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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-21
THE PORT ROYAL MURDER CASE,
WIFE AMI SON OF THE MURDERED HUCK
sTER IN JAIL. AND THE EVIDENCE
or GUILT CONCLUSIVE

WIFE AMI SON OF THE MURDERED HUCK
sTER IN JAIL. AND THE EVIDENCE
or GUILT CONCLUSIVE.
special 10 the Posr.
MFFLINTowS, Pa, Dec. l9.-But
few new developments have taken
place in the Carpenter murder case
since my report was cl osed. The
following are all On Friday morn
ing Mrs. Hattie Carpenter. wife of
the victim, was committed to Jail by
Geo. w. Wilson who held the inquis-
ition. A thorough search of the
premises discovered club dog
wood with blood and hair thereon,
with which it is supposed the muir
der was perpetrated also the check
punch used by Mr.. Carpenter to
protect his bank account which was
concealed under the floor of the
shed his cane, which was hidden
under some straw and manure, and
his keys which had been thrown
down the privy. His pocket book
was found d in his trunk in the house
after Mrs. Carpenter was taken to
Jail on Friday, although not there
when it was twice searched previous
ly. Nothing is now missing but the
hat and 10 S5 bills he drew out of
bank on Saturday before his death.
Some Sls in quarters and halves was
taken by the sheriff out of Jim's
pockets when committed, which it
is believed were part of those Mr..
Carpenter got out of bank on Satur-
day before mentioned. Ho got So
in silver, halves and quarters. 1t is
reported here that tho accused
mother and son have employed
Judge Bucher and w. ii. Sponsler
to defend them. The excitement in
this place has very much abated.
~ WM. NJ. ALLISON.
Scs.l s7ipt cn, ist,lle's,ri'rsi,,f fSsffye
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-21
Skated into an Air-!5.oIe.

At 10 o'clock Thursday morning of
last week Asa Packer Keefer was
drowned in the Susquehanna river
at Northumberland. In company
with two other young men he walked
across the West Branch bridge to
the Blue Hill side and up tho Read
ing railroad to Jerry Savidges sand
elevator. Here they found a nice
sheet of ice and went skating.
Keefer's companions skated away
from him for few moments and
when they turned around he could
not be seen. They saw his blue cap
float ing in the water at an air-hole
and their worst fears were con-
frmed. They searched for him
awhile. but finally went back to
North cumberland and told their sad
story. A party of men went over
to the sand elevator in a foot-boat
and recovered the body after crap.
ping for it half hour.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-21
Local Institute.

Program of Local Institute to be
held in Middleburgh, Jan. . and &,
1894.
FRIDAY EvENISd.
Address by l. l.. Herman.
Discussion, Benefits of Civil
Government in the Public Schools"
S. G. Ocker.
Address by Supt. Il. G. Bowersox.
Essay by Jerome Erdley.
Discussion, school Government
A. A. Yoder.
Recitations by pupils.
Teacher and Recitation'-L. c.
Bachman.
SATURDAY, u. NJ.
Prizes in Primary Schools Hat
tie Beaver.
Development of Fractions"-H.
A. Bowersox.
Recitations by pupils.
Primary Reading'-C. A. Hass-
niger
Primary History" Myrtle Smith.
"How to Teach Physical Googra-
phy'-Jorome Erdley.
SATURDAY EvENISG.
Address by G. W. Herman.
Use of Apparatus in the School
r. q. Bowersox.
Debate, Resolved that the coop.
Grafton of the patrons of school is
of more benefit to that school than
the cooperation of tho directors.
Affirmative. G. Bachman, S. G..
Ocker, II. NJ Amig and G. G.. Bing
aman Negatiye-Jerome Erdiey. /.
l.. Herman, II. G.. BowersoX and
Gift.
Recitation by Jennie Oldt.
Essay by Louisa Walter.
Proper Way of Teaching Spell
inR'-H. NJ, Amig.
Essay on 'Educats-~n- Myrtle
l.-s ''"sass,s. ..E
1aS.I a rLE son Of James ClifTQ ur 6I
All are invited to attend those
meetings. Cow
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-21
Red Headed Girls.

Scientists say that it means that
there is II superabundance of iron in
the blood. And the analyst saws
that 1t is the matter that enters red
hair that imparts the vigor, the
elasticity, the great vitality, the
overlooking, thoroughly healthy an.
imal life which runs through the
veins of the ruddy haired, and the
strongest sentiment of animal life is
what renders them more intense in
their emotions than their more
languid fellow creatures. Pbiloso.
piers notice it, as a peculiar fact
that red haired old maids are very
rare. .-Iid Bits.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-21
READ

As this is the last issue OF the
Posr in the year OF our Lord 1893,
and as before another issue the time
has arrived to make new year roso-
lutions, the editor takes this oppor-
tunity to make suggestion to the
young men Of Snyder county. 1t is
simple suggestion comprised in
word Of four letters, viz, READ.
There is probably not n county in
the State where there is such n great
per cent. of valuable mental farms
that lie untitled, that grow up in
weeds and yield nothing to the pos
SCISSORS. This is u bold statement.
and not in the least hattering TO us,
but il is nevertheless true, and pity
tbs, 'tis true.
Every hamlet has IA body Of young
men who follow in the footprints of
their ancestors, who crowd round the
hotel, shop aud store stoves to hear
the oft-repeated tales of the great
men OF valor, the strong horses, and
great fighting dogs that inhabited
this county in the days they knew
not of. The boys sit and listen day
after day, months after month and
year after year.
"Tbey see the same sights our fathers had seen.
They lpuF the tiips thor. nunn0t "
9hey are like piece of bark toss
edp pn the tide, or like man who is
loA in the woods and walks n circle.
Tl4y start out on the journey OF
LID and when evening comes and
th$r voice is weak and their step
fall lers they find that they have
wa tkod an aimless circle and stop
Iiu4 whore they began
n Young man, has it ever occurred
ITO tou that there is great pleasure
lin moving something T. And has it
evsf 0. cured 70 you TINT in order
IS. =. - i-ssmnthi.r~ ~eY rrpst raad I
"Ah ! read what 7" you ask. Any
thing, everything, rather than sit
idle. We might suggest, don't read
novels, but we promised to confine
ourself to one suggestion only and
that is READ. Abraham Lincoln never
read novel, Jere Black read every
thing he could lay his hands on,
while the late Judge Orvis of Belle
fonte, who probably prosessed the
most prodigious legal mind in the
State, never read tho newspapers.
But they all read something. What
is n feast for one mind is fast for
another, but us literature was never
so cheap as it is at this present time
there is no difficulty in obtaining it
and no dearth in variety.
Try it, young man. If you don't
like the county papers get daily.
1t will cost you only penny II day.
Commence by reading one hour oy-
cry evening. II you find it edifying
read longer if time allowed, and take
our word for it, that before the
year 1894 rolls around you will find
entertainment in your reading chair
that nothing could induce you to
forgo-finding pleasure every day
in knowing something" and uncon-
sciously preparing yourself for that
tide In the affairs Of men,
Which taken at the Hood. leads ON to fortune
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-21
Republican State Convention.

The Delegates elected to the last
Republican State Convention are
hereby requested to meet at the
Opera House in the city of Harris
burg on Wednesday, January, 3d.
1894, at twelve o'clock, noon, of said
day, for the purpose of placing in
nomination n candidate for Con
gressman-at-large. to fill the vacancy
occasloned by the death of the Hon
William Lilly.
Horace B. PACKER, Chairman.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-21

and recovered the body after grap-
ping for it half hour.
Mr.. William G. Kepner, of Potts
town, Pa, while on visit to his
son Lawrence at Beavertown, died
very suddenly OF asthma last Fri
day, Dec. 10. He was buried in
Beavertown, aged 81 YEARS and 8
days.
Let those who have comfortable
homes, with warm fires. and plenty
of clothing, remember the hundreds
of homes where the fires burn low,
and where the inmates afe compelled
to huddle together for the warmth
that comes from the life within. We
all like to preach about the universal
brotherhood of man; the present is
a good time TO practice it.
General Dan Sicllas Demncraiicl
created a sensation in Congress on
Monday in speech denying the as
sertion that the pension rolls are
honey-combed with fraud. He made
use of the following words:
"And / say this in conclusion, that
no party will rule long in this coun-
try, and no ruler will possess or de-
serve the confidence of the American
people who casts unmerited stain on
the pension rolls of this nation"
Joe Lesher of the Solinsgroye
Times, was up to hear Hastings lee
ture in Institute week and last week
he laid politics aside long enough to
give the General very compliment
tary notice. Joe has u rough ex-
terror but under it all we have dis
covered kind, generous heart. He
is always candid and sometimes oven
frank in his expressions, and is
firm believer that
This world Is not 80 bad a world
As some would like to make IT,
But whether good or whether bad
Depends on how We take It,"
Rev. Hugh Strain is pastor of the
Morrisdale circuit. Centre county.
He is not only an eloquent preacher
but a young mau of muscle. Re
Gently big burly, ruflian created a
disturbance in one of the parsons
meetings. He went to him and in
gentle, persuasive manner tried to
quiet him. He received taunts and
insults for his labors. The next
thing the bully knew he was lying
on his back in the street in front of
the church. The young minister
had laid aside diplomacy and used
force, which is the only medicine fit
for hogs that are licensed to asso-
ciate with people. Such preachers
should be pensioned
We editors are an abused set. We
don't envy the minister, for he is
even more abused man than US,
yet he has the bulge on editors when
it comes to marriage. 1t takes a
minister two or three minutes to
perform marriage ceremony. He
makes no charge, but is most gener-
ally handed Il five-dollar bill-some-
times ten-and gets II good supper
besides. The list of presents is sent
to the editor and it takes two or
three hours of hard work to put it in |
type. He makes no charges for it.
and gets no So. Perhaps he gets
some cake and sells an extra copy of
his paper for a nickle, but Just as
probable the parties are not even
subscribers of his paper, and beg a
copy of their neighbor to cut the list
of presents from to paste in scrap
book.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-21
Holiday Excursion Tickets on the P,R,R

For the benefit of the increased
travel which the holiday season al
ways brings, the Pennsylyaia Rail,
road Company will this year sell ex-
cursion tickets between the various
stations OH its system at the reduced
rate of two cents per mile. Such
tickets will be sold between all sta
tions except to and from stations
on the Downingtown and Lancaster
Branch and tho United Railroads of
New Jersey Division. The dates of
sale are December 22d 20 2jth and
December 29th to January lst, 1894,
inclusive, valid for return until Jan
uary Sd, 1894, inclusive.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-21
Work Runs the World.

Remember, my son, you have to
work, whether you handle n pick or
pen, n wheelbarrow or set of
books whether you dig n ditch or
edit paper, or write stories, you
must work. If you look around you
will see that the men who are the
most able to live the rest Of their
days without work are the men who
have worked the hardest. Don't be
afraid of killing yourself with over
work. More men die who quit at &
p. IN. and don't go home until Q n. III.
than from overwork Work gives
you an appetite for your meals it
lends solidity to your slumbers, and
gives n gratefulappreciation of holi-
day. There are young men who do
not work, but the world is not proud
of them. 1t does not know their
names even it simply speaks of
"old-so and so boys" The great
busy world doesn't know that they
are here. So take off your coat and
make dust in the world. The bus
ier you are the less harm you are
apt to get into, the sweeter will be
your sleep, the brighter and happier
your holidays, and the better salts
fled will the world be with you.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-21

Major j. ID Hamilton Of Shame
kin, was in town last week and in
formed us that the work on the
electric railway between Selinsgrove
and Sunbury would be begun in
good earnest next summer. The
company contemplates building a
foot, wagon and electric railway
bridge across the Susquehanna at
Sunbury, two squares south of the
Reading. This would be n great ac-
commodation to Snyder county and
we earnestly hope the company will
accomplish its purposes.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-21

Don't forget the Crescent Clubs
entertainment in Seebold's Hall, on
the evening of Dec. 30
Reno Splitter of Franklin, is agent
for the Danville Laundry. Persons
having work will profit by getting
his terms.
The Middleburgh Orchestra will
play in the concerts of the Freeburg
Musical Convention, Thursday and
Friday nights of next week
The Hassinger Sunday School will
hold Christmas entertainment in
their church Saturday evening 23d.
Santa Claus speech, Meeting Santa
Clause and Christmas Garden are
the leading features of the enter
tainment.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has
constructed an engine which makes
time with twelve pullmans. She is
known as the class Il. and has 81
inches steel drivers, and truck wheels
42.inches in diameter. The boiler is
of the Beldaire type, built entirely
of steel, and is Go inches in diameter
at the smallest ring. 1t is fifteen
feet from the rail to the top of the
stack and 0 feet to the center of the
boiler.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-21

Program of Local Institute to be
held in Middleburgh, Jan. . and &,
1891.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
To planters and Merchants

The Cal.encrO - MON SJ1Hnc!ys
Limited, using the complete Munger Sys-
tenn If Dallas, Texas,sas now seenin operas
ton at the Chicago Worlds Fair. is ready TO
DO all the ginning tlrAt may be entrusted to
ii, at the following rates: 40 cents per 100
pounds, and $I.zS bagging and ties, seed
accepted for toll at New Orleans quotations,
and the surplus cashcd to the owner of cot
ton. Shipping attended to. from ginnery
free of cost, and bills of lading mailed as per
instructions. Those wishing to sell on the
spot may do so easily, buyers Office in build
ing. This ginnery stood without boast or
advertisement for three years, on its me- rits,
but detrimental rumors being circulated on
its supposed DEFICIENCIES, forces it to have a
standing offer of 500, wager to any
other ginnerv in this parish. on the following
general points:
Ist Capacity Of bales turned out per day.
end. Convenience of unloading, as a 10
year old boy knowing how to drive is all
that is necessary while the gins are running.
ard. Yield of lint 10 a given number of
pounds of seed cotton.
4th. Quality of staple grade of sample
turned out of any quality of cotton, this in
variahly bringing the highest market price.
Any Communication will be promptly an
swered by c. c. BROWN, Manager.
CARENcRo GINNERY Co., LTDr
v. f. DUPUIS.
= AZ am President.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
DINNER BELL R/NG/NG.

Bro. Cunningham, of the Rayne
Ranger is noting the fact The Ga
zette is still calling for refinery
in Lafayette, advises to 'swatch out"
less Rayne steps in and reaches s:the
coveted goal frst.'' With Caren-
Gro clamoring for refinery, Breaux
Bridge on the eve of having one,
and Rayne "chasseing" around, it
behooves the people Of this town
to bestir themselves, else they'll get
lefe It is passing strange that a
town, SO adl,ira bly, situated, with
everything in its favor, should be
SO slow in moving. This town should
have at least a half dozen manufac-
turing plants in successful opera
tions-the raw material is right at
our doors for that purpose.
1t is admitted that capital is pre-
requisite to develop our manifold
resources, but is single step be-
ing taken to induce capital to come
here 1t is about time for the peo-
pie to realize the fact that they have
to take up a big sized move on
themseies, get fosefAe,', and let cap
ital know that it would be warmly
welcomed. and given every oppor-
unity to secure itself safely with us,
and enjoy the fruits Of its investment.
When this is done, this town viii!
soon occupy the plane that her
situation entities her to, one of TIE
richest and most prosperous in the
State.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
Instinct and OutStinst.

The white man who makes of negro his
associate should be treated on that level
-Raync Ranger.
Perhaps the fellow you had in
mind was like certain fellow of the
same leanings who stated that he
instincts could have such repug-
nance to negroes as some people
evince. "That is because" said a
gentleman who heard the remark,
ttyour instincts and Negroes cut
sftaefs have remarkable affinity
for each other"
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25

serves success, which we hope it
will attain. It's leading article is in
support of N. C. Blanchard for
United States Senator, and we
must say that it gives strong and
cogent reasons for it's faith. While
we are prepared to admit that its
choice is a. good one, we cannot
agree that it is the best
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
Il FIVE COUNTRY.

$3.50 rom the number of letters of
kaniry in regard to Information
/ boat lands, it is evident that the
IS ebbing towards our section.
ixed Of the barren and blizzard
stIscken northwest, many of it's peo-
PIE are turning their eyes toward
the South. It is rather by chance
1 that they have heard of this highly
1avored section, for certainly little
1ystematic effort has ever been put
forth to acquaint the outside world
s~ith our health-giving climate and
highly productive lands. where the
EHhfest cultivation is sure to bring
san abundant harvest.
Z Lafayette parish wants some of
these intelligent western farmers,
/ and every effort should be made to
induce them to come. The Gazette
thinks the best plan is to lay before
them truthful statement as to the
merits of our health, climate and
soil. ],
In this connection hasty, imper-
feet, but reliable statement may not
be Inappropriate. For the subjoin-
ed facts, in the main, we are in
dcbted to one we know to be with
IN the bounds of veracity:
H<alA. a man is looking
for home for his wife and children,
his first thought is, will they be hap
Ply and healthy. It has been the
impression of northern and western
people that Louisiana was. a very
sunhealthy place. Here is a COM
parative report, made some months
ago. by the President of the State
Boord of Health: Annual mortali-
~ per 1900,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
R4PPZ4NC IT. TIE DOOR.

WICHITA. KANSAS, Nov. IS, 1898.
Dear Sir-Please hand this to any one
who has good land, we'll located, for sale.
4 few here, myself included, looking in
your direction, and would like prices and
descriptions of some land. in large and small
bodies. In your parish. Describe all the i'm
Provcmen,s. Respectfully,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
Il DE-. CORA TIC Tariff.

LfAfAf = r., Id, NOV. ~, 1898.
Editor Lafayette Gazette:
AS cumulative of genuine Demo
cratic doctrine, the following ex-
cerpts taken from the New Orleans
States, will doubtless prove inter-
esting reading at this juncture, in
asmuch as the Congress to convene
next month will revise the present
tariff law. Although lengthy,
hope you will find space to publish
it. JACKsoNIAN
In the opinion of the States, neither Ala
bama's coal and iron nor Texas wool, nor
Louisiana sugar, nor any other commodity,
industry class, is cstitied to government
protection.
When the bounty was under discussion
in Congress-. the States, published here in
the heart of the sugar region, denounced it
as unconstitutional, undemocratic and an
unjust and outrageous misrepresentation of
the money of the people of the United
States. X
Under Mex inleyisn, the duties on wool,
iron and coal and vast number of other
ticles and other articles of absolute necessity
are in measure prol1ibitive, hence but linn
tied quantities imported into the United
States, and hence very little government rev.
enue is yielded by the duties on them ncv-
erthe,ess, the American producers, beng
thus protected against foreign competition.
add the amount duty, considerable per-
ccntage of it, to the price, the American
consumer has to pay it, and thus is made by
this system to pay out of his small and legiti
mate profits, out of his hard earned
wages, a tax, rather a tribute, not for the
support of the government, but TO enhance
the profits and enrich another citizen of the
United States, who is no better than he is,
and who has no greater claims upon the
the government than he has.
This is Protection; this is N1cKinleyisu
this is the government taxing ten thousand
ored individual this is the process by which
the Republican party has for a quarter of
century been creating Plutocracy, making
the masses of the American people helpless
tributaries of favored class, making the
rich richer and the poor poorer this is the
ing for sixty years, which its press and lead
crs have denounced as scheme of govern
ment robbery, that must and shall be des-
troycd.
But If all import duties wcrc of this ma
ture all American industries would be de-
siroyed BY prcying npon each other, the
government would be forced to depend for
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25

The Gazette is in receipt Of the
initial number of the Theoda Memo
ra, a newspaper just established IN
the little town of Theoda. It is
bright, crisp, and newsy, and de-
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25

If any Of our advertisers have
lands for sale and wish to comn,u-
nicate with the writer of the forego-
ing letter, we shall be pleased to put
them in possession of the name.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-25
Prompt Retprns.
Good Service.
COLUMBIA RICE MILL
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK,

We beg to call attention to.-the
fact that we have commenced mill
ing for the new season. Planters
who propose shipping rough rice
to be milled on toll-will do well to
write US as to the amount they are
likely to ship and the probable date
of shipment. This will enable us to
place same on our mill roster and
by the turn being thus engaged, inn
mediate attention secured as soon
as the rough is received
Holders of old crop will co well
to send it right along before the new
crop makes it stake back seat
Do not mix the old ard new to-
gether as they mill differently and
they both suffer.
Care should be taken to pack in
good strong bags, also to mark
plainly that lots may not get mixed
with others coming to us by each
incoming steamer.
DAN TA!-MAGE's SONS,
New York