The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-06
MDDLEBURGH, SNYDER co, PA. SEPTEMBER6, NO. 81.

Il tihbg hhRiiiohNs Ch
September 9Th. Rate from Middle
burgh for round trip Si.75.
Harry Bibighaus and wife, Mrs.
DIR. NJ. A. Piper, Miss Anna
Piper, Miss Carrie Piper, Frank
Prentis, of Philadelphia, and Mrs.
Robert Snodgrass, Mitllinburc, Wis
tied Bibighaus' last Wednesday.
The Selinsgrove Post Office fight
is over, and Lewis Il. Hummel is the
happy mortal. OF course some bad
blood was stirred up. So much in
terest was taken in the controversy,
that, when the announcement was
made, everybody other reioiced or
wept. Each one is explaining how
it happened.
The following unclaimed letter 8
remain dead in this office: Mrs. L.
L. Young, Mrs. ID. II. Eshelman, Mrs.
Antonino Tgnoffa, Mrs. John Beard,
Mrs. Logan Lunn, Mrs. Alice Kriner,
Henry +. Reinard, Il. III. Wiers, and
l.. Shultz. Persons calling for above
will please say they are advertised.
j. w. RUNKLE. PM.
An order has been issued by the
Superintendent of the Lewistow1
Railroad instructing all Employed
to prevent all persons from stealing
rides. None but employees are y
lowed on freight trains. Instrul
tions further state that Agents shall
put under arrest all who violate
this mandate to keep of the trains.
Some mysterious developments
are coming to light in the case OF
the death of young child at Globe
Mills. 1t appears the child has been
neglected for nearly year or per,
Aaps for a longer time. Evidently
the child lost its life on account OF
neglect and for want of proper care
An investigation should be made
and the offending parent brought to
justice.
The Johnstown Ueruld has sus.
pended publication, Saturdays is
sue having the following announce
ment. In consequence of the iinan
cial depression and inability to col
lect outstanding accounts, the pub
lication of the Uerdld will be TEN
porarily suspended, to be resumed
when the times Justify such {
course.
The Delegates to the Republican
State League Convention willreport
Mt the meeting of the Young Mems
Republican Club to be held in the
G.. A. R. Hall next Tuesday evening
at 1880 p. III. The opening gun OF
the campaign was fired in Harris
burg on Wednesday of this week
All republicans should attend the
meeting. Officers will be elected al
that time.
Elmer f. Buck, the tailor of Lew
istown, who last May eloped will
his red-headed apprentice girl was
captured last week. He was mar
ried ten years ago to j. j. House
werth's daughter at Selinsgroye
The prisoner, while in the hands o.
officers, escaped from the Sunbur,
and Lewistown train. He has two
small children and hosts of debts
He has been recaptured.
L. G. Bowersox, who represents ID
G.. Seller and Co. of Shamokin, wal
in town over Sunday. Seller ant
Co. are dealers in Green Groceries
and Wholesale Commission Mer
chants. They have just moved into
a three-story building and arr
among the most extensive and mos
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successful dealers in the coal re
gions. Mr.. Bowersox is former
resident of Middleburgh and is t.
be congratulated on being associat
ed with such successful business.
A union Sunday school picnic will
be held in Bowers Grove on Thurs
day, September 10, 1894. Six Sun
day schools have been invited, fv,
have already promised to be pres
ent. Middleburgh band will furnish
the music. Revs. Smith, Wengert
and +. @. Bowersox will deliver ad
dresses. Should the weather b.
unfayorable on the above day. thei
the picnic will be on the first mic
day either Friday or Saturday, Sep
tember l4th or 10Th. A general in