The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-11-01

drawing a revolver and threatening
to kill Conductor Newton j. Shelly,
OF the Perry Co. Railroad. Clousei
was smoking in the ladies' compart
ment and upon being requested by
the conductor to 60 into the smoking
car made the threats.
The dual party mass meetings in
NorriS.own Saturday evening, No.
vember 3rd, will bring together
many Democrats and Republic cans
from all over Mout gomcry county.
Mr.. Singerly will speak in the court
house and the overflow meeting
will be held on the lawn front. Gen.
eral Hastings speaks in the opera
house, two blocks away, a building
that seats about $50 more people
than the court house.
Emma Brader, aged Ii, lett her
home in Shenandoah week ago, in
company with her lover, Dick Mar
tin. The latter, IT, is alleged, said
he would marry the girl when they
reached Hazelton. There he desert
ed her. Miss Brader then went to
WilkesBarre. Her futher and u de-
tective found her. She was taken
back to Shenandoah. Before leav-
ing home the girl took 5000 from her
parents. Martin got nearly all the
money.
There is an amusing man down in
Scranton, named Cornelius Smith.
n lawyer. Recently the Populists
nominated him for Congress. and he
has challenged Galusha A. Grow to
meet him in Joint discussion of the
tariff question. Mr.. Grow would
wipe up the floor with Cornelius in
Just one miunte, but he won't do it.
Hshas More important business ou
hand. Smith will probably now
allege that Mr.. Grow is afraid to
meet him, says the Montrose Re
publican.
Chauncey Wheaton, "a well-to-do'
farmer of Bradford Countrywide has
been getting along very well without
spending money for newspaper sub
scriptions, was visited by two enter
prising sharpers on Saturday, and
after talking some time about buying
his farm, and by displaying much
ready cash they induced him to go
into certain game of cards, and
finally the sharpers got away with
$4,000 of his cash, he being his own
banker And now he offers $500
more as reward, for the capture
of the two men.
County Treasurer Seebold had n
semi.family reunion over Sunday
made up of his aunts and other
friends. The participants were
Joseph Seebold, Scott Seebold and
family of New Berlin, Mrs. Elizabeth
Richter of Selinsgrove, Mrs. Sarah
Leitner of New Berlin, Mrs. Captain
Roush, Dover, Del. and ID. X. Haas
of Shamokin. The party was very
royalty and Hospitality entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. Seebold and on
Monday they were entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. Carbon Seebold at the
Washington House.
A novel suit has been brought in
Justice Meyers court at Bridgeton,
N. j. to recover debt. One day
last week while sitting in cigar
store William T. Dubois, II promi-
nent cigar dealer, was engaged in
conversation with Postmaster A. S.
Laning, who offerd him so if he
would keep his mouth shut half an
hour. Dubois kept silent for an half
hour, and then presented a bill.
Laning refused to pay the bill, so
Dubois entered suit before the JUS
tice of the Peace for the money.
Witnesses have been subpoenaed to
appear.
Hoke Smith is using the Post
masters as spies. His scheme was
exploded through a Republican
Postmaster in Ohio who received a
copy of the following letter by mis-
take. This is mean and cowardly
act to deprive the soldier of his pen
sion. The letter reads as follows (:
DEAR SIR: Communication in re-
spect to pensions will be held as con-
fidential il requested, or il the ma
ture OF the Communication is such
that it ought not to be told.
Yours very truly,
WILLIAM LocHRRN,
CoD'missioner.