The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-15
MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO.. PA, MAY Is, 1890

" ~ ''hO'''H II lhuhiIS bptt-
ialty of iron roofing and handles al
improved and warranted material
including the steel or black iron,
plain or currogated iron, or any
thing in the metal roofing line.
Both the work and material always
guaranteed to be what it is repre-
sented. Deal with reliable parties
and YOU are sure to always get what
you pay for. 5-15 2w.
Rev. Euscbius Hershey held re
ligious services in front of the
Washington House last Saturday
evening and preached to motley
crowd composed of gentlemen in
broad-cloth and silk hats TO boys
in nickcr- booker pants All gave the
old evangelist respectable attention.
Some of his hearers hal not heard a
sermon for twenty years. but we are
not going to mention any names as
Azeriah krccger gave rs barrel. of
Michigan apples last falland we can't
afford to give him away.
The Womens' Mite Society of
Middleburgh will hold their second
annual Fair in Middleburgh on Mon
day. Tuesday. and Wednesday of
May court, when they will exhibit
and expose for sale all kinds of fancy
nocdlc-work, Ne, and serve all kinds
EMBELLISHMENTS, including ice cream.
cakes, lemonade &c. N persons
who feel an interest in the work are
cordially invited To attcnc and pa
trouize them Contributions from
those not belonging to the associa.
tion will be thankfully received and
duly appreciated. W
"Muckel Snyder Informs us
that cinnamon bear was seen N ~
Centreville bya Mr.. Bingaman one
day last week. He Kissed his dog
after it and the animal took as yhs
creek, Ine pear had n cnain fasten.
ed to one of its front legs and is
supposed to have escaped from two
Italians who passed through here
with one some time ago. "Mucker
is willing to be qualified rs to the
truth of this story and we tell il So
that our readers will have an op.
portunlty To accept it-or reject il
as we did.
flctta Weaver, whose trial for the
murder of her fathcr-in-law. Andrew
Weaver, ST., took place ut Bellefonto
week before last, and which result
ed III finding her guilty of voluntary
man-slaughtcr, has been sentenced
by Judge Furst to , years imprison.
mcnt in. the Western Pemtcntiary
and one dollar fine. Total dcprayi.
ty, coupled with blind-folGed ignol.
ancc, Is sometimes safeguard
against punishment. In this in.
STAGE, however, we do not ,hink that
the mantle of mercy was hung on
the wrong peg.
No, We don't remember the new
lamp act rs the railroad editor OF
the Weakly Myjtator terms il. and
we would like TO have it told. We
are well aware that no mans charac
ter, however pure, is secure under
the eye of II constitutional sneak
and scandal-monger-no, not even Il
partners or his cstimable lady friend
whom he would feign drag down tc
the low social strata of his own bast
self, Tell it all, and tell ii plainly
SO that all will understand it-fol
You have been itching for, dressing
and You shall have it. Nov let tn,
band play while the pimIly-headet
noodle takes the stand
An exchange gives the followinl
good advice. As the tine of the
year is Mt hand when housekeepers
fix and clean up their premises. botl
i'll and out of doors, we would sug
gest that each one perform work il
the most thorough manner. Filth
as every one knows, generates dis
eases, and if we would continue il
the enjoyment of that exemption
from those maladies and epedemics
which have visited other localities
we must omit no precution that
may tend to promote tie sanitar,
condition of the community, there
fore we urge upon houseleepers anG
heads of families to see to it that
their yards, cellers, ortbuildings
etc, are put in the best possible
condition and kept so during the