The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-05-10

A windy March and rainy April,
IL Is said, make besutiful May. All
right we're ready.
RyR. The undersigned will commence
to manufacture pure Rye Whiskey at
the Shade Mountain Distillsry about
the Goth Of April, when he will need
500 bushels OF Rye, for which he will
pay the highest cash price or take 1t
in exchange for whisksy.
tt. d. X. HAAS.
The re-opening OF the Evangelical
Chapel at Middleburgh will take
place next Sunday, May 10. Rev.
Runyon of New Berlin will preach on
Saturday evening. Prof. Gobble of
New Berlin will preach Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock, Children's
meeting In the afternoon at 3 o'clock
and preaching in the evening by Rev.
Swengel. Allinvited.
CoRNRR,sToNK LAYING. The cor.
ner-stone OF the Evangelical Church
at Man beck's will be laid, g cd willing,
on the 30th. The services will be as
follows Saturday evening. English
preaching; Sunday $3.50, A. NJ. a Ger
man, and an English, discourse. Suns
day 8, p. M. English sermon. Emf
nent ministers will be present to Of
ticiate on the occasion. All are cord-
tally invited.
N. YOUNG, Pastor.
All people remember the old lines
Seven cities claim Homer dead
Which wouldn't give q dying Homer
bite of bread.
The death OF Conkling brings to
mind the lines. Now papers of every
faith and political mugwumpery sing
his praises, which only yesterday
would have cursed him through
grinding teeth. Such is human na-
ture. Not a very admirable quality
either. The grave is earless and
cannot hear the Just praises which
should have come to make life pleas
ant.-Ldn. Er.
This great meeting OF farmers and
manufacturers, which opens August
q, 1888, at Williams Grove, and con-
tinues the entire week, gives abun-
dant promise of being much more
largely attended than ever before.
Manufacturers are learning to better
appreciate the unrivalled advantages
which this Exhibition affords, and to,
realize that the surest way to intro
duce to our agriculturists the differ.
ent implements aud varied kinds CT
machinery designed to tighten labor
and facilitate farming operations, is
to meet the farmers themselves, talk
with them, show them the workings
of their machinery and learn from
them In return just what is defective,
or where improvements are needed.
On Thursday we received call
from Mr.. George Hair, OF near Mid>
|dleburgh. George was q former resi-
dent of our town and an intimate
boyhood friend OF the editor OF this
paper. What II pleasant time we did
have, talking OF the days when we
went fishing with spools of thread
for fishing lines and bended pins for
hooks,n aud carried the fish in our
vest pockets, Asaded in the streams
and sailed vesseis,a made of shingles,
etc. Time has desIt gently with
george his fifty years bear lightly
on him, and were it that his hair and
whiskers were somewhat frosted, we
might have Imagined that we were
boys again. Glad to have met you,
George, and trust we may soon see
you again MNingrq Times.
Hon. Mortimer Whitehead, Worthy
Lecturer of the National Grange, will
deliver q series OF lectures in Snyder
county on topics interesting to far
mers, as follows; At Bowers School
House, Franklin township, near Mid
dleburgh, on Monday, May 2lst, at .
o'clock p. NJ, same day at 7:3O in
Boyer's Hall, Freeburg Salem
church, May 90 Mt O'Clock p. NJ, and
at Shriner's church, Chestnut Ridge
at 7:30 p. III. Hon. Whitehead is ac.
knowledged to be one of the most
brilliant speakers on Farm Topics.
His power for presenting his views on
any subject is beyond rival. All who
come out to hear him on these dates
will be amply repaid. His lectures
are not only interesting but also
amusing and instructive. All are in-
vited to attend. See posters.
ANOTHER CLASS OF SwINDLERs.-
The Philadelphia Times says there is
still another class of swlndlers Of
Western Pennsylvania with what
might be called the sample game.
This, In brief, is to exhibit around the
rural flrsside sample goods Of varying
manufacture, but always good quail
ity and design. The unsuspecting
granger is delighted with these, as he
may we'll be, orders plentifully from
the bland salesman, who talks him
into scstacies in ten minutes, and
either pays in advance or orders the
goods sent Q. o. ID. In the former
case he rarely hears from the elo-
quent agent again, and In the latter
he rAcaivaa a packa0a nv aYpraaa