The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-22
MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA, AUGUST 80, 1889

G. b. Weiser, brother of our
townsman, Jay q. Weiser, and C.
II. Funston have leased the Leland
Hotel Harrisburg, and have pro-
vided it with all modern improve
ments. It is within five minutes
walk from the depot. The rates
have been redu ced to $500 per day.
Our people will find it most desir-
able stopping place.
The Middleburgh Band has been
engaged to furnish music for the
Sunbury Good Intent Fire Company
at the State Firemen Associations
parade at Carlisle on September 10.
1t promises to be n big affair as fifty
one companies have accepted invita-
tions to be present, and one hun
dred other companies are yet to hear
from.
Rev. Eusebeus Hershey is adver-
tising his real estate in Snyder
county for sale in Il bill written in
black and red ink. He makes the
provision '"The Lord willing" We
presume the Lord won't object if
the people can read the old gentle
mans writing and make out what
he wants. The only way he patron
ICES printers ink is in self f-praise.
At the sale of the Real Estate of
Mary Hetrick deceased, on Satur-
day, the house and lot on Sugar
street was purchased by Wilson
Swartz for George Kern for 1892,
the house and lot on Pine street by
Frederick Smith for S715, and the
tract of land of Z, acres north of
Middleburgh, by George Shindel
for 5Sl.
Well, well just see Our friend
Deibert, the photographer, has
grealy improved in his line of bust
ness and is now making beautifully
ie-touched photos in his gallery at
Freeburg, Pa. Cabinets SO per doz-
EN- or siz for 80 card size S1.5O per
dozen or six for 81. 1t will pay you
to give him call if you want fire
Photographs.
G. w. Kleckner, of Yellow Creek,
ILL.,, will sell another carload of Sc
lect Illinois horses in Middleburgh,
on Tuesday, September 10. They
will arrive Mt the Washington House
Stables about September 5th. Any
person coming to Middleburgh who
becomes purchaser and cannot re-
turn the same day will have his ho-
tel bill paid to the following morn
ing. See bills.
Don't forget the Snyder county
Choir convention which will be held
i'll Bowers grove west of town on
Saturday of this week. 1t will be n
basket picnic and afford an oppor-
tunity for an abundance of fun.
All parties who attempt long speech
es will be lead off the ground by the
ear. If you come and don't have
anything to eat and can't induce
your friends to invite you to dinner
you can secure refreshments mt
Bowen's tent on the ground. Come.
Ryan Dauberman was discharged
on Monday by Z. S. Commits
sioner McDavitt, after nearly Il
years confinement in our county
jail for taking undue liberties in the
pension business. In the evening
Mr.. McDavitt went frogging with |
Squire Grimm. When he returned |
to Sunbury he was compelled to
take the customary oath framed by |
the Dutch Squire on foxes, viz :
"You hereby schware dot you
kotched un killed desc frogs in
Schnider county so help you gut"
Thomas j. Stewart, Secretary of
Internal Affairs has sent out an ad-
vance sheet from the Annual Report
of 1889, in regard to the great flood
of May 81 and June l, which States
that between eight and ten inches
of water fell in this section during
those two days The vast weight of
water falling is shown by a calcula-
ton based on the weight of cubic
foot, thirty-fve feet being ton. In
the surface of square mile there
would be 66,377 tons for an inch in
depth, and 53l ,Ol6 tons for depth
of eight inches. The quantity fall