Ad-
amsburg friend claims TO have beat
the record by some twenty pounds.
So here's your belt brother IL.
A freight train ON the Pennsylvania
railroad went through bridge near
Duncannoa on Monday night killing
three men. 1t ended travel over tho
Middle Division of the Main Line ever
sinse, and all the passenger trains
pass through here ON the :. & l..
division. IL makes things lively at
the station.
Rob. Middlcswarth ot Troxelville,
recently shot n fsh~otter which meas
ursed nearly five feet from tip Of nose
TO tip of tail. Las winter one Of
these sleaIl animals was caught in
fish net in the west end of the county.
which was the first animal Of this
kind heard of in this section for many
years.
Nearly one hundred fox, OWL wea
sci. hawk and mink scalps were paid
for by Treasurer Bolender at the last
term Of Snyder county court. The
hawks have made themselves very
scarce in this section this fall. They
either left in search of game, got kill
ed, or learning of the new law, emil
gratad to another State for personal
safety.
Sreboll & Runkle came very uoar
having "a Are in the store on Satur.
day after Christmas. The pipe safe
was imperfect, and the heat of the
pipe on the store stove i-nited the
floor, and was rapidly spreading over
carpet rags and other combustablcs
on the second floor when It was dis.
covered Just in time TO save the build
ing, and, probably the south eide OF
the street.
On Tuesday nighttwo Welsh tr0mps,
a man aud wife aged about 80, eujoy-
cd the hospitulities OF the .Iddleburg
people, and manifested more than au
ordinary amount of cheek in asking
suckor. After taking supper and
breakfast at tho Waffle House, free of
charge, they approached Mr.. Saith,
the landlord with money to buy whis
key. Mr.. Smith refused them the
liquor md told them to git They
started west, and will impose on the
people in the western end of the
county ifthey are allowed to do It.
Look ont for them and give them q
suitable welcome.
On Christmas night The members Of
Mlddleburch Lutheran charge treated
their pastor, Rev. Orwig, TO ,uost
Citing token Of their regard, in the
form OF u donation, consisting of ev-
erything ncedful in the line Of enta-
bles as we'll ~ many other useful arti
cles including n magnificent Japan
ese goat robe. AMI a splendid hanging
lump. The latter was n gift of the
class OF catochrnens recently rccciv-
ed into the Church. It Is not the
intrinsic value of these gifts alone
that make them appreciated by the
rev"raud gentleman and his family,
but they convey an evidence Of esteem
and spirit Of encouragement that
could have been manifested in no
other way. We are obliged to leave
his card Of thanks over for next week.
General Indignation is expressed
throughout Northumberland county
over the sentence of murderer Cox. by
Judge Hockafellow, TO four years in
the snnbury Jail and n hundred dol.
lars iinefcr shooting Milo Jump. 1t
was fitting climax to legal farce,
and though the papers try to paliate
and belittlc the ofrense, they cannot
obliterate the testimony they had
published. Judge Rockafelow has
been nick-natned Sock a.fallown on
account of his severe sentences for
petty crimes, aud his sentence of two
years in the penitentiary on poor
devil for stealing two chickens, stands
out in glowing contrast to the present
judicial clemency.
Laws as we read from ancient sages. |
Have been like cobwebes in all ages.
Webs for little flies are spread,
Aud laws tor little folks are made;
But when an insect of renown--
Hornet or beetle, wasp or drone
Are caught In quest of fsport or plunder |
The flimsy fetters fly asunder."