The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-01-14


N. L. Blair, Alderman 5th Ward,
Scranton. Pa, stated Nov. o, 's3: He
had used DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil
for sprains, burns, cuts, bruises and
rheumatism. Cured every time.
CHRISTMAS FEsTIvAL.-I noticed
In last weeks paper that your regular
correspondent from this place failed
to make mention of the very success
ful christmas festival we had in the
Union church, at this place OH Christ
mas eve. 1t was one of the most
pleasant events that ever took place
here. A large Christmas tree was
weighed down with presents for the
children, and the church echoed with
vocal and instrumental music Of the
most select kind. The Centreville
Cornet band was I'm attendance and
met with its accustomed encourage
nent and appreciation. The mein~
bers Of the Union church are not dead
nor sleeping and kindly ask you for
space in your columns for this coiu-
municatioD. LUTHERAN.
Centreville, Pa, Jan. IL, '96.
The Commissioners Of Snyder coun-
ty last week appointed L. J. Smith,
Esq, as their counselor, and G.. Stst
Ter, Clerk retaining II. X. Reigle as
.Janitor. II. Alleman, Esq, was the
counsel for 1885, but the fact Of his
residing in Selinsgrove made it uu-
handy Tor the Commissioners and hence
made most worthy selection In the
person OF Mr.. Smith. J. T.. Aurand
the outgoing clerk has occupied the
position for souie twelve years in the
most creditable manner, and the ap-
pointment Of Mr.. Stetler, which could
not be improved on, was evidently
done to distribute the benefits Of the
position among worthy applicants
giving each respectable share. Mr..
Reigle Is enjoying his second year un-
der this administration" and will
probably be permitted to stay awhile
yet, IL lie continues attending to his
business as well as he has thus far.
This section of the country has been
treated to spell OF weather during
the last week that savors strongly of
Il genuine western blizzard. On Fri
day night it commenced to snow and
blow, sending the particles Of snow
through the streets with u velocity
that caused them To sting like Bird
shot. In the morning about foot OF
snow had fallen which was too sandy
to drift much. The mucury since
then has been ho> ering around zero,
though meyer more than six degrees
below zero. The West is suffering
severely from the effects OF the storm.
Trains are snow bound, and on sever
al through lines travel has almost
been abandoned In Dakota the
thermometer has been registering
from 30 to 40 degrees below zero with
IA fierce wind blowing. Cattle by the
thousand are reported frozen to death,
while the grain fields are bare OF snow.
1t is supposed that the wheat crop in
q great part OF the west will not be
worth the harvesting.
CARD OF THANKS.
EDITOR Posr: Please permit us,
through the columns of your worthy
paper, to tender our severe thanks to
all our members, and citizens Of Mid
dleburgh, who contributed to the
timely. valuable, and no less apprcci-
ated Donation, which WAS rendered
us on Christmas evening. We tried
then, to express our thanks; but we
learned since that n number contrib
uted who were not present, and feel
ing couiident that they did not give
for the purpose Of being Landed to the
public, we nevertheless, feel II our
duty, and n pleasure, to tender our
thanks in this public manner
lnasnuch as you were present, we
will impose upon your generosity, and
ask you to publish a detailed account
OF the Donation visit.
May the giver OF all good hountiful-
ly bestow spiritual aud temporal
blessings upon this kind psople. Tru.
ly, "The lines are fallen unto us in
a pleasant place"
IS. p. & MARY ORwIa.
HORRIBLE DEATH.
The following letter, dated Selins-
grove, Jan. 8, 1886, giving an account
of the horrible death OF b. T.. Faust,
was written by Ed. Duck to his bro.
ther Henry, Register & Recorder, who
permitted US TO make the following
extracts:
III suppose you have heard OF the
shocking accident which befell Frank
yesterday evening, and have been
wandering ever since how it happen
ed. Well l will give you full ac-
count of it. He WAS back at the de-
pot and when the Accommodation
pulled ont to go over the river to
meet Fast Line, he jumped Oh the
front end Of the passenger car, Gas
you know they always back over, the
passenger car in front of the engine.
1t seems they were a little late and
they were running fast When the