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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-11-01
Result Of A New Religion.


Three suits, three F. ,fations of
husbands from their ives and at
least dom broke harriage on
gagements are the fult so far of IL
new religioi beini 1read by Rev.
w. j. McCrtry, o. Y Free Presby-
terian Chuith, ~ Rochester, Pa.
For preaching the practical applica-
ton Of the Biblical laws concerning
unequal marriages he was dismissed
by the Preslgtery. He continued
to preach abbit "sanctitication on
earth and turned the heads of
many women who thought their
marriage relation a sin.
The preacherhas created II great
sensation all Over the Beaver Valley
by his war against cupid and III
favor of celib,cy. DR.. McCrory
firmly believes-aud he backs it with
an unlimited amount of Scripture
that his doctrine is necessary to
salvation. On this belief he preach
ed sermons that struck home in his
former Bridgewater Presbyterian
congregation.
1t is the application of this doc
trine of sanctitication to the practical
side of intermarriage that led to the
rumpus which now furnishes gossip
for the entire Beaver Valley. The
minister based his statements on Il
portion of the verse of the sixth
chapter of the second Epistle to the
Corinthians, which reads: BE yenot
unequally yoked together with unbe-
levers; for what fellowship hath
righteousness with unrighteousness
and what communion hath light
with darkness'"
JILTgD BY YOUNG WOMEN.
The preachers utterances created
a great sensation. By the young
people they were accepted as an out
spoken declaration of Biblical
grounds for celibacy. BY those
whose cases tally with the example
used by the minister it was looked
on as the explanation of plain duty
the remuneration of the marital
vow. Those acquainted can point
to dozen cases where well-to-do
and worthy young men have been
'iilted" by young women of NEGRO
rvs church because they who have
been married for years and are
mothers of families have also accept
ed the doctrine and separated from
their husbands. Another known case
is that Of a husband who has given
notice to his wife that he will no
longer live with her
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-11-01
Republican Day

The arrangements for Republican
Day in Middleburgh on Friday are
about completed. The Club con-
vention will be called Mt 3 o'clock in
the afternoon. The Address of wei
come will be delivered by Geo. w.
Wagenseller. Addresses will be de.
livered by Chas. W. Herman and a
representative from each club. the
speaker to be selected by the club
represented. The names of the club
representatives have not been sent
to us yet, 10 we can not give them.
The parade will take place at 7
o'clock under the direction of DR.. J.
W. Orwig, Chief Marshall and his
assistants.
The mass meeting will be held in
the court house after the parade.
This meeting will be addressed by
Hon. James Biery, Ex, Congressman
OF fennsylvania, having served 8.
the 43rd Congress, Hon. Isaac b.
Brown and Howard l.. Calder, Esq,
of Harrisburg and Prof. c. w. Her
man, the nominee for Assembly.
A special train will be run from
Mcclure to Middlebmgh andreturn.
If the voters from the East End
will warrant, the train will run also
from Selinsgrove 10 Midlleburgh
and return.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-11-01
Get Out the Vote

All that is needed to win an inn
mense Republican victory this month
IL to get out the vote. Not IL single
Republican voter should remain at
home. If ever, in the history of the
county, it has been the duty of every
man to vote that time is this year. 1t
is not necessary for us to state why.
The facts have come home to each
man in Snyder County. He knows
from experience. Let every commit
teeman and sub-co mmitteeman go
actively to work at once, as little
time remains, and see every voter in
his district and make arrangements
to get him to the polls. Teams
should be given to get out the aged
and infirm and every exertion posi-
bic put forth to have every vote cast
The result should be as great and
pronounced as possible and no tone
from now on sho uld be left unturned
that will bring about that end. To
work, Republicans, should be the
cry all along the line.
Vera Hagey, three year old child
OF Williamsport, was abducted in
Sunbury on Sunday by her father
Charles Hagey and Walter Myers,
a lad of Is summers. Myers was
arrested at Watsontown on Monday
IN orning. Hagey and the child were
seen at Watsontown but were not
captured.
Snyder county will this year elect
as member of the State Assembly
man who will be heard from at
Harrisburg. His name is G. w.
Herman late Superintendent of pub
lie schools of that county. Herman
is man who has probably devoted
as much time to the study of Civil
government as any man of hi 8 age
in the state. He is graduate of
Bucknell, is a close observer and a
hard student, possessed OF a pen
etrating mind which never rests on
the surface but always dives down
to the bottom where the rarest Jew
els are found. He will raise Snyder
county to an intellectual level with
the best OF them Tom Harter in
Keystone Gazette.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-11-01
NO. 43.
COUNFERFEITERS
In OUR COUNTY,
John zimmerman and Others Wof. ,bei,
Operations Near Oriental for
Eight Years

News reached here on Snturlo =
evening that John Zimmerman who
resides near Oriental had been M.
rested by I. :. detectives formolip,.
counterfeit money. He had been
suspected for some time and detoc.
tlVeS watched him and he was soen
through the windows of his hons,
lie had dies for nearly all values of
com and 1t appears he operated his
WORK very extensively. After his mr..
resi- lie was taken to Pittsburg, it
being an oifense against Uncle Sans
laws. While lie resides near Orien.
'ai' Juhiata county, he was within
the Snyder county limits. There
are four or five others IN partner.
ship with Zimmerman. Wilson
Forry being one of the accomplices
who was arrested
zimmerman is - years of are and
mas been crook the greater part of
ms hfe. He has frequently been
arrested before. For eight years he
has been operating his counterfeitinv
work. 1t required the detective
two years to catch him. The people
hvlng near his home knew little or
nothing of his work at counterfciting
and the arrest of Zimmerman first
brought his transgressions to their
notice. The detective AYERS that
Aimmerman's money is nearer the
genuine money than any he. .y
- iafs'dv a.. - ii'tii, i.,~ -, g..
The counterfeiter has figured in
all kinds of escapades having broken
out OF jail and penetentiary. His
services in these houses of dshonor
were given him at various times as
II penalty for stealing and breaking
safes open. He was keen fellow
and possessed an ingenious mind
which permitted him to carry on his
operations SO successfully. If he
simply glanced at Il key, he could re-
tain the figure of It's torn until he
found his place of scclusion whore
he could make an exact duplicate.
He had in his possession string Of
keys that if put one upon another
would make IA stack three feet high.
1t is remarkable what amount of
criminal operations is in progress in
this county A murderer is at large
ever since Sept. Goth 1889 Not Il
clue and not trace is to be found.
Robberies innumerable and con
spirncies to murder go without an
arrest The gross neglect of child
ren from the cause of which they
suffer untold agony, and perhaps
more, is still fresh in our memory.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-11-01
Of LOCAL INTEREST
Cuts a swell-the doctor.

Cuts Swell-tne doctor.
A stony stair-marble steps.
A dead beet-the other fellow.
A bicycle for sale at this office.
Go TO the polls on election day.
A monkey shine-our new coon.
An uuruly spirit-our new devil.
Come to Middleburgh on Friday.
A water haul-the sprinkling cart.
A buried of autumn-the chestnut.
Down in the mouth-your store
teeth.
Do you read the Posr If not,
why not?
Making a name for yourself-as-
Stunning an alias.
The washwoman that sings is gen.
orally a soapi ano.
The Republican Club meets this
Thursday evening.
DR.. Rothrock of New Berlin was
in town on Saturday.
Miss Julia and Annie Bibighaus
visited at Millheim last week.
The Chester Halloween parade
had 5000 men and boys in line.
The Republican candidates of the
county are very busy this week.
1t does not necessarily follow that
female carpenteris aplane woman.
Of the six hundred school teachers
in Chester county only forty are
male.
Some lawyers try cases, and some
try me, " remarked a long-sufferid-,
Judge yesterday.
One way to keep your nose from
bleeding-keep it out of other
peoples business.
James Meyer and sister Nettie of
Selinsgrove were calling on friends
in town on Sunday.
At Schroyers, Selinsgrove, you
can buy % loaded shells for 80 cents,
or 10O shallS for I'll 40
Rev. Geo. B. Stewart, ID. d., has
been elected president of Wilson
College, Chambersburg.
Gen. Coxey's handsome residence
at Massillion, Ohio burned on Sun
day night. Loss $4,000.
DR.. limerick, Selinsgrove, guaran-
tees satisfaction in fitting of glasses
and treatment of catarrh.
When see Wealth and cupid
Run bitter race.
bet on cupid ten TO one
For second place.-EX.
r. Frank Feese, the Miffiinburg
shoe dealer, and Thomas Heeter
were in town on Monday.
1t is the duty of every voter to go
to the polls on election day. Vote the
straight Republican ticket.
The Spaid property on Sugar
street was sold on Saturday to
Phillip Swineford for S430.
Rev. Glase of Gordon, Schuylkill
county, will preach in the Lutheran
church next Sabbath evening.
DR.. J. r.. Cast of Mifflinburg and |
Samuel Stroud of Centreville were
county seat visitors on Monday.
Pianos. Organs and Sewing ma
chimes at Reduced prices from now
until Xmas. G. G. SEEBoLD.
There be the days when womankind
shows what the styles are like.
By jumping into bloomerettes.
And hopping on the "bike."
The members of the Reformed
church will celebrate the Lords
supper on Sunday morning, Nov. II,
|lS94.
We regret that Gen. Latta can
pot be here Friday, but Exon
gressman Biery will more than fill
bis place.
Things have come to petty pass
when fellow sits over a register to
bear what his friends" have to say
Hbout him in the parlor below.
G. G. Seebold, the enterprising
iealer in Pianos, Organs and sewing
machines, will offer reduced rates
rom now until Christmas. !
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-11-01

Invite your country patrons to
visit your business place by means
of an adv. in the PosT. The returns
may not come with n rush, but come
they will, sooner or later.
Francis O'Connor of Johnstown
formerly District Attorney of Cam
bria county has been sued for Sian
der. 1t is alleged that Mr.. O'Con-
nor, in public speech last Thursday
evening, charged General Hastings
with having used his position in
Johnstown after the great flood of
1889 to enrich himself.
HALLOWEEN - This is the popular
name of the eve or vigil of All Hal
lows, or festivals of All Saints. As
the date of that festival is Nov. ],
Halloween is the evening of Oct. 81.
In England, it was long customary
to crack nuts, duck for apples in
tub of water, and perform other
harmless fresiderevelries. Ancient
" the most essential ceremony
seems to have been the lighting of
bonfire at night, nv every house
hold. In Scotland. ceremonies
partook more of superstitious
character; taking, among rustics,
the form Of charm to discover who
should be his or her partner for
life. OF these now almost exploded
customs, the best summary is in
Burns's well-known poem Halo
,oeen.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-11-01

The fraud in the assessors lists
of Phila. falls upon democratic Off
cials.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
FOREST FIRES.
Great Damage Done in the Michigan Lum-
Der District.

Great Damage Done in the Michigan Lum-
Der District.
HARRIsvILLE, Mich. Aug. 27-Heavy
forest fires are raging throughout AL
coma county, doing great damage to
lumber mills and standing pine, de-
stroying crops of all kinds and burning
the homes of many settlers. The fires
were started early last week in the
huckleberry swamps in the interior by
berry piclxers. Owing to the dry
weather they spread rapidly and soon
got beyond control. Yesterday Camp
bells mill, near West Harrisville, 100
cords of hemlOck bark, 100, 600 feet
of lumber, 1000 cedar ties, and a
large number of railroad fat cars were
burned. Trains on the Detroit, Bay
City & Alpena road were delayed many
hours. From Killmaster, in the in
terror of the county, the report came
last night that seven farmers lost their
homes and stocks of grain yesterday
and Edward Kingston and his son
James were seriously burned while
fighting the flames. Other parts of the
county are sending in reports of heavy
damage to crops and timber. There
has been no rain for six weeks. Every
thing is as dry as finder and a stiff
wind would set the whole country
afame.
The country surrounding Ludington
sends in extensive reports of heavy
damage by crop fires. Last night four
farm houses were destroyed, the occu-
pants barely escaping with their lives.
A heavy smoke that nearly turns day
into night has hung over the city for
tWentV-fOur hours
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
URGING TAYLoR's REMOVAL.

The Civil Service Commission Has Recon-.
mended to Cleveland His Prompt Dis
missal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The investi-
cation of G. I'll. ]. Taylor, colored, re.
corder of deeds for the District of Col
umbia, was closed yesterday. The re-
port of the civil service committee,
prepared by Proctor, of Kentucky,
urges the president to promptly re-
move Taylor. The latter, in a letter
to the committee, denies the pub
lished interviews in which he was
made to say that local political asso-
Citations in Washington were guilty of
assessing federal employees. He init
mates that the commission is being
made the tool of men to satisfy their
personal enmity, and principally by
one who has police court record. He
also attacks w. Calvin Chase, editor of
the Washington Bee. Taylor says he
will tender his resignation as soon as
it is asked. Rev. P. H. White, sergeant
alarms of the Negro Democratic
league, denies that he carried letters
to government employees ordering them
to appear at league headquarters on
penalty of removal. He claims the let
tiers were to members of the league
only, asking them to call at headquar-
tiers to arrange for the deposit of MEM
horShin 6ueS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
MINE DISASTER.
Fhirsy-seven Men Killed by the Explosios
OF Gas I'm Washington Mine.

Ehir1y-seven Men Killed by the Explcsios
OF Gas I'm Washington Mine.
FRANKLIN, Wash, Aug. 25.-A terrific
gas explosion occurred on breast sixty
two on the sixth level of the Franklin
mine yesterday afternoon. Slxty-two
miners were imprisoned and thirty
seven were killed. The FIRE was soon
extinguished and the work of taking
out the bodies began. All were re-
covered. About half the miners werS
negroes, having been brought from the
east four years ago to replace the
strikers. The mine is owned by the
Oregon Improvement Co. and produces
the best coal in the state of Washing
ton. The damage to the mine is not
large.
At 12:45 o'clock a fire was noticed by
some of the drivers on the sixth north
level and notice was given to the men
inside, who were working in different
places, some in the breast about the
level and others along the gangway.
AS soon as it was known that there
was fire, many of the men in the
gangways rushed back to notify the
miners farther in, while others rushed
out and reached the main shaft. 1t
is certain that all the men in the
breast reached the gangway in safety.
In all about seventy men were at
work in the sixth level north, and of
that number about forty fingered at
breast six, where the fire originated,
and made an attempt to put out the
fire. The breast was burning fercely,
and before the miners knew it the fire
had communicated to breasts sixty and
sixty-one and began to issue from
breast sixty-one in that immediate
vicinity. Several OF those who fingered
at the burning breast sixty-two took
warning and fed, but all who remained
were overcome and asphyxiated.
It is evident that all the men had
time to come out, for those at work in
the further breast reached the shaft in
safety while those who were nearest
the shaft and consequently m ore re.
moved from danger persisted. They
evidently believed they were in perfect
safety at the fire, but while they lin
gered the smoke oozed out from some
outside place further south and the
bodies were all found south of breast
sixty-two. They were all found along
within space of 500 feet
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
HURRICANE At SEA.
a Fearful storm Sweeps Over the Sea OF
Azov-One Thousand Lives Lost.

Fearful storm Sweeps Over the Sea OF
Azov-One Thousand Lives Lost.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. PA wind Of
death swept across the sea of Azov
Saturday. It will be impossible for
days yet to compute the damage done,
but it is almost certain that 1000 have
persisted, some by drowning, others by
being crushed under fallen houses and
trees.
The excitement is great among the
American colony in this city, for it is
feared. that at least two parties OF
American tourists were on the sea of
Azov at the time the wind did its dead
ly work. All the afternoon there has
been string of sailors at the office OF
the American minister asking, almost
begging, for news form Odessa,
whence the tourists were to have
started on the regulation sightseeing
trip across the Crimea. visiting Sebas-
topol, Balalzlava and the other famous
battle scenes.
When the hurricane had swept out
to the north a terrible scene was pre-
sented. The village was razed-over-
turned-as if an immense pillow had
been pushed through it. Lying every
where were women and children, dead
or In Che1r laSU agOnleS. Inc swallow
waters of the sea of Azov were dashed
to such a height that it was plain that
every fishing boat must have been sunk.
Once at sea the storm made its full
fury felt. Of the steamers that touch
at the port of Berdimsl1 not one had
come in at the hour of the latest report.
Grave fears are expressed that every
craft on the sea has gone to the bot
tom, and that every passenger is
drowned. When the wind swept over
the northern end of Azov it took new
course going southerly along to coast
of the land of the Black Cossacks. In
turn Fisk and Acheuv were ravaged,
each town being almost totally de-
stroyed. Telegraph communication
with this district is suspended, and it
is impossible to learn the extent of the
destruction, but at least 1000 persons
have died on the two shores. The
storm, as nearly as now can be lcarned,
seemed to suddenly lose its force near
Temerink, and passed off with COM
parative quiet southerly over the Black
Sea.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
Frightful Boiler Explosion.

FRANKFORT, Ind, Aug. 25.-Frank-
fort was the scene of a fearful boiler
explosion yesterday, in which two
men were killed outright and six in
jured, the majority of them seriously,
The accident occurred at p. z. Cramer'S
saw mill, and not only was the build.
ing and machinery completely de-
molished, but half dozen residences
in the neighborhood more or less
wrecked and the occupants injured by
flying bricks and timber. Those killed
were: John V,srinillion. engineer: VIII
liam jackson. helper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
HIGH MASONIC OFFICERS.

George L. HIcCahan Elected General Grand
High Priest-Other Dignitaries.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 25.-George L.
McCahan, of Baltimore, Md, was this
afternoon elected general grand high
priest of the Royal Arch Masons of
America for the next three years. Other
officers were elected as follows: Deputy
general grand high priest, Reuben c.
Lennon, of Toledo, o.; general grand
king, James w. Taylor, of Luthers-
vile, Ga; general grand scribe, Daniel
Striker, of Hastings, Mich; general
grant treasurer. Christopher G.. Fox, of
tary, Albert G. Pollard, of Lowell,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
KANSAS CORN.
A Missouri Pacific Estimate of the Crop
Along Its Line.

ATCHIsoN, Kan, Aug. 25.-The Mis-
souri, Pacific crop bulletin, issued yes
terday makes the following estimate of
the corn along it's lines in northern
Kansas and Nebraska: Kansas City to
Atchison, so per cent. of a crop; Atchi-
son to Hiawatha, So per cent; Hiawatha
to Auburn, 80 per cent; Auburn to
Omaha, 10 per cent; Lincoln and Crete
branches, 10 per cent, excepting bottom
land, where it is 80 per cent; Atchi-
son to Muscotah, SO per cent; Whiting
to Centralia, 80 per cent; Centralia to
Blue Rapids, 40 per cent; Waterville
to Greenleaf, 25 per cent. West from
Greenleaf the yield is gradually dimin-
ished until it amounts to nothing what
ever in some spots along the west end
of the road.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
BOLD HIGHWAYMEN.
They Hold Up Train Near Chicago and
Two Men Are Killed.

They Hold Up q Train Near Chicago and
Two Men Are Killed.
CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-Two masked men
held up freight train at Deerfield,
ILL.,, and shot and robbed detective in
the caboose, and few hours later,
while being chased, shot policeman
at Mayfair. They were finally sur
rounded and captured in the woods,
after a six hours chase and the ex-
change of fully 100 shots. Both the
desperadoes were shot before being
caught by the police and then the Off
GERS had to draw their revolvers to save
the prisoners from being lynched by
the excited crowd who had joined in
the chase
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
Five Men killed at a Cock Fight.

SALTILLo, Mex, Aug. 27.-A grand
cooking main was given yesterday in
the village of Cornana, southwest of
this city, which was attended by the
mountaineers for many miles around.
While the fights between the birds
were in progress trouble arose between
two rival bird owners, and a general
fight took place, which resulted in five
men being stabbed to death and sew
era1 others seriously wounded. The
rural guards were called upon to quell
the disturbance, which threatened to
involve the whole town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
ACCIDENT TO a TROLLEY GAR.
Many Persons Injured. Three Probably


Fatally.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2s-An accident
TO q trolley car on the Suburban Trac-
ton IS new line about miles out
side OF Orange yesterday afternoon re-
suited in injury to more than thirty
people. three of whom, it is believed.
cannot recover. The accident hap
pened in the second sharp curve on the
side OF the Orange mountains. between
Eagle Rock and Orange. As thecar
struck the sharp curve the fiange en-
one of the forward wheels broke.
The car left the track and the next
moment it was rolling over and over
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30
The WASHINGTON hIine Horror.

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 27.-The cor
oner's jury Investigating the disaster
at the Franklin coal mine Friday, in
which thirty-seven men were killed,
has rendered a verdict finding that
fire was started by parties unknown,
who willful1y, knowingly and malic-
iously desired to do great injury and
damage to the lives of the employees
and the property of the Oregon I'M
provement Co. 1t is believed the per-
son who fred the mine also persisted,
though no one will venture an opinion
as to who the incendiarV is.