The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-04-05

A contemporary says; 1T may
prove Of interest to many tenants x
learn that their household good oar
be levied on and sold for taxes due
from the property they occupy. II
order to avoid this unpleasantness
the tenant, II he IL aware OF taxes OF
the property not being paid, shoul.
withhold sufficient amount OF rent
money to pay off the taxes"
d. A. Kernshss repainted, repaper
ed and improved the old jail propert!
to such an extent that IL Is almost un
recognizable. The only feature tha
is left to remind the visitor OF tn,
history OF the building are the thicl
walls that separate the rooms In the
(once) cell department. Mr. Kern de-
serves great credit for his labors oI
improvement.
The Union County Republican Pri-
mary Election resulted in the nomi.
nation of the following officers Con
gress. J. v. Miller Senator, s. ID
Bates /; Assembly,, Alfred Hayes
Sheriff, ]. Klingler District Attor-
ney, J. T. Duncan Jury Commits
sioner, Abner Mowery ; Representa-
tive Delegate, w. @. Duncan Ma
oonal Delegate, J. M. Linn.
That big fish recently caught in the
Susquehanna at Selinsgrove now on
ly weighs 10 pounds and 10 ounces.
Why not make 1t 13 pounds and stick
to IL Nobody else will boom Selins
grove II you don't do IL yourselves,
neighbors, and In 1t you mustn't be as
conscieucious as the fellow who said
he had shot 900 pigeons on one shot,
and when asked why he didn't make
it 1000, remarked DO you think I'd
tell lie for one pigeon ~
One OF the Western exchanges says
that a practical revivalists requested
all the congregation who paid their
debts to rise. The rising was gener-
al. After they had taken their seats
call was made for those who didn't
pay their debts, and one solitary in
dividual arose, who explained that
he was the editor and could not pay
his debts because the rest Of the con.
gregation were owing him their SUBJ
scription.
SPECIAL SRvIcRs. On Saturday
afternoon, confirmation and prepara-
tory services were held In the st.
Peters Evangelical Lutheran church
at Adamsburg. % persons were re-,
ceivsd into church membership, 21 by
the rite Of confirmation and o by Ger.
tificate.
On Sabbath the Lords Supper was
celebrated by the congregation. This
was the largest communion service
held In the history of THE congrega-
ton.
The Spring term OF tho Freeburg
Academy opens on the 9TH Of April
The Principal, Prof. A. NJ. Wonder,
is Heidelberg A. M. and thorough
instructor, and he will be ably assist
ed by Geo. W. Walborn, a successful
teacher. Miss Name A. Moyer will
have charge Of the Primary Departs
ment-The object of the institution
is to prepare students for college, and
,siy q s5aseq tliaP4 ,ddcssstAiqp II, III SvHi1
OF its advantages. A nor
NAL class will be formed for the bene-
1T OF teachers and those preparing
themselves for the profession.
The weather record for March shows
that IL was the coolest March for for>
ty years. The coolest night was the
18th when the mercury registered de
grees above zero. On the 18th it was
81 degrees and on the 14th degrees.
The coolest day was the 18th when
the average mean temperature was 0
degrees. The highest point the mer'
curry reached was on the 31st, when IL
registered CA degrees, the 30th was
the warmest day in the month, the
average mean temperature being 40
degrees. The snowfall for the
month was 81 inches, and the rains
fall 1.S inches.
The peddler nuisance is again to
the front. Within the past week
these fellows have swarmed into Har-
risburg by the hundreds, and their
impudent faces peering out from be-
meath huge packs may be seen on ev.
cry street as they tramp the city to
the great annoyance of the house
keepers whom they summon to the
doors. The State Of Virginia makes
peddlers pay a license fee OF $500, and
that in a great measure keeps them
out OF the State. This law but re-
Gently went into effect, and the ped
dlers instead of paying the fee are
coming North. fiocking into Harris-
burg. rg.-HarTisbnrQ Telegraph.
THE HERDIc ESTATE WINs.-The !
news from Philadelphia on Tuesday
was to the effect that the Supreme
Court had decided in favor Of Peter
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