The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-03-21

An ERROR In n recent Issue of
The Posr typographical error
made us say that the trout season
opened April 1. This is II mistake.
The season does not open until
April 10, and closes July II. We
hope our fishermen will zoe to the
strict enforcement of this law and
not allow any fishing done until the
18th. See Pamphlet laws of Penn
sylvania Ga 1895
A bill is now before the Legisla-
ture which should and will pass 1t
is an act entitled an act prohibiting
the killing of song birds, such as
the linnet, blue bird, yellow hammer,
yellow bird, thrush, woodpecker,
catbird, powec, martin, bluejay,
oriole, kildee, snow bird, grass bird,
grosbeak, bobolink. Phoebe bird,
humming bird, wren, robin, meadow
lark, dove, night hawk, starting, &c.
We were favored with drop call
from Bro. Z. III. Harter, of the Mid
dleburgh PosT, the other day. Now,
this man Harter was well dressed,
and is better looking than any Un-
ion county editor that we wot of.
Harter, you had better make tracks
few to the mile and many to the
minute-or some of the younger
editors over here may undertake to
white cap you through jealousy.
-Le,ciSburg Chronicle.
The IcK.-Grand-pap Jacob Stein
niger is no better. His complaint is
dropsy and he can not last long.
Mrs. Gabrael Beaver is convalescnt.
Mrs. Absolom Snyder is improving.
Mrs. Frederick Walter is very low.
Mrs. James G.. Grouse who has been
confined to her room for several
weeks, is II little better but far from
well. Ma. DIR. Barber is seriously
thpughA.A dangerpnsly i'll, and
may be out hil WI days.
Thursday March 14,at Mifflintown,
by Rev A. r. Miller. Mr.. II. G. Bower.
sox of Middlcburgh and Miss l.. NJ
Sholly of near Port Trevorton. TIL,
couple will ut once start up house
keeping and will occupy the west
part of ID. A. Kern's new dwelling il
this place. We welcome Levi anC
his bride to our ward" and fee
confident that they will be found
agreeable neighbors and most desir
able citizens.
The Lewisburg Nail Mill Co got
scotched by the failure of the Read
ing Iron Co. to the amount of 6t
tons of Iron at $1,000 per ton. Two
car loads We're stopped en- route, ol
the amount would have been larger
The loss, however, was sufficient,
large to cripple an institution tina
was aleady short of funds and waS
the straw that has broken its back
The fires were drawn and the mil
has been shut down. The sheriff
posted his notice and the game il
up.
All sorts of bills find their way in
to the Legislature rs, for instance
one was introduced by Representa-
tive Swartz, of Perry, to protec
farmers and others against damage
by domestic fowls. 1t provides tina
if any one owning or iii possession o
land shall find any turkeys, chick
ems, ducks, geese or other domesti,
fowls in his, her or their lands, i
) shall be lawful for such person t,
. shoot and kill the same" The dea,
, fowls must be thrown outside tn,
r fence and if they are not removed
, by the owner within twenty-fou
: hours, then the person who kille'
them is required to remove the dea,
fowl.
Com. vs. Henry Walburn. Defer
dant was charged with assault upo
an idiotic boy placed in his keeping
l by the overseers of the poor.
was clearly shown that he had in
humanity logged his charge an,
i, maltreated him with the hard heart
edness of a monster, but no on
d was surprised when the intelligen
jury of twelve men brought in
< verdict putting the costs upon tn
imbecile boy. When Patrick Henr
O said that God Almighty could fore
{ tell everything but the verdict of
petit jury no greater truism wa
9 ever uttered. In this case the Coui
and people were not surprised, bu
disgusted. -Le,oisbury Neacs,