The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-01-12
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erence but tneres no iuh inH "o's"
mentioning.
Ex.Sheriff Middleswarth Is moving
IN his home In Mcclure to-day. he
IL making the transfer OF his goods
by rail.
When an editor does his work
wrongly the world sees 1t. When
doctor makes mistake the preacher
COMES and buries 1t.
n. r. Rhoades received q carload
NJ cook stoves on Monday, preparas
tory for the opening Of lively spring
trade.
A sleighing party, composed OF some
OF our young folks enjoyed the hos
pitalities A. A. Ulsh and family at
Middlecreek, Monday evening.
Louis Kahn, clerk for H. Open
heimer, Selisgrove, desires to ilform
the public that he will buy in all kinds
OF furs and will pay the highest casl,
price for the same.
We have had very good slsighing
for the last month and though the
weather threatened a soft spell "a few
days ago, It stiffened up again. and
now promises to last yet many day.
A slsighing party composed OF
our boys and girls had a big time at
the residence Of ALI. Stsininger on
Tuesday evening, wrestling with the
Wild Irishmau and poor Old Mr..
Bingo.
II YOU intend making sale this
spring, select your date and send IN
your order for bills to this Office that
mention may be made In our sale
register, which is free to all parties
who patronizs this Office with their
work.
Ex-Sherif Bolender gave our Band
free ride to the Philharmonic con,
cert at Freeburg on Saturday night,
and to a free supper at Mifflinburg on
Tuesday night. The Sheriff is by no
with bl.ngy with his accbinmoda'
war, RE pleased to announce that c.
o, Eh is now In the employ OF the
.,.insylvania II. X. Co, as telegraph
operator, and is located at Wapwalla-
Z pun, Cor some other wallapum) In this
State. Cla IL gradually stepping
up.
The latest drink in Chicago is the
bsef-blood cocktail, which as "brac.
or" is said to stand at the head Of the
list. 1t is composed Of blood fresh
from the slaughter house, chilled with
a bit Of caked ice and seasoned with a
dish Of spirit and little cayenne
pepper.
The new ruling Of the post-office
department provides that all uncall>
ed for postal cards shall be returned
to the writer after 30 days. Also that
advertised letters will be held but two
weeks, instead Of four as heretofore,
before being sent back to the dead
letter Office, at Washington.
A subscriber for years being sad in
arrears, still neglected his bill for to
pay, to the editor said: "Unless 1 am
dead, I, shall pay you on Christmas
day." The time flew by and the debt.
or was shy, but the editor thought
what he said; in his paper next week
the truth he did speak and announc-
ed his subscriber as dead.
On Sunday tho Middleburgh Union
Sunday School elected officers for the
year 1888. DIR. J. Y. Shindel, who
has faithfully served the school as
Superintendent for decade or more,
was reelected. j. Wilson Swartz
was elected assistant; Henry Stetler,
secretary; L. 9. Bowersox, librarian;
John NJ. Steininger, assistant, and
Arthur Beaver, treasurer.
One OF our subscribers at Rebers-
burg, Pa. writes US that his PosT
always reaches him a day late, and
when 1t does reach him 1t IL always
torn open aud has the appearance oi
having been read. Several complaints
like this have reached US recently,
and some fellows may "hear somethin
drap," as the darkey said when he fell
from the cherry tree.
Some OF our horsemen will no doubt
emsmber the span OF beautiful bays
purchased by H. J. Muldoon OF Shen'
andoah, at Mr.. Butts last horse sale
In Middleburgh. While left standing
unhitched and alone In the streets oi
Shenandoah on Friday last they rar
away, felldown 90 foot mine brsscf
and were both killed. Mr.. Buning-
ton, In the same letter to US, statel
that times are very hard in Shenan
doah on account Of the strike.
A party of eighteen, mostly resi-
dentslo OF franklin township. visits.
Dsrstine's Photograph Gallery, Lew.
istown In one day during the holt
days and all sat for their pictures
The company went under the dirso
tiou Of DR.. g, Edgar Hassinger. ans
they express themselves highly pleasst
With the improved photograpbipe fs
{ilitioo found II the Roptlornnn'o Ra1