The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26
MIDDLEBU RGH, SNYDER CO., PA, APRIL q, 1894

ieuueTS Wueu elCn one HnuS some
thing to please him, but let one of
those readers find al item that is
contrary to his presonceived notion
and that editor doesn't know what
he is talking about. But then this
is human nature.
The Town Council of Mifllinburg
has finally decided to have Water
works. They have arranged for 40
plugs Mt reutal of $500 per year.
We trust that the construction aud
operation of the Miillinburg water
works will not be attended with lit
igation such as our Selinsgrove
friends experienced.
To day Thursday Lewisburg will
put forth her best efforts to enter
tain her thousands Of visitors. An
unusually interesting program has
been prepared for the anniversary
of the Odd Fellows. Special trains
will be run on all roads entering
Lewisburg. Quite II number of
Snyder county people will attend
Speaking of trees, next Friday will
be Arbor Day and as it promises to
be better weather for planting than
the Arbor Day of week ago, there
ought to be considerable tree plant
ing all over the county. There are
some school yards that are not very
well supplied with trees, and it
would be a good thing to plant n
few.
MISTAKEN Souls VINO DREAM OF
Bliss. The following marriage H.
censes have beon granted since our
last publication
[F. Shellenberger, Monroe Twp,
g.. Juniata Co., Pa,
tRhoda Showalter, w. Perry Twp.
Levi I; Luck, Adams Tw
Anhi ,gscldt, Spring
Adam Specht. bliddlecreek Twp,
ida Jane Freed, Chapman
III. W. Hummel recently purchased
from the Taggart estate the lot sit
uate on the right angle of the corn
er of Market aud Second streets,
next to the Presbyterian parsonage,
for the consideration Of $1,000. We
understand Mr.. Hummel is soon 10
erect II handsome residence on that
excellent building ite.-North0nt-
bertrand Press.
Charles Emory Smith, of the Phila-
delphia Press, has been decorated
by the French Government with the
Palms OF Officer de In Instruction
Publique de France. Thisl is the
highest order in the gift of the Min
isser of Instruction Publique, aud is
usually reserved for literateurs, ar
lists, philosophers and scientists of
the first rank. Mr.. Smith is thus
honored rs one of the first journal
lists of this country. The emblem
is gold palm, surrounded by laurel,
fastened to n purple ribbon.
Criminal and civil actions for libel
have been brought against the Orr
Brothers, publishers and editors of
the Harrisburg PdtriOt. The per-
son bringing the suits is i. G.. Etter,
who was recently appointed Deputy
Revenue Collector of Franklin and
Fulton counties by Collector Shearer
After the appointment the Patriot
made n very bitter attack upon Etter
and said his appointment was an in
suit to every Democrat. 1t also
said many other ugly things, and
that is the cause of this suit.
The recent decision of the Su-
preme Court in the case of the city
of Philadelphia against the Masonic
Home of Philadelphia will effect
several other charitable institutions
of the State and materially increase
the public revenues. In this case
the city of Philadelphia has sued the
institution to recover tax on its prop
erty. Counsel for the Home con-
tended that it was purely public
charity and not liable to taxation.
The Supreme Court holds that an
institution whose benefits are open
only to persons holding a peculiar
relation to certain society is not
purely public charity md is not
exempt from taxation. Attorney
General Hensel has called the atten-
ton of Auditor General Gregg to
the decision, which, he says, affects
a number of such institutions now
exempt from taxation.