The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-14
ITEMS of LOCAL INTEREST

Mrs. y. l.. Hlcnler Oi OellusSIONe,
spent Sunday with Prof. Herman's.
SQUIRRELS are quite plenty this
wear and our hunters bag from five
to eight day.
Al. Crossgrove left on Monday
for Belleville, where he has n three
weeks job at painting.
Jacob G.. Smith and family, of Sc
linsgrove, spent Sunday with Amos
Gifts in Franklin township.
Mrs. Porter Thompson of Mexico,
Pa. is spending a week with her son
J. n. Thompson, Jr., in this place.
A. S. Beaver has purchased lot
Immediately east of the band room
and is erecting n dwelling house up
on it,
Sylvester Bowen, proprietor Of .he
Summit House, who had n severe
attack of bilious fever, is able to be
out again.
Mrs. $. S. Walter, of Franklin
township, left on Friday of last week
for two weeks visit to relatives in
Akron, o.
The colored camp-meeting at Glenn
ents Park commenced on last Sat
urday and will continue until the
18th.
The PosT has secured a new col
respondent at Freeburg, and, iudg-
ing from his first attempt, he will
turn out hustler.
Mrs. Nj. X. Hassinger left on Mon
day for visit among relatives in
Indiana and Ohio, and will round
.up with the Worlds Fair.
Calico day at the Central Dry
Goods Store, Selinsgrove, Saturday
next. About 5000 yards, all 6, : and
8 cent calicos will be offered for 5
cents yard.
''Put it in the paper, but don't tell
any one who told you," is the way
some people talk who think it will
not hurt an editor any to be ours
ed and abused.
Charles S. Shontz, a thirteen-year-
old son of Harvey G. Shontz, of near
Rand, Union county, was kicked on
the head by horse on September l
and almost instantly killed.
Mrs. a. S. Helfrich and her two
sons, Foster and Homer, of Altoona,
and Miss Ella Weidman, of Beaver
Springs. visited relatives and friends
iu Middleburgh one day last week.
The Lutheran and Evangelical
Sunday schools of Middleburgh, will
hold a basket picnic in Bowers
grove, Il miles west of town. A
short program and lots of fun is on
the bill of fare. All invited.
A terrific hail-storm passed over
the eastern end of Snyder county on
Thursday evening of last week doing
immense damage to apples, peaches
and other fruit. Hail nearly as large
as a walnut, and plenty of them,
were picked up at Shamokin Dam
after the storm.
A girl baby was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleveland in the White House
on Saturday. We wish the baby and
parents health, happiness, and pros
perity, and would suggest the name
of Susan for the child, or Sus, for
short, as n prefix to the administra-
tons pension policy-Sus-pension.
See
When the people of Northumber-
land County wish to punish yiolators
of the fish law then they claim the
river to be in their county, but when
it comes to building for bridges they
are glad to have a Supreme Judge
decide that the river only runs be-
tween and is not a part of either
county.-LeUisb,Tg LOcat NelcS.
Rev. S. T.. Bateman, of Philadel-
phia, preached very practical ser
mon in the Lutheran church in this
place ON Sunday evening. AS he
announced, he preached his sermon
backward, stating his text at the
close of the sermon, viz Isaiah, lth
chapter and 10th verse. His theme
was "the trihes in life,' and the dis
course was so original and at the
same time so practical that every
body was charmed with the young
. diyine's effort.