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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
BEAVERTOWN.

Friday evening, Jan. 90, Mary, wife
of Jacob q. Smith, died of orternal
inflammation She was aged about
63 years. Her husband and five
daughters, all married, survive her.
Funeral Tuesday Mrs. Ella CKernD
Hackenberry is confined to her room
with rhumatism ... Mrs. Arson
Specht is suffering from dropsy =.
John Rearick has erected feed mill
n short distance south of his hydraul.
llc cider press. A foot. bridge has
been placed across Middlecreek near
Isaac Wagners' about . miles north
of town Rev. Gember of Central
Penn n College, preached in the Ev-
angelical church on Sunday fore
noon Mrs. j. G.. Snyder and Mrs.
A. j. Middleswarth visited Mrs. AL.
fred Mt the county-seat one day last
week. WILD RosEs.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
MONROE TOWNSHIP.

Changeable weather and muddy
roads make travel very unpleasant,
and if true, as it undoubtedly is,
road leading from the Reading II. II.
bridge to Selinsgroye TO the Street
Car Company-and the middle of
the road at that, travel will be
more impeded yet, for then we can
lug along on both sides of the gut
ters =, The people of Monroe are
bound to have some wrongs Tightcd
and the candidates for Legislature
will have to promise to aid all in
their power To repeal such laws as
the dog tax bill aud the road bill be
fore they cah expect any votes. The
above laws are Il nuisance to the far
mer and lnbOrer and should be re
pealed The Monroe district in
stitute convened Mt Teats' school
house last Thursday evening with
II full house and great deal more
noise than at Apps school. After
the usual exercises, VIZ: reading, cs-
says, declamations, Ne, the subject
was discussed for and against erect
ing II graded school house in the
centre of the township for the bene-
fit of the whole township of Monroe
-. Franklin jarrett and Howard
Klingler, accompanied by their
wives, were the guests of Michael
Herman's, last Sunday .Jno. Sholler
paid his daughters, Mrs. Fertig and
Mrs. Miller, of Northumberland, u
visit, last Friday . Thomas Don
ley, of Shamoliin, was the guest of
his mother, Mrs. Franklin Jarrett,
over Sunday -. Franklin Sholler,
John Walter, Daniel Hane aud Irwin
Woodling We're the champion marks
men at Simon Hummers, last Satur-
day.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
TROXELVlLLE.

On Thursday night, some un-
known dogs killed four of jeremiah
Meyers sheep and wounded three
others Daniel Aurand, who is
some 80 years old, is down with
dropsy. Thomas Swartz, another
gentleman high up III the seventies,
is very feeble at this writing ...
Frank Herman's friends up here are
anxious to know what happened to
him that he had rib broken. Some
think that black bass kicked him
in the ribs and fractured his "screw
top only. -. p. $. Ritter of Sha-
mokin Dam, is a stranger to most of
our people up here, but still there
are few warm friends here who re-
ioice in him being taken in out of
the cold. Scott can shoot deer as
easy as anybody with equal chances,
and never lies when he makes Il miss
shot. Such a man can be trusted
everywhere and under all circum-
stances. "TeXas George was re-
reported to the Peace makers of
Middleburgh TO be the toughest of
all living toughs-a an-eater-and
II regular daredevil of holy terror.
This caused warrant to be issued
for his arrest, and placed in the
hands of the proper officer of the
borough, who came up here with
fear and trembling like an aspen in
an August breeze and inquired for
G-Ge- Geo.George G-Ge-Getz. Mr..
II. was shown Mr.. Getz's residence
to which he repaired and found that
Georges character was greatly over
drawn, and truly found him as do
cile rs lamb. George submitted,
like the gentleman he is, and gave
bail to appear at court. i will now
predict that ut the end of the suit
Paul Ettinger, who is the complain
ant, will go to Jail for failure to pay
the costs OF the suit. CAL. JOE.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01

The district nominations for the
spring election have about all been
made with the usual trouble to get
the consent of the desired men to go
on the ticket. This is the case every
spring. Some refuse to allow their
names to go on the ticket because
the Office to which they are to be
elected is without emolument, and
all the pay is the abuse they get for
doing what they think is best-hence
they are not much to blame. More
over, they must not forget that these
Offices must he filed, and that the
little offices which nobody wants are
the very foundation stones upon
which our civil government rests,
and the greatest care should be exer
cised that they be properly filed.
Another reason that good men some
times hesitate about allowing
their names TO go on the ticket is to
avoid the opportunity to their enc
mics to knife" them, for every man,
no matter how just and honorable
he may be, has his enemies and the
better the man, the more vicious is
often the element that opposes him
for the good mans virtues are most
readily recognized through the whis
key laden denunciations Of tn,
duffer. This is often why men oI
good standing are defeated, and th,
res ult of the spring election is not ,
criterion by which to measure d
mans good standing in his commun
ity, because he could not maintain
the qualities of gentleman and re
tain the good will of the ward-heelel
and pot-house politician.
Every man who accepts a little
municipal Office does SO at sacrifice
to himself. Only two classes escape
serious loss. The one is he whose
uprightness is beyond the fight o
the arrows OF the duffer and th,
other is he who has no reputation t,
lose.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
Mild Winters.

Mr. David Krape, an old resident
Of Haines township, Centre county,
writes the editor of the Bellefonte
Daily Nesos the following interest
ing letter concerning past mild
winters
January 1919 was very mild and
warm. On the 23d James Monks
was executed in Bellefonte, and
when our people crossed the noun
tains for their homes in Brush and
Penns valleys, the toads were hop
ping around quite lively. 1t was n
model summer day. The 10th. 18th
and 18th days Of November, 1897,
were very cold and the following
January was like IA summer month.
Since that time l have taken par
ticular notice and it always proves
correct, that if we get cold weather
before the 2lst of November we will
have very mild January. Every
body will remember the cold spell
we had the beginning of last Novem.
Der, while in the fall of 1892 we had
no cold weather until December
and cold winter followed.
I'm January 1910 there was mild
weather. However, six foot snow
fell one day, but in three days anc
and nights it was all gone and il
February farmers began ploughinG
and making garden. / never saw ,
nicer January than we had in 1913
In April of that year the maple tree,
were ready for sprouting. Durini
the Mexican war we had one Janu
airy and February so warm tina
forest firesraged, and people though
the smoke was from big battle i,
far off Mexico.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01

Mrs. ID. X. Haas died of consump-
ton mt her home in Shamokin on
Saturday. Mrs. Haas was an esti-
mable lady and was well known here.
Hon. Martin Bell, Blair county's
new Judge, made ruling last week
which commends itself to every one
conversant with much of the business
transacted in courts of Quarter Ses-
sions, to the effect that hereafter Mt
all courts of quarter sessions no
minors under l6 years of age, either
boys or girls, would be permitted
except as witnesses and he directed
the officers of the court to carry out
that order. The wisdom of this rul-
ing is obvious, in view Of the effect
certain evidence at these sessions
would have on youthful minds. 1t
would not be amiss if n similar rul-
ing were made in this county-to
hold good not only in our court of
quarter sessions hut at all trials so
that the disgraceful terms of shame
less witnesses might not fall on the
ears of the youths of our town as
was the case in our court house last
week.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
PORT TREVORTON.

County suporintendt Prof. i.
=. BowersoX, was pre- eht with us
Tor IA few hours last week. His lib
eral words of encouragement in
school and. exhortat'on IN church
have been much appreciated Ar
company, after failing to secure
playhouse adapted to thor require
ments, departed, highly disgusted
with school officials and with own
ers of other public places, where
they We're refused admittance. -.
We have few adhercnts to the pro
hlbltion party, yet Mt the elections
of last Saturday, both Democrats
aud Republicans seemed quite will
ing to put the liquor down 900. One
night last week Post iO7 q. a. Il.
with it's wives and widows laid siege
To II banquet given at Post Com
mandcr, Dr. John o. Nipples res
idenco. 1t was an easy conquest
and soon upwards of Il hundred
We're comfortably seated about
table, where the sooty camp kettle
was only hgurativc, and hard tack
IN entire stranger. Congenlality
and general inclination toward fcs-
tiyity was attcstcd by the merry,
mingled conversation, and ringing
laughter that arose anon from the
slightest provocation. Stories of
the war were in order, while each
turk that was decapitated in the
onslaught, preliminary to the gen
eral engagement, speedily became IL
soldiers bird. 1t is needles to add
that all went home rejoicing.
BITTER SWEET
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
Wants $4,000 Damages,

Isaac Raven, of York state, whose
vocation is that of IL lumber inspec.
tor, has used the Millheim and CO.
burn turnpike company for $50, 900
damages for u crushed leg, from an
accident on that pike over year
ago. The case is down for trial ut
Bellefonte, for week of January 30.
The particulars in the case, as re-
lated to us, are as follows While
Mr.. Raven and II friend were driv-
ing in n buggy from Coburn to Mill
helm, they met lumber team on
the road opposite Reed AleXander's, $,
and in their endcayor to turn out,
the buggy was upset by striking Il
large stone sticking up in the road,
and Mr.. Raven was thrown under
the passing lumber wagon, the
wheels of which crushed one of his
legs below the knee. He has re
mained at Woodward since under
surgical care. Our informant says
the pike company has offered Mr..
Raven $4,000 as this pike is only
two and u half miles in length, such
damages would be serious lesson
for not having it in safe condition. -
Centre UdH Reporter
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
Musical Convention.

The time set for the Middleburgh
Musical Convention having drawn
so near (Feb. 12th), l earnestly ap-
peal to all who love music to assist
me in making it q perfect success,
either by their presence in the class
or in the audience. These musical
gatherings, without exception, re-
suit in good in many ways they in
spire participants with enthusiasm
for musicalimprovement and educate
the taste through the study Of good
music they familiarize the public
with grand choral effects and the
works of the great masters, and lead
to better voice culture, better choirs
and heartier congregational singing.
Every convention brings to the sur
face and inspires the development
of some superior talent, which other
wise would remain dormant and un-
known. The utility of these musical
gatherings is so well established
and acknowledged by our greatest
musicians that everybody should en-
courage and patronize them, and by
doing so add to the intelligence ol
the people and assist to raise the
standard of music teaching and
music appreciation.
ID Dttru,pn,r
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01


The Lewistown Electric Light
company has purchased the Lewis
town gas works, the consideration
being $4,000.
"You love my daughter p said
the old man. Love her ~ he ex-
claimed passionately "why, 7sir, /
would die for her. For one soft
glance from those sweet eyes
would hurl myself from yonder cliff
and perish, n bleeding, bruised
mass, upon the rocks two hundred
feet below" The old man shook
his head. I'm something of liar
myself" he said "and one is enough
for a small family like mine.
On Sunday evening u week, Rev.
Il. Dewitt Talmage announced that
he intended to resign the. pastorate
of the Brooklyn tabernacle on the
first of April next, the twenty-fifth
anniversary of his taking charge OF
the church. He finds the task OF
building the church for. the third
time too much for human endnr,
ance. There is n large debt on the
present edifice, and ithe trustees,
against the wishes of Dr. Talmage,
charge ten cents admission to heal
him. 1t is intimated that t'this has
had something to do with his resig
nation.
Wesley Il. Stroup, of Monroe Twp
committed one of the common blum
ders of our day to replenish his
stock in trade on the get-rich-q quick
plan by forging several notes on his
father-in-law for over $1,000, and one
for $40 on the general agent of q
machine company from which he had
bought traction engine. Stroud
now languishes in the Snyder County
jail awaiting his trial for forgery, at
the next term of court which will be
held in February. From general re-
ports concerning the affair Stroud
may be required to change his resi-
dence for several years. Times.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
Hints To Correspondents.
!, aigas,ig esoteric coglta.

=,
A. ig Aigasidg esoteric cogIta-
tions or articulating sperfcial senti-
mentalies and philosoph ical or psy-
Geological observations, beware of
platitudinous ponderosity. Let your
statements possess clarified con
ciseness, compacted comprehensive
ness, coalescent consistency and Il
concentrated cogcncy. Eschcw all
conglomerations Of flatulent gar
rulty, jejune babblement and asininc
aff'ectations. Let your eXtempora-
neous descantings and unpremed
itated expatiations have intelligibil-
ity and veracious vivacity without
rhodomontade or thrashonical bonn
bast sedulously avoid all polysyl-
Liable profundity, ysittaceous vacuity,
ventriloquial verbosity and grandil-
oquent vapidity /; shun double en-
tendres, prurient iocosity and pes
tiverous profanity, whether obscur-
ent or apparent.
In other words, talk plainly, SEN
sibly and truthfully.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
Brutally Treated.

Last weeks Centre county papers
contained the following account of
the shameless treatment of a 10-year-
old boy in that county:
"Milton Harman, a blacksmith
lived with his wife and four children,
and his stepson, n lad aged about 10
years, just east of Axe Man For n
year past or longer, people living in
that locality noticed the cruel treat
ment the stepson was receiving from
tb' entire Hartman family; but no
one had the courage and fortitude
TO take any action to stop the cru
city until last week. Then, because
of the disappearance OF the child,
and the neighbors thinking that all
was not right, Mr. Watson Struble,
a farmer living nearby, came to
Bellefonte and, before the proper
authorities, made information and
complaint. A search warrant was
issued by District Attorney Singer
and on Friday constable was sent
to search for the boy. The search
proved fruitloss however, as no boy
was found, the parents averring
that he had been sent away to some
relatives.
"The authorities, however, were
not satisfied, aud on Saturday the
Fconstable again went to the house
and made search and this time
success crowned his efforts. The
lad was found in locked room
with his hands tied behind his back
N q cruelty painful position, and a!
lpost dead, from torture. neglect
and lack of food. The childi.wa'
tAlonin charge and the whole fam
ny. placed under arrest and brought
toB Bellcfonte. They were taken befor,
5ustico of the Peace John b Linz
"A 1iyen . hearing, although this
-eeme 1910 .S-.ls wnDIsn o,l'
got q glimpse of the child"
"His limos, ears, lips and fingers
had pieces of flesh torn out, and hi,
emaciated body was almost com
pletely covered, with bruises
abrasions and half-healed wounds
One leg was found to be broken, tn,
the fracture having been made NOR,
than year ago, and never .hayini
been reduced. This was all the evi
dence required to place the entir.
family under .arrest, send them.t,
Jail, and there they now are await
ing their trial, which will be givei
this week.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
II. BILLHARDT.

--ss.-
The Juniata Ueraid last week en-
tered upon its fourteenth volume,
and its editor, Bro. Allison, upon
his sixty-second. The Herald stands
at the head of Independent journal
ism in Juniata county, and we wish
our Scotch neighbor all the glory
riches, and honor he deserves.
Hale be your heart Irresistible Bill
Lang may your elbuck shove the quill,
ITO cheer you thro, the weary widdle
o. warly cares.
TIL BARNS BARNS kindly cudde
Your - cray hairs"
Any person who shall use or at
tempt to use in payment of postage,
any cancelled postage stamps,
whether the same have been used or
not, &c, shall, on conviction thereof,
be punished by Imprisonment for
not less than six months nor more
than one year. or by fine of not
less than 800 nor more than $500
for each oifense, or by both such
fine and imprisonment, in the dis
cretion of the court.
Persons who are collecting can
celled postage stamps with the hope
of receiving 500 after they have Sc
cured one million of the stamps,
should take their slate and pencil
and sit down and figure a little.
One million stamps means three
hundred n day for ten years-Sun.
day included-with pay at the rate
of ten dollars per year and to wait
ten years for your pay. You can
make more money peddling peanuts
i'll graveyard.
FoR RENT.-A Country Store
stand, comprising Is by 30 foot
store room and seven room dwell
ing-all at $50 per year. The stock
of merchandise will be sold to the
renter at almost his own figures
Possession given any time between
now and the first of April, 1894. II
is first class country stand. Foi
particulars call on or address
G. A. MoYER,
Globe Mills, Pa
SHOOTING MATcH.-A shooting
match will be held at my shop in
Swineford on Saturday, Feb. 3, at
o'clock. There will be three prizes,
viz: ] lounge, patent rocker and
boot -blacking chair, solid oak. No. |
shot will be used at n distance of 30
yards, and a solid block with a 2-incE
paper will be shot against. AL
marksmen are invited. Should the
weather be inclement the match viii
take place on Monday following.
S. B. SPITLER, Swineford
Quite surprise was created il
the Orphans Court of Cumberland
county on Tuesday by the action Of
Judge Sadler in suspending the
confirmation of the accounts of ad
ministrators, executors and of guar.
dians, until the fees paid by the ac.
countants to the Register of Wills
are examined and itemized. In this
instance the court has departed
from the regular practice because OF
the serious charges lately made con.
cerning the extortion practiced in
those offices in that county.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-31
DEAD LIONS NOT IN It
Dogs Soon to b. in lhe
Leo Business.
NEW Y0RK'S GREAT SHOW.
The Little Spark That Fired Whole
Tain Of anime Powder,

A living dog will be a great deal better
than a dead lion on Feb. 20-23, when the
Westminster Kennel clubs annual bench
show is held In Madison Square Garden,
New York. In fact, the dog will be consd'
erable Of a lion himself during the foui
days that he will be the observed Of all OBJ
servers. He will be a very numerous lion,
too, for nearly 1900 Of him will be benched
during the continuance OF the show. There
are numerous other great bench shows held
every year-notably those in Philadelphia,
Chicago, Columbus, O., New Orleans, De
troit and Boston-but the Westminster
club is the pioneer organization Of Ameri.
ca, and its show may truly be regarded as
the greatest annual event In dogdom.
More dogs are benched every year by the
Westminster than by any other show. The
class Of dogs exhibited Is superior 10 that
found at any other show, and the prizes
ore more valuable. In another important
particular the New York show leads all
others. 1t Is more OF society fad IN the
metropolis than In any other city.
The coming show will be larger than ever
and promises TO break the record in the
matter of entries. Last year there were 400
entries, and nearly l, 800 dogs were bonched
This year there Ia every indication that
nearly 1000 bowwows viii make music In
the big garden when the show opens Some
idea OF the magnitude Of the exhibit may
be gained from the facts that thero will be
2lS regular CLASSES Of dogs and l58 special
classes; that the first prizes In the regular
GLASSES will be s25, ti5 and si0. and that tbt
cost Of tho show will be at least o,OoO
Some Of the special prizes will be worth
$500. As the club has but one object-th'
development OF the dog-its promoters are
never particular whether they make Al
money or not and are content IL the show
pays expenses. AS a usual thing the In
come 10 more than the outgo, but last yea
the receipts did not quite equal the expendi
lures, which were s27,l7
Americans are famous for paying larg'
prices for dogs of the best breeds, and tb'
result In that, although the breeding o
blooded dogs has only been encouraged b,
bench shows for about IS years In this coun
try. the home bred dogs Of the United State
already compare very favorably with th'
dogs Great Britain has been fostering ant
improving for over century. This fast
although partly due to Yankee enterprise
is undoubtedly due In a much greater de
gree to the fact that the sires and dams o
our best home bred dogs were bought Oh
the other side.
The late J. K. Emmett was one OF th
fsst Americans to pay remarkable pric
for dog, and there was considerable OF
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-31


qThe Fair OF Court Woodlawn will be
open this evening.
The sun came out today just as though
there had not been a storm.
Valentine Day is just two weeks away
so get your valentines at once.
II is said the Kirmess will be produced
in Providence ia he near future.
Rev. Peter Malone OF Valley Falls cele.
brsted mass at st. Joseph's Church, Fail
River Sunday.
rhere are welcome indications that the
grip is Knocked out in this vicinity. II
was no three round encounter.
Artist DsVere OF Lpthrop's Opera House
aided a great deal IN transforming Music
Hall inte such a scene OF beauty.
A man named Penny fell on Read street
last evening, cutting his head. DIR. Lane
rendered medical assistance, and the man
was taken home.
Joseph Berard and wife OF Woodlawn
| cele brated the fifth anniversary OF their
marriage Saturday evening. There were
many present including many from
| Woonsocket.
Andrew Reddington, boarder at the
| st. Johns Hotel on East avenue, was fined
| s5 and costa for assault and s2 and costs
for revelling Monday. There was some
| trouble bet ween the boarders.
Next Sunday will be Christian Eudeavor
| day throughout the world, and the mil
lion and a quarter members will celebrate
the anniversary. In this city the societies
| In the different churches will have special
exercises at their Sunday evening meet
ing.
| The scarlet fever and grip have disap'
peared from the Sockanosset School and
Superintendent Murray, after consulting
| with State Physician George +. Keene,
Nj. d., declared the quarantine OF yester-
day. Parents and friends Of the boys can
now visit as usual.
The Lonsdale Law and Order League
| has inaugurated war against the slot
and dice machines. A Lonsdale druggist
| was notified by member OF the league
this week that legal proceedings would
be instituted against him II he did not re-
| move a machine from his place.
The distributing committee of st.
Mary's Ladies Aid Society return thanks
to NJ ichael Buckley for his generous do
nation OF -four, which has enabled them
to relieve many persons during the week,
and it is to be hoped that others who can
afford will follow his good example. Do
nations in any form will be acceptable