The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-06-22
MIDDLEBURGH SNYDER CO., PA, JUNE 22, 1893


the residence of Mrs. Mollie Mckee
refused to work, and when it was
taken out, examination showed that
a copperhead snake had become en-
tangled in the chain SO it could not
be moved The snake had been
killed by the attempt to move the
chain.
| DR.. Z. W. Houser, who has been
Ipracticing his profession at Augusta
VILE, Pa, since his graduation from
the College of Physicians aud Sur
gcous of Baltimore, was here this
week and informed us that he is
about to move to Bently Creek,
Bradford county, where a better
opening presents itself. We hope
his merits as II practitioner will find
in this new field.
II In one of Henry Thoreau's ramb.
ling talks he gravely remarks: at
is very rare that you meet with
obstacles Ill this world which the
humblest man has not faculties TO
Ijsurmount. 1t is true we may ,ome
to q perpendicular precipice, but we
need not jump off nor run our
heads against it, Mems actions in
dicate how they appreciate their
faculties.
Hon. Fred Kurtz, editor of the
Centre HdH Reporter, accompanied
by Mrs. Kurtz (who is the editors
eldest sister, came all the way from
tCentre county last week to take n
lays trout-fishing in Swift Run.
4 Mr.. Kurtz is the best bait fisher in
! Centre county, but he ran against
the EDITORS fly on that particular day
and went home with big majority
against him.
MISTAKEN Souls VINO DREAM OF
Bliss. The following marriage H.
|censes have been granted since our
last publication
Frank S Reigel, lIiddleburgh.
Lizzie Roush, Freeburg.
Henry U. Yerger, Perry twp.
Ellen Boyer,
lAndrew j. Krebbs. NIinlin Co.
Mary vi. Ocker,
Norman Il. Hummel, Kreamer.
Agnes Boyer, Salem.
>G. A. Hassinger, Middlecreek twp.
diana Walter,
Notwithstanding the many pretty
girls in Franklin, the demand has
grown so great for them that two
young men We're seen on Sunday
evening trying to entertain one
young lady. They were evidently
rivals. The one is recent but inn
petuous suitor, while the other is u
case of long standing, and the indi-
cations are that the latter will loose
his claim unless he promptly brings
an action of assumpsit and thus
bars the statute of limitation.
5. ii. Stroud has been appointed |
postmaster at Penns Creek and |
VIM. NJ. Keller at Beavertown. The
democratic party promised ..gus a
change and it is giving it to us with !
a vim. The Republican post-mast-
ers are dropping around us like au-
tumn leaves. Everything is chang
ing Even the change in times prom
ised us before election has come,
and if it keeps on coming rlany
harder some of the weak -kneed re-
publicans who voted for it will wish
the Old Harry had it.
The Mt. Carmel Ledger pays the
following high compliment to one of
the Posr's principal contributors
we are pleased to inform our
readers that we have secured the
original and only "Boonastiel, the
Pennsylvania Dutch philosopher
who has made state reputation on
the Middleburgh Posr, as regular
contributor TO the Ledger. Our
own sam Basemshteel will yield
his column to his more experienced
uncle, who will write us every week
from "Hausa Barrick.' These let
ters will in the future appear in the
Ledger the same as in the Middle
burgh Posr. "Boonastiel" has a
vast fund of Pennsylvania folk. lore,
which together with his experience
among this particular class of peo-
pie and his native store of wit,
makes him altogether the best au-
thority and the most entertaining
writer OF this rare dialect"
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