The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-25

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ashes spread under fruit trees are
very helpful, and as they show little
or no manurial value there is often
difficulty in explaining their good
effects One way they help is to
make mulch. Coal ashes are light,
and the fact that they have not
much manural value makes them all
the better for keeping down grass,
which, depletes the soil of the mois-
ture that the trees need.
The Detroit Free Press remarks
that there are pursuits more remun-
erative than the religious ministry.
Francis +. Ford, clergyman, gave
up his pulpit few years ago, went
to Kansas City and embarked in the
real estate business. He died, leav-
ing $1,000, 900 and two wives, be-
tween whom the court has Just or
dered the property to be divided.
Had he remained in the ministry
he might have accumulated the
wives, but not the money.
In September next the monu-
ments on the battlefield of Gettys-
burg, marking the location of the
Pennsylvania troops will be dedicat-
ed. The honorably discharged sol
diers belonging to organizations
which have monuments to dedicate
will be furnished with free trans
portation on the railroads Mt the
expense of the State. They can re-
main at Pennsylvania greatest
battlefield one week and have privil-
ege OF stop-over en- route. Ad-
dress the Adiutant General for the
proper blanks. Any person who
shall personate n soldier shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and shall
be fined and imprisoned. See bill
in 4, u in another column.
MRs. SwIS-roRD's BoDY FOUND
Sundays Press states that the
body of Mrs. Mary A. Swineford,
the sister in-law of Mr.. Il Mrs. Jas.
X. Davis, who with her daughter
in-law Mrs Edward Swineford
perished in the Johnstown disaster,
having been passengers on the i'll
fated express train, was found, Her
remains were unearthed on Thurs
day evening by blast at the stone
bridge, and were identified by her
watch, breastpin and other articles
The body of the young Mrs. Swine
ford has not yet been recovered, al
though her brother is and has been
making the most determined efforts
to find her The remains of Mrs.
Swineford have been inferred on
Prospect Hill and in the fall will be
sent to Richmond for burial.
Old Francis Rote who has been
lying on bed of suffering ever since
his half-witted and passionate son
Dave riddled his body with bullets,
an event that occurred about four
weeks ago, died on last Monday at
his mountain home below Coburn.
His shot wounds caused him much
pain and he was naturally very rest
less and partly delirious. His family
did not seem to give his wants the
attention he should have had and
one day last week he was found ly-
ing on the floor whence he had fall
EN- from his bed, with the wounded
arm broken by the fall, and injured
otherwise. This had happened in
the forepart of the week and the
last days of his life must have been
a purgatory to him and death came
like II messenger of relief.-MiH-
helm JourHai.
The law prohibiting the killing of
n calf before it has attained the
proper age is severe and somewhat
stringent. 1t provides that any per
son who kills, or causes to be killed,
with intent to sell the meat thereof
for family use calf less than four
weeks, or knowingly sell or has in
his possession such meat, with the
intent to sell the same for such use
to foreign market, shall be imprison-
ed not more than six months or
fined not more than $500. 1t would
be proper for the purchasers to look
well to this matter, and to exercise
the best judgement as to whether
they believe all the veal offered for
sale in our markets has attained the
sufficient age to make it marketable,
as well as palatable. 1t will be of in
terest to those who sell meats to ex-
ercise care in this matter.