The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-01-03

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page 9.
The young people are enjoying
the skating
The thermometer registered II de-
grees below zero on New Year
morning.
Rev. ID. Il. McLain of Avoca. \. Y.
preached in the Lutheran Chnrch on
Dec 23rd.
NJ. u. Steiningor has been appoint
ed Mercantile Appraiser for Snyder
county this year
A party of young folks enjoyed
a sleigh ride to Fremont on Mon
day evening.
Several communication are crowd
ed out of this issue. They will APP
pear next week.
At the beginning of the year is
good time. to pay your subscription
II you are in arrears.
Hon. Chas. w. Herman went to
Harrisburg on Monday morning and
was present when the Legislature
organized on Tuesday.
LosT. Between Middleburgh and
Swineford on Monday a ladiy's Coney
fur collar. Finder will please leave
at A. II. Ulsh's in Swineford.
Misses Carrie and Mabel Witten-
myer have gone to Phila. to pursue
post graduate studies. Mabel will
resume her studies in music and
Carrie will select some other branch,
Eprobably literature.
a. N. Thompson, Jr., Cashier of
the First National Bank was offered
the position Of Cashier Of the New
Nntion Bspk in Mount Carmel.
20 81 No directors Of tho new
bank were here to interview Mr..
Thompson, but in view of the fact
that the directors of the Middle
burgh Bank had dealt so generously
with him he has declined the offer of
n better salary.
All expenses will be paid at the
Bloomsbury State Normal School
during the spring term beginning
March 25th 1895 for the most de
serving teacher in Snyder county.
This prize will be awarded by the
Editor of the PosT to the teacher
who receives the largest number of
votes from Dec. Goth 1894 to March
9th 1895. Register your vote as per
coupon on page 3.
This story comes from President,
a village located up the Allegheny.
Savage rats attacked pig belonging
to Henry Harms recently. Mr.. Harms
heard his porker squealing and went
to the pen to investigate. He found
the pig down on the floor of the pen
literally covered with rats that were
squealing, fighting and tearing skin
and flesh from the head and under
portions of.tIa.. animals body. The
pig had Tx, tallc gallant struggle, and
several rthgmy deed around the pen,
while a number had been crushed by
his weight. Mr.. Karns, with the
handle of fail, attempted to beat
the rats away, but they were savage
from hunger and the taste of blood
and attacked him 80 savagely that
he was forced to leave the pig to his
fate. After securing and loading
his gun he returned to the pen, but
the rats had disappeared and the
pig was dying. They had eaton the
flesh from the soft portions of the
porker's body.
j. b. Lewis Co., Boston are now
making extensive alterations in their
factory at Avon, Mass, so that they
can take care of their largely increas-
ed business. Last season they were
obliged to decline some orders in
justice to their customers. This
speaks very loudly the praises Of
this concern, and while other manu-
factories were closed, they were
running overtime. The Boot and
Shoe Reporting Co. IS statistics show
this firm to be doing the largest
volume of business of any lnanufac-
turer selling to the retail trade from
Boston, which is the heart of the
boot and shoe industry of the
country. This means, in these days
of competition, that up to date
styles, courteous treatment, and pric-
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