The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-08-09

removing the debris from the gut
ters and streets, which accumulated
Turing the heavy rain of the day
previous.
Rev. Frederick Bower. the Bap-
tist preacher of West Union, Iowa.
who won so many friends here dur
ing the last month, has decided TO
remain here. This news will be
warmly welcomed
Several school districts in different
parts of the state have failed to pro-
vide free text books as the law re-
quires. Accordingly those districts
will be denied their share of the
state appropriation.
Thieves broke in mt Jonathan
Stroubs of Chapman township, and
Isaac Knapp's of Centre township
and stole their entire supply of
meat, with the exception of one ham
from the latter, last Thursday night.
The Adamsburg Ueraid will ere
long be published in new building.
The proposed structure will be l5
feet long and - feet wide. Editor
Aurand is an enterprising young
man and a wide awake publisher.
VIM. Meyer of Freeburg on Tues
day placed handsome monument
on John +. Houtz lot in the Mid
dleburgh cemetry. The production
shows superior mechanical skill and
is a credit to tho artist.
The house and lot on West Main
street, belonging to 7. II. Hartor,
will be sold at private sale. For
particulars call on or address,
j. Nj. STEININGER,
Middleburgh, Pa.
The bridge between 'Swineford
aid Middl leburgh has been complet-
|s6. The mason work was done un-
dor. The pypefvision Of Henry r.
Reigle our townsman. The job is
an excellent one and reflects great
credit upon the management.
When an interesting event occurs in
your community, sit right down and
drop brief account of it to the
Posr. Don't wait day or an hour.
And don't forget to give your name
for our private information. We
must have the news.
The Misses Wittenmyer left on
Tuesday morning for Saltillo, Hun
tingdon county, where they will Wis
it the Misses Green. A half dozen
school friends will be there making
a total of twelve to join in the fes-
tivities the occasion affords.
John Scboch of Hummel's Wharf,
was visitor at the County Seat on
Tuesday. While here he paid for
the Posr n year in advance. Mr..
Schoch has just purchased farm Of
30 acres in Kansas, nearly all of
which is under good cultivation.
The RaftDldn'S JourRak is re-
sponsible for the statement that
Clearfeld county has within her
borders to-day over 800 people de-
pendent for support upon the over
seers OF the poor of the various
townships and boroughs.
Two boys from Sunbury, while
fishing on raft near Shamokin
Dam last Thursday, narrowly es-
capped being struck by lightning.
One of the boys was greatly
stunned and his hat torn, and was
taken home in an unconscious con-
dition.
It is funny to hear that the great
hope of the Administrations to
find something to bury decently Mr..
Cleveland's theory of free coal and
iron lies in the possibility of adopt
ing the reciprocity principles of
James G. Blaine. OH grave, where
is thy victory IN. Y. iSun.
The FAMOUS PEERLESS THREsHER.
The only thresher that does per-
feet work without sive or riddle
to clog or choke. There will be ex-
hibited complete Peerless steam
threshing outfit at Mt. Gretna,
Aug. 20 to 25 inclusive, and at Will
liams Grove, Aug. 27 to Sept. lst
inclusive. I kindly ask and invite
all thresherman, farmers, and those
interested in such machinery to call
and see it. Respectfully,
JOSEPH WALTER, Agt.