The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-06-07
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SELINSGROVE.

NlIIiamsport spent few days in
this place among their friends.
H. +. Tanner has been appointed
/ Fish Warden for this district. Mr..
Iannc should make n good warden.
....Prof. Chas. G.. Hendricks spent
Few days with his parents in this
place. He has been reelected as
ms tructor for next year ut that
Sc hool. The County Commission.
ers have Il number of men engaged
III taking the iron bridges from the
creek and canal, where it was wash.
ed during the recent flood. VIM.
Hoffman is experimenting the Job.
....On last Thursday evening
large number of persons gathered
Mt the home of Mrs. Margaret Ulrich
to witness the marriage of her
daugh ter Miss Maggie to Mr.. Zerby.
II former student of Missionary In.
stitute, but who is now residing at
Altoona. The young couple left in
the morning to visit his friends. 90.
Ground has been broken for the new
parsonage of the First Luth. Church.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church
was last Sunday reconsecrated and
rededicatcd TO the service of the Mas.
ter. The services were both interest
ing and instructive, 1t being also the
occasion of their Golden Anniversary.
Addresses We're delivered by mum.
Der OF the former pastors and many
others, both ministers and laymen.
The church had been refinished and
refurnished at n cost of over S2lOG.
$1,000 of which had been subscribed
before the work of rebuilding had
been begun, and before the day was
dono th" halan,--.-- .,rly 5000 was
IL -1emp. =. debt
In -,vuug Rev. ]. r. Dimm ID. ID.
preached the Baccalaureate Sermon
to the graduating class of Missionary
Institute. The church presents n very
attractive appearance The Fresh
man class held its exhibition in the
Town Hall ON Monday night. The
class consists of twelve members and
all did themselves Justice in the diff
fereut parts assigned to each. After
the exercises the class participated
i'll banquet at the Keystone Hotel.
On Tuesday morning the grad
uating exercises of the Theological
department took place and two
young men received their diplomas.
The Board of Directors were in ses-
sion all day and among other things,
they decided to make Il full-tledged
college out of the Institution. Two
more Y ears have been added to the
course and fifteen of the present
graduating class have pledged them
selves to remain. Rev. +. II. Man
hart was elected and inaugurated
Superintendent of the college. The
charge to the Superintendent was
delivered by Rev. j. VI. Anspach, ID.
ID. At 9:3O Tuesday evening the
members of Clio Society enjoyed
their first annual banquet nj the
keystone Hotel. The guests mum.
bered about 70 and excellent music
was furnished by the Middleburgh
Orchestra. Philo Society's recop-
ton began shortly after . o'clock in
the Town Hall and over 800 guests
were kindly received aud entertain
ed. 1t was veritable throng,
larger number of people than ever
before gathered on similar occa-
sion. Every person seemed TO vie
with each other in having n good
time. The Hall was tastefully dec
grated in all parts, while on the
stage was Prof. Reitmeyer's orches-
ira entertaining the vast assembly
with sweet music. The Misses Phil
lips then sang a duet. Some time
was consumed in serving so large
number of people with refreshments,
but all were served by IL o'clock
when a brief history of the society
for the past year was read by Chas.
b. Herman, of Muncy. The time
was pleasantly spent and it passed
so rapidly that the guests, even at
this late hour felt 10th to leave the
festive party. On Wednesday morn
ing the collegiate Alumni and Theo-
logical Alumni held their annual
business meetings after which Rev.
E. ID. Weigle delivered an address
before the Alumni of the Theologi-
cal Department. Further proceed
ings next week. Serbia.