The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-11-28

Congress convenes on Monday.

Congress convenes on Monday.
Bucknell- Dickinson Foo t. Ball |
game at Lewisburg on Thanksgiv-
ing Day.
Mrs. Jere Grouse Of Seiinsgrove
paid visit to the county seat over
Sunday.
The Postmaster Mt Bannerville is
authorized to receive subscriptions
for the PosT.
Frederick Hackenburg shot wild
turkey on Monday morning before
the game left its roosting place.
Supt. Weirman of the lewiston n
Division and II. II. Myers were in
town on business last Friday.
Perhaps you have been waiting
for an opportunity to pay your sub
scription. Send it to us next week
with your teacher.
A. Kreeger of Swineford and j. II.
Bingaman of Beavertown are the
Executors in the estate of Moses
Specht, late Of Beavertown.
II you have never seen a Foot
Ball game, go to Sunbury on
Thanksgiving Day and SEQ one of
the most interesting games of the
season. Game called at 2:30 p. IN.
A charge of Larceny against ST.
mon Fogelman, now lodged in our
county Jail, was made out in the
Perry county court last week. He
is wanted also in Juniata county on
the same charge.
The old iewelry stand of Phillip
Swineford, decd, is now in charge
Of @. o. Meyer and Co. All kinds
of repairing done on short notice.
All work is guaranteed and our
prices are made to suit the times. A
full line of watches and clocks al
WAYS on hand. II.
II is said that the oldest living
man and wife in the United States
are Louis and Amelia Darwin, of
Black Falls, Wis. The husband
was born in 1883, or one year before
Inauguration of the first president
OF the United States, and the wife
was born in 1894. They have been
married so years,
Henry Stroh, veteran of the war
died suddenly at Port Treverton on
Tuesday of last week and was bur-
ried on Friday. He fell over sud
denly and expired. He served his
country in the 20sth Regiment and
was a member of Arnold Post, G.. A.
r., under whose auspices the funeral
services were conducted. He was
about &C years of age.
CHRISTMAS Is CLOSE AT HAND We
can please you in price and quality
and fully guarantee our goods. Sol
id gold rings 35c. up, elegant cuff
and sleeve buttons, splendid assort-
ment of watch chains to select from
at prices that will surprise you,
watches for all classes. Good as
sortment of plain, chased. band,
(solidD, and set rings, solid spectacles
as well as the cheaper grade. Call in
and see. Q. o. MoYER ~ Go.
A movement is on foot to have the
bridge across the West Branch OF
the Susquehanna river from Nor.
thumberland to Blue Hill made free.
Judge Savidge and Judge Mcclure
will be asked to appoint viewers to
assess the damages that may b,
sustained by the Pennsylvania Cana
company, owner of the bridge. Ir
the event of this bridge being de
clared free the next move would b,
to have the bridges over the Nortl
Branch from .Sunbury to Northum
berla nd also made free.
And why should not the farmers
adopt broad tires for their burdei
wagon! Iron is cheap; cheapel
now than it has ever been. Th'
broad tire helps to keep roads il
order, lessons the load to the horses
and preserves the wagon. In th'
early periods of this country wher
there were practically no roads, tn
broad tires were common. and aftel
pike roads were established the val
ne o. q broad tire to the roads wa
recognized in the reduction Of toll
to the wagon with q broad tire beloy
those charged wagons with o nai