The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-12-13
Read that Cbesnutt's Winter, p. 3

A boys good Dress shoe for S1.25.
Mems Dress shoe from $3.50 to $4.25
OF Garman's.
A. A. Remig of West Beaveris the
proud father of boy named Benja-
min Harrison. That's the first Ben
jamin Harrison in Snyder.
Simon Seip, who it was reported
about year ago had been granted a
pension, we are sorry to say did not
get it, but the prospects are now
very fair OF his being granted much
needed and evidently deserved pen
sion in the near future.
II is reported that some fellows in
the West End can't do all the hunt
ing they want to do in six days 80
they appropriate the seventh day
for that purpose. We are request
ed to caution them as it might make
trouble.
The town OF Franklin is petition
ing for post Office. b. H. Custer is
to be post master. They will get it.
Stick pin in that, and we wish it to
them.
LATER.-Mr. Custer has received
his commission and will open the
office Immediately.
G.. c. Gutelius has turned out to
be quite chicken fancier. Last fall
he invested in two settings of Man
orchas, at $500 setting. Twenty
four peoples came out of the twenty
five eggs and were doing well until a
cat took a liking to the fancy poultry
and dieted on all but nine of them
He has prepared splendid house
and will start in the fancy chicken
: business in earnest in the spring.
A week or so ago we received q
letter from Mr.. j. ID. Dreese, OF
4 Halstead, Kansas, who states that
+ he has threashed his summer croI
1 and has received 1906 bushels oi
= wheat 800 bushels of oats 30.
Y bushels of rye, 40G bushels of milled
seed. He sowed 900 acres in wheat
this fall. Corn yielded only half a
crop this year Potatoes We're poor
but apples, grapes and small fruits
were plenty. -IddmsbUg Ueroid.
i One day last week Mr.. Isaac Drees,
= of Mcclure, met with almost fata
accident ' the woods cut
ting timber for hls stave mill. one oi
y the trees fell and lodged in tn,
' branches of another tree standins
9 close by; to release this tree, he Wen
to cut down the tree upon which i
y had lodged, when suddenly liml
- gave away, and it fell, striking Mr.
Drecse to the ground Had the tire,
Il struck him fairly, it would have COS
h his life He was confined to his bee
l. for several days under the treatmen
Y of Dr., Rothrock, but at this writin,
j. doing well.
J. What shall | give? What tokei
" shall | buy? Select, substantial o
the fancy try. STOP! See the FL
@ egant Holiday WHITE SEWING
II MACHINE. Superbly constructed
Y elegant inlaid finish, the most beau
It tiful, the most durable, the mos
s complete Sewing Machine ever man
D. ufactured. Solid Sensible. Sub
j. stantial. See it before you selec
your holiday offerings. The onl,
:. Machine that drew. Centennia
~ Medal ut the Cincinnati Centennia
;, Exhibition in 1883. Send in your Oh
=. ~ der in time. For sale by G. C. See
. bold, Middleburgh, Pa.
10 Last week Charles Walter wa
's sworn in rs Assistant-deputy- Pos
& Master for Middleburgh to assist il
rs the distribution of mails during tn,
p absence of Deputy-post master, Wn
h Beachler, who went west III pursui
a of fair bride, whom, 1t is reported
he captured in true Indian style i
W the Woolverene State and marrie
O. according to the latest and most sac
" red rites. Her name is Louisa i
" Brunner of PaXtonville. Billy, if
NJ amt true, get your gun, get you
lie gun.
10 LATER. the above was i
DO type we received the following whic
lt explains itself;
., on Dec 9, 1855, at CentreyIlle Mlch> by Re
orwig, Mr.. w. H. Beachler and Miss Louisa
w BTnner
m Billy, here's our hand, and in tn
% language of Rip Van Winkle, MA
you live long and prosper -