The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-23


adelphia, and daughter of Prof. Wn.
Meyer, of Freeburg, died on Tues
day. Burial at Freeburg, Friday, at
2 PM. Have not learned particulars.
]. II. Smith, of Milton, PA, pro
prietor of the largest furniture store
in the interior of the State, paid the
PosT apop visit on Friday. Sorry
we were not at home as it always af-
fords us pleasure to meet real live
business man.
Jacob G.. Smith last week moved
his family to Selinsgrove, and +. T..
Bower, Esq, is moving his family to
Lewisburg to-day where he has pur-
chased n home. He will remain in
Middleburgh, retain his citizenship
and continue in the practice of law.
SHINGLES SHINGLES We
have Just received 10000 Michigan
White Pine Shingles. If in need of
any please call and examine. Prices
are as follows: No. On $50 Der NJ. ,
No. 2 90 50. 80 per NJ.
a. III. ULsH ~ Son,
Swineford, Pa.
During Jay Gould's lifetime he
made sworn statements regularly
that his personal property amounted
to but $500, 900, and upon this amount
he paid tax. His executors valued his
personal estate Mt $4,000. 900, and
now the state will sue and recoye,
the tax deficiency.
ID. G. Seller, Shamokin's leading
produce Commission Merchant,
writes us that his business is boom
ing, and that he is getting a great
deal of trade from Snyder county.
Dan is not only go9d business man
but he is also roycl' rood fellow
,.acrseMeaways eiat 10 iearDSed &
his prosperity.
Have you lost a tooth, or perhap
several, where the loss shows. ant
prefer to have the ill looking spac,
rather than wear plate Do yol
know that DR.. Voelkler, of Selins
grove can insert substitutes 10 you
satisfaction without obliging you tC
wear plate, whether you lave tn,
roots left or not Ask him about it
In the good old days before the
wal it was penal oflenso for white
person to give slave Il copy of TIE
Scriptures. The spirit that enactel
such laws survives. B. w. Grove
and his family have been driven from
the town of Nebo, s. c., because NJ.
Groves daughter taught Sabbatl
school for Negro children. Tn
reign of intolerance is not ended in
the South.
LIVE Stock WANTED.-We will
guarntee 13 cents or better PEI
pound for old, live fowls and ducks
up to March oath, and 40 cents PEI
pair for old, live pigeons, up to April
10th, quantity no object Our com,
missions for selling are per cent,
money and empties guaranteed, cor,
respondence solicited.
BIcKEL IL MILLER,
No. II Vine ST., Phila,
An oak tree thirty inches in di-
ameter was recently cut down in
Hares Valley, Huntingdon county.
s. B. Green blocked the tree and
with the aid of u glass counted its
yearly growths and found that ii
was 1876 years old AS this tree was
alive during the life of Columbus
and thirty-tiye years before he dis
covered America, section may be
taken to Chicago aud be exhibited
at the Columbian Exhibition.
Dlu you ever nOtlce that the hands
on the clock and watch signs in front
of jewelry stores pointed to II min
utes past s, asks the Inter, Ocean.
And did you ever ask why 1t may
not be new to you, and it may be
universally known, but l was very
much impressed the other day 10y
the answer of u ieweler. He said
"There's not a town in America that
has not that sign marked at the
same time. And may say there's
not business block in the town
without it, Certainly, if there's a
ieweler in the block with the dun
my sign instead of the running clock,
it points to those figures. 1t is in
commemoration of the hour and