The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-06-07
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Two weeks more and the days Will
be at their longest duration, and the
summer solstice will commence.
Miss Carrie Walker, the efficient
teacher Of the Middleburgh Primary
school last winter, spent few days
this week with her Middleburgh
friends.
PLAsrER.-W: b. winey has just
received q car load OF plaster which
he will furnish at 5000 per ton in
grain bags.
Thursday OF last week lightning
struck the barn of Jonathan Grimm
near Freeburg. The bolt tore some
OF the boards off the gabeI end and
then descended to the ground with-
out doing further damage.
Rupture cure guaranteed by Dr. j.
B. Mayer, s3i Arch st., Phil'a Pa.
Ease at once, no operation or buis-
ness delay. Thousands cured y. f.
circular. II.
The best way to get an idea Of the
speed at which n train Is moving is to
run along the track in front of it. IL
the COW catcher catches your coat
tails IL will be sure indication that
the train Is moving at a faster speed
than you are.
W.. l. Garman, the shoe man, will
from this on accept all kinds.of couns
try produce In exchange for goods.
He will always pay the highest price
for it and allow full cash value.
NoTIcE.-All order holders against
the Borough Of Middleburgl are res
quested to present them for payment
to u. A. Kern Treasurer.
by order OF Council.
-- A. x. GIFT, Sec.
srRAyED.-A smsQ brown and
yellow COW. about 81 sNk--.va weeks vee2;
"us iast seen IN the woods at DIETRICH
saw mill near Adamsburg. Informa,
lion regarding her whereabouts will
be thankfully received by
WIS. WELLER,
Beaver Springs.
Fashion has decreed a new we'd
dug anniversary, the clover wed.
ding upon the fourth year Of matri-
mony. The gifts are four.leayed
tables, screens. glass dishes, port
Iolios, frames aud other articles with
quartrefoil designs.
Alex. Bowersox has quit the butch
ering business and is now ready To
accept jobs ut carpentering at the
most reasonable rates. He says there
Is more money In carpenterng at no
price than in paying steak prices for
cattle on foot.
j. @. Burlington, wife and daueb-
ther Nettie, arrived here from Shen>
Hndoah Saturday and spent SUNDAY
with friends here. Mr.. Burlington
has resigned the foreman,ship OF the
Shenandoah Daily Herald and ac-
eepteda case In book and job Office
at York, Pa. John was an employee
Oh the POST printing Office for sixteen
years, during which time he proved
himself a workman whose services
need not go begging.
Afar in the Land of Booms. Tn tbe
region where Rumor her fooI.beIl
rings Where CLEAN the ruined
tombs OF might have been candidates
forgotten things Where the ground
Is strewn with smashed states. And
the skeletons of by-gone and crush cd
machines ; Where many sad ghost
waits, Haunting idly and fondlv It's
OLD Ambitions scenes Where on
the cold victuals Of Hope Forever
hopeless the yearners for Office ara
led Where they who fruitless have
spent their soap, Dead ducks, roam
id'y' not knowing yet they are dead.
The two tramps who were imnris.
sned In our County Jail for several
weeks charged with committing as
sauit upon Mr.. Bickel at Shamokin
lam, We're not found guilty and the
sherin released them this week. We
naa made mention of the fight thew
nad In jail several weeks ago. and FOR
Luis tney threatened to cut out rba
eoitors heart and burn down bis
mouse. 1t has often wonderad ~
wnat size Of a hole sixteen buck,sbot
would make through healthy tramn
ana we Will be able to give dimenv
slons should they reappear in this q
Vicinity to carry out the threats.
The National Regatta Club will
mold Its annual meeting In supburv :
about the middle Of July. About ons =
hundred, eighty expert oarsmen oom. .
pose this club, and races of all Kind.
VIII be INDUCED IN. These occasion, :.
oring large numbers OF people from n
all sections OF the country together.
and' as 1t Is anticipated that our h
more advanced twin sister acros the
river will have more OF humanity -
fhAn che can accommodate st that n
- ~ sha1l have our quota Of thu y
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