The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-02
Interesting to Pensioners.

Hoke Smith regarding the pension
ers in that vicinity. Though the
writer did not give his own name,
he gave the names OF several TO
whom the Secretary could write.
To one of the names 30 given the
pension authorities sent blank affi-
davits, asking them to deliver to the
parties named. certainly is a cred
liable piece OF business TO listen TO
an anonymous correspondent. the
meanest class OF sneaks allowed to
run Mt large, but that seems to be
right in line with some of the other
actions of the honorable Secretary
on the pension question. Veterans
should not forget these facts when
election day comes again.
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Philip Spaid, one of our veteran
brick.layers, left for Lewistown on
Tuesday where he is working at his
trade.
ABSOLUTE NoTIoE. E.-The person
who took those two watches from
the showcase in my store is request
ed to return them or he will be dealt
with according to law as the guilty
person is known. DAVID WETzrr.
Rev. Samuel Wangert, of Lebanon,
Pa, has been appointed by the U.
B. conference to the Middleburgh
U. b. charge. The Rev. moved his
family and household goods into the
house occupied by Mrs. Barbara
Bilger.
Mrs. Will Soules and daughter,
Addie, after spending several months
pleasantly with her sister, Mrs. M.
Il. krceger, of this place, returned
to their home in Grand Rapids,
Mich, on Thursday of last week.
Little Addie had become quite a
fayorite among the little folks in
town and there is an
Aching void In IIarry's heart
The world can never fll.
WANTED A TEHANT.-The under
signed desires to secure a man with
n family to occupy the house on his
farm, situate in West Perry town
ship, / mile southeast of Stroud
town-rent free--with the privilege
of boarding with him. Large garden
with plenty of fruit on the premises.
pasture for cattle, and a good place
to keep poultry, sc. For further
particulars call on or address
FRED. WoCHELEy,
Mt. Pleasant Mills, Pa.
Mr. Howard Miller has received a
very flattering offer to become gen
eral land agent for the Mexican gov
ernment, with salary of $4,000,
and an allowance of $500 per day
for expenses. The duties consist in
having charge of all public lands,
the appointment of sub-land agents
and to ascertain what land is best
adapted for tilling and what for res
idence sites and to encourage inter
nal land improvement and the loca-
ton of colonies. We understand
Mr.. Miller has accepted the offer
and will enter upon his work as soon
as he can close his work as land
agent for the Union Pacific railroad.
-Leois6urg Chronicle.
1t is not an infrequent occurrence
for an editor, who has in the neigh
borhood of two thousand accounts
with different persons to keep
to have his attention called
to errors in accounts. This is right
and proper and we are always thank
ful for it but it is almost always
the case that only those who would
be the losers call our attention TO
the error, while those who are the
gamers are as silent as clans. An
exception to this rule occurred the
other day. Phares Fetterolf, of
near Troxelville, came to pay his
paper He declared, we had given
him two years more credit on the
Posi- than he was entitled to and in
sisted so strongly that we yielded
the point and he paid three dollars
more than our account called for.
1t is very rare occurrence, but
when it does occur we always take n
good, long look at the mans face.
for we realize that in his physiog.
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