The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-03-18

one rarely seen without the aid OF a
powerful telescope. The comets will
not be far distant from each other.
Farmers are still holding their
wheat for better prices, but there re
ally does not seem to he much pros
| pect for rise. Some farmers Of
years experience say that the best
time to sell wheat is right out OF the
field as soon as you get CHARGE TO
thresh 1t. Some years you make,
some you lose, and on the whole you
fare rs we'll as your neigbbor. Many
are now coming to this decision.
ROLL OF HONOR. THE following
persons have paid their subscription
to the Posi- to the dates opposite
! their names. Should any mistakes
occur in these credits or on your pa
per please notify us:
Harry Steininger, Dec. ], 'S5
\. y, Schoch, March 10, 81
John Spade, April !, 'S6
! A. L. Mitchell, Aug. |, 'S6
Calvin Blouch, Feb. 1, 'S7
| 3. Stauffer, jane /, SO
A few evenings ago, while out on
the highway gathering inspiration for
/ a local. our Office was invaded by II
man Of the quill, scissors and pnste pot,
| for, on our return, we found "Harter
OF the PoST" written in fine Spenceri.
an style on n quarter sheet bill right
forninst our eyes. He forgot TO add,
''late overseer Of the poor" and would
prove an excellent and invincible can.
didate for the Legislature IL noiuinat
ed by his party. the Republican. Bro.
Harter. YOU are entirely too modest;
nevertheless, drop in often. --Mgiln-
burg telegraph.
Frank A. Norman, clerk i'm the First
National Bank OF Seinsgrove, died
on Saturday last, aged about 3j years.
Mr.. Norman had been sufferer for
several years with II complication of
diseases, which at last proved fatal.
Frank WAS young man of steady
business habits and was held in high
esteem by the officers OF the insttu
tion in which he was employed for IA
number OF years. Through his own
exertions he worked his way up in
life. Frank will be greatly missed by
his associates. He was at one time
employed in this place rs clerk by w.
n. Beaver and was we'll known here
abouts.
The =. p. & w. II. II. located thro'
this valley in the summer OF 1884, is by
no means abandoned, as some people
have an idea. We are informed that
the last obstacle will soon be overcome
by the company, and that operations
will then he RESUMED. We kindly ask
landowners along the line TO be liber-
al and not ask two prices for the right
Of way. Such practices have bad
effect, and often drive capitalists
away instead of inviting them iuto
our midst. A large proportion of the
right OF way has already been secur
ed aud we hope the balanc" can b"
secured without any difficulty. II
this road IL built it will do the valley
more good than any euterpr ise we
have ever had.
Well, II Lewisburg ever had n lively
time it had il on last Thursday even
ing when the l. 'wIsburg Bras. Ban
promenaded the sidewalks aud the
Salvation Army the streets the form
er band playing for show and the
latter for souls, and each trying to
drown the other out, while about five
hundred boys followed the street cav
alcade, who, every now and then,
voiced their approval of the din in
loud, stentorian hurrah. IL such ca
pers are promotive OF the cause Of
morality and religion. let us make re.
quisition for few native heathens to
act ns missionaries among us. We
don't want il understood that the
Army" itself did anything wrong
oh, no!-but would il not be best that
they court less notoriety and serve
the cause OF the great Commander
under cover. within doorsi-M Migiin
b,rq telegraph.
While at Harrisburg on Monday
night we had the pleasure OF listening
to DIR. Il. Dewitt Talmage, the ia
nous Brooklyn divine. on the sub
ject of big Blunders." He lectured in
Shakespeare Hall, which was crowed
to it's utmost capacity with an audi
ence that would make any man feel
proud. lie is IA man of very striking
appearance-inainly for his ugliness.
Nature was lavish in making his
mouth, which is like Il molases Jug
aud causes his head To drop back ev.
cry time he opens it His head is
bald with the exception OF II few
struggling hair which are co'nbed
straight across In front rs a relief to
the broad white field Of back ground.
He was introduced by Rev Strude-
baker, aud he arose, smiled, and be
gan with "rhe man who has never
made big blunder never was born
Ii he had he would have died right
away" The smile spread over his