The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1891-03-05

county TINS week.
The editor of the PosT returns his
thanks to California joe for the
compliments paid him in this weeks
Troxelville communication.
In another column we publish II
statement of the First National
Bank of Middleburgh. Since we
pu blished the last statement dec
18th their deposits have increased
over $4,000, and their loans nearly
80, 900.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for in the Post Office Mt Middle
burgh, March ., 1891 Geo. w.
Barnes Geo. Herr Mrs. Kate Napp
Jacob Hollabaugh Mrs. Cyrus Hot
tenstein; Vim. G.. Corey.
j. W. SwARTz, Z. NJ.
The summer resort hotel on Blue
Hill is being pushed rapidly towards
completion. Workmen started on
Monday to lathe the entire building,
and the plastering will be begun
within the next week or so. The well
has been dug to the depth of 45O feet.
1t will be dug deeper to seek enough
force of water to make an artesian
well. -NOrthumJeridtd Press.
JOHNNY. The advice rendered
by johnny" gratuitiously in the
last weeks issue of the Posr was
quite thankfully received, and in re-
ply would say that the rat" in ques-
ton has been exhibited in the man
ner advised-net proceeds to be ap-
piled for the maintainance of some
body's grandmother so that she
will not become township charge.
Y.
Judge Mitchell of Tioga county
has decided that the 81. s." on
notes is not legal. That it is print
er's mark, and the letters mean Just
the Latin words they abbreviate,
locus sigiHi, place of the seal'-de-
noting where the seal should be plac-
ed, the same Ms if the words 'aflix
seal here, had been used instead.
This decision is liable to make con-
siderable stir and the case will no
doubt be carried to the Supreme
Court, to test Judge MITCHELL s decis-
ion.
To CORRESPONDENTS Go III u plain I
reaches us that some of our cores
pondents are using the PosT as n
club with which to hit people from
the locality which they represent in
our columns. We don't want this.
If public offense is committed
that needs correction we want you
to come out ilat-footed and hit the
offender from the shoulder, but we
do not want to be imposed upon by
hints and innuendoes which. to the
general reader may be meaningless,
but may mean much at home. If
you do your name is Dennis"
On Friday evening of last week
when court had closed and the last
jury was out, Judge Bucher sat
down to the table Mt the Washing
ton House to take supper. lie had
Just commenced to eat when the
court house bell announced that the
jury were ready to render their YER
dict. The Judge dropped knife and
fork and the next instant was seen
hurrying in the direction of the
temple of Justice" saying, "those
fellows on the jury may want to go
home to their families tonight vet
and L will not detain them.n After
receiving the verdict he returned to
the hotel and finished his supper.
That's what we call judicial courtesy.
Bill Nye says that n man may use
a wart on his neck for collar but
ton, ride in the back coach to save
the interest of his money until the
conductor gets around, stop his
watch Mt night to save wear and tear.
leave his ''i' and "t' without dot
and cross to save ink, pasture his
COW on his mothers grave to save
corn-but II man of this sort is n
gentleman and a scholar compared
with the fellow that takes a news.
paper two or three years and when
he is asked to pay for it puts it back
in the office and has it marked refus-
ed When man wants his paper
stopped he ought to have the man
hood to pay up and inform the edi-
tor that his paper is no longer want
ed.