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

game at Lewisburg on Thanksgiy-
ing Day.
Mrs. Jere Grouse of Seiinsgrove
paid visit to the county seat ovei
Sunday.
The Postmaster at Baunerville is
authorized to receive subscriptions
for the PosT.
Frederick Hackenburg shot q wild
turkey on Monday morning before
the game left its roosting place.
Supt. Weirman of the Lewiston n
Division and r. 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 ]. II.
Bingaman OF Beavertown are the
Executors in the estate of Moses
Specht, late Of Beavertown.
Ii you have never seen Foot
Ball game, go to Sunbury on
Thanksgiving Day and see 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. tf.
Itis 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 l7sS, or one year before
Inauguration of the first president
OF the United States, and the wife
was born in 1874. They have been
80 years.
Henry Stroh, veteran of the war
died suddenly Mt Port Treverton on
Tuesday of last week and was bur
ried on Friday. He fell over sud
denly end expired. He served his
country in the 2OSth Regiment and
was member of Arnold Post, G.. A.
H., under whose auspices the funeral
services were conducted. He was
about G6 years of age.
CHRISTMAS Is CLOSE AT HAND We
IAN please you in price and quality
md fully guarantee our goods. Sol
d gold rings 35c. up, elegant cuff
md sleeve buttons, splendid assort-
nent of watch chains to select from
It prices that will surprise you,
Watches for all classes. Good as
ortment OF plain, chased. band,
solidD, and set rings, solid spectacles
IS well as the cheaper grade. Call in
md see. G. O. MoYER & Co.
A movement is on foot to have the
ridge across the West Branch of
he Susquehanna river from Nor
cumberland to Blue Hill made free.
Judge Savidge and Judge Mcclure
gill be asked to appoint viewers to
ssess the damages that may be
ustained by the Pennsylvania Canal
ompany, owner of the bridge. In
he event of this bridge being de-
Jared free the next move would be
o have the bridges over the North
Branch from .Sunbury to Northum-
erland also made free.
huu why bnouiu noJ tne iurulerS
dopt broad tires for their burden
'agon' Iron is cheap; cheaper
ow than it has ever been. The
road tire helps to keep roads in
rider, lessons the load to the horses, ]
nd preserves the wagon. In the
arly periods of this country when 4
here were practically no roads, the G
road tires were common. and after G
ike roads were established the val
Q o. a broad tire to the roads was
in the reduction Of tolls a
, the wagon with q broad tire below
lose charged wagons with o mar
,w tire. Why can We not go back i
, the very sensible and economical i
re common in our early historyi le